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| 6 | | - | A RESOLUTION |
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| 8 | | - | 25-481 |
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| 10 | | - | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA |
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| 12 | | - | April 2, 2024 |
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| 14 | | - | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to symbolically designate the portion of |
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| 15 | | - | the public alley system within Square 0179 abutting Lot 111, as Annie’s Way and to repeal the |
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| 16 | | - | previous symbolic designation of Annie’s Way. |
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| 17 | | - | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution |
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| 18 | | - | may be cited as the “Annie’s Way Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”. |
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| 20 | | - | Sec. 2. (a) Councilmember Pinto introduced the Annie’s Way Designation Amendment Act of |
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| 21 | | - | 2023, as introduced on October 3, 2023 (Bill 25-534) (“the permanent bill”), to symbolically designate |
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| 22 | | - | the public alley system within Square 0179 as Annie’s Way. The location is in Ward 2. |
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| 23 | | - | (b) The permanent bill was introduced to honor Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse, which has |
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| 24 | | - | created a welcoming gathering spot and been a consistent and active supporter of the LGBTQQIA+ |
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| 25 | | - | community since its opening in 1948. The restaurant’s namesake, Annie Kaylor, was dedicated to her |
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| 26 | | - | customers and gave tireless support to the LGBTQQIA+ community at a time when such acceptance was |
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| 27 | | - | all too rare. |
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| 28 | | - | (c) On April 2, 2024, the Council approved the permanent bill on second reading. Because the |
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| 29 | | - | permanent bill will not go into effect until after the required congressional review period, emergency |
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| 30 | | - | legislation is necessary to ensure that the street sign will be installed before the District’s annual Capital |
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| 31 | | - | Pride celebrations in June 2024. |
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| 33 | | - | Sec. 3. The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute |
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| 34 | | - | emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Annie’s Way Designation Emergency Act of 2024 |
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| 35 | | - | be adopted after a single reading. |
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| 37 | | - | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. |
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| 2 | + | _________________________________ _________________________________ 2 |
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| 3 | + | Chairman Phil Mendelson Councilmember Brooke Pinto 3 |
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| 6 | + | A RESOLUTION 6 |
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| 7 | + | ___________ 7 |
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| 9 | + | IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 9 |
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| 10 | + | _____________________ 10 |
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| 11 | + | 11 |
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| 12 | + | To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to symbolically designate the portion of 12 |
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| 13 | + | the public alley system within Square 0179 abutting Lot 111, as Annie’s Way and to repeal the 13 |
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| 14 | + | previous symbolic designation of Annie’s Way. 14 |
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| 15 | + | RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution 15 |
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| 16 | + | may be cited as the “Annie’s Way Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2024”. 16 |
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| 17 | + | Sec. 2. (a) Councilmember Pinto introduced the Annie’s Way Designation Amendment Act of 17 |
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| 18 | + | 2023, as introduced on October 3, 2023 (Bill 25-534) (“the permanent bill”), to symbolically designate 18 |
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| 19 | + | the public alley system within Square 0179 as Annie’s Way. The location is in Ward 2. 19 |
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| 20 | + | (b) The permanent bill was introduced to honor Annie’s Paramount Steakhouse, which has 20 |
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| 21 | + | created a welcoming gathering spot and been a consistent and active supporter of the LGBTQQIA+ 21 |
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| 22 | + | community since its opening in 1948. The restaurant’s namesake, Annie Kaylor, was dedicated to her 22 |
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| 23 | + | customers and gave tireless support to the LGBTQQIA+ community at a time when such acceptance was 23 |
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| 24 | + | all too rare. 24 |
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| 25 | + | (c) On March 5, 2024, the Council approved the permanent bill on first reading. The Council will 25 |
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| 26 | + | hold the second reading and vote on the permanent bill at the April 2, 2024, Legislative Meeting. Because 26 |
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| 27 | + | Bill 25-534 will not go into effect until after the required congressional review period, this emergency 27 |
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| 28 | + | legislation is necessary to ensure that the street sign will be installed before the District’s annual Capital 28 |
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| 29 | + | Pride celebrations in June 2024. 29 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia determines that the circumstances enumerated in 30 |
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| 30 | + | section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Annie’s Way Designation 31 |
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| 31 | + | Emergency Act of 2024 be adopted after a single reading. 32 |
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| 32 | + | Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. 33 |
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