MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
May 18, 2020
The Honorable Phil Mendelson, Chairman
Councilofthe District of Columbia
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
On behalfofthe residents of the District of Columbia, I am pleased to submit to you the
proposed District of Columbia Fiscal Year 2021 Proposed Budget and Financial Plan, DC HOPE
(Health Opportunity Prosperity Equity). Included in this submission, you will find the Fiscal
Year 2021 Local Budget Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2021 Federal Portion Budget Request
Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Support Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2020
Revised Local Budget Emergency Act of 2020, the Fiscal Year 2020 Revised Local Budget
Temporary Act of 2020, and the Fiscal Year 2020 Revised Local Budget Emergency
Declaration Resolution of 2020.
Despite a substantial lossofrevenue due to the global coronavirus pandemic, the Fiscal Year
2021 budget proposal continues to make significant investments in District residents. This
budget supports the priorities and valuesofour residents by making critical investments in our
public health infrastructure, affordable housing, and public schools. With a focus on health,
opportunity, prosperity, and equity, this budget provides a sense of hope that even in times of
unprecedented crisis, we can live up to our DC values and provide every Washingtonian with a
fair shot at pathways to the middle class.
In just a few short months, this pandemic has created many challenges for our community and
has laid bare distressing health disparities that exist across our nation and within our community.
We know that these disparities are the result of generationsofdiscriminatory policies and
systems that negatively affect the health and well-being of people of color. This budget
recognizes that in order to build a healthier, more equitable, and more resilient city, we must
improve our health care system while also addressing the social determinants that drive health
outcomes.
The DC HOPE Budget includes $306 million for a state-of-the-art community hospital at St.
Elizabeths and $69 million ambulatory complex to support a stronger network ofcare in Wards 7
and 8. The budget also includes $4.8 million to support the recommendations of the Mayor's
Commission on Healthcare Systems Transformation, including investments to reduce reliance on
emergency care and $400,000 to improve pre-natal care. Through these investments, we can
transform our health care system by promoting equity in care, access, and outcomes.
Despite the difficult circumstances we face, I remain steadfast in my commitment to affordable
housing. Thus, this budget includes a $100 million investment in the Housing Production Trust
Fund and a $1 million commitment to the Housing Preservation Fund which is leveraged with
private investments to ensure we preserve critical affordable housing units.
We will also continue our robust investments in education, with a 3 percent increase in the Uniform
Per Student Funding Formula and $1.4 billion over the next six years for the continued
modernization of our schools.
This budget also maintains critical investments in building a safer, stronger DC, including a $1.7
million investment in our Cadet Program, which will provide 50 young District residents an
opportunity to be a part ofour Metropolitan Police Department.
Below are additional examples of important investments in the proposed FY 2021 Budget and
Financial Plan that will help us build a more resilient and equitable DC.
Health and Human Services
The FY 2021 budget supports the health and well-being ofDistrict residents through the following
investments:
$4.2 million in FY 2021 to support five Centers of Excellence at Howard University
Hospital, which will strengthen the Howard University Hospital and improve the health
outcomes of Washingtonians;
* $12.8 million in Homeward DC to make homelessness rare, brief, and non-recurring,
including 96 new units for singles, 54 new units for families, and operating costs for our
new short-term family housing shelters;
$5 million to continue funding for the Safe at Home program to meet program demands
and $250 thousand in grants for senior hearing aids;
* $26 million to complete the Therapeutic Recreation Center in Ward 7 and $8.9 million for
the Ward 8 Senior Wellness Center project; and
* $86 million in the capital budget to improve and expand public parks and recreational
facilities.
Affordable Housing
Producing, preserving, and protecting affordable housing remains a top priority. The FY 2021
budget makes the following investments in affordable housing:
* $100 million contribution to the Housing Production Trust Fund;
* $1 million for the Housing Preservation Fund;
$76 million in capital funding to rehabilitate and modemize public housing units; and
$35.5 million to expand and renovate the Districts permanent and temporary supportive
housing.
High-Quality Education
Our community continues to recognize the important role our public schools play in creating
opportunity and helping us build a more equitable city. We know that investments in our public
schools were the driving force behind the renaissance of our city, and our steadfast commitment
to our students, families, and educators remains strong. In the DC HOPE Budget, we continue to
make education a top priority through a rangeofinvestments, including:
 a $113.5 million increase in funding for K-12 public education;
3.0 percent increase to the base amount of the Uniform Per Student Funding Formula;
more than $1.4 billion for DC Public Schools (DCPS) to fund school modernizations, small
capital projects, and school expansions to address overcrowding;
$80.2 million for the opening of Bard High School Early College, $22.7 million for a new
expansion at Bamard Elementary School, $56 million for the development of a new
Foxhall School, and $2 million to support Excel Academy;
$75 million in capital funding to support 17 schools in the creation of 540 new early
childcare seats and 180 pre-kindergarten seats across the District;
$20 million in funding for the Parkland Turner Library in Ward 8;
a continued investment of $90.3 million for the University of the District of Columbia,
including $6.5 million in investments for IT upgrades and an additional $108 million in
capital investments for university improvements; and
$1 million to support the operations of the new Martin Luther King Library.
Public Safety and Justice
Our work to build safer, stronger neighborhoods across all eight wards continues, and the FY 2021
budget includes critical investments that support our collective commitment to public safety and
justice:
$2 million for an additional 30 corrections officers and $48 million to address critical
building needs at the DC Jail.
$327 thousand to provide critical Public Health Emergency resources to the Department of
Forensic Sciences;
$200 thousand to implement a consumer case management system to improve code
violation enforcement, as was recommended by the independent review of the 708
Kennedy Street fire; and
$86 million to upgrade our Fire and Emergency Medical Services fleet vehicles.
Transportation and the Environment
The FY 2021 budget makes key investments in transportation and infrastructure that will make
moving throughout our city safer and provide more convenient access to transit options in
underserved areas. The budget also includes investments that over time will make the District
greener and more sustainable. Key investments in the Districts transportation and environment
include:
$1.7 billion to support capital infrastructure upgrades for the Washington Metro Area
Transit Authority;
$6.5 million to support the continued improvement of our Circulator services and fund key
wage componentsofour Circulator contract;
$56 million in safety and mobility investments and $146 million in streetscapes as well as,
$250 thousand in operating enhancements for new Vision Zero improvements to improve
safety and reduce serious injuries and traffic fatalities;
$117 million to build the K Street Transitway by 2023, providing protected bus and bike
lanes across the Districts downtown core;
$1 million to install new electric vehicle charging stations at District agencies to support
growing the Districts electric fleet; and
 * $40 million to conduct hazardous material remediation as part of ongoing efforts to make
the Anacostia River fishable and swimmable.
Jobs and Economic Opportunity
While recovery efforts for residents and businesses will be ongoing and include the use of local
and federal funds, the FY 2021 budget builds on efforts to spread prosperity and support local
businesses and entrepreneurs with:
$3.7 million for Main Streets and $4.5 million for Clean Teams;
$250 thousand to help returning citizens start new businesses and launch careers;
* $7 million to support business development across the city with a focus on mixed-use
development in high-unemployment areas;
the creation of an online marketplace that will digitize, simplify, and improve
accountability of the third-party construction inspection process; and
expanded access to our Opportunity Accounts program, allowing residents enrolled in the
District's Opportunity Accounts program to use matched savings for medical emergencies
not covered by insurance, as well as health insurance premiums in the eventof a sudden
loss of income.
Government Operations
The FY 2021 budget reflects a focus on streamlined and efficient government services that support
our DC values, including:
$2.5 million for the Immigrant Justice Legal Services grant program;
$4.3 million to fully fund the Fair Elections Program;
$3.3 million to build a new animal shelter; and
$72 million to complete the modernization of the Districts financial systems.
The FY 2021 budget is unique in that when we started putting it together, the world and the District
were in a much different place than we are today. While our challenges are still great, Washington,
DC is fortunate that we went into this crisis in strong financial standing a place we got to through
years of being responsible stewards of taxpayer dollars. I am proud that the DC HOPE Budget,
which was revised and updated in the midst of this crisis, continues to reflect our ongoing
commitment to good government and fiscal responsibility without compromising our shared DC
values.
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IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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13 To adjust, on a temporary basis, certain allocations in the Fiscal Year 2020 Local Budget
14 Act of 2019 to maintain a balanced budget for the fiscal year ending September 30,
15 2020.
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17 BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
18 that this act may be cited as the Fiscal Year 2020 Revised Local Budget Temporary Act
19 of 2020.
Sec. 2. The appropriations set forth in the Fiscal Year 2020 Local Budget Act of
2019, effective August 31, 2019 (D.C. Law 23-11; 66 DCR 12340), are decreased by
(350,629,241) (including ($308,577,853) in local funds, ($23,355,258) in dedicated
taxes, and ($18,696,130) in other funds), to be allocated as follows
Governmental Direction and Support
The appropriation for Governmental Direction and Support is decreased by
($8,259,396) in local funds, to be allocated as follows:
(1) Board of Ethics and Government Accountability. ($71,000) is
rescinded from local funds;
(2) Captive Insurance Agency. ~ ($107,966) is rescinded from local funds;
30 (3) Contract Appeals Board. - ($61,621) is rescinded from local funds;
31 (4) Departmentof General Services. - $9,709,253 is added to local funds;
 (5) Department of Human Resources. - $200,000 is added to local funds;
(6 Executive Office of the Mayor. ($700,000) is rescinded from local
funds;
(7) Mayors Office of Legal Counsel. - ($425,000) is rescinded from local
funds;
(8) Office of Campaign Finance. - ($83,149) is rescinded from local funds;
(9) Office of Contracting and Procurement. ~ ($2,365,951) is rescinded
from local funds;
(10) OfficeofDisability Rights. ~ ($51,784) is rescinded from local funds;
10 (11) Offfice of Employee Appeals. ~ ($35,343) is rescinded from local
i funds;
12 (12) Office of Finance and Resource Management. - ($383,000) is
13 rescinded from local funds;
14 (13) OfficeofRisk Management. ~ ($368,898) is rescinded from local
15 funds;
16 (14) Officeofthe Attorney General for the District of Columbia, ~
17 ($1,500,000) is rescinded from local funds;
18 (15) Officeofthe Chief Financial Officer. ($2,000,000) is rescinded
19 from local funds;
20 (16) Officeofthe Chief Technology Officer. ($8,166,742) is rescinded
21 from local funds;
22 (17) Office of the City Administrator. ($350,000) is rescinded from local
23 funds;
 (18) Officeof the Inspector General. ($1,300,000) is rescinded from
local funds;
(19) Office of the Secretary. ($38,000) is rescinded from local funds;
(20) Officeof the Senior Advisor. ($86,769) is rescinded from local
funds; and
(21) Public Employee Relations Board. ($73,426) is rescinded from
local funds.
Economic Development and Regulation
The appropriation for Economic Development and Regulation is decreased by
10 ($16,707,744) in local funds, to be allocated as follows:
TT (1) Commission on the Arts and Humanities. ($983,010) is rescinded
12 from local fund;
13 (2) Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs. - ($350,000) is
14 rescinded from local funds;
15 (3) Department of Employment Services. - ($2,900,783) is rescinded from
16 local funds;
7 (4) Department of Housing and Community Development. ~ ($162,806) is
18 rescinded from local funds;
19 (5) Departmentof Small and Local Business Development. ($635,035)
20 isrescinded from local funds;
21 (6) Housing Authority Subsidy. ~ ($9,871,000) is rescinded from local
22 funds;
23 (7) Office of Cable Television, Film, Music, and Entertainment.
 ($186,698) is rescinded from local funds;
(8) OfficeofPlanning. ~ ($368,038) is rescinded from local funds;
(9) Officeofthe Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development.
- ($620,000) is rescinded from local funds;
(10) Officeofthe Peoples Counsel. - ($74,226) is rescinded from local
funds;
(11) Office of the Tenant Advocate. ($311,897) is rescinded from local
funds;
(12) Office of Zoning. - ($190,261) is rescinded from local funds;
10 (13) Real Property Tax Appeals Commission. ~ ($28,290) is rescinded
Ml from local funds; and
12 (14) Rental Housing Commission ($25,700) is rescinded from local
13 funds.
14 Public Safety and Justice
15 The appropriation for Public Safety and Justice is decreased by ($202,333,690) in
16 local funds, to be allocated as follows:
17 (1) Corrections Information Council. - ($7,817) is rescinded from local
18 funds;
19 (2) Criminal Code Reform Commission. ($68,779) is rescinded from
20 local funds;
21 (3) Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. ~ ($231,285) is rescinded from
22 local funds;
23 * (4) DepartmentofCorrections. ($22,658,465) is rescinded from local
 funds;
(5) Department of Forensic Sciences. ($1,119,022) is rescinded from
local funds;
( District of Columbia National Guard. - ($112,481) is rescinded from
local funds;
(7) District of Columbia Sentencing Commission. ($120,204) is
rescinded from local funds;
(8) Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department. ($72,750,000) is
rescinded from local funds;
10 (9) Metropolitan Police Department. ~ ($97,519,285) is rescinded from
u local funds;
12 (10) Office of Administrative Hearings. - $74,350 is added to local funds;
13, (11) Offfice of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement. ($454,788) is
14 rescinded from local funds;
15 (12) Office of Police Complaints. ($160,000) is rescinded from local
16 funds;
7 (13) Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. - ($2,392,373) is rescinded
18 from local funds;
19 (14) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice. ~ ($92,174)
20 is rescinded from local funds;
a (15) Office of Unified Communications. ($1,655,501) is rescinded from
22 local funds; and
23 (16) Office of Victim Services and Justice Grants. ($3,065,866) is
 rescinded from local funds.
Public Education System
The appropriation for Public Education System is decreased by ($18,792,741) in
local funds, to be allocated as follows:
(1) District of Columbia Public Charter Schools. - $5,655,390 is added to
local funds;
(2) District of Columbia Public Library. ($1,411,494) is rescinded from.
local funds;
(3) District of Columbia Public Schools. ($5,841,830) is rescinded from
10 local funds;
ll (4) District of Columbia State Athletics Commission. ($43,763) is
12 rescinded from local funds;
13 (5) Non-Public Tuition. ($303,922) is rescinded from local funds;
14 (6) Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education. ($4,488,495) is rescinded
1S from local funds;
16 (7) Office of the State Superintendent of Education. ($7,810,304) is
17 rescinded from local funds;
18 (8) Special Education Transportation. ($1,716,030) is rescinded from
19 local funds;
20 (9) State Boardof Education. ($151,807) is rescinded from local funds;
21 and
22 (10) Universityofthe District of Columbia Subsidy Account.
23 ($2,680,486) is rescinded from local funds.
 Human Support Services
The appropriation for Human Support Services is decreased by ($90,828,481) in
local funds, to be allocated as follows:
(1) Child and Family Services Agency. ~ ($2,631,274) is rescinded from
local funds;
(2) Department of Aging and Community Living. - ($1,527,525) is
rescinded from local funds;
(3) Department of Health. ($6,291,168) is rescinded from local funds;
(4) Department of Health Care Finance. ~ ($57,223,759) is rescind