The Committee on Housing and Workforce Development is responsible for matters related to development, maintenance, preservation, and regulation of the housing stock, including rental housing; and neighborhood development, improvement, stabilization, and urban affairs; workforce development issues; employment and manpower development; and ex-offender affairs.
Agencies that fall under this Committee
- Department of Housing and Community Development or any successor agency
- District of Columbia Housing Authority
- Housing Finance Agency
- Housing Production Trust Fund Board
- Rental Housing Commission
- Department of Employment Services
- Apprenticeship Council
- Office on Ex-Offender Affairs
Committee Goals
- Identify new stable sources of funding for the production and preservation of affordable housing
- Coordinate greater cooperation between the District’s sister housing agencies
- Promote increased levels of home ownership, especially in underserved areas of the city
- Develop a plan to eliminate the waiting list at the DC Housing Authority for HCVP vouchers and public housing within the next 3-5 years
- Develop a plan to significantly decrease poverty among District residents
Committee Chairperson: Michael A. Brown
Committee Clerk: Drew Hubbard
Committee Members: Marion Barry, Phil Mendelson, Harry Thomas Jr., Jim Graham.