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tl;dr
- Our monthly hybrid (in-person and virtual) joint (5B06 and 5C07) SMD meeting.
- We’ll have presentations from the Commissioners, DC’s Department of Buildings, and Friends of South Dakota Ave
- Any other community updates or suggestions welcome
Background
This is a joint meeting of SMDs 5B06 and 5C07 to be held on 3/22/2023 starting at 7pm. The meeting will be hybrid; in person at Woodridge Library and virtually over Microsoft Teams.
Physical Location
The meeting will be at Woodridge Library (1801 Hamlin St. NE), upstairs in Conference Room B. The room has a 20-person capacity. We’ll continue to improve our hybrid meeting techniques, hopefully using a camera tripod and hooking up to the conference room television this time.
There will be a children’s craft/play corner set up.
Virtual Connection Details
The meeting will be available virtually on Microsoft Teams.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
- Click here to join the meeting
- Meeting ID: 223 651 184 26
- Passcode: yCndRL
Or call in (audio only)
- +1 206-420-0854,,955959030# (United States, Seattle)
- Phone Conference ID: 955 959 030#
Agenda
Feel free to reach out if you have suggestions for this agenda!
- An exploration of issues coming down the pike
- A new Bikeshare station at 24th and Rhode Island Ave NE
- Probable redevelopment of 2001 Rhode Island Ave NE and the push for more retail along the corridor
- Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services (MOCRS) update
- Presentation from Hazle Crawford at Department of Buildings on illegal construction
- An update on the 22nd and Franklin mudslide
- An update from Allison Clausen of Langdon Park Neighbors on the Model Cities/Engine 26 redevelopment proposal
- Presentation from Sherin Koshy at Friends of South Dakota Ave on efforts to improve the roadway safety of South Dakota Ave
- A debrief from Commissioners Piekara and Kapur on the 3/15 5B and 5C meetings
- both Commissions approving (with caveat) the BZA case for 2026 Jackson St NE
- 5B approving the BZA case for 3315 12th St NE
- 5B approving revised plans in the HPRB case for UIP’s Brookland Lanes project
- 5C approving, with conditions, the Public Space Committee (DC PSC) application for a new curb cut into the Costco parking lot
- 5B approving a resolution on Councilmember Parker’s transit and traffic safety priorities
- 5C tabling a more limited resolution supporting Councilmember Parker’s budget priorities for bus service improvements and arterial redesign
- 5B approving a resolution supporting legislation to inventory sidewalk conditions, with 5C hopefully to follow in April
Notification History
I can’t guarantee perfect conveyence of information to every stakeholder on every occasion, but I do my best to both diversify outreach and log all of it for auditability. I’m also available through the contact avenues on the footer of this webpage.
| method | outreach performed |
|---|---|
| routine scheduling | This is the second recurring 5B06/5C07 meeting on the month’s fourth Wednesday; the decision to make these routine was made after the first, but going forward the expectation should exist unless otherwise notified |
| website | This meeting information page was first posted to this website on 3/12/2023 around 10pm ET; it’s also linked from the embedded (and subscribable) 5C07 calendar and from the 5C website. |
| social media | I posted this to Twitter on 3/17, on Nextdoor on 3/18, and on the Woodridge DC Neighbors Facebook group on 3/18 |
| direct email | The 5C07 March 2023 newsletter dispatched 3/12/2023 around 9pm ET contained mention of this meeting under the top header Upcoming Meetings |
| email listservs | I do not currently make use of email group listservs for meeting notices; if there is one that seems especially relevant to the 5C07 boundaries, please let me know. |
| paper flyer | This meeting is included in my 3/18/2023 dispatch flyer, which I posted to bulletin boards at Langdon Park and Woodridge Library on 3/19. |
