Committee of the Whole Public Hearing

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 24-1064, Marion Barry Avenue Designation Act of 2022 on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, 10:00 a.m. Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Chairman’s Website (www.ChairmanMendelson.com/live) Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces a public hearing before the Committee of the Whole on Bill 24-1064, the “Marion Barry Avenue Designation Act of 2022.” The hearing will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, 2022 via Zoom Video Conference. Bill 24-1064 was introduced on October 24, 2022 by Councilmember Trayon White, Sr. and nine other Councilmembers. The stated purpose of Bill 24-1064 is to officially designate the entirety of Good Hope Road S.E. (within Squares 5769, 5768, 5767, 5766, 5765, 5764, 5763, 5619S, 5718S, 5612, 5611, 5606, 5627, 5763, 5630, 5635, 5631, 5734, and 5633) in Ward 7 and Ward 8 as Marion Barry Avenue, S.E. An “official name” refers to the legal designation of a street for mailing address and other purposes, whereas a symbolic name for a street or alley shall be in addition to and subordinate to any name that is an official name. If adopted, the effect of this legislation would be to officially rename the entirety of Good Hope Road as Marion Barry Avenue, changing all of the mailing addresses from Anacostia Park to Alabama Avenue, S.E. Those who wish to testify must register at http://www.ChairmanMendelson.com/testify by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, December 9, 2022. Testimony is limited to three minutes. Witnesses who anticipate needing spoken language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee office of the need as soon as possible but no later than five business days before the proceeding. We will make every effort to fulfill timely requests, although alternatives may be offered. Requests received in less than five business days may not be fulfilled. If you have additional questions, please email cow@dccouncil.gov or contact Evan Cash, Committee and Legislative Director, at (202) 724-8196. The hearing will be conducted virtually on the Internet utilizing Zoom video conference technology. Testimony should be submitted in writing to cow@dccouncil.gov in advance of the hearing. Written testimony will be posted publicly to http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/testimony. If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Statements for the record should be submitted to cow@dccouncil.gov or left by voicemail by calling (202) 430-6948 (up to 3 minutes which will be transcribed). The record will close at 5:00pm on December 23, 2022. Filed with the Secretary to the Council on October 28, 2022