Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6A
Minutes
Regular Business Meeting
Miner Elementary School
February 25, 2014
Note: The regularly scheduled business meeting of February 13, 2104 was postponed due to snow.
Present: Commissioners Alberti, Holmes, Nauden, Phillips-Gilbert, Ward, and Williams
Absent: Commissioners Hysell, Mahmud
The meeting was convened at 7:00 pm.
1. Agenda
Two items were added to the agenda: 1) a discussion of traffic at Tenth (10th) Street and
Massachusetts Avenue NE was placed under the Transportation and Public Space Committee
Report, and 2) a discussion of a construction project at 901 D St NE was placed under Economic
Development and Zoning Committee Report. The agenda as presented was accepted without
objection.
2. Minutes
Mrs. Phillips-Gilbert moved to amend the minutes to show that she had abstained from the vote to
include her Single Member District (SMD) report in the December minutes. The correct vote tally
was 3-2-1. The minutes, as amended, were adopted without objection.
3. Community Presentation
1350 Maryland Avenue NE
Will Lansing of Valor Development presented a status report on the construction of 1350 Maryland
Avenue NE. Valor Development will move ahead with the construction within the next few weeks.
The building will have eighty-four (84) condominiums with underground parking. Seven (7) units
will be designated for affordable housing.
4. Officers’ Reports
Chair
Mr. Alberti reported on his attendance at Mayor Gray’s roundtable for ANC Chairs. The Mayor
discussed the city’s effort to provide shelter for the homeless on many very cold nights we have
experienced. He announced a hypothermia hotline (202-399-7093). He also reported that the
Deputy Mayor for Education discussed the DC Student Assignment and School Boundary Review
Process, which is currently in progress. A twenty-three (23) member Committee of community
members and District agency representatives has been charged with making recommendations.
They will issue a preliminary report in May. Ideas and comments can be shared with the
committee via the website EngageDC.org. Finally, there was discussion about the Age Friendly
City Initiative, which is working with the World Health Organization (WHO) to transform DC into an
even better place in which to grow up and grow old.
Treasurer’s Report
Mr. Holmes presented the Treasurer’s Report. He reported that the opening balance in the
checking account was $15,556.49, and the savings account balance was $13,717.36. There was an
interest payment of $0.23 to the savings account. There were disbursements of $126.12 to the DC
Treasurer for Department of General Services for security for Miner School (Check #1629); $25.00
to the ANC Security Fund (Check #1630); $180.00 to Roberta Weiner for transcription of the
January 2014 ANC minutes (Check #1631); $200.00 to Irene Dworakowski for the February 2014
agenda package (Check #1632); $24.06 for a travel reimbursement for Jay Williams (Check #1633)
and $237.97 for FedEx Office for January 2014 statement (Check #1634), leaving a balance of
$14,763.34 in the checking account, and $13,717.59 in the savings account.
Mr. Holmes announced that the DC Auditor has approved release of a quarterly allotment of
$4,607.82.
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Williams seconded a motion to accept the disbursements. The
motion passed by unanimous consent, 6-0-0.
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Ward seconded a motion to allocate $23.42 to reimburse Mr.
Williams for transportation to an ABRA hearing. The motion was accepted 5-0-1, with Mr. Williams
abstaining.
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Williams seconded a motion to allocate $178.20 to reimburse
Elizabeth Nelson for her payment to WebHST to cover two checks (checks voided) issued by the
ANC that they did not receive. The motion passed by unanimous consent, 6-0-0.
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion to accept the Treasurer’s Report as
presented. The motion passed without objection.
5. Committee Reports
Community Outreach
The report of the committee was accepted without objection.
Motion: The Committee moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC accept the
Committee’s recommendation to approve grant funding as follows: $1,500.00 in support the Eliot-
Hine MS PTO’s request for aquarium equipment; and $1,000.00 in support of the Maury ES PTA’s
request for printing press supplies and other art supplies, as outlined in their grant
applications. Representatives of both organizations were present (Veronica Hollmon, Eliot-Hine
PTO and Lauren Bomba, Maury PTA). The motion passed by unanimous consent, 6-0-0.
Alcoholic Beverage Licensing
The Committee’s meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather, but the following
recommendation was offered for action by the body:
Motion: Mr. Williams moved/Mr. Holmes seconded a motion to approve a Settlement Agreement
with Sin Bin Sports Bar and Restaurant, 1336 H Street NE. The motion passed 5-1-0, with Mrs.
Phillips-Gilbert in opposition.
Transportation and Public Space
The Committee’s meeting was cancelled, but the following recommendation was offered for action
by the body:
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Williams seconded a motion to send a letter to DDOT requesting
signage at Tenth (10th) and East Capitol Streets and Tenth (10th) Street and Massachusetts Avenue
NE to stop cross traffic from crossing without stopping. The motion passed by unanimous consent,
6-0-0.
(Commissioner Nauden left the meeting.)
Economic Development and Zoning
The report of the Committee was accepted without objection.
1362 H Street NE
Motion: The Committee moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC approve the
Committee’s recommendation that the ANC write a letter to BZA in support of a variance from the
floor-to-area (FAR) requirements in connection with planned construction of a sports bar at 1362 H
Street NE, provided that the following conditions are met by the applicant: 1) all trash is stored
indoors; 2) loading occur at the rear of the building; 3) no amplified music be played on the roof
deck; 4) roof deck hours not extend beyond 11:00 pm from Sunday through Thursday and 12:00 am
on Friday and Saturday; and 5) any signage for the building be in keeping with the character of H
Street and the architectural context of the building. The motion passed by unanimous consent, 5-
0-0.
819 D Street NE
Motion: The Committee moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC approve the
Committee’s recommendation that the ANC write a letter to BZA in support of BZA 18724, which
seeks variances from the requirement that there be a minimum lot area of 900 square feet for
each residential unit, from the lot width and size requirements for a rowhouse being converted
back to residential use, and from the court width and area requirements, in connection with
the conversion of the church at 819 D Street NE and two (2) adjoining row houses into a residential
development, provided that any contracts for sale or lease of the residential units restrict the
number of residential parking permits (RPP) to be issued to residents to no more than six (6) and
that this restriction be recorded as a covenant in the land records. The motion passed by
unanimous consent, 5-0-0.
723 13th Street NE
Motion: The Committee moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC approve the
Committee’s recommendation that the ANC write a letter to BZA in support of BZA 18720, which
seeks a special exception from the lot occupancy requirements for the construction of a one-story
garage with a mezzanine at 723 13th Street NE, provided that the applicant have obtained letters
from the two adjoining neighbors stating that they support the project and expressly
acknowledging that the garage has a proposed height of fifteen (15) feet. The motion passed by
unanimous consent, 5-0-0.
1717 E Street NE
Motion: The Committee moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC approve the
Committee’s recommendation that the ANC write a letter to BZA in support of BZA 18692, which
seeks a use variance to permit the construction of a new eight (8) unit apartment house on the
vacant property located at 1717 E Street, NE, provided that any contracts for sale or lease of the
residential units restrict the number of residential parking permits (RPP) to be issued to residents
to no more than three (3) and that this restriction be recorded as a covenant in the land records.
Mrs. Phillips-Gilbert moved to amend the motion to add to the recommendation that support is
conditional on the applicant’s commitment to hire local residents for construction and
maintenance and to provide support for a youth organization.
The amendment was accepted, 4-1-0, with Commissioner Alberti in opposition. The motion, as
amended, was accepted 4-1-0, with Commissioner Alberti in opposition.
901 D Street NE
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion to send a letter to HPRB calling to its
attention its requirement that decks and furniture be built out of sight of the street and the fact
that the construction of a deck at 901 D Street NE may be out of compliance with those
regulations. The motion passed by unanimous consent, 5-0-0.
6. New Business
H Street FreshFarm Market
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion that the ANC send a letter to DDOT
supporting the H Street FreshFarm Market to be located at Thirteenth (13th) Street NE between H
Street NE and Wylie Street NE from April 19, 2014 through December 20, 2014. Further, the ANC
supports FreshFarm’s requests to not be moved on the day of the H Street Festival, and that it be
allowed to close the street for a Tenth (10th) Anniversary celebration on one Saturday this season.
The motion passed by unanimous consent, 5-0-0.
Participation in March 26 Mayoral Forum
Motion: Mr. Alberti moved/Mr. Ward seconded a motion in support of ANC 6A’s co-sponsorship of a
DC Federation of Civic Organizations Mayoral Forum on March 26, 2014 at Eastern High School,
along with many other local organizations. Further, Commissioner Ward is appointed as the ANC’s
representative to the planning committee for the event. The motion passed by unanimous consent,
5-0-0.
Authorization for Pocket Parks Testimony
Motion: Mr. Holmes moved/Mr. Alberti seconded a motion to authorize Mr. Holmes and Mr. Alberti
to testify at a March 3, 2014 hearing on D.C. pocket parks. The motion passed by unanimous
consent, 5-0-0.
The meeting was adjourned at 8:45 PM.