DOH on Restaurant Inspection and Rats

• The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to send a letter of support to the Board of Zoning Adjustment (BZA) for special exception zoning relief from the rear yard requirements and an area variance pursuant from the lot occupancy requirements to construct a twostory deck on the rear of their existing single-family rowhome in the RF-1 Zone at 628 9th Street,

NE (BZA Case# 20651) on condition that the lot occupancy remains at the same level as is included in the plans submitted (81.5%). The Economic Development and Zoning Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the third Wednesday of each month.

Alcohol and Beverage Licensing Committee

• The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to protest the application of Thompson Retail Group,

LLC, t/a Milk & Honey, at 1116

H St. NE (ABRA #119672) for a Class C Restaurant License unless a Settlement Agreement is finalized prior to the protest deadline and that the Co-Chairs of the

Alcoholic Beverage Licensing

Committee as well as the Chair and Vice-Chair of the ANC be authorized to represent the ANC in this matter. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to write a letter of support to the Alcohol Beverage Regulation Administration (ABRA) for the Stipulated License application of Thompson Retail

Group, LLC t/a Milk & Honey’s application in the event that a Settlement Agreement is finalized prior to the protest deadline. • The Commissioners voted, unanimously, to approve the appointment of Ian Stanford as Co-chair of the Alcohol and Beverage Licensing Committee. The Alcohol and Beverage Licensing Committee meets at 7:00 pm on the Fourth Tuesday of each month.

Visit www.anc6a.org for a calendar of meeting times, meeting agendas and other information. u

ANC 6B RepoRt By Elizabeth O’Gorek

Appearing were Commissioners Gerald Sroufe (6B02), Brian Ready (6B03), Kirsten Oldenburg (6B04), Steve Holtzman (6B05), Corey Holman (6B06), Edward Ryder (6B07), Peter Wright (6B08) and Alison Horn (6B09), and Denise Krepp (6B10). Commissioner Jennifer Samolyk (6B01) was unable to attend.

At the Dec. 14th meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B, Chair Brian Ready (ANC6C03) asked Department of Health (DOH) Food Technologist Ivory G. Cooper about the frequency of food service inspections.

Citing viral video of rats apparently swarming the kitchen of an Eighth Street SE Popeye’s restaurant, Ready argued that the issue must have been developing for some time before the video went online. How, he asked, could this issue have gone on for so long and what is being done to make sure it doesn’t happen again?

“We can only cite what we see,” responded Cooper, a technologist with the DOH Food Safety and Hygiene Division. He said that inspectors were unable to do frequent site visits over the last 20 months, due to the pandemic.

Serving the Near Northeast, North Lincoln Park, Rosedale, and H Street communities

ANC 6A generally meets the second Thursday of the month, at Miner Elementary School, 601 15th Street, NE. www.anc6a.org

ALL ARE WELCOME

The Next meeting is 2nd Thursday, January 13, 7:00 p.m. Transportation & Public Space Committee meeting 3rd Monday, January 17, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Economic Development and Zoning Committee meeting 3rd Wednesday, January 19, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Community Outreach Committee meeting 4th Monday, January 24, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Alcohol Beverage Licensing Committee meeting 4th Tuesday, January 25, 7:00 p.m. Virtual Meeting via Zoom Wednesday, Jan. 26, 7:00 p.m. - ANCs 6A, 6B and 6C will host a meeting with the Office of the DC Attorney General to discuss land use, zoning, and related development issues. Virtual Meeting via Zoom

Instructions for accessing the meeting via Zoom have been posted under Hot Topics at anc6a.org. Call in information will be posted under Community Calendar at anc6a.org 24 hours prior to the meeting. You will be able to enter the meeting no earlier than 15 minutes prior to its scheduled start time.

Advisory Neighborhood Commission 6C

P.O. Box 77876 • Washington, D.C. 20013-7787 www.anc6c.org • (202) 547-7168

Next meeting Wednesday, January 12, 2022. Information will be posted on the ANC 6C website.

ANC usually meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7:00 pm, 214 Massachusetts Ave, N.E. Please check the ANC 6C website for dates.

ANC 6C COMMISSIONERS

ANC 6C01

Christine Healey 6C01@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C02

Karen Wirt 6C02@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C03

Jay Adelstein 6C03@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C04

Mark Eckenwiler 6C04@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C05

Joel Kelty 6C05@anc.dc.gov

ANC 6C06

Drew Courtney drewcourtney.anc @gmail.com ANC 6C COMMITTEES

Alcoholic Beverage Licensing

First Monday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.abl.committee@gmail.com

Grants

Last Thursday, 7 pm Contact: torylord@gmail.com Twitter: @ANC_6C_Grants

Environment, Parks, and Events

First Tuesday, 7 pm Contact: 6C06@anc.dc.gov

Transportation and Public Space

First Thursday, 7 pm Contact: anc6c.tps@gmail.com

Planning, Zoning, and Economic Development

First Wednesday, 6:30 pm Contact: 6C04@anc.dc.gov Twitter: @6C_PZE