District of Columbia Council Period 25 Status: Enacted

PR 25-0195 — Marion Barry Avenue Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023

Last action — Approved with Resolution Number R25-0137

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The recent amendment to the resolution clarifies the urgency of officially renaming Good Hope Road to Marion Barry Avenue and symbolically designating a section of it as Good Hope Way. The change emphasizes the immediate need for the designation and the necessity to reissue documents reflecting the new addresses. This matters because it streamlines the process, ensuring that residents and businesses on the newly named streets can update their documents promptly and benefit from the recognition of Marion Barry's legacy in the community.

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_______________________________ Chairman Phil Mendelson 4 6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 9 _______ IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ____________________ To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to officially designating Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Marion Barry Avenue, SE;
ENROLLED ORIGINAL A RESOLUTION 25-137 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA May 2, 2023 To declare the existence of an emergency with respect to the need to designate Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Marion Barry Avenue, SE;
symbolically designating Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Good Hope Way;
symbolically designate Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Good Hope Way;
and requiring the District to reissue certain documents to individuals and entities with new addresses on Marion Barry Avenue, SE.
and require the District to reissue certain documents to individuals and entities with new addresses on Marion Barry Avenue, SE.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this act may be cited as the “Marion Barry Avenue Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “Marion Barry Avenue Designation Emergency Declaration Resolution of 2023”.
(a) There exists an immediate need to officially designate Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Marion Barry Avenue, SE;
(a) There exists an immediate need to designate Good Hope Road, SE, between Anacostia Drive, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Marion Barry Avenue, SE, to symbolically designate Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Good Hope Way, and to require the District to reissue certain documents to individuals and entities with new addresses on Marion Barry Avenue, SE.
to symbolically designate Marion Barry Avenue, SE, between the intersection of Naylor Road, SE, and 25th Street, SE, and Alabama Avenue, SE, as Good Hope Way;
(b) The Marion Barry Designation Act of 2023, enacted on April 26, 2023 (D.C.
and to require the District to reissue certain documents to individuals and entities with new addresses on Marion Barry Avenue, SE.
Act 25- 81;
(b) Bill 25-7, the “Marion Barry Designation Act of 2022” was adopted on final reading by the Council on April 4, 2023.
70 DCR ____) (“Permanent Act”), was adopted on final reading by the Council on April 4, 2023.
(c) The underlying legislation officially renames Good Hope Road as Marion Barry Avenue, and symbolically designates a portion of the new Marion Barry Avenue as Good Hope Way.
(c) The Permanent Act renames Good Hope Road as Marion Barry Avenue and symbolically designates a portion of the new Marion Barry Avenue as Good Hope Way.
It also provides that any replacement government documents, such as drivers licenses, be provided at no cost to residents.
It also provides that any replacement government documents required, such as drivers’ licenses, be provided at no cost to residents.
(d) The underlying act has an applicability date of July 1, 2023.
(d) The Permanent Act has an applicability date of July 1, 2023.
The Council of the District of Columbia finds that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the “Marion Barry Designation Emergency Act of 2023” be adopted after a single reading.
The Council finds that the circumstances enumerated in section 2 constitute emergency circumstances making it necessary that the Marion Barry Avenue Designation Emergency Act of 2023 be adopted after a single reading.
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Action History

  1. Approved with Resolution Number R25-0137

  2. Final Reading

  3. Retained by the Council

  4. PR25-0195 Introduced by Chairman Mendelson at Office of the Secretary

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 13 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (0)

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Not signed on (13)

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Votes

Final Reading

Passed 13 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 13000
Total 13000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
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 — Yea
Zachary Parker — Yea

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PR 25-0195 is sponsored by Phil Mendelson.
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