Consent Calendar: CFA Meeting — 20 February 2020

No objection to the revised final plans for the temporary installation of planters, tables, and chairs in public space at Indiana Plaza, located at the intersection of Pennsylvania and Indiana Avenues with 7th Street, NW, as shown in materials received and dated 3 February 2020. The revised plans conform to the recommendations made by the Commission during the previous review and included the elimination of two planters, reduction in the height of the planters to 30", and options for a different color for the planters of which Option 2, a lighter shade of gray, is preferred. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the final plans to improve the landscape of the existing pedestrian triangle on the southwest side of the intersection of Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues, as shown in materials received and dated 6 February 2020. Project conforms with the plaza renovation project approved in July 2015 (see case number: CFA 16/JUL/15-b). Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the concept design for a new permanent security fence, with pedestrian and vehicular gates and a new guard booth, along the southern edge of the Potomac Annex Campus, as shown in drawings and materials received and dated 5 February, 2020. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the concept design for the renovation and exterior restoration of Building 48 at Fort McNair, as shown in materials received and dated 5 February 2020. The project includes the removal of: a World War II-era annex; an exterior fire escape stair; a small transformer shed; and an unused guard house (Building 80), built in 2011. Building 48 will be updated with a new universal access ramp at the west entrance, an improved east entryway, and a new green space along the west face of the building. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the final design for a new truck inspection facility in an area adjacent to and outside of the main gate to the Naval Research Laboratory, as shown in materials received and dated 6 February 2020.

No objection to the proposed installation of rooftop wireless telecommunications antennas on the Robert C. Weaver Building (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development), as shown in materials received and dated 6 February 2020, provided all unused or obsolete telecommunication equipment is removed. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the concept design for the proposed replacement of an existing 250-foot-tall lattice antenna tower located at the northeast corner of the St. Elizabeths Hospital grounds with a new 250-foot-tall lattice antenna tower to support WMATA antennas, as shown in materials received and dated 6 February 2020. The proposal also includes an new equipment shelter, a 1,000 gallon propane tank, and a fence enclosure at the base of the new tower. The old lattice tower and an adjacent mono-pole will be removed once the new tower and its associated equipment are operational. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to issuance of permit for underground sewer construction that will require removal and replacement in-kind of sidewalks, curbs, and street paving, as well as additional manhole covers, per drawings received 27 January 2020.

No objection to the final design for the modernization of and a two-story addition to the KIPP DC M.C. Terrell Campus (formerly Mary Church Terrell Elementary School), as shown in materials received and dated 6 February 2020. The project also includes the removal of an existing annex structure and the reconfiguration of the school yard with new parking areas, play spaces, and a sports field.

No objection to the permanent installation of four sculptures by artist Foon Sham, in the 19th Street public right of way between K and M Streets, NW, as shown in materials received and dated 4 February 2020. The sculptures would be place in the existing new sidewalk rain gardens located at: 1850 M Street, NW (19th Street Side); 1146 19th Street, NW; 1020 19th Street, NW; and 1875 K Street, NW (19th Street side). This project was initiated by the Golden Triangle Business Improvement District and is supported by a grant from the D. C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

No objection to the final design for the installation of a grouping of interactive sculptural seating elements, by artist Bruce Willen, on the front plaza of the Anacostia Neighborhood Library, as shown in materials received and dated 4 February 2020. This installation is a project of the Payable Art DC program of the D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 27 January 2020. Final design conforms to previously approved concept submission with recommended refinements to the guardrail and paving pattern. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 10 February 2020. Final design details conform to previously approved concept submission with recommended refinements to the historic entrance courtyard and the walkway through the parking lot. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 12 February 2020. Final design conform to previously approved concept submission. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office.