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Monday & Wednesday Weekly Free Strength/Tone & Yoga Classes at Turkey Thicket Center,
1100 Michigan Ave NE; Senior Water Aerobics on Mon & Wed from 8-9 & 9-10am (DC Residents 55
plus)

Monday Thursday Weekly - Free Aerobics & Yoga Classes at North Michigan Park Recreation
Center, 1333 Emerson St, NE: These classes include Cardio-vascular exercises on Mon/Wed from
10:00am 11am (Aerobics) and Tues/Thurs from 10:00am-11:00am (Yoga). These classes aim at
helping you lose weight; reduce high blood pressure and cholesterol levels; and prevent or manage
diabetes.

Monday, Dec 4th, Stronghold Civic Association (SCA) SCA meets at the Inspired Teaching Public
Charter School (200 Douglas St NE) from 7PM 9PM every 1st Monday of each month unless it falls on
a holiday, then its on the 2nd Monday. Email: strongholdcivicassociation@gmail.com, POC: Laura
Jackson, President,

Wednesday, Dec 6th, Edgewood Park and Recreation Center Community Meeting Please join
Department of Parks & Recreation & the Department of General Service for a construction kick off
regarding the upcoming Edgewood Park and Recreation Center modernization project. The construction
team will provide an overview of the project construction schedule, site access, work hours, and answer
any other construction related questions. Your attendance is greatly appreciated as we begin the process
of bring you a new park and recreation. Lionell Gaines, Ward 5 Liaison, Mayors Office of Community
Relations & Services (MOCRS), email: lionell.gaines@dc.gov. Cell: 202-251-5049

Monday, Dec 11th, ANC5E Special Public Meeting is scheduled to discuss Folger-Pratts Community
Benefit Agreement. The meeting is scheduled at the Summit Apartments, 116 T Street NE 7PM-8PM

Tuesday, Dec 12th, the 5D CJAN Meeting, Part II: Community Talk Back Session on Human
Tracking - Because it was such an informative & enlightening event, were doing Part II and you dont
want to miss it to be held from 6:30PM 8:30PM at the Alfred A. Owens Jr Family Life Community
Center. 605 RI Ave NE. Please RSVP at https//5dcjan.eventbrite.com or 202-220-5526. (Register on-
line or give me a call at 202-698-0145 or Trina Stewart at 202-220-5526 to RSVP). Monica Veney, 5D
Community Outreach Specialist - US Attorneys Office; Monica.Veney2@usdoj.gov.

Wednesday, Dec 13th, 5th District Citizens Advisory Council invites you to its Annual Breakfast
and Lunch at 5D Community Room from 6:30AM - 2:30PM. 5D CAC Meetings are held on the 4th
Thursday of each month at 5th District, 1805 Bladensburg Road NE, 7PM8:30PM. Frances Penn, 5D
CAC Chair @ 202-230-2727 (fspenn@yahoo.com). To join the MPD 5th District Listserv: provide you
info at email MPD-5D-subscribe@yahoogroups.com or http://groups.yahoo.com/group/MPD-5D.

Wednesday, Dec 13th , the DC Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) is
holding an Orientation session for parties interested in submitting applications under the department's
newly released Fall 2017 Request for Proposals (RFP) at 10AM at DHCD's Housing Resource Center,
1800 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE. It will highlight new and notable features of the RFP and will be
an opportunity for prospective applicants to ask questions about the RFP or the process.

The RFP was issued on November 30, and will prioritize preservation and production projects that will
primarily serve households earning below 30 percent of the Median Family Income (MFI, $33,090 in
2017) or between 31 percent-50 percent of MFI ($34,193 to $55,150 in 2017. Projects that include
Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) units will be given great consideration.

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DHCD has partnered with the DC Department of Behavioral Health (DBH), the DC Housing Authority
(DCHA), and the DC Department of Human Services (DHS) in issuing the new RFP. The application
deadline is February 14, 2018. For details contact rfpquestions@dc.gov or (202) 442-7200.

Thursday, Dec 14th, MAG Meeting is held every 2nd Thursday of each month from 7AM-9PM. Minutes
and hearing submission may be viewed @ link: https://mcmillanadvisorygroup.wordpress.com/. POC:
Kirby Vining 202-213-2690. The community is welcome to attend at the Inspired Teaching Public
Charter School, 200 Douglas St NE.

Currently, as we wait for the written orders For the Limited Purpose of Considering the Issues
Remanded by the DC Court of Appeals to the Zoning Commission Pertaining to the Following
Application: Case No. 13-14 (Vision McMillan Partners LLC and the District of Columbia - First-Stage
and Consolidated PUDs and Related Map Amendment @ 2501 First Street NW (Square 3128, Lot 800),
The Historic Preservation Review Board has contracted Gilbane (Karen Watts, Rep) and DGS (Hares
Sayed, Rep-COE) to provide Restoration and Stabilization on the surface of the construction area.
They are removing sand from the sand bins, replacing roofs, wooden doors, & windows on the Service
Court Houses; moving unwanted trees & weeds from the service courts, along with the reinforcement of
concrete and steel on the site.

The McMillan Site Plan includes rodent control traps (stated that they have not seen any rodents at all); to
provide noise control; to park inside on Site; water proof the Sand Bins; provide restoration of the Sand
Washers; and working specifically on the Service Courts. This work may last until next September.
The work started on Nov 9th on the Northern Side to:
- Preparing documentation of analysis of the structure work
- Documenting pre-constructive survey
- Will check into the New Hire Order (CBE) for District Residents
- The attendees request a list of available for the next phase
- You may visit the trailer on Site to see whats available
- Current Phase POC: Karen Watts-Gilbane, Rep, 571-249-8585.

Note: The current phase requires special skills as it relates to Historic Preservation. You must apply thru
DOES for all positions on the Site. POCs: Hares Sayed, DGS -202-841-6269; Gilles Stucker, DMPED
202-285-2148

Thursday, Dec 14th, Due to an agency-wide training, DCRA will open at 10:30AM. Please be sure to
plan ahead. DCRA has 22 online services, enabling customers to Skip the Trip to our offices and conduct
your DCRA business 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, to include the DC Business Portal, the Property
Information Verification System, Online Construction Permit Intake (OCPI), and ProjectDox. You may
also schedule a time to visit DCRA by using our Online Appointment Scheduling System.

Monday, Dec 18th, Bloomingdale Civic Association (BCA) meets at St Georges Episcopal Church, 2nd
and U Streets NW), 7PM 9PM; BCA meets every 3rd Mon of the month but if a holiday falls on the 3rd
Monday, it meets on the 4th Monday. (bloomingdalecivicassociation.org) POC: Teri Quinn.

Tuesday, Dec 19th, ANC5E Public Meetings - held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at the Friendship
Armstrong Public Charter School; 7PM9PM @ 1400 P Street NW (corner of 1st and P St NW). Web
Site: www.anc5edc.org twitter @anc5e.

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Wednesday, Dec 28th, @ 7-8 pm, PSA501 Monthly Meeting is held at George's Episcopal Church, 160 U
Street, Northwest. Speakers are PSA Lieutenant William Verna, Sergeants Farid Fawzi and Nicole
Brown. Discussions will include PSA501 Monthly Crime Stats; Address any immediate concerns; and
discuss problem solving techniques. PSA 501 will gathering every 4th Wednesday of the month in order
to discuss the PSAs Crime Stats, and work on problem solving techniques to address any areas that are
in need of police attention. Lieutenant William Verna, MPD

Community Concerns:
DC Central Kitchen: Nourishing Communities They fight for food justice, working with small, local
farmers to bring healthy food and fresh produce to DC schools and corner stores. Both corner stores
within SMD 5E09 participate in the program sponsors by DC Central Kitchen to provide healthy food and
fresh produce to the community. Take a tour to see what these two stores have to offer to you.

Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs (DCRA): Construction will not be permitted on
Holidays. On this day, all construction work for which a permit is required is illegal and could result in a
Stop Work Order and may be subject to fines. For more information visit: dcra.dc.gov/service/report-
illegal-construction or call (202) 442-STOP to report illegal construction.

Department of Public Works (DPW) Tips for Resident

Avoid a Sanitation Tickets: Its the law - we should pull our trash cans into our yards. Help keep the
alleys free of litter and trash by cleaning up near your home. This will help to keep rodents down and
crime, too.

Regular Trash Collection: Place trash and recycle containers out for collection no earlier than 6:30 PM
on the night before - no later than 6 AM the morning of collection day. Residents are required to remove
trash and recycle containers from public space (the alley) by 8 PM on your collection day.

Bulk Trash Collection: Call 311 to set up appointments before placing bulk trash out (7 items) for
collection. Place bulk trash out no earlier than 6:30PM the day before and no later than 6 AM on
collection day. Place them where the trash and recycle are collected. Without appointment: Take bulk
items to the Fort Totten Transfer Station, 4900 John F. McCormack Drive NE.

Yard Cleaning and Grass Cutting: Residents are responsible for the up keep of the area abutting the
front and back of their homes. This may include front and back yards, sidewalk and alley abutting your
home. Fines may occur from the city if DPW or other agencies have to come out to accommodate this
request.

City Services (Call 311) include abandoned autos, alley cleaning, illegal dumping, parking enforcement,
potholes, trees, & street lights. The rep will provide a tracking # of your request. Celeste Duffie,
Community Relations Specialist, Office of the Director, 202-671-2531

Visitor Parking Passes are not automatically mailed to residents. Call 311 to request a Visitor Parking
Pass for your residence or go to ddot@dc.gov. Open the visitor parking pass site on the left side of the
screen and fill out application. You can use the following ID - DC drivers license, DC ID, or if a
homeowner, use the Square and Lot number.

Department of Health (DOH) Rodent Control Tips for Residents:

Residents, visitors and business owners, lets work together to reduce rodent activity in our city!
Eliminate all clutter around the outside of homes and under porches.

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Store any garbage in metal or heavy plastic containers with tight-fitting lids and place trash at point of
collection shortly before pickup not days in advance.
Remove weeds and debris near your property/yards where rats can hide easily. Plants such as English Ivy,
Periwinkle, Pachysandra, and Hostas are known to be cover for rats.
Store food in metal, glass or heavy duty plastic containers with tight fitting lids
Remove uneaten pet food, and store pet food in secure containers.
Add metal weather stripping and trim to doors to prevent rodents from gnawing and entering underneath.

Complaints: Please call 311 to report rodent complaints. Please call (202) 535-1954 for information,
outreach, educational materials, and enforcement. To report a rat bite, sick rat or injured rat, contact the
Animal Control Division at (202) 576-6664.

DC Human Resources (DCHR) More home purchase assistance is now available for DC Employees
and First Responders: Mayor Bowsers top priorities include making housing more affordable for
residents and building a safer, stronger DC. Therefore, it is important that the city is a place where more
District government employees and first-responders can workand live. Over the years, hundreds of
employees have used the Districts Employer-Assisted Housing Program (EAHP) to become first-time
homeowners in the District. This fall, the Mayor announced changes to EAHP that give District
government employees and first-responders even more home purchasing power:

All eligible District government employees can get: an expansion of a deferred, zero interest loanto
$20,000 from $10,000; and $1,000 in District-matched funds for each $2,500 of borrower savingsnow
up to a maximum $5,000 (up from $1,500). Example: William has $7,500 in savings ($2,500 x 3). He
qualifies for a $3,000 grant (3 x $1,000).

First-responders (police officers, firefighters, and paramedics, emergency medical technicians, and
corrections officers) can receive: In addition to the maximum $20,000 loan, up to $10,000 in down
payment assistance in the form of a recoverable grant. Participants must maintain the property as their
principal residence for five years and satisfy a five-year service commitment signed at the time of the
home purchase. If those conditions are not met, the $10,000 grant converts to a deferred zero interest
loans: $1,500 in District-matched funds for every $2,500 of borrower savings, up to $15,000. Example:
Michelle has $7,500 in savings ($2,500 x 3). Therefore, she qualifies for a $4,500 grant (3 x $1,500).

District government employees who currently live in the District also can apply for up to $80,000 in
assistance under the Home Purchase Assistance Program (HPAP)this means that all employees can
potentially receive up to $109,000 in home purchase assistance and first-responders can potentially
receive up to $129,000.

These enhancements, effective for all loan closings occurring on or after November 20, 2017 and subject
to program funding availability, will help ensure that the District government is recruiting and retaining
the best and brightest talent to work and live in the city. For details on how to apply, go to
https://dhcd.dc.gov/service/employer-assisted-housing-program-eahp.

District Department of Transportation (DDOT): The 311 # is the option for citizens to notify the city
about traffic-related mechanisms that have been implemented & are faulty (warning signs, faded
crosswalk lines, etc.). New traffic-related safety mechanism should be sent to DDOT through their
website.

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Historic Landmark Application #17-17: The Bloomingdale Historic District will include all
addresses, lots and condominium units within Squares 3099 3125 and 3127, plus federal Reservations
276A & 277A. The Historic Preservation Office has received an application from the DC Preservation
League to designate the properties referenced above as a historic district in the DC Inventory of Historic
Sites. Digital and hard copies are also on file and available to the public from the Historic Preservation
Office and will be posted on their web site.

The principal purposes of historic district designation are: the recognition of the historic or architectural
importance of a property; and its protection through the future review, by the Historic Preservation Office
and/or the Historic Preservation Review Board, of proposed subdivisions and permit applications of
construction, alteration and demolition.

As there are a number of pending applications, it is unlikely that this application will be considered at one
of the next few Board meetings. Especially for the proposal of a historic district containing numerous
properties, it is important that property owners and residents and their elected representatives have an
opportunity to consider the nomination and its implications. Then, when the Boards calendar permits, it
will consider the application in accordance with the Historic Landmark and Historic District Protection
Act of 1978, and with the criteria set forth in Title 10C, DC Municipal Regulations, Chapter 2, to
determine whether the property merits designation.

As the affected Advisory Neighborhood Commission 5E, we will be afforded 45 days notice when the
Board schedules a public hearing on the application, and we will be advised of our opportunity to testify
under the Boards Rules of Procedure. Every property owner will be sent a similar notice.

The Board welcomes our comments on whether the properties merit designation according to the criteria.
We are encouraged to comment anytime from now until the hearing. Should you have questions, you
may call Tim Dennee, the Landmarks Coordinator at 202-442-8847.

Note:
The info above was provided by Mr. Dennee in a letter dated July 28, 2017, from DC Office of Planning,
1100 4th St SW, Suite E650, 20024. Voice #: 202-442-7600; Fax: 202-442-7638.

You may voice your opinion in support or opposition at any time prior to the hearing that may be
schedule by or after February 2018. Dont wait until the hearing date to voice your opinion; please
provide your testimony now.

The Bloomingdale Civic Association (BCA) is trying to get the Bloomingdales Historic Designation
Community Survey Card out this month. Theyre working thru the logistics, so as of Dec 1st, they do not
know the date of distribution of the Bloomingdales Historic Designation Community Survey Card. If
you are affected by this request, I ask that you look out for it and do provide you response as quickly as
possible.

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