5095524 Public Hearing on B20-891, "Office of Motion Picture and Television Development Director Confirmation Act of 2014" and B20-902, "Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 2014"

Council of the District of Columbia

Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs

Notice of Public Hearing

                                                                                                           

John A. Wilson Building   1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite G-6    Washington, DC 20004                                           

 

COUNCILMEMBER VINCENT B. ORANGE, SR., CHAIR

COMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, CONSUMER, AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS

ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC HEARING

 

 ON

 

B20-891, THE “OFFICE OF MOTION PICTURE AND TELEVISION DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CONFIRMATION ACT OF 2014”

 

And

 

B20-902, THE “OMNIBUS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE REGULATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 2014”

 

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2014, 10:00 A.M.

JOHN A. WILSON BUILDING, ROOM 123

1350 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, N.W.

WASHINGTON, DC 20004

 

Councilmember Vincent B. Orange, Sr. announces the scheduling of a public hearing by the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs on B20-891, the “Office of Motion Picture and Television Development Director Confirmation Act of 2014” and B20-902, the “Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 2014”.  The public hearing is scheduled for Thursday, October 16, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 123 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20004.

 

B20-844, the “Office of Motion Picture and Television Development Director Confirmation Act of 2014” establishes the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development and requires that the Mayoral nomination of the Director of the Office of Motion Picture and Television Development be subject to the affirmative approval of the Council.

 

B20-902, the “Omnibus Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Amendment Act of 2014” amends Title 25 of the District of Columbia Official Code to create a new festival license; clarify that the Ward 4 moratorium applies to Class A and Class B off-premises licenses; clarify that Settlement Agreements are not enforceable when a license is transferred to a new location; delete the requirement that licenses must apply annually for holiday extended hours; and provide authority for the Alcoholic Beverage Regulation Administration investigators to seize a suspended, revoked or cancelled license.

 

Individuals and representatives of organizations who wish to testify at the public hearing are asked to contact Faye Caldwell of the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs at [phone] or by email at [e-mail] and provide their name(s), address, telephone number, email address and organizational affiliation, if any, by close of business Thursday, October 9, 2014.  Each witness is requested to bring 20 copies of his/her written testimony. Representatives of organizations and government agencies will be limited to 5 minutes in order to permit each witness an opportunity to be heard. Individual witnesses will be limited to 3 minutes.

 

If you are unable to testify at the public hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. The official record will remain open until close of business Thursday, October 30, 2014.  Copies of written statements should be submitted to the Committee on Business, Consumer, and Regulatory Affairs, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite G-6 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004.