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| 4 | + | ___________________________ ______________________________ 2 |
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| 5 | + | Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie 3 |
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| 10 | + | A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 8 |
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| 11 | + | _________________ 9 |
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| 13 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 11 |
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| 14 | + | _________________________ 12 |
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| 17 | + | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section 25-113 of 15 |
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| 18 | + | the District of Columbia Official Code to extend the expiration date of the Streatery 16 |
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| 19 | + | Program. 17 |
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| 21 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this 19 |
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| 22 | + | resolution may be cited as the “Streatery Program Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution 20 |
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| 23 | + | of 2023”. 21 |
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| 25 | + | Sec. 2. (a) On June 30, 2022, the Reopen Washington DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation 23 |
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| 26 | + | Amendment Act of 2022 took effect (D.C. Law 24-127), which allows Alcoholic Beverage 24 |
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| 27 | + | Control Board (“Board”) licensed establishments that register with the Board to offer beer, wine, 25 |
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| 28 | + | or spirits for sale on expanded outdoor space until December 31, 2023 (“Streatery Program”). 26 |
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| 29 | + | (b) As of October 17, 2023, there are currently 178 licensed establishments that have 27 |
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| 30 | + | registered and possess temporary Streatery Program endorsements from the Board that will 28 |
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| 31 | + | expire on December 31, 2023. 29 |
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| 32 | + | (c) On October 11, 2023, the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) 30 |
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| 33 | + | announced the extension of temporary Streatery Program permits through December 31, 2024, to 31 |
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| 34 | + | allow DDOT more time to develop regulations and guidelines needed to facilitate a permanent 32 |
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| 35 | + | Streatery Program. 33 2 |
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| 7 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 9 | | - | 25-375 |
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| 11 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 13 | | - | December 5, 2023 |
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| 16 | | - | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend section 25- 113 of |
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| 17 | | - | the District of Columbia Official Code to extend the expiration date of the Streatery |
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| 18 | | - | Program. |
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| 20 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this |
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| 21 | | - | resolution may be cited as the “ Streatery Program Extension Emergency Declaration Resolution |
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| 22 | | - | of 2023” . |
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| 24 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) On June 30, 2022, the Reopen Washington DC Alcoholic Beverage Regulation |
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| 25 | | - | Amendment Act of 2022 took effect (D.C. Law 24-127), which allows Alcoholic Beverage |
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| 26 | | - | Control Board (“Board”) licensed establishments that register with the Board to offer beer, wine, |
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| 27 | | - | or spirits for sale on expanded outdoor space until December 31, 2023 (“Streatery Program”) . |
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| 28 | | - | (b) As of October 17, 2023, there are currently 178 licensed establishments that have |
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| 29 | | - | registered and possess temporary Streatery Program endorsements from the Board that will |
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| 30 | | - | expire on December 31, 2023. |
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| 31 | | - | (c) On October 11, 2023, the District Department of Transportation (“DDOT”) |
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| 32 | | - | announced the extension of temporary Streatery Program permits through December 31, 2024, to |
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| 33 | | - | allow DDOT more time to develop regulations and guidelines needed to facilitate a permanent |
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| 34 | | - | Streatery Program. |
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| 35 | | - | (d) The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (“ABCA”) is currently |
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| 36 | | - | working on legislation that would amend Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to |
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| 37 | | - | create a permanent Streatery Program endorsement. ABCA is also working collaboratively with |
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| 38 | | - | DDOT on a permanent Streatery Program. In the interim, emergency legislation is necessary to |
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| 39 | | - | extend the Streatery Program for an additional year while permanent legislation is considered by |
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| 40 | | - | the Council. |
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| 42 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 43 | | - | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Streatery Program Extension Emergency |
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| 44 | | - | Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. |
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| 46 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 37 | + | (d) The Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration (“ABCA”) is currently 34 |
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| 38 | + | working on legislation that would amend Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to 35 |
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| 39 | + | create a permanent Streatery Program endorsement. ABCA is also working collaboratively with 36 |
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| 40 | + | DDOT on a permanent Streatery Program. In the interim, emergency legislation is necessary to 37 |
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| 41 | + | extend the Streatery Program for an additional year while permanent legislation is considered by 38 |
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| 42 | + | the Council. 39 |
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| 43 | + | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute 40 |
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| 44 | + | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Streatery Program Extension Emergency 41 |
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| 45 | + | Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading. 42 |
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| 46 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 43 |
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