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• Bryan noted that CSNA has officially changed its dba name to U Street Neighborhood Association.
• The U Street Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to pay $564 in Board & Operators Insurance.
• The U Street Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to support the bylaw change to Section 3 - Admission of Members: 
  • "Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon payment of annual dues as specified in the following sections of this Bylaw.  The term of membership is for 12 months; the membership term shall end 12 months later on the last day of the month in which dues were paid."
• The U Street Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to make the Friends of Harrison Recreation Center a standing committee.
• The U Street Neighborhood Association voted unanimously for Lydia Charles to be the Chair of the Harrison Recreation Center Committee.

Committee Business Reports and Discussion

 

Public Safety - Brian Card, Chair:  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• The U Street Neighborhood Association voted unanimously to participate in a joint letter with other neighborhood associations and ANC1B to request additional MPD resources for PSA 305.

Treasurer’s Report - Chuck Baxter,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
The total balance in the account as of July 1 is $16,584.72.  Of that amount, $4,482.24 is earmarked for Dog Days, $9.33 is for the Vermont Ave. planting project, and $10 is for Harrison Recreation Center Committee, leaving $12,083.15 available for general use.

Membership Report - Lynn Coffin,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• No report.

Transportation and Parking -  Cheryl Cort,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• No report.

Business Development and ABC - Phil Spalding –  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• Eatonville - 2121 14th Street, NW: The summer garden for Eatonville was not originally in their liquor license, and Eatonville is now applying for the license for their summer garden to operate as late as 2 am on weeknights and 3 am on weekends.  There was no motion by the U Street Neighborhood Association to weigh in on this license.
• Dickson Wine Bar - 903 U Street, NW: Dickson Wine will be a small organic wine bar, and the partners include the wife of Eric Hilton (Marvin, Gibson).  There may be a Voluntary Agreement in the works with ANC1B02 Commissioner Peter Raia.
• Table 14 - 1832 14th Street, NW: The owners of Local 16 are opening Table 14, which will be adjacent to Room & Board.  Their applicaiotion includes a roof deck with capacity of 40 people, a sidewalk cafe with 16 people, and an indoor occupancy of 199 people.
• Indulj - 1208 U Street, NW - There have been noise complaints.  Hopefully the noise can be contained.
• Asmara - 900 Florida Ave., NW: Asmara has suddenly closed operations.

Historic Preservation: Sheryl Walters –  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

• JBG Hotel project - JBG is preparing their PUD Application.
• 1417 Belmont Street was condemned and demolished.
• The Greater U Street Historic District markers are ready to be installed.
• Dukem is continuing to work on their designs for an expansion with HPRB.

Community Presentations

• U Street Parade and Festival: Ron Briggs presented plans for the U Street Parade and Festival on Saturday, September 19.  The parade will end on the 1300 Block of V Street, and this block will be renamed "Langston Hughes Way".  There will be performan9ces at Harrison Recreation Center and on V Street.  The night before the festival, on September 18, there will be a performance at the Lincoln Theatre on the Harlem Renaissance.
• ANC 2F Arts Overlay Committee: Andrea Doughty presented the ANC2F Arts Overlay Committee findings.  Details can be found at www.anc2f.org/arts