Public Works and Operations

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER BRIANNE K. NADEAU, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND OPERATIONS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING ON B26-0174, THE “ENHANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION PROCEDURES AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025”, B26-0224, THE “RESTRICTING EGREGIOUS SCALPING AGAINST LIVE ENTERTAINMENT (RESALE) AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025”, AND B26-0287, THE “HOUSING WITH INTEGRITY AMENDMENT ACT OF 2025”, Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025, 9:30 a.m. John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Room 500 and virtual via Zoom. To Watch Live: https://www.brianneknadeau.com/live AGENDA AND WINTESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY A. Public Witnesses Enhancing Consumer Protection Procedures Amendment Act In-Person 1. Jenny Joseph, Supervising Attorney, Direct Legal Services Program, Legal Aid DC 2. Melissa Millar, Policy Director, Tzedek DC 3. Donald Maurice, Outside Counsel, Receivables Management Association International  4. Deborah Cuevas Hill, Manager, Legal Counsel for the Elderly 5. Erin Witte, Director of Consumer Protection, Consumer Federation of America 6. Samuel Levine Virtual 7. Commissioner Trupti Patel, Chair of ANC 2A 8. Lauren Wolfe 9. David Nahmias, Director, Consumer Law Advocates, Scholars & Students Network 10. Raynell Hall Housing With Integrity Amendment Act In-Person 1. Salim Adofo 2. Patrick Cothern, Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 3. Farah Fosse, Community Development Director, Empower DC 4. Katalin Peter, VP Government Affairs DC Residential, AOBA 5. Denise Hunter-El 6. Nathan Hunter-El 7. Yolanda Thornton 8. Jill Perry 9. Laura de Jaager Virtual 10. Andria Chapman, Community Organizer, Empower DC 11. Michelle Chandler 12. Janet Phoenix, Executive Director, Coalition for Environmentally Safe Communities 13. Miche Garner 14. Marta Cruz 15. Eduardo Fernandez Maldonado 16. Wanda Harris Restricting Egregious Scalping Against Live Entertainment (Resale) Amendment Act In-Person 1. Audrey Schaefer, Director of Communications, I.M.P. 2. Jean Homza, Community Liaison, 9:30 Club 3. Jess Scheer, 9:30 Club 4. Catherine Ferrando, Black Cat 5. Karim Karefa, The Lincoln Theatre 6. Jake Diamond, Union Stage Presents 7. Stephen Parker, Executive Director, National Independent Venue Association 8. Kokayi Walker, The Recording Academy 9. Kevin Erickson, Director, Future of Music Coalition 10. Edgardo Malag, President, Washington DC Federation of Musicians 11. Ron Gubitz, Music Artists Coalition 12. Rohin Ghosh, Organizer, AFM Local 161-710 13. Chelsi Bennett, StubHub  14. Kevin Callahan, Head of North America Government Relations, StubHub 15. Joe Freeman,Vice President of Government Relations, SeatGeek 16. Brian Berry, Executive Director, Ticket Policy Forum 17. Brian Hess, Executive Director Sports Fans Coalition 18. Eden Iscil, Senior Public Policy Manager, National Consumers League 19. Aden Hizkias, Policy Manager, Chamber of Progress 20. Colin Mortimer, Washington, DC New Liberals 21. Kendall Gilvar , Fix the Tix Coalition 22. Samuel Levine 23. Carly Harvey 24. Cynthia Johnson Virtual 25. Bill Spieler, owner, DC9 Nightclub 26. Will Eastman, U Street Music Hall Presents 27. Alisha Edmonson, SongByrd DC 28. Sam Myers, Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) 29. Sharon Tapper , Executive Director, Music Managers Forum - US 30. Donald Cohen , Executive Director, Fan Alliance 31. Adam Webb, Campaign Manager, FanFair Alliance 32. Gary Adler, Executive Director, The National Association of Ticket Brokers 33. Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy, Progressive Policy Institute 34. Dustin Brighton, Director of Government Relations, Coalition for Ticket Fairness 35. Bruce Morris, Director of Government Affairs, TicketNetwork, Inc 36. Jason Webb, Co-founder, Tixel 37. Christopher Gowen, Adjunct Professor of Law, American University 38. Stephen Happel 39. Marianne Jennings 40. Sean Hendry 41. Andrew Mudd 42. Wendy Sharrett 43. Beatrice Evans 44. Jennifer Garlich 45. Scott Friedman 46. Andrew McMahon 47. Randy Nichols 48. Graham Evans 49. Hannah Johnson 50. Melanie Thurston 51. Matthew Gillen 52. Jared Oppenheim 53. Robert Crain 54. Jeffrey Stepp 55. Eric Fuller 56. Elise Watkins 57. Julia Leffler 58. Heather Laffey  59. Robin Bugos 60. Bill Hoidas 61. Glenn Sanders 62. Dave K 63. Jenny Roque Martinez 64. Clara Huff 65. Gideon Forman 66. Matthew Benkovich 67. Cassandra Diamond 68. AJ Silva 69. Miisha Nash B. Government Witnesses 1. Kevin Vermillion, Director of Consumer Protection, Office of the Attorney General 2. Beth Mellen, Assistant Deputy Attorney General in the Public Advocacy Division and Senior Counsel for Housing Protection & Affordability, Office of the Attorney General 3. April Randall, Chief of Legislative Affairs and Policy Officer, Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection 4. Keith Parsons, Strategic Enforcement Administrator at Department of Buildings 5. Ryan Nicholas, Legislative Director at the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development II. ADJOURNMENT