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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 Mr. Robert David Youngentob 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 Robert David Youngentob Confirmation Resolution of 2004". Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of: Mr. Robert David Youngentob 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. Robert Youngentob is President and Co-Founder of Eakin/Youngentob Associates, Inc. Eakin/Youngentob Associates, Inc. specializes in the development and construction of urban in-fill residential communities in the Washington, D.C. metro area. Eakin/Youngentob Associates, Inc. delivered approximately 250 homes per year with total revenues averaging over $100,000,000. The firm has won numerous local and national awards for the designs and the marketing of its communities, including being a winner of the 1998 "ULI Award of Excellence" for best residential community in the country. The National Association of Home Builders and Builder Magazine awarded Eakin/Youngentob the prestigious America's Best Builder Award for the year 2000. In 1996, Mr. Youngentob and his partner were recognized as the Real Estate "Entrepreneur of the Year" for the Washington region. Mr. Youngentob grew up in the Washington area, graduated from Lehigh University and received an MBA from the Harvard Business School. |
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