GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ADMINISTRATIVE ISSUANCE SYSTEM Mayor's Order 2022-083 June 6, 2022 SUBJECT: — Designation of Special Event Areas — Something in the Water Festival ORIGINATING AGENCY: Office of the Mayor By virtue of the authority vested in me as the Mayor of the District of Columbia by section 422(1 1) of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act, approved December 24, 1973, 87 Stat. 792, Pub. L. 93-198, D.C. Official Code § 1-204.22(11) (2016 Repl.), and pursuant to 19 DCMR § 1301.8, it is hereby ORDERED that: 1. This Order applies to certain special event activities associated with the Something in the Water festival. Something in the Water (SITW) is a three-day festival that brings together musical artists and the community. In addition to musical programming, SITW partners with local organizations throughout the week to promote additional programming focused on the culinary world, technology, environmental sustainability, and health and wellness. 2. The SITW festival will begin on Friday, June 17, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., and will end on Sunday, June 19, 2022, at 10:30 p.m. Closures of streets for setup for the festival will begin on Monday, June 13, 2022, as further designated by this Order. 3. Beginning on Monday, June 13, 2022, at 6:00 a.m., the following areas shall be designated as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW activities, setup, and breakdown: a, Westbound lanes of C Street, SW, between 4th Street, SW, and 6th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic; and b. Eastbound curb lane of C Street, SW, between 4th Street, SW, and 6th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular parking. 4. Beginning on Monday, June 13, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., the following areas shall be designated as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW activities, setup, and breakdown: a. Independence Avenue, SW, between 3rd Street, SW, and 4th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic; and b. Maryland Avenue, SW, between 3rd Street, SW, and Independence Avenue, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic.10. Mayor's Order 2022-083 Page 2 of 3 Beginning on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., the following areas shall be designated as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW activities, setup, and breakdown: a. Independence Avenue SW, between 7th Street, SW, and 9th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic; and b. 4th Street, SW, between C Street SW, and Jefferson Drive SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic. Beginning on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., the following area shalll be designated as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW activities, setup, and breakdown: Independence Avenue, SW, between 4th Street, SW, and 9th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic. Beginning on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at 8:00 p.m., the following areas shall be designated as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW activities, setup, and breakdown: a. 6th Street, SW, between Independence Avenue, SW, and C Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic; and b. Maryland Avenue, SW, between 6th Street, SW, and 7th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular traffic. On Friday, June 17, 2022, beginning at 11: as a Special Event Area to accommodate SITW acti am., the following areas shall be designated ies, setup, and breakdown: a. 7th Street, SW, between Jefferson Drive, SW, and Virginia Avenue, SW; b. Eastbound curb lane of C Street, SW, between 7th Street, SW, and 9th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular parking; and c, Eastbound curb lane of Independence Avenue, SW, between 9th Street, SW, and 12th Street, SW, which shall be closed to vehicular parking, Any additional streets or alleys, or portions thereof, in the vicinity of the Special Event Areas designated by this Order that are necessary for the safety of the public or for further traffic mitigation as designated by the District Department of Transportation, Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, or Metropolitan Police Department, which may be closed to traffic or vehicular parking, Announcements of any additional rolling closures, including beginning and end times, shall be posted on mpde.de.gov. All closures authorized by this Order shall be lifted no later than Tuesday, June 21, 2022, at 6:00 am.Mayor's Order 2022-083 Page 3 of 3 11. The Government of the District of Columbia is authorized to operate the Special Event Areas designated by this Order and to conduct necessary and appropriate activities in aid of the Special Event Areas for the SITW festival, 12. This Order is an authorization for the closure of the designated streets only, and the operating entities shall secure and maintain all other licenses and permits applicable to the activities associated with the operation of the event on the designated streets. All building, health, life safety and use of public space requirements shall remain applicable to the Special Event Areas designated by this Order, 13. EFFECTIVE DAT This Order shall become effective immediately. MVWRIEL BOWSER ATTEST: KIMBERLY A. BASSETT. SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA