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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-290
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
November 18, 2014
To celebrate and honor Commissioner Doris Brooks on her 80th birthday and for her monumental service as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner.
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks will be turning 80 years old on November 24, 2014;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks obtained her education in the District of Columbia Public School System;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks was elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6A09 in 1973 under former Councilmember Nadine Winters, and was later elected to the Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2C03;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks was the longest serving Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in the history of the District of Columbia, serving for 38 years;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks began her activism in 1975 with neighbor and friend Marion Barry as they formed the first neighborhood roundtable;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks was instrumental in the implementation of the new Convention Center and served on the board of directors for over a decade;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks was responsible for the planning and construction of the new Kennedy Recreation Center location in Northwest D.C.;
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks has served the community for more than 46 years with organizations such as Christ Child Settlement House, Friendship Community House of Southeast, E Street Book Club, where she served as president, and Send the Kids to Camp program; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brooks spent her professional career working with several organizations including the United Planning Organization, Child and Family Services Agency, and the Department of Human Services.
IT IS HEREBY RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that the Council of the District of Columbia celebrates and honors Commissioner Doris Brooks on her 80th birthday and for her monumental service as an Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner.
Sec. 2. This resolution may be cited as the “Commissioner Doris Brooks Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in
the District of Columbia Register.
