ANC 3F February 20 agenda: UDC president, Soapstone sewer work, upcoming special election

The February 20th ANC 3F meeting will be the last for James Tandaric as ANC 3F05’s commissioner.

James Tandaric, and part of ANC 3F05. The single-member district includes UDC and the Howard University School of Law, Burke School, several embassies, and Van Ness businesses on the west side of Connecticut Avenue. Residents live in single-family detached houses, duplexes, and high-rise apartments and condos.

Tandaric announced that he is resigning at the end of February. He has been an ANC commissioner since July 2021, and was reelected in November 2022.

Tandaric himself joined the commission by filling a mid-term vacancy, and his resignation will trigger a new special election process. That will begin when the DC Board of Elections posts the vacancy (it had not, as of this writing). If you live within ANC 3F05’s boundaries and are interested in running, we describe in detail here how it’s done.

The agenda (below) for the February 20th meeting indicates that one of the new faces appearing on Zoom will be Dr. Maurice Edington, UDC’s tenth president. And, commissioners will be voting on a Soapstone sewer resolution that was presented at the January meeting, calling on the DC Department of Energy and the Environment to direct DC Water and its contractor to use UV curing technology for the remaining sewer pipe relining work. We explain what that means here, and you can read the draft resolution here.

ANC 3F Public Meeting Agenda
February 20, 2024
7:00 to 9:00 PM

ANC 3F is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting at bit.ly/anc3fmeet

Welcome Call to Order and Roll Call [7:00pm]

I. Adoption of the Jan 19, 2024 ANC 3F meeting agenda

II. Approval of Jan 19, 2024 ANC 3F meeting minutes

III. Regular Agenda – Commissioner Updates and Announcements [7:05-7:10]

IV. Regular Agenda – Committee Reports [7:10pm – 7:20pm]

• Streets & Sidewalks
• Parks & Watersheds
• Schools & Universities
• Housing & Neighborhoods-FYI-Housing Committee Meeting to be held via Zoom March 19 2:00PM

V. Regular Agenda – Soapstone Project [7:20-7:35]

• Vote on Soapstone Resolution: Mitchell Baer (draft resolution)
• DC Water Update: Emmanuel Briggs [10 mins]

VI. Regular Agenda – Community Forum [7:35-8:30pm]

• UDC: President Dr. Maurice Edington [20 mins]
• MPD: Lieutenant Olivierre [10 mins]
• Van Ness Main Street: Gloria Garcia
• Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin’s Office
• Forest Hills Director: Tina Sandri

VII. Regular Agenda – Action Items (ANC 3F will take a vote on these items) [8:30pm –
9:00pm]

• BZA 15-012B-DC – 2916 Chesapeake Street, NW: Dave Landsman
• BZA 21044 – 2918 Upton Street, NW
• ABCA License – Caldwell Family Vines, 4221 Connecticut Avenue, NW
• Budget: Annual Expenditure Votes

o UPS Store PO Box: $623.88/year
o Wix Website Hosting Plan: Increase Support level: ($343.44 + $60.00)

VIII. Adjournment [9:00pm]

Thank you for joining us this evening. The next ANC 3F meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 19 at 7PM