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 PUBLIC HEARING ON B25-0753, THE “SPORTS WAGERING AMENDMENT ACT OF 2024” B25-0783, THE “BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT RESILIENCY ACT OF 2024” Monday, May 6, 2024, 10:00 a.m. Room 500 and via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Streamed live at https://dccouncil- us.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_yT7_3pDVT6S7oASafBEPGg and www.dccouncil.gov/hearings AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY A. B25-0753, the “Sports Wagering Amendment Act of 2024” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Brandt Iden, Vice President of Government Affairs, Fanatics Betting & Gaming 2. Katrina Owens, Executive Director, DC Scores 3. Jason Gross, Senior Director of Soccer, DC Scores 4. Matt Scalf, Government Affairs Manager, DraftKings 5. Rob O'Connor, Vice President of Government and Industry Affairs, BetMGM 6. Dan Shapiro, Senior Vice President and Chief Development Officer, Caeser’s Sportsbook 7. Tina Ramona Harrison, Public Witness 8. Cole Wogoman, Senior Manager of Government Relations, National Council on Problem Gambling, 9. Rev. George Gilbert Jr, Public Witness 10. Dr. James Kallusky, President, Fight for Children  11. Louisa Smith, Public Witness 12. Okera Stewart, Public Witness 13. Amir Lowery, Executive Director, Open Goal Project 14. Barbara B. Lang, Public Witness Government Witness 1. Frank Suarez, Director, Office of Lottery and Gaming B. B25-0783, the “Business Improvement District Resiliency Act of 2024” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Derek Ford, President and CEO, Washington DC Economic Partnership 2. Shawn Townsend, President and CEO, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington 3. Brett Allen, Director of Government Relations and Public Policy, DC Chamber of Commerce 4. Zachary Schwartz, Public Witness 5. Colleen Hawkinson, Executive Director, DC BID Council Government Witness 1. Sharon Kershbaum, Acting Director, District Department of Transportation IV. ADJOURNMENT 2