District Of Columbia 2023 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-1038 Introduced / Bill

Filed 10/23/2024

                    MURIEL BOWSER 
MAYOR 
O
ctober 23, 2 024 
The Honorable Phil Mendelson 
Chairman 
Cou
ncil of the District of Columbia 
John A. Wilson Building 
1350 Pe
nnsylvania A ve nue, NW, S uite 504 
Washington, DC 20004 
Dear Chairman Me
ndelson: 
I
n accordance w ith section 2 of the Confirmation Act o	f 1978, eff ective March 3, 19 79 (D.C. L aw 2-
142; D.C. O
fficial Co de§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 202 o	f the District o f Columbia Ho using 
Finance Agency Act, e
ffective March 3, 1979 (D.C. L	aw 2-135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), I 
am pl
eased to nominate the fol	lowing individual: 
Mr. Bryan Sc
ottie Irving 
Fairmont Street, N
W 
Washington, DC 20009 
(Ward
 1) 
fo
r reappointment as a member with ex	perience in hom e building, real es tate, architecture, or planning 
o
f the Board o f Directors of the District o f Columbia Housing Finance Agency, fo	r a term to end June 
2
8, 2025. 
Enclosed, y
ou will find biog raphical information detailing the ex	perience of the above-mentioned 
nominee, together w
ith a proposed reso lution to ass ist the Council during the c	onfirmation process. 
I w
ould appreciate the Council's earliest cons	ideration of this nomination for c	onfirmation. Please 
d
o not he sitate to c ontact me, o r Steven Walker, Directo	r, Mayor's Of fice o f Talent and 
Appointments, s
hould the Cou ncil require additional information. 
Ma or  l ~~ 
2 	hairmanPhil Mendelson 
3 	at the request 
of the Mayor 
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6 	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION 
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10 	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
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15 To confirm the appointment of Bryan Scottie Irving to the Housing Finance Agency Board 	of 
16 Directors. 
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RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this 
19 resolution may be cited as the "Board 	of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance 
20 Agency Bryan Scottie Irving Confirmation Resolution 	of 2024". 
21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of: 
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23 	Bryan Scottie Irving 
24 	Fairmont Street, NW 
25 	Washington, DC 20009 
26 	(Ward 1) 
27 as a member with experience in home building, real estate, architecture, or planning 	of the Board 
28 of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, established by section 202 	of 
29 the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective March 3, 1979 	(D.C. Law 2-
30 135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), for a term to end June 28, 2025. 
31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy 	of this resolution, 
32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and 	to the Office of the Mayor. 
33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.    
BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
40YEARCONSTRUCTION &DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
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AccomplishedCEOandManagingPrincipalwithover40yearsof
EXECUTIVE@experienceinconstruction,development,andcommunity
SUMMARY service.Proventrackrecordofmanagingmulti-milliondollar
projects,fosteringcommunitydevelopment,andleading
charitableinitiatives.Demonstratedexpertiseinaffordable
housing,publicartinstallations,andorganizationalleadership.
PROFESSIONAL@BlueSkyeConstructionLLC&BlueSkyeDevelopmentLLC
EXPERIENCE Washington,DC|August2006toPresent
PrincipalandFounder
*Spearheadbusinessdevelopment,growingthecompanytoover
$300Minrevenue.
*ManageCopitalProjectConstructionandDevelopmentteams.
*Specializeinaffordablehousingprojects,partneringtobuild700+
affordableapartmentunits.
*Overseeallaspectsofconstructionmanagement,general
contracting,development,andadvisoryservicesfordiverse
clientele,
IrvingDevelopmentLLC
Washington,DC|2014toPresent
Principal
*Focusonrealestatedevelopmentandpublicartinstallation.
*CommissionglobalartistsforpublicartprojectsacrossWashington:
DC,enhancingcommunityspaceslikeschools,parks,and
governmentbuildings.
EDUCATION @CentralStateUniversity,Wilberforce,OH|1991
BOARDSERVICE@SponsorcommunityfoodoutletsandorganizeChristmasac
 
BachelorofScienceinSociology
FriendsofDouglass|2009toPresent
 
supportlocalfamilies.
DCBoxingCommission|2010to2015
Chairedthecommissionregulatingallboxingandwrestlingmatchesin
Washington,DC.    
COMMUNITY@
SERVICE
KEYHIGHLIGHTS®
 
BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
40YEARCONSTRUCTION&DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
DistrictofColumbiaHousingFinanceAgency(DCFHA)Board
Member|2015toPresent
Overseea$300Mbudgetannuallytopromotehomeownershipand
buildaffordablehousingforresidentsinWashington,DC.
DCOfficeofWageHourAdvisoryBoard|2017to2019
Providedadvisorysupportonwageandhourregulations.
ThanksgivingGiveaway|2010toPresent
Organizethedistributionof200Thanksgivingmealsannuallytoneedy
familiesinWashington,DC.
BooksinSchools|2010toPresent
Purchase100booksyearlyfromlocalauthors,facilitatingauthorvisitsto
localschoolstoinspirejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents
DCFHAGrantCommittee|2015toPresent
Overseetheawardingof$350,000ingrantstolocalorganizationsto
improvethelivesofWashington,DCresidents.
BicycleGiveaway|2015toPresent
Partnerwiththe6DPoliceStation,RiggsRoadRecreationCenter,and
BeaconHousetoprovidemorethan600bikestofamiliesinWard7.
CentralStateUniversityClassFundraiser|2020toPresent
Initiateafundraiserraising$100,000tosupportstudentsatCentralState
University,fosteringthenextgenerationofBlackleaders.
LeadershipandManagement
Expertlymanagemulti-milliondollarprojects,growingBlueSkye
Constructiontoa$300M+company.
CommunityImpact
Leadinitiativesthathaveprofoundlyimpactedlocalcommunities
throughaffordablehousingprojects,publicartinstallations,and
extensivecharitablework.
BoardMembership
Holdinfluentialrolesinvariousboards,contributingtosignificant
communityandeconomicdevelopmentinWashington,DC.   eeke
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s(|businessforover30years.Hisearliestexposuretopropertyownership
camebywayofcleaningapartmentunitsownedbyhisgrandfather.Mr.
7 Irvingownedandbuilthisfirstpropertyasahighschoolstudent.Itwas
asmall4-unitbuildinginNortheastDC.Heleamedhowtogetthe
financingsecuredandoversawtheconstructionoftheproject.
 
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Withthehelpofhiscompanies’variouspartnershipsthroughouttheDistrict,BlueSkye
ConstructionandBlueSkyeDevelopmenthavebeenabletodevelopover800apartmentunits—
ofwhich400areaffordablehousing.Someoftheunitsare30%AMI,overhalfareat60%AMI
andtherestareatmarketrate.Mr.Irving’scompaniesareresponsibleforfinancingandoverseeing
manyoftheseprojectsandenteringintorelationshipswithotherdevelopersthatpermittedthe
developmentofimportantprojectsacrosstheDistrict.
AWard|resident,Mr.IrvingeamedhisBachelorofScienceinSociologyfromCentralState
University.   GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
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OfficeoftheGeneralCounseltotheMayor
To: TomasTalamante,SteveWalker
From: BetsyCavendish
Date: May31,2024
Subject:LegalsufficiencyreviewofResolutionnominatingYohanceFullerandBryan
ScottieIrvingasmembersoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheDistrictofColumbia
HousingFinanceAgency
ThisistoCertif¥ythatthisofticehasreviewedtheabove-referencedresolutionsand
foundthemtobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonot
hesitatetocallErikaSatterlee,DeputyGeneralCounsel,ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor,at202-
724-1303,ormeat202-724-7681.
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