Council of the District of Columbia

Committee of the Whole

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20004

MEMORANDUM

TO: Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council

FROM: Phil Mendelson, Chairman

DATE: December 16, 2021

RE: Request to Place Measures on the December 21, 2021 Legislative Meeting Agenda

The following measures are placed on the agenda for the December 21, 2021 Legislative Meeting:

▪ Ward Redistricting Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2021

▪ Ward Redistricting Emergency Amendment Act of 2021

The Ward Redistricting Amendment Act of 2021 is set to be adopted on second reading by the Council on December 21, 2021 (D.C. Bill 24-371). The bill will establish the new ward boundaries that effective January 1, 2022. Because the legislation is not projected to become law until February at the earliest, and the new boundaries are to take effect January 1, 2022, it is necessary to adopt the ward boundaries on an emergency basis.

The boundaries reflect what the Council adopted on first reading on December 7, 2021. In addition, the emergency act reflects an amendment I intend to move at second reading that will preserve the Zone 2 Residential Parking Permit (RPP) boundaries for the Shaw neighborhood that were previously in Ward 6. Materials provided by the District Department of Transportation indicate that Zone 6 signage was never implemented in the area of Ward 6 that will now revert to Ward 2, making the carve out for RPP in that area unnecessary to preserve the status quo.

The draft measures are attached. Please call me or Mr. Evan Cash if you have any questions at (202) 724-7002.

cc: All Councilmembers

Council Officers

Evan Cash

Committee and Legislative Director

Committee of the Whole

Chairman Phil Mendelson

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Suite 410

Washington, DC 20004

Tel: (202) 724-7002