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Additional Meeting (Markup)

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Pursuant to Committee of the Whole Rule 302, Chairman Mendelson is calling an Additional Meeting of the Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building. The draft agenda is attached.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Evan W. Cash, Committee of the Whole Director, at (202) 724-7002.

3.3.15 – COW Agenda_ADDITIONAL

Phil in the News

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DC Delayed Snow Response in Order to Protect Car Owners from Towing – DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson said that while he thought the response to this storm was better than six weeks ago when snowfall exceeded forecasts, he still found major roads like Georgia Avenue unplowed as the storm settled in on Monday evening.  “The District and the region still hasn’t learned how to remove snow … northern cities still put us to shame,” he said.  Mendelson declined to comment on the administration’s decision to not begin a snow emergency earlier on Georgia Avenue and other thoroughfares. “We just need to get better,” he said.  [The Washington Post]

Additional Meeting

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Per Committee of the Whole Rule 302, this memorandum serves as notice that there will be an Additional Committee of the Whole Meeting on Tuesday, February 24, 2015, at 10:00 a.m., or immediately following the Mayor-Council breakfast, in the Council Chamber of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC, 20004.

The agenda will consist of the reading of the Secretary’s log of introductions and referrals. This action will allow bills and resolutions introduced since the last Legislative Meeting to be officially referred so that actions on legislation may be taken before the next Legislative Meeting. The Committee of the Whole’s regular meeting on February 17, 2015, where the log would have been read, was cancelled due to the closure of the Council related to inclement weather.

There will be no introductions from the dais. Any members wishing to have an introduction from the dais can do so at the regular legislative meeting the next week on Tuesday, March 3, 2015.

Should you have any questions, please contact Mr. Evan W. Cash, Committee of the Whole Director, at (202) 724-7002.

2.24.15 – COW Agenda_ADDITIONAL

Phil in the News

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Some news stories from the past week involving Chairman Mendelson:

DC Has ‘Discussion’ on Legal Pot on Fear Hearing Illegal – Council Chairman Phil Mendelson has said that by March the city would begin to treat Initiative 71 as law, which would in effect legalize possession without any way to buy pot legally.  [Reuters]

Pot Push Could Land DC Council in Jail – WUSA9 asked Council Chair Phil Mendelson about the letter, he said,”Congress is the bad guy in all this. Because Congress is the one that says they want to restrict what we can do.”  [WUSA9]

 

Phil in the News

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Some news stories from the past week involving Chairman Mendelson:

Marion Barry University — and Free Tuition?  DC Lawmaker Proposes Overhaul of UDC – Council member Jack Evans (D-Ward 2) joined Orange in co-introducing the measure. But Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D), who controls the committee dealing with UDC, called the proposal to rename the university after Barry “premature.”  Mendelson said he expects a commission to be formed to consider the appropriate way to honor Barry’s legacy.  [The Washington Post]

In 11th-hour Move, DC Finds More Hotel Rooms for Homeless Families – Before the filing was withdrawn, DC Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) said he was “troubled” by the breadth of the city’s request in court. “I suspect that the city lawyers felt somehow that strategically it was better to go for more than is needed,” he said. “But politically, it’s a poor choice.”  [The Washington Post]

Boom or Bust?  DC Lawmakers Try to Make Sense of Budget Contradictions – Council Chairman Phil Mendelson (D) lectured City Administrator Rashad M. Young on Bowser’s handling of budgetary matters, arguing that the hiring freeze, routine underspending and an expected $21 million court settlement made the program cuts unnecessary.  “There’s an excess of caution, an unnecessary level of caution,” Mendelson said. “You have it within your control to control spending and ensure the budget that was balanced remains balanced. The freeze has been really obnoxious to the council.”   [The Washington Post]

 

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