Facilities & Procurement Public Hearing

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES AND PROCUREMENT R O B E R T C. W H I T E , J R ., C H A I R NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING on B23-0571, the “Health Benefit Exchange Authority Independent Procurement Authority Amendment Act of 2019” Thursday, October 29, 2020, 12:00 PM Live via Zoom Video Conference Broadcast Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) DC Council Website (www.dccouncil.us) On Thursday, October 29, 2020, Councilmember Robert C. White Jr., Chair of the Committee on Facilities and Procurement will hold a Public Hearing on B23-0571, the “Health Benefit Exchange Authority Independent Procurement Authority Amendment Act of 2019”. The public hearing will take place via the Zoom web conferencing platform at 12:00 PM. Members of the public will be able to view the public roundtable on cable television on Council Channel 13 or online at: https://dccouncil.us/council-videos/ or at: entertainment.dc.gov. B23-0571, the “Health Benefit Exchange Authority Independent Procurement Authority Amendment Act of 2019” was introduced on December 3, 2019 by Councilmembers Vincent C. Gray, Cheh, Bonds, Grosso, and Nadeau. The resolution was referred to the Committee on Health and the Committee on Facilities and Procurement. The stated purpose of the legislation is to make the independent procurement authority for the Health Benefit Exchange Authority permanent. The Committee invites the public to testify remotely or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify must sign up in advance by contacting the Committee by e-mail at facilities@dccouncil.us or by phone at (202) 741-8593, and provide their name, phone number or e-mail, organizational affiliation, and title (if any) by the close of business on Tuesday, October 27, 2020. Witnesses are encouraged, but not required, to submit their testimony in writing electronically in advance to facilities@dccouncil.us. Public witnesses will participate remotely and using audio only. The Committee will follow-up with witnesses with additional instructions on how to provide testimony through a web conferencing platform. All public witnesses will be allowed a maximum of four minutes to testify, while Advisory Neighborhood Commissioners will be permitted five minutes to testify. At the discretion of the Chair, the length of time provided for oral testimony may be reduced due to schedule constraints. Witnesses who anticipate needing language interpretation, or require sign language interpretation, are requested to inform the Committee on Facilities and Procurement of the need as soon as possible but no later than five (5) business days before the proceeding. We will make Page 1 of 2 every effort to fulfill timely requests, however requests received in less than five (5) business days may not be fulfilled and alternatives may be offered. The Committee encourages the public to submit written testimony to be included for the public record. Copies of written testimony should be submitted by e-mail to facilities@dccouncil.us. The record for this public hearing will close at the close of business on Thursday, November 12, 2020. Page 2 of 2