GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 1B
Minutes
Thursday,
September
4th,
2014
7:00pm,
Reeves
Center,
2000
14th
Street
N.W.
The
regular
monthly
meeting
of
the
Advisory
Neighborhood
Commission
1B
occurred
on
Thursday,
September
4th,
2014,
at
7:00pm
at
the
Reeves
Center,
Commissioner
James
Turner
was
present
as
chair.
Commissioners
Present:
Ricardo
Reinoso
(1B05)
Dyana
Forester
(1B06)
Juan
Lopez
(1B07)
Mark
Ranslem
(1B08)
James
A.
Turner
(1B09)
Allyson
Carpenter
(1B10)
E.
Gail
Anderson
Holness
(1B11)
Zahra
Jilani
(1B12)
Commissioners
absent:
Marc
Morgan
(1B01)
Jeremy
Leffler
(1B02)
Sedrick
Muhammad
(1B03)
Deborah
Thomas
(1B04)
Chairperson
James
Turner
did
not
observe
the
presence
of
quorum
and
called
the
meeting
to
order
informally
at
7:00pm.
Announcements
James
Turner
opens
up
community
announcements.
DC
Legendary
Musicians
Legends
of
Jazz
concert
Paul
Robeson
mural
at
1351
U
St.
Lauran
Wilson
Phelan
announcement
-‐Mack
Thompson
Memorial,
September
13
@
11
AM
at
1480
Girard
Street
Luke
Burns-‐
United
DC
Coalition
outreach
on
proposal
Quorum
was
reached
at
7:21
PM.
Approval
of
Agenda
Action:
Chairman
Turner
moves
to
add
Cloud
Settlement
Agreement,
13th
and
U
Streetscape
by
JBG,
and
the
Paul
Robeson
mural
at
1351
U
St.
Action:
Chairman
Turner
motions
to
approve
the
Agenda.
Vote:
Motions
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Action:
Commissioner
Anderson-‐Holness
moves
to
accept
budget.
Vote:
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Commissioner
Announcements
E
Gail
Anderson-‐Holness-‐
invites
community
to
come
to
Morehouse
v.
Howard
football
game,
and
Howard
Homecoming.
Announces
candidacy
for
State
Board
of
Education
Allyson
Carpenter-‐
Howard
University
Student
Association
Community
Basketball
Tournament
Zahra
Jilani-‐
Stop
Diabetes
Village
September
27
at
Freedom
Plaza
11-‐3,
register
at
www.diabetes.org/stopdiabetesvillage
Ricardo
Reinoso-‐
Thanks
to
notable
members
of
community
for
help
with
the
fire
at
1429
Belmont
St
Dyana
Forester-‐
Invited
principal
of
Duke
Ellington
to
the
meeting,
he
couldn’t
make
it
to
this
meeting
but
will
be
at
the
next
one.
Also
requested
DDOT
to
put
a
stopsign,
cones,
or
a
crossing
guard
for
the
school
on
11th
Street
Officer
Report
Action:
Anderson-‐Holness
moves
to
approve
the
FY2015
1B
budget.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motions
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Commissioner
Anderson-‐Holness
provides
update
on
Community
and
Church
Task
Force
Committee
Reports
ABC
Committee
Nick
Baumann
presents
the
ABC
report
Cloud
Settlement
Agreement
approved
at
August
2014
hearing
was
modified,
existing
hours
modified.
No
action
taken
from
Commission
on
this
issue
at
this
hearing.
Crème
(CR
License)
2436
14th
Street,
NW
(1B05)
Action:
Reinoso
moves
to
support
the
ABC
committee’s
decision
to
protest
Crème
on
peace
order
and
quiet.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Gallagher
&
Graham
(A
License)
2120
Vermont
Avenue,
NW
(1B02)
Action:
Jilani
moves
to
support
Gallagher
&
Graham’s
application
for
a
liquor
license
and
the
Settlement
Agreement
as
written.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent
Eleven
Market
(B
License)
1936
11th
Street,
NW
(1B02)
Action:
Anderson-‐Holness
moves
to
support
the
settlement
agreement
as
written.
Vote:
Motion
dies
for
lack
of
a
second.
Action:
Reinoso
moves
to
protest
Eleven
Market’s
application
on
the
basis
of
peace
order
and
quiet.
Vote:
7
ayes,
1
nay,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
Commissioners
Turner
and
Anderson-‐Holness
leave
at
8:17pm
(6
of
12
Commissioners
present;
currently
no
quorum).
Wet
Dog
Tavern
2100
Vermont
Ave.
NW,
(1B02)
Commissioners
Turner
and
Anderson-‐Holness
return
at
8:20pm
(8
of
12
Commissioners
present;
currently
quorum
reestablished).
Action:
Jilani
moves
to
protest
Wet
Dog
Tavern
on
the
basis
of
peace,
order,
and
quiet.
Vote:
7
ayes,
0
nays,
1
abstention.
Motion
passes.
Commissioner
Anderson-‐Holness
Resolution
Action:
Anderson-‐Holness
moves
to
call
for
Jeremy
Leffler
(1B02)
to
formally
resign.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Cloud
Action:
Jilani
moves
to
support
the
changed
settlement
agreement
for
Cloud.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Design
Review
Committee
Lela
Winston
gave
the
Design
Review
Committee
report.
919
T
Street,
NW
(1B02)
*Commissioner
E.
Gail
Anderson-‐Holness
requested
that
a
note
be
made
that
Action:
Commissioner
Anderson-‐Holness
moves
that
this
item
be
placed
in
in
abeyance
until
1B
has
time
to
review
it.
Vote:
Motion
dies
for
lack
of
second.
Action:
Lopez
moves
to
support
approval
of
special
exception
to
permit
two-‐story
rear
addition
under
section
223.
Vote:
7
ayes,
1
nay,
0
abstentions
motion
passes.
INSERTION
INTO
THE
RECORD:
Statement
by
Commissioner
Holness:
I
think
we’re
making
decisions—
and
I
want
to
go
on
record
as
saying
this—that
we
are
making
decisions
based
on
information
that
will
impact
our
community,
and
we-‐re
making
them
ostensibly,
without
having
a
review
of
the
information.
And
if
we
don’t
have
a
Commissioner
in
place,
it
puts
us
at
bay
to
make
decisions
on
information
we
have
no
knowledge
of.
I
think
we
need
to
be
more
considerate
of
the
community
than
to
make
these
kinds
of
decisions
ostensibly.
And
if
we’re
going
to
do
that,
then
I
don’t
want
to
be
party
to
that.
Portner
Place
1441-‐1449
U
Street,
NW
(1B10)
Action:
Jilani
moves
that
1B
support
Portner
Place’s
reliefs
on
living
requirements,
providing
retail
parking,
compact
parking
space
requirements,
roof
structure
requirements,
closed
court
requirements,
relief
from
zoning
design
standards
and
increase
in
FAR.
Vote:
8
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Commissioners
Forester
and
Holness
leave
at
9:17pm
(6
of
12
Commissioners
present;
quorum
is
lost).
Commissioner
Forester
returns
at
9:18pm
(7
of
12
Commissioners
present;
quorum
is
reestablished).
2737
Sherman
Avenue,
NW
(1B09)
Action:
Turner
moves
to
support
approval
of
exception.
Vote:
7
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
1429
W
Street,
NW
(1B04)
Action:
Forester
moves
to
not
support
the
HPRB
application.
ROLL
CALL:
Reinoso
votes
No.
Forester
votes
Yes.
Lopez
votes
No.
Ranslem
votes
Yes.
Turner
votes
No.
Carpenter
votes
Yes.
Jilani
votes
Yes.
Vote:
4
ayes,
3
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes.
1829
13th
Street,
NW
(1B10)
Action:
Jilani
moves
to
support
proposed
roof
deck
addition
and
mezzanine
level.
Vote:
7
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Mural
on
1351
U
Street
Action:
Jilani
moves
to
support
the
mural
on
1351
U
Street
NW.
Vote:
7
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Transportation
Committee
Ben
Klemens
gave
the
Transportation
Committee
report
13th
&
U
Street,
NW
(JBG)
Action:
Jilani
makes
a
motion
to
support
JBG’s
initial
public
space
plan
for
13th
&
U
street,
conditional
on
JBG
working
with
the
ANC
on
enhancements,
potentially
including
planters
and
beautification.
Vote:
7
ayes,
0
nays,
0
abstentions.
Motion
passes
with
unanimous
consent.
Transportation
committee
will
release
a
report
on
streetcars
in
October,
but
need
to
keep
an
eye
on
the
project
to
ensure
it
is
carried
out.
Commissioner
Forester
leaves
at
9:57pm
(6
of
12
Commissioners
present;
no
quorum).
Grants
Committee
No
grants
at
this
time.
Policy
Committee
Commissioner
Ranslem
provides
report
September
27
workshop
on
zoning
basics
regarding
R4
Zoning
Proposal
from
9am-‐12pm
at
Carlos
Rosario
School
Economic
Development
Commissioner
Ranslem
provides
report
8th
and
T
Street
will
hold
a
public
hearing
Community
Engagement
Commissioner
Carpenter
provides
update
Carpenter
is
working
on
a
90-‐day
initiative
to
improve
the
design
of
the
website.
Also
working
with
Howard
University
student
community
to
connect
athletes
with
the
elderly.
Athletes
and
students
will
be
available
to
assist
elderly
with
things
like
leaf
collection,
snow
shoveling,
groceries,
etc.
Adjournment
Turner
moves
to
adjourn.
Motion
passes
by
unanimous
consent.
Meeting
adjourned
at
10:15pm