6250794 Resolution 21-616, Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O. 14-20357, Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016

A RESOLUTION

21-616

IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

October 11, 2016

 

To declare the existence of an emergency, due to congressional review, with respect to the need to order the closing of a portion of 14th Street, N.E., adjacent to Squares 3954 and 4024 and Parcel 143/45, and to accept the dedication of portions of land in Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, and 4025 and Parcel 143/45 for public street and alley purposes in Ward 5.

 

RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O. 14-20357, Congressional Review Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2016”.

 

Sec. 2. (a)  On July 12, 2016, the Council passed an emergency measure, the Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O. 14-20357, Emergency Act of 2016, effective July 21, 2016 (D.C. Act 21-479; 63 DCR 10191), to permit a proposed redevelopment project to proceed without unnecessary and undue delay.  That emergency measure will expire on October 19, 2016.

(b)  A permanent version of the emergency measure, the Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O. 14-20357, Act of 2016, passed on 1st reading on July 12, 2016 (Engrossed version of Bill 21-445), will be considered by the Council on second reading on October 11, 2016.  Because the emergency measure will expire before the permanent legislation becomes law, it is necessary to adopt an additional emergency to prevent a gap in the law.

 

Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Closing of Public Streets and Dedication of Land for Street and Alley Purposes in and abutting Squares 3953, 3954, 4024, 4025, and Parcel 143/45, S.O. 14-20357, Congressional Review Emergency Act of 2016 be adopted after a single reading.

 

Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.