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NEWS: ANC 2B May “Resolution Letters by Month” Posted

The following letters that were transmitted to D.C. government agencies as the result of ANC actions at the Commission’s May meeting have been uploaded and posted for public viewing:.

May 2014

1512 P Street NW (BZA)

1528 Church Street (BZA)

1710 Rhode Island Avenue (Medical Marijuana Application)

1718 Connecticut Avenue (Medical Marijuana Application)

Al Tiramisu (Public Space)

Covering Conn Ave NW underpass

JR’s Pride Parade Outdoor Beer Garden (General)

Kellari Taverna (Public Space)

Native Foods Cafe, 1150 Connecticut Av NW (Public Space)

Repeal of Prostitution Free Zones Amendment Act (General)

Saloon 45 (ABRA)

Vidalia (Public Space)

 

These letters can also be viewed on the “Resolution Letters by Month” page of the ANC website, along with other letters sent on behalf of the Commission in previous months.

NEWS: Proposed Resolution Affirming Support for Conn Ave Underpass Project

This resolution will be proposed at the ANC’s May 19th special meeting:

Resolution affirming support of covering Dupont underpass

WHEREAS, in June 2010, the Commission passed a resolution asking the District (including the Office of Planning and the Department of Transportation) to study the feasibility of covering the Connecticut Avenue underpass north of Dupont Circle with park space;

WHEREAS, for many years, residents and other stakeholders in Dupont Circle have advocated for such a project, which would have an extremely positive impact on the community and take advantage of an underutilized piece of public space;

WHEREAS, over the past two years, an ad hoc group of Commissioners, business community representatives, and representatives from the Office of Planning, the Department of Transportation, and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Engagement have held a series of productive meetings to develop the project more concretely;

WHEREAS, the working group has developed an initial rendering of the park space (designed by a local volunteer architect) and an initial budget estimate for the work (developed by a local construction contracting company);

WHEREAS, the proposed project would cover the 1500 block of Connecticut Ave NW (between the Circle and Q Street NW) and a portion of the 1600 block of Connecticut Ave NW (just north of Q Street NW);

WHEREAS, Ward 2 Council Member Jack Evans has endorsed the project at budget town hall meetings and other public fora and has requested that it be added to the capital improvement budget for FY 2015;

Therefore, be it resolved that ANC 2B continues its support for the Dupont Circle Underpass Project;

Be it further resolved that ANC 2B recommends that the City Council fully fund the project by allocating sufficient funds in Fiscal Year 2015 to allow for the project to move forward;

Be it further resolved that Commissioners Mike Feldstein (Mike.feldstein@dupontcircleanc.net) and Will Stephens (will.stephens@dupontcircleanc.net) be the Commission’s designated representatives in this matter, and that the matter be delegated to the Commission’s Transportation and Public Infrastructure Committee for further follow-up and development.

NEWS: Proposed Resolution Supporting the Repeal of Prostitution Free Zones Amendment Act of 2014 (B20-760)

Whereas, the Council of the District of Columbia is currently considering passage of the Repeal of Prostitution Free Zones Amendment Act of 2014 (B20-760), legislation that would permanently repeal the Prostitution Free Zone Act of 2005, which allows the Metropolitan Police Department to permanently declare public space as a “Prostitution Free Zone;”

Whereas, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B has previously voiced its opposition to Prostitution Free Zones in February 2012;

Whereas, Prostitution Free Zones do not reduce prostitution and further marginalize sex workers, low income people of color, transgender people, lesbians and gays, and the homeless;

Whereas, both the Metropolitan Police Department and the Office of the Attorney General have acknowledged that the implementation of Prostitution Free Zones is likely unconstitutional;

Therefore, be it resolved that, Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B supports the Repeal of Prostitution Free Zones Amendment Act of 2014 (B20-760) and encourages the Council of the District of Columbia to support the proposed legislation.