Judiciary and Public Safety

EDDI COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC SAFETY BROOKE PINTO, CHAIR NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON Bill 25-555, the “Addressing Crime Trends (ACT) Now Amendment Act of 2023” Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. Room 500, John A. Wilson Building 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 Councilmember Pinto’s YouTube Page (www.youtube.com/@cmbrookepinto) DC Council Website (dccouncil.gov) Council Channel 13 (Cable Television Providers) Office of Cable Television Website (entertainment.dc.gov) AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY A. PUBLIC WITNESSES In-Person 1. William Lightfoot, Former DC Council Member At-Large 2. Dennis Corkery, Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 3. Salim Adofo, Public Witness 4. Joshua Miller, Open City Advocates 5. Rondell Jordan, Open City Advocates 6. Lisa Burton, Moms of Black Boys United Incorporated 7. Robert Becker, D.C. Open Government Coalition 8. Anita Bellamy-Shelton, DC Women in Politics 9. Liz Komar, The Sentencing Project 10. Rebecca Strauss, Federal City Council 11. Lisa Rice, ANC 7B 12. Paula Edwards, ANC 4A01 13. Ashley Ruff, ANC 7F02 14. Kevin Rapp, 5E05 15. Howard Marks, The Residences at Gallery Place Condominium Association 16. Rog Cedalia, Public Witness 17. Melissa Wasser, ACLU of the District of Columbia 18. Robert Vinson Brannum, Ward 5 Leadership Council Public Safety Committee 19. Rickey Bryant, Street Line 20. Maka Taylor, Global Gains Consulting 21. Kenithia Alston, Coalition of Concerned Moms 22. Roger Marmet, Peace for DC 23. Paul Johnson, 4D MPD CAC Executive Committee Member 24. Juliet Howell, Public Witness 25. Neena Murphy Martin, Fourth District Citizens Advisory Council 26. Pedro Lima, National Hispanic Council on Aging 27. Aris Compres, Menchos Dominican Restaurant 28. Eboni-Rose Thompson, Ward 7 Representative, DC State Board of Education 29. Skye Lawrence, Public Witness 30. Neal Gearhart, The Pursuit Wine Bar and Kitchen 31. Robert Murphy, MRP Realty 32. Ollie Figueroa, Motto by Hilton Washington DC 33. Michael Sindram, Public Witness Virtual 34. Anthony Pirrotti, ANC 4D08 35. J.P. Szymkowicz, ANC 3D07 36. Michael Cohen, ANC 4B07 37. Patricia Stamper, ANC 7C06 38. Tom DeFranco, SMD 4C03 39. Alexander Padro, ANC 2G02 40. Andre Lee, MidCity Development 41. Greggory Pemberton, DC Police Union 42. Robert Pittman, First District Police Citizens’ Advisory Council, Inc. 43. Lavern Carr, Public Witness 44. Sandra Seegars, CRAV 45. Ruby Yearling, Civil Rights Corps 46. Audrey Nwanze, My Business Area 14th Street NW 47. Shawn Townsend, Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington 48. Taunya Martin, Petworth Ward 4 49. Anthony Hood, Public Witness 50. Keith Hasan-Towery, Public Witness 51. Geoff Gilbert, Beloved Community Incubator 52. Melody Cooper, Coalition of Concerned Moms 53. Kyle McColgan, Greater Washington Board of Trade 54. Nee Nee Taylor, Harriet’s Wildest Dreams 55. Taalib-Din Uqdah, 14th St. Uptown Business Association 56. Olivia Henderson, Washington Highland Civic Association 57. Barbara Jones, Fort Stanton Civic Association 58. Angela Franco, DC Chamber of Commerce 59. Derege Daneale, Aberash LLC. 60. Yilin Zhang, 1882 Foundation 61. Anwar Saleem, H Street Main Street 62. Joshua Baker, Public Witness 63. Carmen McCall, AARP Local 4870, Corresponding Secretary 7th District Citizens’ Advisory Council 64. Lesil Farrakhan, Public Witness 65. Dawn Cook, Benning Ridge Civic Association 66. Kenyattah Robinson, Mount Vernon Triangle Community Improvement District 67. Maria McPhail, VIDA Seniors Centers 68. Maria Patricia Corrales, Fiesta DC, Inc. 69. Jean Homza, Public Witness 70. Madhvi Bahl, Migrant Solidarity Mutual Aid 71. L. Veronica Nelson, D.C. Commission for Women 72. Billy Easley, Public Witness 73. Sandra Basanti, DC Nightlife Council 74. Steven Breen, Public Witness 75. Krishna Matturi, Minnesota Ave Civic Organization 76. Fae X, Good Trouble Co-op 77. Liliana Di-Majo, Barbara Chambers Children's Center 78. Kimberly Lockett, The Petworth Action Committee 79. Retirees For Accountability, RTA 80. Betty Murray, Genuine Sisters Supporting Sisters 81. Lisa Queen, Public Witness B. GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Pamela Smith, Chief, Metropolitan Police Department 2. Michael Tobin, Executive Director, Office of Police Complaints 3. Katerina Semyonova, Special Counsel for Policy and Legislation, Public Defender Service 4. Jinwoo Park, Executive Director, Criminal Code Reform Commission