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The Zoning Commission held its last public hearing on 12 July. ?Over the next month-and-a-half, the ZC will formulate a zoning order that establishes the final form of the project. ?Based on comments from the various ZC Commissioners, I would not be surprised to see additional changes to the project. ?Members of the Zoning Commission expressed concern over the concentration of affordable housing and the design of the project's North building. ?The ZC will likely promulgate its zoning order at its September 10th meeting. ?Of importance, ANC6B continues to work with Stanton Eastbanc and neighbors adjacent to the project to finalize the remaining details of a construction management agreement.?

Legislation - The City Council's Committee on Government Operations should hold follow-on mark up hearings on the 2012 Eastern Market Preservation and Development Act in September, when the Council returns from Summer recess. ?At the initial hearing, the Mayor's representative, the General Counsel for the Department of General Services, communicated that the executive branch objected to the legislation, but failed to provide detailed justifications for their position. My hunch is that their concerns, as well as some of the issues brought forward by the Committee Chair, Muriel Bowser, are largely political in nature and will be resolved by September. ?

300 Block of 7th St - Future closure of the 300 block of 7th St (between C St and Penn Ave) has been a central element of the ANC's effort to preserve the size and scope of the Market during Hine construction and beyond. ?Indeed, once the development is built, closure of this street when combined with the newly created C St plaza, would actually expand the capacity of the current market. ?Given some of the uncertainty around final resolution of Eastern Market legislation and the need to support market activities during and after construction of Hine, in September I will be putting forward a resolution for ANC consideration that asks the City to provide pre-approval for the weekend closure of this block of 7th St. ?Decoupling the issue of street closure from the rest of the legislation provides additional confidence that this will happen, and makes the community less dependent on the legislation to mitigate the potentially adverse affects of the Hine development on the long term viability of the market. ?Placing the issue before the ANC also allows for a public discussion and an opportunity to work through some of the second and third order effects of closing the street (chiefly the impact on brick-and-mortar businesses and Eastern Market delivery patterns). ?

Eastern Market Weekday Farmers' Line - Thanks to those of you who supported the first two incarnations of "Fresh Tuesdays at Eastern Market". ?The market manager reports that the line was busy and successful both Tuesdays. ?The weekday line will continue through the end of the growing season--please keep it in mind (and don't forget to patronize your favorite indoor merchants as well!). ?

National Night Out (NNO) -- NNO is the Metropolitan Police Department's marque community outreach event every year. ?This year, events will take place in early August. ?Stay tuned for details on an SMD event, most likely on the 4th of August.

200 block of 9th & 10th St Alley Resurfacing - I am meeting with residents adjacent to this alley on Tuesday night to discuss the current sewer main replacement (DC Water) and future restoration efforts (DDOT). ?Given DDOT's silence on planned next steps with this alley, we need to begin an active lobbying campaign to get their attention. ?In order to do this, it's important to have a unified vision for the restoration. ?That's something I hope to hammer out on Tuesday...

Sidewalks - The City has repaired all sidewalks on the FY12 priority list, and even completed several projects identified as potential FY13 efforts. ?If you still have an impassable sidewalk, please let me know and we'll get it on DDOT's radar. ?

In September, ANC6B will consider a resolution to request expansion of the performance parking pilot area north to East Capital and east to 11th St. ?I am in favor of this expansion, and have received almost universally positive feedback on the idea. ?A short recap--performance parking will preserve one side of each street for Zone 6 only parking, and extend the hours of the Residential Parking Permit (RPP) regimen on the other side of the street (RPP = green parking signs). ?This is good for residents, especially those living near commercial corridors. ?I will have flyers with program details next week, and am looking for volunteers to help pass them out on their block. ?In conjunction with expansion of the pilot area, I will also be asking DDOT's parking czar, Damon Harvey, to issue permanent visitor parking passes to the remainder of the SMD (not already covered in the pilot area). ?

I'm looking for a new P&Z resident member to replace Susan Eads Role, who recently assumed the role of ANC6B Executive Director. ?This Committee has an important role to play in development, zoning and historic preservation issues in our community. ?Resident members can deliberate on all matters and vote on issues that occur within their SMD or when the ANC Commissioner is not present. ?Please contact me if you're interested!

After much introspection and internal deliberation, I've intend to run for one more term as your ANC Commissioner. ?It has been challenging at times, and I know I've cast some votes that did not enjoy unanimous support, but ultimately it has been rewarding and deeply satisfying to work with neighbors to resolve issues that impact our daily lives. ?There are several initiatives underway that I would like to see through to completion, especially those that impact the fundamental character of the ANC as a civic institution. ?Should I win, this would be my last term.