ANC 3F April 18 agenda: Council member McDuffie; Deputy Mayor Appiah; Coffee competition in Van Ness?

The “community forum” during an advisory neighborhood commission meeting is a time for residents to speak about issues or projects in or affecting the area. The people who run businesses in an ANC – or would like to – can also use this time to speak about issues, or introduce themselves and their services.

To get to the point: We might be welcoming Compass Coffee to the neighborhood. Compass co-founder Michael Haft is on ANC 3F’s April 18th agenda (below). You can join the Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday to hear what he has to say.

We’ll also be hearing from At-Large Council member Kenyan McDuffie, and from Lindsey Appiah, the deputy mayor for public safety and justice.

DC Water will be returning with an update on the Soapstone sewer rehabilitation project. The relining phase started on March 13th. The agency recently told residents of the houses on Audubon Terrace to expect an increase in construction vehicles and activities this week due to work on a nearby sewer line segment, though not the line that connects directly to their homes through laterals. The work on that line is to begin in mid-September.

The changes coming to the UDC campus will be far more visible. At some point, the gigantic Building 41 will be coming down, and the new DC Archives will be built in its place. Lopez Matthews Jr., the state archivist and public records administrator, is scheduled to speak at the ANC meeting about the project. In the meantime, check out the concept designs for the new building.

Here’s the full draft agenda:

ANC 3F – Regular Meeting Agenda
April 18, 2023; 7:00 pm to 9:33 pm

ANC 3F is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting at https://bit.ly/anc3fmeet

Welcome (7:00pm)

Call to Order (7:01pm)

Roll Call (7:02 pm)

I. Adoption of the April 18, 2023 ANC 3F meeting agenda (7:03pm)

II. Approval of ANC 3F meeting minutes for March 21, 2023 (7:04pm)

III. Regular Agenda – Commissioner Updates and Announcements (7:05pm- 7:15pm)

IV. Regular Agenda – Committee Reports (7:16pm – 7:26pm)

• Streets & Sidewalks
• Parks & Watersheds
• Schools & Universities
• Housing & Neighborhoods

V. Regular Agenda – Community Forum (community leaders and agencies give brief updates) (7:27 – 7:37pm)

• University of the District of Columbia
• Van Ness Main Street
• Ward 3 Councilmember Matt Frumin’s Office
• Compass Coffee with co-founder Michael Haft
• Other updates

VI. Regular Agenda – Information Items (ANC 3F will not take a vote on these items) (7:38pm – 9:00pm)

• ANC 3F Listening Session with At-Large Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie (7:38pm – 7:58pm)
• DC Mayor’s Budget Presentation and Q&A with Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, Lindsey Appiah (7:59pm – 8:19pm)
• DC Archives Project Update with State Archivist and Public Records Administrator for DC, Dr. Lopez Matthews (8:20pm – 8:40pm)
• DC Water Update (8:41pm – 9:00pm)

VII. Regular Agenda – (ANC 3F will vote on these items) (9:01pm – 9:33pm)

• Grant Application for Friends of Peirce Mill on The Mid-Atlantic Grain Fair and Conference (9:01pm – 9:11pm)
• BZA Permit with Parlor Wines at 4221 Connecticut Avenue, NW (9:12pm – 9:22pm)
• Resolution Regarding Transportation to School for Students with Special Needs (9:23pm – 9:33pm)

VIII. Adjournment (9:33pm)

Thank you for joining us this evening. The next ANC 3F meeting will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023.