PO Box
75115
Washington,
DC 20015
January
10, 2004
The
meeting was convened at 7:02p.m.
Present:
Commissioners Assalaam, Litsky, Moffatt, Siegel, Skolnik, Sobelsohn, Williams
1.
Agenda
The agenda was approved with amendments.
Commissioner Siegel added two issues: a zoning appeal Eastern Trans Waste of
Maryland for renovations to a trash transfer station in Southeast; and the
proposed closing of five alleys on 1st Street between L and M
Streets SE.
Motion: Commissioner
Sobelsohn moved that the meeting end by 9:30 pm. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Williams and passed
without objection.\
2.
Community Concerns
Gene Solon expressed his concerns about the baseball
stadium, Waterfront Mall, and the functioning of ANC 6D and the Southwest
Neighborhood Assembly.
3.
Commissioners Concerns
Commissioner Williams reported on her activities in
relation to the job search for the Administrative Assistant.
Commissioner Litsky announced a luncheon cruise this
Saturday on the Odyssey for military patients at Walter Reed Army Hospital and
urged local residents to attend.
Commissioner Skolnik talked about the City’s new
text alert system and urged everyone to become informed about it. He also said that he hoped to invigorate the
ANC’s community granting process.
Commissioner Williams expressed her concern about
people stapling or otherwise marring trees by posting flyers and advertisements
.
4.
Police Report
Officer Garner delivered a summary of recent crime
statistics.
5.
King/Greenleaf Recreation Center
Marcus Ellis the director of the new King/Greenleaf
Recreation Center presented information on when it will open, what facilities
will be available, and what kind of programs the facility will feature. He said while it was primarily an athletic
facility, there would be classes, the Greenleaf Garden senior center, and
meeting space. He also said that while
there would be no membership fee for the Center, there would be charges for
various programs. He spoke about staffing levels, hours, and said the center
would be open within two to three weeks.
He assured the Commission that the Center was working with the schools
in the community, and said he would look into doing outreach to the HIV/Aids
community.
6.
L’Enfant Plaza Redevelopment – JPG Construction
Bob Elliot and David
Jacobs of JPG Construction presented their plan for the redevelopment of
L’Enfant Plaza, including a new home for the Children’s Museum, a new office
building and 230 units of rental housing, as well as retail on the Plaza level,
to be designed by Cesar Pelli, with an expected completion date of Summer 2008
for the museum. They are seeking
approval for their concept scheme for the Commission on Fine Arts, before which
they are appearing at the end of March.
They said they had not yet developed a plan for programs to meet
community needs. They were requested to
provide the Commission with written documentation, including information on
traffic flow and parking, including school buses so that the Commission could
take action at its next meeting.
7.
Liquor License Renewals: H2O and Zanzibar
Commissioner Litsky
reported on his attendance at an ABC hearing on Zanzibar, and he is supposed to
meet with the owner and his attorney within the next two weeks. There is a status hearing on February 16th. He reported that H2O is still a concern and
that the ABC already has a large number of complaints about traffic, noise,
streets being closed, etc.
8.
National Association of Realtors – Tom Heinemann
Tom Heinemann presented a
new National Association of Realtors brochure on home ownership that was
publicly available.
9.
Alley Closing
Commisioner Siegel
reported that a developed at applied to have
10.
Treasurer’s Report
Commissioner Siegel
reported that the problem with the illegal transactions has been corrected, and
that he had received a letter from the Auditor saying that the ANC was in
compliance with the law and its funds would be released. There was an IRS request for $41.30, which
he paid with a request for an explanation.
He reported that the checking account has a balance of $ 27,880.94, and
t he savings account has a balance of $5,077.54. Petty cash has a balance of 72.21, for a total of
$33,030.69. He presented a consolidated
report for the year, showing that the ANC had net income of $7,736.36.
Commissioner Hargrave
asked about the $22.81 tax penalty, and Commissioner Siegel reported that he
has not yet received an explanation from the IRS. Commissioner Hargrave questioned the consolidated report Commissioner
Siegel presented, and Commissioner Wiliams questioned the accuracy of the
Treasurer’s Report. Commissioner Siegel
moved that the Treasurer’s Report be accepted.
It was seconded by Commissioner Moffatt, and approved by a vote of
5-0-1.
11.
Minutes
Consideration of the
minutes was postponed until the January meeting.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 pm.
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