CFA Meeting — 17 September 2020

Please note: The 17 September meeting of the Commission of Fine Arts will take place on Zoom. For reasons of security, all applicants and members of the public are required to register for the meeting here. A link to the meeting will be provided via email once registration is complete. We recommend registering in advance, although it will be possible to register during the meeting as well.

During the meeting, attendees will not be visible or audible. For members of the public wishing to comment on submissions, written comments will be accepted through the public comments page on the CFA website or via email to cfastaff@cfa.gov; please submit comments by 4pm on Wednesday, September 16. Comments will be shared with the Commission members before the meeting and entered into the public record.

9:00 A.M. CONVENE, via Zoom internet videoconference.

ADMINISTRATION

A. Approval of minutes: 16 July 2020

B. Dates of next meetings: 15 October 2020, 19 November 2020, 22 January 2021*
*Note: In January 2021, the meeting of the Commission will be held on Friday, 22 January 2021, due to the proximity of Inauguration Day on Wednesday, 20 January 2021.

Submissions and Reviews

Appendices

Consent Calendar (Government Projects)
Shipstead-Luce Act Appendix
Old Georgetown Act Appendix

National Park Service

CFA 17/SEP/20-1

Peace Corps Memorial, Louisiana Avenue at C and First Streets, NW, Washington, DC. Design for new memorial. Revised concept.

Previous Review:

National Park Service

CFA 17/SEP/20-2

National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial, West Potomac Park at the southwest corner of 23rd Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC. Design for new memorial. Revised concept.

Previous Review:

National Park Service

CFA 17/SEP/20-3

Korean War Veterans Memorial, West Potomac Park, French Drive and Independence Avenue, SW (southeast of the Lincoln Memorial), Washington, DC. Modifications to the memorial for a Wall of Remembrance - Name panels graphics and text. Final.

Previous Review:

U.S. Department of Agriculture

CFA 17/SEP/20-4

U.S. National Arboretum, 3501 New York Avenue, NE, Washington, DC. Renovation of and additions to the National Bonsai and Penjing Museum and Garden. Concept.

U.S. General Services Administration

CFA 17/SEP/20-5

St. Elizabeths West Campus (Department of Homeland Security), 2701 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, SE, Washington, DC. Master Plan Amendment 2 for the Department of Homeland Security Headquarters Consolidation. Final.

Previous Review:

U.S. General Services Administration

CFA 17/SEP/20-6

New Executive Office Building, 726 Jackson Place, NW (on Lafayette Park), Washington, DC. Alterations to east entrance and courtyard. Final.

Previous Review:

D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

CFA 17/SEP/20-7

McMillan Community Center, North Capitol Street and Channing Street, NW, Washington, DC. New community and recreation center. Final.

Previous Review:

D.C. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development

CFA 17/SEP/20-8

Parcel 17, Building 1, St. Elizabeths East Campus, 1201 Alabama Avenue, SE (at 12th Street), Washington, DC. New six-story office building with occupiable penthouse. Revised concept.

Previous Review:

D.C. Department of General Services

CFA 17/SEP/20-9

Arboretum Recreation Center, 2412 Rand Place, NE, Washington, DC. Renovation of existing building, new gymnasium addition, and site improvements. Concept.

Previous Review:

D.C. Department of General Services

CFA 17/SEP/20-10

Smothers Elementary School, 4400 Brooks Street, NE / 1300 44th Street, NE, Washington, DC. Building renovation and additions. Concept.

D.C. Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs

SL 20-196

Undeveloped lot, 280 12th Street, SW. New 11-story hotel building. Concept.

Letter:
Previous Review:

U.S. Mint

CFA 17/SEP/20-11

Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medals honoring: Mary W Jackson; Dorothy J Vaughan; and the women who served NACA and NASA between 1935 and 1970. Design for three gold medals with bronze duplicates. Final.

U.S. Mint

CFA 17/SEP/20-12

Armed Forces Military Medal honoring the United States Army. Obverse and reverse designs for a silver medal. Final.

Previous Review:

U.S. Mint

CFA 17/SEP/20-13

2021 National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Program. Designs for five-dollar gold, one-dollar silver, and half-dollar clad coins. Final.

U.S. Mint

CFA 17/SEP/20-14

Director of the U.S. Mint Medal for David J. Ryder. Design for a bronze medal. Final.