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January 21, 2016 

The Honorable Phil Mendelson, ChairmanCouncil of the District of Columbia

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Suite 504Washington, DC 20004

RE: B21-415, the “Universal Paid Leave Act of 2015”

Dear Chairman Mendelson,

On behalf of the undersigned organizations, we write to support your effort to ensure tha

a proper cost analysis is completed and analyzed on Bill 21-415, the “Universal Paid Leave Actof 2015” prior to any further Council action being taken. On January 14, 2016, you heard

testimony from both the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia and the CityAdministrator regarding numerous concerns with respect to Bill 21-415. In fact, both presentedoutstanding questions that they believed should be addressed prior to a Council vote on the bill.We call upon you to convene a meeting of all of the stakeholders, including representatives fromthe business community, to discuss how best to create a fiscally sustainable paid leave program.

The purpose of the working group would be to address all of the outstanding concerns the

Committee heard at the December 2, 2015 and January 14, 2016 hearings. As you will recall,there is no consensus on what the ultimate cost would be for the District Government, employersand employees if the legislation were enacted by Council. The working group would focus on thfiscal analyses produced by various stakeholders, including the Office of the Chief Financial

Officer, IHS Global, Inc. (prepared for Greater Washington Board of Trade), and the Institute foWomen’s Policy Research, in order to produce a more accurate prediction of the bottom line.

Sincerely,

Lisa Mallory, CEO Jim Dinegar, President & CEODistrict of Columbia Building Industry Association Greater Washington Board of Trade

Dr. John C. Cavanaugh, President & CEO Margaret Singleton, Interim President & CEO

Consortium of Universities of the Universities DC Chamber of Commerce

Washington Metropolitan Area

Solomon Keene Kathy Hollinger, President & CEO

Hotel Association of Washington, DC Restaurant Association Metropolitan

Washington, DC

Robert Malson Margaret O. Jeffers, Exec. Vice President

District of Columbia Hospital Association Apartment and Office Building of Metro Washington

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Debra D. Livingston, President Marty Janis, President

Associated Builders and Contractors, Inc. Washington Parking Association

of Metro Washington

John Graham, CAE, President & CEO Angela Franco, President & CEO

American Society of Association Executives Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

cc: Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser and Members of the Council