The Committee of 100 participates in Council oversight of the Office of Planning, the Office of Zoning, the Zoning Commission, and the Board of Zoning Adjustment to convey how these agencies and bodies interact to support sound land use and development decision-making and the public interest. The Committee of 100 urges the independence of the regulatory bodies with a dedicated staff that would allow the Office of Planning to regain its primary function under the mayor. C100 links the Council’s interest in ensuring transparency, dissemination of disaggregated data, racial and economic equity and inclusion, and full public engagement in public processes with proposed zoning actions that often conflict with the Council’s goals as expressed in the Comprehensive Plan for the District of Columbia.
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- Planning Oversight
Planning Oversight
Committee of 100 Testimony for the 2025 oversight hearing on the Office of the Attorney General
Committee of 100 comments Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Council of the District of Columbia
C100 testimony at the February 2026 oversight hearing on the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Carol Aten
Testimony of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City Before the DC Council Committee on Human Services Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Oversight Hearing February 20, 2026
C100 recommends that any disposition of federal buildings be subject to federal and DC historic preservation statutes and also underscores the need for planning in the redevelopment of the RFK campus.
C100 Testimony at the February 2026 Oversight Hearing on the Office of Zoning
Judy Chesser
Testimony on behalf of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City before the Committee of the Whole, District Council on February 12, 2026.
C100's testimony points out the numerous ways in which public participation in zoning matters is discouraged or, in some cases, foreclosed.
C100 Testimony Feb 2026 Oversight Hearing Office of Planning
Carol Aten
Testimony of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole Office of Planning Oversight Hearing February 12, 2026.
The testimony covers the development of the new Comprehensive Plan (DC 2050); OP’s inadequate community engagement; DC’s lack of action in protecting Federal historic properties; and the need to address affordable housing and racial equity.
Citizens Groups Petition DC City Council Press Release and Letter
Three grassroots citizens groups have asked the DC City Council to intervene in two cases pending before the DC Zoning Commission, ZC No. 25-09 and ZC No. 25-13.
The 3-group letter to Council members is attached following the press release.
Joint Letter to Chairman Mendelson
Letter to the DC Council from the Committee of 100 on the Federal City objecting to limitations the Office of Planning and Zoning Commission have placed on public participation in two major cases (the upzonings of Cleveland Park/Woodley Park and upper Wisconsin Ave).
DMPED Testimony
Carol Aten
Statement of the Committee of 100 on the Federal CityBefore the Business and Economic Development Committee On the FY 2026 DC Budget and Budget Support Act
Committee of 100 Testimony on Budget for OP and OZ
Testimony give on May 29 by Sheldon Repp for the Committee of 100 before the Committee of the whole on the Mayor’s proposed FY 2026 Budget for the Office of Zoning and the Office of Planning.
C100 Testimony at DCHA oversight hearing
Testimony of Sondra L. Mills on Behalf of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City
In oversight testimony on the DC Housing Authority, C100 urged the Council to take steps to ensure that DCHA fully resolves the deficiencies identified in a 2022 HUD report and a DC Council Roundtable in October 2024 in order to make housing available to more DC residents who are otherwise unable to secure it.
C100 Testimony at Feb 2025 OP Oversight Hearing
Testimony presented by the C100 at the February, 2025 DC Council Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of Planning.
- Zoning Oversight
Zoning Oversight
Committee of 100 Testimony for the 2025 oversight hearing on the Office of the Attorney General
Committee of 100 comments Before the Committee on the Judiciary and Public Safety Council of the District of Columbia
C100 testimony at the February 2026 oversight hearing on the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development
Carol Aten
Testimony of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City Before the DC Council Committee on Human Services Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development Oversight Hearing February 20, 2026
C100 recommends that any disposition of federal buildings be subject to federal and DC historic preservation statutes and also underscores the need for planning in the redevelopment of the RFK campus.
C100 Testimony at the February 2026 Oversight Hearing on the Office of Zoning
Judy Chesser
Testimony on behalf of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City before the Committee of the Whole, District Council on February 12, 2026.
C100's testimony points out the numerous ways in which public participation in zoning matters is discouraged or, in some cases, foreclosed.
C100 Testimony Feb 2026 Oversight Hearing Office of Planning
Carol Aten
Testimony of the Committee of 100 on the Federal City Before the DC Council Committee of the Whole Office of Planning Oversight Hearing February 12, 2026.
The testimony covers the development of the new Comprehensive Plan (DC 2050); OP’s inadequate community engagement; DC’s lack of action in protecting Federal historic properties; and the need to address affordable housing and racial equity.
Citizens Groups Petition DC City Council Press Release and Letter
Three grassroots citizens groups have asked the DC City Council to intervene in two cases pending before the DC Zoning Commission, ZC No. 25-09 and ZC No. 25-13.
The 3-group letter to Council members is attached following the press release.
Joint Letter to Chairman Mendelson
Letter to the DC Council from the Committee of 100 on the Federal City objecting to limitations the Office of Planning and Zoning Commission have placed on public participation in two major cases (the upzonings of Cleveland Park/Woodley Park and upper Wisconsin Ave).
C100 Comments on Proposed FY2026 Budget Support Act
C100 testimony on selected portions of the FY26 Budget Support Act, including provisions covering the redevelopment of the RFK campus; governing appeals of zoning actions; and proposing delays in the effective dates of key environmental laws.
Committee of 100 Testimony on Budget for OP and OZ
Testimony give on May 29 by Sheldon Repp for the Committee of 100 before the Committee of the whole on the Mayor’s proposed FY 2026 Budget for the Office of Zoning and the Office of Planning.
C100 Testimony at Office of Zoning 2025 Oversight Hearing
Testimony by C100 at the February, 2025 DC Council Performance Oversight Hearing for the Office of Zoning
C100 Statement For The April 24, 2024 OP & OZ Budget Hearing
Shelly Repp
C100 statement for the D.C. Council Committee of the Whole, Performance Oversight hearings for the Office of Planning and Office of Zoning, April 23, 2024