The Days Inn at 4400 Connecticut Avenue is still on the market. According to ANC 3F, Jair Lynch Real Estate’s contract on the property has expired, and the site is being marketed to new developers. The commissioners had been preparing a resolution in support of the hotel’s redevelopment, and they will proceed with a vote at their meeting on Tuesday, December 13th.
More specifically, the resolution of support is for a mixed-use redo of the property, including market rate and affordable housing “to create opportunities for new residents to live in Van Ness and continue the revitalization of our commercial corridor.”
Another resolution coming up for a vote concerns night lighting at the UDC tennis courts to allow for expanded playing hours, as well as electronic keypad entry and video surveillance for security.
The third resolution on the agenda (below) would urge the Office of Inspector General to audit, inspect and investigate two other DC agencies that oversaw the renovation of Hearst Park and construction of the swimming pool. One reason: groundwater issues, flagged by a geologist before excavation, which “caused nearly a year of delays unrelated to the pandemic and presumably wasted substantial amounts of taxpayer funds for the additional work it took to attempt to remedy it, with the problem still persisting today.”
The meeting is on Zoom and begins at 7 p.m. Here’s the draft agenda:
ANC 3F – Regular Meeting Agenda
December 13, 2022; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
ANC 3F is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting at bit.ly/anc3fmeet
Welcome (7:00pm)
Call to Order (7:01pm)
Roll Call (7:02 pm)
I. Adoption of the December 13, 2022 ANC 3F meeting agenda (7:03pm)
II. Approval of ANC 3F meeting minutes for November 15, 2022 (7:04pm)
III. Regular Agenda – Commissioner Updates (7:05 – 7:15)
IV. Approval of January Meeting Date (January 17, 2023) (7:16pm)
V. Regular Agenda – Committee Reports (7:18pm – 7:28pm)
- Streets & Sidewalks
- Parks & Watersheds
- Schools & Universities
- Housing & Neighborhoods
VI. Regular Agenda – Community Forum (community leaders and agencies give brief updates) (7:29 – 7:39pm)
- 2023 ANC 3F Commissioners
- University of the District of Columbia
- Van Ness Main Street
- Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Services
- Office of Chairman Phil Mendelson
- Other updates
VII. Regular Agenda – Information Items (ANC 3F will not take a vote on these items) (7:40pm – 8:41pm)
- ANC 3F Public Safety Update from Bredet Williams, Lieutenant, Second District, Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) (7:40pm – 8:00pm)
- DC Water Update (8:00pm – 8:20pm)
- Permit, Baron Wines, 4221 Connecticut Avenue Liquor License (8:21pm -8:41pm)
VIII. Regular Agenda – (ANC 3F will vote on these items) (8:42pm – 9:44pm)
- UDC Tennis Court Lights Resolution (8:42pm – 8:52pm)
- ANC 3F Redevelopment Resolution (8:53pm – 9:03pm)
- Hearst Park OIG Resolution (9:04 – 9:14pm)
- Permit, 4600 Fieldstone Lane (9:15pm – 9:25pm)
- Permit, 4111 Connecticut Avenue (9:26pm -9:36pm)
IX. Adjournment (9:37pm)
Thank you for joining us this evening. The next ANC 3F meeting will be held on Tuesday, January 17, 2023.