Tonight is the November meeting of the ANC. Check out some of the interesting topics they’ll discuss below:
Green Infrastructure
GM wrote about this topic last week. DC Water is exploring using a variety of green infrastructure strategies to limit water runoff in west Georgetown. Some residents are getting worried about what that means. Since the article was published, DC Water has been very eager to ease the worries and put together a plan that will make the neighborhood happy. To that end, representatives from DC Water will be at the meeting tonight to briefly discuss the project. There also are some plans by DC Water to hold a meeting in December or January with a lot more information about what they’re considering. Keep tuned.
Booze
A couple interesting liquor license applications are up for discussion tonight. The first is for Via Umbria. They’ve been shut down for months as they renovate. But in the meantime they’re planning some changes for when they reopen. They already have a liquor license to sell wine. But they also want to have events where people purchase wine for consumption on the premises. And there’s only one type of license that allows that combination: a market license. This presents some interesting possibilities because it requires the store to actually be a food market. Georgetown residents are always bemoaning the lack of food markets in the neighborhood, so this might kill two birds with one stone. But we’ll see…
The Starbucks by the Safeway and the Shophouse also are seeking a license. The Starbucks change is part of a wider change that the store is making in the city to offer nighttime fare. Given the Georgetown location’s roof deck, there will probably be some restrictions placed on them. But it will probably eventually go through.
The last is a license for Kouzina Authentica. GM’s mentioned this restaurant before as it is somewhat emblematic of the problems with the liquor license moratorium. The applicant squatted on one of the newly released licenses for years before ABRA finally pulled it. So he went and grabbed it again. According to ABC transcripts, the space he intends to host the restaurant won’t become available until next year.
Here’s the rest of the agenda:
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
(202) 724-7098 • anc2e@dc.gov • http://www.anc2e.com
ANC 2E Public Meeting
Monday, November 2, 2015
Advisory Neighborhood Commission 2E
3265 S Street, NW • Washington, DC 20007
6:30 p.m.
We will be meeting this month at the Georgetown Visitation School, 35th and
Volta Place, first building on left by gatehouse, in the Heritage Room on the 2nd floor.
Approval of the Agenda
• Approval of November 2, 2015, ANC 2E Public Meeting Agenda
• Approval of September 28, 2015 Meeting Minutes
• Public Safety and Police Report
• Financial Report –Approval of FY 2016 ANC 2E Budget
• Transportation Report
• Consideration of a request to the Old Georgetown Board/Commission of Fine
Arts that the OGB not hold a meeting in early January
Community Commendation
• Community Commendation for Leslie Buhler
Community Comment
• Impacts of DC Water Green Infrastructure plans
• Valet Parking application for Paolo’s restaurant
• Medstar GU Hospital-application for a Certificate of Need for a major addition to
the hospital
• Via Umbria, ABRA-100436,1525 Wisconsin Avenue NW – possible
settlement agreement
• Kouzina Authentic Greek Restaurant, ABRA0099818, 3235 Prospect St
(Class C license, includes 50 outdoor seats)
• Starbucks Coffee.ABRA-100546, 1810 Wisconsin Ave. NW (wine & beer
license application, includes outdoor roof deck with 33 seats)
• ShopHouse Southeast Asian Kitchen, ABRA-100547, 2805 M Street NW
(new Class D license)
The following ABC items have been placed on No Review by ANC 2E at this time and we do not
propose to adopt a resolution on them at this time. If there are concerns about any of these projects,
please contact the ANC office by Friday, October 30, 2015:
• Dean & Deluca, ABRA-093723, 3267 M Street NW, Class D restaurant
license (with entertainment endorsement and 50 outdoor seats)
Old Georgetown Board
Major and Public Projects:
1. SMD 01 OG 15-342 (HPA 15-619)
3800 Reservoir Road, NW
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital
Information presentation
New addition to the hospital and site work
1. SMD 02 OG 16-011 (HPA 15-045)
3324 Dent Place, NW
New construction
Contact: K C Price – kc@kcdcstudios.com; ; John Casey – johnfkc@aol.com
2. SMD 05 OG 16-004 (HPA 16-010)
3000 K Street, NW
Terrace enclosure at FFB
Contact: Joe Spinelli – restconsultants@mac.com
3. SMD 05 OG 16-007 (HPA 16-013)
3403 M Street, NW
Replacement windows
Contact: Eric Dagadu – edagadu@destinybuildingproducts.com
4. SMD 05 OG 16-013 (HPA 16-021)
3121 N Street, NW
Reconstruct front porch
Contact: Robert Hetem – rhdesigngroup2@aol.com
5. SMD 05 OG 15-317 (HPA 15-567)
1055 Thomas Jefferson Street, NW
Addition/alterations – Foundry
Contact: Kevin North – knorth@jbg.com; John Nahra – john@nahradesign.com; Buji
Tallapragada – btallapragada@jbg.com
6. SMD 06 OG 16-026 (HPA 16-034)
1312 31st Street, NW
Brick garden wall
Contact: Christian Zapatka – Christian@christianzapatka.com
7. SMD 06 OG 15-240 (HPA 15-450)
3029 M Street, NW
Replacement windows, sign – Moleskine
Contact: Gideon Sorkin – gsorkin@eastbanc.com; Allison Evans – aevans@interplaninc.com
8. SMD 06 OG 15-348 (HPA 15-262)
3061 M Street, NW
Storefront alterations
Contact: Douglas Foster – expeditingservices.net; Nicholas Tricarico – info@tricarico.com
9. SMD 06 OG 15-269 (HPA 15-486)
2815 Dumbarton Street, NW
Alterations, replacement roof, site work
Contact: Carmel Greer – carmel@districtdesign.com; Ashley Adams –
info@districtdesign.com
10. SMD 07 OG 16-024 (HPA 16-032)
3029 Q Street, NW
Demolition and new garage
Contact: Anthony Barnes – abarnes@barnesvanze.com
11. SMD 07 OG 15-341 (HPA 16-032)
3035 Q Street, NW, #5
Rooftop addition and deck
Contact: Andrew Baldwin – andrew@kube-arch.com
12. SMD 07 OG 16-003 (HPA 16-009)
3029 Dent Place, NW
Contact: Bernard Guay – bernguay@gmail.com
The Georgetown Metropolitan 