5083593 Joint Public Roundtable Notice on PR20-846, "Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014" and PR20-847, "Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014"  

  • 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 20-846, the “Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014”

     

    AND

     

    Proposed Resolution 20-847, the “Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014”

     

    September 25, 2014

    10:00 a.m.

    Room 412

    John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

     

    On Thursday, September 25, 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 20-846, the Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2014 and Proposed Resolution 20-847, the Barnaby Road Parcel 238/40 Disposition Approval Resolution of 2014.

     

    Proposed Resolutions 20-846 and 20-847 will, respectively, declare the District owned property known as Parcel 238/40 located on Barnaby Road, SE, between Bonini Road and Chesapeake Street, SE, as surplus, and authorize the Department of General Services to dispose of the unimproved land through a sale to Ways of the World Community Development Corporation (“WOW-CDC”).  WOW-CDC will assemble this parcel along with Square 6249, Lot 0837, the adjacent property that runs along the east boundary of Parcel 238/40, to provide frontage for single family affordable and workforce townhouses that will face Barnaby Road.

     

    The joint public roundtable will begin at 10:00 a.m. in Room 412 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 September 24, 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 by the close of business on October 9, 2014, 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.