Business & Economic Development & Facilities & Procurement Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON Business and Economic Development Notice of Joint Public Hearing 1 350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 CouNCiLMEMBER Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson Committee on Business and Economic Development A N D COUNCILMEMBER ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIRPERSON Committee on Facilities and Procurement Announce a Joint Public Hearing On: PR23-0488, THE "Howard Road Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2019" PR23-0489, THE "Howard Road Disposition Approval Resolution of 2019" B 2 3 - 0 11 0 , T H E " B r y a n t S t r e e t Ta x I n c r e m e n t F i n a n c i n g A m e n d m e n t A c t OF 2019" Monday, January 6, 2020,10:00 a.m. Room 120, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 On Monday, January 6, 2020, Councilmember Kenyan' R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development and Councilmember Robert C. White Jr., the Chairperson of the Committee on Facilities and Procurement will hold a joint public hearing to consider Proposed Resolution 23-0488, the "Howard Road Surplus Declaration and Approval Resolution of 2019", Proposed Resolution 23-0489, the "Howard Road Disposition Approval Resolution of 2019", and Bill 23-0110, the "Bryant Street Tax Increment Financing Amendment Act of 2019". The stated purpose of PR23-0488 is to declare and approve as surplus the District-owned real property, known as Howard Road located at 1004-1018 Howard Road S.E. and known for taxation and assessment purposes as Lots 0948, 0906, 1035, 0839, 1034, 0952, 0897, and 0908 in Square 5860. The stated purpose of PR23-0489 is to approve the disposition of District-owned real property, kilown as Howard Road located at 1004-1018 Howard Road S.E. and known for taxation and assessment purposes as Lots 0948, 0906, 1035, 0839, 1034, 0952, 0897, and 0908 in Square 1 5860. The stated purpose of B23-0110 is to amend the Bryant Street Tax Increment Financing Act of 2016 to extend the deadline to terminate the Bryant Street Tax Increment Financing Area from March 1,2019 to March 1, 2020; and to clarify the District's ability to refund bonds under the act. The Committees invite the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the roundtable should contact the Committee on Business and Economic Development via email at iroberts@dccouncil.us or at (202) 724-8053, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any), by close of business Friday, January 3,2020. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, or will require sign language interpretation, should inform the Committee as soon as possible no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. The Committee will make every effort to fulfill the timely request however in the event that the request is received in less than five (5) business days, the request may not be granted and an altemative maybe offered. Furthermore, representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses are encouraged to bring five single-sided copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically in advance to iroberts@,dccouncil.us. For witnesses who are unable to testify at the roundtable, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business and Economic Development at iroberts@dccouncil.us or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at the end of the business day on Monday, January 13,2020. 2