[For information on the Chevy Chase Small Area Plan, which was approved by the DC Council on July 12, 2022, go to the ANC 3/4G dedicated web page here.]
–>January 12, 2023 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
WIN, Ward 3 Vision, and the Coalition for Smarter Growth provided for ANC 3/4G’s consideration a statement of outcomes that members of the community representing these groups wish to see from the Chevy Chase civic core project. You can read their statement here.
–>January 9, 2023 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
In response to growing concern over disposal of public land at the Chevy Chase Civic Complex, NW Opportunity Partners CDC has developed and provided an alternative for ANC 3/4G’s consideration that would keep the land in city ownership/long-term stewardship for the life of the project. You can read the proposed alternative here.
–>December 9, 2022 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
The Commission received an email from Gilles Stucker, DMPED’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, on December 9, 2022 providing us with the minimum 30 days formal notice that the Public Surplus Hearing for the Chevy Chase Civic Site has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 12, 2023, that the hearing time will be extended half an hour longer from 6:30 to 8 pm, and that DMPED will keep the record open two weeks longer for a total of 4 weeks until February 9, 2023.
Rescheduled Date: January 12, 2023
Time: 6:30-8 pm
Location In-person at: The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church One Chevy Chase Circle, NW, Washington, DC 20015
Virtual Option: https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m675f5c5f59818db4519b678b11ea070d
Written Comments/Suggestions: Accepted by U.S. Mail or Email until February 9, 2023 at:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 317
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, gilles.stucker@dc.gov
Questions? Concerns? Contact: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives at (202) 285-2148 or gilles.stucker@dc.gov
The purpose of the Public Surplus Meeting is to obtain community input on the potential public uses of the Property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether a portion of the real property is no longer required for public purposes. This is the first step among several steps toward a joint DMPED, DC Public Library (DCPL), and DC Parks & Recreation (DPR) Request for Proposal some time in early 2023 to redesign the Reimagined Civic Core into a multi-purpose facility that includes affordable/workforce housing, as expressed in the July 12, 2022 Council approved Chevy Chase Small Area Plan (see pp. 28-31).
Below is a copy/paste of the contents of the email dated December 9, 2022, that was sent to Chair Gore with a Cc: to the six other commissioners, Mayor Bowser, Deputy Mayor John Falcicchio, Council Chair Mendelson, and Councilmember Lewis George, Councilmember Mary Cheh, and Councilmember-elect Matt Frumin:
Good afternoon Chair Gore,
The Public Surplus Hearing for the Chevy Chase Civic Site has been rescheduled to Thursday, January 12, 2023. Based upon public comment from the last ANC meeting we extended the time of the hearing to 6:30 – 8:00 pm and also will keep the record open for 4 weeks (extended from 2 weeks) until February 9, 2023.
Please find attached the revised formal ANC notice.
Regards,
Gilles Stucker | Director of Strategic Initiatives
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 317 | Washington, DC 20004
Direct: 202.285.2148 | Fax: 202.727.6703 | gilles.stucker@dc.gov
The contents of the formal notice is copied and pasted below:
VIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
TO: Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner Commissioner
Lisa Gore, 3G01@anc.dc.gov
John K. Higgins, 3G02@anc.dc.gov Randy Speck, randy.speck@anc.dc.gov Michael Zeldin, 3G04@anc.dc.gov Connie K. N. Chang, 3G05@anc.dc.gov Peter Gosselin, peter.gosselin@anc.dc.gov Charles Cadwell, 3G07@anc.dc.govCC: The Honorable Mary M. Cheh, Ward 3 Councilmember, mcheh@dccouncil.us
FROM: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, gilles.stucker@dc.gov
DATE: December 9, 2022
Chevy Chase Civic Site – Public Surplus Hearing (revised date)
Dear Commissioners of ANC 3/4G,
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 10-801, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will conduct a public surplus hearing regarding the Chevy Chase Civic Site, located at 5601 and 5625 Connecticut Avenue NW (Square 1866, Lot 0823) (the “Property”) to obtain community input on the potential public uses of the Property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether a portion of the real property is no longer required for public purposes. Future redevelopment proposals for the Property must incorporate a new Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library and a new Chevy Chase Community Center. A summary of received comments and suggestions will be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 10-801(a-1)(2)(C).
The Property is comprised of an approximately 73,390 square foot lot improved with the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library and the Chevy Chase Community Center. The Property is located in Ward 3 and ANC3/4G SMD5, and is bounded by Northampton Street, NW to the North, Mckinley Street, NW to the South, and Connecticut Avenue, NW to the West.
The public hearing will be held in-person at the date, time, and location listed below. In consideration of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the District of Columbia, the public hearing will include an online option for those members of the public who wish to attend virtually.
The date, time, and location of the public surplus hearing is:
Date: Thursday, January 12, 2023 Time: 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Location: The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church One Chevy Chase Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20015 Virtual Option:
https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m675f5c5f59818db4519b678b11ea0 70d
Please feel free to contact Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives at (202) 285-2148 or gilles.stucker@dc.gov should you have any questions or concerns.
Please note that written comments and suggestions will be accepted by U.S. Mail or email until February 9, 2023, at:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 317
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, gilles.stucker@dc.gov
–>December 6, 2022 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
The Commission received an email from Gilles Stucker, DMPED’s Director of Strategic Initiatives, on December 6, 2022 notifying us that the Public Surplus Meeting will be rescheduled, accommodating the Commission’s request, for some time in January 2023 and that we will receive the required 30-day notice once a meeting date and location is confirmed.
The purpose of the Public Surplus Meeting is to obtain community input on the potential public uses of the Property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether a portion of the real property is no longer required for public purposes. This is the first step among several steps toward a joint DMPED, DC Public Library (DCPL), and DC Parks & Recreation (DPR) Request for Proposal some time in early 2023 to redesign the Reimagined Civic Core into a multi-purpose facility that includes affordable/workforce housing, as expressed in the July 12, 2022 Council approved Chevy Chase Small Area Plan (see pp. 28-31).
The email is copied and pasted below:
Tue 12/6/2022 2:57 PM
- Gore, Lisa (SMD 3G01)
Cc:
- Mayor Bowser;
- Falcicchio, John (EOM);
- Mendelson, Phil (COUNCIL);
- Cheh, Mary (COUNCIL);
- Matthew Frumin <matthewfrumin@gmail.com>;
- Janeese Lewis-George <jlewisgeorge@dccouncil.gov>;
- ANC 3G Office (ANC 3G);
- Speck, Randy (SMD 3G03);
- Chang, Connie (SMD 3G05);
- Gosselin, Peter (SMD 3G06);
- Zeldin, Michael (SMD 3G04);
- Cadwell, Chas (SMD 3G07);
- Higgins, John (SMD 3G02)
Good afternoon Chair Gore,
Thank you for the ANC’s letter. The Public Surplus Hearing for the Chevy Chase Civic Site will be rescheduled to January 2023. January 14-16 is a holiday weekend, so we are looking at alternative dates.
We have been working with the church to secure an meeting space and will provide an updated formal ANC notice once a date and time is confirmed.
We likewise look forward to working with the ANC and community on this process and continued engagement.
Regards,
Gilles Stucker | Director of Strategic Initiatives
Government of the District of Columbia
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW Suite 317 | Washington, DC 20004
Direct: 202.285.2148 | Fax: 202.727.6703 | gilles.stucker@dc.gov
–>November 30, 2022 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
ANC 3/4G Letter dated November 30, 2022 to DMPED Director of Strategic Initiatives, Gilles Stucker, requesting delay of the Public Surplus Meeting scheduled for December 15, 2022, to be rescheduled to January 15, 2023 and not to close the record before February 15, 2023 to give the community time to understand the process and respond. The letter in its entirety is copied and pasted below:
By Electronic Mail
November 30, 2022
Gilles Stucker
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 317
Washington, DC 20004Dear Director Stucker:
The Commissioners of ANC 3/4G would like to thank you again for attending the ANC’s meeting and discussing the property surplus process with the Chevy Chase community. I am writing you on behalf of the Commission to reiterate our concerns expressed at our November 28, 2022 meeting regarding the need to be more fully engaged with the ANC and our community, and to convey in the strongest possible terms, our belief that your office should delay the public surplus hearing you have scheduled for December 15, 2022, only three days before Hanukkah and 10 days before Christmas, until after the Holidays.
We fully understand your desire to “open the record” on the question of surplussing a portion of the Chevy Chase Community Center-Library campus as a first step towards developing a multi-purpose facility at the site that includes affordable/workforce housing, a goal we all support. However, we were surprised at the extent to which DMPED, the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the DC Public Library have proceeded with no substantive participation by this Commission or the community. As should be clear from Monday’s ANC meeting, many Chevy Chase residents have general concerns.
about the overall direction of the project and about surplussing in particular. This Commission’s ability to advance the goals we have expressed for many months – to create more affordable/workforce housing, including in the Civic Core – depend on there being time for the community to better understand surplussing and the implications of various options for the space.
For the project to succeed, we believe the Commission needs to be involved at every decision point in order to ensure that we have time to consult with our constituents. Without community buy-in, the goals we share are less likely to be achieved. We are concerned that opening the record followed by a hearing in the next few weeks could lead to closing the record at a point in time before we have given our neighbors opportunity to better understand how this center of our community will be developed.
We ask that DMPED defer the hearing date until January 15, 2023 and set the comment period until, no earlier than, February 15, 2023. This will allow all stakeholders sufficient time to design and conduct the survey and for the community and the ANC to have the benefit of your FAQ’s. The revamped civic core will exist for the next 50 years at least. A few more weeks for proper consideration and community engagement is not too much to ask at the outset of a major, and perhaps the major element of the SAP.
Because of the urgency with which we view this matter, we are transmitting our request through this correspondence. But, if necessary, we will prepare and act on a resolution calling for a hearing delay and a reset of the process to ensure both the Commission’s and the community’s involvement. We ask that you notify us in writing of your decision on our request by December 6, 2022. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at (202) 498-7032.
Sincerely,
Lisa R. Gore, Chair, ANC 3/4G
cc: Muriel Bowser, Mayor, District of Columbia
John Falcicchio, Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Phil Mendelson, Chairman, Council of the District of Columbia
Mary Cheh, Councilmember, Ward 3
Matthew Frumin, Councilmember-elect, Ward 3
Janeese Lewis George, Councilmember, Ward 4
ANC 3/4G Office
John Higgins, ANC 3/4G-02
Randy Speck, ANC 3/4G-03
Michael Zeldin, ANC 3/4G-04
Connie Chang, ANC 3/4G-05Peter Gosselin, ANC 3/4G-06
Charles Cadwell, ANC 3/4G-07
–>November 21, 2022 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
ANC 3/4G invited DMPED Director of Strategic Initiatives, Gilles Stucker, to join the ANC 3/4G November 28, 2022 public meeting to brief the community on the public surplus meeting and plans for public engagement. The Meeting Information page for the November 28, 2022 public meeting contains the agenda, video recording, and Q&A and chat log.
Hours prior to the public meeting, Commissioner Gosselin sent a letter dated November 28, 2022 from him to DMPED Director of Strategic Initiatives, Gilles Stucker, asking Mr. Stucker to address questions he has regarding the Public Surplus Meeting. The letter can be found here.
–>November 15, 2022 Update from DMPED<–
DMPED notified the Commission of a Public Surplus Meeting for the Chevy Chase Civic Site on December 15, 2022 at Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
The Commission received an email notification on November 15, 2022 from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development (DMPED) regarding a Public Surplus Hearing for the Chevy Chase Civic Site, located at 5601 and 5625 Connecticut Avenue NW, which is located in Ward 3, ANC 3/4G-05.
The purpose of this hearing is to obtain community input on the potential public uses of the Property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether a portion of the real property is no longer required for public purposes. This is the first step among several steps toward a joint DMPED, DC Public Library (DCPL), and DC Parks & Recreation (DPR) Request for Proposal some time in early 2023 to redesign the Reimagined Civic Core as expressed in the July 12, 2022 Council approved Chevy Chase Small Area Plan (see pp. 28-31).
This hearing is scheduled take place on December 15, 2022 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm in person at the Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church (One Chevy Chase Circle), virtually over WebEx, by mail or by email (see info below).
Please direct all questions to DMPED Director of Strategic Initiatives, Gilles Stucker, (contact info below) who will be joining us at the next ANC 3/4G Public Meeting on Monday, November 28, 2022 at 7 pm virtually (info to come).
Copied and pasted below is the email the Commission received:
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Executive Office of the Mayor
Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic DevelopmentVIA ELECTRONIC MAIL
TO: Commissioner Lisa Gore, 3G01@anc.dc.gov Commissioner John K. Higgins, 3G02@anc.dc.gov
Commissioner Randy Speck, randy.speck@anc.dc.gov Commissioner Michael Zeldin, 3G04@anc.dc.gov Commissioner Connie K. N. Chang, 3G05@anc.dc.gov Commissioner Peter Gosselin, peter.gosselin@anc.dc.gov Commissioner Charles Cadwell, 3G07@anc.dc.gov
CC: The Honorable Mary M. Cheh, Ward 3 Councilmember, mcheh@dccouncil.us
FROM: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, gilles.stucker@dc.gov
DATE: November 15, 2022
Chevy Chase Civic Site – Public Surplus HearingDear Commissioners of ANC 3/4G,
Pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 10-801, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development will conduct a public surplus hearing regarding the Chevy Chase Civic Site, located at 5601 and 5625 Connecticut Avenue NW (Square 1866, Lot 0823) (the “Property”) to obtain community input on the potential public uses of the Property to inform the Mayor’s determination whether a portion of the real property is no longer required for public purposes. Future redevelopment proposals for the Property must incorporate a new Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library and a new Chevy Chase Community Center. A summary of received comments and suggestions will be submitted to the Council of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 10-801(a-1)(2)(C).
The Property is comprised of an approximately 73,390 square foot lot improved with the Chevy Chase Neighborhood Library and the Chevy Chase Community Center. The Property is located in Ward 3 and ANC3/4G SMD5, and is bounded by Northampton Street, NW to the North, Mckinley Street, NW to the South, and Connecticut Avenue, NW to the West.
The public hearing will be held in-person at the date, time, and location listed below. In consideration of the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the District of Columbia, the public hearing will include an online option for those members of the public who wish to attend virtually.
The date, time, and location of the public surplus hearing is:
Date: Thursday, December 15, 2022 Time: 6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Location: The Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church One Chevy Chase Circle, NW
Washington, DC 20015 Virtual Option:
https://dcnet.webex.com/dcnet/j.php?MTID=m675f5c5f59818db4519b678b11ea0 70d
Please feel free to contact Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives at (202) 285-2148 or gilles.stucker@dc.gov should you have any questions or concerns.
Please note that written comments and suggestions will be accepted by U.S. Mail or email until December 29, 2022, at:
The Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 317
Washington, DC 20004
Attention: Gilles Stucker, Director of Strategic Initiatives, gilles.stucker@dc.gov
[John Falcicchio Deputy Mayor]
[John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW, Suite 317 | Washington, DC 20004]
–>October 17, 2022 Update from ANC 3/4G<–
ANC 3/4G held a special public meeting on October 20, 2022 devoted to a conversation with District agencies regarding the “civic core” portion of the Chevy Chase Small Area Plan (pages 28-31) that the Council approved by unanimous vote on July 12, 2022. Representatives from the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, the Director of the Department of Parks and Recreation, and the Executive Director of DC Public Libraries will be attending the meeting. The Meeting Information page for the October 20, 2022 special public meeting contains the agenda, video recording, and Q&A and chat log.