District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-0594 Compare Versions

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	Ja
4	4	nuary 02, 2 024
5	5	T
6	6	he Honorable Phil Mendelson
7	7	Ch
8	8	airman
9	9	Council o
10	10	f the District of Columbia
11	11	J
12	12	ohn A. Wilson Building
13	13	1
14	14	350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, S uite 504
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16	16	ashington, D C 20004
17	17	Dea
18	18	r Chairman M endelson:
19	19	I
20	20	n accordance with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, e ffective March 3, 1 979 (D.C. Law 2-
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22	22	42; D.C. O fficial C ode§ 1 -523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of t he Homeless Services Reform Act
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24	24	f 2005, effective O ctober 22 , 2005 (D.C. La w 16-35; D.C. Official Code§ 4-752.01), I am pl eased
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26	26	o nominate the following pe rson:
27	27	Mr. Qaadir El-Amin
28	28	M
29	29	assachusetts A venue, NW
30	30	Washington, DC 20005
31	31	(
32	32	Ward 2)
33	33	for app
34	34	ointment as a homeless o r formerly hom eless individual m ember of the Interagency C ouncil on
35	35	Homelessness, fillin
36	36	g a vacant se at previously held b y Rico Harris, for a te rm to e nd May 1, 2 025.
37	37	Enclosed, yo
38	38	u will find biographical in formation detailing the experience of the above -mentioned
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40	40	ominee, t ogether with a proposed resolution t o assist th e Council during t he confirmation p rocess.
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42	42	ould appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Ple ase
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44	44	o not hesitate t o contact me, or Steven Walker, D irector, M ayor's O ffice of T alent and
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46	46	ppointments, should t he Council require additional i nformation.
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48	48	incerely, 1
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60	60	hairman Phil Mendelson
61	61	at the request
62	62	of the Mayor
63	63	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
64	64	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
65	65	13 To confirm the appointment of Mr. Qaadir El-Amin to the Interagency Council on
66	66	14 Homelessness.
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68	68	16 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this
69	69	17 resolution may be cited as the "Interagency Council on Homelessness Qaadir El-Amin
70	70	18 Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
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72	72	20 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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79	79	Mr. Qaadir El-Amin
80	80	Massachusetts A venue, NW
81	81	Washington, DC 20005
82	82	(Ward
83	83	2)
84	84	27 as a homeless or formerly homeless individual member of the Interagency Council on
85	85	28 Homelessness, pursuant to section 4 of the Homeless Services Reform Act of 2005, effective
86	86	29 October 22, 2005 (D.C. Law 16-35; D.C. Official Code§ 4-752.01 ), filling a vacant seat
87	87	30 previously held by Rico Harris, for a term to end May 1, 2025.
88	88	31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
89	89	32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
90	90	33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
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94	94	ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor-Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments
95	95	JohnA.WilsonBuilding\|1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,Suite600\|Washington,DC20004
96	96	QaadirE-Amin
97	97	QaadirEl-Aminexperiencedhomelessnessforfifteenyears.He
98	98	hasbeenhousedforthelastsixyears.Withintheseyears,hehas
99	99	activelyvolunteeredwithorganizationsthathaveworked
100	100	towardsendinghomelessnesswhilebeinganadvocateforthe
101	101	homelesscommunityitself.Thisincludesoutreachworkwith
102	102	theInteragencyCouncilonHomelessness(“ICH”)andthe
103	103	PeopleforFairnessCoalition.Specifically,Mr.El-Aminhas
104	104	broughtavoiceforhomelessindividualsintheDistrictby
105	105	bringingforwardhislivedexperienceofdiscriminationinhis
106	106	roleatICHforthelastthreeyears.Hecontinuestoworkwith
107	107	differentencampmentoutreachteamsandcontinuestofindnew
108	108	waystobetterservethehomelesscommunitythroughhisactive
109	109	service.
110	110	Mr.El-AminisaWard2resident.
111	111	GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
112	112	ExecutiveOfficeofMayorMurielBowser
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114	114	WEARE
115	115	or
116	116	WASHINGTON
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118	118	OfficeoftheGeneralCounseltotheMayor
119	119	To: TommyWells,SteveWalker
120	120	From: BetsyCavendish
121	121	Date: September20,2023
122	122	Subject:LegalsufficiencyreviewofResolutionsnominating9membersoftheInteragency
123	123	CouncilonHomelessness
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125	125	ThisistoCertifythatthisofficehasreviewedtheabove-referencedresolutionsand
126	126	foundthemtobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonot
127	127	hesitatetocallErikaSatterlee,DeputyGeneralCounsel,ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor,at202-
128	128	724-1303,ormeat202-724-7681.
129	129	opmnt
130	130	ElizabethA.(Betsy)Cavendish
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132	132	TheJohnA.WilsonBuilding+1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,NW>Suite300+Washington,DC20004+Office(202)724-7681