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Council approves RFK Campus Redevelopment Act after extensive amendments on community benefits and LEED language
Summary
The D.C. Council approved the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act on second reading after a long amendment process that revised LEED-related language, added reporting deadlines, and carved out a community reinvestment fund and CBA commitments; final roll call was 11–2 in favor.
The Council approved the Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act (Bill 26‑288) on second reading after a series of oral and written amendments that adjusted environmental language, reporting timelines, and community-benefits structures.
Chair Phil Mendelson moved the amendment-in-the-nature-of-a-substitute and described revisions clarifying LEED language so that the stadium and associated development would be constructed "in a manner feasibly consistent with" LEED objectives rather than an absolute certification requirement. Mendelson emphasized the change reflects feasibility concerns for certain stadium features, such as a translucent roof, that can complicate LEED point calculations. (Phil…
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