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 B23-0884, “BRUCE MONROE EXTENSION OF DISPOSITION AUTHORITY ACT OF 2020”; AND PR23-0988, THE “GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY REVENUE AND REFUNDING BONDS PROJECT APPROVAL RESOLUTION OF 2020” Thursday, October 29, 2020, 9 a.m. 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 29, 2020, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a public hearing to consider Bill B23-0884, the “Bruce Monroe Extension of Disposition Authority Act of 2020” and Proposed Resolution 23-0988, the “Gallaudet University Revenue and Refunding Bonds Project Approval Resolution of 2020”. Bill B23-0884, the “Bruce Monroe Extension of Disposition Authority Act of 2020,” extends the time for the District to dispose of real property located at 3012 Georgia Avenue, N.W., a portion of the Bruce Monroe site. As part of the redevelopment of Park Morton, the Property will also be developed in furtherance of New Community Imitative (“NCI”) objectives. PR23-0988, the “Gallaudet University Revenue and Refunding Bonds Project Approval Resolution of 2020” would authorize the issuance, sale, and delivery of tax-exempt bonds, notes or other obligations in aggregate principal amount not to exceed $60,000,000.00. The bonds will be used for the financing, refinancing, or reimbursing of costs incurred by Gallaudet University in costs associated with an authorized project of properties located at 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C., 20002. The project is located in Ward 5. 1 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 23, 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 November 13, 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