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ANTHONY A. WILLIAMS MAYOR March 12, 2004 The Honorable Linda W. Cropp Dear Chairman Cropp: In accordance with section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), which established the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, I am pleased to nominate the following persons for appointment:
as members of the Task Force, representing banking or financial service institutions, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as members of the Task Force, representing the for-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as members of the Task Force, representing the non-profit housing production community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, with expertise in housing policy from the academic or nonprofit community, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing the philanthropic community, for a term to end l - year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing the employer-assisted housing provider, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as members of the Task Force, representing the multifamily property owner community, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing the residential real estate profession, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that advocates for the production, preservation, and rehabilitation of affordable housing for lower-income households, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing low-income tenants, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as citizen representative members on the Task Force, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in;
as a member of the Task Force, representing an organization that provides supportive housing services including housing counseling, financial management, in-kind assistance, or legal representation, for a term to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn in; and
as members of the Task Force, representing government agencies, including independent housing agencies, for terms to end 1-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in. Enclosed you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-mentioned nominees, together with proposed resolutions to assist the Council during the confirmation process. I would appreciate the Council's earliest consideration of these nominations for confirmation. Please do not hesitate to contact me should the Council require additional information. Sincerely, Enclosures AAW/edl Chairman Linda W. Cropp, at the request of the Mayor A PROPOSED RESOLUTION IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA To confirm the appointment of Ms. Marilyn Melkonian to the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force. RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the "Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force Marilyn Melkonian Confirmation Resolution of 2004". Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of: Ms. Marilyn Melkonian as a member of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Task Force, established by section 2 of the Comprehensive Housing Strategy Temporary Act of 2003, effective December 9, 2003 (D.C. Law 15-52), representing the for-profit housing production community, for a term to end I-year from the date a majority of the first members are sworn-in. Sec. 3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution, upon its adoption, each to the nominee and to the Office of the Mayor. Sec. 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. Marilyn Melkonlan is the President and founder of Telesis Corporation. She also founded the National Housing Trust and serves as its chair. She serves on the Boards of the Eisenhower Foundation, the Enterprise Social Investment Corporation, and the Brookings Institute's Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy. Former positions include Deputy Assistant Secretary for Housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development under President Carter; General Counsel for Lucasfllm Ltd; and counsel to the architecture firm of John Carl Warnecke & Associates. She practiced law for fifteen years in New York and Washington, D.C. and is a graduate of Stanford University Law School. Telesis Corporation plans, finances and builds urban communities that are livable, beautiful, and safe. Telesis is a private firm founded In 1.985. We have developed or planned over $2 billion in neighborhood transformations around the country with over 15,000 units of housing and a diversity of commercial and civic uses. Telesis believes that physical and community development are inseparable. We develop and manage comprehensive revitalization: from affordable homeownership opportunities to mixed-income rental opportunities; from world-class architecture to world-class landscape design; from learning centers to employment centers; from community policing to community daycare. Cities have always been the place of innovation and vivid civic experience, At Telesis, our goal is to preserve and enhance urban life by strengthening the essence of cities: their neighborhoods. We are a team of creative professionals motivated by the commitment to build strong communities as the bedrock of civilized cities. |
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