Business and Economic Development

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN R. MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING ON ALL AGENCIES UNDER THE COMMITTEE: PUBLIC WITNESS TESTIMONY Wednesday, January 31, 2024, 9:30 a.m. Room 123 and via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Streamed live at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbFwXXcbCuQk3- zlwqe97mA/streams and www.dccouncil.gov/hearings AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING (in-person, virtual) A. Events DC 1. Kimberly Gaines, Executive Director, East of the River Boys and Girls Steelband B. Destination DC 2. Donna Westmoreland, Public Witness 3. Jon Armstrong, Public Witness 4. Rauf Shakir, Public Witness C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking 5. Joseph Leitmann-Santa Cruz, CEO & Executive Director, Capital Area Asset Builders 6. Nicole Jones, Director of Matched Savings, Capital Area Asset Builders 7. Mike Litt, Consumer Campaign Director, U.S. PIRG 8. Michael DeLong, Research and Advocacy Associate, Consumer Federation of America 9. Deanna Noel, Public Witness  10. Alma Musvosvi, Climate Justice Policy Coordinator, Americans for Financial Reform 11. Mr. Michael Echols, Public Witness 12. Ms. Felicia Dantzler, President, AFSCME Local 2743 (Also ABCA) 13. Ms. Jean Stewart, Public Witness 14. Ms. Holly Pollinger, Public Witness 15. Jacqueline McSears Boles, Public Witness 16. Donna Grigsby, Co-Chair, Metropolitan Washington Bankers Group 17. Max Broad, Group Leader, Citizens Climate Lobby 18. Ms. Lara Levison, Public Witness (Also PSC) D. Alcoholic Beverage and Cannabis Administration 19. Frank Chauvin, Public Witness 20. Mackenzie Manns, Public Witness 21. Kathyrn Rust, Public Witness 22. Ms. Aileen Johnson, Public Witness E. Office of Chief Financial Officer 23. Fritz Mulhauser, D.C. Open Government Coalition 24. Mr. Rene T., Public Witness 25. Ms. Rachel Metz, Data and Research Manager, DC Action 26. Ms. Melody Webb, Executive Director, Mother's Outreach Network (also DMPED) 27. Kelly Collins Choi, Director of Policy and Land Conservation, Casey Trees F. Department of Small and Local Business Development 28. Casey Ransford, Business Development Manager 29. Nathan Groce, CEO, Market Me Consulting 30. Tonya Chappell, President and CEO, Chappell's Cleaning Services, LLC 31. Robert Meins, Executive Director, Woodley Park Main Street 32. Ms. Ann Blackwell, Public Witness 33. Latisha Atkins, Director, Pennsylvania Avenue East Main Street 34. Ms. Michele Molotsky, Public Witness 35. Ms. Cassandra Hetherington, Public Witness 36. Ms. Rachel Mowery, Main Street Manager, District Bridges 37. Chellee Walker, Public Witness 38. Madeleine Odendahl, Deputy Director, District Bridges 39. Hon. Alexander Padro, Executive Director, Shaw Main Streets Inc. 40. Lindsay Hicks, U Street Main Street Manager, District Bridges 41. Dean Hunter, President, Small Multifamily & Rental Owners Association 42. Gabriela Mossi, Executive Director, Uptown Community Initiative (also DMPED) 2  G. Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 43. Zachary Israel 44. Rebecca Miller, Executive Director, DC Preservation League 45. Abel Amene, Commissioner, ANC 4D02 46. Andria Chatmon, Community Organizer, Empower DC 47. Alex Baca, D.C. Policy Director, Greater Greater Washington 48. Joy Pinkney, Commissioner, ANC 4D 49. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness (also OPC) H. Public Service Commission 50. Naomi Cohen-Shields, DC Campaign Manager, Chesapeake Climate Action Network 51. Mark Rodeffer, National Building Electrification Campaign Co-Lead, Sierra Club 52. James Dougherty, Member, DC Commission on Climate Change and Resilience 53. Derek Hill, Public Witness 54. Anita Beier, Co-Chair Transportation and Environment Task Force, Ward 3 Democrats 55. Chris Weiss, Executive Director, DC Environmental Network 56. Maya Cohn, Public Witness 57. Anne deBuys, Public Witness 58. Max Broad, Public Witness 59. Debra Fox, Public Witness 60. Gale Thompson, Public Witness 61. Ms. Margaret Staines, Public Witness 62. Jessica Epperson-Lusty, Public Witness 63. Ms. Karen Slaney, Public Witness 64. Ms. Anne Cauman, Public Witness 65. Daniel Greenberg, Public Witness 66. Matt Sehrsweeney, Public Witness I. Office of Nightlife and Culture 67. Daniel Kramer , Public Witness 68. Ana Reyes, El Tamarindo 69. Santiago Lakatos, Commissioner, ANC 1B 70. Michael Brand, Public Witness 71. David Levy, Consultant to Adams Morgan Partnership BID, Livable City Group 72. Jean Homza, Community Liaison, 9:30 Club 73. Steven McCarty, Commissioner, ANC 2G04 J. Other 74. Ms. Laura Jackson, Public Witness IV. ADJOURNMENT 3