D.C. Council FY2021 Budget Hearing Testimony Information

The Mayor's Proposed Fiscal Year 2021 Budget and Accompanying Legislation

• Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 12 PM – 6PM
• Thursday, June 18, 2020, 9 AM – 6 PM

Send written testimony via email to [email protected] or submit oral testimony by leaving a voicemail testimony at (202) 430‐6948

Testimony received by close of business on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 will be posted publicly at http://www.chairmanmendelson.com/FY2021 prior to the hearing

All testimony received will be made part of the official record.

The hearing record will close at 5:00 p.m. on June 26, 2020

To testify live on June 17 or June 18, email [email protected] and indicate your preferred call-in day, name, telephone number, organizational affiliation (if applicable) by close of business Monday, June 15, 2020.

Live testimony will be limited to 2 minutes, and only one member from each organization may provide live testimony.

The witness list detailing the panels will be circulated by close of business Monday, June 15, 2020.

Agency budget oversight hearings:

• Wednesday, May 27, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With: Department of Small and Local Business Development, Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking Department of For-Hire Vehicles
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Monday, June 1, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With: Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration, Office of People's Counsel, Public Service Commission Destination DC
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With: Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, DC Lottery and Charitable Games
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Tuesday, June 16, 2020, 9:00am – 3:00pm
  All Agencies Under Committee Purview
  Public Witnesses: Yes

To provide live public testimony Complete the Witness Form at https://forms.gle/njgMLQ47BfQhhoX36

The witness list will open on June 9, 2020, at 9:00 a.m. and close on June 12, 2020, at 5:00 p.m. Participation is limited; witnesses accepted on a first‐come, first‐served basis. The Committee will confirm whether you have a live testimony slot and provide additional instructions at that tim. Witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes each. Organizations are limited to one witness.

To provide written testimony: Complete the witness form at
https://forms.gle/njgMLQ47BfQhhoX36

Voicemail testimony: Complete the witness form at
https://forms.gle/njgMLQ47BfQhhoX36 first, then call (202) 430‐5122

All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The hearing record will close at 5 p.m. on June 3, 2020.

Agency Budget Oversight (Joint Hearing with Committee of the Whole):

Thursday, June 4, 2020, 12pm -- 3pm
With all Agencies Under Committee Purview
Public Witnesses: Yes

Thursday, June 4, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
With the Office of the State Superintendent of Education
No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.

Thursday, June 11, 2020, 9:00am – 3:00pm
With: District of Columbia Public Schools, Deputy Mayor for Education
No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.

Live public testimony will be by invitation only.

To provide written testimoney, email [email protected] and indicate that your email is testimony in the subject line. Submit oral testimony by leaving an voicemail at (202) 430‐5720.

Testimony received 48 hours before the hearing will be sent to all Councilmembers and the agency representative.

All testimony received will be made part of the official record.

Agency budget oversight hearing:

• Wednesday, June 10, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With: Office on African Affairs, Office on African American Affairs, Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, Office on Latino Affairs,Office of LGBTQA, Office of Nightlife and Culture, Office of Veterans Affairs.
  No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.
• Thursday, June 11, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With: Executive Office of the Mayor, Office of the City Administrator, Office of the Senior Advisor, and the Office of the Secretary
  No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.
• Friday, June 12, 2020, 9:00am – 6:00pm
  With: Office of the Inspector General, Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment, Office of the Chief Technology Officer, Office of Risk Management, Office of Administrative Hearings, Office of Human Rights
  No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.

To view the budget hearings from within the virtual platform, email [email protected] with your name, organization, email, device name (if using video) and phone number by 5pm on June 8, 2020.

To submit written testimony email [email protected]. Voicemail testimony: (202) 430‐6322.

All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The record will close at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Agency budget oversight hearings:

• Friday, June 5, 2020, 9:00am – 6:00pm
  With: Deputy Mayor for Health and Human Services, Department of Health Care Finance, Department of Health, Department of Behavioral Health, Not-for-Profit Hospital Corporation, and Health Benefit Exchange
  ->No live public testimony. Government witnesses only.
• Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Noon – 6:00pm
  With all Agencies Under Committee Purview
  Public witnesses: Yes

To provide public testimony email: Malcolm Cameron at [email protected] or call 202‐341‐4425 by 5 p.m. on Friday, May 29, 2020 and provide your name, organization (if any), email address, device name (if you are using video), phone number, and the agency or agencies you wish to discuss

Confirmations will be sent out by email by 5 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2020.

Individuals will be listed in the order they signed up and grouped in panels of four by the agency they are testifying about. Witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes

Due to technological limitations, only the first six hours of the hearing will be broadcast, however, the Councilmember will remain via the virtual platform to hear all witnesses who have signed up to testify.

To provide written testimony: email Malcolm Cameron at [email protected] with “Testimony” in the subject line. Voicemail testimony: (202) 350‐1828

All written testimony received prior to the hearing will be circulated to all Councilmembers and staff. All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020.

Agency budget oversight hearing

• Thursday, May 28, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With Rental Housing Commission, Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, Board of Real Estate Appraisers Real Estate Commission, Office of the Tenant Advocate, District of Columbia Housing Authority
  Public witnesses: Yes
• Monday, June 8, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With Department of Housing & Community Development, Housing Production Trust Fund, Housing Finance Agency
  No Public witnesses. Government witnesses only.
• Monday, June 8, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With Rental Housing Commission, Real Property Tax Appeals Commission, Board of Real Estate Appraisers Real Estate Commission, Office of the Tenant Advocate, District of Columbia Housing Authority
  No Public witnesses. Government witnesses only.
• Monday, June 15, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With Department of Aging and Community Living
  Public Witnesses: Yes
• Monday, June 15, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With Department of Housing & Community Development, Housing Production Trust Fund, Housing Finance Agency.
  No Public witnesses. Government witnesses only.

The Committee on Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization will provide slots for witnesses to testify on a first‐come, first‐serve basis. If you would like to sign up to testify live, send an email to [email protected], and we will email you a link to access the virtual hearing. Please include your name, address, phone number, organizational affiliation, and title (if any), your preferred email address, and the name of the agency or program about which you are testifying.

If you would like to testify by phone, please call 202‐724‐8064 and leave your name and phone number. The committee will call you before the hearing to make sure that you are connected. The Committee will contact all witnesses by phone or email on the day before the hearing to confirm that they have received a slot.

Please sign up to testify no later than the close of business two days prior to your hearing date. Witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes. The committee encourages only one witness per organization.

To provide written testimony email: [email protected] or mail to: The Office of At‐Large
Councilmember Bonds, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Suite 404, Washington, DC 20004

Voicemail testimony – Call: (202) 350‐0894

All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The hearing record will close at 5:00 p.m. on June 19, 2020.

Agency budget oversight

• Original date rescheduled. New date TBD.
  With: Metropolitan Police Department and the Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses only.
• Monday, June 1, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With: Department of Corrections, Board of Elections, Office of Campaign Finance
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses only.
• Tuesday, June 9, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With: Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice, Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses only.
• Tuesday, June 9, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With: Office of the Attorney General, Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, Office of Unified Communication
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses only.

Join the Committee for a Facebook Live Town Hall.

To provide written testimony, [email protected].
Voicemail testimony: (202) 350-1362and follow the instructions on the recording

Video testimony: upload a 3-minute video to the Committee's Dropbox folder using a mobile or desktop device by following the instructions here.

All testimony received will be made part of the official record, uploaded on the Council’s and Council Budget Office’s website, and posted here.

The hearing record will close June16, 2020.

Agency budget oversight hearings:

• Thursday, May 28, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With: All Agencies Under Committee Purview
  Public Witnesses: Yes
• Thursday, June 4, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With: Department of Employment Services
  No public witnesses. Government witnesses only.

To provide public testimony email: [email protected] by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2020 and provide name, email address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and job title (if any), and
which agency(ies) you will testify about.

Witnesses may participate by phone or online. Due to limited space, the Committee will likely not be able to accommodate all requests to testify. The Committee will email instructions on how to participate to those who have signed up and will be able to participate live. The virtual hearing will be password protected and witnesses may not share the password.

Witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes. The committee encourages only one witness per organization; however, one staff member and one program participant would be acceptable.

Those with written testimony are encouraged to email testimony two days in advance of hearing by May 26.

Agency budget oversight:

• Friday, May 29, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With Department of Parks & Recreation
  Public Witnesses: Yes
• Monday, June 15, 2020, 9:00am
  With Department of Youth Rehabilitation Services and Commission on Fathers, Men and Boys
  Public Witnesses: Yes

  To provide public testimony, email [email protected]. The Committee will confirm whether you have a live testimony slot. Individuals will be limited to 1 minute and organizations will be limited to 2 minutes. Only one member per organization will be permitted to testify

  To provide written testimony, email: [email protected]. By voicemail testimony, call: (202) 350‐1639.
  All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The hearing record will close one week after the hearing date.

Agency budget oversight hearings:

• Thursday, May 21, 2020, 9:00am – Noon
  With: Department of Public Works
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Thursday, May 21, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With: Department of Energy and the Environment
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Wednesday, June 3, 2020, Noon – 3:00pm
  With: Department of Motor Vehicles
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.
• Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 3:00pm – 6:00pm
  With District Department of Transportation
  No live public testimony. Government Witnesses Only.

To provide written testimony: email Aukima Benjamin at [email protected].

Voicemail testimony: (202) 350‐1344

Testimony submitted 24hrs in advance of hearing will be shared with members of Committee and Agency staff

All testimony received will be made part of the official record. The hearing record will close one week after hearing date.