Minutes

ANC 3B

April 13, 2000

Present

Commissioner Breeden

Commissioner Lively

Commissioner Mizerek

Commissioner Ritzenberg

Absent

Commissioner Procida

Commissioner Mizerek opened the meeting at 7:30pm

POLICE REPORT

Sgt. Brown stated that the Smart machine has gone back to the repair shop and will be fixed and returned to the same area but moved away from the stop sign and place on the 37^th Street hill. Sgt. Brown stated that 20 tickets had been issued for Reciprocity Parking (RPP) violations.

Commissioner Ritzenberg stated that cars are going the wrong way on Cathedral Avenue and asked that the police look out for violators.  The construction is to be completed in approximately two weeks and until then the Department of Public Works (DPW) is allowing cars to park in areas that are not normally parking spaces.

Commissioner Breeden asked what was the status of having a tow truck assigned to the Second District for the removal of RPP violations.  Sgt. Brown did not know.

Sgt. Brown stated that Fulton Street was being targeted for drug and beer problems.

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INTERNAL BUSINESS

Approval of March 9, 2000 Minutes

A motion was made, seconded and passed (4-0-0)

Approval of March 2000 expense report

A motion was made, seconded, and passed (4-0-0)

Approval of January, February and March 2000 Quarterly Report

A motion was made, seconded and passed (4-0-0)

Report on Testimony before the City Council hearing on the proposed budget for Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA)

Commissioner Breeden stated that issues raised by a panel of ANC commissioners were: issuing building permits without notifying the affected ANC; Alcohol and Beverage Control inspectors and regulation enforcement; inspection of buildings while under construction; lack of information from DCRA on the issuing of permits; and staff members of DCRA not being able to find documents in DCRA office.

Commissioner Breeden stated that she felt the Mr. Jorden, Director of DCRA was not responsive to any of these concerns.

OLD BUSINESS

CVS

Milt Grossman stated that he had no new information on the enforcement of restrictions relating to using the loading dock.

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Dove Florist Building

Steven Lovine, owner of the Dove Building stated that the units would remain office spaces and not be used to house students of Georgetown University.

PRESENTATION OF MAYORS BUDGET

Keith Cross, Director of Employment Services, presented information on the Mayors Budget for FY 2001.  He stated that the budget for DC Public Schools would increase 30%.  Two Million Dollars will be directed toward neighborhood clean up programs. 24 new Housing Inspectors will be funded for DCRA.

Commissioner Breeden stated that more Parking Enforcement Personal need to be funded and that DPW needs more inspectors. She also stated that there is no increase in funding for ANC’s.

Commissioner Lively stated that the ANC Assembly as a Whole passed a resolution requesting that each ANC receive funding for one full time staff person.

PRESENTATION OF SENTENCING REFORM LEGISLATION

Councilmember Harold Brazil stated that the Federally mandated guidelines require the District of Columbia to enact a law by August 5, 2000 that require Judges give a set term of years when sentencing criminals.  The new legislation will get rid of the current system of sentencing criminals to a range of years.

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NEW BUSINESS

Commissioner Breeden presented a resolution requesting the installation of turn signals for both North and South bound traffic on Wisconsin Avenue turning on to Calvert Street.

A motion was made, seconded and passed (4-0-0)

Respectfully submitted,

Christopher Lively, Transcriber