Committee of the Whole

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 26-260, Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Act of 2025 Bill 26-261, Fiscal Year 2026 Federal Portion Budget Request Act of 2025 Bill 26-262, Fiscal Year 2026 Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 Bill 26-263, Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2025 Bill 26-264, Fiscal Year 2025 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act of 2025 Bill 26-265, Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Support Act of 2025 on Wednesday, June 18, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. Hearing Room 500 (Track A) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Kevin Donahue City Administrator PUBLIC WITNESSES 2. Richard Lake Roadside, L.L.C. 3. Jair Lynch Founder and CEO, Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners 4. Liz DeBarros CEO, DCBIA 5. Erika Wadlington Senior Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs, DCBIA 6. Clint Mann President, Urban Pace 7. Mark Rivers Executive Vice President, Lowe 8. Peter Braunohler Managing Director, Mill Creek Residential Trust 9. Kimberly Driggins CEO, Washington Housing Conservancy 10. Gerren Price President and CEO, DowntownDC BID 11. Yvette Ross Kane Director of Asset Management, Washington Housing Conservancy 12. Laura Hagood Executive Director, DC History Center 13. Berkeley Selassie Managing Partner, Rift Valley Capital 14. Ruth Hoang Jair Lynch Real Estate Partners 15. Stephan Rodiger Managing Partner, Rift Valley Capital 16. Maura Brophy President and CEO, NoMa BID 17. Beatrice Gurwitz Executive Director, Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 18. Christopher Wolf President of the Board of Directors, Lillian and Albert Small Capital Jewish Museum 19. Jeff Utz Director, Goulston & Storrs 20. Leona Agouridis President and CEO, Golden Triangle BID 21. Nancy Drane Executive Director, DC Access to Justice Commission 22. Megan Browder Legal Director, Systemic Advocacy and Law Reform, Legal Aid DC 23. Aracelis Gray Director of Programs, DC Bar Foundation 24. Nancy MacWood Vice Chair, Committee of 100 on the Federal City Council 25. Tazra Mitchell Chief Policy and Strategy Officer, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 26. Elizabeth Falcon Executive Director, DC Jobs With Justice 27. Erica Williams Executive Director, DCFPI 28. Katharine Landfield Senior Advocacy Strategist, Fair Budget Coalition 29. Anne Gunderson Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 30. Kimberly Perry Executive Director, DC Action 31. Martine Gordon Coalition Director, Under 3 DC 2 32. Shira Markoff Director of Economic Policy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 33. LaMonika Jones Director, DC Hunger Solutions 34. Scott Goldstein Executive Director, EmpowerED 35. Kate Coventry Deputy Director of Legislative Strategy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 36. Caroline Pryor Lead Organizer, EmpowerED 37. Mychal Cohen Senior Policy Analyst, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 38. Duncan Miller Head of Security, Milton Gottesman Jewish Day School of the Nation’s Capital 39. David Schwartzman Chair of the Political Policy and Action Committee, DC Statehood Green Party 40. Paul Schwalb Secretary Treasurer, UNITE HERE Local 25 41. Alana Eichner DMV Chapter Co-Director, National Domestic Workers Alliance 42. Eric Goulet Ward 3 Representative, DC State Board of Education 43. Jamal Berry President and CEO, Educare DC 44. Adam Barragan Smith Advocacy Manager, Educare DC 45. Artia Brown Assistant Teacher, Educare DC 46. Jamari Blakeney Teacher, Educare DC 47. Casi York Assistant Teacher, Educare DC 48. Stephanie Reese Teacher, Educare DC 49. Sharnetta Meyers Teacher, Educare DC 50. Zharray Johnson Teacher, Educare DC 51. Charlee Vinson Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 52. Pamela Pratt Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 53. Yusuf Amusa Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 54. Otelia Pittman Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 3 55. India Highsmith Parent Ambassador, Educare DC 56. Raul Echeverria President and CEO, CommuniKids Preschool and Children’s Language Center 57. Cristina Chapman Academic Director, CommuniKids Preschool and Children’s Language Center 58. Donna Mason Executive Director, St. Albans Early Childhood Center 59. Simeon Lehman Arnold & Porter Child Care Center 60. M. Cristina Encinas Estrellitas School 61. Laura Brown Executive Director, First Shift Justice Project 62. Kunta Bedney Council Representative, Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters 63. Mike Dempsey Carpenter Contractor Trust 64. Erica Greenberg Public Witness 65. Will Doyle Vice President of Housing First, Pathways to Housing DC 66. Chris Weiss DC Environmental Network 67. Toby Millman Transwestern Development Company 68. Diane Harris Policy Analyst, Center for Law and Social Policy 69. Nigel Crayton Senior Director of Investment Sales, Greysteel 70. Cynthia Spencer Public Witness 71. Maria Thompson President, Hoffman & Associates 72. Kerry Savage Chief of Policy, PAVE 73. Lynn Amano Director of Advocacy, Friendship Place 74. Leon Wells Public Witness 75. Yesim Sayin Executive Director, DC Policy Center 76. Martha Hastings Executive Vice President, CBRE 4 77. Elaine Maag Public Witness 78. Heidi Ellis Coordinator, DC LGBTQ+ Budget Coalition 79. Jeffrey Shapiro Owner, Fountain Square Beverage Concepts LLC 80. Amy Klein Board Member, DC Land Title Association 81. Trupti Patel Chairperson, ANC 2A 82. Aristotle Theresa Principal, Stoop Law 83. Allison Kahn-Pauli Associate Regional Director, ADL Washington DC 84. Matthew Girardi Political and Communications Director, Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 85. Koube Ngaaje President and CEO, District Alliance for Safe Housing 86. Micaela Deming Policy Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 87. Dawn Dalton Executive Director, DC Coalition Against Domestic Violence 88. Vanessa Batters-Thompson Executive Director, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 89. Michelle Engelmann Public Witness 90. Gretchen Vanderveer Public Witness 91. East Peterson-Trujillo Campaign Director, Green New Deal for DC 92. Katalin Peter Vice President of Government Affairs, AOBA 93. Abi Shakur Public Witness 94. Andria Chatmon Community Organizer, Empower DC 95. Laura Richards Public Witness 96. Kenyatta Smith Public Witness 97. Moshe Pasternak Public Witness 98. Robert Vinson Brannum Chairman, Ward 5 Leadership Council Public Safety Committee 5 99. Taylor Bush Advocacy and Outreach Manager, Georgetown Ministry Center 100. Evan Regan-Levine JBG Smith 101. Sophia Bos-Shadi Lead Organizer, Fair Budget Coalition 102. Arianna Evans Community Organizer, Fair Budget Coalition 103. Judith Sandalow CEO, Children’s Law Center 104. Lolita Daniels Public Witness 105. Kandice Smith Public Witness 106. Niciah Petrovic Mujahid Executive Director, Fair Budget Coalition 107. Rachelle Yeung Public Witness 108. Lisa Rice CEO, Grow Democracy DC 109. Sophie Miyoshi Executive Director, ROC-DC 110. Brian Strege Chair, ANC6/8F 111. LaDon Love Executive Director, SPACEs In Action 112. Cynthia Davis Executive Director, DC Family Child Care Association 113. Destynee Bolton Childcare Organizer, SPACEs In Action 114. Richard Benjuma Organizer, SPACEs In Action 115. Reina Moreno Public Witness 116. Antonia Surco Public Witness 117. Jamila Larson Public Witness 118. Karissa Warren SPACEs In Action 119. LaQuisha Spencer Public Witness 120. Deja Williams Health Equity Organizer, SPACEs In Action 121. Nitza Segui Executive Director, MSSPA 122. William Merrifield Director, The Center for Social Housing and Public Investment, Inc. 6 123. Simeon Lehman Director, Arnold & Palmer 124. Tanaya McGee Public Witness 125. Kiwana Brunson Public Witness 126. Denia Robinson Public Witness 127. Pamela McKinney Public Witness 128. Benita McCoy Public Witness 129. Montez Hood Public Witness 130. Erica Harris Public Witness 131. Robert Warren Director, People for Fairness Coalition 132. Rachelle Ellison Assistant Director, People for Fairness Coalition 133. Luther Lacy Community Organizer, People for Fairness Coalition 134. Sandra Ponce Teacher, Capital City Public Charter School 135. Stephanie Campbell Public Witness 136. Cora Masters Barry Public Witness 137. Monica Ray Public Witness 138. LeGreg Harrison Public Witness 139. Dionne Bussey-Reeder Public Witness 140. Jaren Lockridge Public Witness 141. Stephanie Foo Public Witness 142. Ramona Barber Public Witness 143. Reginald Mathis Public Witness 144. Dascha Cleckley Public Witness 145. Troy Shockley Public Witness 146. Conchita May Public Witness 147. Morgan White Public Witness 7 148. Claire Mills DC Campaign Manager, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund 149. Nadia Salazar Sandi Coalition Coordinator, Just Recovery for DC Coalition 150. Gladys Toukan Public Witness 151. Demetrius Taylor Public Witness 152. Uneaka Lucas Public Witness 153. Lori Leibowitz Georgetown Health Justice Alliance 154. Sarah Bessel Supervisory Counsel, Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 155. Alvoid Hamilton Public Witness 156. December Hamlet Public Witness 157. Keith Wallington Director of Advocacy, Justice Policy Institute 158. Kelia Dodson Public Witness 159. Catherine Mathis Public Witness 160. Reynolds Allen Manager Director, EDENS 161. Kristin Sinclair Ally, EmpowerED 162. Ange Pirko Educator, EmpowerED 163. Elizabeth Weiss Educator, EmpowerED 164. Cara Schiavone Educator, EmpowerED 165. Jordan Daugherty Educator, EmpowerED 166. Alfons Prince Educator, EmpowerED 167. Dieter Lehmann Morales Educator, EmpowerED 168. Allison Fisher Public Witness 169. Dallas Cherry Educator, EmpowerED 170. Barbara Kraft Public Witness 171. Christopher Hines Public Witness 8 172. Sammy Chavin-Grant Public Witness 173. Zack Wilson Educator, EmpowerED 174. Kimberly Bender President, DC Archives Foundation 175. Gabrielle Wynn Staff Attorney, A Better Balance 176. William Jordan Public Witness 177. Sheila White Public Witness 178. Wesley Thomas Public Witness 179. Scotlund Haisley Public Witness 180. Tony Burns Public Witness 181. Andrew Anderson Public Witness 182. Robert Warren Public Witness 183. Alona Dunn Public Witness 184. Tynisha Calloway Public Witness 185. Elana Dean Volunteer, Hand in Hand 186. Tyesha Kay Public Witness 187. Semaj McLaughlin Public Witness 188. Yolanda Whitted Public Witness 189. Reginald Black Housing Policy Liaison, Serve Your City Ward 6 Mutual Aid 190. Alexander Blocker Public Witness 191. Diane Schilder Public Witness 192. Christy Respress President & CEO, Pathways to Housing DC 193. Debby Hanrahan Public Witness 194. Vanessa Lopez Public Witness 195. JP Szymkowicz Public Witness 196. Melody Webb Executive Director, Mother’s Outreach Network 9 197. Angel Stephens Mother’s Outreach Network 198. Yesmine Holmes Mother’s Outreach Network 199. Shakisha Thomas Mother’s Outreach Network 200. Michelle McCoy Public Witness 201. Jules Strauss Public Witness 202. Karen Todd Public Witness 203. Adam Prinzo Commissioner, ANC 3C02 204. Nekkita Beans Public Witness 205. Dalonte Powell Public Witness 206. Derrick Bullock Public Witness 207. Ava Barber Public Witness 208. Jonathan Glass Public Witness 209. Carlos Reyes Public Witness 210. Deniz Artemel Public Witness 211. Gerald Konohia Public Witness 212. Ebonese Thompson Public Witness 213. Aquil Baker Public Witness 214. Egypt Mims Public Witness 215. Halim Flowers Public Witness 216. Quentin Milner Public Witness 217. Lorenzo Sanders Public Witness 218. Jimmie Jenkins Public Witness 219. Sade Prue Public Witness 220. Andrew Colbert Public Witness 221. Teresa Smith Public Witness 222. Paul Maysak Commissioner, ANC 2E03 10 223. Florenstine Jones Public Witness 224. Carmen McCall Public Witness 225. Ellester Sutton Public Witness 226. Kevin Crestwell Public Witness 227. Paul Winestock Public Witness 228. Andre Lee Public Witness 229. Carolyn Woods Public Witness 230. Chubby Washington Public Witness 231. Rebecca Blair Senior Policy Analyst, Fair and Just Prosecution 232. Zachary Ragone Policy Director, National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens 233. Synta Keeling Public Witness 234. Cinque Culver Public Witness 235. Arthur Lloyd Public Witness 236. Jaqueline Castaneda President and Chair, DC Latino Caucus 237. Roderick Johnson Public Witness 238. Maurice Askew Public Witness 239. Joseph Liu Director of Advocacy, Capital Area Food Bank 240. Shonta High Public Witness 241. Kristen Barden Executive Director, Adam’s Morgan Partnership BID 242. Guy Durant Public Witness 243. Gregory Adam’s Volunteer, Black Neighbors 244. Preshona Ambrose Public Witness 245. Lorenz Wheatley Public Witness 246. Paulette Matthew’s Public Witness 11 247. Nina Chaudhary Public Witness 248. Victor Booth Public Witness 249. Minnie Elliott Public Witness 250. Detrice Belt Public Witness 251. Schyla Pondexter-Moore Public Witness 252. Kerry Kemp Public Witness 253. Maria Corrales Public Witness 254. Mirna Quinteros Grady CEO and President, Latin American Youth Center 255. Gresia Perdomo Afterschool Program Manager, Latin American Youth Center 256. Shayna Scholnick Director of Promotor Pathway, Latin American Youth Center 257. Carlyssa Winstead Drop-In-Center Program Manager, Latin American Youth Center 258. Ty’Chell Poindexter Youth Participant, Latin American Youth Center 259. Alexandra Wagner Career and Education Specialist, Latin American Youth Center 260. Maria Acosta School Based Mental Health Therapist, Latin American Youth Center 261. Laura Mezinger School Based Mental Health Therapist, Latin American Youth Center 262. Fidel Ramos Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselor, Latin American Youth Center 263. Zakia Britt River Corp Youth Participant, Latin American Youth Center 264. Keyari Morgan River Corp Youth Participant, Latin American Youth Center 265. Armand Cuevas Public Witness 266. Philip al Mutawaly Public Witness 267. Jani Cousins Youth Advisory Team, DC Action 12 268. Anne Stauffer Co-President, League of Women Voters of the DC 269. John Ritz Public Witness 270. Colin Johnson Public Policy Committee Chair, GCAAR 271. Herbert Robinson Public Witness 272. Amanda Kloer Public Witness 273. Malcom Fox Executive Director, Opportunity DC 274. Karen Christian Public Witness 275. Matthias Paustian Public Witness 276. Andre Lee Director of Community Engagement, Senators Satchel Paige Little League 277. Neil Sauter Public Witness 278. Linda VerNooy DC State Coordinator, Citizens Climate Lobby DC Chapter 279. Anne deBuys Public Witness 280. Vanessa Bertelli Executive Director, Electrify DC 281. Chinyere Hubbard President and CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce 282. David Brown Public Witness 283. Jean Stewart Public Witness 284. Lara Levinson Public Witness 285. Qaadir El-Amin Director, Right to Life A4O 286. Holly Pollinger Co-Chair, Climate Reality Project 287. Jennifer Park Founder and CEO, Early Childhood Solutions 288. Asia Tyler Moore Member of Public Policy Committee, DCAR 289. Barbara Briggs Administrator, Friends Meeting of Washington 13 290. Rachel White Deputy Director of Youth Advocacy, DC Action 291. Charell Williams United Planning Organization 292. Irene Jacobs Policy Manager, Black Swan Academy 293. Kevin Magby Public Witness 294. Robert Terrell Public Witness 295. Elizabeth Falk Public Witness 296. Bill Hasson Public Witness 297. Caroline O’Neal CEO, Reading Assist 298. Shawn Townsend President, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington 299. Ebony Payne Public Witness 300. Troy Prestwood Public Witness 301. Diana Hibbs Public Witness 302. Paul Kuhn Public Witness 303. George Robertson Public Witness 304. Cat Miceli Public Witness 305. Janelle Taylor Public Witness 306. Felicia Hayes Public Witness 307. Veronica Tucker Mother’s Outreach Network 308. John Capozzi Public Witness 309. Sharece Crawford CEO, District Influencers 310. Lori Rankins Public Witness 311. Michael Jackson Public Witness 312. Natalie Van Fleet Public Witness 313. Sean Brooks Public Witness 314. Renee Bowser Public Witness 14 315. Ruben Rudolph Public Witness 316. Kate Sugarman Public Witness 317. David Rogers Public Witness 318. Edward Hanlon Public Witness 319. Sharon Harris Mother’s Outreach Network 320. Brittany Kaough Public Witness 321. Donald Mann Public Witness 322. Paula Edwards Commissioner, ANC 4A01 323. Corey Saunders Public Witness 324. Miguel Trindade Deramo Make All Votes Count DC 325. Christan Ntabindi Public Witness 326. Ed Lazere Director of Legislative Advocacy, United Planning Organization 327. Jennifer Zwilling CEO, Edlavitch DC Jewish Community Center 328. Lora Nunn Public Witness 329. Joe Reilly Public Witness 330. Queen Adesuyi Public Witness 331. Ron Cook Public Witness 332. Meredith Holmgren Public Witness 333. Rod Thomas Public Witness 334. Michael Hays Member of the Board of Directors, DuPont East Civic Action Association 335. Rodriguez Norman Public Witness 336. Marlin Brooks Public Witness 337. Roberta Mims Public Witness 338. Amber Mims Public Witness 339. David Roundtree Public Witness 15 340. La Walker Public Witness 341. Barbara Thompson Public Witness 342. Kit Brady Washington Interfaith Network 343. Lauren Deane Public Witness 344. Lisa Deane Public Witness 345. Shakeena Brooks Public Witness 346. Jennie Silver Public Witness 347. Tonisha Gamble Public Witness 348. Deborah Shore Public Witness 349. Bernadette James Public Witness 350. Brit Ruffin Legal Director, Systemic Advocacy and Litigation, Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless 351. Dwight Reed Public Witness 352. Mykel McIntosh Konohia Public Witness 353. Amira Crabbe Public Witness 354. Patrice Bowman Public Witness 355. Ronald Drake Public Witness 356. Harold Redd Public Witness 357. Daniel Flores Greater Washington Board of Trade 358. Alexis Foo Public Witness 359. Charles Boston Director, Native Tree Farm and Research 360. Rod Adel Public Witness 361. Nick Sementelli No Billionaire’s Playground Coalition 362. Michelle Knox Director of Community Engagement, Native Tree Farm and Research 363. Mackenzie Baris Public Witness 16 364. Tracy Brown Interim Executive Director, Rock Creek Conservancy 365. Rebekah Paxton Director of Research, Employment Policies Institute 366. Greg Akerman President, Baltimore/DC-Metro Building Trades 367. Michael Hays Public Witness 368. Gabi Smith President, Royale Nationwide Ventures 369. Kathy Henderson Coordinator, 5D Court Watch 370. Lisa Benton General Manager, Hen Quarter Prime 371. Linda Brown Mother’s Outreach Network 372. Richard Jones Public Witness 373. Marquese Johnson King Public Witness 374. Benita McCoy Public Witness 375. Kerry Kemp Public Witness 376. Robin Diener Public Witness 377. Kenneth Brown Public Witness 378. Kevin Vaughan Public Witness 379. Sharde Perry Public Witness 380. Chris Otten Public Witness 17