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 B26-20, “HISTORIC AFRICAN AMERICAN BURIAL GROUNDS PRESERVATION FUND AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025” B26-10, “SPOUSAL HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025” B26-55, “NONPROFIT SOLAR TAX EXEMPTION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025” Wednesday, March 19, 2025, 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. Bill 26-20, “Historic African American Burial Grounds Preservation Fund Amendment Act of 2025” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Dr. Patricia Sluby, Public Witness 2. Lisa Fager, Executive Director, Black Georgetown Foundation 3. Erika Berg, Public Witness 4. Anntoinette White-Richardson, President, Woodlawn Cemetery Perpetual Care Association 5. Susan Galbraith, Artistic Director, Alliance for New Music-Theatre 6. Sheldon Ray, Public Witness 7. Kortnei Morris, Public Witness 8. Mary Belcher, Public Witness 9. Denise Wright, Public Witness 10. Mitchell Lewis, Public Witness 11. Maurissa Johnson, Public Witness 12. Frankie L. Bethea, Public Witness 1  13. Breena Clarke, Public Witness 14. Claire Harrison, Public Witness 15. Kaitlyn Rice, Public Witness 16. Alden Woods, Public Witness Government Witness 1. David Maloney, State Historic Preservation Officer, DC Office of Planning B. Bill 26-10, “Spousal Homestead Exemption Amendment Act of 2025” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Bonnie Roberts-Burke, Member, Public Policy Committee, DC Association of Realtors Government Witness 1. Bazil Facchina, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Chief Financial Officer C. Bill 26-55, “Nonprofit Solar Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2025” Public Witnesses (in person, virtual) 1. Simon Rodberg, Executive Director, Lee Montessori Public Charter School 2. Rev. William T. Young IV, Pastor, Covenant Baptist United Church of Christ & Interfaith Power & Light (DC.MD.NoVA) 3. Caroline Petti, Public Witness 4. Corey Ramsden, Vice President, Go Solar Programs, Solar United Neighbors 5. Nicole Rentz, DC Committee Chair, Chesapeake Solar and Storage 6. Jessica Pitts, Public Witness Government Witness 1. Bazil Facchina, Assistant General Counsel, Office of the Chief Financial Officer 2