Transportation and the Environment

Council of the District of Columbia COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & THE ENVIRONMENT AGENDA & WITNESS LIST 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004 COUNCILMEMBER CHARLES ALLEN, CHAIRPERSON COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION & THE ENVIRONMENT ANNOUNCES A BUDGET OVERSIGHT HEARING ON THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DC SUSTAINABLE ENERGY UTILITY (Public Witnesses Only) Friday, May 1, 2025, 9:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. Hybrid Hearing in Room 500 and via Zoom To Watch Live: https://dccouncil.us/council-videos/ http://video.oct.dc.gov/DCC/jw.htm https://www.youtube.com/@councilmembercharlesallen/streams AGENDA AND WITNESS LIST I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. WITNESS TESTIMONY a. Public Witnesses Panel 1 (approximately 9:35 a.m.) 1. Mary Cheh, Former Ward 3 Councilmember 2. Chris Weiss, Executive Director, D.C. Environmental Network 1 3. Kate Dylewsky, Public Witness 4. Anne Lewis, Founding President, City Wildlife 5. Jamoni Overby, DC Conservation Advocate, Nature Forward 6. Max Broad, Executive Director, DC Voters for Animals 7. Jamal Lewis, Board Chair, DCSEU Advisory Board 8. Lora Nunn, Public Witness 9. Maritza Mendoza, Empower DC Panel 2 (approximately 10:30 a.m.) 10. Kelly Whittier, Director of Public Affairs, Humane Rescue Alliance 11. Lara Levison, Energy Committee Chair, Sierra Club, District of Columbia Chapter 12. Susan Schorr, Zero Waste Committee Chair, Sierra Club, District of Columbia Chapter 13. David Whitehead, Executive Director, Sierra Club, District of Columbia Chapter 14. Claire Mills, DC Campaigns Manager, CCAN Action Fund 15. Nathan Harrington, Executive Director, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy 16. Vondre Walston, Outreach Coordinator, Ward 8 Woods Conservancy Panel 3 (approximately 11:10 a.m.) 17. Ayla Frost, Public Witness 18. Mark Rodeffer, Public Witness 19. Javier R., Student, Mundo Verde 20. Oscar Villalobos, Green New Deal Organizer, DC Jobs With Justice 21. Vanessa Batters-Thompson, Executive Director, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 22. Matthias Paustian, Public Witness 23. Trey Sherard, Riverkeeper, Anacostia Riverkeeper Panel 4 (approximately 11:45 a.m.) 24. MJ Gray, Policy Fellow, DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice 25. Andrew Schictel, Executive Director, Casey Trees 26. Christopher Williams, President and CEO, Anacostia Watershed Society 2 27. Amanda Obosnenko, Stormwater Program Manager, The Nature Conservancy 28. Elana Mintz, Founder/Executive Director, Urban Adventure Squad 29. Anne deBuys, Public Witness 30. Evan Raskin, National Campaign Manager, Earth Day Network Inc. (d.b.a. EARTHDAY.ORG) Panel 5 (approximately 12:25 p.m.) 31. Teresa Martin, Managing Director, Living Classrooms National Capital Region 32. Lauren Crossed, Director, Living Classrooms 33. Brendan Shane, Climate Director Trust for Public Land 34. Annie Acosta, DC Environmental Network 35. Jim Monsma, Public Witness 36. Aminah Taariq-Sidibe, Manager, EARTHDAY.ORG 37. Holly Pollinger, Co-chair--DC Chapter, Climate Reality Project 38. Tim Oberleiton, Attorney, Earthjustice 39. Jamie Alberti, Green Infrastructure Program Director, Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay 40. Patrick Cothern, Policy Attorney, Children's Law Center 41. Mary Thomas, Director, Building Innovation Hub: Institute for Market Transformation Panel 6 (approximately 1:10 p.m.) 42. Marshall Duer-Balkind, Chair, DC BEPS Task Force 43. Randy Marcus, Director, State Relations – VA, WV & DC, CSXT 44. Laura Miller Brooks, Director of Transportation and Infrastructure, Federal City Council 45. Patricia Stamper, CEO, Simply Stamper LLC 46. Barbara Briggs, Friends Meeting of Washington Committee on Peace & Social Concerns 47. Vic Goncalves, Project Manager and Advocacy Specialist, Mi. Casa, Inc. 48. Abel Amene, ANC Commissioner, 4D02 49. Eric Jones, VP of Government Affairs, DC – Commercial, AOBA 3 50. Brian Gordon, Senior VP of Government Affairs, AOBA Panel 7 (approximately 2:05 p.m.) 51. Dorothy Anne Scanley, Public Witness 52. Stephanie Miller, Public Witness 53. John Capozzi, Public Witness 54. Mark Kresowik, Public Witness 55. Jean Stewart, Public Witness 56. Catharine Ferguson, Public Witness 57. Jane Koska, Public Witness Panel 8 (approximately 2:30 pm) 58. Cody Austin, Public Witness 59. Derek Hill, Public Witness 60. Carolyn Vaughn, Public Witness 61. April Linton, Public Witness 62. Dina Rodrigues, Public Witness 63. Anais Borja, Public Witness 64. Nava Mach, Public Witness 65. Alex Howard, District of Columbia Lead--Office of Public Affairs, Washington Gas Panel 9 (approximately 3:00 pm) 66. Frances Galindo, Public Witness 67. Emanuel Jackson, Public Witness 68. Danielle Dennenberg, Public Witness 69. Hunter Raab, Public Witness 70. Dusty Horwitt, Public Witness 71. Anne Cauman, Public Witness 72. Brian Wee, Public Witness 73. Elena Tillman, Public Witness 74. Greg Patton, Public Witness 75. Lisa Qualls, Public Witness 4  76. Barbara Glick, Public Witness 77. Frank Proschan, Public Witness 78. Joe Reilly, Public Witness 79. John Hisle, Public Witness IV. ADJOURNMENT (3:45 pm) 5