This new blog, \u201cVotes of the ANC\u201d will be posted on the day after our monthly meeting to explain the votes that took place the night before. The language in resolutions will still be up to final review and some changes may be made.\u00a0 Last night at our ANC meeting the following votes occurred:<\/p>\n
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Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n Approval of April 2015 Meeting Minutes <\/p>\n General<\/strong><\/p>\n Resolution Supporting Funding for SWWFS WHEREAS, The School Without Walls at Francis-Stevens (SWWFS) is a DC Public School at 2425 N St NW, in the West End\/Foggy Bottom neighborhood within ANC 2B, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, SWWFS has seen its enrollment double in the last two years to 416, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, SWWFS school building will reach its capacity of 500 at the start of the 2015\/16 school year beginning in September 2015, with students representing all eight wards and it even has a waiting list of more than 500 additional applicants, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, SWWFS has not received a Phase 1 nor is this summer\u2019s more than a very small stabilization effort, which is some of the first renovations monies the school building has seen since the 1920\u2019s. Furthermore, in 2008 when Stevens Elementary was merged into the Francis building, it received a \u201cschools blitz\u201d of very limited scope to update early childhood classrooms rooms with such things as age-appropriate toilet facilities, but little more than that, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, DC\u2019s Department of General Services says the school that has received essentially no substantial work similar to Browne, Eliot, and Jefferson, among other DCPS facilities, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, SWWFS was allocated $2.5 million in capital improvement funds in FY 2015, to plan a full modernization and all to take care of modernize some short-term priorities such as its cafeteria and auditorium, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, SWWFS is not able to complete a third priority \u2013 the updating of its gymnasium \u2013 until more funds are allocated, and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, DC\u2019s Department of General Services says it needs support to expedite cafeteria and auditorium work to be contracted and completed by the beginning of school and November (respectively), and<\/p>\n WHEREAS, DC Public Schools has fully signed off on the cafeteria and auditorium projects, and<\/p>\n WHEREASM SWWFS is schedule to receive an additional $20.178 million in funding in FY2019 that was previously schedule to be released between FY2015 and FY2019, and<\/p>\n THEREFORE, be it resolved that ANC2B asks DGS and Ward 2 Councilmember Jack Evans to continue making all due efforts to help bring the FY15 projects to contract, beginning of work and completion and,<\/p>\n Be it resolved that ANC2B asks Council Member David Grosso (chair of DC Council Education Committee), DC Council Education Committee, and Ms. Jennifer Niles (Deputy Mayor for Education) to schedule funds of approx. $3-4 million to accomplish updates to the gymnasium in FY 2016, and<\/p>\n Be it resolved that ANC2B asks Council Member David Grosso (chair of DC Council Education Committee), DC Council Education Committee, and Ms. Jennifer Niles (Deputy Mayor for Education) to restore full modernization funding to SWWFS for FY 2017 or 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Application for Alley Closing and Alley Dedication, (N\/S Alley between 15th and 16th Streets, NW) by 1100 15th St, LLC Whereas Carr Properties is developing the northwest corner of 15th and L Streets by replacing three existing buildings including the Washington Post Building with a large office building with street level retail space,<\/p>\n Whereas all other aspects of this project are a matter of right,<\/p>\n Whereas the Developer is going to improve flow in the alley by donating an easement of land to widen the north-south alley that runs north from L Street, NW, between 15th St and 16th Street,<\/p>\n Whereas the request for an alley closing affects a small stubb alley currently used only by the Washington Post,<\/p>\n Whereas the new project obviates the need for this alley because it provides alternative parking and delivery arrangements,<\/p>\n Whereas other businesses abutting the alley support this request,<\/p>\n Therefore, ANC2B gives its support to closing the alley in Square 197 as requested by Carr Properties.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Alcoholic Beverage Control Agenda<\/strong><\/p>\n *Note: Commissioner Silverstein chooses to recuse himself from ABRA related matters because he sits on the city ABC board.<\/p>\n Renewal Applications<\/p>\n 1926 I St NW \u2013 Pan Mar Liquors \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#060242) (2B06) \u2013 No Action Vote on Recommendations for the Future of the West Dupont (P Street) Liquor License Moratorium (2B02) Whereas Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2B (ANC 2B) appointed a Working Group on the West Dupont Liquor License Moratorium Zone at the January 12th meeting of the Commission; and<\/p>\n Whereas the Working Group held three public meetings regarding the future of the moratorium, conducted an online questionnaire, and reached out to neighbors over three months; and<\/p>\n Whereas the Working Group recommended the ANC should not extend the moratorium due to the desire to spur economic development, the potential for perverse economic incentives, and to encourage good business; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B recognizes the divisive nature of conversation regarding liquor licenses and the published intent to remove the moratorium led to more public involvement than was received during the working group process; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B believes the negative impacts of liquor selling establishments are contingent on operating practices and proximity to residential units rather than the Alcohol Beverage Regulatory Administration (ABRA) license classification system; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B acknowledges the long history of West Dupont as a mixed use neighborhood with apartments, condominiums, and late night businesses located next to each other; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B recognizes the amenities and availability of late night food service and entertainment options are what drives many neighbors to choose living in Dupont Circle; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B acknowledges late night amenities are often paired with late night problems\u2014including the disruption of resident sleep due to disregard for peace, order, and quiet\u2014ANC 2B believes these problems are based on the operating behavior of business owners, attentiveness of Metropolitan Police Department patrols, and effectiveness of ABRA and Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA) enforcement of noise ordinances; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B finds the negative impacts of some late night liquor selling establishments are managed ineffectually through the current MPD, ABRA, and DCRA enforcement mechanisms, and<\/p>\n Whereas the West Dupont Moratorium provides a limit on quantity of liquor licenses, it does not offer protection against the negative operating practices of businesses disturbing residential peace including through amplified noise and base music which pierces through residential windows; and<\/p>\n Whereas within the moratorium zone there is a statutory limit of two Class A licenses, three Class B licenses, three CX (multipurpose, such as The Phillips Collection or Cosmos Club) licenses, six CT (tavern) licenses, and zero CN (nightclub) licenses; and<\/p>\n Whereas among the statutory limit of liquor licenses, all are currently in operation except for one Class B license and two CT licenses; and<\/p>\n Whereas ANC 2B licenses for off-premises consumption of alcohol\u2014Class An and Class B licenses\u2014are not drivers of peace, order, and quiet violations; and<\/p>\n Whereas multipurpose licenses are only available for venues serving alcohol at special events such as the Phillips Collection, O Street Mansion, and Cosmos Club; and<\/p>\n Whereas the differences between a restaurant, tavern, and nightclub license are based on a scale of food service and entertainment where restaurants are required to serve food up to two hours before closing and have revenue of $2,000 or more in food service per occuipant based on certificate of occupancy or receive at least 50% of their revenue from food service while taverns and nightclubs have no food service requirement; and<\/p>\n Whereas restaurants and taverns may request endorsements for entertainment and dance floors above 140 square feet, nightclubs are granted an entertainment endorsement and a dance floor of unlimited size based on the virtue of their license, and may offer entertainment by nude performers; and<\/p>\n Whereas lifting the moratorium in its entirety would allow nightclubs to enter West Dupont while West Dupont has not had a nightclub for at least twenty years; and<\/p>\n Whereas the addition of a nightclub to West Dupont would be disruptive to the peace, order, and quiet of our and any mixed use neighborhood based on the guaranteed entertainment endorsements and lack of food service inherent in the license class.<\/p>\n Therefore be it RESOLVED while ANC 2B can endorse the Working Group\u2019s report to not request and extension on Class A, B, X, and T (liquor store, beer and wine store, multipurpose license such as the Phillips Collection or Cosmos Club, and tavern) licenses\u2014in addition to the current lack of limitation on restaurant licenses\u2014ANC 2B cannot support the recommendation to lift a moratorium on nightclub licenses.<\/p>\n Be it further RESOLVED ANC 2B \u2029petition \u2029the \u2029Alcohol Beverage Control Board (ABC) \u2029for \u2029a \u2029renewal of \u2029a \u2029modified\u2029 West \u2029Dupont\u2029 Circle\u2029 Moratorium \u2029for \u2029a \u2029three\u2010year \u2029period\u2029 from \u2029the\u2029 date \u2029of \u2029Board\u2029 action, with a modification so the moratorium is solely a continuation of the limitation on CN (nightclub) establishments; in this petition; ANC 2B will request the ABC Board lift the restriction on quantity of Class A, B, X, and T licenses similar to the lifting of Class R (restaurant) licenses in 2011.<\/p>\n Be it further RESOLVED that ANC 2B work with ABRA, the ABRA noise task-force, the Metropolitan Police Department, the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs, and the Zoning Commission, neighbors, businesses, and other stakeholders to codify a city-wide restriction on nightclubs next to residential buildings and residential buildings next to nightclubs so that three years from now, the blunt instrument of a moratorium zone will no longer be needed to protect residents in West Dupont.<\/p>\n New application for 1528 Connecticut Ave NW \u2013 Beefsteak \u2013 Class C Restaurant (#098308) Hours of operation, sales and sidewalk cafe 10am to 11pm all days. (2B02) \u2013 Take No Action<\/p>\n New application for a substantial change addition of two summer gardens, 2015 Massachusetts Ave NW \u2013 Embassy Row Hotel \u2013 Class C Hotel (#093645) Hours of operation of summer gardens, 11AM-11PM all days on rooftop, 11AM-11PM Sunday-Thursday, 11AM-12AM Friday-Saturday on lobby patio (2B02) \u2013 Take No Action<\/p>\n Application for a Summer Garden Endorsement by Beacon Hotel, 1615 Rhode Island Ave, NW (ABRA-077109). (2B05) Application for a stipulated license Summer Garden Endorsement by Beacon Hotel, protest on the basis of peace order and quiet. 1615 Rhode Island Ave, NW (ABRA-077109). (2B05) Application for a substantial change of hours for live entertainment at Stetson\u2019s, 1610 U St NW. Current hours of live entertainment: Wednesday from 8pm to midnight. Proposed hours of live entertainment: All days from 6:30pm to 1am. (#060455) (2B08) <\/p>\n Historic Preservation & Zoning Applications<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n HPRB Application for Liquor store front restoration at Connecticut and Q St NW (2B03) 1337 Connecticut Ave (#18906) (BZA) (2B07) Rehearing: 1772 Church St NW (HPRB) (2B07) This new blog, \u201cVotes of the ANC\u201d will be posted on the day after our monthly meeting to explain the votes that took place the night before. 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\nCommissioner Smith moved to approve, seconded by Commissioner Maltz. Passed 6-0.<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Silverstein moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Maltz. Passed 7-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Silverstein moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Maltz. Passed 7-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\n1325 Connecticut Ave NW \u2013 Crown Liquors \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#088121) (2B06) \u2013 No Action
\n1015 18th St NW \u2013 S & R Liquors \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#060716) (2B06) \u2013 No Action
\n1133 20th St NW \u2013 The Wine Specialist \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#087537) (2B06) \u2013 No Action
\n2018 Florida Ave NW \u2013 Universal Liquors \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#072213) (2B01) \u2013 No Action
\n1821 M St Nw \u2013 Bell Wine & Liquor \u2013 Class A Retail, Liquor Store (#095984) (2B06) \u2013 No Action
\nOff Premises Storage Unit Permit, Federal Spirits, 1629 K St. NW, Suite #300 (ABRA \u2013 089730) (2B05) \u2013 No Action<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Warwick moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Passed 4-2-1. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Nichols moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Underhill. Passed 5-1-0. Amendment Failed. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Nichols moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Passed 5-1-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Mann moved to support the protest, seconded by Commissioner Smith. Passed 6-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Maltz moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Warwick. Passed 4-0-3. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Underhill moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Nichols. Passed 7-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n
\nCommissioner Underhill moved to support, seconded by Commissioner Warwick. Amendment by Maltz, Warwick. Passed 4-3. Amendment by Maltz, Smith. Passed 5-2. Passed 7-0. The resolution reads as follows:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"