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 B25-0739, THE “ST. ELIZABETHS EAST WMATA REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024” B25-0433, THE “GLASKER HOMESTEAD TAX ABATEMENT AMENDMENT ACT OF 2023” B25-0746, THE “1000 U STREET NW PROPERTY TAX CLARIFICATION AND LIMITED GRANTMAKING AMENDMENT ACT OF 2024” Monday, September 16, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. Room 500 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. WITNESS TESTIMONY A. B25-0739, the “St. Elizabeths East WMATA Redevelopment Act of 2024” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. None Government Witness 1. Latrena Owens, Executive Director, St. Elizabeth’s East Redevelopment Project 2. Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Executive Director, DC Public Library 3. Jaspreet Pahwa, Director of Capital Planning, DC Public Library 1 B. B25-0433, the “Glasker Homestead Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2023” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Andrew Glasker, Public Witness 2. Bryan Glasker, Public Witness Government Witness 1. Rick Liu, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Finance and Treasury, Office of the Chief Financial Officer C. B25-0746, the “1000 U Street NW Property Tax Clarification and Limited Grantmaking Amendment Act of 2024” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Glenn Ruffin, Most Worshipful Grand Master, Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of the District of Columbia 2. Robert Vinson Brannum, 3rd Vice President, NAACP DC Branch Government Witness 1. Nancy Fox, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of Finance and Treasury, Office of the Chief Financial Officer IV. ADJOURNMENT 2