District Of Columbia 2023-2024 Regular Session

District Of Columbia Council Bill PR25-1038 Compare Versions

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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	O
4	4	ctober 23, 2 024
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Cou
8	8	ncil of the District of Columbia
9	9	John A. Wilson Building
10	10	1350 Pe
11	11	nnsylvania A ve nue, NW, S uite 504
12	12	Washington, DC 20004
13	13	Dear Chairman Me
14	14	ndelson:
15	15	I
16	16	n accordance w ith section 2 of the Confirmation Act o f 1978, eff ective March 3, 19 79 (D.C. L aw 2-
17	17	142; D.C. O
18	18	fficial Co de§ 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 202 o f the District o f Columbia Ho using
19	19	Finance Agency Act, e
20	20	ffective March 3, 1979 (D.C. L aw 2-135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), I
21	21	am pl
22	22	eased to nominate the fol lowing individual:
23	23	Mr. Bryan Sc
24	24	ottie Irving
25	25	Fairmont Street, N
26	26	W
27	27	Washington, DC 20009
28	28	(Ward
29	29	1)
30	30	fo
31	31	r reappointment as a member with ex perience in hom e building, real es tate, architecture, or planning
32	32	o
33	33	f the Board o f Directors of the District o f Columbia Housing Finance Agency, fo r a term to end June
34	34	2
35	35	8, 2025.
36	36	Enclosed, y
37	37	ou will find biog raphical information detailing the ex perience of the above-mentioned
38	38	nominee, together w
39	39	ith a proposed reso lution to ass ist the Council during the c onfirmation process.
40	40	I w
41	41	ould appreciate the Council's earliest cons ideration of this nomination for c onfirmation. Please
42	42	d
43	43	o not he sitate to c ontact me, o r Steven Walker, Directo r, Mayor's Of fice o f Talent and
44	44	Appointments, s
45	45	hould the Cou ncil require additional information.
46	46	Ma or l ~~
47	47	2 hairmanPhil Mendelson
48	48	3 at the request
49	49	of the Mayor
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51	51	5
52	52	6 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
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56	56	10 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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61	61	15 To confirm the appointment of Bryan Scottie Irving to the Housing Finance Agency Board of
62	62	16 Directors.
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65	65	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
66	66	19 resolution may be cited as the "Board of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance
67	67	20 Agency Bryan Scottie Irving Confirmation Resolution of 2024".
68	68	21 Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
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70	70	23 Bryan Scottie Irving
71	71	24 Fairmont Street, NW
72	72	25 Washington, DC 20009
73	73	26 (Ward 1)
74	74	27 as a member with experience in home building, real estate, architecture, or planning of the Board
75	75	28 of Directors of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency, established by section 202 of
76	76	29 the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency Act, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
77	77	30 135; D.C. Official Code§ 42-2702.02), for a term to end June 28, 2025.
78	78	31 Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
79	79	32 upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor.
80	80	33 Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately.
81	81	BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
82	82	40YEARCONSTRUCTION &DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
83	83	oT
84	84	AccomplishedCEOandManagingPrincipalwithover40yearsof
85	85	EXECUTIVE@experienceinconstruction,development,andcommunity
86	86	SUMMARY service.Proventrackrecordofmanagingmulti-milliondollar
87	87	projects,fosteringcommunitydevelopment,andleading
88	88	charitableinitiatives.Demonstratedexpertiseinaffordable
89	89	housing,publicartinstallations,andorganizationalleadership.
90	90	PROFESSIONAL@BlueSkyeConstructionLLC&BlueSkyeDevelopmentLLC
91	91	EXPERIENCE Washington,DC\|August2006toPresent
92	92	PrincipalandFounder
93	93	*Spearheadbusinessdevelopment,growingthecompanytoover
94	94	$300Minrevenue.
95	95	*ManageCopitalProjectConstructionandDevelopmentteams.
96	96	*Specializeinaffordablehousingprojects,partneringtobuild700+
97	97	affordableapartmentunits.
98	98	*Overseeallaspectsofconstructionmanagement,general
99	99	contracting,development,andadvisoryservicesfordiverse
100	100	clientele,
101	101	IrvingDevelopmentLLC
102	102	Washington,DC\|2014toPresent
103	103	Principal
104	104	*Focusonrealestatedevelopmentandpublicartinstallation.
105	105	*CommissionglobalartistsforpublicartprojectsacrossWashington:
106	106	DC,enhancingcommunityspaceslikeschools,parks,and
107	107	governmentbuildings.
108	108	EDUCATION @CentralStateUniversity,Wilberforce,OH\|1991
109	109	BOARDSERVICE@SponsorcommunityfoodoutletsandorganizeChristmasac
110	110
111	111	BachelorofScienceinSociology
112	112	FriendsofDouglass\|2009toPresent
113	113
114	114	supportlocalfamilies.
115	115	DCBoxingCommission\|2010to2015
116	116	Chairedthecommissionregulatingallboxingandwrestlingmatchesin
117	117	Washington,DC.
118	118	COMMUNITY@
119	119	SERVICE
120	120	KEYHIGHLIGHTS®
121	121
122	122	BRYAN“SCOTTIE”IRVING
123	123	40YEARCONSTRUCTION&DEVELOPMENTVETERAN
124	124	DistrictofColumbiaHousingFinanceAgency(DCFHA)Board
125	125	Member\|2015toPresent
126	126	Overseea$300Mbudgetannuallytopromotehomeownershipand
127	127	buildaffordablehousingforresidentsinWashington,DC.
128	128	DCOfficeofWageHourAdvisoryBoard\|2017to2019
129	129	Providedadvisorysupportonwageandhourregulations.
130	130	ThanksgivingGiveaway\|2010toPresent
131	131	Organizethedistributionof200Thanksgivingmealsannuallytoneedy
132	132	familiesinWashington,DC.
133	133	BooksinSchools\|2010toPresent
134	134	Purchase100booksyearlyfromlocalauthors,facilitatingauthorvisitsto
135	135	localschoolstoinspirejuniorandseniorhighschoolstudents
136	136	DCFHAGrantCommittee\|2015toPresent
137	137	Overseetheawardingof$350,000ingrantstolocalorganizationsto
138	138	improvethelivesofWashington,DCresidents.
139	139	BicycleGiveaway\|2015toPresent
140	140	Partnerwiththe6DPoliceStation,RiggsRoadRecreationCenter,and
141	141	BeaconHousetoprovidemorethan600bikestofamiliesinWard7.
142	142	CentralStateUniversityClassFundraiser\|2020toPresent
143	143	Initiateafundraiserraising$100,000tosupportstudentsatCentralState
144	144	University,fosteringthenextgenerationofBlackleaders.
145	145	LeadershipandManagement
146	146	Expertlymanagemulti-milliondollarprojects,growingBlueSkye
147	147	Constructiontoa$300M+company.
148	148	CommunityImpact
149	149	Leadinitiativesthathaveprofoundlyimpactedlocalcommunities
150	150	throughaffordablehousingprojects,publicartinstallations,and
151	151	extensivecharitablework.
152	152	BoardMembership
153	153	Holdinfluentialrolesinvariousboards,contributingtosignificant
154	154	communityandeconomicdevelopmentinWashington,DC. eeke
155	155	WEARE
156	156	Sasmncroy
157	157	aj
158	158	ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor—Mayor’sOfficeofTalentandAppointments
159	159	JohnA.WilsonBuilding\|1350PennsylvaniaAvenue,Suite600\|Washington,DC20004
160	160	BryanScottieIrving
161	161	a Tg)Mr.BryanScottieIrving,acurrentmemberoftheDistrictofColumbia
162	162	HousingFinanceAgencyBoardofDirectors,isthePrincipaland
163	163	\|_\|FounderofBlueSkyeConstructionandBlueSkyeDevelopment.
164	164	\|
165	165
166	166	BE\|Mr.Irving,anativeWashingtonian,hasbeeninthedevelopment
167	167	s(\|businessforover30years.Hisearliestexposuretopropertyownership
168	168	camebywayofcleaningapartmentunitsownedbyhisgrandfather.Mr.
169	169	7 Irvingownedandbuilthisfirstpropertyasahighschoolstudent.Itwas
170	170	asmall4-unitbuildinginNortheastDC.Heleamedhowtogetthe
171	171	financingsecuredandoversawtheconstructionoftheproject.
172	172
173	173	;
174	174	Withthehelpofhiscompanies’variouspartnershipsthroughouttheDistrict,BlueSkye
175	175	ConstructionandBlueSkyeDevelopmenthavebeenabletodevelopover800apartmentunits—
176	176	ofwhich400areaffordablehousing.Someoftheunitsare30%AMI,overhalfareat60%AMI
177	177	andtherestareatmarketrate.Mr.Irving’scompaniesareresponsibleforfinancingandoverseeing
178	178	manyoftheseprojectsandenteringintorelationshipswithotherdevelopersthatpermittedthe
179	179	developmentofimportantprojectsacrosstheDistrict.
180	180	AWard\|resident,Mr.IrvingeamedhisBachelorofScienceinSociologyfromCentralState
181	181	University. GOVERNMENTOFTHEDISTRICTOFCOLUMBIA
182	182	ExecutiveOfficeofMayorMurielBowser
183	183	xokok
184	184	WEARE
185	185	WASHINGTON
186	186	3
187	187	OfficeoftheGeneralCounseltotheMayor
188	188	To: TomasTalamante,SteveWalker
189	189	From: BetsyCavendish
190	190	Date: May31,2024
191	191	Subject:LegalsufficiencyreviewofResolutionnominatingYohanceFullerandBryan
192	192	ScottieIrvingasmembersoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheDistrictofColumbia
193	193	HousingFinanceAgency
194	194	ThisistoCertif¥ythatthisofticehasreviewedtheabove-referencedresolutionsand
195	195	foundthemtobelegallyunobjectionable.Ifyouhaveanyquestionsinthisregard,pleasedonot
196	196	hesitatetocallErikaSatterlee,DeputyGeneralCounsel,ExecutiveOfficeoftheMayor,at202-
197	197	724-1303,ormeat202-724-7681.
198	198	LegereAGalendthe
199	199	ElizabethA.(Betsy)Cavendish
200	200
201	201	TheJohnAWilsonBuilding>1380PeanapivaniaAvenue,NW>Suie300”>Washingion,DC20008+Office(203)72-7681