District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0274 — Friendship Heights Business Improvement District Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023

Last action — Resolution R25-0184, Effective from Jun 20, 2023 Published in DC Register Page 009101

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47 added · 53 removed

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The most recent version of the bill includes new lines that emphasize the need to establish a Business Improvement District (BID) in Friendship Heights due to its slower growth compared to surrounding areas. It highlights the decline in local retail and the lack of new housing units built in the neighborhood over the past decade. These changes matter because they address the challenges facing Friendship Heights and outline a specific strategy to revitalize and support the community’s development.

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2 ______________________________ ______________________________ Councilmember Matthew Frumin Councilmember Kenyan R.
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-184 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA June 20, 2023 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 to authorize the establishment and administration of the Friendship Heights Business Improvement District.
McDuffie 5 A BILL 7 ____________ 9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ________________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to amend the Business Improvement Districts Act of 1996 to authorize the establishment and administration of the Friendship Heights Business Improvement District.
(c) The Friendship Heights neighborhood has not experienced growth at similar rates to the surrounding areas.
(c) The Friendship Heights neighborhood has not experienced growth at rates similar to the surrounding areas.
(e) The Friendship Heights Alliance now needs to establish the Friendship Heights BID in the District.
(e) The Friendship Heights Alliance now seeks to establish the Friendship Heights BID in the District.
With the establishment of a Friendship Heights BID, the entire neighborhood will be able to contribute to the mission of revitalizing Friendship Heights in a cohesive and community-based manner rather than treating the neighborhood as two separate places.
With the establishment of a Friendship Heights BID, the entire neighborhood will be able to contribute to the mission of revitalizing Friendship Heights in a cohesive and community-based manner rather than treating the neighborhood as 2 separate places.
The establishment of the Friendship Heights BID, working alongside the Friendship Heights Urban District, will serve as steward for growth in one of the region’s most dynamic, walkable urban locations.
The establishment of the Friendship Heights BID, working alongside the Friendship Heights Urban District, will serve as a steward for growth in one of the region’s most dynamic, walkable urban locations.
(f) To establish the Friendship Heights BID in a timely manner to issue taxes at the start of the 2024 tax year, the Office of Tax and Revenue requires the BID’s tax roll in July 2023 so that it may issue taxes in August 2023.
(f) To establish the Friendship Heights BID in a timely manner to issue taxes at the start ENROLLED ORIGINAL of the 2024 tax year, the Office of Tax and Revenue requires the BID’s tax roll in July 2023 so that it may issue taxes in August 2023.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in Section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Friendship Heights Business Improvement District Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
The Council determines that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Friendship Heights Business Improvement District Emergency Amendment Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Resolution R25-0184, Effective from Jun 20, 2023 Published in DC Register Page 009101

  2. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0184

  3. Final Reading

  4. Retained by the Council

  5. PR25-0274 Introduced by Councilmember McDuffie at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 14 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (14)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 12 Yea · 0 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 12001
Total 12001
% of votes cast 92%0%0%8%
How each member voted (13)
Member Party Vote
Anita Bonds — Yea
Brianne K. Nadeau — Yea
Brooke Pinto — Yea
Charles Allen — Yea
Christina Henderson — Yea
Janeese Lewis George — Yea
Kenyan R. McDuffie — Yea
Matthew Frumin — Yea
Phil Mendelson — Yea
Robert C. White, Jr. — Yea
Trayon White, Sr. — Yea
Vincent Gray — Not Voting
Zachary Parker — Yea

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PR 25-0274 is sponsored by Kenyan R. McDuffie.
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