ENROLLED ORIGINAL
A RESOLUTION
23-470
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
July 21, 2020
To declare as no longer required for public purposes the District-owned real property located at
3999 8th Street, S.E. (also known as 700 Yuma Street, S.E.), commonly known as the
Ferebee-Hope School, and known for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 0045 in Square
6124..
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
resolution may be cited as the Ferebee-Hope School Surplus Declaration and Approval
Resolution of 2020.
Sec. 2. Findings.
(a) The District is the owner of the real property, located at 3999 8th Street, S.E. (also
known as 700 Yuma Street, S.E.), commonly known as the Ferebee-Hope School, and
designated for tax and assessment purposes as Lot 0045 in Square 6124 (Property). The land
area of the Property consists of approximately 10.27 acres. The Property is improved with a
193,000 square foot facility, a 33,000 square foot recreation center, athletic fields, a playground,
athletic courts, and other improvements.
(b) The Property is no longer required for public purposes. The District has not used the
Property as a District of Columbia public school since 2013. The most viable option for the use
of the Property is its continued use as an educational facility for students in the District.
Declaring that the Property is no longer required for public purposes and disposing of it under a
long-term ground lease is the most expedient and cost-effective solution to maintain the
Property, allow the District to retain fee ownership of the Property, and provide the citizens of
the District with outstanding educational services.
(c) The District has satisfied the public hearing requirements of section 1(a-1)(4) of An
Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer required for
public purposes, approved August 5, 1939 (53 Stat. 1211; D.C. Official Code 10-801(a-1)(4))
(Act), by holding a public hearing on July 9, 2019.
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Sec. 3. Pursuant to D.C. Official Code 10-801(a-1) of the Act, the Council determines
that the Property is no longer required for public purposes.
Sec. 4. Transmittal.
The Council shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, to the Mayor.
Sec. 5. Fiscal impact statement.
The Council adopts the fiscal impact statement in the committee report as the fiscal
impact statement required by section 4a of the General Legislative Procedures Act of 1975,
approved October 16, 2006 (120 Stat. 2038; D.C. Official Code 1-301.47a).
Sec. 6. Effective date.
This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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