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COMMITTEE ON HOUSING ROBERT C. WHITE, JR., CHAIR COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Public Hearing on B26-541, the Green Housing Coordination Amendment Act B26-542, the Powering Local Utility Guidance in Housing Act B26-544, the Pets in Housing Amendment Act B26-545, the River East at Grandview Homeownership Relief and Restoration Amendment Act B26-201, the Project Homecoming Amendment Act PR26-0459, Housing Production Trust Fund Board Patrick McAnaney Confirmation Resolution of 2025 Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 10:00 AM in the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Room 500 and via Zoom Agenda I. Call to Order II. Opening Remarks III. Witness Testimony A. Public Witnesses – In Person 1. Patrick McAnaney, Development Director, Somerset Development Company 2. Steven Palmer, Director of Public Policy, Housing & 3. Susanne Slater, President and CEO, Habitat for Humanity of Washington, D.C. & Northern Virginia 4. Makenna Osborn, Senior Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 5. Mark Rodeffer, Beyond Gas Co-Chair, Sierra Club 6. Robert Barton, Executive Director, More Than Our Crimes 7. Herbert Robinson, Community Outreach/Organizer, Growing Pain Solutions 8. Walter Morton The John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, DC 20004  9. Zachary Ragone, Policy Director, The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens 10. Max Broad, Executive Director, DC Voters for Animals 11. Bianca Flores, Humane Recuse Alliance 12. Katalin Peter 13. Jacqueline Eiswerth 14. Tyon Jones 15. Kailey McNeal, People and Paws Coalition for Affordable Housing 16. Michael Wilson 17. Roberta Youmans 18. Dr. Koqwinda Chambers B. Public Witnesses – Virtual 1. Davina Callahan 2. Rayona Jeffries 3. Matthias Paustian 4. Susan Riggs, Sr. Director of Housing Policy, ASPCA 5. Dierra Dupree 6. Isaiah Nicholson 7. Loren Breen, Animal Policy Group 8. Rachelle Ellison, Co-Director of People for Fairness coalition 9. William Jordan 10. Graham Steinberg 11. Natalie Japlon 12. Kara Johnson 13. Jerusalem Belai 14. Shannon Gopaul 15. Jessica Simpson, Humane World for Animals C. ANC Testimony 1. Jamila White, Chair, ANC 8A (v) 2. Paula Edwards, ANC 4A Page 2 of 3