Meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts

27 July 2006

10:00 A.M. CONVENE, Suite 312, 401 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20001-2728

I. Administration

A. Approval of minutes:
15 June 2006

B. Dates of next meetings:
21 September 2006
19 October 2006
16 November 2006

C. Proposed year 2007 schedule of meetings and submission deadlines for the Commission and the Old Georgetown Board.

D. Report on the position announcements for hiring a new staff member. See: Job Announcements: Architect, CFA-TL-06-MM114995 and Historian, CFA-TL-06-MM114999 on www.USAJOBS.opm.gov

E. Confirmation of recommendations on the revised designs for the five-dollar gold and one dollar silver coins of the 2006 San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Program.
Letter

F. Adoption of proposed design guidelines for the proposed Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center.
Letter

II. Submissions and Reviews

A. Appendices

1. Appendix I - Direct Submission Consent Calendar

2. Appendix II - Shipstead-Luce Act Submissions

3. Appendix III - Old Georgetown Act Submissions

B. Department of the Treasury / U.S. Mint

CFA 27/JUL/06-1, Little Rock Central High School Desegregation 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act. Design for 2007 one-dollar silver coin. Final.
Letter

C. Department of the Army / Institute of Heraldry

CFA 15/JUL/06-2, Air Force Distinguished Public Service Medal. Obverse, reverse, and ribbon designs. Final.
Letter

D. Arlington National Cemetery

CFA 27/JUL/06-3, Arlington National Cemetery. Millennium Site (Old Warehouse Area, and Fort Myer Picnic Grounds—north of the Post Traditional Chapel), Arlington, Virginia. Landscape design for Millennium Expansion Project and designs for associated structures. Concept. (Previous: CFA 15/JUN/06-3)
Letter

E. District of Columbia Sports and Entertainment Commission

CFA 27/JUL/06-4, Ballpark for Major League Sports and Entertainment and Associated Uses (Washington Nationals Baseball Team). Area bounded by South Capitol Street, N Street, 1st Street, and Potomac Avenue, SE. New ballpark facility. Concept.
Letter

F. Department of Agriculture

CFA 27/JUL/06-5, U.S. National Arboretum, New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE. Revised draft Master Plan. (Previous: CFA 19/OCT/00-2 Master Plan revisions)
Letter

G. The District of Columbia Courts

CFA 27/JUL/06-6, Judiciary Square Historic District. Bounded by 4th, G, and 5th streets and Indiana Avenue. Master plan, Phase I components: security and landscape design, lighting plan, and signage. (Previous CFA 19/JUN/03-11, Draft Master Plan)
Letter

H. Department of Defense / Armed Forces Retirement Home

CFA 27/JUL/06-7, Scott Building, Scott Road, N.W. Memory Support/Transitional Care/Assisted Living Units Project. Building alterations and additions. Revised concept. (Previous: CFA 15/JUN/06-9)
Letter

I. District of Columbia Commission on the Arts and Humanities

CFA 27/JUL/06-8, Fourteenth Street Bridge Tenders’ House on the Arland D. Williams, Jr. Memorial Bridge (Northbound I-395, US-1, and 14th Street, formerly named the Rochambeau Bridge). Environmental art installation--light sculpture. Concept.
Letter

J. District of Columbia Office of Property Management

CFA 27/JUL/06-9, Eastern Market, 225 7th Street, S.E. Building rehabilitation and additions. Revised concept. (Previous: CFA 20/APR/06-9)
Letter

K. District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority

CFA 27/JUL/06-10, Potomac Interceptor Line, near Fletcher’s Boathouse along the C&O Canal. New odor control facility for interceptor line and public restrooms. Revised design / Final. (Previous: CFA 16/JUN/05-6)
Letter

L. District of Columbia Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

Shipstead-Luce Act

S.L. 06-114, 8240 West Beach Terrace, NW, O’Dowd-Barton Residence, Alterations and additions including third floor and rooftop deck. Final.
Letter

III. Inspection

Freer Gallery of Art, Objects proposed for acquisition.