Recording from the May 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting which took place on May 25th, 2022. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

ANC 5B held a Special Meeting about the proposed Reed Street Planned Unit Development (PUD) on Wednesday, May 11, at 6:30pm.

The site of the proposed Reed Street development is bounded by the train tracks to the west, Franklin St. to the north, 10th St. to the east, and Rhode Island Avenue to the south. The purpose of this meeting was to give the full Commission the opportunity to ask questions of Hanover Company—the developer for this project—regarding Inclusionary Zoning and any other concerns that may arise.

Recording from the April 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting which took place on April 27th, 2022. ANC 5B serves the grea...

Recording from the February 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting which took place on February 23rd, 2022. ANC 5B serves th...

Commissioner Colleen Costello (5B05) and I hosted a meeting on February 16th to give constituents the opportunity to learn about and weigh in on the proposed Planned Unit Development (PUD) on Reed Street NE, bounded by the train tracks to the west, Franklin St. to the north, 10th St. to the east, and Rhode Island Avenue to the south.

Residents can view documents and images of the proposed design below:

Reed Street development project presentation

Reed Street development Community Benefits Agreement

Reed Street development Construction Management Plan

Formal application to the Zoning Commission

Recording from the March 2021 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting that took place on March 4th, 2021.

ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the September 2021 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting with special guest Linda Bailey, Manager for DC's Vision Zero Program. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

For the link to this meeting's agenda, please visit: https://www.anc5b03.com/calendar/september-2021-anc-5b-community-meeting-gf22c

See below for information from the DC School Lottery 101 virtual training that my colleague, Commissioner Colleen Costello (5B05) and I hosted on Thursday, January 20, at 6:30pm. This training was open to anyone, but was primarily geared toward families who are new to the lottery process (including families of PK and high school students). Our guest, Michele DeSando, is the Parent Response Manager for My School DC.

If you have questions about the lottery process, please call My School DC at 202-888-6336 or email info.myschooldc@dc.gov. You can also chat online with a specialist while you are logged in to the website and working on your lottery application. Visit https://www.myschooldc.org/ for more.

Recording from the February 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting which took place on February 2nd, 2022. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Chapters:

0:00:00 Small talk before meeting begins

0:07:08 Roll call

0:08:19 Treasurer's report

0:08:54 Update regarding reimbursement of $250 from Metropolis Club to ANC 5B for failure to produce receipts to substantiate grant spending

0:34:15 Discussion about hiring students from George Washington University to design and maintain a website for ANC 5B, and what the costs for this project would be (which would come out of ANC 5B's Communications budget and "Surplus")

1:01:21 Commissioner Higgins mentions she has created a new website for ANC 5B but refuses to share the link with Commissioners Costello and Piekara

1:04:10 Commissioner Carley proposes buying yard signs to post information about ANC 5B (website, meeting info, etc.)

1:14:17 Commissioner Carley proposes creating an "Unfinished Business" section on ANC 5B's agenda moving forward

1:19:39 Discussion about the duties of the Correspondence Secretary position (held by Commissioner Piekara (5B03))

1:38:50 Commissioner Carley notes how she has only introduced one ANC resolution in her eight years in office, and suggests that other commissioners should also introduce fewer resolutions in support of their constituents

1:41:05 Commissioner Higgins notes that D.C. agencies require a resolution in order to give ANC feedback "great weight"

1:48:15 Discussion about what resolutions need to be added to the agenda for ANC 5B's February meeting

1:55:11 Discussion about the Safe Routes to School Expansion Regulation Amendment Act and the Walk Without Worry Act, introduced in the D.C. Council in December

2:07:23 Meeting adjourned

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the January 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting which took place on January 26th, 2022. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

0:00:00 Agenda approval

0:03:13 Approval of minutes from November 17, 2021 meeting

0:08:43 Nokomis Hunter, Mayor's Office of Community Relations and Services

0:08:59 Silas Grant, Office of Councilmember McDuffie

0:16:35 Captain Christopher Moore, MPD Fifth District

0:38:30 Treasurer's Report and initial discussion of FY22 Q1 Quarterly Financial Report

0:50:55 BZA #20624 resolution (Commissioner Gayle Carley)

1:00:15 ANC 5B Officer Elections

1:16:53 ANC Annual Security Fund approval vote

1:18:28 Continued discussion of, and vote on, FY22 Q1 Quarterly Financial Report

1:32:29 Vote on ANC 5B meeting schedule for calendar year 2022 and January 2023

1:36:48 Single Member District reports

1:59:52 Brief discussion about what computer "cookies" are 🍪

2:03:11 Meeting adjourned

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the January 2022 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting that took place on January 5th, 2022. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the November 2021 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting that took place on November 17th, 2021.

ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the November 2021 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Committee of the Whole (COW) Meeting which took place on November 3rd, 2021. ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05

Recording from the October 2021 Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 5B Month Community Meeting that took place on October 27th, 2021.

ANC 5B serves the greater Brookland neighborhood in Washington, D.C. including portions of Brookland, Michigan Park, North Michigan Park, Rhode Island Avenue, Queens Chapel and Woodridge.

Advisory Neighborhood Commissions are non-partisan, neighborhood bodies made up of locally-elected representatives. The representatives for ANC 5B are:

Commissioner Gayle Carley - 5B01

Commissioner Ursula Higgins - 5B02

Commissioner Prita Piekara - 5B03

Commissioner Ra Amin - 5B04

Commissioner Colleen Costello - 5B05