PR 24-0586 — Sense of the Council in Support of Renaming the Chevy Chase Circle Fountain Resolution of 2022

___________________________ENROLLED ______________________________ORIGINAL ChairmanA PhilRESOLUTION Mendelson24-418 CouncilmemberIN Mary.THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA April 5, 2022 To declare the sense of the Council in support of removing the name of Francis G.

M Cheh 4 ___________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Anita Bonds Councilmember Christina Henderson 8 ______________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Elissa Silverman Councilmember Robert C.

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______________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Brianne K.

Nadeau Councilmember Brooke Pinto ______________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Janeese Lewis George Councilmember Kenyan McDuffie ______________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Charles Allen Councilmember Vincent C.

Gray ______________________________ Councilmember Trayon White, Sr.

A PROPOSED RESOLUTION ____________ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________ To declare the sense of the Council in support of removing the name of Francis G.

1 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Sense of the Council in Support of Renaming the Chevy Chase Circle Fountain Resolution of 2022”.

1256 in the House of Representatives to remove Newlands’ name 1 from the fountain.

And, on July 27, 2020, ANCENROLLED ORIGINAL Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3/4G, which covers the area that includes Chevy Chase Circle, unanimously supported a resolution calling on the National Park Service to remove Newlands’ name from the fountain and install an exhibit explaining his racist legacy.

(4) This federal legislation is in lockstep with efforts in the District, both at the Council and through the Mayor’s DC Facilities and Commemorative Expressions Working GroupGroup, (DCFACES), to identify and rename buildings, roadways, and other public properties that honor historical figures who benefited from or supported racial prejudice.

This ongoing work recognizes the real, lasting harm caused to persons and communities of color through the continued memorialization of historic figures who supported or enabled white supremacy and discrimination againstpersonsofcolor.RenamingthefountainatChevyChaseCirclesendsaclear—and,frankly,against longoverdue—messagethatracialdiscriminationisunacceptable,regardlessofthecontextpersons ortimeof period.color.

Renaming the fountain at Chevy Chase Circle sends a clear—and, frankly, long overdue—message that racial discrimination is unacceptable, regardless of the context or time period.

It is the sense of the Council to:to express the District’s strong support for the removal of Francis G.

(1)Newlands’ Expressname from the District’sfountain strongat supportChevy forChase Circle, to urge the removalHouse ofand FrancisSenate G.to expedite consideration and passage of H.R.

Newlands’ name from the fountain at Chevy Chase Circle;

(2) Urge the House and Senate to expedite consideration and passage of H.R.

3515;3515, and to encourage the National Park Service to undertake a robust community engagement process to select a new name for the fountain at Chevy Chase Circle and call on it to prioritize honoring a person of color with ties to the District, Maryland, or Chevy Chase communities.

and (3) Encourage the National Park Service to undertake a robust community engagement process to select a new name for the fountain at Chevy Chase Circle and calling on NPS to prioritize honoring a person of color with ties to the District, Maryland, or Chevy Chase communities.

Sec.4.The Councilshalltransmitacopyofthisresolution,uponitsadoption,totheMayor, the District’s Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, and the National Park Service Superintendent of Rock Creek Park.

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The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the Mayor, the Delegate to the House of Representatives for the District of Columbia, and the National Park Service Superintendent of Rock Creek Park.

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This resolution shall take effect immediatelyimmediately. upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.