Wednesday, June 30, 2004: 6:00 p.m., Washington Regional Network, at National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Forum on the Smart Growth Alliance. Sam Black, Chair, Smart Growth Alliance Jury and Senior Counsel, Squire, Sanders & Dempsey L.L.P., representing the Board of Trade; and Stewart Schwartz, Executive Director, Coalition for Smarter Growth. RSVP (attendance only): WRN, 667-5445, or E-mail:staff@washingtonregion.net.
Tuesday, June 29, 2004: 6:00 p.m. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, at Savoy Elementary School Auditorium, 2400 Shannon Place, SE, corner of Howard Road and Martin Luther King Avenue, SE. Public Meeting on the development of the District's Comprehensive Housing Strategy, with Mayor Anthony A. Williams, Deputy Mayor Eric Price, and Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force Members. For more information, contact Chris Bender, (202) 727-4707, chris.bender@dc.gov.
Monday, June 21, 2004: 7:00 p.m., Office of Planning, at Raymond Elementary School, 915 Spring Road, NW. Public hearing on the Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metro Station Area and Corridor Draft Plan. For more information, or to register to testify, call Rosalynn Frazier, Ward 4 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, 442-7620; or Vivian Guerra, Ward 1 Neighborhood Planning Coordinator, 442-7701.
Wednesday, June 9, 2004: 4:00 p.m., Consumer Health Foundation, at 800 21st Street, NW, George Washington University, Marvin Center Grand Ballroom. Community forum on health care concerns. Exhibits, 4:00 p.m.; speakout, 5:00 p.m. Robert Bobb, City Administrator; Kojo Nnamdi, WAMU-FM; Dianne Camp, consumer activist; Maria Gatling, health care consumer; Maria Gomez, Mary's Center for Maternal and Child Care; Raymond Terry, Sr., D.C. Department of Health; Joseph L. Wright, MD, Children's National Medical Center. For more information, call Bethanne Fox, 301-652-1558 x116, or Dionne Dougall, 301-890-2940.
Thursday, June 3, 2004: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, approval of access improvements, plaza and buildings. 2) District of Columbia Old Courthouse, 400 E Street, NW, approval of design concept plans for underground parking garage. 3) Southeast Federal Center, 1st and Tingey Streets, SE, consultation on mast plan. 4) Proposed Federal Capital Improvements Program for the National Capital Region, Fiscal Years 2005-2010, authorization to circulate for a 45-day review and comment period. 5) Swissotel at the Watergate Hotel, Square 8, Lot 807, 2650 Virginia Avenue, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on modification to the Planned Unit Development to convert to an apartment house. 6) Walter Reed Army Medical Center main campus, 14th and Dahlia Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new addition for emergency generator plant. 7) Washington Navy Yard, 1314 Harwood Street, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation of Building 1. 8) United States Department of State, Harry S. Truman Building, 2201 C Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary vehicle access control. 9) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for perimeter security. 10) Square 317, bounded by I, K, 11th, and 12th Streets, NW, approval of comments to the Council on proposed closing of a public alley. 11) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Potomac Pumping Station, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for Phase II rehabilitation. 12) District of Columbia Department of Transportation, H Street, NE, Corridor Transportation Study, approval of comments to the department on concept site deveolpment plans. 13) Information presentation on National Park Service security improvements at the Jefferson Memorial. For more information, call 482-7200.

Wednesday, June 2, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Blessed Sacrament Shrine Church, 5841 Chevy Chase Parkway, NW. Community meeting to inform residents about a chemical change (adding zinc orthophosphate, a corrosion inhibitor) to the water supply. For more information, call DC WASA's Office of Public Affairs, 787-2200.
Monday, May 24, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at St. Columbus Church, 4201 Albemarle Street, NW. Community meeting to inform residents about a chemical change (adding zinc orthophosphate, a corrosion inhibitor) to the water supply. For more information, call DC WASA's Office of Public Affairs, 787-2200.
Friday, May 21, 2004: 10:00 a.m. US House of Representatives Government Reform Committee, Rayburn House Office Building, Room 2154. Oversight hearing: ""Thirsty for Results: Lessons Learned from the District of Columbia's Lead Contamination Experience." Witnesses: Benjamin H. Grumbles, Acting Assistant Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Office of Water; Donald S. Welch, Regional Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency Region III; Thomas P. Jacobus, General Manager, Washington Aqueduct, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Jerry Johnson, General Manager, District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority; Aaron Colangelo, Natural Resources Defense Council; Paul Schwartz, Clean Water Action; Howard Neukrug, Director, Office of Watersheds, Philadelphia Water Department, on behalf of the American Water Works Association; Angela Logomasini, Director, Risk and Environmental Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute; and Scott Rubin, Attorney- Consultant.
Wednesday, May 19, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Council of Governments, Watha T. Daniel, Shaw Branch Public Library, 1701 8th Street, NW. Public hearing on proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.
6:30 p.m. National Capital Revitalization Corporation, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek Church and Webster Streets, NW. Public board meeting. For more information, call 530-5750.

Monday, May 3, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Council of Governments, Chevy Chase Branch Library, 5625 Connecticut Avenue, NW. Public hearing on proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.

Tuesday, April 27, 2004: 6:30 p.m., DC Department of Transportation and Federal High Administration, at National Zoological Park Visitor Center, 3001 Connecticue Avenue, NW. Public scoping/information meeting on the inpacts of reopening Klingle Road to vehicular use.
Monday, April 26, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Francis A. Gregory Library, 3660 Alabama Avenue, SE. Public hearing on proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.

Wednesday April 21, 2004: 6:30 p.m. National Capital Revitalization Corporation, at Mt. Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Avenue, NW. Board meeting; the agenda has not been announced. For more information, call Tiffany Simms, 530-2469.
7:00 p.m. Department of Transportation, at 441 4th Street, NW, 1st floor conference room. Public discussion on Motor Carrier Management and Threat Assessment Draft Report. The full draft is available under on the DDOT Web page, http://ddot.dc.gov, under Transportation Studies.

Thursday, April 1, 2004: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, approval of schematic development plans for access improvements, plaza and buildings. 2) District of Columbia Old Courthouse, 400 E Street, NW, approval of design concept plans for addition and renovation. 3) National Law Enforcement Museum, Judiciary Square, 605 E Street, NW, approval of design concept plans. 4) American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial, Washington Avenue (Canal Street) and Second Street, SW, approval of design concept. 5) E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of final site and building plans for annex rotunda perimeter security. 6) Embassy of the People's Republic of China, international Center, approval of final site and building plans for new Chancery building. 7) Hubert H. Humphrey Building, 200 Independence Avenue, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for Wireless Telecommunications Facility for Omnipoint (T-Mobile). 8) US Army Corps of Engineers, Dalecarlia Water Treatment Plant, Second High Service Reservoir, First High Service Service Reservoir, the Georgetown Reservoir, the 4th High Tower and Third High Reservoir, and Third High Reservoir West Building, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for antennas for water system communication links (transmitting and receiving). 9) Smithsonian Institution Early Education Center, 12th Street and Madison Drive, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary modular building. 10) St. Coletta of Greater Washington, Inc., 19th Street and Independence Avenue, SE (Reservation 13) in Square E-112, part of Lot 800, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans. 11) Final adoption of National Capital Planning Commission environmental and historic preservation policies and procedures.
Proposed Delegated Items: 1) Washington Navy Yard Waterfront, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter fence security upgrades. 2) American Red Cross, 2025 E Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for park landscape plan. 3) Department of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans to replace parapet wall and sidewalk. 4) General Services Administration Regional Office Building, 7th and D Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary vehicle barriers, planters, and guard booth. 5) Department of Labor, Frances C. Perkins Building, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for Third Street entrance door modification. 6) Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors (Eccles and Martin Buildings), 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of final site and building plans for perimeter security enhancements. For more information, call 482-7200.
6:30 p.m. DC VOICE, DC ACORN, and Washington Teachers Union, at Eastern High School, 1700 East Capitol Street, SE. Community briefing on the draft DCPS plan to improve student achievement. For more information, contact DC VOICE, 986-8535, dcvoice@dcvoice.org; the Washington Teacher’s Union, 293-8600; or ACORN, 547-9292, dcacorn@acorn.org.; 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Council of Governments, 777 N. Capitol Street, NE, 1st Floor Conference Room. Public hearing on proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.

Saturday, March 13, 2004: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, at Trinity College, 125 Michigan Avenue, NE, O'Connor Auditorium. Ward 5 Constituent Services Summit. Appearances by representative of DC WASA and key district departments and agencies. For more information contact Estell Lloyd, chief of staff, 724-8028.
Thursday, March 11, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Voice, at Sumner School Museum, 17th and M Streets, NW (entrance on 17th Street). Briefing session on the Council of Great City Schools report, Restoring Excellence to the District of Columbia Public Schools. Michael Casserly, Council Executive Director, will discuss the findings of the report and answer questions about it. To confirm your attendance or for other information, please contact: Erika Landberg, 986-8534, elandberg@dcvoice.org or Alicia Bell, 986-8533, abell@dcvoice.org.

Tuesday, March 9, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Councilmembers Kathy Patterson and Adrian Fenty, at Lafayette Elementary School, 5701 Broad Branch Road, NW. Joint Ward 3/Ward 4 town hall meeting on the state of DC public schools. For more information contact JoAnne Ginsberg (Ward 3) at 724-8062 and Veronica Washington (Ward 4) at 724-8052.

Thursday, March 4, 2004: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) Washington Monument Grounds, between 14th and 15th Streets, at Madison Drive, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for temporary concession facility. 2) E. Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for annex perimeter security. 3) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for security upgrades at south gate. 4) General Accounting Office Headquarters Building, G, H, 4th and 5th Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for perimeter security. 5) General Services Administration Building, 633 3rd Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of T-Mobile USA Telecommunications Facility (transmitting and receiving). 6) Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for Asia Trail project, phase 1. 7) Final adoption of the National Capital Planning Commission revised environmental and historic preservation policies and procedures. 8) Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital, Federal Elements; authorization to circulate to federal departments and agencies, state and local governments, regional agencies, and interested organizations and individuals. 9) Square 235 at 14th and V Streets, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on Consolidated Planned Unit Development for mixed use development. 10) US Naval District of Washington, Anacostia Annex, Firth Sterling Avenue, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for entry security upgrade. 11) Washington Navy Yard, River Drive and Anacostia Waterfront, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter fence security upgrades. 12) US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for installation of security barriers at the Main and Gillis Avenue gates. 13) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main campus, 14th and Dahlia Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final design plans for temporary canopies. 14) US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, approval of preliminary site development plans for flowering tree walk. 15) US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and buildin plans for research greenhouse and headhouse modernization. 16) Federal Highway Administration, Interstate Route 395 in the District of Columbia and Virginia, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for proposed highway signage modifications. 17) District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for East Side pumping station. 18) Information items: Results of the National Park Service Visitor Survey, METRO matters, and tour bus study. For more information, call 482-7200.

Tuesday, March 2, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Palisades Branch Library, 4901 V Street, NW. Public meeting to discuss proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.
Thursday, February 26, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Washington Highlands Branch Library, 115 Atlantic Street, SW. Public meeting to discuss proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.; 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Sherwood Recreation Center, 1000 G Street, NE. Ward Six Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Tuesday, February 24, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Boys and Girls Club, 4103 Benning Road, NE. Ward Seven Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Monday, February 23, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at All Souls Church, 1500 Harvard Street, NW. Ward One Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Thursday, February 19, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Kennedy Recreation Center, 7th and P Streets, NW. Ward Two Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Wednesday, February 18, 2004: 6:30 p.m. DC Water and Sewer Authority, at Francis A. Gregory Branch Library, 30 Alabama Avenue SE. Public meeting to discuss proposed rate increases. For more information, call 787-2200.; 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Nativity School, 6008 Georgia Avenue, NW. Ward Five Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Tuesday, February 17, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Allen Chapel AME Church, 2498 Alabama Avenue, SE. Ward Seven Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Saturday, February 14, 2004: Democratic Party presidential delegate selection caucuses. For locations, see http://www.dcwatch.com/election2004/040121.htm.
Wednesday, February 11, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Metropolitan Memorial United Methodist Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue, NW. Ward Three Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Tuesday, February 10, 2004: 5:00 p.m., DC Republican Party, at the Hall of Flags, US Chamber of Commerce Building, 1615 H Street, NW. Presidential delegate selection conference. For more information, see http://www.dcwatch.com/election2004/040111.htm.; 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony Williams, at Trinity College, 125 Michigan Avenue, NE. Ward Five Neighborhood Citizens Summit. For more information call 727-2822 or visit http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Thursday, February 5, 2004: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) Lincoln Memorial, Constitution Avenue and Bacon Drive, NW. Approval of preliminary site and building plans and final site and building plans for rehabilitation and security improvements of concession buildings and retaining wall. 2) Smithsonian Institution, the Mall, approval of mall-wide concept design plans for perimeter security improvements. 3) US Naval District of Washington US Naval Observatory, 34th Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for security upgrades at south gate. 3) General Accounting Office Headquarters Building, G, H, Fourth, and Fifth Streets, NW, approval of concept design plans for perimeter security. 4) Embassy of the People's Republic of China, International Center Connecticut Avenue and Van Ness Street, NW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for new chancery building. 5) Walter Reed Army Medical Center, main campus, 14th and Dahlia Streets, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for amputee advance training center and interim building. 6) Union Station Redevelopment Corporation, Union Station, 1st and H Streets, NE, approval of concept design for garage expansion. 7) Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency, Karrick Hall, Building 17, 1900 Massachusetts Avenue, SE approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for renovation. 8) Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg Dwellings HOPE VI Project, the portion bounded by 3rd Street, SE, on the west Virginia Avenue, SE, on the north, 7th Street, SE, on the east, and M Street, SE, on the south. Approval of preliminary and final site and building plans. 9) St. Colletta of Greater Washington, Inc., Square E-1112, Square E-1112, part of Lot 800, approval of report to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia on consolidation planned unit development and amendment to the Zoning Map. 10) US Naval District of Washington, Anacostia Annex, Firth Sterling Avenue, SE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for entry security upgrade. 11) US Naval District of Washington, Washington Navy Yard, River Drive and Anacostia Waterfront, approval of preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter fence security upgrades. 12) Meridian Hill Park 16th Street NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for lodge rehabilitation. 13) Information presentation on NCPC revised environmental and historic preservation policies and procedures. 14) Information presentation on Comprehensive Plan federal elements update. 15) Information presentation on results of the National Park Service Visitor Survey. 16) Information presentation on tour bus study. 17) Information presentation on the Trust for the National Mall. 18) Information presentation on the Anacostia Waterfront Corporation. For more information, call 482-7200.; 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, at The Lincoln Theater, 1215 U Street, NW (Metro Green Line U Street-Cardozo). 2004 State of the District Address. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. For more information contact the Office of Community Outreach at 442-8150.

Tuesday, February 3, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Mayor Anthony A. Williams, at The Lincoln Theater, 1215 U Street, NW (Metro Green Line U Street-Cardozo). 2004 State of the District Address. Doors open at 6:00 p.m. For more information contact the Office of Community Outreach at 442-8150.

Tuesday, January 20, 2004: 7:00 p.m. Ward 3 Private School Expansion Task Force, at St. Columba's Church, 4201 Albemarle Street, NW (one block from the Metro Red Line Tenleytown stop). Public meeting to discuss its report and recommendations to Councilmember Kathy Patterson. To view the report, go to http://www.kathypatterson.org and click on press releases and info. For more information, contact Penny Pagano, 724-8062 or ppagano@dc.council.us.

Wednesday, January 13, 2004: 5:30 p.m. Department of Transportation, at John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Room 412. Public meeting to discuss a draft report on tour bus management in the District. From 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm, there will be an opportunity for informal
discussion; at 7:00 pm, the public will have five minutes per speaker for formal statements. The full report is available on the DDOT web page http://ddot.dc.gov, under Information, Transportation Studies.

Saturday, January 10, 2004: 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. DC Department of Transportation, at Samaritan Baptist Church, 1100 Florida Avenue, NE. Public meeting to discuss improvements for the major intersections along the New York Avenue corridor. For more information, call the DDOT project manager, Rick Rybeck, 671-2730.

Thursday, January 8, 2004: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, including Jackson and Madison Places, approval of final paving materials. 2) E. Barrett Prettyman US Courthouse, 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of final design plans for perimeter security. 3) Fort Lesley J. McNair, 4th and P Streets, SW, approval of subarea master plan for the National Defense University and potential land acquisition. 4) Smithsonian Institution, National Zoological Park, 3001 Connecticut Avenue, NW, approval of design concept for Asia Trail Project. 5) US Department of Transportation Headquarters, M Street, and New Jersey Avenue, SE, on portions of Squares 743, 7720, and 801 and Reservation 17-E, approval of reports to the Zoning Commission on planned unit development and related amendment to the Zoning Map of the District of Columbia and consultation with General Services Administration under the Southeast Federal Center Public-Private Development Act of 2000. 6) Southeast Federal Center Redevelopment Project, approval of reports to the Zoning Commission on text and map amendment to add the Southeast Federal Center Overlay District, affecting approximately 43 acres of land within Squares 743, 744, 802, 826, and portions of 771, 801, and 802; consultation with General Services Administration on the Southeast Federal Center plan. 7) US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for installation of security fence. 7) Arthur Capper/Carrollsburg Hope VI Project, Squares 737, 739, 767-769, 797-800, 824, 825, 825S, 880, 881W, Reservations 17A, 17B, 17C, and 17D, situated between M Street, SE, and the Southeast Freeway, approval of report to the Zoning Commission on the first stage planned unit development and amendment to the Zoning Map for residential/mixed use; senior housing facilities, townhouses, and condominiums. 8) US National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new entrance. 9) Mary E. Switzer Building, 330 C Street, SW, approval of preliminary site and building plans for building modernization. 10) Department of Agriculture, Sidney R. Yates Federal Building, 201 14th Street, SW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for emergency generator. 11) Potomac Annex Complex, Buildings 3 and 4, 23rd Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for HVAC and mechanical systems upgrade. 12) Walker-Jones Elementary School, 100 L Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for new construction. 13) Approval of report to the Zoning Commission on text amendment to the Zoning Regulations establishing Metropolitan Police Department uses as a matter of right and as a special exception. 14) Planned Unit Development, Square 2661, Lots 54, 215, 216, and 860-1437, 1451, Belmont Street, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission. 15) Informational presentations on the National Capital Planning Commission revised environmental and historic preservation policies and procedures, results of the National Park Service Visitor Survey, tour bus study, South Capitol Street Urban Land Institute report, and federal procurement patterns in selected metropolitan areas. For more information, call 482-7200.
Monday, January 5, 2004: 7:00 p.m. DC Department of Transportation, at 441 4th Street, NW, first floor conference room (former City Council Chamber). Public meeting to discuss the Motor Carrier Management and Threat Assessment Study. This just-released report on truck traffic in the District is available at http://ddot.dc.gov/information/studies/Motor_carrier_study/Motor_carrier_study.shtm.
Thursday, December 4, 2003: 12:30 p.m. National Capital Planning Commission, 401 9th Street, NW, North Lobby, Suite 500. Washington, DC, related agenda items: 1) Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, between 15th and 17th Streets, NW, including Jackson and Madison Places, approval of final paving materials. 2) Lincoln Memorial Circle, Constitution Avenue and Bacon Drive, NW, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for rehabilitation and security improvements. 3) US Court of Military Appeals, 450 E Street, NW, approval of preliminary and final site plans for security bollards. 4) Federal Reserve System, Board of Governors, Eccles and Martin Building, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, approval of preliminary site development plans for perimeter security enhancements. 5) General Services Administration, Central heating and Refrigeration Plant, 13th and C Streets, SW, approval of preliminary and final building plans for installation of five Sprint panel antennas and equipment shelter. 6) Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, approval of preliminary and final site and building plans for comprehensive escalator canopy program. 7) Square 2528, Lot 911, 2126 Wyoming Avenue, NW, between 23rd Street and Connecticut Avenue, NW, approval of report to the Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia for consolidated planned unit development and related amendment to the Zoning Map. 8) Information presentation from the Trust for the National Mall. For more information, call 482-7200.
Saturday, November 15, 2003: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Citizen Summit III, “Real Challenges, Real Choices,” Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Exhibit Hall A. Register by calling 727-0882 or at http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.
Thursday, November 13, 2003: 7:00 p.m. District of Columbia Public Service Commission, Hearing Room, 7th Floor, East Tower, 1333 H Street, NW. Community hearing on the outages caused by the August 2003 thunderstorms and Hurricane Isabel. Those who wish to testify should contact the Commission Secretary, by the close of business, Wednesday, November 12, at 626-5150.
Saturday, November 8, 2003: 9:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m., Ward Five Fourth Annual Economic Development Summit, "The Economic Resurgence of Ward 5," at Trinity College. The agenda includes 1) a panel on an economic overview and forecast including Councilmember Harold Brazil, Chair, Committee on Economic Development; Eric Price, Deputy Mayor, Office of Planning and Economic Development; Andrew Altman, Director, Office of Planning; Stanley Jackson, Director, Department of Housing and Community Development; Milton Bailey, Director, Housing Finance Agency; and Michael Stevens, President/CEO, District of Columbia Marketing Center; 2) a panel on commercial development with John Ray, Manatt Phelps and Phillips Law Firm, on the Gateway Market Center, (The Washington Beef Company Properties); Vicki Davis, Mid-City Urban, LLC, on the Rhode Island Avenue Metro Development; Art Lawson, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, on the Florida/New York Avenue Subway Station; Michelle Hagans, Fort Lincoln Development Corporation, on the Washington Gateway (COSTCO Shoppers Food Warehouse, Staples etc.); Donna Hanousek, Historic Brookland Community Development Corporation (CDC), on 12th Street Main Street; and Robert Brannum, North Capitol Community Development Corporation, on North Capitol Main Street; 3) a panel on education with Dan Gohl, Mckinley Technology High School Campus, on McKinley Technology High School; and 4) a panel on commercial/residential with Ted Mariana, University Conference Center and Hotel; John Sunter, Arboretum Way Apartments and Townhouses; Jack Lester, Fort Totten Townhouses Development; George Yeonnas/Jack Anderson, Rocky George Homes at Emerson Street; and Michael Hull, Fort Totten.
Saturday, November 1, 2003: 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Citizen Summit III, “Real Challenges, Real Choices,” Washington Convention Center, 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW, Exhibit Hall A. Register by calling 727-0882 or at http://www.citizensummit.dc.gov.

Calendar of Events 2004