NCPC QUARTERLY REVIEW OF COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS

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Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 FORT MYER: The Commis- sion approved preliminary site and building plans for a Religious Education Facility Phase II, to be located at Fort Myer, Arlington County, Virginia. The plans are in conformance with the master plan previously reviewed by Arlington Coun- ty officials. The Army proposed to con- struct the Religious Educa- tion Facility as an addition to the existing chapel at the niditary installation. The 260 acre installation is hounded along the north by Arlington Boulevard and the Radnor Heights community, or the south by Washington Boulevard, on the east by Arlington National Ceme- tery, and on the west by Arlington and Washington Boulevards. The proposed addition would he a one story, 6,330 square foot brick structure that would provide areas for religious education, pastoral group counseling, child-care, and social activities. A court- yard would be provided be- tween the proposed addition and the existing chapel. No additional parking would be provided because the chapel complex is situated im- mediately south of a large existing parking lot. HENDERSON HALL: Ap p.-oval was given by the Commission to a proposed master plan for this facility in Arlington County. The pro posed plan was referred to Arlington County officials for review and comment. The Commission requested the Navy in is implementa ton of the master plan to ad jr st the siting of the propos el warehouse and gym nasium projects to minimize visual impacts on the abut ting Arlington National Cemetery and to provide much broade- landscape but for areas between the buildings and the cemetery. Photograph of existing Chapel facility at Fort Myer - Arlington, Virginia The Commission also re sion Operations Support quested that the Navy exer Center and an Electro-Optics cise care in the siting and design of the proposed Marine Corps Installation and Logistics Building, the largest building proposed on the installation. This would minimize environmental im- pacts, including any poten- tial adverse visual impacts on adjacent Washington Boulevard. The Navy was also re quested to explore with other Department of Defense agencies the need and feasibility of acquiring the abutting Abbey Mausoleum for future use by the Navy or the Army. MARINE BARRACKS: This quarter the Commission ap- proved final site and building plans for alterations to Buildings 8 and 9 at the U.S. Marine Barracks, located at Eighth and Eye Streets, S.E. NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY: Favorable comments were made by the Commission on preliminary and final site and building plans for an addition to the existing Electra-Magnetic Development Laboratory. Favorable comments were also made on preliminary and final building plans for a Mis- Research Laboratory to be located at the Naval facility. The Commission requested that the Navy revise and resubmit the final site plans for the Center and the Laboratory. The Department was requested to provide a new location and/or con- figuration for the proposed parking areas and service road to achieve as generous an open space border along the shoreline of the Potomac River as possible. This change would be consistent with the Parks, Open Space and Natural Features ele ment of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital. In addition to its comments on these specific project pro- posals within the North Subarea, the Commission also commented favorably on the subarea plan for the North Area of the facility, ex cept for the distribution and configuration of the parking and open space area. Con- sistent with the comments on the individual projects, the Navy was requested to revise and resubmit the park- ing and open space layout, providing new configura- tions to achieve as generous an open space border along the shoreline as possible. QUANTICO MARINE BASE: Commission approval was given to the location of a new Officers' Open Mess. This action constituted ap proval of a modification to the Master Plan for the Marine facility located in Prince William County, Virginia. As a part of its ac tion, the Commission ap proved preliminary site and building plans for the Mess. The proposal was referred to Prince William County of ficials for review and corn ment. SOLDIER'S AND AIRMEN'S HOME: Preliminary and final site and building plans were approved by the Commis sion for a 6,000 square foot Cold Storage Facility to be constructed at the Home located at North Capitol and Irving Streets, N.W. General Services Administration CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY: Approval was given by the Commission on final site and building plans for the Headquarters Con solidation, Phase I, Bid Package No. 2, at the Langley, Virginia facility. The Commission excepted from its approval the portion of the south access road ex tending northward from State Route 123 for a distance of 400 feet. Action on this portion will he taken following review and ap proval by the Commission of the selected plan for off site road improvements, in chiding any required ad justments to the south en trance road. The Commission took no ac tion on the proposals for off site road improvements, which are still in the form of alternatives. It requested that the Agency submit the preferred plan for off site road improvements for Coni mission review immediately upon its selection. Summer Quarterly 3 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 ---------------------- --------- -----------Z-(. -----1 , ---------- ---------- $ U LANAI _--- The overall Phase I project involved the construction of a new office structure with approximately 1.1 million square feet of floor area, a 2,400 space parking garage, associated parking lot rear- rangements and roadwork, a new visitors center, modifications to the power plant, and other related im provements. The budget for Phase I also includes funds for necessary off-site road improvements to accom modate the 3,000 additional employees to be con- solidated at the site. The Phase II development, which has not been programmed, involves more modest im- provements planned for the Scattergood-Thorne tract. This tract is owned by the Federal Government but oc copied by prior owners under a life tenancy agree merit. Those portions of Phase I in eluded in this final submis sion included the new office structure (for which founda lion work was included in Bid Package No. 1), the visitors center building, and associated site landscaping in the vicinity of these struc tares that was riot included in Bid Package No. I. Final plans for the parking garage, power plant expansion, roadway and parking lot im- provements, and landscap- ing throughout most of the site, including the area along Savile Lane and along C is PROHYA I: It .)1t(,1 TOWN ) ????? WAIL firfi(>NT PARK 1K)UN)APY ~'?. ? ?? Turkey Run Farm Road near the motor pool, were includ- ed in the previous submis- sion. Throughout the review and evaluation process, there were extensive consulta- tions with county and state officials and affected area and neighborhood citizen organizations. PRESIDENT'S GUEST HOUSE: This quarter the Commission approved preliminary site and building plans for the Restoration and Additions to the President's Guest House located on Pennsylvania Avenue across from the Old Executive Office Building. Department of Health and Human Services NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH: The Commission approved preliminary site and building plans for an ad- dition to Building 21 for the Hazardous Waste Marshal- ling Facility located at the Bethesda, Maryland facility. The plans were consistent with the master plan for the facility which had been reviewed by local officials. The 1 2,000 square foot ad- dition to Building 21 is in- tended to provide for more efficient space utilization and consolidated and im- proved facilities for the mar- shalling of radioactive and chemical wastes that are generated from within the NIH campus. Building 21 is a two-story structure located between Center Drive on the west and Wisconsin Avenue on the east. Department of the Interior GEORGETOWN WATER FRONT PARK: This quarter the Commission favorably acted on four proposed ac- tions related to the Georgetown Waterfront Park and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway. The first action involved establishment of the Georgetown Waterfront Park. The other three actions involved: 1) a proposed ex- change of land interests bet- ween the National Park Ser- vice and Washington Har bour Associates within the proposed park; 2) the clos- ing of an unimproved section of Virginia Avenue, N.W., west of Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway; 3) and a proposed design concept for the landscaping of Federal parkland along Rock Creek in the vicinity of Thompson Boat Center. The George- town Waterfront Park became part of the National Park System upon the establishment of boundaries by the Commission. The park will be developed and maintained by the National Park Service in accordance with a plan prepared by the Park Service and approved by the Commission. Except for the design concept for landscaping improvements in a limited part of the park, which was prepared in con junction with the plans for Phase II of the Washington Harbour development, the specific type and level of park uses have not been determined. These will be determined through a plan ning process conducted by the National Park Service. The total area encompassed by the new park boundaries is approximately 19 acres, with approximately 1 1 acres of open land. The remaining area will be in private development and street rights of-way, portions of which would be covered by proposed scenic and public access easements. Jurisdic- tion over District of Colum bia land located west of the Washington Harbour project is proposed to be transferred directly to the Park Service for development as parkland. Establishment of the park also permits the Park Service to exchange land interests within the park boundaries and to accept easements and restrictions over the private land holdings which will remain within the park. 4 Summer Quarterly Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 The park boundaries encom- pass 82,997 square feet of and occupied by the Thomp- son Boat Center and the ad- jacent mole area, under the Jurisdiction of the National Park Service. They also in- corporate the 25,888 square foot site of the coal ash house of the West Heating Plant, under the 'urisdiction of the General Services Administration. A total area of 112,300 square feet is in street rights- of way, and Phase I and the planned Phase II of the Washington Harbour project occupy a total of 269,046 square feet of private land. The rema,ning area of 341 , 501 square feet is in District Government owner- ship. This land is in three large tracts west of 31st Street, separated by the unimprov- ed rights of way of Wiscon- sin Avenue and 33rd Street. The land was acquired in the maid sixties by the District Government for construc- 'ion of the Potomac River Freeway, which is no longer proposed to be constructed. Transfer of jurisdiction over this land for park purposes will require relocation of District solid waste opera- ions located on a part of the site. The automobile im- poundment lot previously located along the waterfront was relocated to a site at the old Harmony Cemetery some time ago. namental light fixture, ar- ticulated stonework and stone carvings, as part of the embellishments for the Grand Army of the Republic Monument. MARKET SQUARE/NAVY MEMORIAL: The Commis- sion approved the final site development plan for Market Square and the final design for the U.S. Navy Memorial. Excepted from the approval are the sculptural elements, which were not included in the submission. The Com- mission reiterated its request that the U.S. Navy Memorial Foundation minimize the im- pact of sculptural elements in the fountain basins on views to and from Penn- sylvania Avenue and the memorial area north of those elements. The Commission also re- quested that the Penn- sylvania Avenue Develop- ment Corporation provide for simple streetscape treat- ment on Eighth Street, in ac- cordance with the District Government's streetscape guidelines. This would in- clude avoiding paving pat- terns and other features that would emphasize the dif- ferences in site treatment in the portions of Eighth Street north of E Street and south of D Street. TEMPORARY RETAIL KIOSKS: Approval was given to the location and final design of two tem- porary retail kiosks to be located on the north side of Pennsylvania Avenue, bet- ween Ninth and Tenth Streets. The structures will be located in the row of trees nearest the FBI building. Department of State INTERNATIONAL CENTER: This quarter the Commission approved preliminary site and building plans for the final phase of Intelsat's uniquely designed head- quarters facility. It was re- quested that street trees and sidewalk improvements be provided along the Connec- ticut Avenue frontage of the project site. Also approved were final excavation and foundation plans for the final phase. As a part of its ac- tion, the Commission rescinded its approval of the revised west entrance area segment of the final site plan for Phase I, since implemen- tation of the original plan for the entrance area has recent- ly been determined to be feasible. The final phase consists of four additional octagonal building pods surrounding a central atrium of the same design as the Phase I building. The new addition would be located on the south and east sides of the Phase I portion of the building currently under con struction. Each pod would be six stories high. The addition would contain a total gross floor area of approximately 228,000 square feet to ac commodate approximately 510 employees. Approx imately 55,000 gross square feet of space would be provided below grade for underground parking space and equipment rooms. A total of 121 new parking spaces would he provided. Pennsylvania Avenue (Development Corporation INDIANA AVENUE: Commis- sion approval was given to he final site development plan for Indiana Avenue, be- ;ween Sixth and Seventh Streets, N.W. This plan in- cluded adjacent spaces designated by the Penn sylvania Avenue Develop ment Corporation as Indiana Plaza. As a part of its action, -he Commission approved preliminary designs for or The proposal would result in a completed Intelsat Head quarters facility with approx imately 716,000 gross square feet of office space for approximately 1 ,1 60 employees and approximate ly 17 1 ,000 gross square feet of space below grade for parking, equipment and freight handling. The total number of parking spaces would be 391. Summer Quarterly 5 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 that it will make any ap propriate recommendations to the County to improve the appearance of the gateway and protect the environment of new developments along the highway. Department of Transportation DULLES ACCESS HIGHWAY: The final land scape plan for the Dulles Ac cess Highway-Parallel Toll Road was approved this quarter. The Commission reiterated its recommenda tion that the Federal Aviation Administration increase the landscaping as soon as possible in the central me cjian of the Dulles Access Highway. It was noted that Commission approval does not constitute the approval of plans for improvements on the grounds of Wolf Trap Farm Park and the adjacent portion of Trap Road by the National Park Service, pur suant to its agreement with the Virginia Department of Highways and Transporta- tion and the Federal Aviation Administration. The Commission expressed concern about the lack of sufficient right-of-way to provide adequate landscape screening of all adjacent uses from views along this new toll road and major gateway to the Nation's Capital. It also indicated that it will coordinate through its staff with Fairfax County to determine the effectiveness of County policies and re- quirements for setbacks and screening of private developments along the Dulles Access Highway. The Commission also indicated WASHINGTON HELIPORT STUDY: In a report to the Secretary of Transportation on the Department's Washington Heliport Study, the Commission indicated that it remains unconvinced that the market demand ex- ists for helicopter service from downtown Washington to the region's three air- ports. The Commission questioned whether the noise, weather, safety, and other environmental impacts have been adequately assessed. It also questioned whether any of the proposed heliport sites are appropriate locations for such use. The study states both the Portal and the Union Station sites are temporary sites and a replacement site would have to be found after 1 993. The Commission objected to their temporary nature. Neither site was acceptable to the Commission. The long planned objectives for development of the Portal site would be delayed for another decade. Also the use of this strategically impor- tant site for heliport pur- poses would be a visual in- trusion on the 14th Street and Southwest Freeway gateways to the Monumen tal Core and Downtown Washington. The Union Station site poses operational safety problems. It is unacceptable to the Secret Service and the Ar chitect of the Capitol on security grounds, and it would remove 375 parking spaces critically needed in this part of the city. ALEXANDRIA MAIN POST OFFICE: Revised final site and building plans for the Alexandria facility were ap- proved by the Commission. This action was made possi- ble following a resolution of design concerns expressed by officials of the City of Alexandria. Following the receipt of preliminary site and building plans and in conjunction with the Commission's review of those plans, the staff of the City of Alexan dria made numerous technical recommendations. Subsequently the Postal Ser vice responded to those recommendations, making many changes and ad justments in the project plans. 6 Summer Quarterly Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/04/20: CIA-RDP89-00244R001002490020-9 Final site and building plans were referred to the City, and on June 26, 1984, the City Council determined that several elements of the pro posed plans were inapt propriate and were not suffi ciently harmonious with the historic character of the Ci ty Primarily, the officials ob jected to the scale and pointed arches of the walled envyway areas along Wythe Street. They indicated that they would p'efer a wall of smaller proportions with a colonial character. They also suggested modifications to other proposed features, in chiding a window, the dcrmers, and the cupola root. All of the features were later modified in the final plans approved by the Com mission. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority F ROUTE ALTERNATIVES: The Commission found that the St. Elizabeth's aligment (Branch Ave'1ue terminus) for the ''F'' Route of the regional metrorail system would best serve the Federal E