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Votes at a glance: Dec. 16 D.C. Council legislative meeting
Summary
A roundup of formal outcomes from the Dec. 16 meeting: consent approvals for commemorative works, park naming, confirmations and several temporary/emergency measures; defeats included the DPR reprogramming disapproval and a proposed delay to ranked‑choice voting.
The D.C. Council concluded a busy additional legislative meeting on Dec. 16 that produced several unanimous consent approvals, two notable failed roll calls and a series of emergency/temporary measures.
Key outcomes
• PR26‑94 (Installation of a Bernardo de Galves commemorative statue, 2375 Pennsylvania Ave NW) — Approved by the committee with leave for staff; placed on and approved from the consent agenda.
• Bill 26‑248 (Philip Reed Memorial Park designation, Square 4351) — Moved through markups and placed on the consent agenda; sponsor Council Member Parker praised the naming as honoring a Black artisan integral to the Statue of Freedom’s construction.
• Confirmations — Several nominees to boards (PERB, Board of Elections, Board of Social Work) were reported with staff findings of legal sufficiency and placed on consent for final approval.
• Bill 26‑414 (Community Health Amendment Act) — Initially removed from consent during markup to resolve a training/implementation question but later placed on the nonconsent agenda and approved in the legislative meeting; one member recorded a no vote.
• Bill 26‑367 (Public benefit security amendment) — Placed on the consent agenda; sponsors outlined EBT security upgrades and a reimbursement mechanism; fiscal impact provided.
• PR26‑439 / Bill 26‑528 (emergency contract modifications with Smoot Construction for Spingarn High School infrastructure academy) — Emergency declaration and underlying contract approval were approved after a technical amendment.
• PR26‑431 (DPR funding reprogramming disapproval) — Roll call vote failed (5 yes; 7 no; 1 present); the disapproval resolution would have blocked reprogramming $2M from Congress Heights and $5M from Anacostia Pool to the Southeastern Tennis Learning Center.
• PR26‑480 (declaration to delay ranked‑choice voting implementation) — After extended debate, the emergency declaration failed on roll call (5 yes; 8 no).
• PR26‑478 / Bill 26‑535 and Bill 26‑536 (energy efficiency financing / CPACE bond cap removal) — Emergency and temporary measures passed to lift the $250 million cap so large privately financed energy efficiency deals can proceed; permanent legislation to follow.
• PR26‑473/474 (Caesar Chavez Public Charter School revenue bond authorization) — Emergency declaration and underlying resolution passed unanimously to preserve bond purchaser commitments and avoid delay to campus capital work.
The council also heard an extended farewell from Council Member Kenyon McDuffy — his final legislative meeting — followed by tributes from colleagues. The meeting adjourned at 2:23 p.m.
This summary records formal outcomes as announced on the legislative floor; exact vote tallies for roll calls are reported where recorded on the record.
