Business & Economic Development Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON Business and Economic Development Notice of Public Hearing 1 3 5 0 P e n n s y l v a n i a Av e n u e , N . W. , Wa s h i n g t o n , D . C . 2 0 0 0 4 COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN R. McDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON Committee on Business and Economic Development Announce a Public Hearing on B 2 3 - 0 4 0 3 , " M L K G AT E WAY R e a l P r o p e r t y Ta x A b a t e m e n t Amendment act of 2019" B23-0349, "St. Elizabeths East Redevelopment Support Amendment Act OF 2019" Monday, September 30,2019,10:00 a.m. Room 123, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 On Monday, September 30, 2019 Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development will hold a public hearing to consider Bill 23-0403, the "MLK Gateway Real Property Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2019" and Bill 23-0349, the "St. Elizabeths East Redevelopment Support Amendment Act of 2019." The stated purpose of Bill 23-0403 is to provide real property tax, recordation and transfer tax abatements at 1201-1215 Good Hope Road, S.E., which includes a portion of the MLK Gateway Development Project. The real property tax abatement would last for up to 15 years, cannot exceed $3 million in total, and it is conditioned on approved ownership. The stated purpose of Bill 23-0349 is to authorize the Mayor to dispose of a portion of the property the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority exchanged with the District, located at the northeast comer of Alabama Avenue, S.E, and 13th Street, S.E. for the redevelopment of St. Elizabeths East-Phase 1. The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact the Committee on Business and Economic Development via email at cautrev@dccouncil.us or at (202) 724-8053, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any), by close of business Thursdav. September 26"'. 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 cautrev@dccouncil.us. For witnesses who are unable to 1 testify at the hearing, 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 cautrev@dccounci 1 .us or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, 2