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Council of the District of Columbia
Committee on Economic Development
Committee on Government Operations
Notice of Joint Public Roundtable
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004
COUNCILMEMBER MURIEL BOWSER, CHAIRPERSON
COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
and
Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Chairperson
Committee on Government Operations
ANNOUNCE A JOINT PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE
On
Proposed Resolution 20-842, the 1300 H Street, N.E., Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014,
Proposed Resolution 20-843, the 1300 H Street, N.E., Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014
AND
Proposed Resolution 20-858, the 5201 Hayes Street, N.E., Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014,
Proposed Resolution 20-859, the 5201 Hayes Street, N.E., Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014
July 3, 2014
10:00 a.m.
Room 500
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
On Thursday, July 3, 2014, Councilmember Muriel Bowser, Chairperson of the Committee on Economic Development, and Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations, will hold a joint public roundtable to consider Proposed Resolution 20-842, the 1300 H Street, N.E., Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014; Proposed Resolution 20-843, the 1300 H Street, N.E., Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014; Proposed Resolution 20-858, the 5201 Hayes Street, N.E., Surplus Declaration Resolution of 2014; and Proposed Resolution 20-859, the 5201 Hayes Street, N.E., Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014.
Proposed Resolutions 20-842 and 20-843 will, respectively, declare District owned property at 1300 H Street, N.E., as surplus, and authorize the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to sell the property to Rise Development/H Street CDC. The proposed redevelopment project of the former R. L. Christian Community Library would result in 8,000 square feet of retail, 30-45 residential units with a minimum of six affordable units, and approximately 8 parking spaces. The chosen development team will also name the redevelopment after Mr. R. L. Christian, a community activist and teacher for the District of Columbia Schools, and include a plaque memorializing his lifetime accomplishments in the ground floor market.
Proposed Resolutions 20-858 and 20-859 will, respectively, declare District owned property at 5201 Hayes Street, N.E., as surplus, and authorize the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to dispose of the land by transferring it to a Development team. This team, comprised of the Warrenton Group, LLC, and Pennrose Properties, LLC, proposes to build approximately 150 affordable residential units. 50 of these units will be replacement affordable units associated with the New Communities Initiative for households earning at or below 30% of the Area Median Income. The remaining 100 units will be affordable units for households earning at or below 60% of Area Median Income.
The joint public roundtable will begin at 10:00 a.m. in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Individuals and representatives of community organizations wishing to testify should contact Tsega Bekele, Legislative Counsel to the Committee on Economic Development, at (202) 724-8052, or tbekele@dccouncil.us and furnish his or her name, address, telephone number, and organizational affiliation, if any, by the close of business on July 2, 2014. Persons presenting testimony may be limited to 3 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Please provide the Committee with 20 copies of any written testimony.
If you are unable to testify at the joint public roundtable, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Economic Development, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 110 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.
