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COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES PERFORMANCE OVERSIGHT HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER MATTHEW FRUMIN, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC LIBRARY Friday, February 28, 2025 9:30 a.m. Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building and Virtually via Zoom Watch live at: https://dccouncil.gov/hearings/ https://www.youtube.com/@cmfrumin AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMOMY In-person Public Witnesses 1. Robin Diener, Director, DC Library Renaissance Project 2. Jasper Collier, Senior Manager, Humanities DC, DC Oral History Collaborative 3. Robert Vinson Brannum, Public Witness 4. Hadley Chase, Public Witness 5. Rhonda Henderson, Public Witness 6. Angel Moore, Public Witness 7. Tamu Turner, Public Witness  In-person Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Witnesses 1. David Sobelsohn, Commissioner, ANC 6B Virtual Public Witnesses 1. Robert Oliver, President, Federation of Friends of the DC Public Library 2. Mark Pattison, President, Friends of the Juanita E. Thornton-Shepherd Park Library 3. Zach Israel, Public Witness 4. Carlos Izurieta, Public Witness 5. Simone Zehren, Public Witness 6. Meredith Holmgren, Public Witness 7. Catherine An, Public Witness 8. Paige Alleyne, Public Witness 9. Rachelle Ellison, Public Witness 10. Funke Idowu, Public Witness 11. Mary Alice Levine, Ward 3 Democratic Committee 12. Trinette Smith-Campbell, President, Delta Housing Corporation of the District of Columbia, Inc. 13. Sarah Kyle, Public Witness 14. Mathew Williams, President, AFSCME Local 1808 Virtual Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner Witnesses 1. Trupti Patel, Commissioner, ANC 2A 2. Joe Bishop-Henchman, Commissioner, ANC 5F 3. Brendi Bluitt, Commissioner, ANC 4D In-person Government Witnesses 1. Richard Reyes-Gavilan, Director, District of Columbia Public Library 2. Joi Mecks, Chief of Staff, District of Columbia Public Library 3. Tiffany Alston, Chief of Public Services, District of Columbia Public Library 4. Barbara Jumper, Chief Business Officer, District of Columbia Public Library IV. ADJOURNMENT 2