Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6D65 I St., SWWashington, DC 20024 MinutesJuly 11, 2005 Chair Andy Litsky called the meeting to order at 7:06 p.m. Present: Commissioners Assalaam, Litsky, Moffatt, Siegel, Skolnik,Sobelsohn, and Williams 1. Approval of agenda Commissioner Sobelsohn made/Commissioner Moffatt seconded a motion toapprove the agenda proposed by the Chair. By consensus, at Commissioner Assalaam's request, the agenda was amended to include a report regarding the Lime's liquor-license application. Commissioner Williams made/Commissioner Assalaam seconded a motion to amend the agenda by adding an update on applications for the position of administrative assistance. The motion failed, 3-4, with Commissioners Williams, Assalaam, and Skolnik voting yes, and Commissioners Litsky, Moffatt, Siegel, and Sobelsohn voting no. As amended, the agenda was approved by a vote of 5-1, with Commissioner Williams voting no and Commissioner Assalaam not voting. 2. Community concerns Gene Solon read a printed statement. 3. Police report There was no police report. 4. Old Friendship Baptist Church At its May 9 meeting, ANC 6D voted to oppose an application, then pendingbefore the Zoning Commission, to redevelop the site of the Old Friendship Baptist Church, 734 1st St., SW. At its June 13 meeting, ANC 6D voted to reconsider its May 9 decision but took no further action on the original May 9 motion. Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Moffatt seconded a motion to rescind the ANC's June 13 vote to reconsider. The motion passed 5-2, with Commissioners Moffatt and Sobelsohn voting no. Commissioner Sobelsohn made/Commissioner Moffatt seconded a motion to rescind the May 9 vote to oppose the application. During debate on this motion, Commissioner Moffatt asked to withdraw his second. By a vote of 6-1, with Commissioner Sobelsohn voting no, the ANC granted Commissioner Moffatt's request. The motion to rescind the May 9 vote then failed for want of a second. Arguing that the application as of July 11 significantly differed from the application opposed in the ANC's May 9 vote, Commissioner Sobelsohn moved to support the current application. The motion failed for want of a second. 5. Approval of minutes from June 13 meeting Commissioner Moffatt made/Commissioner Sobelsohn seconded a motion to approve the June minutes, as presented. Commissioner Assalaam moved to amend the minutes, under item 3 ("Police report"), by (a) deleting the sentence beginning "Peter Jones, the mayor's Ward Six Neighborhood Services Coordinator, promised" and by (b) adding the sentence "Sergeant Harvey stated that in his opinion H2O was not at fault in the matter." The motion failed for want of a second. Commissioner Williams made/Commissioner Skolnik seconded a motion to amend the minutes, under item 7 ("Department of Motor Vehicles' Move to Southwest") by replacing, in the third paragraph, third sentence, the phrase "ANC 6D commissioners began receiving" with the phrase "The ANC office received." The motion to amend passed 6-1, with Commissioner Sobelsohn voting no. The motion to approve the minutes, as amended, passed 5-1, with Commissioner Assalaam voting no and Commissioner Williams abstaining. 6. Friendship Baptist Church picnic Friendship Baptist Church has requested permission to use a portion of Lansburg Park for its annual church picnic July 23, 2005. Commissioner Williams made/Commissioner Siegel seconded a motion to send a letter to the Department of Parks and Recreation .supporting the request . The motion passed 7-0. 7. Liquor licenses a. H2O Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Litsky seconded a motion to support the license-renewal application of H2O, 800 Water St., SW, in exchange for H2O's execution of a voluntary agreement, a copy of which is attached to these minutes. Commissioner Williams moved to amend the motion by deleting, from the draft voluntary agreement, under section 7 ("Community Relations"), third paragraph, the phrase "support of SW charitable and social events," so that the sentence would end "and law enforcement activities." The motion to amend was approved by consensus. The motion to support the license-renewal application passed 4-1, with Commissioner Sobelsohn voting no, Commissioner Assalaam abstaining, and Commissioner Williams not voting. b. The Lime Commissioner Assalaam reported that he had tried to attend a scheduled June 29 hearing at the Alcohol Beverage Control Board on the liquor license application of the Lime, 1924 Half St., SW, but that the hearing had been cancelled because the Control Board had not received a timely ANC protest letter; and that he immediately filed that protest letter and the related voluntary agreement. 8. Pepsi Smash Block Party Sandra Fowler of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation reportedNCRC's approval of a Pepsi Cola request to hold a "Pepsi Smash Block Party" August 6 from 3-7 p.m. on NCRC waterfront land next to Zanzibar. WPGC radio will cosponsor the event. 9. Development of southwest corner E & 4th Nicholas Demas of Castleton Holdings presented a proposal to build an 11-story office building at the southwest corner of E and 4th Streets, SW, across E Street from the First District police station. He was joined by Castleton's Bruce Franklin Bradley and also by architect Pamela Cartwright. NCRC currently owns the land. NCRC's Fowler reported that Castleton has submitted one of two pending proposals to develop the property, currently a parking lot. Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Litsky seconded a motion to issue a letter of preliminary support for Castleton's proposal. Commissioner Sobelsohn made/Commissioner Siegel seconded a motion to table. The motion to table passed, 5-1, with Commissioner Skolnik voting no and Commissioner Assalaam not voting. 10. Department of Motor Vehicles' relocation Commissioner Williams announced a meeting July 12 regarding the Department of Motor Vehicles' relocation to Southwest. The meeting will take place at 95 M St., SW, the proposed new site. 11. Committee structure Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Williams seconded a motion to amend ANC 6D bylaws article VII ("Committees"). The text of the bylaws amendment is attached to these minutes. By consensus, the motion to amend the bylaws was itself amended as follows: a. Section 1 subdivisions are redesignated a., b., and c. b. Section 3 is amended to read: "Each committee shall consist of seven members, one from each Single Member District, to be appointed by and to serve at the pleasure of the commissioner representing that district. Committee members' terms shall end at the end of the term for which the appointing commissioner was elected. Commissioners shall have the right to participate ex officio in committee meetings. c. Section 9 is amended to delete, from the second sentence, the words “constituent" and "plus at least one commissioner," so the sentence reads "A quorum shall consist of a majority of the committee's members." As amended, the bylaws amendment passed 7-0. Regarding the new Community Outreach Committee, the ANC discussed proposedgrant guidelines but took no action. Commissioner Williams made/Commissioner Assalaam seconded a motion to extend the time of the meeting until 10:15. The motion passed 5-0, withCommissioners Moffatt and Sobelsohn not voting. 12. Administrative meeting Commissioner Williams made/Commissioner Skolnik seconded a motion to schedule an administrative meeting on or before July 25. The motion passed 5-2, with Commissioners Moffatt and Sobelsohn voting no. 13. Treasurer's report Commissioner Skolnik, as treasurer, reported having filed ANC 6D's April-June quarterly report. Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Moffatt seconded a motion to approve the quarterly report. The motion passed 7-0. The quarterly report is attached to these minutes. Commissioner Skolnik also gave a treasurer's report for June 13-July 12, a copy of which is also attached to these minutes. ANC 6D has $42,570.72 in current funds. The monthly report has expenses of $710.98, including staff salary ($443.28) and tax withholdings ($267.70). Commissioner Skolnik made/Commissioner Sobelsohn seconded a motion to approve the monthly report and to authorize payment of the expenses. The motion passed 7-0. 14. Chair's report The Chair reported that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, in response to a vote taken at ANC 6D's March meeting, has agreed to republish printed Metrorail schedules. Schedules should be available in Metrorail stations by the end of the summer. 15. Head Start open house Commissioner Williams announced a Randall Head Start program open house July 15 at the Randall Recreation Center. 16. Audience comment Audience comment concerned ANC 6D agendas and minutes, the Waterside Mall, and two Zoning Commission hearings: June 20, on the Old Friendship Baptist Church redevelopment application; and July 11, on the stadium proposal. 17. Adjournment Commissioner Sobelsohn made/Commissioner Moffatt seconded a motion to adjourn. Without objection, the meeting adjourned at 10:23 p.m.
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