Monday, December 20, 1999: 6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on drop-out prevention and academic achievement. For further information, call 442-4289.
Monday, December 13, 1999: 6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on parent issues: local school restructuring team, parental involvement, security screening for volunteers, and school uniforms. For further information, call 442-4289.
Monday, December 6, 1999: 6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on charter schools. For further information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, December 2, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Jackson Place Complex, 700 block of Jackson Place, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for restoration of Lafayette Square facades; (2) Martin Luther King, Jr., memorial, approval of location in tidal basin; (3) National Air and Space Museum, 7th Street and Jefferson Drive, SW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for central chilled water plant; (4) International Broadcasting Bureau, 601 D Street, NW, and US Department of State, 2201 C Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of two-foot microwave dish antennas; (5) Office of Personnel Management, Theodore Roosevelt Building, 1900 E Street, NW, approval of final site and building plans for security barriers system; (6) Georgetown University, approval of preliminary site development plans for Canal Road entrance; (7) Federal Highway Administration, E Street Corridor, between 15th and 18th Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for improvements related to restoration of westbound traffic; and (8) New Convention Center, Mount Vernon Place, NW, approval of revised final site and building plans for pylons. For more information, call 482-7200.
Monday, November 29, 1999: 6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on the facilities long range plan. For further information, call 442-4289.
Monday, November 22, 1999: 8:00 a.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Academic Programs meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on special education transportation. For further information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, November 18, 1999: 3.30 p.m. J. N. G. Finley Lecture Series, "Civil Rights at the End of the Millennium," at Johnson Center Cinema, George Mason University, Fairfax campus. Historian Eric Foner to speak on "African Americans and the Story of American Freedom." Lecture is free and open to the public. A reception will follow in the Johnson Center Multi-Purpose Room. For more information phone (703) 993-1249 or e-mail egallup@gmu.edu.
8:00 p.m. J. N. G. Finley Lecture Series, "Civil Rights at the End of the Millennium," at Harris Theater, George Mason University, Fairfax campus. Scholar/activist Julian Bond to speak on "2000: A Race Odyssey." Lecture is free and open to the public. For more information phone (703) 993-1249 or e-mail egallup@gmu.edu.
Wednesday, November 17, 1999: 7:30 a.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Monthly business meeting of the Board. For further information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, November 16, 1999: 7:00 p.m. Ward 2 Democratic Commission, at Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. Understanding Campus Plans, a panel discussion on the campus planning process and enforcement issues. Moderator: Tom Sherwood. Panel: Andrew Altman, Director, Office of Planning; Jerrily Kress, Director, Office of Zoning; Armando Lourenco, Administrator, Building and Land Regulation Administration.
Monday, November 15, 1999: 3:00 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee of the Whole meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on personnel/payroll. For further information, call 442-4289.
Wednesday, November 10, 1999: 1:00 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Student Services meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
2:30 a.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
Monday, November 8, 1999: 6:30 p.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on school governance. For further information, call 442-4289.
Friday, November 5, 1999: 11:00 a.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Alternative Programs and Special Education meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, November 4, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Presidents Park, the Ellipse, E Street between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for Christmas tree perimeter fence and signs; (2) Washington Navy Yard, Anacostia Annex, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for stormwater pump station; Logan Circle/Thomas Circle subarea, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning map; (3) 828 Bellevue Street, SE, Walter Washington estates, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to consolidated planned unit development; (4) Rock Creek Park, maintenance yard and Fitzgerald Tennis Court, Glover Road and 16th Street and Marrow Drive, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for two wireless telecommunications monopoles with infrastructure; (5) National Archives and Records Administration Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation; (6) 1010 North Capitol Street, NW, Square 621, Lot 860, approval of sale of DC excess property; and (6) 100 Potomac Avenue, SE (Florida Rock; approval of report to the Zoning Commission on final planned unit development and amendment of the zoning map to rezone certain lots from M to C-3-C. For more information, call 482-7200.
Tuesday, November 2, 1999: 11:00 a.m., Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Budget, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources and Oversight meeting. For further information, call 442-4289.
Monday, November 1, 1999: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor conference room. Brown bag lunch on alternatives to confinement for delinquent and court-involved youth. For more information, call 234-9404.
Saturday, October 30, 1999: 10:30 a.m. 26th Annual conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, DC; DC Public Library; and Center for Washington Area Studies, George Washington University; at various locations. Series of walking tours with a maritime theme. Free. Registration deadline is Friday, October 22. For more information call 785-2068.
Friday, October 29, 1999: 9:30 a.m. 26th Annual conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, DC; DC Public Library; and Center for Washington Area Studies, George Washington University; at DC Public Library, 901 G Street, NW. Day-long session. Free. Registration deadline is Friday, October 22. For more information call 785-2068.
Thursday, October 28, 1999: 6:30 p.m. 26th Annual conference on Washington, DC, Historical Studies, sponsored by the Historical Society of Washington, DC; DC Public Library; and Center for Washington Area Studies, George Washington University; at Kiplinger Washington Editors, 1729 H Street, NW. Adele Alexander lecture on “Capital Times: A Paradise of Paradoxes.” Free. Registration deadline is Friday, October 22. For more information call 785-2068.
Sunday, October 17, 1999: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. Dupont Circle Citizens Association, at Cosmos Club, 2121 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, and The Third Day, 2001 P Street, NW. Dupont Circle house tour. Tickets $20, $25 on day of tour. For more information, see http://www.dupont-circle.com/dcca
Thursday, October 14, 1999: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor conference room. Brown bag lunch on the first year's anniversary of the children's health insurance program on the District. For more information, call 234-9404.
Wednesday, October 13, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Council for Court Excellence, at New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, 1313 NY Avenue, NW. “A Community Dialogue: Jurors Speak, Judges Listen: A Discussion with Former Jurors, Judges and Public Officials about Jury Service.” For more information and for free tickets, call 785-5917.
Tuesday, October 12, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, at Washington Highlands Library, 115 Atlantic Street, SW. Public hearing into formal case No. 945, receiving testimony on the investigation into electric service market competition and regulatory practices.
Thursday, October 7, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. No Washington, DC, related items currently scheduled. For more information, call 482-7200.
Saturday, October 2, 1999: 11:00 a.m. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, at Martin Luther King Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Public hearing into formal case No. 945, receiving testimony on the investigation into electric service market competition and regulatory practices.
Wednesday, September 29, 1999: 2:00 p.m. House of Representatives Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, at 2359 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on the enforcement of drug control laws in the District; invited witnesses include Barry R. McCaffrey, Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy; US Attorney General Janet Reno; Donnie Marshall, Acting Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Agency; Wilma Lewis, US Attorney for the District of Columbia; and Charles Ramsey, Metropolitan Police Chief.
7:00 p.m. Federation of Citizens Associations, at Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW. Annual election meeting.
Thursday, September 23, 1999: 12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th Floor conference room. Brown bag lunch on the effects of environmental hazards on children. For more information, call 234-9404.
Tuesday, September 21, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Public Service Commission of the District of Columbia, at Peoples Congregational Church, 4703 13th Street, NW. Public hearing into formal case No. 945, receiving testimony on the investigation into electric service market competition and regulatory practices.
Sunday, September 12, 1999: 4:30 p.m. Ward 3 Democratic Committee, Ward 3 for Williams Committee, and Palisades Citizens Association, at Palisades Recreation Center, 5100 block of Sheirer Place, N.W. (between Dana Place and Edmonds Street). Ward 3 "Sundae" with Mayor Williams, an ice cream social. For more information, contact Thorn Pozen, Chair of the Ward 3 Democratic Committee at 202-942-6196.
Friday, September 10, 1999: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service, at the Department of Interior Auditorium, 1349 C Street, NW. International two-day conference on Frederick Douglass at Home and Abroad. For more information or to register, call Crystal Edwards, 690-5185.
Thursday, September 9, 1999: 9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site, National Park Service, at the Department of Interior Auditorium, 1349 C Street, NW. International two-day conference on Frederick Douglass at Home and Abroad. For more information or to register, call Crystal Edwards, 690-5185.
Thursday, September 2, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Fort Leslie J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for security improvements to main entrance; (2) approval of reports to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations of DC: (a) related to the Child Development Center regulations, (b) as provided for by the Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994, (c) to create the Eighth Street Overlay District between L and M Streets, SE, and (d) as related to the Downtown Development District Housing Provisions; (3) US Marine Barracks, 8th and I Street, SE, approval of acquisition of land, revised master plan, and site development design concepts; (4) Department of Health and Human Services Building, 200 Independence Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for telecommunications facility of six transmitting and six receiving antennas; (5) American Red Cross, 2025 E Street, NW, approval of final site and building plans for new office building; (6) New Convention Center, Mount Vernon Place, NW, approval of revised site and building plans for pylons and spires; and (7) Robert F. Kennedy Stadium, 2400 East Capitol Street, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for telecommunications facility of one transmitting and two receiving antennas. For more information, call 482-7200.
Thursday, August 5, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Fort Leslie J. McNair, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for vehicle wash facility upgrade; (2) Washington Navy Yard, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior elevator addition on Building 166; (3) US Department of the Interior Headquarters Building, 1849 C Street, NW, approval of revised final site and building plans for relocation of proposal stairway; (4) Southeast Tennis and Learning Center, 701 Mississippi Avenue, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (5) Child Development Center and Elderly Day Care Center Regulations, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on proposed zoning amendments; (6) Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, Reservation No. 58, Massachusetts Avenue and 21st and Q Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for site design; (7) National Japanese American Memorial, Louisiana and New Jersey Avenues and D Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (8) International Center, Chancery of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of final site and building plans; (9) Portals II Building, 445 12th Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for Federal Communications Commission Telecommunications Facility; (10) Municipal Building, 300 Indiana Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for renovation and site improvements; (11) District of Columbia Comprehensive Visitor Orientation and Wayfinding Signage System, approval of system design and location of pedestrian signs; (12) Approval of sale of District of Columbia owned surplus properties at 439 New Jersey Avenue, NW, 1626 North Capitol Street, NW, 1010 North Capitol Street, NW, and 515 D Street, NW; (13) approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations to reflect changes in the Comprehensive Plan as provided for by the Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1994; (14) approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning map related to the Logan Circle/Thomas Circle subarea; (15) Solar Building, 1000-1010 16th Street, NW, approval of report the Zoning Commission on consolidated planned unit development and amendment to the zoning map; (16) 4717-4727 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on consolidated planed unit development and amendment to the zoning map; (17) Fort Lincoln Housing, Fort Lincoln Drive and Commodore Joshua Barney Drive, NE, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on consolidated planed unit development; (18) 1000 K Street, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to the planned unit development; (19) approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the Downtown Development District housing provisions. For more information, call 482-7200.
Tuesday, August 3, 1999: 6:00 p.m. DC Coalition on the Tobacco Settlement, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A-5. City-wide speak-out on the tobacco settlement. For more information, call DC Action for Action, 234-9404.
Tuesday, July 20, 1999: 8:30 a.m. Office of the People’s Counsel, at the Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW. A utility consumer education forum on electric restructuring and retail competition in the District of Columbia. Attendees must register in advance. For more information or to register call George Harris, 727-3071.
Thursday, July 1, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related item: (1) Department of Veteran Affairs Building, NW, between H and I Streets, approval of final site and building plans for installation of guard booth, gate arm, and vehicle barrier; (2) Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Raoul Wallenberg Place, 15th Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for outdoor ticket booth; (3) National Museum of the American Indian, the Mall, between Maryland Avenue, 3rd Street, Jefferson Drive, and 4th Street, SW, approval of revised preliminary site and building plans; (4) Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Street, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for addition and renovation; (5) Rock Creek Park maintenance yard and Fitzgerald Tennis Court, Glover Road and 16th Street, and Morrow Drive, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for wireless telecommunications facilities (two monopoles with infrastructure); (6) Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, West Potomac Park, approval of site selection; (7) National Archives Building, 700 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of concept design for renovation; (8) proposed federal capital improvements program for the National Capital Region, fiscal years 2000-2004, adoption of program; (9) M Street Streetscape Improvements, M Street, SE, between South Capitol and 11th Streets, approval of preliminary and final site development plans; (10) District of Columbia comprehensive visitor orientation and wayfinding signage design, approval of signage design. For more information, call 482-7200.
Tuesday, June 29, 1999: 6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, Subcommittee on Charter Schools, at Hine Jr. High School, 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Public hearing on public charter schools. For more information or to register to testify call Ms. Dorothy Robinson, 442-5192.
Thursday, June 24, 1999: 11:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, Committee on Alternative Programs and Special Education meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
12:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at 1616 P Street, NW, 7th floor conference room. “Welfare Reform in the District of Columbia: Year Three and Beyond.” Call 234-9404 for more information.
1:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, Committee on Facilities meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
4:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, Committee on Students Rights and Discipline meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
Wednesday, June 23, 1999: 10:00 a.m. US House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, in Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2362. Hearing on District’s FY 2000 budget. Witnesses will be Mayor Anthony Williams, Council Chair Linda Cropp, Control Board Chairman Alice Rivlin, Chief Financial Officer Valerie Holt, and Bill Beach, Director of the Center for Data Collection at the Heritage Foundation.
6:30 p.m. Understanding the Criminal Justice System, at 441 4th Street, NW, Council Chambers. Hosted by Councilmember Harold Brazil, with US Attorney Wilma Lewis, Superior Court Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton, Police Chief Charles Ramsey, Corrections Trustee John Clark, and an official from the Department of Corrections. For more information, call 724-8174.
Tuesday, June 22, 1999: 10:30 a.m. US Senate, Government Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on DC, at 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Hearing on the “DC College Access Act,” H.R. 974; and “Expanded Options in Higher Education for DC Students Act of 1999,” S. 856.
11:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, Committee on Budget, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources, and Oversight meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
3:00 p.m. US House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, in 2362 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on charter schools and DC public schools in District’s FY 2000 budget.
7:00 p.m. DC Federation of Citizens Associations, at Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW. Monthly meeting; guest speaker Mayor Anthony Williams.
Monday, June 21, 1999: 8:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, Committee on Academic Programs meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:00 p.m. 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
Wednesday, June 16, 1999: 10:00 a.m. US House of Representatives, Appropriations Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, in US Capitol, Room H-144. Hearing on DC Health Initiatives in District’s FY 2000 budget.; 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, monthly business meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
Monday, June 14, 1999: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, Committee of the Whole, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, June 8, 1999: 6:00 p.m. Meeting on reform of the District Council, at University of the District of Columbia, Building 46, Auditorium, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, admission free. Moderator, Bruce Johnson, WUSA (Channel 9); with Linda Cropp, Chair, D.C. Council. Panelists, Mario Acosta-Velez, Latino Civil Rights Center; Dorothy Brizill, DCWatch; Mary Jane DeFrank, ACLU of the National Capital Area; Kwasi Holman, D.C. Chamber of Commerce (invited); Liz Siegel, DC Action for Children; Joslyn (Josh) Williams, Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO. Sponsors, D.C. Council Chair Linda Cropp; ACLU of the National Capital Area; Committee of 100 on the Federal City; DC Action for Children; D.C. Affairs Section, District of Columbia Bar; DC Agenda; D.C. Consortium of Legal Services Providers; Downtown Cluster of Congregations; Fair Budget Coalition; Federation of Citizens’ Associations; Friends of the Earth; Gay and Lesbian Activists' Alliance; Greater Washington Board of Trade; Latino Civil Rights Center; League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia; Metropolitan Washington Council AFL-CIO; University of the District of Columbia. For more information, contact the D.C. Affairs Section of the D.C. Bar at 626-3463.
Monday, June 7, 1999: 12:30 p.m., Rhodes Tavern/D.C. Heritage Society, at 15th and F Streets, NW. Dedication of the Rhodes Tavern plaque.
Friday, June 4, 1999: 8:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m., Coalition for Greater Preservation Enforcement, consisting of the DC Preservation League, 15 neighborhood organizations, the Committee of 100, and the DC Heritage Tourism Coalition, at the Charles Sumner School, 17th and M Streets, NW. Forum on strengthening preservation enforcement. Register to attend by May 21. For more information, call 737-1519.
Thursday, June 3, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Washington Navy Yard, Anacostia Annex, Bolling/Anacostia Tract — Stormwater Pump Station, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans; (2) Veterans Administration Building, Vermont Avenue, NW, between H and I Streets, approval of final site and building plans for installation of guard booth, gate arm, and vehicle barrier; (3) World War II Memorial Rainbow Pool, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence and Constitution Avenue, approval of preliminary site and building plans; (4) Fort Leslie J. McNair, approval of design concept for new post chapel. For further information, call 482-7200; (5) Mahatma Gandhi Memorial, US Reservation No. 58, Massachusetts Avenue and 21st and Q Streets, NW, approval of location; (6) General Services Administration, notice of availability of excess real property, at 2216 and 2218 C Street, NW, Square 62, Lots 810, 813, 814, and 815, approval of comments to GSA; and (7) E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of revised preliminary building plans for annex and renovation. For more information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, June 2, 1999: 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Office of Grants Management and Development at George Washington University Marvin Center, 800 21st Center, NW. Public/Private Partnership Conference; registration fee, $25.00. For more information, call the Support Center, 833-0300
Thursday, May 27, 1999: 6:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at 2000 14th Street, NW, 2nd floor conference room. Mayor’s night in; attendees who are selected by lottery will speak directly with the Mayor; other government department representatives will be available to speak with attendees. For more information, call the Office of the Public Advocate, 673-4421.
Thursday, May 20, 1999: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearings on vocational education state plan. Register to speak by calling Angela Glenn, 442-5062.
Wednesday, May 19, 1999: 7:30 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, May 18, 1999: 2:00 p.m. House of Representatives Subcommittee on DC Appropriations, at H-144 Capitol Building. Hearing on the FY2000 budget request for the DC court system; witnesses will be Chief Judge Annice Wagner, DC Court of Appeals; Chief Judge Eugene Hamilton, DC Superior Court; and Ulysses Hammond, Executive Officer, DC Courts. The Committee will also receive testimony from Gloria Jarmon of the General Accounting Office on the status of their review of court operations which was requested by the Committee in September 1998.
6:00 p.m. Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications at 2217 14th Street, NW, Studio A. Town hall meeting to assess DC’s future cable television needs. For more information, call Walter Adams, 671-0066.
Monday, May 17, 1999: 3:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee of the Whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, May 13, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on Georgia Avenue area, Capitol City Pavilion, 3401 Georgia Avenue, NW.
6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Ballou Senior High School, 3401 4th Street, NW. Wards 2 and 8 community meeting on the long range educational facilities plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, May 11, 1999: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 2 at 7th Street and Maine Avenue, SW.
Saturday, May 8, 1999: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. DC Green Party, at Eastern High School, 17th and East Capitol Streets, NE. Earth Day ’99 conference.; 8:00 a.m. Mount Pleasant Main Street, on Mt. Pleasant Street and Lamont Park, NW. Mt. Pleasant Pride Day, Volunteer landscaping, planting, mulching, and trash removal. For more information, call Jeff Brechbuhl, 729-3212.
Thursday, May 6, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Washington Navy Yard, Anacostia Annex, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for stormwater pump station; (2) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Main Section, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for emergency generator radiators, Building 4; (3) International Center, Chancery of Nigeria, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of final foundation plans; (4) International Center, International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (INTELSAT) Headquarters Building, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, extension of approval to operate eight existing antennas and approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for three new antennas; (5) Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for telecommunications facility; (6) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for entrance sign and millennium clock; (7) Smithonian Institution, National Museum of the American Indian, the Mall between Maryland Avenue, 3rd Street, Jefferson Drive, and 4th Street, SW, approval of revised preliminary site and building plans; (8) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 9th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for landscape improvements, outdoor playground, and reception patio; (9) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of 13 security cameras; (10) District of Columbia approval of comments on the fiscal years 2000-2005 capital improvements plan and capital budget.
6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Woodson Senior High School, 5500 Eads Street, NE. Wards 6 and 7 community meeting on the long range educational facilities plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, May 4, 1999: 6:00 p.m. Office of Cable Television and Telecommunications at 441 4th Street, NW, Room 1030-S. Town hall meeting to assess DC’s future cable television needs. For more information, call Walter Adams, 671-0066.
7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for for Ward 7 at Pennsylvania Avenue Baptist Church, 3000 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
Monday, May 3, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Wilson Senior High School, 3950 Chesapeake Street, NW. Wards 3 and 4 community meeting on the long range educational facilities plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
Saturday, May 1, 1999: 1:00 p.m. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners, at 441 4th Street, NW, Council Chambers. Training session on Alcohol Beverage Control Board issues for ANC members. Sponsored by Councilmember David Catania. Registration by Monday, April 19, required. For more information, call Ross Weber, 727-8204.
Thursday, April 29, 1999: 11:00 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Alternative Programs and Special Education meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
1:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Facilities meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
4:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Students Rights and Discipline meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Brookland Elementary School, 1150 Michigan Avenue, NE. Wards 1 and 5 community meeting on the long range educational facilities plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, April 27, 1999: 11:00 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Budget, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources and Oversight meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 8 at Liberty Temple, 3100 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue, SE.
Monday, April 26, 1999: 8:00 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Academic Programs meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:30 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Department of Education, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Barnard Auditorium. Town meeting on education featuring Secretary of Education Richard Riley.
Thursday, April 22, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Wilson Senior High School, Nebraska Avenue and Chesapeake Street, NW. Wards 3 and 4 Community Meeting on the long range educational facilities plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
Wednesday, April 21, 1999: 7:30 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, April 20, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at River Terrace Elementary School, 34th and Dix Streets, NE. Public hearing on special education. For more information, call 442-4289.
7:30 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 3 at St. Columba's Church, 4201 Albemarle Street, NW.
Monday, April 19, 1999: 3:00 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee of the whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Sunday, April 18, 1999: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Hazardous waste collection and disposal, Carter Barron Parking Lot, 16th and Kennedy Streets, NW, and RFK Stadium parking lot #6, East Capitol Street. For more information, call 727-4600, then press 0.
Saturday, April 17, 1999: 8:00 a.m. The Rat Summit, at the Washington Court Hotel, 525 New Jersey Avenue, NW. Forum on rats, lasting until 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 727-4310.
2:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 5 at Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey, NW.
Thursday, April 15, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Board of Education, at Kimball Elementary School, 3375 Minnesota Avenue, NE. Ward 7 community meeting on the disposition and use of Carter G. Woodson Junior High School. For more information, call 442-4289.
7:00 p.m. Kalorama Citizens Association, at Marie H. Reed Community Learning Center, 2200 Champlain Street. Forum on voting rights in the District of Columbia, moderated by Mark Plotkin.
7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 6 at Hine Junior High School, 85h and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE.
Thursday, April 8, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Department of the Treasury Main Building, 15th and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior envelope restoration, phase II; (2) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for entrance sign; (3) Woodrow Wilson Bridge Project, approval of design concept; (4) American Red Cross, 2025 E Street, NW, approval of excavation and final foundation plans for new building; (5) Rock Creek Park, maintenance yard and Fitzgerald Tennis Court, Glover Road and 16th Street and Marrow Drive, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for two wireless telecommunications facilities; (6) Department of Commerce, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for nine cellular antennas; (7) E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for annex; (8) US Customs Service, Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior signage; (9) Smithsonian Institution, Anacostia Museum, 1901 Fort Place, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for addition and renovation; (1) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 9th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site plans for landscape improvements, outdoor playground, and reception patio; (11) Proposed federal capital improvement program, fiscal years 2000-2004, authorization to circulate for review. For further information, call 482-7200.
Wednesday, April 7, 1999: 4:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Secondary student government presidents meeting on student discipline. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, April 6, 1999: 10:00 a.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Public hearing on vocational education state plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:00 p.m. Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Second public hearing on vocational education state plan. For more information, call 442-4289.
7:30 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams town meeting on the budget for Ward 4 at People’s Congregational Church, 4704 13th Street, NW.
Monday, April 5, 1999: 6:30 p.m. DC Department of Health, at Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street, NW. Town hall meeting, “Closing the Gap,” on the elimination of health disparities. For more information, call 645-5599.
Thursday, April 1, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) Proposal Federal Capital Improvements Program for the National Capital Region, fiscal years 2000-2004, authorization to circulate for review and comment; (2) Woodrow Wilson Bridge, approval of concept design; (3) World War II Memorial, Rainbow Pool, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence and Constitution Avenues, approval of preliminary site and building plans; and (4) American Red Cross, 2025 E Street, NW, approval of foundation plans for new office building.
Tuesday, March 30, 1999: 7:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA Board Room, 600 5th Street, NW. Public hearing on proposed Metrobus services changes on Routes D2, D4, D8, H2, H4, N2, and N4; and proposed new Routes D1, D6, H3, H6, N6, and N8. Register to testify or for further information, call 962-1092.
Wednesday, March 24, 1999: 7:00 p.m. National Park Service, at Rock Creek Park Nature Center, 5200 Glover Road, NW. Public meeting to receive comments on the plan by Bell Atlantic Mobile to erect cellular towers. For further information, call 426-6829.
7:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, WMATA Board Room, 600 5th Street, NW. Public hearing on proposed Metrobus services changes on Routes 52, 54, 60, 62, 64, 67, 70, 73, H8, S1, S2, S3, S4, and S5; and proposed new Routes 66, 68, 98 99, H5, H7, and S9. Register to testify or for further information, call 962-1092.
Saturday, March 20, 1999: 10:00 a.m. The ANC Commissioner's Assembly, at the University of the District of Columbia, Building 52, 3rd Floor Faculty Lounge, 4340 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., near the Van Ness Metro Station. Former ANC Assembly Vice Chairperson and newly elected At-Large Council Member Phil Mendelson will be a featured speaker at this first meeting of the Assembly for this term, as will Dr. Deborah L. Lyons, Director of the Center for Applied Research and Urban Policy at UDC.
Thursday, March 4, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of draft comprehensive design plan and draft environmental impact statement; (2) District of Columbia Comprehensive Plan Amendments Act of 1998, approval of Federal interest comments to the City Council; (3) Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial, approval of site selection; (4) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior and exterior signs; (5) Smithsonian Institution, south sidewalk of Jefferson Drive, SW, approval of design concept for outdoor scale model of solar system; (6) Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, 9th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site plans for landscape improvements and outdoor playground; (7) Chancery of Nigeria, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of preliminary and site building plans; (8) 1901-1917 9th Street, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on proposed rezoning from R-4 to Arts/C-2-B. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Monday, February 22, 1999: 8:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Academic Programs meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Subcommittee on Charter Schools meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Wednesday, February 17, 1999: 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, February 16, 1999: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee of the Whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Friday, February 5, 1999: 11:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee on Transition meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, February 4, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. Washington, DC, related items: (1) 900 block of G Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site plans for reopening block; (2) Department of Veterans Affairs Building, Vermont Avenue, NW, between H and I Streets, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of a guard booth, gate arm, and vehicle barrier along I Street, NW; (3) 7th and G Streets, SW, Square 413, comments to the Zoning Commission on Consolidated Planned Unit Development and related amendment to the Zoning Map of the District of Columbia; (4) 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, Square 182, Lot 80, Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to a previously approved Planned Unit Development.
Tuesday, February 2, 1999: 6:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Joint meeting of the Committees on Academic Programs and Budget, Fiscal Affairs, Human Resources and Oversight. For more information, call 442-4289.
Monday, February 1, 1999: 6:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, at Hine Junior High School, 8th and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Public hearing on the "weighted student formula." For more information, call 442-4289.
Saturday, January 30, 1999: 10:00 a.m. Community Forum on the Year 2000 Problem, at Hine Jr. High School, 335 8th Street, SE. Sponsored by the Institute for Local Self Reliance, Friends of the Earth, Hine Jr. High School, Community Harvest, Bridges to Friendship, and EarthCulture. For more information, call Kenneth Rothschild, 882-4262.
Thursday, January 28, 1999: 6:30 p.m. Department of Housing and Community Development, at Hine Junior High School Auditorium, 335 8th Street, SE. Public hearing on housing and community development needs in the District of Columbia. Register to testify by calling Brenda Battle or Pamela Mitchell at 535-1970 by 5:00 p.m. on January 27. For more information, call Jack Nelson at 535-1342.
Tuesday, January 26, 1999: 7:00 p.m. Federation of Citizens Associations of the District of Columbia, at the Charles Sumner School, 1201 17th Street, NW. Speaker will be Council Chair Linda Cropp. For more information, call 337-6505.
Friday, January 22, 1999: 9:00 a.m. House of Representatives Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Witnesses: Mayor Tony Williams; Linda Cropp, Chair, DC City Council; Alice Rivlin, Chair, DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
10:00 a.m. Department of Housing and Community Development, 51 N Street, NE, 5th Floor RLA Board Room. Orientation session for organizations interested in submitting community and economic development project proposals for the Round 2 Task Force Competition for $15 million in federal grant funds. Register by calling Shirley Hilliard, 535-1950. Another orientation session will be held at 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 21, 1999: 6:00 p.m. American Civil Liberties Union and University of the District of Columbia, at UDC Building 44, Room A04, Van Ness Street, just off Connecticut Avenue. Town meeting on “Liberating the Last Colony: Getting Voting Rights for DC in Congress,” with Mayor Tony Williams; Walter Smith, Special Deputy Corporation Counsel; Larry Mirel, Retrocession to Maryland; John Gloster, Statehood Party; Elena Shayne, DC Voting Rights Amendment; and James Gray, complainant to the Organization of American States.
Wednesday, January 20, 1999: 7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Monthly business meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Tuesday, January 19, 1999: 3:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Committee of the Whole meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Thursday, January 14, 1999: 5:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor. Subcommittee on Public Charter Schools meeting. For more information, call 442-4289.
Monday, January 11, 1999: 6:00 p.m. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, at Cannon House Office Building, Independence and New Jersey Avenues, SE, Room 345. Town meeting with Mayor Anthony Williams and the members of the DC Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority: Alice Rivlin, Constance Newman, Eugene Kinlow, Darius Mans, and Robert Watkins, III. For more information, call 225-8050.
Thursday, January 7, 1999: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 801 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 301. D.C. related items: (1) National Zoological Park, picnic pavilion, approval of final site and building plans; (2) Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center/Federal Office Building, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for restaurant signage, (3) approval of amendments to Pennsylvania Avenue Plan of 1974 and square guidelines for Square 406; (4) Amendments to Chapter 15 of the zoning regulations and map of the District of Columbia, Chain Bridge Road/University Terrace Overlay District, approval of report to the Zoning Commission; (5) Final land use regulatory proposal for Chapter 30 and 31 and Order Number 62, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on amendments to the zoning regulations. For further information, call the National Capital Planning Commission, 482-7200.
Saturday, January 2: 7:30 a.m. Anthony Williams inaugural breakfast, Marriott Wardman Hotel, 2660 Woodley Park Road, NW. $25.00/ticket. For more information, call 432-7328.
10:30 a.m. Mayoral and City Councilmember inauguration and swearing in ceremony, Freedom Plaza, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Free to the public.
12:30 p.m. Post-Inaugural Reception for City Council, 441 4th Street, NW. Free to the public.
7:00 p.m. Mayoral Inaugural Celebration, Ronald Reagan International Trade Center, 13th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. $35.00/ticket. For more information, call 432-7328.

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