Police Report. Lt. Johnson said that 22 crimes were reported in the last 30-day period, up from 9 the previous year. All were property crimes. Specifically, they included 5 thefts, 12 thefts from auto and 5 motor vehicle thefts. One happened at Chef Geoff’s. A diner stepped away from her table and her wallet was stolen out of her purse while she was gone. Asked about the murder that happened in August at 2500 41st Street, NW, he said that the incident was domestic in nature. The assailant knew the victim, did not flee the scene and was arrested the night of the crime.
Status of Medical Marijuana Retail License Transfer Application for Kahama West LLC at 2208 Wisconsin Avenue. At the July 2026 ANC 3B meeting, the commission voted to protest the license transfer to Kahana West at 2208 Wisconsin Avenue NW. A copy of the letter to ABCA is available on the anc3b website. Commissioner Turmail said that he was in negotiation with the applicant’s lawyer about the requested transfer. When a draft voluntary agreement is developed, it will be discussed at an ANC 3B meeting where the public may also provide comments. The applicants and their attorney have requested to present at the next ANC 3B meeting on October 8th.
Resurfacing of Guy Mason Recreation Center Playground. Commissioner Lane reported that they playground at Guy Mason Recreation Center is undergoing some renovation. The sandbox and deteriorating playhouse in it have been removed and the playground is being re-surfaced. It is tentatively supposed to be completed by the end of September.
Discussion with DC Councilmember Christina Henderson (At-Large). Councilmember Henderson has been on the Council for six years. She currently chairs the Committee on Health. They will be considering three bills when Council returns to session: vaccine administration protection and two on student health. Two pieces of legislation that will also start moving through her committee this fall relate to the rat infestation problem throughout the city. They will focus not only on trash containment but also on sterilization of the population in both residential and commercial corridors. Another topic that the Councilmember is focusing on this fall is the use of Flock cameras in DC. She has met with the interim police chief and will address how MPD participates in some of the Flock software and tools. Currently, DC’s fleet of cameras includes 67 Flock cameras. The Councilmember was asked about the status of the National Guard patrolling DC. She said that one of the failures of the last Congress was not passing legislation that would give the DC Mayor control of the National Guard. She hopes a new Congress will be able to pass such a law. She was also asked about Trayon White being re-elected to the Council after expulsion. She said there is a loophole in the DC Council Act that allowed him to run again but that there is legislation being considered that would close that loophole.
Update from DC Water on the Glover Archbold Project. Peter Kelley from DC Water gave an overview of the creekbed rehabilitation project explaining that the sewer and storm pipes are roughly 85 years old. The goal of the project is to get inside the creekbed areas to rehabilitate and protect them and hopefully extend their new design life by another 50 years. The project also includes rehabilitating some of the defective manholes, increasing pipe-life from internal corrosion by relining or replacing pipes, and stabilizing and protecting stream areas. The overall project consists of three components: Glover Archbold Park, Dumbarton Oaks and Normanstone Parks. Glover Archbold, the largest, is approximately 229 acres of park land with 200 manhole assets and approximately 440,000 feet of storm and sanitary pipes. Within this area, they have identified 19 stream stabilization sites and 7 outfall stabilization sites. Surveys of the area are currently underway and expected to be complete by Spring 2027. Some of these inspections and surveys will be conducted by autonomous vehicles. Construction is tentatively scheduled to start in 2028 and take about 3-4 years for the total project or about a year and a half per component. Jack Everett asked about the “rank” runoff from the storm drain at near New Mexico Avenue. He would like to know what is coming out of it. Mr. Kelley said he could make a request to DOEE to do a water test. Mr. Everett will send a request to ANC 3B to contact DOEE and have a test done on the runoff from that area.
Update on the Restoration of the Stoddert Field Following Completion of Construction Projects at Stoddert Elementary School. Christopher Dyer from DPR introduced Tom Henderson from DGS and John Montemayor from Chiaramonte construction. They have overseen the construction at Stoddert Elementary of both the new east wing and cafeteria in the west wing. This construction required the athletic field to be used first as a stage area for phase 1 and then as a parking area for phase 2. The construction for both phases is now complete, and the field is currently being repaired and restored to its original condition. Mr. Montemayor reported that the landscaping team has now resodding the field and is working on completing restoration of both the field and the student garden soon. They have also repaired the batting cage that was damaged during construction. Sidewalk repairs on the 39th Street side area also scheduled.