e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e I'm calling to order of this meeting this is an additional meeting of the committee of the whole of the Council of the District of Columbia I'm Phil Mendelson chair of the council and chair of the committee of the whole today is Tuesday June 11 2024 the time is 11:47 in the morning and we are meeting in room 500 the council chambers in the Johnny Wilson building there is at least one member participating virtually we will follow this committee the whole meeting with a additional note with a regular legislative meeting of the council uh we begin our committee of the home meetings by determining whether we have a quorum Mr Cash would you call the role chairman Mendon council member Allen here council member bonds here council member fruman pres council member gray council member gray council member Henderson here council member Lewis George here council member McDuffy Council McDuffy council member Nido here council member Parker here council member Pinto present council member Robert White president council member trayan white council member trayan white president Mr chairman you have a quum thank you Mr Cash uh we have um five measures for markup in the committee as the whole um if there's no rection I'm going to move items a c and d in block and uh these are nominations to the commission on the Arts and Humanities [Music] um the commission on Arts and Humanities was established by the commission on the Arts and Humanities act in 1975 Commission Miss is now an independent agency within the district government is designated by the National Endowment for the Arts as the state of the Arts Agency for as the state Arts Agency for the District of Columbia its rool is to evaluate initiate action on matters relating to the Arts and Humanities and to encourage programs and the development of programs to promote progress in the Arts and Humanities in addition the mission of the commission is to provide grants programs and educational activities that encourage diverse artistic expression and learning unities so that all District of Columbia residents and visitors can experience the district's Rich Arts Humanities Rich Arts and Humanities communities um effective with the fiscal year 2020 budget support act there were some additional changes uh actually I I refer to is the fiscal year 2022 budget support act where the council reduced the size of the commission from 18 members to 12 members with the commission being reduced by two positions each year until the total number of members is 12 after June 30th 2024 there will be four members who terms expire in 2027 four expiring in 2026 and six and 12 expiring in 2020 I misstated that and four expiring in 2025 for a total of 12 members and the three that I'm moving in block and one that I'll move following that would be the four whose terms would would expire in June 30th 2027 uh as we noted in our committee report on the budget for fisc year 2025 the report that was adopted by the council a month ago the committee remains concerned that the commission has not struck the best balance between nurturing the Arts and promoting Economic Development especially in light of the council's concern for the revitalization of post-pandemic down Town supporting and promoting downtown theaters museums popups public art and Street events downtown can be of enormous benefit to the city without sacrificing the goals of nurturing nent artists and while requiring more ethnic and racial diversity in the Arts the commission has funded through a dedication of 5% of general sales tax revenues as a result of budget pressures Dem May has cap the commission's growth at 2% a year and limited transfers of additional tax revenue recovered by the central collections units all that will be changing this year uh despite this the commission's budget has increased substantially over the past 10 years unfortunately the commission has not used its laress in an impactful way there's no program or strategy that has compelled political support for instance as a city struggles to revitalize post-pandemic downtown Arts programming as it has as the city struggles to revitalize post-pandemic mic downtown Arts programming is overlooked as a strategy because the commission has not oriented its Grant making in that way the three resolutions that I'm moving in Block REM markup PR 25- 641 Commission on the Arts and Humanities Kimber lman KY confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25- 642 Commission on the Arts and Humanity Gretch and mor excuse me not that one PR 25- 643 Commission on the Arts and Humanities Reginal van Lee confirmation resolution of 2024 and PR 25- 644 Commission on the Arts and Humanities core Masters Barry confirmation resolution of 2024 each of those was introduced at the request of the mayor on February 20th of this year the committee of the whole held a public round table on April 12 2024 may you receive no testimony or comments in opposition to any of these three nominees more specifically with regard to PR 25- 641 this would confirm the mayor's nomination of Kimber love itman kitty for reappointment as a member of the commission on Arts and Humanities for term to end June 30th 2027 Miss Love maniti is a resident of w 4 she has a bachelor's degree from James Madison University a master of Law and social policy as well as a master of social work from Bren Maher Graduate School of Social Work and social research she's currently Regional director for the Maryland DC region for Keller Williams realy International um and there's more about her in the report at her confirmation hearing she testified about her commitment to ensuring that all district residents have access to the Arts to help uplift marginalized voices in all eight WS with regard to PR 25-64 D3 uh this would confirm the mayor's nomination of Reginald Van Lee for reappointment as a member of the commission on the Arts and Humanities for term to end June 30th and also as a member excuse me also as chairperson of the commission um for term to end June 30th 2027 um Mr van Lee is a resident of War I he received his Bachelor of Science and master of science in civil engineering from MIT and a master of Business Administration from Harvard University he's currently partner and chief transformation officer of the carile group where he helps the firm develop strategies to enhance business processes uh he has a long history of involvement with the Arts he was appointed to the Board of Trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for Performing Arts by President Obama formerly appointed of the to the president's committee on the Arts and Humanities uh there's more in the committee report his confirmation hearing Mr vanlee testified about his three years of of service as chair of the commission he discussed his main focus during that time including making the commission a higher performing organization looking for additional funding opportunities and looking at possible International Arts event to drive the local economy and assisting downtown revitalization with regard to PR 25- 644 this would confirm the mayor's nomination for reappointment uh cor Masters Barry her term to expire June 30th 2027 Miss Barry is award eight resident she received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Texas Southern University and a master of arts from Howard University currently she serves as CEO and member of the board of directors of the recreation wish list committee which she founded in 1994 at her confirmation hearing Miss Masters Barry testified about her experience on the Commission in particular her work on the task force working to ensure diversity equity and inclusion and Grant making as well as implementation of the task Force's 44 [Music] recommendations um as I said uh each of these was introduced at the request of the mayor in February and the round table was held on April 12th and the committee received no testimoni or comments and opposition to any of these uh nominations um I move the uh prince in Block would leave for staff to make technical conforming Technical and conforming changes is there discussion on the prints we will have a Voice vote uh the vote is on PR 25- 641 pr25 643 and PR 25- 644 all those in favor say I I I oppos not hearing any no votes yes have it unanimously I will note council member Tran white is participating virtually as part of the vote uh I move the reports for these three resolutions would leave for staff to make technical conforming and editorial changes as a discussion on the reports all those in favor say I I I I opposed uh the eyes have it unanimously I'll do clearances in a second uh I'm going to move uh next PR 25- 25- 642 this is um the commission on arts and humanties Gretchen Wharton confirmation resolution of 2024 I want to note that earlier council member Pinto stated that she was going to recuse herself in this matter and she is currently absent from the dayas I'm not going to repeat what I said about the commission on Arts and Humanities that is the background in history uh this resolution PR 25- 644 642 was introduced at the request of the mayor April on February 20th the committee held a round table on April 12th I believe I said he received no testimony or comments in opposition this resolution would confirm the mayor's nomination of Gretchen Wharton for reappointment as a member of the commission on Arts and Humanities for term to end June 30th 2027 Miss Wharton is a resident of Ward six in the shaw neighborhood she received her bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland and continued her education at Harvard University University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and Georgetown University she retired from Zs Corporation where she worked in marketing and sales for 30 years she's been a member of the commission on Arts and Humanities for many years and currently chairs its grants committee at her confirmation hearing Miss Wharton testified about her experience as a long-term member of the commission she discussed the evolving role of the commission especially since becoming independent that is the commission becoming independent and the increase in grant funding resulting from dedicated funding uh I think I'll switch it up a little if there's no objection I'll move both to print and report together with leafer staff to make um technical conforming and editorial changes is there a discussion we'll do a Voice vote uh all those in favor of the motion to approve the print and Report with Le for staff say I I I I I opposed again council member TR white is participating virtually he voted in the affirmative uh the eyes have it unanimously with regard to these four resolutions Adam General councel are these measures legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes they are mam secretary is the record complete for each once the reports and here in records are files uh Madam budget director do the measures fiscal impact statements comply with Council requirements yes they do and that's because no fiscal impact statements required correct okay and there is no fiscal impact because these are all reappointments um without objection PR 25- 641 PR 25- 643 and PR 25-64 44 will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting and PR 25- 642 will be considered non-consent on today's legislative meeting the last item for markup in the committee the whole is PR excuse me no is PR agenda says Bill PR 25- 712 historic preservation review board Gabrielle Miller confirmation resolution of 20 24 purpose of this resolution is to confirm the mayor's nomination of Gabrielle Miller as an for appointment as an architect excuse me as an archaeologist member of the historic preservation review board for term to expire J July 21st 2026 Miss Miller is award six resident she's worked in Academia for almost 10 years as a program specialist in AR olist with the center for the study of slavery and slave wrecks project at the Smithsonian National Museum of African-American history and culture and a lab manager with the historical archaeology and Heritage conservation laboratory she's a member of the Society of black archaeologists and the society for historical archaeology she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology a masters of Applied archaeology and a PhD in African diaspora archaeology all from the unity University of Arizona the historic preservation review board was created by Act of the council in 1978 includes a section declaring the purposes behind the legislation which include to protect and enhance landmarks and districts quote which represent distinctive elements of the city's cultural social economic political and archa Architectural history un quote and to turn and in turn to quote Safeguard the city's historic aesthetic and cultural heritage unquote in order to Foster civic pride in the history of the city to enhance and perpetuate tourism to bolster the economy and to generally promote the use of the district's landmarks and historic districts quote for the education pleasure and Welfare of the people unquote of the City Board is composed of nine members appointed by the mayor after confirmation by the council the federal regulations for State review boards require that all board members have demonstrated competence interest or knowledge in historic preservation additionally a majority of the members must meet the secretary of the interior's professional qualification standards the secretary standards specify professional qualifications for the disciplines of History archaeology architectural history architecture and historic [Music] architecture and Miss Miller is being nominated as an archaeologist member member of the board um during her confirmation hearing Miss Miller testified to the importance of the board in providing guidance and Leadership to shaping the district's cultural landscape she stated that she will follow the historic preservation regulations while listening to and considering the viewpoints of affected residents by finding Creative Solutions that honor history Miss Miller meets the qualifications for serving as an archaeologist member of the board has demonstrated knowledge and of and interest in historic preservation um as I think I indicated this resolution was introduced at the request of the mayor on March 28th and the committee is the whole held a public round table on May 23d and has received no testimony or comments in opposition to this nominations without objection I move both the print and Report with leave for staff to make technical conforming and editorial changes is there a discussion hearing or after all that robust discussion the vote will be on the print and Report with leaf for staff all those in favor say I I I opposed I don't hear any no votes I'll no council member Tran white is participating virtually uh the eyes have it unanimously Adam general counsel is the measure legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes it is Adam secretary's director complete once the report and hearing record is fot Adam budget director does the measures fiscal impact statement comply with Council requirements yes it does without objection this measure will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting we'll turn now to consideration of measures from other committees uh the first three measures are from the committee on housing shared by council member Robert White uh the first is PR 25- 684 housing production trust fund board Chapman Todd confirmation resolution of 2024 council member white thank you chairman the housing production trust fund board has nine members and is tasked with advising the mayor on how to use District money to create housing opportunities for Neighbors with the lowest incomes board members have different experiences and expertise ranging from representing tenant associations to representing the financial services industry board members can serve as a resource to the public the mayor and the council for how to spend our dollars to improve housing outcomes but right now the board has too many vac acies and is underutilized out of its nine members only two are actively serving one is serving on an expired term and six positions are vacant this knowledge Gap is not good for our city throughout this year's budget process I focus on why the money we're are putting into our programs isn't translating into the results residents deserve my office hears from people daily who are trying to lead better lives but are stuck because they're one paycheck away from losing the roof over their head something has to change and in a budget year like this one where we have less money for affordable housing we need Creative community-based Solutions to get us to better outcomes the work of a fully filled hptf board can help Foster those ideas and today's measure is a start to refilling the vacant positions proposed resolution 25- 684 would confirm Chapman Todd as a third active member on the board for a term to end January 14th 2025 because of this short-term period my team is working with Moda on longer term appointments which we expect to see in the coming months without Council action Mr Todd's appointment would be deemed disapproved on June 26 2024 throughout this nomination process Mr Todd has demonstrated his commitment to creating meaningful employment and housing opportunities for residents coming out of homelessness and residents with low incomes he serves as a member of the district's inter agency Council on homelessness for over 15 years served as ANC for four years and has worked and served on the boards of several nonprofits over the years including cnhed DC Central Kitchen and Catholic Charities in his current role Mr Todd leaves a company that provides case management and other Residential Services I appreciate Mr Todd's focus on incorporating needed Services into the housing landscape so that people feel supported once they move into their homes having this perspective on the board will continue to be an asset the community unanimously supported Mr Todds and nomination and I encourage the council to approve his nomination today thank you chairman so moved uh thank you council member white is there other questions for council member white mam General council is to measure legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes it is M secretary's record complete sorry having some technical difficulties this morning yes Madam budget director the measures fiscal impact statement comply with Council requirements yes it does because it's a confirmation resolution and therefore there is none but I'll ask you this question for each of these without objection this measure will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting there's no objection we'll consider the next two resolutions in Block uh they're both to the Housing Finance Agency PR 25716 board of directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Heather Wellington confirmation resolution of 2014 and PR 25- 717 board of directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Carrie Robinson confirmation resolution of 2024 council member white thank you chairman pr25 d716 would confirm Heather Wellington's appoint reappointment to the board of the DC Housing Finance Agency the DC Housing Finance Agency is an independent agency that was established to support and expand home ownership and Rental housing opportunities for low to moderate income residents the agency is overseen by a five member board made up of DC residents with diverse exper expertise including mortgage lending Finance Home Building real estate architecture planning and Community or consumer interests this board ensures that the agency's programs effectively meet the needs of District residents including the home purchase assistance program also known as APAP which provides necessary financial support for aspiring homeowners recently I had the opportunity to visit Kish a first time home buyer whose dream of home ownership became a reality thanks to hpap and the work of my office it was incredible to celebrate this Milestone with him and he shared great insights about ways to improve the program for future home buyers I expect DC HFA will continue to play a key role in ensuring the continued success of programs like hpap particularly during these challenging times in our housing market pr25 d716 would reappoint miss Heather Wellington a w f resident and a member of the DC Housing Finance Agency board of directors with experience in Home Building real estate architecture or planning for a term to end June 28th 2025 without Council action this measure will be deemed disapproved on September 22nd 2024 my committee held a public round table for this nomination on May 23rd 2024 Miss Wellington's nomination was approved unanimously by the committee on housing a week later at the round table we learned about Miss Wellington's extensive experience and commercial real estate development and management Miss Wellington holds a bachelor of Business Administration from George Washington University and a master of science and real estate development from the University of Maryland College Park professionally Miss Wellington began her career as a property manager at a business named combined properties where she managed over 1.5 million square feet of retail space she then joined the jbg companies as a Development Associate where she oversaw the development of over a th000 hotel units and 500,000 ft of office space Miss Wellington currently serves as senior vice president at FD stonewater where she manages significant development projects including multi-use developments and major office Renovations the second uh DC Housing Finance Agency board nomination for today is that of uh Carrie Robinson Miss uh Robinson is a w six resident and is a member of the DC Housing Finance Agency board of directors with experience in finance for a term to end June 28 2026 as a note this measure was originally named the board of directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency carry Cohen confirmation resolution of 2024 but the committee was made aware during the markup process um another minute Mr chairman without objection thank you uh that Miss Robinson's name changed without Council action this measure will be deemed disapproved on September 22nd 20124 my committee held a public round table for this nomination on May 23rd 2024 Mr Robinson's nomination was approved unan unanimously by the committee on housing a week later at the round table we learned that about Miss Robinson's comprehensive experience in finance Miss Robinson received her Bachelor's of Business Administration and finance from Howard University Miss Robinson then pursued her master of business administration at Northwestern University's Kellog School of Management where she specialized in real estate Innovation and Entrepreneurship professionally Miss Robinson began her career at JP Morgan in New York where she served as an associate on the private Bank investment team there she managed a $300 million client portfolio conducted investment modeling and provided insightful Financial recommendations in 2016 Miss Robinson founded Bright Horizon Ventures LLC where she has since developed managed and executed over $360 million in real estate asset transactions for projects ranging from Hospitality to multif family and single family residential developments showcase her ability to navigate complex Financial environments Miss Robinson brings a wealth of experience in investing and financial development to the board and is qualified to continue serving uh thank you Mr chairman I move pr25 d716 and PR 25- 717 and ask that they be placed on the consent agenda today thank you council member other questions for council member white Madam General councel are these two measures legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes they are Adam secretary is the record complete for each yes mam budget director did the measures fiscal impact statements comply with Council requirement yes objection these measur measures will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting there's no objection we'll consider the next five resolutions in Block there are each a nomination regarding the commission on Health Equity they were reported out of the committee on Health chaired by council member Christina Henderson I think most of the rest of the agenda came from the committee on health shared by the same council member council member Christina Henderson the four five are pr25 d740 Commission on Health Equity Nicole strum or stratum confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25-741 Commission on Health Equity mighty fine confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25- 742 Commission on Health Equity Dr Siana Lin Hales Barker confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25- 743 Commission on Health Equity Hannah Lopez van Balin confirmation resolution of 2024 and PR 25- 744 Commission on Health Equity Linda heam confirmation resolution of 2024 council member Henderson thank you Mr chairman uh the commission on Health Equity was established in 2016 to create comprehensive recommendations for the Department of Health the council and the mayor that examine and address Health inequities across the district and differing opportunities for Health Care by demographic subpopulations and Geographic areas I will note that this commission has not met since 2021 but through conversations with DC health and the nominees the committee understands that the commission plans to reconvene to publish updated reports and to advise DC Health the council and the mayor on the best ways to advance and achieve Health Equity the council does select three members of the commission and I have been in touch with DC Health about the process for us to appoint new members now to the five nominees pr25 d740 nominates Nicole Straten as a voting member with expertise in early learning and education for the commission on Health Equity for a term ending February 1st 2026 Miss Straten currently serves as a speech pathologist at MedStar Georgetown University hospital and Howard University Hospital Miss Straten has worked as a speech language pathologist for over a decade including within DC public schools she holds a Masters of Science and speech and Speech Pathology from New York Medical College and a master of science in bioethics from Columbia University and a master's of divinity degree from Howard University she's a war I resident PR 25-741 nominates mighty fine as a voting member with expertise in minority communities and population Health outcomes and improvements um for a term to end February 1st 2026 Mr Vine currently serves as the president and CEO of Define Consulting LLC and is the director of the Center for Public Health practice and professional development at the American Public Health Association he holds masters of public health degree from Yale Yale University School of Public Health and epidemiology he is a ward six resident pr25 d742 nominates Dr suanna lines Barker as a voting member with expertise in m in minority Community populations excuse me in minority communities and population Health outcomes and improvements for a term to end February 1 2025 Dr lyells Barker is currently the chief of programs and community service at La Clinica deblo a federally qualified Health Center in the district where she oversees Community facing programs that address social and structural determinant of Health Dr lenel Barker previously conducted research for the State University of Rio Rio de Janeiro's Center for adolescent health studies she also earned a doctor of Science and public health from the National School of Public Health in Brazil and she is award for Resident pr25 d743 nominates Anna Lopez van Balin as a voting member with expertise in economic and Community Development uh for a term to end February 1st 2025 Miss Vin baling is currently the vice president of Economic Security Injustice at Futures without violence previously she served as the affordable housing preservation officer at the Department of Housing and Community Development helping to preserve the diminishing stock of affordable housing here in the district she then became the first director of housing policy and programs I'm sorry Mr chairman I'm going to need additional time to move five nominations in Block thank you she then first became the first director of housing policy and programs and the officer of the deputy mayor for planning and economic development where she oversaw housing related initiatives across the government miss Ben billan earned her Masters of Science and Social Work from Columbia University and she is a w one resident finally um p2- 744 nominates Dr Linda Elum for reappointment as a voting member of the board excuse me of the commission with a term to end February 1st 2026 she currently serves as the chief executive officer and plan president for a group District of Columbia previously Dr elim served as the directed excuse me as the Director of the office of disability aging and long-term care policy at the US Department of Health and Human Services Dr elim earned her PhD in health policy and management from John Hopkins University and is a w five resident with that Mr chairman I move all five nominations ask for my my colleagues to support them and um that these nominations be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting thank you council member are there questions from Members hearing none um Madame general counsel is are these measures legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes they are mam secretary is the record complete for reach yes Madam budget director does the measures fiscal impact statement comply with Council requirements yes it does objection these measures will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting there's no objection the next one two three four measures concerning the Board of Medicine will be considered in Block pr25 758 Board of Medicine Miriam Michael confirmation resolution of 2024 pr25 7 59 Board of Medicine William strudwick confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25760 Board of medicon Amar madur confirmation resolution 24 n pr25 761 Board of Medicine Harry Barbie confirmation resolution of 2024 council member Henderson thank you Mr chairman PR 25758 nominates Dr Mary am Michael as a licensed physician member of the Board of Medicine for a term to end August 3rd 2027 Dr Michael is a physician at Howard University Hospital and the medical director of the American renal associated Dialysis Center Dr Michael received her doctor of medicine from Howard University she is a w one resident at the round table I discussed with Dr Michael her passion for patient- centered care and specifically increasing trust for Physicians when it comes to vaccines and routine immunizations within Primary Care PR 25759 nominates Dr William strudwick for an reappointment as a licensed physician member for the Board of Medicine for a term to end August 3rd 2026 this would be Dr strudwick third and final term on the board he's currently the chair of emergency medicine at Howard University Hospital and previously served as the medical director of the Emergency Care Center at Providence Hospital from 2024 to 2023 Dr strudwick received his doctor of medicine degree from Howard University and is award for a resident at the Roundtable Dr strudwick described how fulfilling how fulfilling serving on the board has been and his desire to increase the use of AI and Technology to to improve the board's overall efficiency PR 25760 nominates Dr Amar amra excuse me Mador as a licensed physician member of the Board of Medicine for a term to end August 3rd 2026 Dr Mador is an obstetrician and gynecologist at George Washington Medical Faculty Associates as well as an assistant professor at GW School of Medicine Health Sciences he received his doctor of medicine from Texas Tech school of medicine and is a w five resident at the round table I discussed with Dr madcore his additional qualifications in integrative medicine and his passion for bringing more whole person care into the medical profession uh finally Dr oh excuse me PR 25- um 761 nominates Dr Harry Barbie as a consumer member of the Board of Medicine for a term to end August 3rd 2025 Dr Barbie is an assistant professor in the department of health behavior and Society at Johns Hopkins University Dr Barbie holds a PhD in sociology from Florida State University and focuses their research on gender sexuality aging and health particularly within lgbtq populations they are award one resident at the Roundtable Dr Barbie discussed their research on lgbtq health disparities and aging and desire to bring this expertise to developing policies within the Board of Medicine I'll just add with my 30 seconds here there are 19 boards and commissions under the health cluster under the Department of Health so this is a PSA for anyone who would like to serve we have vacancies please visit the mayor's office of talent and appointment website and sign up thank you Mr chairman I missed that very last part Mr chairman I ask that these four nominees be um approved by the committee of the whole and that they be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting thank you of course the committee of the whole is not actually voting on these we're just simply passing them through and if there no questions from Members Madam General councel is the measure legally are the measures legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes they are ad secretary is the record complete for each yes Adam budget director do the measures fiscal impact statements comply with Council requirements yes they do no objection these measures will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting the next measure is PR 25786 Board of Podiatry Teresa hilard confirmation resolution of 2024 council member Henderson thank you PR 25786 nominates Dr Teresa hilard as a licensed podiatrist member of the board of Podiatry for a term to end August 16 2027 Dr hilard was first confirmed to the board in 20 uh 2006 and currently serves as the chair of the board Dr hilard is the founder and CEO of family Podiatry LLC a medical practice located in Landover Maryland her practice serves Senior Communities and medical faculties at uh excuse me medical facilities such as the George Washington University Hospital and Howard University Hospital Dr Hillyard received her doctor of podiatric medicine from New York College of podiatric Medicine and she is award five president I ask that um uh this uh nomination be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting thank you council member are there questions from Members mam General council is to measure legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes it is M secretary's the record complete yes mam budget director does the measures fiscal impact statement comply with Council requirements yes without objection this measure will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting there's no objection the next three measures will be considered in Block they are each um confirmations regarding the board of dentistry PR 25- 791 board of dentistry Dr Chanel Roberts confirmation resolution of 2024 PR 25- 792 board of dentistry Dr ammani Lewis confirmation resolution of 2024 n PR 25793 board of dentistry Dr Michelle loru confirmation resolution of 2024 council member Henderson thank you Mr chairman PR 25791 nominates Dr Chanel Roberts as a voting member of the board of dentistry as a licensed dentist in the District of Columbia with a term to end November 30th 2025 Dr Roberts is a general dentist at Capital dental and has worked in the Maryland Center for aesthetic dentistry Dr Roberts earned her doctor of dental surgery from the University of Missouri Kansas City and she is a w five resident pr25 d792 nominates Dr Amani Lewis as a voting member to the board of dentistry as a peridontist uh licensed in the District of Columbia with the term to end November 30th 2025 Dr Lewis owns and operates Lewis paradon Xs and Associates pllc a parodontal practice in the district he earned his doctor of dental surgery degree from the University of Michigan and is award for resident and finally PR 25793 nominates Dr Michelle Lor as a voting member of the board of dentistry as a licensed dentist with a term to end November 30th 2025 Dr Lor owns and operates the dental excuse me District Dental Services a dc-based nonprofit that provides dental services for unserved communities and she is a w a resident I'll just add my PSA once again as we have 19 boards and commissions that have a vital service to the healthc care Workforce of the District of Columbia that we have many vacancies for Mr chairman I ask that these three nominations be placed on uh the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting thank you council member Henderson are there questions from Members Adam General council's are these three measures legally and technically sufficient for our consideration yes they are M secretaries to record complete for each yes mam budget director do the measures fiscal impact statements comply with Council requirements yes they do without objection these measures will be placed on the consent agenda for today's legislative meeting that concludes the items for this Committee of the whole meeting I'm trying to remember we we're not sure there may be a committee of the whole meeting next week on the 18th and if not on the 25th and if not on the 9th I'm sure we will have several more committee the whole meetings before for the council recess uh we will start the legislative meeting in 5 minutes time is 12:30 pm and this meeting is adjourned e e e e e e e e e e e e so it's I'm calling to order of this meeting this is a regular meeting of the Council of the District of Columbia it's our 25th legislative meeting of council period 25 I'm Phil melson chair of the council today is Tuesday June 11th 2024 the time is 12:37 in the afternoon and this meeting is being held in room 500 the council chambers of the John Wilson building one member is participating virtually council member trayon white we always begin our legislative meetings with a moment of silence and opportunity for reflection if we could have everyone silent in the chambers for a moment or two Madam Secretary would you please call the role counc alen here council member bonds here council member fuman present council member gray council member gray council member Henderson here council member leis George here council member McDuffy here chairman Mendon pres council member Nel here council member Parker here counc member Pinto pres council member Robert White present council member Tran white present Mr chairman you have a Corum thank you Madam Secretary uh we have the secretary's report of committee filings I'm going to recognize the chair Pro Tim Kenyan McDuffy thank you Mr chairman I'm going to move to wave the reading of the secretary's report so a motion to wave the reading of the report is there discussion all those in favor of the motion to wave the reading say I I I I that was anemic we'll try again all those in favor of waving the reading say I I I opposed yeah I have it unanimously we have the secretary's report of introductions and referrals again I'm going to recognize the chm council McDuffy and I will move to wave the reading of the secretary's report of introductions to wave the reading is there discussion on the motion to wave the reading all those in favor say I I I opposed guys have it unanimously we have the consent agenda there's one item that's been removed from the consent agenda that I know of and that's on page three under reading and vote of proposed resolutions PR 25- 642 is removed from the consent agenda are there any other changes to the consent agenda hearing none we have the consent agenda before us Madame secretary rooll call or Voice vote we have a Voice vote on the consent agenda again this is the consent agenda with the one item removed all those in favor say I I I are there any opposed not see or hear any any no votes uh the eyes have it unanimously uh we will turn to the one measure that was removed I have a statement of recusal that I'm going to read uh the resolution is PR 25- 642 Commission on the Arts and Humanities Gretchen Wharton confirmation resolution of 2024 the statement is I Brook Pinto hereby provide notice of my recusal in the following matter before the council effect of June 11th 2024 PR 25- 642 Commission on the Arts and Humanities Gretchen confirmation resolution 2024 my decision to recuse arises from the following conflict potential conflict or appearance of conflict the nominee serves as an unpaid volunteer in an official capacity regarding political AC political activities in which I engage outside of the council the measure would not impact my financial interests or the financial interests of anyone with whom I am closely Affiliated as described in rule one of the council's code of conduct I do not not have any actual or potential conflict in this matter nevertheless I'm recusing myself to avoid any appearance of a conflict in this matter pursuant to rule one of the Council of the District of Columbia code of official conduct I'm recusing myself from any participation in the matter and will not attempt to influence the outcome of the matter because of the noted conflict potential conflict or appearance of conflict uh the uh this resolution PR 25- 642 was presented marked up at the committee of the whole uh I move it now is there discussion by a Voice vote all those in favor of the resolution say I I opposed the resolution is approved unanimously we will turn to the non-consent agenda which is on page seven of the agenda I'm sorry page six of the agenda and this is reading and vote on emergency legislation the first measure is anacost business improvement district emergency declaration resolution 2024 PR 25-75 3 council member Tran white uh thank you chairman um I will be removing this emergency legislation today um pending some other requests from other members to get them what they need to feel comfortable and supporting uh this very important measur that's critical to business e development uh in w 8 so I'll send that to the members that we have today thank I will drawing the meas uh thank you council member white so the measure has been withdrawn we'll turn to Department of forign For Hire Vehicles delivery vehicle traffic enforcement expansion emergency declaration resolution of 2024 PR 25- 844 council member Allan or nadoo I think it's me so thank you um thank you Mr chairman I'll be very brief say this is an emergency is a gap filler to keep laws that are already in effect to ensure Authority remains in place for the Department of For Hire vehicles to enforce traffic and safety violations against all types of ride share drivers there is a permanent bill that is in the Committee on Public Works and operations which is introduced by myself and Council madoo that'll be moving soon to the full Council for a vote so this emergency legislation is necessary to ensure that the existing law does not expire thank you Mr chairman and with that I move the Declaration uh thank you Council Nido do you wish to speak remember Allan handled it beautifully it was teamw work it was great teamwork teamw work Makes the Dream Work he did a wonderful job but I wouldn't get carried away uh we have the Declaration before us is there discussion uh by a Voice vote on the Declaration all those in favor say I I I oppos I do not hear any no votes uh the eyes have it unanimously uh the underlying Bill Bill 25- 836 council member Allen so moved Mr chair discussion by a Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I oppose I don't hear any no votes yeah I just have it unanimous ly the next measure is PR 25842 vulnerable youth guardianship protection emergency declaration resolution of 2024 council member Pinto thank you Mr chairman this measure is essentially the same as a congressional review emergency to prevent a gap in the law between the temporary law expiring and the permanent law going into effect the temporary law is set to expire this July 10 while the council passed a permanent version of this bill bill 25-44 on May 7th 2024 the permanent law is currently undergoing Congressional review since Congressional review will not be complete prior to the expiration of the temporary law this emergency legislation is necessary to prevent a gap in the law I want to note that this emergency mirrors the permanent version of the bill in incorporating minor technical tweaks and one substantive change not included in the expiring temporary law namely the elimination of fees for filing guardianship petitions I move the emergency declaration Mr chairman I move the emergency declaration thank you council member pintel is there discussion by a Voice vote on PR 25842 all those in favor say I I I oppose osed I don't hear any hear any no vote see I have it unanimously the underlying Bill Bill 25833 vulnerable youth guardianship protection emergency Amendment Act of 2024 council member Pinto I move the emergency Bell discussion by a Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I was a little weak Al those in favor say I I opposed I have it unanimously uh and the measure is approved uh the next measure is pr25 d852 pesticide operations emergency declaration resolution of 2024 council member Allen thank you Mr chairman the Federal Insecticide Fungicide rodenticide act requires that states certify pesticide applicators in accordance with a state certification plan approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency the district's latest certification plan approved by the EPA on February 27th 2023 identifies legislative and Regulatory changes that the district must make to meet Federal requirements the EPA established deadline for final adoption of those regulations is October 27th 2024 on March 18th 2024 the committee on Transportation in the environment held a public hearing on Bill 25569 the pesticide operations Amendment Act of 2023 which which was the introduced Bill once passed will allow doee it will make it it will make the regulatory changes needed for compliance with the impending deadline while the committee intends to act on the introduced Bill the time it takes for the introduced Bill to complete the legislative process uh which it will be to receive the two two votes at full Council be transmitted to the mayor for Signature and be transmitted to Congress for the mandatory Congressional review period will likely prevent doee from completing the rulle making before that EPA established deadline so that emergency legislation is now necessary to enable doe to complete the rulemaking process before the EPA established deadline expires or is met with that Mr chairman I move the Declaration thank you counc member Allen uh we have the Declaration before us is there discussion by a Voice vote all those in favor say I I opposed I don't hear or see any uh no votes the eyes have it unanimously resolution is approved the underlying Bill Bill 2 5- 843 ptif pesticide operations emergency Amendment act 2024 council member Allen so moved Mr chairman discussion by Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I I opposed are the eyes have it unanimously the bill is approved PR 25853 dc1 water critical infrastructure Freedom of Information clarification declaration resolution of 2024 council member Allen thank you very much Mr chairman the district's Freedom of Information Act exempts companies that are regulated by the Public Service Commission from disclosing critical infrastructure information or plans that contain critical infrastructure information DC water is not regulated by the PSC and therefore is not covered by the exemption in the act or any similar exemption as a result under current law DC water could be required to disclose information that could jeopardize the security of the distri critical Water and Sewer infrastructure on September 19th 2023 the council passed a DC water critical infrastructure Freedom of Information clarification temporary Amendment Act of 2023 which extended the critical infrastructure exemption to DC water temporary legislation is set to expire on July 10th 2024 Bill 25424 the DC water critical information critical infrastructure Freedom of Information clarification Amendment Act of 2023 is a permanent bill that is substantially similar to the temporary legislation the committee on transportation and the environment held a public hearing on Bill 25-4 2 4 on March 4th 2024 but is not yet scheduled time to consider and vote on the bill but will soon this emergency legislation is therefore necessary to prevent a gap in the law between the expiration of the temporary legislation and the approval of bill 25425 with that Mr chairman I move the Declaration thank you council member is there discussion uh on the Declaration all those in favor say I I I I opposed I don't hear any no votes the eyes have it unanimously declaration is approved we have the underlying Bill Bill 25- 845 DC water critical infrastructure Freedom of Information clarification emergency Amendment act 2024 council member Allen so moved Mr chairman discussion all those in favor say I I I I all those in favor say I I I I opposed don't see or hear any no votes see I have it unanimously and the bill is approved the next measure is Walter Reed development assistance emergency declaration resolution of 20124 PR 25843 council member Lewis George uh thank you chairman um we passed the language in this bill unanimously last year on an emergency and temporary basis um today's legislation simply extends the mayor at Authority Under the emergency and temporary until the budget support act goes into effect with a permanent version of this bill uh the second round of emergency temporary legislation will simply this second round of emergency temporary legislation will simply prevent a temporal Gap um in the law uh the rationale for the legislation Remains the Same as it was last year it's necessary to the completion the critical infrastructure of the wall to Redevelopment uh as well providing these funds as necessary to ensure the development includes key infrastructure promis of the community in particular our investment supports the completion of main Drive Northwest as a critical eastwest route uh for pedestrian bikers and motorists um I would urge my colleagues support this measure and I move the emergency declaration resolution thank you council member is there discussion council member buns um thank you and thank you very much for um recognizing me I I want to understand clearly what this um measure covers um because I'm hearing from my colleague that it covers critical infrastructure um the letter we got from the mayor indicated that uh we should not be in the posture of uh augmenting cost that um should be born by uh developers so I'm trying to understand what what does this legislation really do yeah um we talked about it last year uh when Walter rpe began development originally they were told uh we were told that the infrastructure they would not need to change sort of uh pipes for water electricity the infrastructure would be needed to have people on campus um and then as they start digging and doing development uh it was said that we need the pipes need to be replaced um so when I say infrastructure I mean like water pipes uh utilities Etc um uh and and um the street street Scapes so that we could run you know like cars and pedestrians can actually run through the property um and so that was the additional last year that that came up is uh originally we didn't think we were going to have to replace them I mean I think from the beginning people should have realized this is a old campus and they were going to need to replace these things but for whatever reason they didn't think so at the time um so that's what I mean by infrastructure really like the the utility infrastructure needs that have to be there to sustain the thousands of new residents that are currently there and that are going to be there in the future thank you very much for that because I think it's important that the community recall that um when we talk about infrastructure and new um projects across the city it has been customary for the city to um bring the utilities which are part of the infrastructure to a project so I I just wanted clarification thank you very much thank you thank you council member Bond further discussion or we have the uh declaration before us by Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I are there any opposed I don't hear or see any no votes C I have it unanimously benderly Bill Bill 25834 Walter Reed development assistance emergency Amendment Act of 2024 council member Lewis George so moved discussion by Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I are there any opposed don't hear or see any no votes the eyes have it unanimously the bill is approved we have temporary measures there's no objection I'll move the temporary measures in Block they would be Lafayette Elementary School grass field temporary Amendment Act of 2024 Bill 25- 808 Department of four higher Vehicles delivery vehicle traffic enforcement expansion temporary Amendment Act of 2024 Bill 25837 pesti side operations temporary Amendment act 2024 Bill 25844 DC water critical infrastructure Freedom of Information clarification temporary Amendment act 2024 Bill 25- 846 and Walter Reed development assistance temporary Amendment Act of 2024 Bill 25- 835 is there discussion on these two four five measures all those in favor say I I I oppos I I don't see or hear any no votes the eyes have it unanimously all one two three four five bills are approved first reading unanimously we will turn now to new business there's a motion for reconsideration to Bill 25- 736 secure DC Omnibus temporary Amendment Act of 2024 council member Pinto thank you Mr chairman the council adopted a temporary version of the secure DC omnus Omnibus Amendment act at the April 2nd legislative meeting however because the council also adopted the permanent version of secur DC at the March 5th legislative meeting which the mayor later signed into law the temporary bill is now unnecessary because of that I am going to move to reconsider bill 25736 for the purpose of moving to postpone that bill indefinitely again this has no substantive impact it's just that the temporary is no longer necessary I move to reconsider Bill 25-7 36 thank you council member pental there's been a motion to reconsider the bill is there discussion on the motion to reconsider all those in favor say I I I I I I are there any opposed guys have it unanimously we have the bill secure DC Omnibus temporary Amendment act 2024 before us counc can you call me as voting present I yes just a moment if you would hold a moment council member Pinto uh on the motion for reconsideration record council member Tran white is present on the bill which is now before us Bill 25- 736 council member Pinto I move to postpone Bill 25736 indefinitely is there discussion not hearing any by Voice vote all those in favor say I I I I council member white are you present or are you voting what's that she's putting a motion to postpone indefinitely is that accurate correct yes I uh the the motion to postpone indefinitely is approved unanimously just a moment um I believe I said that the motion to postpone indefinitely was approved unanimously that's going to conclude this meeting uh the committee of the whole I believe meets next week well may right Madam Secretary and uh we will we are trying to um have the budget support act ready for consideration at that meeting well not at the committee of the whole but at an additional leg legislative meeting on that date otherwise it will be March 20 excuse me June 25th we'll get through this the time is 1 o'clock pm and this meeting is adjourned e e e e e e e e e e