Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 25-1003, Vacant to Vibrant Amendment Act of 2024 on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. Room 412 (Track B) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST Government Witness #1 1. Elena Fowlkes Assistant Director of Operations, Office of Tax and Revenue, Office of the Chief Financial Officer Public Witnesses 2. Chuck Elkins Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 3D01 3. Jeremy Sherman Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 1A04 4. Paula Edwards Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 4A01 5. Dave Wethington Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 6A05 6. Peter Wood Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 1C03 7. Trupti Patel Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner for SMD 2A03 8. Eric Jones Vice President of Government Affairs, Apartment and Office Building Association of Metropolitan Washington 9. Daniel Passon Policy Counsel, DC Affordable Law Firm 10. Johanna Schmidt Senior Staff Attorney, Legal Aid DC 11. Romeo Morgan Owner, Morgan’s Seafood 12. Faith Broderick Economic Development Director, Georgetown BID 13. Matt Sokol Staff Attorney, Legal Aid DC 14. Erika Wadlington Senior Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, DC Building Industry Association 15. Jeff Utz Director, Goulston & Storrs 16. Lyle Blanchard Shareholder, Greenstein Delorme & Luchs, P.C. 17. Richard Lake President, Roadside Development 18. Charles Young Community Safety Coordinator, Georgetown BID 19. Deborah Cuevas Hill Managing Attorney, Legal Counsel for the Elderly 20. Stanley Mayes Public Witness 21. Kay Pierson President, Coalition for the Preservation and Prosperity of Black Businesses on Georgia Avenue 22. Dean Hunter CEO, Small Multifamily Owners Association 23. Theora Hawkins Public Witness 24. Bridget O’Brien Public Witness 25. Tabitha Lofton Public Witness 26. Antonio Francis Principal, Francis Development 27. Omar Tulloch Public Witness 28. Alison Dunn-Almaguer Executive Director, Washington Interfaith Network 29. Stella Johnson Public Witness Government Witnesses #2 30. Brian Hanlon Director, Department of Buildings 31. Colleen Green Director, Department of Housing and Community Development