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A RESOLUTION
21-375
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 2, 2016
To declare that the District-owned real property located at 1923 Vermont Avenue, N.W., and 912 U Street, N.W., and known for tax and assessment purposes as Lots 0827 and 0833 in Square 0361, is no longer required for public purposes.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Grimke School, N.W., Surplus Property Declaration Resolution of 2016”.
Sec. 2. Findings.
(a) The District is the owner of the real property located at 1923 Vermont Avenue, N.W., and 912 U Street, N.W., known for tax and assessment purposes as Lots 0827 and 0833 in Square 0361 (“Property”). The Property consists of the following 2 parcels:
(1) The first parcel consists of approximately 37,926 square feet of land that includes the historic Grimke School, which is approximately 52,356 gross square feet, the current location of the African American Civil War Museum, and accessory parking; and
(2) The second parcel consists of approximately 5,872 square feet of land.
(b) The Property is no longer required for public purposes because the Property’s condition cannot viably accommodate a District agency use or other public use without cost-prohibitive new construction. The most pragmatic solution for reactivating this space is to declare the Property surplus and dispose of the Property for redevelopment.
(c) The District has satisfied the public hearing requirements of section 1(a-1)(4) of An Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer required for public purposes, approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1211; D.C. Official Code § 10-801(a-1)(4)) (“Act”), by holding a public hearing on September 18, 2015, at the Thurgood Marshall Center, located at 1816 12th Street, N.W.
Sec. 3. Pursuant to section 1(a-1) of the Act, the Council finds that the Property is no longer required for public purposes.
Sec. 4. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the Mayor.
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a).
Sec. 6. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
