ANC 5B October Community Meeting

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ANC 5B October Community Meeting

Wed, 10/27 6:40PM • 3:33:39

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SPEAKERSDan Gordon - Hanover Company, Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01, Kelley Cislo, Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05, Capt. Moore, Doug Sampson - AT&T, Kyla Woods, Ra Amin - ANC 5B04, Rayseen Woodland, Eli Glazier - 9th St CAC, Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03, Constituent, Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02

Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 00:00Okay, thank you. Anyone else vote we haveRa Amin - ANC 5B04 00:12Chair Higgins.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 00:14Yes, sir. You have the floor.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 00:16No, I'm just here. I just want to let you know that I don't know where we are. Where are we in the agenda?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 00:20Yes, we are approving the agenda.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 00:23Okay, thank you.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 00:26Do you have any additions or deletions?Kelley Cislo 00:30Chairman Higgins Can I ask if I can move up in the agenda? I have a meeting I have to drop off four by 715.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 00:41


So I will I will ask that for to Kelly Cisco Kelly Cisco can be placed earlier so she can make it to our next meeting with councilmemberKelley Cislo 00:48Thank you.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 00:50Thank you for this permission on me. Are there any other changes additions or deletions okay call for the vote to accept the agenda deleting item F from the resolution for traffic calming as well as to move the Office of Ward Five Council act and we approve our minutes for the vote is there a second? Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 01:37I second that Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 01:39motion was replaced on the floor on those and agreement with the changes say Aye. Any of senses any nays? Alright, the agenda has been set and we can move on to our next agenda item which is the approval of minutes do you have available the minutes from September that we tabledPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 02:25We didn't table them from September but we did table them from previous months. So which one would you like to start with? May?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 02:41To see you have the floor the chair recognizes Commissioner Piekara. Okay. Agenda on a for our minutes could you put those up for us pleasePrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 02:52sure can see here.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 02:55Those are. Guess my question. My first question is were the adjustments made?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 03:03Well, per your request, Commissioner I just took it down to just the business so all of the adjustments you had requested minus the notice. Were no longer in these minutes so. And per my email to you I never heard back on the official locations that our May Community Meeting was noticed. So I put what I could find or what I was aware of but that is all that is on here.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 03:29Thank you. If we could just scroll down so everyone can see the minutesRa Amin - ANC 5B04 03:41


what what minutes are we looking at what month would we're so far behind on minutes where where is thatPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 03:47This is May 2021.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 03:54Commissioners I have not due to the backlog in minutes. I have not been able to review even these upgraded minutes at this timeUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 04:05Okay. Are you speaking of just for May or both of the meetings that were held in JuneRa Amin - ANC 5B04 04:13 I'm talking May Full Body Meeting June and even we were we were hiatus July and August and September as well because I think I commissioner Piekara was down to four o'clock release that you did. I came too late for me to look at it. I think it was fourPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 04:31I sent it earlier but per the the chair's request I went back and amended it so you got the amended version.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 04:41Okay, so does anybody else have any comments or reference to the minutes? Rayseen Woodland 04:47Who are you talking to? You're only talking to the commissioners, correct?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 04:57Yes, that's correct.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 04:58all rightRayseen Woodland 04:59Okay. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 05:03Something I'm sorry. doing is looking. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 05:19This is the May minutes that are up on the screen. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 05:26


And I don't remember seeing these yesterday.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 05:32Okay. All right. So I'll place a motion on the floor to table the minutes, so we can look at them and detail. I don't feel comfortable voting on them this evening.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 05:51A Commissioner Higgins if we can extend that motion to table May, June and September,Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 05:58yes. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 06:01I know, I looked for them and asked for them two days ago and yesterday, and I didn't see them. And I know I would not have had an opportunity to see them today. So I yeah, I don't feel comfortable. IRa Amin - ANC 5B04 06:17Neither do I neither do i commissioners. So yeah. I second that motion Chair Higgins.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 06:24Okay. So the motion is to table them. And it's for May community meeting and our full body meeting in June as well as the special meeting held in June. And September.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 06:43Yes, second, that motion.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 06:46Okay. That motion has been placed on the floor and seconded. We're gonna call for the vote, all those in favor. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 07:00Commissioner, Higgins can you we have a timeline for this because I know we have reports these minutes need to support and are we gonna wait another 30 days we're, we're we're going into Thanksgiving and you know, Christmas are I'm just I don't think 30 days for us to do these notes will be you know, something we should do? I don't think we should wait 30 days. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 07:29No, you should be able to have a special meeting within the next two weeks to get this completed. So it won't hold up the business of the commission. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 07:43Okay. All right. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 07:48


Any other discussion? call for the vote. All those in favor of tabeling the minutes. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 07:59Roll call. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 08:01And we'll do a roll call vote. ANC 501. Commissioner Carley. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 08:08I support table in the minutes Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 08:12ANC5B02. I support table in the ANC 5B03 Commissioner Piekara.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 08:24Oppose.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 08:27 ANC 5B04 Commissioner AminRa Amin - ANC 5B04 08:31support tablingUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 08:34ANC 5B05. Commissioner Costello.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 08:42if this were on just May and June and not September, then I would vote to consider those minutes since we primarily reviewed those at the last meeting with the exception of a small edit. I know I'm just making a statement. I'm okay with tabeling the September minutes. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 08:59this is That's not the option on the floor commissioner Costello. all I need for you to do is to no, vote on the motion that's been placed on the floor pleaseColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 09:32If this was split, I would vote to table September and not May and June because we've already primarily reviewed those but since it's not a split vote I'm voting to oppose. Thank you CommissionerUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 09:45All right. So the motion has been placed on the floor and seconded the the eyes have it for tabling the tabling the minutes until we meet again with them in Two weeks to vote on minutes after we've had an opportunity to go through the minutes and know what we're holding on. So we're going to move on


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 10:11before, sorry, Commissioner before we move on, Okay, I'm going to take that as a sign to proceed. Before we move on, because this does relate to our previous meeting. Commissioner, we voted to approve a resolution to install raised cross walks and speed bumpouts. I was muted, sorry.Constituent 10:43Can people mute their devices, I can't hear anything.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 10:49So I think I was I was unfortunately muted by someone. So at the last meeting, we did have a number of resolutions, one of those was requesting raised crosswalks to be and bump outs to be installed in front of or adjacent to, on all roads adjacent to all schools. Oh, I got muted again. Commissioners. Wow, this is. Muted again.Constituent 11:19Who keeps muting?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 11:30One of my colleagues, unfortunately, Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 11:33This is a public meeting. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 11:37All right, this is quite unprofessional. So weRa Amin - ANC 5B04 11:43Commissioner we can hear you. You're not muted. I don't know what you're talking about.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 11:48Okay. So thank you for that, Commissioner. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 11:51We can hear you Commissioner. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 11:53Okay. So as I was saying, Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 11:55Commissiner we can hear you.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 11:56I appreciate that now. Ah. muted again


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 12:00We haven't gotten to this portion. I will be glad to go through this with you. But right now, CommissionerPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 12:08Commissioner, we were talking about the previous meeting, and I would like to know why you made adjustments to our resolution that was passed and approved. At our public meeting, you voted for it, you had an option to table it or to vote no. But instead you took it upon yourself to make amendmentsUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 12:28Yes I did. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 12:29 toUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 12:29Yes I did. let's talk about the amendments, what was crossed off Taft recreation center, there is no longer a Taft recreation center. Then you have Woodridge library Woodridge library does not fall within ANC 5B we do not do not have the authority. Well, we can I see you can do whatever you want. But we should have talked to them. And remember when you showed us this, all of the schools and the information that we voted on were not shown on that screenshot that you placed. So yes. Taff Recreation Center does not exist as named. Yes, I did take that off. Woodbridge Library is not an ANC 5B. The Latin American lamb monta. Rayseen Woodland 13:25Television is talking over you. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 13:27I'm sure I'm sure. Commissioner Whitman, I'm sure they are doing that. But and LAMB and the other school that with which is Truth, are in the same building, which was the same address. And that's why I crossed that out. And if you can look, I see you scrolling up instead of down my address, and it is listed 1800 Perry Street Northeast. So yes, I did do that. Rayseen Woodland 14:02Okay, committee. chair, the chair has responsibility of the Commission she can change whatever she desires, that is part of her role. So I suggest that you look at your ANC handbook and you find out that she can do thisPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 14:17actually Ms Woodland and I'm happy to share our handbook as well as our bylaws. It does not say that so it might have changed since the last time you were a commissioner with all due respect.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 14:25Commissioner Piekara. We need to get through our agenda.


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 14:29Commissioners, you Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 14:31it is I answered. Please allow us to go through our meeting. And if you would like to further discuss this. We can as we move through agenda under community concerns or when you report out.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 14:47This is more than just a community concern and this is more than just 5B03. This is actually for the entire commission and with all due respect to you.Rayseen Woodland 14:56Can the chair mute herPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 14:59Commissioner, you you misrepresented. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 15:03ANC 5BPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 15:04The commissioner, you misrepresented you misrepresented. The committee, the commission, when you sent this version of the resolution to DDOT, you sent it to DDOT. As if this was what the community voted on publicly. And if this is what the resolution I signed wasUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 15:18It did not have this list when we votedRayseen Woodland 15:19The Chair can do thatPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 15:21Yes, I did, Commissioner and you know what the great thing is we have that meeting recorded. Give me two minutes. And I will pull up that screenshot, Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 15:29GoodPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 15:29because in fact, in the quote, you said, Rayseen Woodland 15:32Can we move on


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 15:32You said that I had 20, I had 20 places listed. You said that on the transcript, I'm happy to share that out you said I had 20 locations listed.Rayseen Woodland 15:43I think you're being very rude, please, be quiet.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 15:46I appreciate that. However, so as I said, Commissioner, you do not have the right to misrepresent the will of this commission. When you sent this to when you sent this to DDOT.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 15:57Ms. Cislo is sitting her, I guess she decided that she didn't want to speak up. I know she had to go shortly.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:04I know I'm being very I'm being very cognizant of that time. I'm just Commissioner, you misrepresented the will of this body. You misrepresentedRayseen Woodland 16:13Can someone make her stop talkingRa Amin - ANC 5B04 16:15Commissioner Piekara, can we please move on?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 16:15This is what she doesPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:15public action, you misrepresented public action. You misrepresented. No, Commissioner, because we're going to be getting to the idea of who speaks for 5B. You could have brought up these concerns. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 16:30Commissioner Piekara can we please move on for the publicPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:31You instead chose to remove schools after the fact. You did not notify anyone. I did not even know that this existed until last night. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 16:32Commissioner PiekaraPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:37Commissioner Amin.


Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 16:42Commissioner Piekara you are beingPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:45This is unethical. Rayseen Woodland 16:46You've done this job for two months and I've done it for two termsPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:48All right. Rayseen Woodland 16:50And I've never seen suchPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 16:54All right. Commission. So its on the record, Commissioner Higgins acknowledges that she altered a government document after it was signed. Thank you. Continue on.Kelley Cislo 17:07Commissioner Higgins, I am still on here. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 17:12Thank you, Kelly. Kelley Cislo 17:18Do you want me to go ahead now?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 17:21Ah, I don't know where our Chair went. So yes.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 17:25You can proceed. Kelley Cislo 17:29Okay. All right. Good evening, everyone. I appreciate you guys having me on tonight. I'm Kelly Cisco. And I'm your ward five constituent services director for councilmember McDuffie, I'm going to put my information in the chat. I just have a couple of updates. Stay DC to set actually two minutes until that closes out. So you know, if you haven't applied, you have two minutes. There were funds available up until 7pm. Tonight. And if anybody has unemployment insurance claims, you can still escalate those through our office, just call our main number. And you'll speak with Marieta. And it's 202-724-8028. And also, I understand we have a I have a lot of emails and backed up a little bit on emails regarding the d dot recommendations. But I promised I will get to all of them. And I appreciate everybody reaching out


on those. So just know that I will get to those. And I'm happy to take any issues from anybody on the call. And as I said, I'll put my info in the chat. And if you guys want to reach out to me separately, that's fine as well.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 18:42Thank you, Ms Cisclo. Does anybody have any questions?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 18:48Yes, Kelly. Did you announce that Councilmember will will will be at 5D CAC tomorrow.Kelley Cislo 18:58That's correct. He will be he'll be there at the top of the hour at seven o'clock. He has a hard stop at 730. Yeah, yeah,Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 19:05we were really looking forward to that Councilmember will address the community. District CAC meeting tomorrow at 7pm Anybody need information can reach out to me personally, one of the topics that we're going to discuss is redistricting of Ward five, especially with the concern that parts of our beloved Ward five are being could possibly be redistricted into Ward seven. I know that some of that may be rumor, but there's a strong constituency that wants to really have conversation about this and going to record for it. So come out tomorrow and also Commander Fitzgerald will also give updates on crime report. Thanks, Kelly for letting me jump in with you.Kelley Cislo 19:51All right. My info is in the chat if anybody wants to reach out to me and call text or emailUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 20:00Thank you so much. And we will move to Commissioner Amin on the Treasurer's report as well as our quarterly.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 20:12Yes, thank you very much, commissioners and thank you community for being patient with the have mixed up on the link. And I my constituencies are still calling me trying to get in. So I'm going to start with our account information. Our available balance as of today is $13,403.82. ANC 5B received a double allotment on October the 12th 2021. That double allotment totaled $6,571.88. So what that tells you is that ANC 5B is in excellent standing with the OANC on finance office at this time as we continue to as we close out this fiscal year and move into our next next fiscal year. Chair Higgins, are we prepared to put FY 21 Q4 up for vote? I would really like to do that.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 21:18Yes, we are.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 21:19


So commissioners, you've had you've had an opportunity. You've been with fy 21 q4 since the end of August. And I've gotten a few few few questions, but doesn't feel like it's any real pushback from it. Everyone seems to have had or have had all their questions answered. So at this time, the Treasurer moves that ANC 5B accepts FY 21 Q4.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 21:48Commissioner, can you share that on the screen just so our community can see what we're talking about?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 21:53Oh, Commissioner Piekara. Do you have it? You're the Secretary? Can you pull it up for us? IPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 21:57don't know that I actually ever received it. I had from August that let me double check. I had the three.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 22:05You should have it. I sent it out?Rayseen Woodland 22:07I'm okay without seeing it. We can move on without seeing it, I don't want to be here all night.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 22:12 With all due respect. There's other community members that would like to see it. So I appreciate that not everyone does. ButRayseen Woodland 22:18but not if it is wasting time. you don't need to put it upPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 22:20We have to as we would if we were in person. As we would if we were in person we have to share this with. I do have it. I stand corrected. Commissioner, you are right. Okay. Start with page one. Right. Everyone's see this?Constituent 22:47Is it possible to make it a little bit bigger?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 22:52Yes. Let me seeUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 22:53Right.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 22:56


That's I mean and to the commute to the public. I mean, I don't know whether that means anything to them other than a piece of paper with a bunch of numbers on it. But there goes is just the first sheet of our transactions for this for the last quarter. And that shows how much money we have and how much money that we we spent. And there's a second sheet to verify that and all of that stuff is uploaded in in the folder and commissioners will have access to that. When we when we have the minutes to support it, actually, because you need the minutes to support this document here. And as you know, we're pretty behind on the minutes, but I think we're gonna get we're going to be caught up very soon. So Commissioners, the Community has had an opportunity to see the sheet you have had had this since August. So I sent it out. It is so you can look at it at your leisure. So the treasurer at this time moves that ANC 5B accepts FY 21 Q4Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 24:06second, Commissioner Higgins second. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 24:10Great.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 24:12Sorry, before we we have a number of requests from the community to discuss what the different charges are because Commissioner Amin, you're right. They probably don't know what all these different terms are. Would you mind walking through that?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 24:23They've had plenty of time to check in with me on this. We really do need to move on. It is the same three expenses that we pay every month that we've been paying every month for the last couple of years. I mean, Commissioner Piekara, I really you know, I want to be very careful saying this, but your kabuki theater is starting to get very old. And I don't know. I realize what you're doing and there's a bunch of other people out here that realize what you're doing. It's unfortunate that the community doesn't understand The ANC and the process and so, they are voluntarily following you down this descent into the rabbit hole. Okay, so the community has had opportunity. Now if you didn't share it with the constituents in 5B03. You have had this since August. So you should have. Every commissioner has had it no other commissioner has said that they needed this reviewed for their constituency. So, again, Madam Chair, I move that ANC 5B accept fy 21. Q4 for a vote of support.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 25:46Again I second Call for the vote. and we'll do a roll call. ANC 5B01. To accept the bad the quarterly report for ANC 5B01Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 26:08Gail you there? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 26:11 I think she's been muted again.


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 26:14Not by us. It looks like everyone has the ability to unmuteUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 26:19Let me unmute her she was muted. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 26:26Okay, I got it. I'm here I support Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 26:30ANC 5B02. I support ANC 5B03. ANC 5B03. Commissioner Piekara. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 26:51I abstain.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 26:555B04 commissioner AminRa Amin - ANC 5B04 26:58I supportUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 27:015B05. Commissioner Costello The eyes have it. The quarterly report 4 has been won by majority three ayes. Zero nays, and two abstentions.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 27:05Abstain.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 27:24Thank you, commissioners.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 27:27Okay. Commissioner Amin, you want to talk a little bit about the budget? Yes, commissioners. So I so the treasurer will. The budget FY 22 budget will be discussed in the upcoming COW, which is the fourth? What is that to the 4th commissioners? The fourth? And from there? the treasurer in COW meeting the treasurer will call for a special vote in November to for the FY 22 budget that and that's my report on the budget at this time.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 28:10Commissioner when are we going to present it formally to the community for feedback? Because I know there's a lot of questions even in this chat. So if we're doing it at our internal meeting, which the community is not allowed to weigh in on and then we are doing a special meeting for can we set up some time to answer some of those questions that they've had since our last COW and our last meeting?


Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 28:31Well, Commissioner Piekara is to my understanding that you have been holding a meeting with your constituency with FY 22 budget. So I'm sure that you can represent them at COW and I encourage all. just COW is a meeting where the public doesn't weigh in. I encourage all commissioners to represent their constituency i is to my understanding that you have had several engagements with with your with your constituency, about FY 22 budget. And so my constituency has been engaged as well. And no, no other Commissioner, at least at this time, has reported back to me. So you know. Go ahead, Commissioner. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 29:29Thanks. So it yes, you're right. There were a number of questions that I received in my feedback from from, from my residents that I didn't have the answers to including kind of the exact use of some things. So I would like to take some moment then to be able to get some of those answers so I can at least relay the correct information. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 29:51Okay, Commissioner I suggest you bring that to COW bring all of those questions to COW commissioner. And then after we review those then we will decide as a commission as a full body, when we will have a when we will hold a special meeting date.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 30:08I understand the special meeting dates for the vote. But I'd really like to get some time where our community can actually have this open forum. We're supposed to be soliciting feedback from our from our communities.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 30:20Can I jump in real quick, it is the responsibility of every commissioner to engage their community once we attempted to try to talk about that, in our committee of the whole meeting, but of course, it turned into more of a community meeting, so we didn't discuss what we needed to discuss with our community. We as a commission body was supposed to get together to see what we hope we have presented as a whole, it didn't take place. So my suggestion is, again, we should not be voting on a budget or putting forth a budget until each and every commissioner engages their community, including myself setting up a sealed a single member district meeting, getting feedback. And so they can say, hey, this is what we want. That is our job to engage our community, more or less than crossing boundaries. That way, we are able to get the full fact and then come back together and we'll be able to have a more comprehensive plan on what it is we want to do.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 31:36Thank you. Chair Higgins, clarifying question just to make sure. I think we see eye to eye but I just want to make sure. I agree that we should all engage our constituents, that's our job, but by law, and we're also supposed to present the budget to the public at a public meeting. It sounds like what we're proposing is to present it at a special meeting to the public for their input. Is that right?


Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 32:03The Commission, Commissioner Costello, I never said that. I said that we will discuss the budget that COW you can bring. If it's not clear, you can bring your constituency's questions to COW from there we will decide at as a full body to have our next step. Now, part of the challenge the public may not know is that the public may ask questions that are not necessarily because they don't understand the process with no disrespect to them. They may not they may ask questions that may not necessarily be budget questions. So it is your job to take those questions and make them so we don't waste time of the community or the commission. So if you get all your questions, you as Commissioner should be in position to frame those questions as they relate to the budget, the ANC 5B's operating costs and the responsibility of ANC 5B. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 33:12And also if I noticed that everybody wants to get together as a whole the whole community, and ANC 5B. And if that's the case, we can have you know, that's up to you. We can have a special meeting where that's all the community discusses is the budget. So that's an option.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 33:36Can you like we can talk about that in COW commissioners. I mean, if that's what the community wants, and your community's ready to come back out, then and they want to see paper copies of the quarterlies passed around through the audience was going on to we can arrange that. That's what we do as commissioners, I guess, well, let's let's talk about it in COW Commissioner, we can without that collectively as a full body.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 34:01With all due respect, Commissioner, I believe we did discuss this in COW. In fact, at the September COW, we agreed that we would be presenting a budget to the public in October, and that we'd be taking a public vote in November. So we're now at October. I've been trying to get feedback from my community, I raised it at my SMD I have a survey out. And I'm concerned that we are not going to be able to if we're doing a special meeting, we're not holding it at a regular scheduled time when everyone is expecting us to and we're not going to be able to get the engagement with our community that we are frankly responsible for doing. So I appreciate that you trust that we can be good advocates and I certainly will carry those questions. But I also think that some of this is just got to be a conversation, not a one way thing where they can listen to us at COW so I hope that we give the public an opportunity to weigh in and be heard on this and not rush this through.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 34:58Thank you to our next agenda item Are you finished? Did that complete your report Commissioner Amin.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 35:07The treasurer, turns, Treasurer turns the gavel back over to the Chair.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 35:12


So for one more question before we do just to have it on the record, so we are going to discuss the proposal.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 35:16I'm done. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 35:16The proposal is the proposal is to discuss this Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 35:19I'm donePrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 35:19At our COW amongst ourselves and then we are going to bring it to the public at a regularly scheduled meeting when? Is that going to be November? Is that going to be like, when are we I just want because there's a lot of people even in the chat that have questions about this, I want to make sure that we are being as transparent and and accepting as we can about everyone's different schedules and their timeline. So what what are we proposing if we're not going to bring it up at our public meeting today, like we were we planned on as a commission. When are we going to bring this up for the public discussion?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 35:50Again Commissioner Piekara I stated that we could have a special meeting where all we discussed was the budget because doing our community meeting, full body meeting such as this, we want to be able to engage and this as everyone has stated that at the end of this meeting, that's not enough time. So we can do that. And that will be in the month of November, if you wanted at the beginning of the month, that's fine. And then that way, by the time we get that November meeting, I have more than enough information to be able to make intelligent decision. In terms of the budget,Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 36:37I understand, I guess I'm saying that special meetings are generally reserved for emergency type situations or something that is time-sensitive. SoRayseen Woodland 36:43No they are not. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 36:43yes, they. I guess my question isRa Amin - ANC 5B04 36:47You to stop misleading the public because the public doesn't know. And you really are. You have spent the last year misleading our public and is very unfortunate.Rayseen Woodland 37:01


She really needs to be listening to the commissioners that have been serving longPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 37:04Okay, with that, what I'm saying is that this is this is not something that is a separate and aside, this is not something that just affects, you know, one SMD I know sometimes we've had special special meetings BZAs. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 37:13Commissioner PiekaraPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 37:14But I would like us to have a public meeting. I'd like us to have a public meeting with the public at a regularly scheduled public meeting when people have this on their calendar. And they are expecting to have this discussion, not just a special meeting where only some of our constituency can can be there.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 37:32Thank you so much. All right, so we'll get to our last agenda item, on our bylaws and I will turn the floor over to Commissioner Carley. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 37:44Thank you very much. So each Commissioner received a the bylaws. They also received the and hopefully you guys got an opportunity to read them. I know you I sent him two days ago. Also, I said what I would like to add to the bylaws and if you have your bylaws or if I'm sorry, and if the secretary can put the bylaws up, I can go through what was changed. And we can go over those changes. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 38:26Sure, and I just want to flag that. I don't know if it's an issue with your email but the bylaws actually came through on my email yesterday. So not two days ago.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 38:37Well, no, not true. Anyway, okay, fine, whatever. Um, so basically you guys have the bylaws and I also sent you something I believe today and that was for the additions that I want to add to the bylaws. I want to some of the bylaws was altered a little bit but the one that the additions was a complete change. So are the bylaws up?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 39:12no I'm downloading them from your email. one second. They do not seem to want to cooperate. Sorry one secondGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 39:51let me know when they're up, please. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 39:53Yes, ma'am. All right, Commissioner, they should be up,


Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 40:09Community hopefully everyone can see them. So if you go down to Article Three for the commissioners, section four, that was one of the it wasn't actually it was just an addition to the already already in place. And so basically it is now reading that the community of the whole which is our COW meeting held the first Wednesday of the month to prepare for the public body advisory neighborhood Commission Board meeting, be the office of advisory neighborhood commission requirement to hold nine meetings within a calendar year that was already in so what has been added is ANC 5B Commission Board meets meetings held the fourth Wednesday of every month. guidelines prevent commissioners from monopolizing the commission boards time that's intended for administration action holding on budget related issues, requiring agency great weight and meeting minutes. So that was one of the addition that was already that was added to something that already existed. The section five the COW meeting should beRayseen Woodland 41:42Why isn't she putting up something we can read?Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 41:46 is Article Three, Section Five article series. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 41:51 Commissioner Carley we're waiting for Commissioner Piekara. to Rayseen Woodland 41:58To move down to artcile 3.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 42:00YesGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 42:01OkayPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 42:10Did I get muted yet? So can you not see this? Because I'm on article threeRayseen Woodland 42:16commissioners Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 42:19Is it not visible to you because it's visible on my screen?Rayseen Woodland 42:22Four


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 42:23Yeah, section four. You said Article Three section fourGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 42:28Can the community see it? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 42:30Yes. Rayseen Woodland 42:31Yes now I can see it. Now let's roll down to it. to where you are. Okay.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 42:38Okay, well, we you know what I made some changes but that's okay. We're going to hold up. Thinking this over. This is an old one. Are you the only one that can control this?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 42:54Yes, I can't. Are you trying to scroll to I mean, you're happy you're welcome to share your screen if that's easier.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 42:59Okay, I think it may be in the reason why. I know. I sent it out a couple of times. When I made changes to it. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 43:07Okay. You are welcome to share. This is the one that came through yesterday there was another one that came through today. But I honestly have not had a chance to look at thatGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 43:16Okay, let me pull back up what I havePrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 43:19Okay so I'm gonna stop sharing and Commissioner you have the floor so feel free to share your screenGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 43:29I'm not sure where that came from anyway and then let me get there. share. As a matter of fact, this is what I'm going to do. Gimmie in a minute. What do we have next? On the agenda Commissioner Higgins? Commissioner Hagen's? Hello. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 44:19Yes, I'm here. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 44:20I said what do we have on agenda before?


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 44:24FOIA.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 44:26Oh, okay. We can discuss the FOIA while I get this up. Don't want to wasted any time. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 44:35Okay. So Good evening again. On Wednesday, October 20. We received an email. I'm sorry. Yes. Yep. I believe from one of the one of our constituent who had filed for FOIA to the request of the FOIA for our financial records and reference to the quarterly reports. And so therefore, she reached out to the Office of ANC and the Office of ANC did comment. And they had let us know that there had been a request. So this was to advise us that a constituent sit add some information in reference to a FOIA that they wanted all of the financial documents in reference to that, and also we are to act if we're going to actually take a vote on who we would like to be our FOIA officer as well as who would be the point of contact on ANC 5B. For them to communicate with. So Kathie Williams from the Office of ANC did state that she would be glad to be the FOIA officer, on behalf of the Office of ANC. So the thing that we want to vote in until they can start that process because they like to get right to it and get a response to the requester in timely fashion. So at this time, commissioners have two motions to place on the floor. The first motion I would like to place on the floor would be to request that Kathy Williams, of the Office of ANC be our FOIA officer in this matter. Is there a second? Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 47:12Second. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 47:14The motion has been placed on the floor and it was seconded by Commissioner Carley. Call for the vote. 5B01. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 47:26Support. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 47:27ANC 5B02 Ursula Higgins, Aye ANC 5B03 Commissioner PiekaraPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 47:38support.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 47:41ANC 5B04 commissioner AminRa Amin - ANC 5B04 47:49support.


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 47:52ANC 5B05 Commissioner Costello Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 47:57AyeUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 47:59motion has been placed on the floor and seconded and it has been moved. The ayes have it. Commissioner Carley, are you ready?Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 48:11 No ma'am I'm not. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 48:13Okay. With want to go ahead and forward. Are you ready for the sanctions? Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 48:26The sanctions? Yeah we can do that. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 48:29Okay Commissioner Carley you have the floor.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 48:33Okay. And I think you guys received this sanctions. Am I correct? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 48:42Yes. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 48:44Okay, and just trying to pull it back up because I'm working on something else. Did where are theyPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 48:54Commissioner. I don't think I received the sanctions. Did you send them to me as well?Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 48:58 Yes, I did.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 49:00 Same. I don't think I got anything either.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 49:02 I wasn't sure if since we're the ones being sanctioned. You didn't send them to us but yeah, I don't have anything from you.


Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 49:09I sent them. Did anyone else receive them? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 49:14Yes, I did. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 49:16Okay, because you guys was on that same email. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 49:19Would you mind forwarding them on? Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 49:24What was what was the name of the email? I can try looking for themGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 49:29Would you send that to them? Commissioner Higgins?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 49:35Uh huhPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 49:36You can just forward that to us that'd be helpful. Thank youGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 49:50did not incorporate them into the bylaws as of yet. And documents are. I don't know what's going on with my computer. okay send it to me as well because I don't know what happened to them I hope I didn't delete it. Commissioner Higgins, did you hear me? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 50:44I'll look for those and go head and move forward. We can come back to that. I have so we have a resolution on on the agenda for 4236 South Dakota Avenue. did everyone receive the resolution Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 51:11Yeah, yes. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 51:16CommissionersPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 51:19yes Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 51:20will you be able to put on your screen or should be tried putting it up for you


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 51:28Okay, one second I'll pull up for youRa Amin - ANC 5B04 52:25niceUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 52:27Can anybody see that?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 52:29No, CommissionerUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 52:31yes. you said yesPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 52:33no.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 52:35NoUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 52:41no, all of us are on. It's given us trouble. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 52:47I know my computer is I don't know what maybe I got too much stuff up. I'm not sure Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 52:54I think we all integrated in one can anyone see the resolution now?Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 53:01YesUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 53:10this down a bit. Okay, so this is a resolution for 4236 South Dakota Avenue. The subject property is currently improved with the smaller story detached single family dwelling, which exists on this on the property the applicant is proposing to subdivide the subject property and to record locked, renting the existing house and construct one new detached single family home. Dwelling as it is, in the resolution Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 53:48Commissioner, there's a request to zoom in. If you can make it bigger it sounds like some people in the chat are saying they can't see they can't read it properly.


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 53:56Okay, it's filling up my whole screen so it fills up my whole screen so I don't know why they wouldn't be able to see it.Rayseen Woodland 54:03It fills up my whole screen as well.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 54:05As well as mine.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 54:08Pretty small on my end, so it might just be a system thing. It's it's pretty small on my end, but if you can hit that Zoom button it's on that.Rayseen Woodland 54:14So yeah. if you just hit that plus or minus buttonUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 54:24 Whereas the subject property is located in an r1 D zone which requires a new record lock which attach structure to have 5000 square feet of line and 50 feet of law with the law the existing law has 17,714 square feet of land area and 96.8 feet of law which is well known for the requisite requisite land area. But just 3.2 feet shot the necessary to subdivided into two new a lot on September 7 2020. ANC 500 Am with Sullivan and bombs and the owner of 36. Presented with no objection from the community, additional feedback was received by email stating no objection. Whereas the aspects of the proposed project that fall outside the zoning regulations are as follows. Block A will comply with all the pickable development standards of zoning regulation. Building a lot with requirement lob D will meet the applicable law area requirement of 5000 feet but with the proposed official lon with a 20 feet will not meet the 50 foot lot with requirements. Accordingly, the cat is seeking variance relief from the law with requirements of D whereas ANC 5B02 is requesting that relief be given for property 4236 South Dakota Avenue 2017. That motion has been placed on the floor can I get a second, the motion has been placed on the floor by Commissioner Carley I mean by Commissioner Higgins, seconded by Commissioner Carly. Call for the vote. All those in favor of the resolution for 4236 South Daokta Avenue. Moving forward but with their BZA application number 2053. Say Aye. 5B01. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 56:57AyeUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 56:59Commissioner Higgins with an aye. 5B03 Commissioner Piekara.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 57:09AyeUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 57:09


5B04 Commissioner AminRa Amin - ANC 5B04 57:12support. Yay. Aye.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 57:175B05 Commissioner CostelloColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 57:20Aye. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 57:23Five in favor. No objections and no abstention. Thank you so much. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 57:29I'm ready, Commissioner. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 57:31Okay, Commissioner Carley, you have the floor for the commission bylaws. And before I mean, the bylaws. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 57:40Okay, thank you very much. So we want to go to Article Three, Section six. Can we can IPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 57:50Commissioner Carley, I think were going to share it. But right now it still shows Commissioner Higgin's resolution on the screen. SoGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 57:59if you can share if you been shared the bylaws that was sent to you, Madam Secretary, I would appreciate that and I will make sure that we're all on the same page.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 58:09The ones that were sent yesterday? I think those are the only ones I have Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 58:14Whatever ones you have, Commissioner Piekara. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 58:15Okay, if it's one that was sent yesterday, this is the one I have and I'm happy to share it.Rayseen Woodland 58:21It's okay to say yes to that


Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 58:25Self control, man, it is a virtue.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 58:28Alright. So remind me of what section you want me to go to again?Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 58:32Six, section three commissioners. I'm sorry, Article Three, Section six.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 58:38Okay, there we go.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 58:41Thank you very much. So this basically has been changed just a little bit and section six now reads any individual COMMISSIONER MAY communicate their views or any issue within the scope of their jurisdiction, indicating that they are speaking as an individual commissioner in such communication when authorized by majority vote of the commission. individual Commissioners shall only make public statements for the commission following an adopted ANC 5B the resolution. Further, individual Commissioners may only assume obligation for the Commission, as specified in in the ANC 5B resolution. individual Commissioners shall not reference ANC 5B with disclaimers and proclaim in association with their event to include on social media. individual Commissioners shall not use ANC 5B to introduce two or more commissioners. He VOA see bad the commissioners, unless authorized by majority vote to represent ANC five big commission individual Commissioners shall only use ANC 5B with their corresponding single member district number such as ANC 5B06 the next one is Article Five officer which is the meetings okay Article Five section a Thor.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:00:36Alright, that's up.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:00:38Thank you. Article Five section four resist follow the community of the whole, which is our COW meeting held the first Wednesday of the month to prepare for the public 5B advisory neighborhood Commission Board meeting to meet the office of neighborhood commission requirements a hold nine meetings within a calendar year. ANC 5B Commission Board meetings held the fourth Wednesday of every month. Guidelines prevent commissioners from monopolizing the commission boards time that's intended for administration action, opening of budget related issues required agency great weight meeting minutes section the cowl meetings shall be a time to plan and reveal all voting actions including budget items, minutes or resolutions for the public meeting. Any 5B Commissioner requesting a resolution for great weight must present in detail at the COW meeting. Otherwise, the commissioner must wait until the next COW meeting. A 5B commissioners shall request permission from a commissioner whose single member district they want to include with this. They want to include in a resolution. A 5B Commission Commissioner shall not have another Commissioner single member district in a resolution without that commissioners permission. Section six great weight. if an agency such as the board of zoning adjustment requires a see great way it must explain why it doesn't follow


the ANC advice. If it decides not to take the ANC commission boards recommendation It must also respond with precision and specificity to the issues and concerns raised by the ANC Commission Board these agencies and not requiring great weight from the ANC Commission Board commissioners do not consume the ANC 5 the commission boards time with service requests that should go through normal channels. ANC 5B commissioners should not use ANC 5B commission boards great weight to elevate constituent service requests which don't serve a real purpose. And I need I know there's an error that should be section six below that but that will be changed. And so those are the small changes that were made to the existing bylaws and now we're on to the sanction and censures. so these are the two that IPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:03:48Commissioner before you before you proceed. Did you guys find that that you can forward it to us? I still don't think I have it in my inbox. I don't know if Commissioner Costello does.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:03:57Okay, did you were you able to send it to them or okay IUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:04:03I wasnt able to pull it up. I'm sorry. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:04:08You wasn't?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:04:09No I was searching the emails and I wasn't able to pull it up. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:04:15Okay, so I'm going to forward what I sent to you guys okay. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:04:20Okay yes forward it.Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:04:47Commissioner Costello, there is whatever they want even go in there. Okay, I just sent it that was forwarded at one time At 6pm I mean sent at 1:06pm.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:05:02Would you like me to share? Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:05:12Please. Are we ready? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:05:26Give me one second.


Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:05:32Okay, so these are the bylaws that I would like to get added to Section eight and essentially nine. I beg your pardon. There it is. Okay, it will be section eight and section nine. This is how it will be listed in our bylaws up under Article Three commissioners and Section Eight V sanctions, it's about sanctions. It requires a majority vote among the Advisory Commission Board in a written resolution requesting the commissioner discontinued behavior that violates the integrity and dignity of ANC 5B permission board. After receiving the sanction of Commissioner can receive essentially, if the behavior continues. The secretary will read the resolution if the Secretary is unavailable, the vice chair will read the resolution section and discuss the censors. It protects the integrity and integrity of the advisory neighborhood commission. 5B Board and its proceedings essentially requires a majority vote among the Commission Board on a resolution disapproving the commissioners conduct. With the commissioner standing before the agency ANC 5B Commission Board to receive a verbal review and reading a resolution by the Secretary. If the Secretary is unavailable, the vice chair will read the resolution or Commissioner could get censured for various forms of misconduct, disorderly behavior, including insulting or other unparliamentary languages, or assault on other commissioners, misrepresenting a false impression of the commission, approval or sponsorship by ANC 5B permission board. For financial improprieties such as ignoring the treasurer's request to return government issued materials, ie cell phones, laptop, keys, and any other items could cost the ANC 5B commission board financially. This may result in the commission or removing the commissioner as a committee chair and as an officer on the Commission Board. And second, this was already in there and I just added it because I had eight and nine. And basically it reads it all documents on behalf of the commission shall be final and binding and may be signed only upon authorization by majority vote of the commission. Any questions?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:08:11Yes, I would like to make a statement. I see all of the chat. Evidently, someone has been misinformed. Because every time they they, the participants on this call believe that this has something to do with the safety walk, which is not. then also I received something stating that it was directed at Commissioner Piekara or Commissioner Costello email. But unfortunately, I'm sorry that you were misled. But previously, if you were on the ANC meetings. We had discussed changing the bylaws. In addition, Commissioner Piekara herself stated that said wanted bylaws that were a little more tight. So they can have a governing tool. So this is the reason for the updated bylaws. This is not directed at anyone in particular. So while I really appreciate all of the comments in the chat, but no, this is not that. And unfortunately you were given wrong information. So sorry,Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:09:48just to be clear.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:09:51Thank you, excuse me, I have not recognized you. I still have the floor. So but that's what the bylaws are, and that's why we have that information in. And yes, the sanctioning portion is something that was not in the bylaws. And we also discussed that in our COW meeting in great length. Now, some of the things that we did discuss were some activities that were conducted by ANC 5B03 and 5B05. But that is not the purpose of us putting together these bylaws and again, it's unfortunate that that was the information that was given to you


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:10:45sorry, just to be clear, Commissioner. Thank you. So just to be clear, so we are not being sanctioned, as was rasied at the COW meeting. And I'm happy to share my screen from the transcript where you said, Yes, this is my idea. ThisGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:11:00I will speak on that basically, we have to if you would have read the bylaws, you will see that what is reads is when we change or update the bylaws, we need to do it in one meeting, and then we can vote on in the next week. And so we are only dealing with the bylaws, I know you like to be center of attention. And you don't want to wait your turn and you always want to make everything about you. But it isn't okay. This is about basically what I just said. And we and if you would have read the bylaws, when I sent them and I can show it to you when one meeting. This is the one meeting I am presenting or changing or updating our bylaws. And then the next meeting, we will vote on that. That's what we're doing today.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:11:48Okay, but no sanctions? So this is just about bylaws that contain sanctions. There'sGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:11:53There are NO QUESTIONS THAT NEED TO BE ASKED. no question. I think that was very clear what I just said, I know how you like to introduce things in here. With controversy because you want to stay contentious. That's what we're doing today, right now. I'm the one introducing them and that's it.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:12:07I'm just confused. Because like I said, at our COW, you said that you were bringing forthGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:12:11What I SAID. I JUST TOLD YOU WHAT WE ARE DOING RIGHT NOWPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:12:14OkayGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:12:14I don't know why you always you are allowed to speak. Rayseen Woodland 1:12:18Is there a way to stop her from doing this? This is so rude. Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:12:21She's very rudePrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:12:23All right. Just making sure


Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:12:24She always wants to ask some questions.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:12:28Okay, so I take it our Parliamentarian is not jumping in.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:12:33I would like to. I'm trying to actually but. But Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:12:36No. It's okay. It's okay. But at this time, the bylaws have been read. Can we please move forward with our agenda? Rayseen Woodland 1:12:49Thank you.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:12:51Can I just make a point of order here?Rayseen Woodland 1:12:54Are you all going to go over those bylaws? Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:13:00I hear the question. Rayseen Woodland 1:13:01I said, are you all going to vote on those bylaws?Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:13:03No, we could not do it on our bylaws the same meeting that the bylaws are introduced. Introduce Rayseen Woodland 1:13:11okay. I'm fine. I didn't know. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:13:14Yeah, we were introducing that information to the public. That's what we were doing. Again, as I stated we needed some marching orders. We needed to be more precise in our bylaws, as we stated previously, when the commissioner has had conversations, so this this didn't come up last month or in August. We have been talking about this previously. So lets move forward forward. Please so next agenda. Captain Moore. I know he has business and he's still here or not. Captain, are you still on the line?Capt. Moore 1:14:11


Yes, I am here.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:14:13Thank you so much for your patience. I really appreciate it. You have the floor sir.Capt. Moore 1:14:19No problem. No problem. Let me be quick about this as I can. So basically, stats thrown over them your year to date stats, look okay in the ANC. Violent crime down 38% property crime down 14% is the 30 day stats that are concerning, you know, the best 30 days compared to the past 30 days of 2020. You know, violent crime is still still down, which is good, but property crime is up 35%. That's with 11 burglaries in the last 30 days and 23 from autos. While I mentioned SF motors I did to talk to a citizen this morning from 19th in Webster areas, he got her wheels stolen from her for the second time and I had asked her about the wheel locks, you know, you know, she got those little wheel locks for her wheels. He said, said she did she had a wheel lock key. So I don't know if, if these thieves are going around in there, they're able to have some kind of universal wheel lock key, you know where they get that, you know, where they, they they can get this wheel locks off the wheels, which is kind of concerning. But so far this year, we've had 181 gun recoveries, which is a good number. Obviously, there's too many guns out there and there's, there's too many more traffic stats, I just got traffic stats from our traffic unit the last 30 days and they've been all over the ANC. Just too many to mention just some some I would mention we had 34 tickets written on 17th Street 49 around 14th and odus in Newton area 20. Bunker Hill around 22nd Street there as well as South South Dakota Avenue. We've had about 14 or so right there around 20th Street. And of course, a ton of other hotspots. But of course our traffic units have to go all all over five, five d so so I'm impressed that they are hitting you know, ANC five d as much as they are so so we'll keep that that see going over the part one crimes for the last 30 days on September 28. And of course there's gonna be a lot of burglaries in here. There's a lot of burglaries. On the 28th of September at 1257 Laurens Street was burglarized. We do have video footage, there is a white SUV that we're looking out for. On October 6 We had a a a burglary of Menem Mali. restaurant there 2711 12 Street. We do have some video footage there of that. On October 6, we had a burglary in 1305 Girard Street. We had a bolo released there. I believe the suspect got through an unlock window. On October 9, we had a robbery, the 14th in Monroe. This is a case where the victim picked up a fare near Howard University. The two suspects got inside and out and dropped the 14th in Monroe was 14th in Monroe, one of the seven suspects pointed the gun at the driver and demanded him to get out of the vehicle subsequently stole his brave BMW X one with Virginia tags. U k x 3185 and also is still a cell phone at the same same time that was going on we had a shooting 1348 breadboard road where we found the victim found shot inside of Papa John's. Officers were able to use a tourniquet as and he did some survivors shooting. We do have a look out for a burgundy sedan. On the 12th of this month we had a burglary again 30/409 Street holistic service. We we have some video footage of that on the 14th we had another burglary 20 810 st tastemakers we have some video a bolo was sent out in shared there's a gray Dodge Charger that has been going around all over the city doing burglaries and of course they hit the taste makers there. So we're on the lookout for this gray Dodge Charger. On the 16th we had a burglary 3614 12 streets at the Dunkin condos we have some video footage there's a bolo put out for that. The suspect use a pry bar on that one. One is 17th We had a burglary 1029 Perry Street. The Willowbrook condos. We have some video footage there on the 19th we had a burglary 1414 Girard Street. This was a a delayed report. The victim later walked in to 3d over


on us street and they thought it was North West. But then found out is northeast. We had a burglary on the 21st 2902 10 streets. I think the door was left unlocked on that one. We had a burglary on the 23rd 3105 12th Street, broke into the rear basement door. And on the 23rd we also had a shooting 1358 Brentwood road where two victims were shot the lookouts for a burglary sorry, a down saying burglaries and a burgundy sedan I believe is the same sedan from the shooting the week a week before so we have a bolo out for that. This one definitely seems to be true. Crew related there. Of course, most of the shootings they are are true related with this Saratoga crew. I'll go into that later talking about that. On the 25th we had the shooting, that's classified as kill this was individual shot shot multiple times 39 26/20 Street. This is what's considered, you know, one eight zone territory just northeast of a tap park or Dwight Mosley Park. And this, this, I believe is crew related as well. So our officers are, you know, they're keeping busy, they have to go back and forth between this one aid zone area as well as 1300 block of Brent from wood. We also had an unlawful discharge, which is a shooting, which were known as hit but we have evidence of a shooting where we had shell casings found that was in 1907 old history. Let's see. So going into more detail about brain board road. Basically, over the past year, we've had about 50 arrests, you know, that have, you know basically stemmed from this block. So officers are making the rest. And I am going to start making a chart. I haven't had time yet. And you know, I'll get the chart to Commissioner of care. And and, you know, basically to show you know, you know, the folks were locking up you know, the charges where there's paper or no paper a lot of these charges are no paper because lots lots have have to do with marijuana and then some of the gun charges to folks, you know, get get right back out, even though it might be tapered, they're they're back out in a pending their court case. And it's a serious gun charge. And so, so one of those individuals that that we did get from from this summer, from a shooting, he's back out and in his court case, he ends up getting shot at Saratoga and in Brentwood road in the 1200 block of Brentwood road. So so so we're doing airport trying to lock these guys up, but then they're right back out. So so it's very frustrating. I've been in touch with the OAG Attorney General Wetherington. She, she basically stated that we have to have a Nexus you know, to the stores in order to go after, you know, the properties there and 1300 block of Bretton Woods so, so we need to be able to to articulate, okay, they're getting the drugs, you know, you know, inside the store, if there's stashed and the drugs in there, they're stashing that gun in there, or they're doing the drug deal in there we have, you know, so that's the difficult part because most of the stuffs happening outside and everything so, so, so, so I told my officers let me know if you can get anything inside these stores. That way I can get that information to her. And then we can start to develop the case against the property. I've also reached out to the ones office, the Office of neighborhood safety engagement, the violence interrupters, I have a meeting with him tomorrow to talk about the Saratoga crew and in the course that affects the 1300 block of Brentwood. So So hopefully, they'll give me some information about this. You know, this latest spate of shootings there. I also have a meeting tomorrow with mid city which, which is the parent company for Brooklyn Manor. And so I'll talk talk to them as well and then or security about Saratoga. Because they do hang on Brentwood road there. Also, Harry Thomas, Senior new ANC Commissioner there in Brentwood. He wants to have a meeting as well. And, you know, I know it's five see down there, but you know, whenever we talk about Saratoga that affects Brentwood road as well or, or overtime units were the increased crime over the city we have been allotted some overtime units. And we normally tried to allot one or two officers from those overtime units to to Saratoga, which includes Brentwood road. For extra attention, we also have our special beat 505 officers, you know, they come up from Saratoga, as well as JP McArdle on his motorcycle. I also reached out to NSI, D or C y drug unit and said, Hey, guys, you know, don't forget about us over here in


the 1300 block of Brentwood. I gave him the updated camera code for the cameras on the properties there so they can use use those cameras to their advantage. And we can't dedicate an officer just to sit there, although I would like to babysit that block. But we've lost over 30 officers the past year, and with a hiring freeze, you know, you know, it's going to get worse before it gets better. Right. So we started to hire a few officers, I think it's only a small budget to hire a few more, but it's not going to make up for the the attrition rate. So, so we're doing the best we can, especially with the activity on Wall Street with all the tomatoes and the shootings around 18th in this area as well around there. A Oh, in the harder drugs, you know, we were talking about the harder drugs being sold there. You know, I think that the crew members hanging out there are mostly selling marijuana but there is an older little crowd that hangs by the bus stop on Rhode Island Avenue, that Triangle Park and one of my officers was telling me that he believes that that older crowd that we kind of tend to leave alone because they're older guys and everything like that they're selling some of these harder drugs so so I'm looking into that as well. And basically the last thing I wanted to mention was you know I spoke to the Papa John's daughter they are Mr. Kelly he said he was going to be on the call I'm not sure if he is you know on the you know meeting tonight or not but but they're still there to gates in the rear and it I know the the constituencies want the gate closed you know that's behind the Papa John's but you know his angle is well, his employees are you'll feel safer going into the back the back door Papa John's but if that gates closed they can utilize the back back door. And so so he was having an issue, you know with that, so I just wanted to bring that up. So that is all I have if anybody has questions.Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:28:45There's a question in the comments. Somebody wanted to know if you could share information on the two arson incidents on funny speed 3300 block of 20th Street and then another one on October 5 in the alley.Capt. Moore 1:29:05Okay, so Okay, so october third. What was that address?Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:29:123300 block.Capt. Moore 1:29:15One Yes. Okay. And then the other one was on the fifthColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:29:21and there was an alley between Lawrence and mondoCapt. Moore 1:29:25aaronson Monroe Okay. After look those up. Yeah, no, I can definitely. Definitely. look those up. I'm at home now. It's kind of day off but I didn't take them to work on Saturday, but here I am. So you want me to email those toGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 1:29:53


an email to send it out? I have a question. Captain. I have I'm sorry, I'm not sure. I know I had to step away for a minute. Did you mention about the shooting? I think it was around six o'clock this evening on Seventh Street. Between Girard and Franklin and also the shooting this week, it was I think in a 4000 block of 20th Street. That happened. I think it might have been Monday night when it rained really. AllCapt. Moore 1:30:27right, so. So, right, so that one, right, the individual, you know, when 20th Street was shot multiple times, yeah, I'm sure he's still in the hospital. But it looks like he's going to survive at this point. We weren't sure at first. He, he does have a criminal record the victim, you know, I don't want to go into too much detail about that he is the victim but but looking at his past and looking at the area of where he was shot, you know, I am, you know, going out on a limb to say this, you know, you know, could be crew related, you know, when I say crew is like little local gangs here in DC. And so, so I don't have any hard, you know, evidence of that. You know, of course, the detectives are, you know, looking into all angles and everything but yeah, so, so it doesn't seem like he lives there. So I don't know what he was doing was right off of South Dakota about half a block I guess or so. So I don't know exactly what what was going on there to precipitate that shooting but so I know when that and then the shooting that just occurred this evening. It looks like we had to walk ins at the hospital. I think WC were to two victims were shot I believe on Seventh Street. I don't have any other details, but they're not life threatening wounds. That is kind of edge wood area. So I don't know if that's, you have to see exactly. But that is closed edge wood. In seventh and Hamlin area seventh. And Gerard is there's some crew activity over there. So I don't know. I don't have any other details on that now. SoColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:32:29Captain, there's one other question in the comments. Resident wanted to know whether they're whether the burglars have internet or cell network scrambling devices to scramble the signals and disable security cameras.Capt. Moore 1:32:46I haven't heard anything about that. You know, the burgers that we've we've caught in burgers are very hard to catch, you know, you got to, you know, basically catch them in the app. So it was very hard. But the ones you know, when we do catch them, they're typically a little bit older. And they're drug users typically. So they aren't super sophisticated. And typically, a burglar is a repeat offender as you know, it's just random. So so so probably lots these burglaries I went over, they're going to be some of the same same folks here. But But yeah, yet, the ones that we have gotten, they don't seem to be super sophisticated. They're just, you know, taking advantage of, you know, unlocked doors, unlocked windows and make sure your constituents are locking up at nighttime, they have motion lights, their alarm systems are on, you know, if they have alarms, but there's one I think one was an apartment building where the the apartment building said that they could just slide something in between the door and it opens real easy or something like that. So so. So a lot of times, you know, we see these, you know, videos for the just going around and try and door handles and seeing if something's unlocked, and they go to the next house kind of thing. So. So yeah,Rayseen Woodland 1:34:21


And I want to know, when you share the information with Commissioner Piekara, you shared with my ANC, and I would guess I would think he's just able to share with all of them. So because a lot of the crime that you mentioned will be live that so I would like to be able to go into my commissioner and find out about the price of the share button, then I'll be able to do that. You could share with me as well if you like but I think you should probably share it with all the commissioners, so we all will know.Capt. Moore 1:34:51Okay, right. I'm just doing like the 1300 block of Brentwood. And you know, probably over there this 711 on 1400 Rhode Island You know, Avenue right here, but sure I can, you know, share with all the commissioners. Sure.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:35:05Thank you, Captain Moore, thank you for joining on your day off to this is probably not exactly where you'd like to be on your your day of rest and relaxation. A couple of quick questions for you one, if possible, I'd love to join your conversation or at least listen into your conversation with mid city. I think it'd be really interesting since obviously, their actions have an impact in our community. And but I defer to you on whether that's appropriate. I also just wanted to share because you were talking about Mr. Fernbach. Actually, while we are on this meeting, we did get a response from him. Well, not we, Ms. Wetherington. Did, she's been she's been doing the work of following up and staying on him. So it sounds like he said that he is going to check the current lease and see what the business hours apparently there is the possibility that there are business hours, incorporated into the retailer's lease, he does have concerns about whether those are actually enforceable or not, but he is happy to, to check that. And then he also said that new lease terms are coming up, and that he would be willing to insert language limiting operating times. So for anything that comes up, so it sounds like we might have some from the lease terms, and we might have some ability to to work that through. Miss Wetherington is following up. But we'll we'll certainly keep you in the loop on what they what they find with that. Um, the only other thing I had in I actually, there was a constituent that gave me a call yesterday, Mr. Michael Koch, who actually had a great idea that I know that there was a lot of shift changes. You know, when when folks are coming in, I wonder, is it possible to designate that triangle, that park is like the designated shift change location? It almost feels like, you know, I know, you can't have someone there all the time. But having that's kind of a routine thing that happens. And I wonder if that's not just helpful in terms of increasing presence, instead of picking a random block or a different gas station, if we can just kind of designate that there. That could also be helpful.Capt. Moore 1:37:12Okay, right. Right, that typically happens if, you know, if there is some kind of fix fix pokes somewhere. And then you know, you know, we don't leave that fix, fix post, and actually, you know, the officer doesn't leave until the next officer comes. I see. Okay, so. So that requires us to dedicate the officer there, which, you know, we just can't afford to do, I would love to.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:37:40I know, you and I know.Capt. Moore 1:37:42


I know, manpower doesn't let us but you're going back to that 24 hour trip mark. Right, talking to my officers, they say that is the you know, main main problem in that blog is, you know, the owner of that store, just lets the guys come in to the store and do whatever they want in the store. They might stored, you know, drugs and guns inside that store. So, so that does seem to be the sore spot, you know, and he really doesn't, you know, you know, from what I gather, he really doesn't like, like the police either. So, butPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 1:38:21yeah, and for what it for what it's worth, they actually sighs and say, I have a I have a conversation tomorrow with somebody that actually knows the guys down there pretty well. And for a very long time, she said that she does have some type of proof that the store is getting financially compensated by the crew. And then we're also having a much larger conversation about, you know, in terms of job trainings or other incentives of like, what these guys need to, you know, have a different a different trajectory on this. So she has been wonderful I obviously can't see her share her name for, for obvious reasons. But I've been very optimistic about the engagement from community members that know these individuals directly to stick figure out who in their community, whether it's faith leaders or, you know, grandparents or others in the community that might be able to move the needle with them, because obviously, they need to hear it from someone that they trust and respect. So I will certainly keep you posted on those conversations. And we'll continue to work on this together, but I really appreciate your dedication. Again, you're coming in on your day off. You've been a great supportive community.Constituent 1:39:36Thank you have you had converters in cars? I understand there's this is instances of growing in Brooklyn, but it's getting kind of epidemic proportions elsewhere in the city and even across the city. Country? What's your sense of that? Right?Capt. Moore 1:40:03Right, I try to keep tabs on that every week, I look at my stats, and I, you know, look at all, you know, the Federal mottos, you know, we don't get lots of calls with, with a COVID. Lots of these calls are now going to our telephone reporting unit, which last two calls went there before, but even more of them go there now, so, so, so lots of these property crimes the officers don't even know about. So I have to actually take up the stats and look at all these reports, you know, because they also don't know about and then I tell the officers, hey, there's a pattern here, this pattern here that but, but I do keep my eyes open for that catalytic converter. Right, it is all over the place, I you know, see, as in Maryland and everywhere, but knock on wood, it's not quite as, as bad. You know, I hate to say that, or whatever. But, you know, it's not quite as bad. You know, in our ANC, as it is other places, but, you know, I do catch it once in a while, as you know, I'll see a catalytic converter being stolen, I'll see an airbag being stolen now and again, from Honda's, but yet, no, I do see it, you know, it gets the resale of, or the material inside them is very valuable. So. So I guess in the middle of the night, you know, that's the time time they like to do it, they'll get underneath the car with a soul or, you know, something or, you know, and rip them off. So it's just one of those things where, you know, if you see anybody snooping around a blog, or anything like that, call us and we can come and check it out to see if somebody's checking out a car or something. But yeah, that's all I have on that.


Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:41:59There was another question from chatUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:42:01Um excuse me, in the interest of time, thank you, Captain Moore, would you leave your information in the chat? So if others have additional questions, they can ask you questions and reach out to you. At this time we have the liaison from the mayor's office on time you have the floor now. Ms. Wood are you on? Okay, we've landKyla Woods 1:42:42No, I'm sorry about that. I was trying to get muted.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:42:47Hello, ma'am.Kyla Woods 1:42:49Well, I won't be too long today, I do want to let everyone know, we still have about three and a half hours to apply to stay. Please, if you do, or any of your neighbors are seeking rental assistance, please apply. And of course, it's not the end of support. We know DC has wonderful resources. So it wouldn't be stay DC. But starting tomorrow, folks will be ushered towards different different avenues of assistance like H pap or E wrap, which are similar, but are less specific to COVID. So please, tonight, though, if you do have COVID related expenses that caused you to fall behind. In your read, please, please, please utilize the CDC program. We also starting November 1, want to make sure folks are aware that all DCPS personnel will be required and that's faculty staff, really anyone who's in the school during the day is vaccinated. So it testing out will not be an option any longer. So starting on November 1, it's important that we're up to date on our shop. I also want folks to be aware, similar to the previous discussions about the courts getting back to normal. We are currently easing back into the the regular hearing. So free pandemic, what hearings were like at the tenant and landlord court. So please make sure that your folks are aware of the resources that we have in the district there is still the office of tenant advocacy. That's a great resource to add up navigate any barriers that renters are coming across. Seeking whether it's rental assistance or maybe disputes. We do have those resources. But I do want to leave some space for questions. I know that data Come has been a topic lately, and I'm really happy that we've been getting some responses and coordination from directors. But I would love to need some space to raise additional questions. Okay, canUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:45:14we have about three questions for her in the essence of time because we have two speakers waiting. And it is now 8:25. So do we have a couple of people that would like to ask Miss Miss woods a question? Anything? Anything? Well, all right. Miss woods, would you please put your information in the chat for us? Just in case they made it in the chat?Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 1:45:51


Okay. from the chat. What happens to the public have that they have concerns about misusing public money, transparency? And another way is not meeting their legal obligations? Or something? That's that's the answer. Kyla Woods 1:46:05But yeah, well, I heard the FOIA so I mean, that is, those are as a citizen, you are able to look at those records. And so it looks like you are all in the process of getting those because one of our constituents I heard earlier, requested thatUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:46:27our work, thank you, Miss Butler, would you please put in your information in the chat? Appreciate your time. And thank you so much for sharing with us today. All right. Next up we have Mr. Taylor. He is going to present on the oh, he's going to present on the at&t satellite system that they're trying to put up at the Dwight Mosley. Mr. Trillo. Are you still on the line?Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:47:03Hi, this is Doug Sampson. I'm Miss trailers colleague and I will be presenting on behalf of APMC.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:47:08Fantastic. You have the floor, sir.Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:47:12All right, I'm going to share a very brief presentation. Just to give an idea of everybody of what we are talking about here. I will also share my information in the chat. And this. All this information is also available on the DC board of adjust zoning adjustments website. And I will share the link to that as well. So if you'd like to take a look at any of our material played, I will certainly make those available. They're available publicly on the website. So I'll share that link with you before I sign off here. So what we are proposing is a vacation facility at the White Moseley and Path field. There's what we call a drop and swap we are going to replace an existing light pole that is for the field at the White Mosley athletic fields with a five foot pole or pole that will accommodate wireless antennas above the lights, which will be replaced on the pole so they could add much needed improved wireless services to the area. It filled covered gaps in the wireless network with little visual impact and no adverse effects of neighborhoods and will comply with all federal, state and local laws. The goals are really reliable wireless service in and around northeast DC. This is especially targeting the North Michigan Park neighborhood and some of the areas near the Maryland DC border, they will offer enhanced emergency and non emergency wireless access. It also will improve reliable services for the support that we've needed during the COVID pandemic, such as working remotely virtual learning in schools, telehealth, online worship and remote means like we're having this evening. This is all going to be equipped with what's called FirstNet. Now FirstNet is the First Responder Network Authority. This was commissioned by the 911 Commission. Following the 911 attacks when first responder bandwidth was jammed up, following attacks everybody using wireless networks. This providing dedicated network access for all first responders. There's an exclusive contract between the federal government and at&t and it's offered wherever at&t wireless services are present. More than 15,000 federal, state and local agencies use this service including many in Washington DC. 2 million Billy connections during the COVID pandemic


to respond to emergencies in all 50 states and US territories as well as DC have opted in this program. So here's a look at the pole that's going to be replaced you can see it's on the edge of the baseball field test here at the Dwight policy playground and tap field. And again, it's a drop in flop so there's an already existing light pole there. The pole that we are going to put in is nearly five feet taller with antennas on it. It will have no local impact accessibility looks very similar to the current light pole with antennas just above the light, the power will be gated and locked at all times. It's designed to blend in with the existing baseball field and a white fit already there, and will also be an unmanned facility will be visited three or four times a year just to make sure everything's operating correctly. But there will be no increased traffic in the area. Here's an elevation view from the side, what the replacement Poles would look like a PNP antennas will go there at the top of the light poles. There's also space according to the DC code for two additional wireless carriers at 62, and 50, or 56 and 56 feet. And then it's here a couple of photos simulations of what the site might look like. Again, you can kind of see the light pole in the middle there will be replaced and there'll be the antennas on top. Down here in the bottom left, you see the existing view. So again, dropping swap is going to be one pole for one pole with some new antennas at the top, a five foot difference in the height in a look from a different angle. And look here. I know I sped through that. But I know that we're running behind. So I want to make sure that everybody has time if there's any questions or concerns. And again, I will make sure to share the information right now. What I'm sharing is my contact information, please anybody feel free to reach out to me with questions, comments concerns, we do have a public hearing and four in front of the board of zoning adjustments coming up on December 8, the public is welcome to attend and give any comments at that point. And again, there's a link there to our materials. So if there's anybody who has any questions or concerns, all of our materials submitted city are available there that if anybody has any questions, I'd be happy to answer them. And we ask that the board vote to support this application.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:51:50Mr. Sampson, there is a question in the chat in reference to the poll. They would like to know is this an additional light pole is this additional light pole been installed by at&t for cellular service that everyday consumers can use?Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:52:13Yeah, so this is being installed by at&t, there will be space made available for other wireless providers such as Verizon and T Mobile, which is also required by the DC code. But that is being installed by at&t it will improve a PNP services in the area, and will also add FirstNet for first responders as dedicated bandwidth that will improve emergency access and services for first responders in the area as well.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:52:40With the increase height, they want to know that this pole exists elsewhere in the district and I'm tapping onto that is this the same height as the poles. So it's not the same height as the existing light poles that are currently on complex.Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:52:57That's correct. So this will be five feet taller. So the existing poles that are on the complex with the lights mounted are 80 Feet Two inches tall, the proposed tower is 85 feet tall even. And the purpose for that is to add that additional four feet 10 inches, so antennas can be installed above where the sports


athletic field lights will be replaced. I think there are two additional monopoles within a two mile radius of this, which is it's really not a lot in wireless terms. In a city like DC. A lot of the antennas are installed on tall buildings wherever possible and kind of create a network through co locations. The problem in this particular area is it's very heavily residential there are not a lot of possibilities. And a new poll is limited by the Federal Height Act as well make sure that these polls are not getting too hot. And so we had several back and forth conversations the DC zoning office and this was determined to be the the best and least invasive option by just increasing this pole by four feet 10 inches, it prevents us from having to build a whole new pole in a different location to fill the same coverage gap.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:54:10And another question is, is there a risk of electrocution if someone clients over the chain link fence and attempts to come the pole?Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:54:20No there isn't. So a couple of things there. First of all, the fences are quick with the anti climbing devices to prevent people from climbing over them they are very difficult to get into. But even if they did, everything is locked up tight inside any wires or electrical components are buried underground. So really, there is no risk. And it's also not possible to climb the the poles or the towers, unless you have the equipment to to it's kind of like utility poles you'll see that they start a certain distance up and so unless you have the requisite materials You can't just climb over or go into these areas and climb them. So because they are unmanned facilities they take absolutely every precaution they are when it comes to people trying to interfere with them or or access them in any way.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:55:18Okay, and one more question in terms of the need from your company, do you need a letter of support from the single member district? Or do you need a full ANC vote?Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:55:36Technically, either one would be fine. We would we would prefer a full AMC vote because I think that the more commissioners that are involved in voicing their opinions on this is welcome. So we would we would accept either a letter or a vote. But if the commission is willing, we would do would love it if the commissioners will put it up to a vote to help us support this project and being bring needed emergency and non emergency services.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:56:05Okay, Constituent 1:56:06Commissioner Higgins, this is Caroline Petti. a question. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Sampson. I think just based on what you you've said tonight, it sounds like the pole that you're talking about is going to be relatively or minimally disruptive or invasive to the community, it seems to me, but I'm wondering about the diesel generator on the concrete pad next to it. What what is its purpose? When is it going to be turned on? How often how long, that could be disruptive?


Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:56:46Sure. So the diesel generator is really a backup emergency system. So when your power goes out, these diesel generators are remotely activated, to allow the facilities to continue cellular service during emergency situations and blackouts. So it gives an independent power source. So really, these are only activated in emergency situations. And three or four times a year for for a brief time when technician visits just make sure generation generators in working order. But on a day to day basis, the generator will not be running. It is really there as a emergency power backup. So when the rest of the community loses power during a severe storm, they still have wireless services and can call for emergency services because the cell towers are still operating correctly.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:57:35Thank you. All right. Thank you so much, Mr. Sampson. We really appreciate your presentation this evening. And I appreciate your time. Thank you. And I'll follow up with you tomorrow.Doug Sampson - AT&T 1:57:50That sounds great. Thank you very much.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 1:57:52Okay, fantastic. Now we're gonna turn it over to Commissioner Amin with the Hanover Company that youRa Amin - ANC 5B04 1:58:04Yes, yes, Commissioner. And I'm sure who I think by Dan Gordon from Hanover the company. So Dan, if you're on the line, unmute yourself, or if it's not Dan, whoevers here is you have the floor.Dan Gordon - Hanover Company 1:58:20I'm here, Commissioner Amin, thank you so much for inviting us to speak to the ANC this evening. I'm going to go ahead and share my screen in just a moment here. So I know that we are running a little bit behind this evening. I don't want to take up too much time. But I do want to introduce myself. The project that we're working on in five view for our team and talk a little bit about some of the meetings that will be coming up and more fulsome community process that we intend to run. My name is Dan Gordon, I'm a development partner with the Hanover company. It's my job to source and develop multifamily opportunities in the mid atlantic with a focus on Washington DC and Philadelphia. Some of you may have heard of the handover company we're currently developing a project on Eighth Street in NC five he here with us tonight, and I may be able to make this a little bit larger, maybe positive. Through this night in case there are questions or architect, core Copeland mocked or civil engineering firm boiler engineering or transportation injury or Grove, Slade, and our land use counsel Christy schrager with Holland and Knight. Last week, we met with and presented to the DMCA Let's see, two weeks ago, we met on site with the NCAA president and a couple of concerned neighbors. And we've also met with Commissioner on mean on our project. We're going to be very quick tonight, but we're doing a fulsome presentation tomorrow evening site. And that will be at the intersection of read and Ebert's probably in the trolley car parking lot there. And that will be at 6pm. And we will also be doing an SMD meeting, we believe at some point in November. All that is to say, don't be concerned that I'm going to flip through the next 15 or 20 slides fairly quickly. We're going to have a bunch of community


meetings and we'll also be back in front of the ANC probably again in the coming months as we attempt to advance our project. So what are we talking about? Between Franklin and Rhode Island Avenue, Reed street alley, there are a bunch of industrial parcels which are currently under utilized in the past year. A new future land use map was approved by the District of Columbia which has recommendations of high density residential on the west side of read street and moderate density residential on the east side of the street. That relates to Jones for those who want to look them up of m u six on the west side, and U four on the east side. As we look at some of the other buildings on Reed Street, two examples are Brooklyn press and the Rowan. The road is substantially taller than anything that we're actually proposing on the sites that we intend to develop. This is a just a quick block map. You can see here that we're talking about doing two phases of development. Phase one on the left is the southwest side of reed Street, situated essentially between Brooklyn press and the Rowan. And then on the right side of this is our second phase which is composed of two buildings, phase two a and to B. Phase one will be roughly 400 multifamily units. Phase two will be roughly 300 multifamily units and associated which is expected to be roughly 18,000 square feet or so. As part of our project, the intent is to realign Reed Street and create an active exciting pedestrian thoroughfare and make a direct connection between Rhode Island and Franklin. On this diagram, the alleys hatched in green are planned to be vacated and the alley land, whatever you want to call it hash in yellow is intended to be dedicated. And so what you can see if we go back a slide is there's now going to be a direct connection between Reed street alley and Franklin that will run straight through rather than the complex web of alleys that currently exist. It will also be substantially wider right now read street Alley is roughly 30 feet and then it comes down in portions to some of the eyes come down to 1618 or 20 feet. Our intent where we control both sides of the street is to provide a 50 foot street with 10 feet of streetscape on either side. And where we only control one side of the street, it would be a 30 foot alley and 10 feet of streetscape. This is an overhead shot of the entirety of the development. You can see the 400 unit building on the left, this building will be largely hidden from view if you actually could see the road here in the foreground. And then you can see phase two B is the building in the top right and then two A is the building to the right of that. This is a prospective standing at the intersection of Eve arts and the future read street alley, although this intersection would not move. looking south at phase one. You can see that the courtyard is intended to open up the reach Street. And I'm just going to keep going quickly here because I know I'm short on time. This is further north. looking south is the phase building. The phase two building has three bars that come out to the east, the center bars the most striking and frames the lobby. You can see maker space below and along the street in the phase to be building. This is again from the intersection of read and Franklin looking north along read. And again this is the to be building. One thing that we want to note is that we opened up The two B Building providing courtyards along reach street alley, so that the building would step back from the neighborhood. And the closer courtyard is actually directly aligned with the backyards of the row homes living along Eve art, the north side of Eve Arts, which will provide substantial visual relief in those backyards. You can also see that the to a building is substantially shorter than the to be building. This is to a from Franklin looking west. So if you're standing on the north side of Franklin looking west, what we were trying to do with this building was honor a commitment to the neighborhood to make it feel like a 40 foot building from the street. That's the white building at the base. And then we were attempting to step back as the building grew higher so that the density was concentrated along Reed Street and away from the row homes on 10th street and on Eve arts. This is the alley to the south of phase two A. So this is what we're back on to the neighbors on the north side of eboard. The goal is to give the base of these buildings a townhome like field with doors that open out


onto the alley and to step the building back away from the alley with light at the base of the building. As you can see, you actually can't even see here, the levels above the forest story. You can also see the courtyard and the to be building at the end of the alley stepping back away from the backyard. This is at the intersection of the East alley and the South alley. Again, you get a sense for what the alleys will feel like one of the major things that we intend to do is repave these alleys with concrete pavers, we think that it'll give both alleys and Muse like feel and combined with the landscaping make everything fuel more welcoming and manicured. Just walking quickly through this diagram, you can see the phase one building at the intersection with UberEATS and read is going to be roughly 77 feet, the phase to be building steps up a little bit higher at that same intersection by about 10 feet. Although of course at the courtyards it pulls back away from Reed Street. The issue is really that the great along Reed Street is running up towards Franklin. And so the buildings are of a very similar height, but his grade is running up towards Franklin, the building step. You can also see the row and in the foreground. That's the 110 foot designation with the letter A, you can see that it's substantially taller than either of those buildings. Similarly, you can also see to a again, we know that the immediate community was hoping that this might be in spite of the moderate density designation of 40 foot building and attempt to honor that desire, what we decided to do was make it 40 feet at the street and then step the building back 20 feet and then go up 20 feet and then similarly at the penthouse step back again, well complicated in wood frame construction, the thought was create the pedestrian VISTA that that everybody wanted to see which was not seeing the taller building from the backyards and alleys and as the rendering show that that's the result of those setbacks. This is the ground floor plan. In the upper right corner, you can get a sense of what the concrete pavers will look like. This is an upgraded detail DDOT allows it but it's not standard alleys normally are just formed concrete. We're excited about the pavers, we hope that the immediate neighbors will be as well. In red, you can see the PDR maker space. We are required if we pursue a PUD, which is what we intend to do here to preserve some PDR space. And one of the ways to do that is with maker space, which is essentially a cross between retail and industrial. The goal will be to bring in potential retailers who want to make goods on site. We hope that there are members of the community who are interested in filling some of those spaces. We included this just to give everybody a sense of how much great there actually is a long read street alley. You can see that as you go from the left which is in the direction of Rhode Island toward the right which is in the direction of Franklin. The the road is actually just going up at a fairly substantial grade. As it is All of that the phase two B Building, which is again, very similar in height to the phase one building appears to be taller. But it's really because the road is stepping. And again, the goal was really to hold the massing away from the neighborhood, put it up against the railroad tracks, block the railroad tracks from view, and use to visual interest in step back from the street. And then also, with to a two step back, there is an amenity space that will be shared between these buildings, that's being done both to comply with zoning regulations. And also because we think we'll provide a cool visual relief at the end of events. That could be something that looks like a CrossFit gym type amenity or something else, but it will connect the two buildings together. Very quickly, there are two ways to change the zones that I'm aware of. One is a map amendment, which is sort of a fairly straightforward non community oriented process. The other is a PUD, which, which is what we're intending to do and is a very, it's very community oriented process. And you D, you ask for benefits and the change of zone. And so there is still an associated map. And then as part of our PUD, you can see in the MOU for zone, there's very little proposed SAR gain. And in the m u six zone, again, very little proposed SAR game. That means that from a density perspective, we're not actually asking for additional density, we are asking for a little bit of height both on to a and to


B and one in more substantial fashion. But that is very much in congruent with the high density and moderate density recommendations in the new future land use map, which was which went into effect over the course of this summer. Very little density. The main thing that we do here is we are changing the use to permit apartments instead of by right, industrial. So with that, I just want to talk about a couple of the benefits that we'll be doing with our project. First off, we are going to be talking to the community about benefits the community is interested in. We've gotten some initial suggestions from community leadership and we hope to hear more in the meetings in the coming months about what the community would be interested in seeing and what organizations we might be able to help. We will be a LEED Gold building and we will be doing solar panels that will provide at least 1% of the building's energy. We will be installing concrete pavers around the to a building to improve along with the landscaping, the final feel and touch of that alley. And that will also come with some improved stormwater drainage and should have the impact of actually providing some traffic calming in those alleys, which we understand is a little bit of a concern. We're also going to widen and provide a new and direct connection along Reed street between Franklin and Rhode Island along with the associated streetscape. Legally it will be an alley, but technically it will feel like a street and it should be an attractive pedestrian thoroughfare. Finally, and perhaps most importantly, we intend to do 15% affordable with this project. on Eighth Street, we did 12% There's obviously been a push in the district to increase the amount of affordable housing that's being done in projects like this 15%, it would be the highest and a PUD to date. And so 15% affordable is something we're excited to do. But But again, we were seeing a new high watermark here. And that is that's great. We're also going to be doing some some three bedroom units as part of the development so there will be some family sized units in these buildings. With that I think I probably took more than my allotted time. If there any questions that the commission would like me to answer happy to do that. Otherwise, again, I just want to reiterate community meetings for the immediate neighbors on site on October 28 at 6pm. We'll be meeting near the intersection of reed Street and Ebert all are welcome and defer to Commissioner on me and on when we'll be doing an SMD meeting and when we'll be back in front of the BNCA and the ANCColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 2:14:56If you want to repeat the dates I'll put it in the chat, so folks can read it there.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:15:03Yeah, I was gonna say there's also a significant number of questions. I'm not sure how much time you have. But there are a lot of questions in the chat that I think people would like to go through.Dan Gordon - Hanover Company 2:15:15Yeah, so for the community meeting, so this is there will also be an SMD meeting, and we'll be back at the PNCA. And we're back at the AMC, but the one with the date and time I know of is tomorrow. So that's October 28, at 6pm. At the intersection of Eve arts and read, weather permitting, we have a backup location and one of the industrial buildings on site, if the weather doesn't permit, but if we change locations, somebody will be standing at that intersection directing people where to go. So that's the meeting in terms of question. I really defer to the commission. I have time to answer questions. I can also do that in a future meeting if that's better, given the busy agenda tonight.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:16:00


Yeah, thanks, Dan. For the second time we are going to defer on questions because we have several meetings lined up as mentioned there's a community on site meeting there is being the BNCA meaning there is single majestic district 5B04 meeting there will be other times that Hannover Company will come back to ANC 5B. So we are will be fully engaging the community throughout the process. So as mentioned earlier, I think now is the time you can reach out to your Commissioner, you the pret Dubs, the officers of the BNCA, start putting your questions together, we will make sure that you will get answers.Dan Gordon - Hanover Company 2:16:49And in that case, thanks so much for having us. We'll hang out for a couple of minutes just in case anything changes. And then we'll get off and we look forward to engaging with the community in the coming weeks. Thank you so much for having us this evening.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:17:03Thank you. Somebody please stop meeting me. Thank you. Thank you so much for your presentation. Ra is this you 9th Street Community Advisory Committee?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:17:17Yeah, I guess my Ninth Street Community Advisory Committee, I'm gonna just frame this briefly so we can continue to move. So Ninth Street Northeast, and we're talking about the section that well, it's really the only section because the other section is actually read street across Franklin Street. So Ninth Street is between Girard Street and the end Monroe Street. So roughly that I think that's probably about the 20 2800 block of not straight up into the 3400 block of Ninth Street. Well, this has been a concern in ANC 5B for a while every commissioner before me has worked on this. So I really want that to be known. CommissionerBarrios, Commissioner Woodland, Commissioner Steptoe have all attempted to address Ninth Street to under the term as commissioner. So now we're back. This is back on the agenda again, Kelly, Chung Olson and I had planned to really address 9th Street for some speed on deterrence of impedement. And also, trying to get a sign up on 9th Street with the community has been advocating for years. But that was in March of 2020. And as you know, in March of 2020, we went fully the weekend, and we were supposed to me was the weekend of the week that we went into the full public health emergency. So here we are again. So we're ready to reengage 9th Street again, and we have a most mostly impacted or the most impacted community members who have come up with their idea of the phase one of their speed deterred on 9th street, so I'm going to turn it over to Eli. And Eli, if you can unmute yourself, you will have the ability to share your screen. And let's get going.Eli Glazier - 9th St CAC 2:18:25Great, thanks, Ra. Can you hear me?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:19:25We can hear you fine Eli.Eli Glazier - 9th St CAC 2:19:26Yeah, great. So, I guess so my name is Eli Glacier, and I'm a resident of the 3300 block of Ninth Street Northeast. And I guess I'm speaking to you today on behalf of sort of a group of interested and


concerned citizens about sort of the speeding issue that underlined just to talk about some of the issues that we see and some potential paths forward. speeds on Ninth Street, improve visibility on Ninth Street and make it Just a more comfortable place and safer place to walk, bike and drive as well. So I think the crux of the issue here is that Ninth Street between Monroe and Girard has no stop signs and has few sidewalks. But at the same time, it's really probably one of the most important ways people walk to and from the metro from Artwalk, etc. But the street itself is very dangerous to walk along or to cross. You can see on the right, the blue line is Ninth Street, where we're talking about and then immediately adjacent to that is 10th Street, which continues beyond Monroe Street, in both direct and beyond. Girard to the south. But it has at the same time for stop signs, and for speed humps. So I think, rational folks, if they want to get between those two destinations, would divert onto ninth streets, what we have, at generally, all hours of the day, I would say, is Ninth Street acting as a high speed bypass for 10th Street. And that doesn't necessarily make a ton of sense. It doesn't nice Street Northeast doesn't really go anywhere, it starts at Monroe Street, it ends at 10th street. So anywhere you would want to get on Ninth Street, you could just get on 10th Street. So and so what we have is a situation where there's few sidewalks, there's no traffic control at all. And the main issues that we have, and we see is that parked cars make it really difficult to see pedestrians. So there are a few drivers that drive south on Ninth Street here with their horns, to alert pedestrians that they're driving at high speeds through these intersections. So I think one from pedestrians understands that there's this visibility issue here. Another issue that we have is that our cars make it difficult for pedestrians to see drivers. If you're trying to cross county, Ninth Street here, or trying to cross ninth and Kearney here, you really have to go pretty far out into the intersection to see if there are parts coming. Which is really problematic when you're pushing a stroller or you have a dog or something. And that's another issue. The third issue, throw it straight. So if you have a straight road without stop signs about speed humps, people are going to speed. So you have a lot of speeding. And particularly on the northern end, there's speeding as drivers try and catch the light at Monroe Street. So starting from hearing, people will see that the light is green and will really accelerate to try and make that left turn to get across the metro. So these are really the issues. And then the last issue where Ninth Street turns into Girard at the south end. There's no visibility at this intersection. I'm not sure how other people on this call really navigate this intersection. But I try and drive as slowly as possible as far right as possible. Because you never know what somebody is going to be doing coming in the other direction. And as a pedestrian, there's really no safety. So in talking to Commissioner, I mean, and in talking to DDOT what are the we talked about what the short term changes are that we can make. And those things are likely sort of speed humps, and these more temporary curb extensions to improve visibility. So what looks like is going to quickly go through this essentially at every intersection creating more space for cars to see each other and for pedestrians and drivers to see each other speed humps to slow traffic at once per block. And then every intersection has curb extensions. And then some sort of unique curb extension treatment at Girard to really increase visibility and provide space. So those are the short term changes. In the long term. I think an issue that we've run into with DDOT, which maybe won't be an issue anymore was sort of the Renaissance they've had with understanding the importance of Traffic Safety is that it was difficult to do certain things along our street because it was classified as a collector Street, even though streets as we've established that carry a lot more regional traffic like 10th Street or like tall Street. Sorry, like 10th Street, our local street. So what we'd like to do is change the street classification next, and then we'd like to install stop signs on Main Street. We'd like to sort of recast those flex posts, temporary curb extensions and concrete construct sidewalks often here in the street, and then really consider the future of Ninth


Street as a through street, we really have to think, as a commission is, is this a street that people need to be able to drive from top to bottom on given that, as we've said, it really just duplicates the conductivity benefits of 10th Street, would we be better off with a Ninth Street that people can't drive all the way through, but can safely and comfortably walk and bike down to provide other options for connect to the bridge to this read through project that we just discussed, to provide sort of a comparable facility on the east side of the train tracks to what we hope the Capitol crescent, or sorry, the Metropolitan branch trail will be on the west side, on the east side of the train. So that's sort of what we're thinking. I guess at this point, it's concerned me and it's kind of up in the air what the next steps are for this, given that DDOT has really changed the process. But I think the people that I've been talking to along Ninth Street a lot more and so I'm hearing in this area, people with young families like myself, would really appreciate some very sort of expeditious action on making Ninth Street street people can comfortably walk along and drive along. And bike along, thank you all for your time.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:26:32Yes, and Eli, I think you're asking the ANC to support these changes. And,Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:26:40excuse me, one second Commissioner AminRa Amin - ANC 5B04 2:26:43Disable the chat yeahUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:26:46I just want to say, whoever's in the chat box, under concerned citizen, there was one person that was in the chat box on the concern, now we have two, and the second person is being very disrespectful. We have two concerned citizens. And the second concerned citizen is being very disrespectful. This is a business meeting, whether you agree with something that someone has said, whether or not you like it or not, please do not resign and as a sane person, to try to discredit someone, it is very, very, very disrespectful.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:27:33For you know, I ejected them from the meetingUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:27:37I'm speaking, if you are unable to control yourselves, I will turn off the chat. Because this is not why we are here. And I would appreciate if everyone would please mute their devices, and stop taking this platform as your personal platform. It's very district disrespectful.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:28:04Thank you, I just gonna say I ejected that person. So I will be on the lookout and will also eject anyone else that is doing the same thing.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:28:14It's not just one person, it's two people.


Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:28:17So I only removed the person that was obviously trolling and saying horrible things,Rayseen Woodland 2:28:22If you're not guilty, be quiet and listen to the chair and obey and things go better.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:28:28 So what I'm asking is to please stop with the chatting. If you cannot do that, I will turn off the chat for everyone. Because as to as to as disrespectful. And I will not have that door now meeting. Thank you, Commissioner Amin, you can go ahead and proceed.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:28:51Yeah, thank you very much, Madam Chair. So he thought the next step where we are right now, again, I agree with what was the good stuff in the chat, Eli, that was a great presentation. But again, I'm sure that there were several people that we had meetings about this, and several people also had input on this. So kudos to the team and also to everybody who's been working on this up into over the years. So I had a very productive meeting with DDOT today about knife Street as well as some other things and we want to move forward with with it with a new TSI for this particular street. That will require the Vision Zero team and the safety team to come out. In this on the street. We're going to ask for everything. We're going to ask for every possible thing that we could get. So that would include Eli's presentation, as well as you know We're not gonna even wait for phase two for the site was considering the current environment, we may be able to get those early. So we will be curb extensions, hard right turns sidewalks streetscaping on the works, and speed humps stop size. And but that determination is made by the safety team, and DDOT. But something that we just really have to be aware of like all of these changes, all of the solutions that we're seeking. Some of them only work in most common will only work with enforcement from MPD. So we can do all of this, and still with bad drivers behavior, that we can end up in the same place, or maybe even a worse place. So let's just be mindful of that as we move forward. So 5B04 will support these changes.Rayseen Woodland 2:30:58Ra excuse me. I mean didn't mean to mean I didn't want to burden on you what I'm on Girard Street.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:31:05Go ahead RayseenRayseen Woodland 2:31:07some of what was said I have a concern about that would like to have discussion, because I wasn't involved in this. And, you know, we have a traffic problem up here on Girard street that's near 9th and Girard.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:31:18Excellent, excellent, excellent point, Commissioner woodland. And that brings me to my next statement that we will, I will, one, I'm open for your comments and concerns about this proposal and Ninth Street.


So again, one thing, this is the most impacted group that worked on this, and you may know that I usually work from the most impacted out into the broader community when I'm doing engagement. So there will be opportunities for all the community to weigh in starting now you can weigh in through email, or, you know, phone calls, text me walk in the door, whatever works, whatever you want Rayseen Woodland 2:32:04You get in touch with me. And we can talkRa Amin - ANC 5B04 2:32:06don't worry, we like whether we're going to schedule a meeting Commissioner scheduled meeting, and because there's going to be other meetings and two of our top goals in 5B04 will be this year will be Reed Street and Ninth Street. So I'm gonna leave it there, we're going to support it with a letter of support. And if the if my fellow Commissioners would like to extend their support to that letter of support this with a nod or signature is greatly welcomed the 5B04 will move forward with another. And that was that was the resolution on this. Thank you very much for your time, Madam Chair.Rayseen Woodland 2:32:49And that letter of support leaves me no need for me to talk if you do a letter of support today.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:32:56No, it's that it's not going to it's not going to be today these are we're going to put it forward, Commissioner. Don't worry, we're gonna engage because you're not the only one. I have other people right off the street too. So you have time for the input, as always, and you know, you have a direct line to me, so don't even worry about it.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:33:14Thank you, Commissioner. Do we have your guests for breast cancer awareness? Commssioner Carley? Okay, all right, so another, we're gonna move forward. Also, according to our bylaws, the commission the chairperson, I wanted to mention this this evening, because of all of the confusion that we seem to have on our meetings. And the point of order when we do have meetings. So when our office that was held in the trailer behind the school of 14th Street, caught on fire, we switched to the office that we have now. Because we didn't have one centralized meeting location. We were switching locations to accommodate each commissioner in their single member district area. So we had those commissioners to host the meetings. That was not a part of the protocol, but those were some changes we made to accommodate everyone so they could participate. As you guys know, for the past year or so we have been doing our meetings virtually. So we will not be having host commissioners as the Now bylaws, the chairperson convenes all of the meetings. So we will be going back to that since we are meeting virtually, as you notice, our host Commissioner for this month was supposed to be Commissioner Carly. And as you have seen, she has not hosted this meeting, because we're going back to the standard operating procedures of meetings. So again, ANC 5B will not have host commissioners as of this meeting. And the chairperson will convey over all of the meetings. That's not to say that the commissioners will not have input as to what speakers they would like to present. As stated, we will be discussing those presenters for that upcoming monthly meeting at our COW. And we will prepare an agenda from there. I'm going to go back to Commissioner Carley, is there a guest here?


Okay, so we will move on to community concerns. We have about a few minutes to go through that. So we can go ahead andGayle Carley - ANC 5B01 2:36:27something happened I cannot hear you. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:36:31Someone, someone so much. So at this time, we're going to do community concerns. And I will call on people by the raise of their hands. So we could move forward. Okay, it looks as if someone is continuing toRa Amin - ANC 5B04 2:36:59disable the chat, Madam Chair. Yeah.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:37:04Commissioners Rayseen Woodland 2:37:05have done a lot of stuff. And it's not fair to us. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:37:09One of the commissioners has I disabled the chat, one of the commissioners enable the chat again, to allow for this stuff to come into our chat box. So this is not the community doing that. This is one of the commissioners that are enabling the chat. Rayseen Woodland 2:37:31So hopefully, you'll be able to gain all control and change the password. That will be necessary because that is taking place. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:37:42Okay, Andrew? Constituent 2:37:47Hey, folks, can you hear me? Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:37:48Yes, sir, I can hear you loud and clear.Constituent 2:37:51So first, I want to thank everyone for these agency meetings. I know it's been a couple of hours. And we really appreciate the time it will take to go through us through all this. I actually appreciate that the tab was open gave us an opportunity to ask questions. And I really appreciate the commissioners who are pulling our questions out of that. I do want to just express that it was extremely helpful for us to sort of go over some of those presentations, a lot of the developers received had asked a question about


something that directly impacted their like property. And I think for me, it was also extremely helpful. I kind of wish we had more time to go over some of those things and have an opportunity to raise the questions that we had, particularly about the Hanover development on Reed Street, for example, getting an opportunity to talk about affordable housing and things like that. And so I would just flag that for you all, I feel like we spent a lot of time at the start of the meeting kind of running through a series of documents and what seemed like a procedural thing, like we were just jumping up from item to item and we never really got a clear sense of what the the purpose of that was, it seemed like we were just running through them, so they could quickly be clear. And then we got two presentations, but we didn't really have enough time for them. And those are actually extremely valuable. So I want to thank you all for, I guess, facilitating those presentations. I know they're required by law and these cases, and then some of the cases it's just a courtesy, but it's super helpful for us to get an opportunity to ask questions and talk through a lot of those things. So I just want to flag that for our next meeting. I think you know, and I think there was a lot of confusion about it was hard for me to keep up with a lot of the bylaws stuff that was happening. Some of the language in there I had flagged in the chat just asking if you all had run them by lawyers because it seemed like that language might open you all up to a lot of problems. So and I feel like we didn't really get to engage in any of that, or or talk to you all, and I just want to the only other thing I would say is in the interest of time, we were rushing through stuff. But these conversations were all of Ward five are talking to each other, like all of us in Ward five, in ANC 5B are chatting with each other is extremely helpful to us, rather than having to send our comments or Commissioner to help them facilitate our motions. I mean, we really want to be able to speak to you all in open. So thank you,Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:40:33thank you so much for your comments. And, as you said, time needs to be allotted. And I believe that a two hour community meeting is not enough time for you to be able to engage and get all of the information that you need. And that's why you have single member district commissioners, especially appreciate the gentleman that was talking about the only street development, because you have several meetings, it's not comprised of just one meeting. And as you engage the community that is on to ask as many questions as you want, because the subject matter that you are speaking in reference to. And as you can see, the agenda is full of presentations, will we have the monthly. So I do encourage when those types of projects come up other things that are important to the community that you engage with the commissioner, and that is what they bring back to us to let us know and we will have the presentation. But those in depth conversations, that's to be done at a single member district meeting. Just like with the 4236, South Dakota Avenue Project and the 1800 block of old visionary project, you have single member district meetings, unfortunately, even though the invitation went out, but people to attend, people don't show up. And that's the time to engage. So I thank you and we will all continue to take those comments into consideration. I will now recognize Mr. Michael Cooke.Constituent 2:42:30Thank you. There was Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:42:32one sec the chair Higgins actually have a quick question. Andrew, are you a 5B resident?


Constituent 2:42:40Yes, I am a 5B resident.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:42:42And what single member district are you in?Constituent 2:42:465B05. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:42:48So your Commissioner Costello's constituent. Thank you.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:42:55Sir. Mr. Cokke. And then Miss woodland Commissioner.Constituent 2:43:06Great. Thank you. I have a couple of comments. So first, appreciate Commissioner earlier mentioning my suggestion to Captain Moore hopefully we can do something about that. You know, I would have to say that many times in these meetings on that one, there often is less than that. It's not exactly what I think that a lot of us expect when we come to these meetings. So one suggestion that I have that I think works and we see that this is in business settings is I guess some videos been turned off for some reason.Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:43:41Sorry about that commission on that are nowRayseen Woodland 2:43:47turning me off to when I look watchConstituent 2:43:53is that one of the commissioners could do a couple of things. Number one, if there's a way to actually put your name in the bottom when you're speaking, we, as residents, we don't know all of your voices by heart. And it's hard for us to discern who was speaking so that would be great. And even better. And this would be great if there was a resolution as we are in terms of COVID and many things are actually go remote out as the Commission's commissioner said the decency to please be on video so we can see you so we can communicate with you. So we actually know those just two things from concern concern citizen here in 5B, thank you very much.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:44:30Thank you so much. Commissioner Woodland?Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:44:33One Second commissioner, Commissioner Higgins. Michael, who's your ANC Commissioner.


Constituent 2:44:38Ra you are.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:44:40Exactly so I am Michael's ANC Commissioner. And also sometimes that we we turn off our cameras and or mute our mics in order to set you up we have a lot of things open. So in like in any meeting History status is always when you're trying to do many things at once, which oftentimes that we are tasked to do when we're in these meetings. Thanks, Michael.Constituent 2:45:11Thank you. I want to suggest that the budget that we have goes for the community because again, traditional approach referred to, and I think we'll be great to see our elected officials faces when we're talking to them. Thank you very much.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:45:27All right. Commissioner Woodland? Rayseen Woodland 2:45:31Excuse me, I could have not spoken. But I want to thank you commissiner Higgins, our chair. For the comments that you're making. I think you're making some great comments. And I hope that people who are in this meeting will listen to them and follow with your guidance is about having a good cohesive meeting. I don't know Mr. Cook. I mean, I understand how the few others may care about seeing the faces. But I feel like if your commissioner is available, and you know who your commissioner is, it's not your concern. Constituent 2:46:06ButUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:46:07We don't, wait a minute Mr. Cooke we're not going to have a debate. I think we just need to make our concerns on both ends. And so we can move forward, do not want a debate, or, or I think everybody's entitled to their comments, please, let's not point fingers or whatever. Rayseen Woodland 2:46:29I respect that's how he feel, but I just don't feel the same. And you know, I think that's a choice. If you want people to see you as we go. As long as you know, your Commissioner, and you can work with them. That's be all that matters. It's not the first time that we had commissioners that weren't visible. Like, these two commissioners, they weren't always visible, whatever meeting I went in. And they're the ones doing whatever to make it so that we can't speak. We can't go into chat, they kicked me out and made it so I couldn't come in one time. So I haven't listened to this process is about they're new. So they need to take the time to see how things are done. And then they can make decisions and make Constituent 2:47:11


Since we interrupting other people, then could I say that I disagree with Miss woodland because she interrupted to say that she disagreed with the previous speaker. It's okay.Rayseen Woodland 2:47:24I mean, they made you say it Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:47:26Scuse me Scuse. Me, excuse me, Rayseen Woodland 2:47:30I have respect for this process. You know that Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:47:39Yes I know. but his is not a time for people to spar or box. This is not what this platform is about. You can take it to social media and all those other places, but please, let's have a respectful meeting. And I've been trying to say this all throughout the meeting. So please, you want people to respect your comments. Please respect others. Commissioner Woodland, do you have anything else? Rayseen Woodland 2:48:06No, I'm done. Thank you again. Thank you,Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:48:09Commissioner Woodland. Who is your Commissioner.Constituent 2:48:12How are we saying Commissioners Woodland is a Commissioner when she's not a Commissioner.Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:48:17Commissioner Woodland whos your commissionerRayseen Woodland 2:48:19Because it's that's the way that go so you need to learnRa Amin - ANC 5B04 2:48:22who's your Commissioner ?Rayseen Woodland 2:48:24My commissioner? who was asking me that. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:48:26Ra. Rayseen Woodland 2:48:27Okay. You are. Ra Amin


Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:48:30Right, just for the record Commissioner.Rayseen Woodland 2:48:31 Alright.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:48:33Ms. Jelks. You have the floor.Constituent 2:48:40Thank you, um, the before I say anything, please note that I am speaking I will. Your undisturbed number one is one thing that I would like to say the virtual meetings, I think had been great simply because I am of an age where I would not go out to the meetings. So I would like very much for you to continue those virtual meetings. Number two is something that really did concern me about the at&t presentation and my Commissioner Costello for COMMISSIONER AMIN and I'm identifying her now did did not get a chance to ask ask my question as to whether or not at&t was leasing the pole from the district and if so, how is this going to benefit us by B? That was one of the things because I thought I read somewhere some time ago that if these telephone a these these companies leased from the district district was getting a certain amount of money and it was a small change. So how is this going to benefit us? The third thing is that Madam Chair, I agree with what you said let's be civil with each other. We are done. We are professional, I would like to see as being some because I spend a lot of time when I could be doing something else. But I want to go through the entire meeting so I can be well informed about what's going on in my district. And that's all I have to say. ThankUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:50:17you. Mr. Sampson. Are you still on the line? Okay, so I can't miss Jelks, do I, if I can get your information, or I can reach out to you? Or if you can send me an email, I will get that information so I can respond accordingly. Okay.Constituent 2:50:40This is about the at&t. Yes, ma'am. Okay, I think that if I'm not mistaken, a couple of members, a couple of constituents and colleague in Costello's single member district wanted to have that information. And I would like to be quite respectful to all of you. And if you could give her that information, and she could get it to us when she has a second single member district meeting that would help. And also, if you could get into the other ANC commissioners were you know, they would know because if, as I said, if if they're going to give the district some money, then all of us should benefit. Would you agree?Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:51:24I agree. And that was sent out to all of the commissioners, prior to presentations, they get the presentations as well.Constituent 2:51:41Okay. Remember I said, Let me Why would you say


Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:51:47now. So I'm going to reach out to Mr. Sampson. And when I get that information, I'll be glad to send it to everyone, as we do with the presentations when we want people to vote. So yes, I will send that out.Constituent 2:52:05Thank you, and our commissioners will get that information to us. Yes. And then just make sure that we reap the benefits from whatever it isUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:52:14a that's an ANC 5B02 property. So again, I get feedback from the people with the in the commission. Okay. And they give me feedback and any information. Okay, again, information. I'm sorry for the interruption. But yeah, and then we go from there, because, again, it starts with the single member district. They engage the community because they're the most directly affected. And then we send the information out to the full body.Constituent 2:52:53Okay. All right. Thank you very much. Okay. Prita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:53:00I was just gonna say one quick thing, Commissioner, you mentioned that the we all got the at&t presentation ahead of time, I just want to flag again, this might be an email issue, but I did not receive a presentation regarding at&t.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:53:14Okay, that was sent out a couple of months ago, because they were initially supposed to present and we speak back. So I will be glad to send that information out again. If you like, ifPrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 2:53:28you could please, I don't seem to have this name. I definitely want to make sure my constituents know about it. Thank you.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:53:35Thank you. Can I move? Ms. Brennan? Gee, you have the floor. Thank you.Constituent 2:53:42Hi,Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:53:44hand up. Yes. Can you hear me? Okay. Matthew? Yes. Okay. ThankConstituent 2:53:49you very much, Commissioner. And I just want to say, I recognize this as a volunteer activity, and I really appreciate your service. As a citizen who was doing my best to balance a number of priorities in


my life, work, family, etc, I do my best to engage. However, there are times when I cannot keep up with all of the business of the ANC. And I found it a bit frustrating at the beginning of the meeting, where the commissioners were arguing about what should or should not be explained to the constituents as it related to various items on the agenda. It would be very helpful to do something that I know many of us do in business and in our volunteer life otherwise, to just provide a baseline of what it is we're discussing. The budget was a good example of that type of conversation where there was a lengthy conversation about who should know what, when, why and how. And I think it would have been much more effective and efficient if we had just been given the opportunity to have someone explain the various line items on a very simple budget. So Admittedly, I will say that as the meeting has progressed, there's been a lot more respectful dialogue. I was a little bit disheartened. At the beginning of this with regard to how people were treating each other within the commission, and so I look forward to more productive and respectful conversations in the future. And I thank you all for yourRa Amin - ANC 5B04 2:55:10Who is your commissioner? Brennan?Constituent 2:55:135B03. So I believe that is Prita.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:55:18Thank you so much. Colleen Costello - ANC 5B05 2:55:20I can't hear you Commissioner Rayseen Woodland 2:55:31It was silenced I'm sureUrsula Higgins - ANC 5B02 2:55:33Yeah, I will sound once again. We're gonna move to single member district replace Carly 5B01. Come back to her. Our devices have been muted when the mics are open. So not sure what that's about? Sorry. To move forward. Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 2:56:03I think I've heard Gail, Gayle Carley - ANC 5B01 2:56:05yeah, I just I was muted. I just want to say I am grateful, thankful and look forward to us going back to the meeting where the chair is hosting the meeting, I think we need to put out the format for the meeting, that when you are, you know, basically offered or given the floor, initial opportunity to talk, you don't just start blurting something out, it's not interrupting people just because, you know, you just can't wait, you know, for your turn. So I just want to make sure that's clear. And hopefully in the future, that we will exercise that more and not interrupt each other. So we have to raise our voices in order to prevent the other person from interrupting us. We had a meeting in 5B01. On in Bacolod, of a bunker


hill row. The complaint about the Can you hear me because I'm not muted? Hello. Thank you. So basically, we had a meeting, that is a vacant lot off of Bunker Hill Road. It's the owner is not living in the area. And one of the residents decided that they were born to allow one of their family members to use a lot to cage these pimples. And there's a van. And so we had a meeting out there last week met the agencies out there, the owner who I spoke with and tried to get him to become part of the meeting or invited him to the meeting was not happy about the fact that we were meeting to discuss his lot. So he didn't show up for the meeting. And after a long discussion, he decided to cooperate. And he asked the purpose of who is with the van and the dogs, you know, gave him a timeline to remove the dogs and the van. And there's still some cleaning up that needs to be done. And so hopefully that will happen over. Probably hopefully by next week, we should be getting our speed humps installed or shut the street. From my understanding by by November. So I look forward to that. I did send the tin service request to address the traffic concerns that we have in 501. To the mayor's office, it was 10. And so hopefully, we will create Ricky actions or be proactive about what was requested. And I also read the letter that the director put out following the mayor's request to you know, try to expedite these concerns that the residents have across the district basically, and so I asked DDOT to come to a meeting tonight to you know, kind of give some clarity on the letter, but she's just sick. But she also said that they have not received any guidance on what you know or how well as a November one supposedly, they are supposed to take action. I think that's my three minutes. So anyway, don't forget the sock drive that I am hosting this year. You did not have the Thanksgiving dinners that we deliver to seniors chatons last year because of COVID. Hopefully it will return this year and I will give some more information on that as soon as I have it. Thank you. Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 3:00:03Thank you, 5B02 Commissioner Higgins. Just a couple of things. We will be having a single member district meeting on Tuesday, November 9. From that starting at six o'clock have been more pretty much talk about some of the things that were going on in terms of crime and incidents there happened on the Dwight Mosley complex and its surrounding areas. And I also wanted to thank one of my constituents is the ROB page. Mr. Page has been in the community for a number of years, maybe about six or seven years ago, correct me if this MAC direct. 10 years, 10 years, 10 years. Thank you Miss Fleming. Mr. Page is very instrumental. He utilizes his stature or his stature in the community for taking note of things that are going on, I appreciate him sharing information in terms of the traffic safety assessments that need to take place, as we know, citizens actually report the traffic safety needs or active immunity by completing the application. And the single member district commissioner on concurs. So he has had a long laundry list of items that obscuring signs and signs. And so mobility will be much better within the corridor on 18th Street. So I really wanted to thank him for sharing that. And being proactive. And this dislike I've stated previously, we have been working with DDOT for a number of years, it didn't just start in the past three or four months. But community consistently has put in service requests. And I think Miss tab for confirming some of those requests, because they are fairly old. And so therefore, I'm just bringing it back to life and being able to move forward with that. And also I wanted to, again, state that one of our pillars in the community, Pastor largest Sutton, passed away on this film and services will be held on Thursday and Friday, Pastor satin opened his doors to the community, he fed the hungry, we conducted several youth development programs out of his church, on the also utilize by giving back to the community and allowing people to open a parking lot as they went to the subway station and gave


them transportation so they wouldn't have to walk the one block. But he has served this community for a number of years. And he will truly be missed. So I just want to raise the ban on behalf as the threePrita Piekara - ANC 5B03 3:03:48Thank you, Commissioner. Thank you for everyone that is held out for this long and I apologize it. This wasn't an open forum that I know a lot of folks were expecting and hopefully we'll be able to set aside more time on future calendar to do that. So update for 5B03 We had a single member district meeting last week, where we reviewed the budget I will put um, I'll send out because I guess our chat is disabled, but I'll send out the link for those of you that are in 5B03 like to weigh in on the proposed budget. I'm happy to get that out to everyone. And we also have as you can tell ongoing meetings with more about the increased gun violence on the Brentwood strip. We are trying a number of different things to hopefully address it. I don't think that we are at a point where any one thing is going to fix it but we have requests out as you heard earlier to limit some of the operating hours. We also have a request in with DDOT and Department of Parks and Rec to close that slipstreet which is kind of allowing for almost like a drive thru. So we do have a request in to close that. Hopefully we can convert some of that into additional park space. And then we are continuing to work to with members of the community including the violence interrupters. It doesn't sound like we have official budget item for them. But there are some relationships that have been pending between the Saratoga crew and the Brundtland Manor crew so hopefully, we'll be able to continue to engage them on that as we as we go forward. And we are continuing to focus on traffic safety in 5B03 so as some of you may have seen we have a number of speed humps and all way stops coming through. There are speed humps coming on 17th I believe between Hamlin road they're already in between Hamlin and Irving and then also farther down by Kearney. We have some coming in on 16th that may or may not actually I saw the sign go up this week. Also on Hamlin between 14th and 16th. More on 16th, between Brentwood road and Hamlin as well as farther down. And some always stops coming in at 13th and Kearny and 13th and Hamlin 14th, and Kearny and 14th and Hamlin. So those are all pending. I also have some up on 20th Street, I want to say the 3000 block, but I might have that wrong, because my computer's decided to go slow. So lots of lots of speed humps, stop signs, hopefully traffic calming things coming in. If there's anything that you would like and put in a request for a reach out to me, I'll make sure Well, I can do it in my chat. But it's five to three at ANC dc.gov. I'm happy to help push through any type of traffic, the speed calming measures that I'm able to. So thank you, everyone for your your continued attention to this.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 3:06:55Commissioner Amin 5B04Ra Amin - ANC 5B04 3:06:585B04 Commissioner Amin. So I want to start first of all by just saying thank you to the constituents in 5B04 who have stepped up into leadership positions. Special thanks goes out to Bridget on 13th and Hamlin, Catherine on 13th and Hamlin Katie, on 13th and Gerard of Commissioner woodland. And Cadet John's over there onto rod Eli Ben Lucky, Andrew, all of those folks over there on Ninth Street. I just really appreciate us and not even to mention my Evarts. Thats Andre and Nicole over there. And Dan over there take a leading away on the Reed Street Evarts project. I really appreciate us stepping up and performing together as a community and not getting distracted by what's going on in social media. I appreciate everyone who has reached out to me personally and asked me hey, ra, these


things that are being said about ANC 5B and about you what's going on, I want to hear directly from you from as Shadi and asked it and Joe and in it and Helen, and all of these really great people in our community that do not think that Twitter is the real world that do not think that social media is the real world and know that everyone in the community needs to be engaged. And I'm saying to my constituents in 5B04 that I represent, and to and I represent 5B04. In this seat for right now. I'm saying to you that everyone in this community gets engaged, it doesn't go through the 24 knowledgable people, it doesn't go to the six people to hit I like on Twitter and go it doesn't go to the only people on Twitter, we engage everyone here. And I don't move as your commissioner until you've can fully engaged and I've gotten your input. If you're on Twitter, that's great. It's good social media, we can meet there, like everyone knows, I walk the streets every single day with my three dogs. I'm at the market every single Saturday. I have not missed a Saturday in years at that market. So I am here to be engaged. And I appreciate everyone stepping up and checking in and letting me know how you feel that we don't need to agree on everything. But you know what they say is you if you're at someone's not mad at you that you're not doing your job. So my job here is to lead us for at least for the next year. This my job at 5B04 And I just want to acknowledge that everything, absolutely everything that we set out to do. As a community, we have accomplished in 5B04 for over the last three years, it is not one resolution, not one letter of support. And for all of those folks out there that somehow think that I don't support safestreets, they haven't been paying attention. They haven't been paying attention to my organization, or my advocacy before I was ANC Commissioner. They haven't been paying attention to what I've been doing as a ANC Commissioner. DO NOT get your information from these outside sources, you come directly to me. If you have questions with me questions about ANC 5B, you have questions about what we're doing over here, and I welcome you to engage this community. I welcome you to join a Advisory Committee. If you're most impacted, sure, lead away, join one of our committees over here and get started but DON'T START COMING to meetings just two or three weeks ago and weighing in on stuff that you have NO knowledge on, you're doing yourself a disservice. You see I was muted by one of these on the screen. Watch. Watch what they do. We're on to you, commissioners, WE ARE ON TO YOU and I'm putting you on notice now across Ward 5 we realize what you're doing. Everybody's watching. Everybody's watching you commissioners. Right. So this watch, watch these two on screen. As they build content for their reality program. Watch how everything goes down. And then all of a sudden somebody who's speaking is commuted. I'll get a gets muted. So just be mindful community. You are being bamboozled and tricked. And it's time for us to get back to the work of ANC 5B we have always done that let's be getting the job done.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 3:12:13Thank youColleen Costello - ANC 5B05 3:12:19Thank you requesting equal time and I'm very excited. Because I'm going to be a facilitator. So somewhere in there home. Afterward this night. She is and we'll be doing a reading about it. Afterwards. All this would be the cleanup circle 1030 and storytime and craft activity starts around 1145. Standing blankets and fun activity for everyone. I am working on getting a second DDOT community walk schedule. Don't worry everyone just in five to five. Okay. Canada right now definitive date is Saturday, November 6 at 730 in the morning. I have a full out resident and let me know if you're available then or not. Let's see. I have requested recently some traffic calming by shining stars


Montessori and Stokes charter school or my SMD. Hopefully that will be processed relatively quickly given admissions requests for DDOT to expedite traffic calming med schools in AMC five B. I think a lot of you some of you at least might have heard there's a crap. Again, that was pretty bad was one of the cars that flipped on what side? I'm guessing we're not asking to put on an automated traffic enforcement there. Whether it is B camera or red light running camera, I think that will depend on what the problem is at that intersection. But we obviously need to be more involved in one person's life. Lost at that intersection this year. And then a lot of people feel unsafe attempt in Michigan. So following up on that, and the last thing is I'm very excited about this. I'll be doing a topic forming 101 training for the residents. I'm working on it with somebody who he, for lack of a better word he he does traffic calming In traffic planning, but in the private sector, and I think the advisors remember, like government departments of transportation and other agencies on their own. So he's very knowledgeable. He actually used to be an AMC Commissioner. Somebody sweet and familiar with the issues here. So I don't want to date set yet. But I get some things get old and we call disseminate information about that. And again, I'm doing that on my own behalf not on behalf of people commission so nobody wins or cancer that that's it. Thanks, everyone.Ursula Higgins - ANC 5B02 3:15:41Thank you so much for your report. You everyone has one evening, and this meeting is adjourned. Thank you. Thank you.

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