This file contains:
- ANC 3G
Annual Report FY08
- ANC 3G
Annual Report FY09
- Grant
procedures and application form (revised 11/2009)
ANNUAL REPORT
CHEVY CHASE ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSION 3/4G
FISCAL YEAR 2008 (OCTOBER 2007 - SEPTEMBER 2008)
ANC 3/4G held 17 public meetings during FY 2008 with an
average of 6.2 commissioners present in attendance at each meeting for a 88% attendance rate. Some 845 persons attended these
meetings with an average attendance of 50 persons. Meetings normally were held
the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy Chase Community Center.
All meetings were open to the public and public comments,
questions and advice were heard. Local
issues and concerns dominated the agenda of the Commission although the
Commission was concerned additionally about public safety, zoning, as well as
several city-wide issues.
The most contentious issues before the Commission concerned
the proposed Historic District for Chevy Chase, DC including the property at 3637
Patterson Street, for which a raze permit and historic district were sought;
and the traffic light at Connecticut Avenue and Morrison Street.
The proposed historic district for sections of Chevy Chase
DC began with the discussion of the raze permit for the house on Patterson
Street, which was sought by Blessed Sacrament Church in order to build a
playing field for its students. Following the ANC vote to support the raze
permit, an Historic Designation application was filed
with the Historic Preservation Board. The ANC voted against the designation
which was subsequently denied by the Board. The application by Historic Chevy
Chase DC for historic designation for sections of the Chevy Chase community
became the center of numerous meetings, culminating in the Historic
Preservation Office issuing specific guidelines (some 36 pages) covering the
Chevy Chase area. The ANC 3/4G together with ANC 3E and the Chevy Chase
Citizens Association, decided to survey the approximately 946 properties within
the proposed historic district area. While the survey concluded in FY 09, the
results from the tabulation of the surveys were: 474 responses (51% of ballots sent out), in
favor 108 (22.9%), opposed 363 (77.1%), and no opinion 3.
While DDOT continued to test the traffic light configuration
at Connecticut Avenue
and Morrison Street,
the ANC pressed DDOT to change the test configuration to a standard
green-yellow-red light. After several meetings with DDOT and the DDOT
Director’s personal observations of the traffic light configuration, DDOT
agreed to the change to a standard light.
The Shoemaker Home property (a former nursing home for some
54 residents) was a contentious issue in the previous year and was resolved
when the Methodist Home purchased the property for continued use as a nursing
facility. The CEO of the Methodist Home provided the Commission with several
updates during the year.
The road and related issues this year related to the
renovations of Oregon Avenue
and Nebraska Avenue
and 38th street
between Reno
and Military Roads, as well sidewalks for portions of Tennyson and 33rd
Streets and future sidewalk projects. Pedestrian safety in general along Connecticut Avenue
continued to concern residents. DDOT representatives attended several ANC
public meetings to explain their recommendations, timetables, and answered
questions from the Commission and the community.
The Commission spent a considerable amount of time on
several zoning issues including: an
application for a building permit to build a house on undeveloped green space
on a lot bounded by Harrison
Street, Reno Road,
and Chevy Chase Parkway
which was turned down by the BZA as recommended by the ANC. Next, the proposed
closure of an alley behind the 3200 block of Livingston Street has not been resolved
despite ANC efforts to bring the applicant and neighbors to a compromise
agreement and the efforts to have DC Council legislation to close the alley
(which has not been acted upon by the Council). The commission considered
several Special Exceptions, including the application of St. Johns College
High School for additions
on its playing fields and a new fence on Public Space (the latter was turned
down by the Office of Public Space). The ANC supported the request by St. Johns for the
additions which was on-going at the conclusion of the year. The Commission
approved a Special Exception for 6343
Utah Avenue and for 3400 Patterson Street, which were
subsequently approved by the BZA.
The conditions of the Chevy Chase Community
Center, including the heating and air condition
deterioration in the building, continued to concern the Commission. At the end
of the year work was on-going. The Commission also was actively involved in
protesting the closure of the Chevy Chase Library on Sundays to the DC Librarian
and the Sunday opening was restored.
Other issues with the Department of Parks and Recreation
involved proposals for the charging of user fees at Lafayette Park
for tennis and the use of additional DPR soccer fields. These issues continued to
remain unresolved at the end of the fiscal year. The Commission began to
consider changes at the Chevy Chase Playground (41st Street and
Livingston Street) involving the installation of lights on the baseball field
so that the Little League could use the facility at night, as well as fencing
of the fields.
Issues regarding Pepco continued to concern Commissioners
and residents during the year. The chief subjects were the installation of
high-intensity lights on certain residential streets much higher utility poles.
Representatives of Pepco attended ANC meetings to address these issues, in
particular the removal of old poles when new ones were installed.
City-wide developments were also part of the Commission
business. The ANC 3/4G voted to support legislation concerning the sales of
singles in Ward 4, and Councilmember Cheh’s support
for putting utility wires underground. The Commission questioned the usefulness
of the DC One Pass, a city initiative, as required entrance to the Chevy Chase Community Center
(and other DPR facilities) and the requirement was subsequently dropped by the Chevy Chase Community Center. At the request of ANC
6A, the Commission considered that Commission’s proposal for several amendments
to the ANC statutes and after proposing several changes to the ANC 6A package,
agreed to support the revised amendments. The issue of the installation of new
cell towers in Rock
Creek Park
was considered, but not acted upon during the year. The Commission continued to
press the Examiner newspaper to curtail home delivery of the paper to those who
requested it as the blanket delivery was posing a safety risk—a sign that
residents were not at home—for those who had not requested it. The Examiner
discontinued home delivery during the year.
The Commission also voted on two applications to the Alcohol
Beverage Regulation Administration to extend hours of operation: it supported
the application of the Comet Restaurant which abuts the ANC 3/4G boundary line
and rejected the application of Senor Peppers at Connecticut Avenue and Livingston Street. The former was
approved by the ABRA while the latter was unresolved at the end of the year.
The Commission vigorously supported the application of the Broad Branch Market
for the restoration of its license to sell beer and wine.
At the first January meeting, officers were elected as
follows: Jerry Levine, Chair; Cris Fromboluti, Vice Chair, Allen Beach, Secretary, and Jim
McCarthy, Treasurer. The Commission also
reconfirmed its by-laws.
The Commission continued the modernization of its website.
Among District officials attending Commission meetings
during the year were: MPD officials, EMS officials, including Chief Rubin; DDOT
officials, including Director Moneme, Muhummed Khalid
and Jeff Jennings; Department of Parks and Recreation officials; David Maloney
and other officials of the Historic Preservation Office; and representatives of
Pepco.
The ANC 3/4G FY08 financial activity was as follows:
Receipts $30,452.09
a/
Disbursements, including grants $20,400.96
Ending Balance $48,812.06
a/ DC Government made six payments
including two quarterly allotments for the previous year (FY07) and four for
FY08.
Grants totaling $3,845.00 were given during the year as
follows:
·
Alice Deal PTA -- $1,0950.00 Educational
materials
·
Citizens Advisory Council for an awards
ceremony- $750.00 (They returned $610.00 as unused)
·
The Avalon Theatre Project ---$2,000.00
Materials for capital campaign
Questions regarding ANC 3/4G operations and Fiscal Year 2007Annual
Report should be forwarded to the Commission office. The mailing address is ANC 3/4G, PO Box 6252,
Northwest Station, Washington,
DC 20015.
Our office is located in room 215 at the Chevy Chase Community
Center, 5601
Connecticut Ave., NW. The ANC 3/4G office is normally open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. The telephone number is 363-5803, fax number
is 686-4366, e-mail address is chevychaseanc3@verizon.net
.
Approved
November 10, 2008
ANNUAL REPORT
CHEVY CHASE ADVISORY NEIGHBORHOOD
COMMISSION 3/4G
FISCAL YEAR 2009 (OCTOBER 2008 -
SEPTEMBER 2009)
ANC 3/4G held
14 public meetings during FY 2009 with an average of 6.2 commissioners present
in attendance at each meeting for an 89% attendance rate. The Commission had
only six of seven members from January 1-April 13 due to a Commissioner’s
resignation. Commissioner Peggy Sewell was sworn in at the ANC’s April 13, 2009
meeting. Some 575 persons attended these meetings with an average attendance of
41 persons. Meetings normally were held the second and fourth Monday of each
month at 7:30 p.m. at the Chevy
Chase Community Center.
At the first
January meeting, officers were elected as follows: Gary Thompson, Chair; Jim
McCarthy, Vice Chair, Allen Beach, Secretary and Treasurer. The Commission also reconfirmed its by-laws.
All meetings
were open to the public and public comments and questions were heard. Local issues and concerns dominated the
agenda of the Commission. The Commission was concerned additionally about
proposed historic district regulations, zoning changes being proposed by the
Zoning Board, as well as several other city-wide issues.
The most
contentious issues before the Commission concerned traffic calming issues,
reflecting the community’s growing concern about speeding and volume on
neighborhood streets. There had been several requests from residential streets
for the installation of speed humps in the past, but new requests were brought
forth this year. At an ANC meeting in the spring, DDOT officials appeared and
explained DDOT policies. Due to DDOT’s projected time
to complete traffic studies on the petitioned blocks, the Commission decided to
open up the discussion of traffic calming
to all the blocks immediately east and west of Connecticut Avenue in the
Chevy Chase business district and then consider them all together at the next
meeting. Chair Thompson asked DDOT to hold up consideration of petitions until
that time. However, subsequent to that meeting, DDOT installed humps on the
petitioning 3700 block of Morrison
Street without notification to the Commission. At
that point, other blocks, especially in the immediate area, voiced strong
opposition. Councilmember Cheh then called a
community meeting to discuss the issue with DDOT official, who were unable to
appear at this meeting. Consequently, the Commission wrote to DDOT asking them
to appear at the ANC’s public meeting to discuss policy and process. The matter
was ongoing at the close of the year; however the speed humps were reduced in
height and DDOT Director Gabe Klein appeared at the Commission’s November 23
meeting (which is in the next fiscal year).
The
Commission also voted against the proposed Historic District in Chevy Chase DC
when the ballots of affected residents were tallied and showed 77 percent of
residential households in the proposed area were opposed. This led to the end
of this proposal for Historic District for Chevy Chase, DC,
which had consumed much of the Commission’s time in FY 2008.
The road
issues this year related mostly to the renovations of Nebraska Avenue between Oregon Avenue and Utah Avenue and the
addition of sidewalks where there had previously been none. Sidewalks were placed
on portions of Tennyson Street,
33rd streets, Upland Terrace, and Beech Street from Western to Oregon
Avenues. Future sidewalk projects raised
great concern in the area, particularly among the residents of the Hawthorn and
Barnaby Woods neighborhoods. Commissioners asked that DDOT clarify its policy.
DDOT stated that when a road is “reconstructed,” the policy is to install a
sidewalk on at least one side of the street. Councilmember Cheh
appeared at a meeting to present her bill on sidewalks that would codify DDOT
policy; the Commission agreed to support the legislation, provided that there
would be no disruption of mature tress, and that there must be notification,
communication, and education of neighbors before any sidewalks are installed.
The
Commission spent less time than the previous year on local zoning issues,
perhaps reflecting a slowdown in residential investments. The applications for
Special Exceptions and Variances included: the renewal of an Exception for the
parking lot at CVS, with the proviso that snow and ice be cleared from the
property on a timely basis; an
application for an Exception at 5325 38th Street for a 2-story
addition which the Commission, hearing no objections, approved; and a Variance for a 2-story garage at 3820
Legation Street, which the Commission opposed because it violated a building
permit specification and neighbors objected. The BZA subsequently denied the
request for that variance. The Commission supported a Special Exception for St. Johns College High School
for a new fence on Public Space (the latter was turned down by the Office of
Public Space).
The
conditions of the Chevy Chase
Community Center,
including the heating and air condition deterioration in the building,
continued to concern the Commission. Although not perfectly resolved at first,
subsequently, needed repairs appeared to be successful.
Other issues
with the Department of Parks and Recreation involved proposed changes at the
Chevy Chase Playground (41st Street and Livingston Street) involving
the installation of lights on the baseball field so that the Little League
could use the facility at night, as well as fencing of the fields, and early
morning use of the fields for dog runs. Although the park is in ANC 3E, it
borders residents in 3/4G06, raising concerns of residents. These issues were
not resolved in the current fiscal year, although the Commission voted 4-3 to
support lights for the baseball field as part of a package of measures
addressing litter, noise, bathroom access, and parking related to use of the
field.
The
Commission raised the issue of the change in the billboard at the American City
Diner, which appeared more akin to “advertisement” rather than “art” (under
which it had originally received permission to install oversized signage). The
Commission wrote to DCRA requesting its views on the new signage. Although the
Commission did not receive a response form DCRA, the billboard was returned to
its original form.
The
Commission received permission from the Office of Disabilities to request sign
language interpreters for its public meetings. Previously, the Commission had
reimbursed the interpreters from its own budget.
City-wide
developments were also part of the Commission business. The Commission wrote a
detailed comment letter to the Historic Preservation Office offering purposed
language on proposed new HPO guidelines for historic landmark and neighborhood
designations. It strongly rejected certain proposals that decisions not be
based on broad neighborhood support as evidenced by a vote of those affected.
The ANC 3/4G voted to support legislation for voting rights in the District of Columbia. It
supported Councilmember Cheh’s Video Competition bill
giving DC residents greater choice in choices of their cable provider.
Commissioners heard from DDOT on the proposed Residential Parking program which
would give residents in an RRP area special passes for frequent visitors
outside the area for one year, giving relief for many who had nannies, and
other service people needing to park on a regular basis outside their
residence. In response to a request for comment on the Zoning commission’s
proposal to rewrite regulations regarding Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs), generally garages (external ADUs)
and apartments within a house (internal ADUs) as a
matter of right, rather than by special exception, the Commission supported
giving “internal” ADUs a matter of right, but opposed
giving matter of right treatment for “external” ADUs.
The
Commission also voted on applications to the Alcohol Beverage Regulation
Administration for renewal and new licenses for the following establishments:
approval for renewal of licenses of Chevy Chase Wine and Spirits, Magruders, Circle Wine and Spirits and supported the
application of the Avalon Theatre for a new license for wine and beer sales,
which was subsequently approved. The Commission vigorously supported the
application of the Broad Branch Market for the restoration of its license to
sell beer and wine, which was granted.
Among
District officials attending Commission meetings during the year were: MPD
officials, EMS officials, including Chief
Rubin; DDOT officials, Department of Parks and Recreation officials;
representatives of Verizon regarding FiOS, and
Cricket Communications. Councilmembers Cheh and Bowser
attended on several occasions.
The ANC 3/4G
FY09 financial activity was as follows:
Receipts $10,379.31a/
Disbursements,
including grants $26,541.43
Ending
Balance $32,649.94
a/ DC Government made only two quarterly allotments for the
year (FY09).
Grants
totaling $11,290.00 were given during the year as follows:
·
Alice Deal PTA -- $2,000.00 books for library
·
Chevy Chase Citizens Associations, $250.00
beautification of Connecticut
Avenue and $640.00 painting for art exhibit room
at Chevy Chase Community Center
·
Community Council for the Homeless $ 2,000.00
psychological services
·
The Avalon Theatre Project ---$2,000.00 web site
design
·
Woodrow Wilson HS PTA $2,000.00 library books and
supplies
·
Friends of Lafayette
Park $1,200.00 picnic
tables
·
Northwest Neighborhood
Village $1,200 computer
equipment
Questions
regarding ANC 3/4G operations and Fiscal Year 2009Annual Report should be
forwarded to the Commission office. The
mailing address is ANC 3/4G, PO Box 6252, Northwest Station, Washington, DC 20015. Our office is located in room 215 at the Chevy Chase Community Center, 5601 Connecticut Ave., NW. The ANC 3/4G office is normally open Monday,
Wednesday and Friday between the hours of 9:00 am and 12:00 noon. The telephone number is 363-5803, fax number
is 686-4366, e-mail address is chevychaseanc3@verizon.net., and website is www.anc3g.org.
Approved January 11, 2010
ANC
3/4G Community Grant Guidelines & Application
ANC
3/4 G awards community grants in accordance with D.C. Code, Section 1-264, as
amended by D.C. Law 13-135, authorizing ANC’s to award grants to organizations
for public purposes.
ANC
3/4 G General Guidelines:
To
be considered for a grant, a nonprofit, volunteer or school-related group must
demonstrate that the project for which they are requesting support will:
Grant
Priorities:
Typically,
grants range from $100 to $2,000, but they can be larger. In general, no eligible organization will
receive more than $2,000 in grant funding from ANC 3/4 G in a single fiscal
year.
ANC
3/4 G will not award grants under the following circumstances:
Organizations
interested in applying for an ANC 3/4 G Community Grant must:
§
Complete
the application and provide supplemental supporting documents, if applicable,
by the application deadline.
(Application deadlines are: Spring –mid-April; Fall
– mid-October).
§
If
the application meets the basic eligibility criteria, the applicant must
present its proposal orally to the ANC 3/4 G for consideration at the first
regular ANC meeting following the deadline.
§
ANC
3/4 G will vote on the eligible applications presented at the next ANC meeting
after the meeting at which the presentations are made.
§
If
approved, grant recipients will receive their grant checks within 30 days of
the vote, and must deposit and use the funds within 60 days of receipt of the
check.
§
Grant
recipients must provide a follow-up report within 60 days of receipt of the
grant check, and a statement of use of the funds consistent with the grant
application. (See below for
requirements).
All
grant recipients must explicitly agree to adhere to these grant guidelines as a
condition of receiving an ANC 3/4 G Community Grant.
All
grant recipients will provide ANC 3/4 G with a follow-up report within 60 days
of receipt of the grant check to include the following information:
While
not required, ANC 3/4 G would welcome copies of letters, photos, etc. from
those that have benefited from the project/activity.
ANC
3/4 G’s Community Grant semiannual process will be announced on March 1st,
for the April 30th proposal deadline, and September 1st
for the October 31st proposal deadline, in both cases generally
using the following media and conventional outlets:
Further,
ANC 3/4 G will develop and maintain an email list of nonprofit organizations,
schools and community/civic groups serving our community that the ANC will use
to provide notice of upcoming ANC 3/4 G grant opportunities.
ANC
3/4 G will establish a Community Grant Committee comprised of no less than
three ANC Commissioners, one of whom shall be the Secretary of the ANC. The Committee will be charged with the
responsibility for:
(Please
print or type)
Date:________________________ Amount
Requested: $_________
Name
of Applicant: ________________________________________________________________
Address
of Applicant: ______________________________________________________________
Key
Contact Name: ____________________________Title: ______________________
Telephone:
__________________Email address:___________________
Fax
Number: _____________________Web Site Address: ________________________________
Community
Priority To Which Application Applies (Circle one or
more):
1. Is the applicant a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization? ___
Yes ___ No
If yes, please attach a copy of the
exemption.
If no, please describe the legal
structure of the organization.
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
2. Has the applicant applied for an ANC
3/4 G grant before? ___ Yes ___ No
If yes, when ______ and for how much
$______. Was it granted? ___ Yes ___ No
3. Does the applicant currently receive
funding from the D.C. government? ___ Yes ___
No
If
yes, for what purpose_________________; from which agency_______________; and
for how much $___________ .
4. Is this project/activity for which the
applicant seeks funding currently supported by other donors, grantors,
etc.? ___ Yes___ No If yes, please provide a list of names and
amounts for no more than five key supporters:
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
If no, are there plans to secure
additional support? Please explain.
_________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. On a separate page attached to this
form, provide the following (not to exceed 500 words) :
§
A
statement of the general purpose of the grant.
§
A
description of what the grant funds will be used for.
§
A
timeline for the project.
The
undersigned representing the applicant affirms that the information provided in
this Grant Application is accurate and true to the best of his/her
knowledge.
Signature Printed
Name Date
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Applicant’s
Presentation Date: ___________
Application
Voted On (Date): ____________ Approved:
[ ] Not
Approved: [ ]
Amount
Awarded: $_________ If approved, date check Issued: ______________