COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

 

               

TO:                 Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

             

FROM:          Councilmember Charles Allen and Chairman Phil Mendelson

                                               

DATE:           November 30, 2017

 

                               

This is to request that the following measures be placed on the agenda for the December 5, 2017 Legislative Meeting:

 

·         Lincoln Court Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2017

·         Lincoln Court Designation Emergency Act of 2017

 

            The purpose of the designation is to officially designate the public alley in Square 762, which is bounded by 2^nd Street, S.E., 3^rd Street, S.E., C Street, S.E., and Pennsylvania Avenue, S.E., in Ward 6, as Lincoln Court.  The bill also includes a provision authorizing the Council to appoint a non-resident to the Corrections Information Council Governing Board.  The Committee of the Whole, working with the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety, has found an appointment, but the candidate has moved recently to Maryland.  The provision authorizing the Council to act is an amendment to Title 24 of the D.C. Official Code – therefore requiring 60-day Congressional review.

 

            Permanent legislation to effect the official designation is scheduled for markup and first reading on December 5, 2017.  Enacting the legislation on an emergency basis will make the provisions of Bill 22-336 effective sooner than Congressional review and enable the Council to move forward with the Corrections Information Council Governing Board appointment.

 

            The proposed measurements are attached.  Please call me or Sydney Hawthorne if you have any questions at (202) 724-7130.

 

 

cc:           Members, Council of the District of Columbia

Office of the Secretary

Office of the General Counsel

Office of the Budget Director

 

Sydney Hawthorne

Legislative Counsel

Committee of the Whole, Chairman Phil Mendelson

Council of the District of Columbia

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 410

Washington, DC 20004

Telephone: (202) 724-7130

E-mail: shawthorne@dccouncil.us

www.chairmanmendelson.com