| 1 | 1 | | October 15, 2024 |
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| 3 | 3 | | Nyasha Smith, Secretary |
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| 4 | 4 | | Council of the District of Columbia |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW |
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| 6 | 6 | | Washington, D.C. 20004 |
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| 8 | 8 | | Dear Secretary Smith: |
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| 10 | 10 | | Today, I am introducing the “Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley and Dedication of Land for Alley |
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| 11 | 11 | | Purposes in Square 756, S.O. 24-00310, Act of 2024”. Please find enclosed a signed copy of the legislation. |
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| 13 | 13 | | St. Joseph’s Church on Capitol Hill (“St. Joseph’s”) has served as a place of worship, celebration, and |
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| 14 | 14 | | support for Ward 6 families and District residents alike for more than 150 years. St. Joseph’s is currently |
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| 15 | 15 | | embarking on a six-year strategic plan, which, among many initiatives, includes the construction of a new |
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| 16 | 16 | | 5,220 square foot building that will serve as a dynamic meeting space for events and activities to enhance |
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| 17 | 17 | | St. Joseph’s core functions. The new building will allow for additional parish and community events, food |
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| 18 | 18 | | donation services for the District’s underprivileged, migrant surge operations and support, and a |
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| 19 | 19 | | collection and support location for disaster response. |
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| 21 | 21 | | To facilitate the construction of the building, St. Joseph’s needs to close a portion of a public alley, |
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| 22 | 22 | | approximately 270 square feet in length. Simultaneously, St. Joseph’s will also dedicate 105 square feet |
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| 23 | 23 | | of land to the District to widen the public alley at the northern end of the property. St. Joseph’s filed the |
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| 24 | 24 | | application on October 17, 2023, and has received or expects to receive support or no opposition from all |
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| 25 | 25 | | utilities and District agencies. ANC 6C voted to provide a provisional letter of support on March 13, 2024. |
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| 27 | 27 | | Please feel free to reach out to me or my Legislative Director, Antonio Nunes, with any questions or for |
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| 28 | 28 | | additional information. |
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| 30 | 30 | | Sincerely, |
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| 35 | 35 | | Councilmember Charles Allen, Ward 6 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Chairperson, Committee on Transportation & the Environment |
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| 39 | 39 | | ______________________________1 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Councilmember Charles Allen 2 |
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| 44 | 44 | | A BILL 6 |
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| 46 | 46 | | ________ 8 |
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| 49 | 49 | | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 |
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| 51 | 51 | | _________________ 13 |
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| 54 | 54 | | To order the closing of a portion of a public alley in Square 756 abutting Lot 47, and the 16 |
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| 55 | 55 | | dedication of a portion of Lot 806 for public alley purposes in Ward 6. 17 |
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| 57 | 57 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19 |
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| 58 | 58 | | act may be cited as the “Closing of a Portion of a Public Alley and Dedication of Land for Alley 20 |
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| 59 | 59 | | Purposes in Square 756, S.O. 24-00310, Act of 2024”. 21 |
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| 60 | 60 | | Sec. 2. (a) Pursuant to section 201 of the Street and Alley Closing and Acquisition 22 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Procedures Act of 1982 (“Act”), effective March 10, 1983 (D.C. Law 4-201; D.C. Official Code 23 |
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| 62 | 62 | | § 9-202.01), the Council finds that the portion of the public alley in Square 756, as shown on the 24 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 24-00310, is unnecessary for alley purposes and orders it closed, 25 |
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| 64 | 64 | | with title to the land to vest as shown on the Surveyor’s plat. 26 |
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| 65 | 65 | | (b) Pursuant to section 302 of the Act (D.C. Official Code § 9-203.02), the Council 27 |
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| 66 | 66 | | accepts the dedication of a portion of Lot 806 in Square 756 for public alley purposes, as shown 28 |
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| 67 | 67 | | on the Surveyor’s plat filed under S.O. 24-00310, contingent upon the satisfaction of all 29 |
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| 68 | 68 | | conditions set forth in the official file of S.O. 24-00310. 30 |
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| 69 | 69 | | Sec. 3. Transmittal. 31 |
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| 70 | 70 | | The Council shall transmit a copy of this act, upon its effective date, to the Surveyor of 32 |
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| 71 | 71 | | the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Recorder of Deeds. 33 |
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| 73 | 73 | | Sec. 4. Fiscal impact statement. 34 |
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| 74 | 74 | | The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal 35 |
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| 75 | 75 | | impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975, 36 |
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| 76 | 76 | | approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code § 1-301.47a). 37 |
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| 77 | 77 | | Sec. 5. Effective date. 38 |
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| 78 | 78 | | This act shall take effect following approval by the Mayor (or in the event of veto by the 39 |
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| 79 | 79 | | Mayor, action by the Council to override the veto), a 30-day period of congressional review as 40 |
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| 80 | 80 | | provided in section 602(c)(1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 41 |
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| 81 | 81 | | 24, 1973 (87 Stat. 813; D.C. Official Code § 1-206.02(c)(1)), and publication in the District of 42 |
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| 82 | 82 | | Columbia Register. 43 |
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