Agenda – April 2023

Regular Public Meeting Agenda

Monday, April 24, 2023, 7:00pm

Virtual Meeting Details:

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Meeting ID: 832 8769 6066. Passcode: 262224.

1. Call to Order & Roll Call
2. Administrative Items
   • Instructions for Participation in Virtual Meeting
   • Consideration and Approval of Agenda
   • Approval of March 2023 Regular Public Meeting Minutes
   • Treasurer’s Report & Approval of Quarterly Financial Report for the Second Quarter of Fiscal Year 2023
3. Commissioner Updates
4. Community Concerns
   • Please use the “Raise Hand” button via Zoom or *9 via telephone to speak during community concerns. The Commission will provide additional details regarding how to present community concerns via the virtual meeting at the start of the meeting. This is the time for questions or statements from members of the public about issues on the agenda or other areas of concern. Please limit your statement or question to one minute. You may also contact members of the Commission before and after Commission meetings.
5. Reports
   • Sophia Tekola, Mayor’s Office on Community Relations and Services (3 min)
   • Barbara Rogers, Office of Ward 4 Councilmember Janeese Lewis George (3 min)
   • Frazier O’Leary, Ward 4 State Board of Education (3 min)
   • Housing Justice Committee (2 min)
   • Vision Zero Committee (2 min)
   • Community Safety & Support Committee (2 min)
6. Presentations

• Dr. Lewis Ferebee, Chancellor, DC Public Schools, re: Mayor’s FY24 Budget Proposal (20-minute presentation, 10-minute discussion)
• Amanda Zander, Public Outreach Coordinator & Private Space Implementation Manager, DC Clean Rivers Project, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, re: Rock Creek Green Infrastructure Project B (10-minute presentation; 5-minute discussion)
• Ashley Wells, re: DC Smart Street Lighting Project (10-minute presentation; 5-minute discussion)

7. Consent Calendar

• Resolution 4B-23-0401: Calling for Legislative or Regulatory Action to Address Collection of Abandoned Shopping Carts (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Gilligan, Commissioner Brooks, Commissioner Yeats, Commissioner Huff)

• Resolution 4B–23-0402: Providing Support on the Request for Special Exception at 5814 9th Street, NW (BZA 20913) (Commissioner Gilligan)

8. Resolution 4B-23-0403: Calling on the District Government to Employ Best Practices for Preventing Sexual Harassment in the Workplace (Commissioner Palmer, Commissioner Yeats)
9. Resolution 4B-23-0404: Supporting and Providing Recommendations on B25-0195, Lead-Free DC Omnibus Amendment Act of 2023 (Commissioner Gilligan, Commissioner Palmer)
10. Resolution 4B-23-0405: Supporting Funding of a Public Library in the Brightwood/Manor Park Neighborhood (Commissioner Cohen, Commissioner Johnson)
11. Adjournment

The next ANC 4B Planning Meeting is scheduled for May 9 at 6:30pm. 

The next Regular Public Meeting is scheduled for May 22 at 7:00pm.

Contact your Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner:

• ANC 4B01 T. Michelle Colson (4B01@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B02 Erin Palmer (4B02@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B03 Zurick T. Smith (4B03@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B04 Evan Yeats (4B04@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B05 Kevin Gilligan (4B05@anc.dc.gov);
• ANC 4B06 Tiffani Nichole Johnson (4B06@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B07 Michael Cohen (4B07@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B08 Alison Brooks (4B08@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B09 Audrey Walker (4B09@anc.dc.gov); 
• ANC 4B10 LaRoya Huff (4B10@anc.dc.gov)