1 NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION + + + + + COMMISSION MEETING + + + + + OPEN SESSION + + + + + THURSDAY, APRIL 5, 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 EVAN CASH, Office of the Chairman of the Council of the District of Columbia ARRINGTON DIXON, Mayoral Appointee THOMAS GALLAS, Presidential Appointee PETER MAY, Department of the Interior KEVIN ORTIZ, U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform MICHAEL L. RHODES, Department of Defense ERIC SHAW, Office of the Mayor of the District of Columbia BETH WHITE, Presidential Appointee MINA WRIGHT, General Services Administration Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 2 NCPC STAFF PRESENT: MARCEL C. ACOSTA, Executive Director MATTHEW FLIS, Senior Urban Designer CARLTON HART, Community Planner JULIA KOSTER, Secretary to the Commission VIVIAN LEE, Urban Planner ANNE SCHUYLER, General Counsel LEE WEBB, Historic Preservation Specialist MICHAEL WEIL, Urban Planner Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 3 C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S Report of Chairman . 6 Election of Vice Chairman and Appointment of Third Member to the Executive Committee. 8 Report of Executive Director . .11 Legislative Update . 112 CONSENT CALENDAR ITEMS . .12 National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, National Law Enforcement Museum Streetscape Modifications United States Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Joint Base Andrews, New Hangar Facility Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Rock Creek Stream Valley Park Events DC, RFK Campus Redevelopment - Multiuse Fields ACTION ITEMS - WITH PRESENTATIONS Smithsonian Institution, National Mall South Mall Campus Master Plan. .18 Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum - Building Exterior, Vestibules and Site Improvements . 108 United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service - National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial . 112 Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 4 District of Columbia Department of Transportation, Southwest and Southeast Quadrants of the District of Columbia from I-295 Suitland Parkway Interchange to P Street, Washington, DC - South Capitol Street Corridor and Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge . 162 Events DC - Walter E. Washington Convention Center Exterior Alterations and Streetscape Improvements Storm and Desert Shield Memorial . 217 United States Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology - Draft Gaithersburg Campus Master Plan Storm and Desert Shield Memorial . 230 Adjournment. 259 Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 5 1 P-R-O-C-E-E-D-I-N-G-S 2 1:08 p.m. 3 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: Good afternoon and 4 welcome to the National Capital Planning 5 Commission's April 5, 2018, meeting. And if you 6 would, please, stand with me and join me in the 7 Pledge of Allegiance. 8 [INSERT - AGENDA] Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 6 1 (Pledge of Allegiance.) 2 REPORT OF CHAIRMAN 3 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: Thank you. For all 4 in attendance, please note that today's meeting 5 is being live streamed on the ncpc.gov website. 6 We do have a quorum and so we'll call the meeting 7 to order. And we will proceed per the agenda 8 that has been publicly noticed. 9 Agenda Item 1 is the Report of the 10 Chairman. And I'll just make a couple of things. 11 But first I'll say that yesterday a number of us 12 were able to spend at least a couple of hours at 13 the NIST campus in Gaithersburg. And we very 14 much appreciate Phil Neuberg and Susan Cantilli 15 for their hospitality. 16 As you know, on today's agenda is the 17 Master Plan for the NIST campus, which is an 18 almost 600 acre campus and 4,000 employees. It's 19 a well laid out campus. They have a lot of open 20 space. 21 They do have a number of facilities 22 challenges and so we hope our master planning Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 7 1 efforts will help and support them in that 2 effort. So we very much appreciated our NIST 3 hosts yesterday. 4 [INSERT - NIST FIELD TRIP DOCUMENTS] Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 8 1 The second thing is I'll note that 2 every April the Commission reaffirms or changes 3 its officers. And this is -- it's hard to 4 believe but I'm in my ninth year. And this is my 5 last year as Chair of the Commission, and my term 6 will expire in January of 2019. 7 So this year we have to, in 8 anticipation of the transition, in working with 9 the White House and the Office of Personnel in 10 their timely naming of a successor, we were 11 thinking about that as we are doing our election 12 of Vice Chairman and the appointment of an 13 Executive Committee so that we can have as smooth 14 a transition as possible and maintain respect for 15 the Federal District partnership as well that 16 actually works so well. 17 So with that, that which is up for 18 actual nomination and vote is the office of Vice 19 Chair. And so is there a nomination? 20 ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN AND APPOINTMENT 21 OF THIRD MEMBER TO THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 22 COMMISSIONER DIXON: Yes, Mr. Chair, Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 9 1 I would like to nominate Thomas Gallas to be a 2 Vice Chair consistent with your explanation that 3 we've got to make some particular changes. So I 4 would like to make that motion, please. 5 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: It's been moved by 6 Commissioner Dixon of the District that Tom 7 Gallas would be the Vice Chair for the upcoming 8 year. Is there a second to that? 9 COMMISSIONER WRIGHT: Second. 10 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: The nominations are 11 closed. All in favor of Mr. Gallas being the 12 Vice Chair of the National Capital Planning 13 Commission for a year hence say aye. 14 (Chorus of aye.) 15 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: Any opposed? 16 (No audible response.) 17 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: Thank you. 18 COMMISSIONER WRIGHT: Do I get to move 19 my chair so I still sit next to him? He keeps 20 bragging about how he keeps me in line. 21 COMMISSIONER GALLAS: That's true. 22 Somebody has to. Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 10 1 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: So with that, thank 2 you, Tom. And Tom will ensure that there is 3 federal leadership of a federal agency in the 4 event there is not a timely reappointment, which 5 is sometimes the case. 6 So then, as the Chair's prerogative, 7 although I seek your consent, the appointment of 8 the Executive Committee. And so the Chair and 9 the Vice Chair are automatically on the Executive 10 Committee. 11 And so I would like to keep Mr. Dixon 12 as the District representative on the Executive 13 Committee. He's currently on the Executive 14 Committee. So I don't see an objection to that. 15 There's a head nod. 16 And so I would like to thank Mr. May 17 for his service on the Executive Committee. And 18 just so you know, the Executive Committee, it's 19 principle activity is to set the agenda for each 20 meeting. It's not much more than that. And so 21 it consists of about a very exciting five minute 22 call once a month. And so, but thank you for Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 11 1 that. Thank you, Mr. May. 2 Agenda Item Number 2 is the Report of 3 Executive Director, Mr. Acosta. 4 REPORT OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5 MR. ACOSTA: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. 6 I just have two quick announcements to make. 7 First, we are holding two open houses for the 8 public to learn more about the update to the 9 Comprehensive Plan's Park and Open Space Element, 10 which the Commission authorized last month. 11 The first open house will take place 12 on Wednesday, April 11, from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. 13 and the second will take place on Thursday, April 14 12, from 10:30 a.m. through noon. Both open 15 houses will be held here at the NCPC offices. 16 Also, we're accepting public comments 17 through May 7 of next month. And you can find 18 more information as well as download the document 19 on our website. 20 Finally, I would also like to note 21 that urban planner Stacy Woods retired from the 22 agency last month. Stacy spent 17 years at NCPC Neal R. Gross and Co., Inc. (202) 234-4433 Washington DC www.nealrgross.com 12 1 and most recently worked on the Federal Capital 2 Improvements Program. And we wish Stacy all the 3 best in his retirement. That's it. 4 CHAIRMAN BRYANT: Any questions for 5 Mr. Acosta? Agenda Item Number 3 is the 6 legislative update. Ms. Schuyler? 7 LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 8 MS. SCHUYLER: Thank you, Mr. 9 Chairman.