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 REVISED COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN R. MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B25-0739, THE “ST. ELIZABETHS EAST WMATA REDEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2024” B25-0433, THE “GLASKER HOMESTEAD TAX ABATEMENT AMENDMENT ACT OF 2023” B25-0746, THE “1000 U STREET NW PROPERTY TAX CLARIFICATION AND LIMITED GRANTMAKING AMENDMENT ACT OF 2024” Monday, September 16, 2024, 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 On Monday, September 16, 2024, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Business and Economic Development, will hold a public hearing to consider the following measures: • Bill 25-0739, the “St. Elizabeths East WMATA Redevelopment Act of 2024” • Bill 25-0433, the “Glasker Homestead Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2023” • Bill 25-0746, the “1000 U Street NW Property Tax Clarification and Limited Grantmaking Amendment Act of 2024” Bill 25-0739, the “St. Elizabeths East WMATA Redevelopment Act of 2024” would authorize the Mayor to dispose of certain District-owned real property to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. Bill 25-0433, the “Glasker Homestead Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2023” would forgive unpaid real property taxes and assessments on distressed property located at 4404 New Hampshire Avenue, NW, in Ward 4. Bill 25-0746, the “1000 U Street NW Property Tax Clarification and Limited Grantmaking Amendment Act of 2024” would clarify and amend section 47-1045 of the D.C. Code, which has granted a property tax abatement to the lots at 1000 U Street NW since 1998. It would also give limited grantmaking authority for the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development to support activation of the corner commercial space at 1000 U Street NW. 1 The Committee invites the public to testify, in-person or virtually, and to submit written testimony. Those who wish to testify must register using the Council’s Hearing Management System at https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings by 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 12, 2024. 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. Public witnesses who request to participate virtually via the Zoom Video Conference platform will receive instructions by email on how to participate prior to the hearing. Written testimony should be submitted through the Council’s Hearing Management System at https://lims.dccouncil.gov/hearings in advance of the hearing. Written testimony will be publicly accessible upon Committee review and be made a part of the official record. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Monday, September 30, 2024. Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee by email of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the proceeding. The Committee will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, although alternatives may be offered. Please email BusinessEconomicDevelopment@dccouncil.gov for additional information. This Notice was revised to remove from the agenda Bill 25-0915, the “1333 M Street, SE Tax Abatement Amendment Act of 2024” and Bill 25-0906, the “Avanti Real Estate, Inc. Real Property Tax Exemption Amendment Act of 2024”. 2