June meeting

Dear neighbors: I am holding the June 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Monday, June 8, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. I will review current issues facing the single member district, particularly zoning, development and liquor license applications, and look for input for residents in 5B05.This the last meeting prior to a two month break - there will be no meeting for 5B05 in July or August, unless I call a special meeting. The next regular 5B05 meeting will be on September 14, 2015.

 If you live within the following boundaries you reside in 5B05: the railroad tracks to the west, then 10th street (at Taylor, traveling to Varnum) Taylor and Varnum Streets NE to the north, 13th Street NE to the east, and Otis Street NE to the south. - John Feeley 5B05  

May meeting

Dear neighbors: I am holding the May 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Monday, May 11, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. An officer from the 4th District should joining us to give a crime report. I will be asking about parking enforcement. Next steps in using the resolution in opposition to the Douglas Development/818 Michigan Ave. will be discussed.

April meeting

Dear neighbors: I am holding the April 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Monday, April 13 , at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. Representatives from Douglas Development will respond to community input on their parking garage project at 818 Michigan Ave. A resolution on this matter will also be entertained. I am seeking input on this resolution. Please attend and invite your neighbors. Ms. Stanley, from GSA and the community liaison for the Brookland Middle School, will present a public art project associated with the school.

The March single member district for 5B05 is on Monday, 3/9/15, from 6:30 to 8:00PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. Sgt Radon will give a community crime report. Mr. Sevan Topjian will present concerning his matter of right development in the 1000 block of Perry St. NE. Mr. Corey Griffith of Douglas Jemal Deveopment Corp. LLC will present on the projected development for the former Tenleytown Trash site. Please come out for this important community meeting. It is particularly important to give feedback on the Jemal project proposal. - John Feeley, 5B05

Dear neighbors: I am holding the March 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Monday, March 9, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. I have invited the 5th District and DDOT representatives to this meeting. I am seeking input on the Mid-City Development proposal for the Brookland Manor site, which abuts our 5B commission area. They are proposing a 2100 unit development. I will review current issues facing the single member district, particularly zoning, development and liquor license applications, and look for input for residents in 5B05. If you live within the following boundaries you reside in 5B05: the railroad tracks to the west, then 10th street (at Taylor, traveling to Varnum) Taylor and Varnum Streets NE to the north, 13th Street NE to the east, and Otis Street NE to the south. - John Feeley, johnjfeeleyjr@aol.com

February meeting

Dear neighbors: I am holding the February 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Monday, February 9, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. Jackie Stanley will attend to discuss parking issues related to the new Brookland Middle School. I am seeking input on a resolution before the commission concerning the Exelon/Pepco merger. I will review current issues facing the single member district, particularly zoning, development and liquor license applications, and look for input for residents in 5B05. If you live within the following boundaries you reside in 5B05: the railroad tracks to the west, then 10th street (at Taylor, traveling to Varnum) Taylor and Varnum Streets NE to the north, 13th Street NE to the east, and Otis Street NE to the south. - John Feeley

January 5B05 meeting

Dear Neighbors: Here are my notes from the meeting of last Thursday, 1/22/15 The January, 2015, meeting of Single Member District 5B05 was opened by Commissioner Feeley at 6:35 PM on Thursday, January 22. Sgt. Raphael Radon gave a crime report concerning the Fifth District area PSA 504 and clarified several points concerning 911 calls and parking issues. Several residents expressed concerns about suspicious activity within the smd (single member district. Unknown persons were reported to be waiting on side streets and bags appeared to be delivered to and from these cars. Residents were encouraged to take license plate numbers and report this activity to 911. Residents were also encouraged to report this activity to the Fifth Distruict Vice Unit (Lieutenant Ramey Kyle, 202 698 0658). Fifth District officers are patrolling the neighborhood but have staff limitations. Turkey Thicket, west of 10th street, is patrolled by the Fourth District. Residents can text message the Sergeant. Cars parked in bus lanes should be reported to Parking Enforcement (202 673-6833). Thefts from autos continues to be a problem in the Ward. Thieves have many ways of breaking into parked, locked cars but be careful to lock your vehicle. Report suspicious activities around house renovation sites. Material and tool thefts are being reported. Burglaries are a current concern and residents are advised to use light timers and leave televisions on. This makes your house less likely to be burgled. E-mail Sgt. Radon if you are going on vacation (Raphael.radon@dc.gov). He will have your street patrolled in your absence. Anna D’Orazio shared a proposal with residents concerning the new Junior High, adjoining Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. She and fellow homeowners encourage the Junior High design team to make student drop off occur off of Michigan Avenue. Jackie Stanley (DC Department of General Services ) has committed to comment on this plan at the 5B05 February meeting (2/9/15, 6:30, Turkey Thicket Recreation Center) Jack Hogan and other 10th Street and Shepherd street residents are seeking residentially zoned parking at all times on their streets. All are encouraged to attend the February meeting of Michigan Park Citizens (2/2/15, 7:00, Bunker Elementary) at which the Director of Transportation will speak and take questions from the community. Mr. Tony Fitzgerald reported the need for sidewalk repairs in front of 4001 9th Street, near 9th and Randolph. The commissioner, John Feeley, shared the following developments related to development and demolition in and near the smd: 1. Attention should focus on the Metro/MRP/CAS Reigler development. Development delayed for 5 years. And the upcoming PUD hearings, considering the August ruling in the Court of Appeals concerning the 901 Monroe St. LLC PUD. 2. Nothing from Jemal Corp. as of yet except the demolition permit 1. Metro Development: article on Brookland Metro Washington Business Journal, Aug 18, 2014 Brookland/CUA Metro development, by Niebauer Metro has selected a joint venture of MRP Realty and the CAS Riegler Cos. to develop two parcels immediately east of the Brookland-CUA Metro station with 280 residential units and 9,000 square feet of retail. The project must also include a new, 35-space Kiss and Ride lot.MRP proposed 150 units in a north building and 130 units to a south building. Roughly 2,000 square feet of retail would front the new Kiss and Ride lot, and 7,000 more square feet would be located in the main building between Michigan Avenue and Bunker Hill Road. Metro will now turn its attention to hammering out a development agreement with the selected team. Construction, August ruling in the Court of Appeals concerning the 901 Monroe St. LLC PUD. Niebauer, Washington Business Journal, 9/2014 The appeals court ruling remands the PUD to the zoning panel for further review, to decide whether the project is too dense for the community, to address the policy that requires protection of existing homes on the site, and “to determine whether, in light of the commission’s conclusions on these issues, the commission should grant or deny approval of the project.”But this case is larger than the incredibly divisive 901 Monroe St. NE. When the court remanded the Brookland case the first time, it ordered the commission to “make findings and related conclusions of law on three specific topics.” Per the court, when the commission got its hands on the PUD, it asked the developer to “draft a proposed order making the findings, determinations, and explanations required by this court.” 2. Norman Jemal property, former Tenleytown Trash site Demolition permits posted by Bruce Yarnall, Office of Historic Preservation, 9/25/2014 Jemal 816 – 818 Michigan Raze permit applications recently submitted to the Historic Preservation Office for an administrative clearance are filed on the HPO website at the following abbreviated RL: http://tinyurl.com/3erfa7y under "Related Documents". HPO provides this general public announcement because of the frequent neighborhood interest in raze applications. Addresses included in this report: 816, 818A, 818 B Michigan Avenue NE (ANC 5B) – concrete block garage/warehouse. The meeting adjourned at 7:45 PM. The next meeting of 5B05 will be on Monday, 2/9/15, at 6:30 at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center.

Dear neighbors: I am holding the first 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Thursday, January 22, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. The commissioner will review current issues facing the single member district, particularly zoning, development and liquor license applications, and look for input for residents in 5B05. If you live within the following boundaries you reside in 5B05: the railroad tracks to the west, then 10th street (at Taylor, traveling to Varnum) Taylor and Varnum Streets NE to the north, 13th Street NE to the east, and Otis Street NE to the south. - John Feeley

I am holding the first 5B05 single member district meeting for 2015 on Thursday, January 22, at 6:30 PM at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. The commissioner will review current issues facing the single member district, particularly zoning, development and liquor license applications, and look for input for residents in 5B05. If you live within the following boundaries you reside in 5B05: the railroad tracks to the west, then 10th street (at Taylor, traveling to Varnum) Taylor and Varnum Streets NE to the north, 13th Street NE to the east, and Otis Street NE to the south. - John Feeley

In my desire to establish a regular meeting schedule for the constituents of 5B05 I neglected to check my calendar carefully for this month. Instead of meeting on Monday, January 19,(our Martin Luther King, Jr. Day holiday) this month, I will schedule a location for Tuesday, January 20. - John Feeley

Regular Community Meetings

Dear Constituents: I propose that community meetings for our Advisory Neighborhood single member district be held on the third Monday of each month at 6:30 PM. I intend to hold these meetings at Turkey Thicket Recreation Center. I will announce them on the Brookland list serve and post flyers near the Metro station and on 10th Street near the recreation center. I will confirm the location for this month's meeting which would be on January 18 next week. I can be reached at my e-mail address, johnjfeeleyjr@aol.com - John Feeley

John J. Feeley, Jr. Elected: November 4, 2014

Write-in candidate John Feeley is the new commissioner of Single Member District 5B05. He received the majority of ballots on election day, November 4, 2014. He will serve for two years beginning January 2, 2015.