Business & Economic Development Public Hearing

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 PR23-0755, “ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULATIONS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS APPROVAL RESOLUTION OF 2020” PR23-0767, “REVISED ABRA CIVIL PENALTY SCHEDULE RESOLUTION OF 2020” B23-0706, “DISTRICT OF CHAMPIONS EXTENSION OF HOURS AMENDMENT ACT OF 2020” B23-0445, “APPRAISAL MANAGEMENT COMPANY REGULATION ACT OF 2019” Thursday, October 8, 2020, 12 p.m., noon Remote Hearing via Virtual Platform Broadcast live on DC Council Channel 13 Streamed live at www.dccouncil.us and entertainment.dc.gov. On Thursday, October 8, 2020, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a public hearing to consider Proposed Resolution PR23-0755, the “Alcoholic Beverage Regulations Technical Amendments Approval Resolution of 2020,” Proposed Resolution 23-0767, the “Revised ABRA Civil Penalty Schedule Resolution of 2020,” Bill 23-0706, the “District of Champions Extension of Hours Amendment Act of 2020,” and Bill 23-0445, the “Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act of 2019,” The stated purpose of Proposed Resolution PR23-0755, the “Alcoholic Beverage Regulations Technical Amendments Approval Resolution of 2020,” is to approve proposed rules of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board that make technical amendments to Title 23 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations, to conform to changes contained in the Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 2018, and to make other administrative and technical amendments to Title 23 of the District of Columbia Municipal Regulations. Proposed Resolution 23-0767, the “Revised ABRA Civil Penalty Schedule Resolution of 2020,” amends several infractions contained in the existing ABRA Civil Penalty Schedule set forth in 23 DCMR § 800. 1 Bill 23-0706, the “District of Champions Extension of Hours Amendment Act of 2020,” amends D.C. Official Code § 25-723 to authorize the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board (ABC Board) to allow on-premises retailers or manufacturers holding an on-site sales and consumption permit who are registered with ABRA’s extended hours program, and temporary license holders to sell, serve, and allow the consumption of alcoholic beverages until 4 a.m, and to operate 24 hours a day on those days a District of Columbia professional sports team is playing in a postseason game. Bill 23-0445, the “Appraisal Management Company Regulation Act of 2019,” requires the Department of Insurance, Securities, and Banking to provide for the licensing and registration of certain entities providing appraisal management services in the District of Columbia. The Committee invites the public to testify remotely or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify must sign up in advance by contacting the Committee by e-mail at BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us or by phone and provide their name, phone number or e-mail, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by 5:00 p.m. on October 2, 2020. Witnesses are encouraged to submit their testimony in writing electronically in advance to BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us. Public witnesses will participate remotely, and the Committee will follow-up with witnesses with additional instructions on how to provide testimony through a web conferencing platform. All public witnesses will be allowed a maximum of three minutes to testify. At the discretion of the Chair, the length of time provided for oral testimony may be reduced or extended. The Committee encourages the public to submit written testimony to be included for the public record. Copies of written testimony should be submitted either by e-mail at BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.us. To be included in the record, please indicate that you are submitting testimony for this hearing in the subject line of the e-mail. The record for this hearing will close at 5:00 p.m. on October 23, 2020. For accommodation requests, including spoken language or sign language interpretation, please inform the Committee by email of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. The Council will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. Please contact Brian McClure, Interim Committee Director, at bmcclure@dccouncil.us for additional information. 2