* The 4th application is for The Red & The Black (CT in the 1200 block of H), a New Orleans themed establishment that will feature menu items like gumbo & etoufee. The Red & The Black will also host live music.
*Mr. Englert also mentioned that he plans to open another place called Dr. Granville's (1238 H Street). He provided no details on the place, but I had heard an earlier rumor that the space was to be tranformed into a Belgian beer spot. I can't confirm the rumor, but I really like the idea.
There was a discussion of parking issues. One resident suggested that Mr. Englert should demolish one of his buildings and construct a multi-layer parking garage. Mr. Englert explained that his plan for parking did not include construction of any parking garages, but would instead involve renting spaces from local churches & businesses (he is currently negotiating arangements). Commissioner Fengler reminded all present that the recent lifting of rush hour parking restrictions on H Street provides hundred of extra spaces.
Three more points the meeting touched on were noise, public drunkenness and garbage.
-Mr. Englert promised to consult specialists about how to best minimize the noise level heard outside his establishments.
-He insisted that he would have a well trained staff that would prevent underage drinking and rowdy behavior. He also encouraged meeting attendies to visit one of his current establishments if the needed reassurance that his bars would not be havens for the chronic drunks that currently inhabit H Street.
-Mr. Englert promised to exercise vigilence in all sanitation matters & to be respectful of his neighbors when arranging trash pick-up times.
After all was said & done, the board made clear it intended to draft voluntary agreements for these four applications, rather than to oppose the applications. Be sure to check out part 1 of this post (part 1 links to photos of most of the proposed sites).
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