Committee of the Whole Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 24-27, Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5051, S.O. 21-00136, Act of 2021 Bill 24-104, Closing of Public Streets and Alleys and the Removal of Building Restriction Lines Adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, S.O. 17-26688 Act of 2021 Bill 24-105, Dedication of Land for Public Street and Alley Purposes Adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, S.O. 17-26689 Act of 2021 Bill 24-167, Dedication of Land for Street Purposes and Establishment of a Building Restriction Line in Square 2873 (S.O. 20-04746) Act of 2021 Bill 24-211, Closing of a portion of Maryland Avenue, S.W. between Independence Avenue and 6th Street, S.W., and the transfer of jurisdiction of the closed portion of Maryland Avenue and portions of Independence Avenue and 4th and 6th Streets, S.W., S.O. 17-26507, Act of 2021 Bill 24-234, Abandonment of the Highway Plan for Jackson Street, N.E., S.O. 21-00463, Act of 2021 Bill 24-291, Omnibus Progressive National Baptist Convention Redevelopment Act of 2021 on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Chairman’s Website (www.chairmanmendelson.com/live) Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing before the Committee of the Whole on seven bills: Bill 24-27, “Closing of a Public Alley in Square 5051, S.O. 21-00136, Act of 2021,” Bill 24-104, the “Closing of Public Streets and Alleys and the Removal of Building Restriction Lines Adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, S.O. 17-26688 Act of 2021,” Bill 24-105, the “Dedication of Land for Public Street and Alley Purposes Adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867, S.O. 17-26689 Act of 2021,” Bill 24-167, the “Dedication of Land for Street Purposes and Establishment of a Building Restriction Line in Square 2873 (S.O. 20-04746) Act of 2021,” Bill 24- 211, the “Closing of a portion of Maryland Avenue, S.W. between Independence Avenue and 6th Street, S.W., and the transfer of jurisdiction of the closed portion of Maryland Avenue and portions of Independence Avenue and 4th and 6th Streets, S.W., S.O. 17-26507, Act of 2021,” Bill 24-234, the “Abandonment of the Highway Plan for Jackson Street, N.E., S.O. 21-00463, Act of 2021,” and Bill 24-291, the “Omnibus Progressive National Baptist Convention Redevelopment Act of 2021.” The hearing will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. via Zoom virtual hearing. The purpose of Bill 24-27 is to close a 20-foot-wide public alley stub in Square 5051 in Ward 7 to facilitate the East River Park Shopping Center development. The purpose of Bill 24-104 is to close portions of Firth Sterling Ave., S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., Wade Road, S.E., adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5886, and to close portions of the public alley system adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, 5866, and 5867 in Ward 8 to facilitate the development at Barry Farms. The purpose of Bill 24-105 is to order the dedication and designation of Obama Way, S.E., Eureka Place, S.E., Solomon Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., River Walk, S.E., Stevens Road, S.E., and Hermitage Way S.E., adjacent to Squares 5865 and 5866 for public street purposes, to dedicate land to widen portions of Summer Road, S.E., Eaton Road, S.E., and Stevens Road, S.E. adjacent to Squares 5862, 5865, and 5866, and to dedicate land adjacent to Squares 5865, 5866 and 5867 for public alley purposes in Ward 8. The purpose of Bill 24-167 is to dedicate Lots 1107 and 1113 in Square 2873 to accommodate the extension of W Street, N.W., and to establish a 25-foot-wide building restriction line on Lots 1106 and 1112 in Square 2873 in Ward 1. The purpose of Bill 24-211 is to close a portion of Maryland Ave., S.W. and to transfer the jurisdiction of the closed portion of Maryland Avenue, as well as portions of Independence Ave., S.W., 4th St., S.W., and 6th St., S.W., in Square 492 in Ward 6 to the National Park Service. This relates to the new Eisenhower memorial. The purpose of Bill 24-234 is to remove from the Highway Plan the extension of Jackson Street, N.E., located within in Lot 805 in Square 3835 in Ward 5. The purpose of Bill 24-291 is to remove from the Highway Plan the extension of a portion of 50th St., N.E., located within Lot 825 in Square 5194, to order the closing of 50th St., N.E., and Nannie Helen Burroughs Ave., N.E. adjacent to Square 5194, and to accept the dedication of Lots 828 and 830 in Square 5194 in Ward 7 for public street purposes. Those who wish to testify must register at http://www.ChairmanMendelson.com/testify by close of business on Tuesday, October 12, 2021. Testimony is limited to three minutes. Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee office of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, although alternatives may be offered. Requests received in less than five business days may not be fulfilled. If you have additional questions, please contact Destiny Riley, Committee Assistant, at (202) 724-8196. Due to the COVID-19 public health emergency declaration, the roundtable will be conducted virtually on the Internet utilizing Zoom video conference technology. Because of this, written or transcribed testimony from the public is highly encouraged and will be taken by email or voicemail. Testimony may be submitted in writing to cow@dccouncil.us or may be left by voicemail (up to 3 minutes – which will be transcribed – by calling (202) 430-6948). Testimony received by close of business on October 12, 2021 will be posted publicly to http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/testimony prior to the roundtable. If you are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to cow@dccouncil.us. The record will close on Thursday, October 28, 2021.