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Tuesday, December 17, 2002

7:00 p.m. Stand Up for Democracy, at AFDC Office, 2211 14th Street, NW, 2nd Floor. Meeting to plan a response to Congress’ continued control over the DC budget and its inaction on the fiscal 2003 budget. For more information, call Bill Mosley, 232-2500, x3. 

Friday, December 13, 2002

9:30 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Special meeting to vote on the fiscal year 2004 budget. For more information, call Elena Temple, 442-5190. 

Thursday, December 5, 2002

7:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, at Ballou Senior High School, 3401 4th Street, SE. Public roundtable regarding the FY 2004 operating budget. For more information or to register to testify, call Elena Temple, 442-5190. 

Monday, December 2, 2002

6:30 p.m. Councilmembers Kevin Chavous and Sandy Allen, at Greater Southeast Community Hospital, 1310 Southern Avenue, SE. Town meeting on the current state of public health care and its impact on residents east of the river. Participants will include Mayor Anthony Williams, Acting Director of the Department of Health James Buford, and CEO of Greater Southeast Karen Dale. For more information, call 724-8068 or 724-8045. 

Tuesday, November 26, 2002

6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Public roundtable regarding the FY 2004-2009 capital budget. For more information or to register to testify, call Elena Temple, 442-5190. 

Friday, November 22, 2002

11:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Ad-hoc committee meeting on the DCPS out-of-boundary process. For more information or to register to testify, call Elena Temple, 442-5190. 

Thursday, November 21, 2002

6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Public roundtable regarding the FY 2004 operating budget. For more information or to register to testify, call Elena Temple, 442-5190. 

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

6:30 p.m. Ward Two Democrats, at Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Election of DC Democratic State Committee Representatives and consideration of a bylaw amendment. For more information, call Budd Lane, 234-7921. 

Thursday, November 7, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Neval Thomas Elementary School, 650 Anacostia Avenue, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new construction. 2) Report to the Zoning Commission on text amendments to the zoning regulations of the District of Columbia concerning eating or drinking establishments in the Neighborhood Commercial Overlay District. 3) For more information, call 482-7200. 4) Report to the Zoning Commission on modification to a planned unit development at 1000-1010 16th Street, NW, Squire 184, Lot 74. 5) Washington Convention Center, Mount Vernon Place, NW, approval of transportation operations and parking plan (TOPP). 6) General Services Administration Headquarters Building, 1800 F Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of Voicestream antennas. 7) Washington Navy Yard, 8th and M Street, SE, Building 175 (medical and dental clinic) approval of preliminary and final site and building plans. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

General Election

Saturday, November 2, 2002

10:45 a.m. Cleveland Park Citizens Association, at Cleveland Park Library, Connecticut Avenue and Macomb Street, NW. Mayoral candidates’ forum with Anthony Williams (D), Carol Schwartz (R) and Steve Donkin (Statehood). For more information, call George Idelson, 362-4279 or Anne Loikow, 363-6658. 

Wednesday, October 23, 2002

6:30 p.m. Stand Up for Democracy in DC, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Public Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A5. Candidates’ forum for DC statehood delegation, at-large councilmember, and mayoral candidates. For more information, call Anise Jenkins, 232-2500. 

Tuesday, October 22, 2002

6:30 p.m. March of Dimes National Capital Area Chapter, at C.M. Sharpe Health School, 4300 13th Street, NW. Candidates forum. For more information, call or E-mail Dona Dei, 703-824-0111, x14, ddei@modimes.org, or Betty Ann Kane, 546-9062.
7:00 p.m. Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood Alliance, at Mt. Pleasant Public Library, 3160 16th Street, NW. Candidates’ forum for At-Large City Council seats. For more information, E-mail Joan Gordon, gordonfam@erols.com 
7:30 p.m., Janney Elementary School, 4130 Albemarle Street, NW. Candidates’ forum. 

Monday, October 21, 2002

7:00 p.m. DC Federation of Civic Associations and DC League of Women Voters, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Public Library, 901 G Street, NW, Auditorium A. Candidates’ forum for City Council Chairman and At-Large seats. For more information, call 583-3663 or 347-3020. 
7:00 p.m. Stanton Park Citizens Association and PSA 106, at The H Street Playhouse, 1365 H Street, NE. Mayoral candidate forum with Carol Schwartz, Republican; Tony Williams, Democrat; and Steve Donkin, Statehood-Green Party. For more information, call Keith Jarrell, 332-4429. 

Saturday, October 19, 2002

11:00 a.m. Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners’ Assembly, at 441 4th Street, NW. At-Large Councilmembers and Mayoral Candidates forum. 

Thursday, October 17, 2002

6:30 p.m. ANC 1A and 1B, at Capitol City Pavilion, 3401 Georgia Avenue, NW. Mayoral candidates' forum. 

Tuesday, October 15, 2002

7:00 p.m. Ward 2 Democrats at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 120. Monthly meeting, with Councilmember Jack Evans speaking on the FY 2003 budget. For more information, call 234-7921. 

Thursday, October 3, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Bureau of Engraving and Printing Annex Building, 13th Street, SW, between C and D Streets, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for handicap access ramp. 2) Brightwood Elementary School, 1300 Nicholson Street, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for renovation and addition. 3) Department of Agriculture South Building, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for building modernization (phase III). 4) Washington Hospital Center Campus, bounded by Irving and First Streets and Michigan Avenue, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on Consolidated Planned Unit Development for Phases I-V. 5) Adoption of National Capital Urban Design and Security Plan: A Design Framework and Implementation Plan for the Monumental Core and Downtown. 6) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms Headquarters, Square 710, New York and Florida Avenues, NE, approval of final site and building plans for new headquarters building, 7) Bolling Air Force Base, approval of preliminary site and building plans for Defense Intelligence Analysis Center addition. 8) Capital Gateway Overlay District (Buzzard Point), approval of report to the Zoning Commission on text and map amendments to the Zoning Regulations. 9) Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Draft Framework Plan, June 2002, information presentation. 10) Downtown Circulator, status report on implementation plan. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Wednesday, October 2, 2002

6:00 p.m., DC Sports and Entertainment Commission, Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and the Washington Baseball Club, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Public Library, 901 G Street, NW, 4th Floor Main Room. Public meeting to update the public on the District's Major League Baseball park site evaluation project. For more information, call 547-9077. 
6:00 p.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Board Room. Public roundtable on DCPS’s FY 2003 budget. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Friday, September 27, 2002

7:00 p.m. DC Office of Planning, at Capitol Children’s Museum, 3rd and H Streets, NE. H Street NE Strategic Development Plan Community Design Charrette community presentation. 

Thursday, September 26, 2002

7:00 p.m. Office of the Corporation Counsel, at 441 4th Street, NW, First Floor South auditorium. Public forum on the proposed conversion of CareFirst, Inc. to for-profit status and its acquisition by WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. Register to testify by calling Tina Ang, 955-0612 by close of business on September 25, 2002. 

Tuesday, September 24, 2002

7:00 p.m. Office of the Corporation Counsel, at Allen Chapel AME Church, 2498 Alabama Avenue, SE. Public forum on the proposed conversion of CareFirst, Inc. to for-profit status and its acquisition by WellPoint Health Networks, Inc. Register to testify by calling Tina Ang, 955-0612 by close of business on September 23, 2002. 

Monday, September 23, 2002

7:00 p.m. DC Office of Planning, at Capitol Children’s Museum, 3rd and H Streets, NE. H Street NE Strategic Development Plan Community Design Charrette community presentation. Input sessions will continue on Tuesday, September 24, 1-9 p.m.; Wednesday, September 25, 1-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.; and Thursday, September 26, 1-5 p.m.

Saturday, September 14, 2002

11:00 a.m. DC Board of Education, 825 North Capitol Street, NE, 5th Floor Conference Room. Ad-hoc Committee on Out-of-Boundary Transfer Policy, roundtable on possible amendments to the out-of-boundary transfer policy. Register to testify by calling 442-5190. 

Tuesday, September 10, 2002

Primary election day

Friday, September 6, 2002

6:30 p.m. Mayoral candidates forum, at University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Auditorium. For more information, call 274-5510. 

Thursday, September 5, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) 626 S Street, SW, approval of report to Zoning Commission on amendment to the Zoning Map to rezone from R-4 to C-2-B/Art District. 2) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on Zoning Regulations and Map amendments for regulating concrete manufacturing facilities in CM (industrial) zone districts. 3) New East Capitol Residential and Community Center, 56th, 58th, and East Capitol Streets, SE, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on application for a Planned Unit Development and Amendment to the Zoning Map. 4) Lincoln Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Bacon Drive, NW, approval of a plaque commemorating Dr. Martin Luther King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. 5) Bolling Air Force Base, approval of preliminary and building plans for Defense Intelligence Analysis Center addition. 6) US Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of antennas. 7) Bureau of Engraving and Printing, 14th Street between C and D Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans. 8) Adoption of modification to the permanent system of highways plan for removal of unimproved right-of-ways south of Good Hope Road from 18th to 24th Street, SE, abutting Parcels 219/70, 88, 131, and 138 (S.O. 01-1355), and abutting Parcels 219/93, 220/26, and Lots 800-812 in Square 5735 (S.O. 01-1411). 9) Unified Communications Center, north side of Saint Elizabeths Hospital eastern campus, Square 5868, Lot 1, approval of report to the Zoning Commission for consolidated planned unit development and amendment to the Zoning Map. 10) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on text and map amendments to the Zoning Regulations  to define the Capital Gateway Overlay District and related amendments to the zoning map (Formerly Buzzard Point), generally defined by the Anacostia Waterfront on the south, the Southeast Federal Center on the east, Fort McNair on the west, M Street, SE, and from South Capitol Street to 4th Street on the north. 11) Kennedy Center access study, status report on environmental assessment. 12) Anacostia Waterfront Initiative, presentation of draft framework plan, June 2002. For more information, call 482-7200. 
11:00 a.m. At-Large Councilmember Candidates Forum, at NCBA Estates, 2801 14th Street, NW. For further information, call 637-8400.

Wednesday, September 4, 2002

5:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Public comment session to on the National Capital Urban Design and Security Plan. Register to testify by calling 482-7200 or sign up at the beginning of the meeting. 
6:30 p.m. Congressional and District City Council candidates forum, at University of the District of Columbia, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Auditorium. For more information, call 274-5510. 

Wednesday, August 28, 2002

3:00 p.m. DC Action for Children, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A-5. Candidates’ forum for at-large councilmember seats. For more information, call 234-9404. 
6:30 p.m. Forum for Democratic Mayoral Candidates, at St. Paul AME Church, 4901 14th Street, NW. 

Tuesday, August 27, 2002

7:30 p.m. Chevy Chase Community Association, at Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Candidates forum for At-Large councilmember and Ward Three councilmember races. 

Friday, August 23, 2002

7:30 p.m. Northwest Current, at Sibley Memorial Hospital, 5255 Loughboro Road, NW, Ernst Auditorium. Ward Three candidates forum, featuring Democratic candidates Kathy Patterson and Eric Gaull. 

Thursday, August 22, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Special meeting to consider the revised development concept plan and visitor/security improvements at the Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 17th Streets, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Tidal Basin. To register to testify at the meeting, call Priscilla Brown, LaWan Jenkins, or Deborah Young, 482-7200, before noon on Wednesday, August 21. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Wednesday, August 21, 2002

11:00 a.m. American Association of Retired Persons, at Westminster Presbyterian Church, 400 I Street, SW. Ward 6 candidates forum with Sharon Ambrose (D), Keith A. Perry (D), and Jenefer Ellingston (Statehood-Green). 
7:00 p.m. Verizon Solutions Center, 1710 H Street, NW, First Floor. Mayoral political forum. 
7:00 p.m. ANC-1A, at 2900 14th Street, NW, Community Room. Council candidates’ forum for Ward One and At-Large City Council seats. 

Thursday, August 1, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Main Campus, NW, approval of preliminary site development plans for jogging path. 2) North Capitol Senior Apartments, southeast corner of Riggs Road and North Capitol Street, NE, Square 3698, Lot 16, approval of report to the Zoning Commission of Consolidated Planned Unit Development and amendment to the Zoning Map. 3) East Capitol Senior Building, 58th and Blaine Streets, NE, approval of report to the Zoning Commission of Consolidated Planned Unit Development and amendment to the Zoning Map. 4) Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 17th Streets, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Tidal Basin, approval of revised development concept plan and preliminary site and building plans for visitor and security improvements. 5) Bolling Air Force Base, approval of preliminary site and building plans for Defense Intelligence Analysis Center. 6) District of Columbia Court of Appeals, 5th and D Streets, NW, approval of design concept for underground parking garage. 7) US Reservation 19 and all of US Reservation 124, bounded by Virginia Avenue, K, L, and 7th Streets, SE, approval of transfer of jurisdiction from the DC Department of Parks and the National Park Service to the Department of the Navy. 8) Closing of portions of Virginia Avenue, K. L, and 7th Streets, SE, approval of comments to the Council of the District of Columbia. 9) Information item: design concept for perimeter security of the Jefferson Memorial, Tidal Basin, West Basin Drive, SW. 10) Information item: The Anacostia Waterfront Initiative Draft Framework Plan, June 2002. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Thursday, July 11, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Main Campus, NW, approval to preliminary and final site and building plans for addition to penthouse on Building No. 54. 2) Washington Marino, 1300 Main Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for site improvements. 3) Authorization to circulate for public comment an urban design and security plan that identified permanent security and streetscape improvements in the monumental core. 4) Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 17th Streets, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Tidal Basin, approval of revised development concept plan and preliminary site and building plans for visitor facility. 5) Lincoln Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Bacon Drive, NW, approval of design concept plans for rehabilitation and security improvements. 6) Tomas G. Masaryk Memorial, 22nd Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary design plan. 7) Approval of proposed amendment to transfer jurisdiction from the National Park Service to the District of Columbia of Reservation 495, New York and Fairview Avenues, NE. 8) Liberty Loan Building, 14th and D Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for 6 AT&T and 12 Nextel antennas and equipment shelter, 9) Adoption of the proposed Federal Capital Improvement Program for the National Capital Region, Fiscal Years 2003-2003. 10) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on a text amendment to the zoning regulations of the District of Columbia affecting the Waterside Mall Property, 401 M Street, SW. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Tuesday, June 25, 2002

10:30 a.m., Board of Education, Committee on Facilities and Finance, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

12:00 p.m., Board of Education, Emergency Board Meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Wednesday, June 19, 2002

6:30 p.m., Board of Education, Stated Board of Education Meeting, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Monday, June 17, 2002

3:00 p.m., Board of Education, Committee of the Whole, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 
6:30 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Harriet Tubman Elementary School, 3101 13th Street, NW, Ward One Town Hall Meeting: Building and Sustaining Partnerships for the Future. For more information, call the Office of Community Outreach, 442-8150. 

Friday, June 14, 2002

2:00 p.m., Board of Education, Charter School Revocation Hearing on World Public Charter Schools, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Thursday, June 13, 2002

6:30 p.m. Public Service Commission, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A5. Community hearing in Formal Case No. 945, in the matter of the investigation into electric service market competition and regulatory practices. Interested persons may comment on PEPCO’s compliance with its divestiture sharing distribution obligations set forth in the Phase I settlement of this proceeding, whether disbursal of additional or revised amounts, if any, beyond the initial level of $51.85 million is warranted; and on the reasonableness of PEPCO's proposed transition costs in the Phase II proceeding. Register to testify by calling the Commission Secretary, 626-5150, by close of business on June 7, 2002. 

Wednesday, June 12, 2002

3:00 p.m., Board of Education, Committee on Special Education and Student Services, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Tuesday, June 11, 2002

11:00 a.m., Board of Education, Committee on Facilities and Finance, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Thursday, June 6, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th and P Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation of Building 21, Africa Center for Strategic Studies. 2) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main campus, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for addition to penthouse on Building No. 54. 3) Old Naval Observatory, Potomac Annex Complex, Buildings 1 and 6, 23rd and E Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for exterior and rehabilitation. 4) US Department of Commerce, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary handicapped accessible entrance ramp at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue. 5) Department of Interior main building, 18th and C Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for handicapped accessible ramp at 18th Street entrance. 6) Old Post Office Building, 12th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary security guard booth. 7) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Oxon Run Park, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for replacement of the Mississippi Avenue water treatment facility. 8) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia on a text amendment to the Zoning Regulations concerning the filing deadline for appeals to the District of Columbia Board of Zoning Adjustment. 9) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to a Planned Unit Development, 1957 E Street, NW. 10) Presentation of findings of an economic and fiscal impact study of foreign missions on the District of Columbia. 11) Security Task Force presentation on the urban design and security plan's proposed design schemes for Pennsylvania Avenue between 15th and 17th Street, NW, between the White House and Lafayette Park. 12) Adoption of the proposed Federal Capital Improvement Program for the National Capital Region, Fiscal Years 2003-2003. For more information, call 482-7200. 

June 5, 2002

1:00 p.m., Board of Education, Committee on Teaching and Learning, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor board room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 
2:30 p.m., Board of Education, Committee on Operations and Vision, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 9th floor inter-office conference room. Committee meeting. For more information, call 442-4289. 

Monday, April 29, 2002

6:30 p.m. DC Public Library, at Lamond-Riggs Neighborhood Library, 5401 South Dakota Avenue, NE. Presentation on “The Changing Face of Libraries: Buildings for the Future.” For more information, call 541-6255. 

Saturday, April 27, 2002

8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. District of Columbia Public Schools, at Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street, NE. DCPS Superintendent's 2002 Teaching for Equity Conference: Redefining Multicultural Education: Breaking Barriers to Student Achievement. Registration fee, $20, DCPS employees; $30, employees from other school districts; $15, parents, students, community members. For more information, call Latia White, 588-7248 or http://www.teachingforchange.org. 

Monday, April 22, 2002

6:30 p.m. DC Public Library, at Cleveland Park Neighborhood Library, 3310 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Presentation on “The Changing Face of Libraries: Buildings for the Future.” For more information, call 282-3080. 

Saturday, April 13, 2002

9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m. DC Office of Planning and National Park Service, at Savoy Elementary School, 2400 Shannon Place, NE. Anacostia Waterfront Park Initiative. For more information, see http://www.anacostiawaterfront.net. 

Tuesday, April 9, 2002

6:30 p.m. Public Service Commission, at Foundry United Methodist Church, 1500 16th Street, NW, Fellowship Hall. Community hearing on Formal Case No. 991, in the matter of the investigation into explosions occurring in or around the underground distribution system of the Potomac Electric Power Company. Register to testify by calling the Commission Secretary, 626-5151, by close of business on April 5, 2002. 
6:30 p.m. DC Public Library, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW. Presentation on “The Changing Face of Libraries: Buildings for the Future.” For more information, call 727-9907. 

Monday, April 8, 2002

6:30 p.m. CareFirst WATCH Coalition, at Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library, 901 G Street, NW, Room A5. Public forum on the proposed conversion and merger of CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield. For more information, call 331-1550. 

Saturday, April 6, 2002

12:00 p.m. DC Public Library, at Washington Highlands Neighborhood Library, 115 Atlantic Street, SW. Presentation on “The Changing Face of Libraries: Buildings for the Future.” For more information, call 645-5880. 

Friday, April 5, 2002

10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Office of the People’s Counsel, at the Washington Convention Center, 900 9th Street, NW, Room 20. Energy awareness day on conserving energy. RSVP to Pamela Nelson or Elizabeth Brooks-Evans, 727-3071, by March 15, 2002.

Thursday, April 4, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for utility improvements at Building 34. 2) Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Office Building 10B, 600 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for heating ventilation and air conditioning, and exterior egress. 3) The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for roof repair and replacement at the east and west wings. 4) Edson Place, NE, east of Minnesota Avenue, bounded by Minnesota Avenue and Parcel 167/91, NE, approval of comments to the Council on proposed closing of a segment of the street. 5) McKinley Technical High School, 2nd and T Streets, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new south entrance and site improvements. 6) Old Naval Observatory, Potomac Annex Complex, Buildings 1 and 6, 23rd and E Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for facade improvements. 7) United States Maine Barracks Annex, 7th and L Streets, SE, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for parking garage. 8) Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 17th Streets, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Tidal Basin, approval of revised design concept plans for visitor and security improvements. 9) World War II Memorial, Rainbow Pool, West Potomac Park, 17th Street, NW, between Independence Avenue, SW, and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final details of artwork development details. 10) Department of Veterans Affairs headquarters Building, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for existing antenna and Verizon Cellular Telecommunications facility (15 cellular antennas and equipment shelter). 11) Proposed federal capital improvements program, fiscal years 2003-2008, authorization to circulate to federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, regional agencies, and interested organizations and individuals for review and comment. 12) 3rd and G Streets, SE, and a portion of Lot 82 in Square 796, bounded by 3rd, 4th, and G streets, and the Southeast Freeway, approval of comments to the Council on proposed closing of the street and dedication of the lot. 13) International Monetary Fund Headquarters 2, Square 119, Lot 26, bounded by 19th, 20th, and H Streets and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, approval of a report to the Zoning Commission on an application for a Consolidated Planned Unit Development and related map amendment to rezone from C-3-C to C-4. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Monday, April 1, 2002

6:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and District of Columbia Department of Transportation, at the National Building Museum, 401 F Street, NW. Public meeting on light rail transit corridors. Admission is free to those who preregister; for others, there will be an admission charge to the Museum. To register, or for more information, call 962-2502. 

Tuesday, March 26, 2002

6:30 p.m. DC Board of Education, at Deal Junior High School, 3815 Fort Drive, NW. District 2 meeting with Peggy Cooper Cafritz, school board president, and Dwight Singleton, District 2 representative. 

Saturday, March 23, 2002

9:00 a.m. DC Democratic State Committee, at Hine Junior High School, 8th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, SE. Conference, “Advancing Democracy.” For more information, call 554-8790. 

Friday, March 22, 2002

9:00 a.m. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on "Privacy vs. Security: Electronic Surveillance in the Nation's Capital." 

Wednesday, March 20, 2002

6:30 p.m. Office of Planning, tentatively scheduled for Eastern High School. Presentation of a draft master plan for new uses for the DC General/DC Jail campus. For more information, call Karina Ricks at 442-7600. 

Saturday, March 16, 2002

10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Office of Planning, at DC Armory, 2001 E. Capitol Street. Informational meeting on a draft master plan for new uses for the DC General/DC Jail campus. Open-house period when the architect/designer consultants, DC planners, and other resource people will be available to discuss the plan and process. A composite plan, the “planning principles” diagrams from Sunday, and the issue-area plans participants drew up on Saturday will all be available to review.  For more information, call Karina Ricks at 442-7600. 

Friday, March 8, 2002

10:00 a.m. House of Representatives, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia, 2154 Rayburn House Office Building. Hearing on "Economic Development in the District of Columbia: The Role of the National Capital Revitalization Corporation." Witnesses: Rod Heller, chairman, National Capital Revitalization Corporation; Eric Price, deputy mayor for economic development; Donald Carey Williams, GSA's regional administrator for National Capital Region; Shabbir Safdar, chairman, Greater Washington Board of Trade's D.C. Public Affairs Committee; and Nelson Bregone, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. 

Thursday, March 7, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Lafayette Building, 811 Vermont Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and development plans for temporary planters for security. 2) Department of Interior Main Building, 1849 C Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for retractable bollards. 3) Washington Marina and Municipal Fish Wharf, 1300 Main Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for phased development of floating docks.  4) Thomson Elementary School, 1200 L Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation and addition. 5) Tivoli Square, bounded by 14th Street, Holmead Place, Monroe Street, and Park Road (Lots 6-16, 35-43, 48-52, 59-64, 70-73, and 804), approval of report to the Zoning Commission on rezoning from R-4 to R-5-B and C-3-A. 6:0 Naval Observatory Precinct District, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue, NW (Square 1299, Lot 1006), approval of comments to the Board of Zoning on a special exception for a retail showroom. Information items: 1) Federal Capital Improvements Program: Proposed Structural Changes. 2) Findings of Economic and Fiscal Impact Study of Foreign Missions on the District of Columbia. For more information, call 482-7200. 
6:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and District of Columbia Department of Transportation, at Francis Junior High School, 2425 N Street, NW. Public meeting on light rail transit corridors. For more information, call 962-2502. 

Tuesday, March 12, 2002

11:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Baltimore-Washington Maglev Project, at Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Public meeting on alternative alignments for the corridor for a Baltimore to Washington magnetic levitation vehicle transportation line. For more information, go to http://www.bwmaglev.com. 

Tuesday, March 5, 2002

6:30 p.m. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, at Dunbar Senior High School, 1301 New Jersey Avenue, NW. State of the District address; doors open at 6:00 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and District of Columbia Department of Transportation, at the 4th District Police Headquarters, 6001 Georgia Avenue, NW. Public meeting on light rail transit corridors. For more information, call 962-2502. 

Thursday, February 28, 2002

6:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and District of Columbia Department of Transportation, at Birney Elementary School, 2501 Martin Luther King Avenue, SE. Public meeting on light rail transit corridors. For more information, call 962-2502. 

Tuesday, February 26, 2002

6:30 p.m. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and District of Columbia Department of Transportation, at the Reeves Center, 2000 14th Street, NW. Public meeting on light rail transit corridors. For more information, call 962-2502. 

Monday, February 25, 2002

7:00 p.m. Bloomingdale Civic Association, St. George’s Episcopal Church, 160 U Street, NW. DC’s Emergency Preparedness Plan, with Mayor Anthony Williams, Councilmember Vincent Orange, Ivan Walks, Margaret Kellems, Peter LaPorte, Charles Ramsey, Ronald Few, Dan Tangherlini, Martha Knisley, Carolyn Colvin. For more information, call 442-8150. 

Monday, February 11, 2002

4:30 p.m. Board of Education, 825 N. Capitol Street, NE, 5th floor board room. Special meeting on the Board’s FY2003 budget request. 

Thursday, February 7, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) Wilbur Cohen Building (Voice of America), 330 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for temporary banners. 2) International Center, INTELSAT Building, Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter security, bollards and gate arms. 3) Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 17th Streets, Constitution Avenue, NW, and the Tidal Basin, approval of design concept plans for visitor and security improvements. 4) Approval of transfer of jurisdiction of Reservation 13, bounded by Reservation 243, 19th Street, Independence Avenue, and G Street, SE (DC General Hospital, DC Jail, and other municipal facilities), from the Federal Government to the District of Columbia for municipal purposes. 5) West side of 2nd Street, NE, between F and H Streets, Station Place, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on an application for a Consolidated Planned Unit Development and related amendment to the Zoning Map of the District of Columbia to rezone the property from C-M-3 to C-3-C, Square 720, Lots 178 and 179. (6) 3615 Davis Street, NW, approval of comments to the Board of Zoning Adjustment on a special exception for an addition to a residential structure in the Naval Observatory Precinct District, Square 1935, Lot 17, zoned NOPD/R-1-B). Information items: 1) Smithsonian Institution, the National Mall, Exterior Sign Program. 2) Findings of economic and fiscal impact study of foreign missions on the District of Columbia. For more information, call 482-7200. 

Wednesday, January 23, 2002

6:30 p.m. Office of Planning, at DC Armory, 2001 E. Capitol Street. Informational meeting on a draft master plan for new uses for the DC General/DC Jail campus. This meeting will introduce the planning process and "partners" and reveal the project timeline and products. For more information, call Karina Ricks at 442-7600. 

Thursday, January 10, 2002

12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related items: 1) 1700 and 1730 K Street, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on consolidated planned unit development in Square 126, Lots 851 and 56. 2) United States Marine Barracks Annex, 7th and L Streets, SE; approval of revised subarea plan and approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for barracks and band building. 3) Information presentations on the “Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital: A New Approach,” the downtown circulator, and security improvements at the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Jefferson Memorial. For more information, call 482-7200. 
7:00 p.m. Washington Regional Network for Livable Communities, at 1777 Church Street, NW (closest Metro station: Dupont Circle, Q Street Exit). Forum on the future of Metro with Peter Benjamin, Washington Area Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA); Roy Kientz, Maryland State Secretary of Planning and former Executive Director of the Surface Transportation Policy Project; and Chris Zimmerman, Arlington County Board and WMATA Board Chair. Register to attend by calling Cassie Seiple, 667-5445, or E-mailing staff@washingtonregion.net. Postponed.

Monday, January 7, 2002

6:00 p.m. Task Force on Taxicab Reform, at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 123. Public meeting to receive testimony on ways to improve the current system of governments for the taxicab industry. For more information and to register to testify, call Causton Toney, 727-6365.