ANC 2G

by Pleasant Mann

making progress identifying ATV owners through social media. He has not heard many complaints about ATVs lately.

A resident said that she sent an email to Assistant Chief Monica Kane about the increase in drug tra c at the Second Northwest Coop. She has not gotten a response yet. ere are people brandishing guns there. e resident also brought up drug tra cking at 1219 Fifth Street NW. Romeo responded by saying that they had o cers at Fifth and O all the time. He will contact the Crime Suppression Team about the problem.

Florida Avenue Bus Priority Project

Sta from the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) gave a presentation on the Florida Avenue Bus Priority Project. e project area covers Florida Avenue from First Street NE westward to Ninth Street NW. e major buses on this 1.1 mile route, the 90, 92 and 96, see 15,000 riders per day. Unfortunately, the average speed of buses along the route is 6.7 miles an hour, with rush hour speeds considerably slower. e route has also seen a number of tra c crashes over the years, resulting in two fatalities and 199 serious injuries. e project will try to come up with solutions to improve bus mobility, while increasing personal safety.

One of 51 current projects by DDOT, the Florida Avenue project will be closely coordinated with an adjoining bus priority project on U Street, from 16th Street NW to 9th Street NW. ere is also the nearby S Street Revitalization project covering the 400 through 600 blocks of S, as well as the triangular area around the Post O ce at 416 Florida Avenue NW. e Florida Avenue project will continue to work on solutions, with a nal concept presented to the public in the fall. A nal design will be completed in 2024, with implementation in 2025.

Alcoholic Beverage Licensing Committee (ABC)

TG Cigars, 1120 Ninth Street NW. Approval of Settlement Agreement. Commissioner Padro re- cused himself from the discussion, with Commissioner Nigro assuming the chair. Commissioner McCarty explained that work on the agreement started prior to the creation of ANC 2G, involving a separate protest group at the Whitman Apartments. e settlement agreement will end the protest. A motion to approve the settlement agreement passed 4-0.

Commemorative Alley Naming

Commissioner Brown introduced a resolution to name the alley in Square 475, the block bounded by Fifth Street, S Street, Sixth Street and Florida Avenue NW, “Harmoneon Alley.” Commissioner Padro noted that the name would commemorate an African American cemetery that was located there from 1829 to 1857. e resolution passed unanimously.

Status of ANC Special Election

Commissioner Padro noted that the commission still had to ll the vacancy for ANC 2G03. e Board of Elections had received petitions from three candidates for the vacancy, but they could not certify them until the challenge period ended. e special election, conducted by the O ce of ANCs, has to take place during a formal public meeting of ANC 2G. e next scheduled commission meeting is July 13, but there may have to be a meeting in August to conduct the election. e special election can take place in a hybrid virtual/physical meeting, but there must be two commissioners physically present at the meeting site. More details about what needs to be done were expected the following week.

e next meeting of ANC 2G is scheduled for ursday, July 13. is may change if a meeting is needed to announce a special election to ll the 2G03 vacancy. e meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. Plans are to hold this meeting as a virtual conference. Visit www.anc2g.org for more information. ◆