ANC 5B will host a virtual training on the D.C. school lottery process on Monday, February 20, at 8pm. This training is open to all caregivers. Our guest will be Chelsey Christensen, the Director of Partnerships and Engagement for My School DC. Please see below for details. We look forward to seeing you there!

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If you have questions about the lottery process, please call My School DC at 202-888-6336 or email info.myschooldc@dc.gov. You can also chat online with a specialist while you are logged in to the website and working on your lottery application. Visit https://www.myschooldc.org/ for more.

Lottery Application Deadlines:

Grades 9-12: February 1, 2023

PK3-Grade 8: March 1, 2023

Post-lottery applications: Open-ended

ANC 5B will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, June 29, 2022, at 6:30pm. This meeting will be virtual.

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ANC 5B will hold a meeting about the proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) on Reed Street NE on Wednesday, May 11, at 6:30pm.

The site of the proposed Reed Street development is bounded by the train tracks to the west, Franklin St. to the north, 10th St. to the east, and Rhode Island Avenue to the south. The purpose of this meeting is to give the full Commission the opportunity to ask questions of Hanover Company—the developer for this project—regarding Inclusionary Zoning and any other concerns that may arise.

Residents can view documents and images of the proposed design below. Residents can also view a video recording of a meeting I cohosted with Commissioner Piekara (5B03) in February, at which the developer responded to residents’ concerns.

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Reed Street Development Planned Unit Development (PUD / Zoning Commission Case No. 22-04)

Documents related to this project are available below, both as links (click to view) and as embedded files.

Reed Street development project presentation
Reed Street development Community Benefits Agreement (Note: the latest, revised CBA is below)
Reed Street development Construction Management Plan
Formal application to the Zoning Commission

Supplemental Documents and Revisions — Updated February 15, 2022

Revised traffic calming proposal (would extend bollards on yellow centerline along Franklin St. NE; corrects error in prior version that failed to note raised crosswalks)
Revised parking space plans (would eliminate some parking in Phase II-B building and replace with four more housing units; would reduce parking in Phase II-A building)
Revised Community Benefits Agreement

Supplemental Documents - Updated April 8, 2022

Applicant’s Prehearing Statement (listing how many and what kinds of IZ units are proposed)
Set-Down Report by the Office of Planning (explaining whether it supports the PUD and what parts of the proposal need to be changed)

THIS MEETING HAS BEEN CANCELLED

ANC 5B is expected to present the Treasurer’s proposed FY22 budget to members of the community for their input (as required by law). Click on the image below to view the proposed budget.

Here’s an overview of what it includes:

• Direct Office Cost: Rent for a one-room office ($6,600) and a leased commercial printer (~$3,000).

• Communication: Three phones ($1,700+) and “padding” for other items (e.g., website and printed materials. The Treasurer has also indicated he would like to use public funds to purchase a laptop for his use.).

• Bank Charges: Fees to obtain copies from the bank of checks ANC 5B has written.

• Other: Late fee charges for our bills.

Weigh in on the Budget

Residents of 5B05 can weigh in with me on the proposed budget a few different ways: 1) by emailing me;
2) taking a survey; or 3) by creating your own proposed budget with an easy-to-use spreadsheet.

How to Join the Meeting

This meeting is ONLY being held in-person at Burroughs Elementary School (1801 Perry Street NE). NO VIRTUAL OPTION IS BEING MADE AVAILABLE (despite numerous requests to do so).

According to the school, to enter the building, residents must:

1. wear a mask (if over age 2);

2. not have a fever; and

3. not have been exposed to someone within the past 7 days who has tested positive for COVID.

I understand these restrictions may limit attendance. If you believe these limitations will prevent you from attending the meeting, it is important that you let me know ASAP. By law, ANCs are required to make meetings open and accessible to the public.

This is a meeting to discuss ANC 5B’s budget for FY 2021 (which began October 1, 2020, and ends September 31, 2021). Also up for discussion is ANC 5B’s Quarterly Financial Report for the last quarter of FY 2020 (July-September 2020).

I regret the very late notice of this meeting. Unfortunately, neither I nor our community received timely written notification about this meeting from the meeting host, in apparent violation of D.C. open meetings laws, which require a minimum of 7 days’ notice. D.C. law also requires that the public be given an opportunity to review and weigh in on the ANC’s budget before the Commission adopts it. This law, too, also appears not to have been followed.

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Agenda

1. ANC 5B FY 2021 proposed budget (Oct. 1, 2020-September 31, 2021)

2. ANC 5B Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) from Fiscal Year 2020, Fourth Quarter (July-September 2020)

3. BZA Case #20456, 1002 Rhode Island Avenue NE

Please see below to view the proposed FY2021 budget and the FY20 Q4 QFR.

Key to Payee/Payor transaction notations below:

Sprint: Cost of maintaining five cell phone lines for ANC 5B Commissioners, only three of which are being actively used (Commissioners Costello and Piekara use Google Voice, which is free) | $283/month
CIT: Industrial printer/copier/fax machine | $238/month

• Additional fees:

  • Any print/copy overages above the 1,000/month that are included in the contract

  • $75 “paperwork processing” fee charged when contract was initially signed by the Chair of ANC 5B in March 2020

Lawrence Alli: Landlord for 1920 Irving Street NE, where ANC 5B’s office is located | $550/month

This meeting failed to meet quorum, with only two out of five Commissioners present. Accordingly, it was rescheduled.

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Agenda

Review and vote to approve/disapprove of ANC 5B’s Quarterly Financial Report (QFR) from Fiscal Year 2020, Quarter 4 (July-September 2020).

Please see below to view the proposed FY20 Q4 QFR.

Key to Payee/Payor transaction notations below:

Sprint: Cost of maintaining five cell phone lines for ANC 5B Commissioners, only three of which are being actively used (Commissioners Costello and Piekara use Google Voice, which is free) | $283/month
CIT: Industrial printer/copier/fax machine | $238/month

• Additional fees:

  • Any print/copy overages above the 1,000/month that are included in the contract

  • $75 “paperwork processing” fee charged when contract was initially signed by the Chair of ANC 5B in March 2020

Lawrence Alli: Landlord for 1920 Irving Street NE, where ANC 5B’s office is located

To my knowledge, this meeting was not recorded.

UPDATE (4/3/2021): Please click here to read the statement I released following this meeting. 

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