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Transcript for the May 3, 2018 Commission Meeting 1 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION + + + + + COMMISSION MEETING + + + + + OPEN SESSION + + + + + THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2018 + + + + + The meeting convened in Room 5115, Suite 500, 401 9th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004, at 1:00 p.m., L. Preston Bryant, Jr., Chairman, presiding. NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION MEMBERS PRESENT: L. PRESTON BRYANT, JR., Chairman Presidential Appointee ARRINGTON DIXON, Mayoral Appointee THOMAS GALLAS, Presidential Appointee GEOFFREY GRIFFIS, Mayoral Appointee PETER MAY, Department of the Interior MICHAEL L. RHODES, Department of Defense BETH WHITE, Presidential Appointee MINA WRIGHT, General Services Administration NCPC STAFF PRESENT: MARCEL C. ACOSTA, Executive Director JULIA KOSTER, Secretary to the Commission ANNE SCHUYLER, General Counsel NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 2 C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S Report of the Chairman ........................ 4 Report of the Executive Director .............. 4 Legislative Update ............................ 6 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS ........................ 6 United States General Services Administration, Howard T. Markey National Courts Building, 717 Madison Place, N.W., Washington, DC - Perimeter Study United States General Services Administration, Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building, United States Department of Agriculture, 1400 Jefferson Drive, SW, Washington, DC - Security Bollards at the North Entrance Motor Court Mayor of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC - District of Columbia Capital Improvements Plan FY 2091-2024 Zoning Commission of the District of Columbia, Irving Street, NE, and Michigan Avenue, NE, Washington, DC - Map Amendment from Unzoned to MU-5-B, MIRV Holdings, LLC ACTION ITEMS United States Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Fort Myer, Arlington, Virginia - New Security Fence ........................ 103 INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative Update ........ 14 Monumental Core Streetscape Project .......... 32 District of Columbia Smart Street Lighting Project ...................................... 54 Adjourn ..................................... 153 NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 3 P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S 1:04 p.m. CHAIR BRYANT: Good afternoon and welcome to the National Capital Planning Commission. This is our May 3rd, 2018 meeting. If you would, please stand with me and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. (Pledge of Allegiance.) CHAIR BRYANT: For all in attendance, please note that today's meeting is being live streamed on the ncpc.gov website. We do have a quorum, so we will proceed with the agenda as has been publicly advertised. [INSERT - AGENDA] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 4 AGENDA ITEM NO. 1 REPORT OF THE CHAIRMAN CHAIR BRYANT: Agenda Item No. 1 is Report of the Chairman. I'll note that related to one of the items on our agenda today, Commissioners had a field trip to Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall to see the location of the new proposed two-mile-long fence. And so I'd like to thank Mr. Sherrod Jefferson from the Army Corps of Engineers and everyone at Myer-Henderson Hall for the logistics and the welcoming and for the trip. It was very helpful. AGENDA ITEM NO. 2 REPORT OF THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHAIR BRYANT: Agenda Item No. 2 is Report of the Executive Director Mr. Acosta. MR. ACOSTA: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a few items to report. First, we're still accepting public comments on the draft parks and open space element of the comprehensive plan. Written comments are NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 5 due by Monday, May 7th. You can find additional information on our website, and comments can also be submitted online. The Smithsonian Institute is hosting a Section 106 consulting parties meeting of the South Mall Master Plan on Wednesday, May 9th, at 3:00 p.m. The meeting will be held right here at NCPC's office, and we expect a final master plan to be reviewed by the Commission this summer. And that concludes my presentation. I also have written comments -- a report for you. CHAIR BRYANT: I'm sorry, say that again? MR. ACOSTA: I also have a written report for you that's before us. CHAIR BRYANT: Sure. Any questions of Mr. Acosta on the executive director report? [INSERT - REPORT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 6 AGENDA ITEM NO. 3 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE CHAIR BRYANT: Agenda Item No. 3 is the legislative update, general counsel Anne Schuyler. MS. SCHUYLER: Thank you. I have nothing to report. CHAIR BRYANT: Thank you. AGENDA ITEM NO. 4 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS CHAIR BRYANT: Moving to the consent calendar, we have four items. Item 4A is approval of the preliminary and final site development plans for perimeter security at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building located at 717 Madison Place, N.W., and that's brought to us by General Services Administration. Item 4B is approval of preliminary and final site development plans for security bollards at the Jamie L. Whitten Federal Building in Washington, and that also is brought to us by GSA. Item 4C is comments to the Council of NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 7 the District of Columbia on the District's proposed CIP for FY 2019 to 2024. And Item 4D is the approval of the report to the District of Columbia Zoning Commission regarding the map amendments from Unzoned MU-5-B for a site at the intersection of Irving Street and Michigan Avenue, N.E. And I'll note that on your desk is a revised EDR that just has two clarifying amendments. So that is before you. Is there any discussion on any consent calendar item? Hearing none, is there a motion on the consent calendar? MR. RHODES: So moved. CHAIR BRYANT: It's been moved. MS. WRIGHT: Second. CHAIR BRYANT: It's been seconded. All in favor of the consent calendar say "aye." (Chorus of ayes.) CHAIR BRYANT: Anyone proposed, no. NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 8 It is passed. NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 9 [INSERT - HOWARD T. MARKEY NATIONAL COURTS BUILDING] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 10 [INSERT - SECURITY BOLLARDS AT THE NORTH ENTRANCE MOTOR COURT] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 11 [INSERT - DC PLAN FY 2019-2024] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 12 [INSERT - MAP AMENDMENT] NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 13 CHAIR BRYANT: Moving to the open session agenda item, we have one item, and then we will have three information presentations. MS. KOSTER: Excuse me, Mr. Chairman. CHAIR BRYANT: Yes, ma'am. MS. KOSTER: If I may, I just was alerted that half of the Fort Myer team is still a little delayed in traffic. CHAIR BRYANT: Okay. MS. KOSTER: So if we could perhaps move to the first -- CHAIR BRYANT: Okay. We'll move to the information presentation, absolutely. So we will go a little bit out of order and take up the first information presentation, and that is an update on the Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative. Ms. Ridgely has been working quite diligently on this for quite some time. So this is, as you know, a collaboration between federal and local agencies to assure that the all-important Pennsylvania Avenue meets all the many needs of a capital city, a truly nation's capital in every NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 14 sense of the word. Ms. Ridgely, welcome. AGENDA ITEM NO. 6 INFORMATION PRESENTATIONS ITEM NO. 6A PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE INITIATIVE UPDATE MS. RIDGELY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman and members of the Commission. Good afternoon, everyone. My name is Sarah Ridgely. I'm a project manager for the Pennsylvania Avenue Initiative, and I am pleased to provide an update today on the Initiative and announce the release of our Findings and Strategies Summary now available on NCPC's website, and a copy is also provided at your seat. So today, I'll brief the Commission on that summary, which includes an overview of the analysis work that we shared with the Commission back in October. I'll also discuss how those analysis findings frame the Initiative's goals and strategies to improve the Avenue, and then wrap NEAL R. GROSS COURT REPORTERS AND TRANSCRIBERS 1323 RHODE ISLAND AVE., N.W. (202) 234-4433 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20005-3701 www.nealrgross.com 15 up with some of the progress already underway and the Initiative's next steps. Just a quick recap of the Initiative for those who may not be familiar.
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