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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard Elisa Silverman say that if maret had sought a 20 year deal, the issue would have had to be voted on by the council. So, instead the parties decided to do a 10 year deal with an option to renew. This totally makes the deal "shady" in that it violated the spirit of the law and good, transparent decision making.  Lawyers or other people who heard her speak, let me know if I misunderstood the facts....[/quote]

Yes, this is the gist of Silverman's point. However, she was clear to point out that Maret has an "easement" to the space rather than the normal "procurement" contract. This is very important, especially as you look at the preference order in which DPR must consider applications for priority use: https://dpr.dc.gov/page/priority-use

I'm guessing this puts Maret in the category of a "partner with written agreement." However, this is an abuse of the partner regulations which are to be governed by law stipulating private public partnerships. It should have applied as a procurement offer to maintain and dole out use of the field.

Here's Maret's 2010 contract with Maret: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ycNlJMWbHeYHXEp05bI--O3JMLhAflAT/view

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The DPR priority schedule was in regulations that were enacted by the Council about 4-5 years ago.

"Partners" in the regulaions refer to programmatic partners, organizations that supplement DPR programming. To be considered a programmatic partner the programming has to be open to DC residents at no charge. If an organization provides a mixture of programming, some of which qualifies for partnership status, the priority only applies to facilities used for qualifying programs.

In short, Maret does not qualify as a DPR partner.[/quote]

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