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, February 5, 2025, 9:30 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. PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING (in-person, virtual) A. Office of the People’s Counsel 1. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness B. Office of Lottery and Gaming 2. Rajinder Hundal, Public Witness 3. Mr. Jason Kang, Public Witness C. Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking 4. Arthur Slade, Vice President, AFSCME Local 2743 5. Idriys Abdullah, Public Witness D. Office of Nightlife and Culture 6. John Guggenmos, Chair, DC Nightlife Council 7. Raphael Melke, Coordinator, Eritrean Cultural & Civic Center  8. Shawn Townsend, President and CEO, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington 9. Jean Homza, Public Witness E. Office of the Chief Financial Officer 10. Shauna Dillavou, CEO, Brightlines 11. Joanna Blotner, Government Affairs Director, DC Action 12. Katharine Landfield, Public Witness 13. Erica Williams, Public Witness 14. Shira Markoff, Public Witness 15. Elizabeth McNichol, DC Poor People’s Campaign 16. Dr. David Schwartzman, Chair, Political Policy & Action Committee, DC Statehood Green Party (also all agencies) 17. Charlottie Simpson, Public Witness 18. Martha Assefa, Public Witness 19. Djasra Ratebaye, Public Witness F. Department of Small and Local Business Development 20. Evette Banfield, Chief Economic Development Officer, The Coalition 21. Jaren Hill, Director of Partnerships, Dreaming Out Loud 22. Rachel Shank, Executive Director, Georgetown Main Street 23. Mr. Christopher Head, Logan Circle Main Street Manager, District Bridges 24. Chellee Walker, Lower Georgia Avenue Main Street Manager, District Bridges 25. Rachel Mowery, Main Street Manager, Chevy Chase, DC, District Bridges 26. Cassandra Hetherington, Director, Cleveland Park Main Street, District Bridges 27. Alexander Padro, Executive Director, Shaw Main Streets, Inc. 28. Michaela Blanchard, Executive Director, DC Squared (Rhode Island Avenue and Bladensburg Road Main Street) 29. Noah Getz, Executive Director, Tenleytown Main Street 30. Francisco Ramos-Meyer, Public Witness 31. Trupti Patel, Commissioner, ANC 2A03 32. Dr. Christopher Williams, Public Witness 33. Amanda Liaw, Public Witness (also DMPED) 34. Jeremy Sherman, Commissioner, ANC 1A04 (also DMPED) 35. Miles Sedgwick, Public Witness G. Public Service Commission 36. Anne deBuys, Public Witness 37. Mark Rodeffer, Public Witness 38. Karen Gladding, Third Act 39. Hannah Lipstein, Public Witness 40. Claire Hacker, Public Witness 41. Claire Mills, DC Campaigns Manager, Chesapeake Climate Action Network 42. Matthias Paustian, Public Witness 43. Jessica Lusty, Public Witness 2  44. Barbara Briggs, Representative, FMW Committee on Peace and Social Concerns 45. Charles Spring, Public Witness 46. Ms. Linda VerNooy, DC State Coordinator, Citizens Climate Lobby DC Chapter 47. Mr. Jim Dougherty, Public Witness 48. Jonathan Lippolis, Environmental Justice Action Network 49. Max Broad, Public Witness 50. Zane Snyder Cox, Public Witness 51. Soryn Kim, Public Witness 52. Alina Lacki, Public Witness 53. Paula Hirschoff, Public Witness 54. Max Broad, Public Witness H. Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development 55. Eric Bennett, Public Witness 56. Erika Wadlington, Vice President of Public Policy and Strategic Affairs, DC Building Industry Association (also OCFO) 57. Alison Powers, Director, Economic Opportunities, Capital Impact Partners 58. Ivy Armstrong, Public Witness 59. Edna Temaner, Washington Interfaith Network (also all agencies) 60. William Jordan, Public Witness 61. Ms. Robin Diener, Director, Library Renaissance Project 62. Patrice Cunningham, Owner, Tae-Gu Kimchi 63. Melody Webb, Executive Director, Mother’s Outreach Network (also OCFO) 64. Maria Jackson, Mother’s Outreach Network 65. Yesmine Holmes, Mother’s Outreach Network (also OCFO) 66. Gregory Adams, Representative, Black Neighbors of 1617 U. Street, NW 67. Mrs. Rios Jasso, Public Witness 68. Moshe Pasternak, Public Witness 69. Abi Shakur, Public Witness 70. Meg Maguire, Board Chair, NW Opportunity Partners CDC 71. Andria Chatmon, Community Organizer, Empower DC 72. Rondell Jordan, Public Witness 73. Debby Hanrahan, Public Witness 74. Barry Karas, Public Witness 75. Ms. Kerry Kemp, Public Witness 76. Arlene Feskanich, Public Witness I. Other 77. Nadia Salazar Sandi, Senior Campaigns Manager, DC Fiscal Policy Institute and Just Recovery for DC (all agencies) 78. Qaadir El-Amin, Director, Right to Life A4O 79. Samantha Elghanayan, Public Witness (all agencies) 80. Marcy Logan, Public Witness IV. ADJOURNMENT 3