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 & COUNCILMEMBER KENYAN MCDUFFIE, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ANNOUNCE A PUBLIC HEARING on Bill 26-288, the “Robert F. Kennedy Campus Redevelopment Act of 2025” on Tuesday, July 29, 2025 at 10:00am and Wednesday July 30, 2025 at 10:00am Council Chambers Room 500 (Track A) John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.gov) WITNESS LIST (DAY 1) 1. Ebony Payne Commissioner, ANC 7D05 2. Dean Hunter Public Witness 3. Adam Prinzo Commissioner, ANC 3C02 4. Robert Vinson Brannum President Emeritus, DC Federation of Civic Associations 5. Meredith Holmgren Public Witness 6. Sam Epps President, Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO 7. Linda Martin President, UNITE HERE Local 25 8. Donyale Whitaker Public Witness 9. Ronnisha Martin Public Witness 10. Kevin Vaughn Public Witness 11. Karen Todd Public Witness 12. Cherita Whiting Public Witness 13. Josh Armstead Vice President, UNITE HERE Local 25 14. Dionne Bussey-Reader Public Witness 15. Reginald Mathis Public Witness 16. Conchita Mays Public Witness 17. Keyonna Jones Public Witness 18. Bernadette James Public Witness 19. J.P. Szymkowicz Commissioner, ANC 3D07 20. Dwight Redds Public Witness 21. Greg Akerman President, Baltimore DC Building Trades 22. Patrice Bowman Public Witness 23. Ronald Drake Public Witness 24. Harold Redd Public Witness 25. Stephanie Campbell Executive Director, Congress Heights Community Training and Development Corporation 26. Cora Masters Barry Public Witness 27. LeGregg Harrison Public Witness 28. Jaren Lockridge Public Witness 29. Thomas Gore Public Witness 30. Stephanie Foo Public Witness 31. Alexis Foo Public Witness 32. Dalonte Powell Public Witness 33. Jonathan Glass Public Witness 2 34. Carlos Reyes Public Witness 35. Nick Sementelli No Billionaires Playground Coalition 36. Ed Lazere Public Witness 37. Katharine Landfield Fair Budget Coalition 38. Deniz Artemel Public Witness 39. Eboneese Thompson Public Witness 40. Ramona Barber Public Witness 41. Aquil Baker Public Witness 42. Andrew Colbert Public Witness 43. Marlin Brooks Public Witness 44. David Rountree Public Witness 45. La Walker Public Witness 46. Derrick Bullock Public Witness 47. Halim Flowers Public Witness 48. Barbara Thompson Public Witness 49. Mykel McIntosh Konohia Public Witness 50. Egypt Mims Public Witness 51. Roberta Mims Public Witness 52. Ambert Mims Public Witness 53. Ava Barber Public Witness 54. Gerald Konohia Public Witness 55. Amber Baker Public Witness 56. Teresa Smith Public Witness 57. Florestine Jones Public Witness 3 58. Carmen McCall Public Witness 59. Carolyn Crank Public Witness 60. Ellester Sutton Public Witness 61. Lorenzo Sanders Public Witness 62. Diana Hibbs Public Witness 63. Sade Prue Public Witness 64. Quentin Milner Public Witness 65. Jimmie Jenkins Public Witness 66. Rod Thomas Public Witness 67. Rodriguez Norman Public Witness 68. Kunta Bedney Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters 69. Marquese Johnson-King Public Witness 70. Mike Dempsey Carpenter Contractor Trust 71. Kenneth Brown Public Witness 72. Shade Perry Public Witness 73. Kenneth White Public Witness 74. Eric Jones Vice President of Government Affairs, DC - Commercial, AOBA 75. Katalin Peter Vice President of Government Affairs, DC – Multifamily, AOBA 76. Andre Lee Director of Community Engagement, Senators Satchel Paige Little League 77. Rayon Howell Public Witness 78. Maria Patricia Corrales Vice President, Capital Construction Enterprises, Inc. 79. Dawn Cook Commissioner, ANC 7E01 4 80. Shirley Hopkinson Public Witness 81. Peniel Howell Public Witness 82. Karen Christian Public Witness 83. Lonzo Brown Public Witness 84. Brian Alcorn Commissioner, ANC 7D08 85. Ashley Schapitl Commissioner, ANC 7D09 86. Kelly Laczko Public Witness 87. Coach Lou Turner Public Witness 88. Elijah Crawford Public Witness 89. Terry Goings Public Witness 90. Anthony Barnes Public Witness 91. Alison Schwartz Public Witness 92. Patricia Stamper Commissioner, ANC 7C06 93. Pastor Lionel Edwards Pastor, DC Power 94. Romeo Morgan Public Witness 95. Matthew Ruest Public Witness 96. Dotti Love Wade Public Witness 97. Elvis Morillo Public Witness 98. Jeremiah Steele Public Witness 99. Kaleb Clark Public Witness 100. Jahrei Montgomery Public Witness 101. Xavier Fowler Public Witness 102. Messiah Gibson Public Witness 103. JaDyn Massenburg Public Witness 104. Jonnell Armstrong Public Witness 5 105. Marcus Gordon Public Witness 106. Marion Calhoun Public Witness 107. Jahkai Crawley Public Witness 108. Robert Dockery Public Witness 109. Joseph Macrea Public Witness 110. Ethan Lane Public Witness 111. Kwahi Harvey Public Witness 112. Jon Nesbit Public Witness 113. Ronnie Acker Public Witness 114. Marc Fleischaker Public Witness 115. Chico Horton Chairman of the Board, DC Chamber of Commerce 116. Shira Markoff Director of Economic Policy, DC Fiscal Policy Institute 117. Madison Crum Public Witness 118. Kristen Barden Executive Director, Adams Morgan Partnership BID 119. Anne Corbett Executive Director, Go Play 120. Kris Furnish Proposer, Homes Not Stadiums 121. Nikolas Schiller Public Witness 122. Michael Jackson Public Witness 123. Adam Eidinger Public Witness 124. Michael Godec President, Sports on the Hill 125. Mark Rodeffer Public Witness 126. Derrell Simpson Public Witness 6 127. Barbara Briggs WIN Coordinator, Friends Meeting of Washington 128. Andre Greene Reverend and Strategy Team Member, Washington Interfaith Network (WIN- DC) 129. Rev. Dr. Lewis Tait, Jr. Public Witness 130. Clifton Kellogg Public Witness 131. Kevin Coleman Public Witness 132. Randall Keesler Public Witness 133. Edna Temaner Public Witness 134. Cassandra White Public Witness 135. Dan Bond President and CEO, Associated Builders and Contractors of Metro Washington 136. Shelly Repp Chair, Committee of 100 on the Federal City 137. Latyce Earles Public Witness 138. Melissa Hoppmeyer Public Witness 139. Tony Dugger Public Witness 140. David Wyman Public Witness 141. Rosalind Styles President, National Association of Minority Contractors – Washington, DC Metropolitan Area 142. Anthony Squilla Public Witness 143. Juaquin Duff Public Witness 144. Vonetta Dumas Jennings Public Witness 145. Audrey Miller Hallett Washington Interfaith Network 146. Robert J. Murphy Managing Principal, MRP Realty 147. Michael Lederman Public Witness 7 148. Dr. Franklyn Malone CEO, The 100 Fathers, Inc. 149. Rev. William Lamar IV Strategy Team Member, Washington Interfaith Network 150. Laura Richards Committee of 100 on the Federal City 151. Tene Lewis Public Witness 152. Chris Weiss Executive Director, DC Environmental Network 153. Nina Dodge Co-chair, DC Climate Action 154. Matthew Gravatt Public Witness 155. Larry Martin Chair, Committee on Water and Natural Places, Sierra Club DC Chapter 156. Claire Mills DC Campaigns Manager, Chesapeake Climate Action Network Action Fund 157. Pat Garofalo Public Witness 158. John Mozena President, The Center for Economic Accountability 159. Elinor Hart Public Witness 160. Khianti Silver Public Witness 161. Sarah Miller Public Witness 162. Lora Nunn Public Witness 163. Alexis Pazmino Public Witness 164. John Capozzi Public Witness 165. Gail Sonnemann Public Witness 166. Anne deBuys Public Witness 167. Carlos Benitez Public Witness 168. Sarah Durr Public Witness 8 169. Joseph Van Dyke Public Witness 170. David Fucillo Public Witness 171. Shawn Townsend President and CEO, Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington 172. Zachary Hoffman Public Witness 173. Jeffery Shapiro Small Business Support Specialist, FSBC, LLC 174. Moshe Pasternak Public Witness 175. Herbert Harris, Jr. State Chairman, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen 176. Paula Edwards Commissioner, ANC 4A01 177. Ralph Tobin Public Witness 178. James Smailes Committee of 100 on the Federal City 179. Nathan Harrington Executive Director, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy 180. Barbara Jones President, Fort Stanton Civic Association 181. Risha Williams Public Witness 182. Anne Cauman Public Witness 183. Cheri Tingey Owner and Scientific Researcher, Pawfect Grooming and Pet Handling School, LLC 184. Grace Klonoski Public Witness 185. Aaron Malinoff Public Witness 186. Dorothy Elliott Public Witness 187. Troy Thomas Public Witness 188. Christina Hanson Public Witness 189. Kevin Eastman Public Witness 9 190. Lawrence Stevens Public Witness 191. Amy Caspari Public Witness 192. Gus West President, The Hispanic Institute 193. Flynn Burke Public Witness 194. Kimako Jones Public Witness 195. Ashley Richardson Public Witness 196. Marie Gibson Public Witness 197. Maria Peace Public Witness 198. Joe Bishop-Henchman Public Witness 199. Zachary Israel Public Witness 200. John Cheeks Public Witness 201. Gloria Evans Public Witness 202. Mr. R Public Witness 203. Aman George Public Witness 204. Cassandra Kingsberry Public Witness 205. Marcus Scott Public Witness 206. Ashley Ruff Commissioner, ANC 7F02 207. Anthony Bolling Public Witness 208. Donee Lee Public Witness 209. Richard Mason Public Witness 210. Frazer Walton President, Historic Kingman Park Civic Association 211. Veronica Raglin Public Witness 212. Alex Baca DC Policy Director, Greater Greater Washington 10 213. Will Merrifield Director, The Center for Social Housing and Public Investment, Inc. 214. Farah Fosse Community Development Director, Empower DC 215. Christopher Baker Public Witness 216. Yonatan Hmariam Public Witness 217. Gary Leaks Public Witness 218. Jerry Brown Public Witness 219. Sileka Irving Public Witness 220. Althea Black Public Witness 221. Emma P. Ward Public Witness 222. Lisa Banner Public Witness 223. Surafeal Beyene Public Witness 224. Beatrice Evans Public Witness 225. Dale Brown Public Witness 226. Bennie Martin Public Witness 227. Jon Wadsworth Public Witness 228. Matthew Clausen Public Witness 229. Christy Respress CEO & President, Pathways to Housing DC 230. Adam Maier Director of Housing Partnerships, Pathways to Housing DC 231. Ikia Walker Public Witness 232. Gail Lelyveld Public Witness 233. Obbie English Public Witness 234. John Wilmot Public Witness 235. Max Broad Public Witness 11 236. Nancy MacWood Committee of 100 on the Federal City 237. Anthony Lorenzo Green Public Witness 238. Katy Lang Public Witness 239. Tracey Lucas Public Witness 240. Jean Stewart Public Witness 241. Mary Alice Levine Committee of 100 on the Federal City 242. Malcom Fox Executive Director, Opportunity DC 243. Deirdre Brown Committee of 100 on the Federal City 244. Vic Goncalves Public Witness 245. Taunya Martin Public Witness 246. Villareal Johnson Chair, Hillcrest Community Civic Association 247. Nathan Hurner Public Witness 248. Emily Owens Public Witness 249. Laquisha Spencer Public Witness 250. Rod Adel Public Witness 251. Carren Kaston Public Witness 252. Christopher Williams President and CEO, Anacostia Watershed Society 253. Elizabeth Eddings Public Witness 254. RaJshawn Scott Public Witness 255. Joseph Dunbar Public Witness 256. Douglas Foster Public Witness 257. Lolita Butler Public Witness 258. Buck MacDonald Public Witness 12 259. Vilma Beverly Public Witness 260. Christopher Dutro Public Witness 261. Tanya Wise Public Witness 262. Rachel Ramone Donlan Public Witness 263. Karen Hughes Commissioner, ANC 6B09 264. David Crutchfield Public Witness 265. Jackie Wright Social Justice Program Manager, Foundry UMC 266. Elissa Hackerson St. Augustine Catholic Social Justice Ministry 267. Harold Connolly Public Witness 268. Rob Hofmann Public Witness 269. Scott Drummond President and Founder, Emi’s Elevators and Nokes Mountain Benefit Corporation 270. Marie Cohen Public Witness 271. Brian Young Vice President, Sports Fans Coalition 272. Diamond Milner-Allen Public Witness 273. David Silbert Public Witness 274. Jacqui Lieberman Public Witness 275. John E. Hill Public Witness 276. William Sisolak Public Witness 277. Brian Ball Public Witness 278. Nate Robinson Public Witness 279. Susan Schorr Public Witness 280. Dr. Bill Hasson Public Witness 281. Kimberly and Frederick Lockett Public Witness 13 282. Afeni Evans Public Witness 283. Justin Fanning Chairman of the Board, Associated Builders and Contractors 284. Omar Castillo Public Witness 285. Dan Chimera Public Witness 286. Michael Aguilar Public Witness 287. Alex Schuster Public Witness 288. Joshua Boxerman Public Witness 289. Charlie Biggs Public Witness 290. Cesar Toledo Executive Director, Wanda Alston Foundation 291. Aden Yacobi Public Witness 292. Lorenzo Stewart Public Witness 293. Jenn Kaufman Commissioner, ANC 4D08 294. Eugene Kinlow Public Witness 295. Randy Sibold President, Warner Construction 296. William Jordan Public Witness 297. Renee Bowser Public Witness 298. Yulonda Queen Public Witness 299. Brian McNamee CEO, B. McNamee Consulting, LLC 300. Christopher Dunham Public Witness 301. Marqui Gudger Public Witness 302. Sydney McDonald Public Witness 303. Lonid Jackson Public Witness 304. Stephanie Reed Public Witness 14 305. Alma Williams Public Witness 306. Thomas Nibblett Public Witness 307. Demarcues Hutchison Public Witness 308. Eve Hamilton Public Witness 309. Avril Crooks Public Witness 310. Mark Dickson Public Witness 311. Latarsha Kelly Public Witness 312. Aaron Shapiro Business Development Manager, Shapiro & Duncan, Inc. 313. Rebecca Nelson Public Witness 314. John Breyault Vice President, Public Policy, Telecommunications & Policy, National Consumers League 315. Sachin Khajura Public Witness 316. Jim Dougherty Board Chair, Dark Sky DC 317. Tudor Stanciu Director of Soccer Operations, Washington Capital United 318. Kathy Humm NTP HR 319. Michael Benjamin Public Witness 320. Tim Shuy Public Witness 321. Corey Bailey Public Witness 322. Derek Greenfield Public Witness 323. Vanessa Hanible Public Witness 324. Tiffany Montgomery Public Witness 325. Ruth LaToison Ifill Founder & CEO, Aridai 326. Neil Stablow Public Witness 327. Daniel Flores Greater Washington Board of Trade 15 328. Kymone Freeman Co-Founder, We Act Radio 329. Ronald Williams, Jr. Public Witness 330. Francis Campbell Public Witness 331. Ilaf Ayy Public Witness 332. Mike Litt Public Witness 333. Meg Maguire Committee of 100 on the Federal City 334. Lauren Rosenbaum Public Witness 335. Peter Weiss Public Witness 336. Phifer Turner Public Witness 337. Larry Murphy CEO, murph3works, LLC 338. Amanda Broadnax Public Witness 339. Monroe Hall Public Witness 340. David Searles Public Witness 341. Skip Strobel Public Witness 342. Diby Bertrand Ako President & CEO, International Agribusiness Council (IAC) 343. Lisa Biancalana Public Witness 344. Charles Boston Director, Youth Arboriculture Career Experience 345. Idriys Abdullah Public Witness 346. Binta Robinson Public Witness 347. Kristofor Peterson Public Witness 348. Dane Bell Public Witness 349. Robert Gregg Public Witness 350. David McGarry Research Director, Taxpayers Protection Alliance 16 351. Matthew Girardi Political and Communications Director, ATU Local 689 352. Michael Cocce Public Witness 353. Aidain Moore Public Witness 354. Kyle Chance Public Witness 355. Marilyn Markowitz Public Witness 356. Karen Wooten Public Witness 357. Karen Pence Public Witness 358. Seamus Kane Public Witness 359. Lara Levison Public Witness 360. Malika Jackson Public Witness 361. Cody Austin Public Witness 362. James Shabazz Community Outreach Consultant, Greater Brightwood Civic Association 363. Gladalle Reese Black Resource Center 364. Muhsin Umar President, My Seniors Keeper Foundation 365. Vilma (Geneie) Beverly Public Witness 366. Evan Raskin National Campaign Manager, EARTHDAY.ORG 367. Salim Adofo Commissioner, ANC 8C07 368. Cynthia Singiser Public Witness 369. Neil deMause Public Witness 370. Jeff Lavore CPA, Lanigan Ryan 371. Zachary Ragone Policy Director, National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens 17 372. Gloria Hightower Founding President, Friends of Carter Barron Foundation for the Performing Arts 373. Kai Hall Coordinator, DC Transportation Equity Network 374. Michael A. Lee Public Witness 375. Michael Campbell Public Witness 376. Robert Warren Director, People for Fairness Coalition 377. Dyanna Weston Founder, The Rychkid Foundation 378. Paul Thaler Public Witness 379. Daniel Cruz Public Witness 380. Mike Holmes Public Witness 381. Ms. Kim Harrison Public Witness 382. Shane Sullivan Public Witness 383. Max Broad Public Witness 384. Lindsay Webb Public Witness 385. Iris Roberts Public Witness 386. Larry Meinert Public Witness 387. Michael Starnes Public Witness 388. Nina Abelson Public Witness 389. Amber Jones Public Witness 390. Tricia Kinch CEO, Building Cooperative Communities 391. Jennifer McLaughlin Independent Journalist, Street Sense Media 392. Martin Phillips Public Witness 393. Hannah Powell Public Witness 18 394. Jeremy Stettin Public Witness 395. Hermes Lauer Public Witness 396. Nisha Patruni Kingman Park RFK Future Task Force 397. Claire Pavlovic Public Witness 398. Molly Hackley Public Witness 399. Deirdre Hamilton Public Witness 400. William Igoe Public Witness 401. Magale Narce Public Witness 402. Hayden Daly Public Witness 403. Michael Wilson Public Witness 404. Troy Rogers Public Witness 405. Van Dyke Jackson Public Witness 406. Javier Roman Public Witness 407. Oye Owolewa US Representative, DC Congressional Delegation 408. Julia Fiedler Public Witness 409. Shedrick Brown Public Witness 410. William Wright Public Witness 411. Monique Drayton-Ridley Public Witness 412. Richard Haner Public Witness 413. Alphonso Hayes Public Witness 414. Christopher Loller Public Witness 415. Wayne Councill Public Witness 416. Michael Hovan III Public Witness 417. Rondal Carroll Canvassing, RFK Campus Project 19 418. Jerrome McKely Public Witness 419. Cristian Michel Public Witness 420. Chyanne Eyde Public Witness 421. Kenneth Busic Public Witness 422. Sophia Bos-Shadi Lead Organizer, Fair Budget Coalition 423. Gregory Nasif Public Witness 424. John Dodge Public Witness 425. Chris Bruch President & CEO, Donohoe 426. Francine Shepherd Public Witness 427. Len M. Rhem Public Witness 428. Robert Escobar Public Witness 429. Buddy Aszwhule Public Witness 430. Shelley Martin Public Witness 431. Melissa Bondi Senior Director, Mid-Atlantic, Enterprise Community Partners 432. Omar Arnold Public Witness 433. Devin Martin Public Witness 434. Melinda Roth Public Witness 435. David Linehan Public Witness 436. David Epstein Public Witness 437. Chinyere Hubbard President & CEO, DC Chamber of Commerce 438. Chace Savia Public Witness 439. Michelle Williams Public Witness 440. JoAnn Belton Public Witness 441. Bryan Roman Public Witness 20 442. Jamila White Commissioner, ANC 8A05 443. Candice Gordon Public Witness 444. Sherice Muhammad Public Witness 445. Steve Ortmann Public Witness 446. Don Armstrong Public Witness 447. Arlenne O’Neil Public Witness 448. Elizabeth Falcon Executive Director, DC Jobs With Justice 449. Deborah Shore Executive Director, Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc. 450. Jean Sammon Public Witness 451. Dieter Lehmann Morales Public Witness 452. Venus Williams Public Witness 453. Katie Murphy Public Witness 454. Daniel Cruz Public Witness 455. Jocelynn Johnson Public Witness 456. Claire Hacker Public Witness 457. Amanda Liaw Public Witness 458. Tyrell Holcomb Chair, Ward 7 Democrats 459. Sava Tshontikidis Public Witness 460. Caron Gwynn Public Witness 461. Sophia Ross Public Witness 462. Cody Mosby Public Witness 463. Romulo Richardson Public Witness 464. Elizabeth Droubi Public Witness 21 465. Anders Pedersen Public Witness 466. Brigette Rouson Public Witness 467. L’Erin Garner-Holden Public Witness 468. Alex Howard Public Affairs Lead, Washington Gas 469. Bill Sisolak Public Witness 470. Brendan Conley Public Witness 471. John Harlepas Public Witness 472. Jason Smith Public Witness 473. Kevin Burnett Public Witness 474. Darryl Carter Public Witness 475. Brett Reynolds Public Witness 476. Nkosi Bradley Chair/Community Resident, Ward 7 RFK Stadium Community Benefits Advisory Board 477. Michael Golash Public Witness 478. Carmen Jean-Baptiste Public Witness 479. Rahama Wright Founder & CEO, Yeleen Beauty Makerspace 480. Peter Gartrell Public Witness 481. Jason Gresh Public Witness 482. Tariq Khan Public Witness 483. Jerome Page Public Witness 484. Michael Campbell Public Witness 485. Al Doski Public Witness 486. Pearlie Brown Public Witness 487. Nathaniel Robinson Public Witness 22 488. Jachwa Dolne Public Witness 489. Sydelle Moore Public Witness 490. Justin Hay Public Witness 491. Tyler Sylvester Public Witness 492. Jayson Harpster Public Witness 493. Jacqueline Connors Public Witness 494. Niciah Petrovic Mujahid Public Witness 495. Annie Halsey Public Witness 496. Ange Pirko Public Witness 497. Chris Trice Public Witness 498. James Avent Public Witness 499. Nicole Retland Public Witness 500. Christopher Finelli Treasurer, DC Fire Fighters Local 36 501. Curtrina Hoston Executive Director, House of Prosperity Everlasting, Inc. 502. Gabe Mernoff Public Witness 503. Dennis Chestnut Co-Chair, Parks and Environment Committee, Committee of 100 on the Federal City 23