USADC Tells ANC He’s ‘Laser-Focused’ on Violent Crime – ANC 6B Report

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USADC Tells ANC He’s ‘Laser-Focused’ on Violent Crime

ANC 6B REPORT

by Elizabeth O’Gorek

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

US Attorney for the District of Columbia (USADC) Matthew Graves spoke at the Mar. 8 meeting of Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6B, answering questions about violent o enses and gun possession in particular.

Graves took office in November 2021. He said his vision is for his o ce to be a model of 21st century prosecution, meaning attorneys engage in evidence-based, District-

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Noel Wentworth Kane, attorney and 54 year resident of Capitol Hill in Washington, DC passed away on September 10 from pneumonia after a brief stay at Midcoast Hospital, Brunswick, Maine, near his vacation home. Noel’s family- wife Betty Ann, daughter Jessica, and son Justin- invite you to a memorial service and celebration of his life on Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at All Souls Church Unitarian, 16th and Harvard Streets NW, and a reception following at the church. The Capitol Hill community was the center of Noel’s family, professional and political life since moving here in 1967. A 1970 graduate of Georgetown Law, Noel spent eight years as an attorney in the consumer protection division of the Federal Trade Commission before setting up a solo practice on the Hill where he specialized in family law and probate. He practiced in DC Superior Court for 37 years until his retirement in 2017. He often served as a courtappointed guardian and conservator, and was recognized by the DC Bar Estates, Trusts and Probate Section and by AARP Legal Counsel for the Elderly in appreciation of his volunteer assistance to low income clients. He served as moderator of All Souls Church Unitarian, as a member of the DC Democratic State Committee, as a president and a founding member of the Capitol Hill Association of Merchants and Professionals, and as a board member for numerous DC organizations including For Love of Children, Capitol East Children’s Center, Friendship House, and Dunbarton Concerts. He loved politics and was a trusted advisor and supporter for Betty Ann’s campaigns for school board, DC Council and Mayor, as well as numerous other DC candidates. Noel will be remembered for his sardonic wit, his deep knowledge and interest in American presidential history and politics, his love of rock music, and his exhaustive knowledge of baseball. Inurnment and a memorial bench will be private at Congressional Cemetery. In lieu of flowers the family suggests donations in his name to the scholarship fund of Birch Rock Camp for Boys in South Waterford, Maine, mail to 15 Skyline Road, South Portland, Maine 04106.

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Saturday, April 30 at 11 a.m. at All Souls Church Unitarian, 16th and Harvard Streets NW, Washington DC informed prosecution practices that have crime suppression as their primary goal. That’s not monolithic, Graves said; differing crimes have different solutions, but the USADC is “laser-focused” on violent crime.

Calling the rise in violent crimes in recent years “unacceptable,” he said his office is doing everything possible to curve the trend back down. Between 200 and 300 community members are responsible for the most serious violent crimes, Graves said, and they are for the most part known to their communities. That makes relationships with the community key in addressing violent crime, but USADC also wants to build cases that hold that handful of individuals to account and take them out of the community so they can recover, Graves added.

Asked about frustration expressed by some District officers who say suspects are arrested but not prosecuted for crimes, in particular gun use, Graves placed the onus on the courts. He said that although prosecutors seek holds in the majority of cases, a recent examination found that USADC requested holds in 97 percent of gun-related charges but only three percent were granted by the courts. USADC and the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) are usually aligned on whether charges can be pressed, Graves said, but up to fifty percent of holds requested in violent crimes are not granted.

Graves said that there are two issues at play in gun cases; first is when USADC decides not to charge someone, usually where there is a constitutional problem with the arrest or seizure of the firearm. Graves said that the law itself is evolving; much that was permissible during an arrest only three or four years ago has now been declared unconstitutional by the DC Court of Appeals. Officers practicing for decades must constantly adjust, and USADC conducts officer trainings to help them do so.

Second, he said, is insufficient evidence, usually when the person arrested is insufficiently linked to the gun, such as when officers find a gun under the floorboards in a car carrying multiple passengers.

Graves pointed out that DC Council is in the process of reevaluating the DC Code. One proposal is to eliminate carjacking as a standalone office. Carjackings currently come with a seven-year mandatory minimum; armed carjackings have a 15-year minimum sentence. The proposal is to treat these as robberies, a move USA-DC plans to oppose.

Changing Zoning for DoorDash Mart Site

Commissioners unanimously supported a motion to file a Notice of Intent with the Office of Zoning to rezone 1323 E St. SE from PDR to RA2. Corey Holman (6B06) said the property is designated moderate density residential in the future land use map and is in a neighborhood conservation area.

Holman said that the reason the property is currently zoned commercial is because when the zoning map was first created in 1958, the site currently occupied by Safeway (415 13th St. SE) was the location for the National Capital Brewery. As a result, the entire area was zoned commercial. In 1984, the ANC pushed to rezone a portion as residential.

After the devastating Frager’s Hardware Fire of 2013, Frager’s owner John Weintraub relocated hardware sales to 1323 E St. SE, first leasing and then purchasing the property in 2014. That same year, the rest of industrial land on the block was converted to residential for Watkins Alley and Lockwood and so now, the building is surrounded by residential uses. Frager’s was sold and returned to their original location in 2019, but Weintraub retained ownership of the

E Street SE property.

Commercial use of the property is grandfathered in, Holman said, meaning Weintraub could lease it for retail use even if the land is re-zoned. The goal is to encourage residential redevelopment of the space. Neighbors are supportive of the appeal, he said, as when Frager’s left they had hoped for an interesting use of the site and were disappointed by DoorDash. “We’re just trying to set a vision for the block that matches the comprehensive plan,” said Holman. He added that he hoped Weintraub would be part of the discussion moving forward.

Update: On Mar. 21, ANC 6B announced that DoorDash Mart at 1323 E St. SE would be closing this fall. Holman said the ANC would continue to pursue the zoning amendment for the site.

In Other Business

Commissioners voted to: • Withdraw an appeal of an Aug 12, 2021 decision by the Zoning Administrator to issue building permits for Ledo’s

Pizza (415 Eighth St. SE).

Commissioners had voted to appeal the permit at their

September 2021 meeting, arguing that the permit was erroneously issued for a restaurant, while Ledo’s Pizza more closely conforms to fast-food use. Because the building is in an MU-25 zone, fast food use requires a special exception from the Board of Zoning

Adjustment (BZA) and consideration before the ANC.

The ANC had argued that efforts by residents on the block to ensure proper trash handling and rodent management would be undermined by Ledo’s non-compliance with the standards of the other busi-

In Memoriam Donna Willis Sheeder

1947 to 2022

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A celebration of the life of Donna Scheeder will be held on June 14, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Hill Center 921 Pennsylvania Ave SE.

Scheeder is survived by her partner Peter Waldron.

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nesses. Holman said Ledo’s was permitted to file an amended eating establishment questionnaire after the ANC had filed the appeal. If the establishment operates in a manner consistent with their stated eating assumptions, there are no grounds to appeal,

Holman said. • Support a Board of Zoning Application (BZA) for a special exception from rear setback requirements and lot occupancy limits to construct a second story rear addition to a two-story semi-detached home at 1500 D

St. SE. The applicant wants to convert their second-floor rooftop deck into another bedroom.

The applicant has letters of support from neighbors, but one objected on the grounds of the impact to light and space. The applicant argued that the sun study showed minimal impact. • Approve two new committee members: Frank Avery (Transportation Committee, 6B01) and

George Holman (Alcohol Beverage Committee, 6B04). • Unanimously support a letter moved by Jennifer Samolyk (6B01) addressed to DC Council and the DC Attorney general expressing concern for the uptick in carjackings on Capitol

Hill and noting that a majority of those arrested are juveniles. It requests that DC Council hold a roundtable on how to address the topic with the community and experts.

ANC 6B will hold the next meeting of the full commission virtually at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Apr. 12, 2022. Get up to date information on meetings at anc6b.org u

ANC 6C Discusses Ward 6 Redistricting Map Drafts

ANC6C RepoRt

by Sarah Payne

Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) 6C met on March 9 via WebEx. Commissioners Christine Healey (6C01), Karen Wirt (6C02), Jay Adelstein (6C03), Mark Eckenwiler (6C04), Joel Kelty (6C05) and Drew Courtney (6C06) were in attendance.

Commissioners discussed the ongoing redistricting of Ward 6 and voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ward 6 Task Force stating their opposition to aspects of the current redistricting map.

At the suggestion of Commissioner Jay Adelstein (6C03), the commissioners voted unanimously to send a letter to the Ward 6 Redistricting Task Force and Ward 6 Councilmember Charles Allen (D) expressing their concerns and stating a preference for Commissioner Eckenwiler’s map draft (map 1).

Redistricting Feedback

Commissioners discussed the current redistricting in the District ahead of the April 1 deadline for final maps. Commissioner Mark Eckenwiler (6C04) shared the latest versions of draft maps he created with the other commissioners.

Eckenwiler expressed concern about the current task force draft map which allocates about 17,000 people and 9 single member districts (SMDs) to ANC 6E. If ANC 6E has 9 SMDs, they will average below the