ANC 3F is hosting a special meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, September 6th with UDC officials and the DC state archivist about plans to build the first permanent home for the District’s government archives. As DCist reported a month ago:
“There are property records signed by Frederick Douglass, a longtime recorder of deeds for the city; a will for Alexander Graham Bell; Duke Ellington’s birth certificate; and tens of thousands of square feet worth of other official documents that tell the story of the city’s people.”
The District wants to build the new facility on the UDC campus where Building 41 now stands, which will require an amendment to the campus master plan. The Zoning Commission holding a hearing on September 21st, and before that, ANC 3F commissioners will be voting at their September 19th meeting on whether to lend their support to the amendment.
But first, the commission is hosting a special meeting on September 6th for “community clarification and discussion” about the project. UDC General Council Avis Russell, UDC Chief Operating Officer David Franklin, and State Archivist and Public Records Administrator Lopez Matthews are scheduled to appear. The agenda and Zoom link are below.
Dr. Matthews also spoke about the project and answered community questions at ANC 3F’s July meeting. You can watch the presentation and read our summary here.
ANC 3F – Special Meeting Agenda
September 6, 2023; 7:00 pm to 8:00 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 September 6, 2023 ANC 3F meeting agenda (7:03pm)
II.) Regular Agenda – Information Items (ANC 3F will not take a vote on these items) (7:04pm –
7:30pm)
– Community clarification and discussion on the proposed plan to replace UDC – Van
Ness Campus Building 41 with the DC Archives.
A. UDC Building 41 – General Council, UDC, Avis Russell; Chief Operating Officer, UDC, David Franklin (7:04pm – 7:14pm)
– Options in the 2020 UDC Van Ness Master Plan
– Impact on gardens, and garden relocation plans
– Update on UDC Student Housing
B. DC Archives Plan – State Archivist and Public Records Administrator for DC, Dr. Lopez Matthews (7:15pm – 7:30pm)
– Design and Structure
– Demolition and Construction plan
– UDC/OPR partnership
– Opportunities to the Community
C. Questions & Answers (7:31pm – 8:00pm)
III. Adjournment (8:00pm)
For public comments ahead of the special meeting, please email us a
commissioners@anc3f.com. Include name and street address.