CER 23-0009 — Betty Ann Kane Distinguished Service Recognition Resolution of 2019

memberKeny.nRENROLLED ORIGINAL A CEREMONIAL RESOULITONRESOLUTION 23-9 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA February 5, 2019 To recognize and honor the contributionsofcontributions of Betty Ann Kane whose lifeisalife is a testament tooverto over 44 years ofpublicof public service to the residentsoftheresidents of the District ofColumbia.of Columbia.

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane was born and raised inTeaneck,in Teaneck, New Jersey;

WHEREAS,n193,BtyAnnKanewasiBetaKappndeamedaaceorfArtsWHEREAS, nEglshfomYleUivritynNewHaen,oneciut;in164rcivdaMaterfAtsin WHEREAS,1963, Betty Ann Kane relocatedwas toPhi Washington,Beta D.C.Kappa and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont, and in 1964 received a Master of Arts in English from Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut;

inWHEREAS, 1967,Betty whereAnn sheKane wasrelocated anto AssistantProfessorofEnglishWashington, atTheD.C. Catholic UniversityofAmerica from 1967 through 1969;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKanewaseAsitntotheiecoofPublirorasatin ogerhaeseaeLirryfom199unil97,whreseesalihdanderedsedtrof1967, heoleribayNeslttranddmnstredeealgatsoreuatoaladpulicwhere rgrms,evloedvluterpogamsndaragedorraeigehiis;she was an Assistant Professor of English at The Catholic University of America from 1967 through 1969;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKanewasHeafPblcPrgrmsfrteFogerhaesereWHEREAS, irayfrm197-97,wheesheevloedadadinserdtheiraysprgrmsfrteBetty eerlpbicadrereetedheibayonvaiusbarsandrgnzainsicudngheAnn uliceeiiontto,WETA;Kane was the Assistant to the Director of Public Programs at Folger Shakespeare Library from 1969 until 1973, where she established and served as editor of the Folger Library Newsletter and administered federal grants for educational and public programs, developed volunteer programs, and arranged for traveling exhibits;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane was electedHead toof anPublic At-LargePrograms seatfor onthe Folger Shakespeare Library from 1973-1975, where she developed and administered the DistrictofColumbialibrary’s Schoolprograms Boardfor the general public and servedrepresented fromthe 1974library untilon 1978;various boards and organizations, including the public television station, WETA;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKaneevedsteDevlometOficrfrteMuseumf 4l Aeainsfom196utl198;eoreerlgantndcrortefnrisngadCogrsioal 4B WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane was elected into 1978 as an At-Large memberseat oftheon Councilthe oftheDistrict DistrictofColumbiaof Columbia School Board and served from 19791974 until 1990;1978;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKanewaselgaetoheDmcrticatonlCovetininWHEREAS, 90,194and98;Betty Ann Kane served as the Development Officer for the Museum of African Art and was responsible for federal grant and corporate fundraising and congressional relations from 1976 until 1978;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane servedwas aselected Chairman ofthe Metropolitan Council of Governments in 1990,as1978 Viceas Chairmanan inAt-Large 1981,member ofthe Board of asamemberthe DSubcommitteeCouncil onof Federalthe OfficeDistrict Spaceof inColumbia 1981 and amemberoftheserved Budget Priorities Committee from 19881979 throughuntil 1990;

ENROLLED ORIGINAL WHEREAS, BettyAnnBetty Kanewasan1985bytheU.S.SecretaryofAnn DullesKane airportstoregionalcontrol;was a Delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1980, 1984, and 1988;

the Holton Commission tostudy transferofNational and WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane representedserved theas CouncilChairman oftheof Districtthe ofColumbiaMetropolitan onCouncil missionsof toGovernments thein Taiwan,1990, Republicas ofVice ChinaChairman in 1987;1981, 1988, and 1989;

Israelas ina 1987member andof the People’sBoard Republic of ChinaDirectors infrom 1988;1979 through 1981, 1985, and 1988 through 1990;

WHEREAS,as BettyChairman Annof Kanethe servedSubcommittee as aDevelopment Consultant on fundraisingFederal fortheOffice CalvarySpace Women’sin Shelter1981 from 1990-1991, and asa anmember Educationof Consultantthe fortheBudget DefendersPriorities ofCommittee Wildlife from 19901988 through 1992;1990;

AdministrationWHEREAS, andBetty ManagementAnn fortheKane firstwomanwas electedMayoroftheappointed DistrictofColumbia,in Co1985 Sharonby PrattDixon,the inU.S. 1990;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKanervdasamemberfheoadofiecorsorheSecretary nof Nainaleageofiies(NLCn190;samemberftheordofircosforWomennTransportation, ”Elizabeth MuicpalGovernmendterNLCcomitesfrm1987hruh199;Dole, to the Holton Commission to study transfer of National and Dulles airports to regional control;

WHEREAS,etyAnnKanervdasheEeutveDrctrofiler&WHEREAS, obrokeBetty noraionevie,whresewastefuningdtrftheCbleUdte,aonhlyeprtAnn foriesadcunisonlgsatvendlgldveopensintleomuictinpoiyinKane Coalovrnensoncbleeeiionrnhiigandegltonfom199thouh196;torepresented WHEREAS,the BettyCouncil Annof Kanethe servedDistrict astheof ExecutiveColumbia Directoron ofPRO-NAFTA,missions ato nonprofitthe organizationTaiwan, Republic of China in supportofthe1987, NorthIsrael Americanin Free1987, Tradeand Agreementthe fromPeople’s 1992Republic throughof 1993;China in 1988;

DemocraticWHEREAS, LeadershipBetty CouncilAnn Kane served as a Development Consultant on fundraising for the Calvary Women’s Shelter from 19921990-1991, untiland 1995;manoftheas DistrictofColumbiaan 88Education WHEREAS,BttyAnnKanewapoitedsaTrseetoheititofColumbiaConsultant RtiemntBardndsrvdfrm1993nil20;for the Defenders of Wildlife from 1990 through 1992;

ol WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane served as Co-Chair of the Transition Committee on Administration and Management for the Federalfirst Aviationwoman Advisoryelected CommitteeMayor fromof 1994the throughDistrict 1999;of Columbia, Sharon Pratt Dixon, in 1990;

94 WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane served onas thea Transportationmember Researchof the Board Transportationof NoiseDirectors Committeefor fromthe 199SuntilNational 2000;League of Cities (“NLC”) in 1990;

WHEREAS,BttyAnnKaneredasheEeutveDretrfrm199-197ofheas NtonlOranztintonsreaSoundnroldEnvromet(NOSE,ano-poita ogniaionflclgoermensimacedbyipotadaicatniseoisreasun-member lolof cnroldenionen;andfom197thogh98the sesevedsaNOISElbys;Board of Directors for Women in Municipal Government and other NLC committees from 1987 through 1989;

WHEREAS,BttyAnnKaneredonteNtinlAeonutcsandpceWHEREAS, Amiitrtin(NASA)CommitteeietdvacesSprsnicicrftecnolgyfomBetty 1999;ogh199andNASA’snirnmntlCoptiiltyaskFrcerom198troghAnn WHEREAS,BttyAnnKanewanAdiisraortteD..InurnceegltoyKane TutFundurau,herehepoiddadiisrtieandeiltiemniorngadlobyngserved DC.GovernmendmoiorexesesndoertonofteD..Deprtentofnurneeas Mlthe ScrtisRguatonfom196utl202;Executive Director of Miller & Holbrooke Information Services, where she was the founding editor of the Cable Update, a monthly report for cities and counties on legislative and legal developments in telecommunication policy in Congress, state legislatures, federal agencies, and the courts;

WHEREAS,she Bettyalso Annserved Kaneas received a Certificateconsultant inPensionto Fundlocal andgovernments Trusteeshipon uscable Managementtelevision infranchising 1998and regulation from the1989 Whartonthrough School1996; ofFinance at the University ofPennsylvania;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane served as the Executive Director of PRO-NAFTA, a Governmentnonprofit Affairsorganization Specialistin support of the North American Free Trade Agreement from 19991992 through 20001993; totheD.C.

CourtENROLLED SystemORIGINAL whereWHEREAS, sheadvisedBetty theChiefExecutiveAnn OfficerandKane Chiefserved Judgesas onthe CongressionalCo-Chairman relations,budget,of andthe personnelDistrict mattersof relatedColumbia toDemocratic implementationLeadership ofCouncil thefrom Revitalization1992 Actuntil of1995; 1997;

WHEREAS,BttyAnnKanewapoitedyMayorAnthonilimsasChairmanWHEREAS, otheaskFrcenAsoiaiosAtrcionndRtntonBardadledheucesulefrtoBetty dveopawbitendifomainsytemn199;Ann Kane was appointed as a Trustee to the District of Columbia Retirement Board and served from 1993 until 2002;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane served on the OldFederal NavalAviation HospitalAdvisory FoundationCommittee Board,from whichthrough was1999; instrumental inthe rehabilitation ofthe Old Naval Hospital which isdesignated as a landmark ofitsCapitol Hill neighborhood;

Standards Advisory Council from 2001 until 2005;utig WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane wasserved appointedon in2002ofthethe DistrictDirectorTransportation 133ofResearch Columbia Retirement Board whereTransportation sheNoise successfullyCommittee led the agency’s transition from an1995until investment2000; board to afull-service retirement agency;

136,WHEREAS, WHEREAS,tyAnnKaneiedtePbicerieCommissiPS)ofheititBetty fColumbinMarc,2007saCommissiferengnmnaedbyMayodranFnyAnn ndcnfredbyheouclofheititofolmba;Kane served as the Executive Director from 1995-1997 of the National Organization to Insure a Sound Controlled Environment (“NOISE”), a nonprofit organization of local governments impacted by airport and aircraft noise to insure a sound- controlled environment;

WHEREAS,tyAnnKnewaspoitdbyMaorVncntra,cofrmdbyheand Councilofthefrom District1997 ofthrough1998 Columbia,she and served as Chairmanofthea PSCNOISE forlobbyist; more than 9 years, from March 3, 2009 until December 18, 2018;

WHEREAS,tyAnnKaneuingereueasPSCChairmevedsancieWHEREAS, memberoftheBetty Ann Kane served on the National AssociationAeronautics ofRegulatoryand Utility(NARUC)Space Commissioners’Administration Board(“NASA”) ofCommittee Directors,andon asamemberQuiet oftheTelecommunicationsCommittee;Advances Supersonic Aircraft Technology from through 1999 and NASA’s Environmental Compatibility Task Force from 1998 through 1999;

NominatingWHEREAS, Committee,Betty andAnn theVirtualKane Workingwas Groupan onAdministrator Educationat Trainingandthe BestD.C. Practices forthe International Confederation ofEnergy Regulators;

WHEREAS,tyAnnKne,uingereueasPSCharan,eredsCaimanInsurance NARUCndisemer,theiiyrgltrycmmssosotheityttsadteDsrctftuteRegulatory (NRRI),Trust whichFund providesBureau, researchwhere she provided administrative and legislative monitoring and lobbying support to Columbia;an organization of regulated insurers established by the Council of the District of Columbia to advise the District of Columbia government and monitor expenses and operations of the District of Columbia Department of Insurance Securities Regulation from 1996 until 2002;

heoadfrteMi-taniconerneofRglaoyUiiisCmmssonrs(MACRUC),WHEREAS, noraiaionhchpomtesheeio-idedvnemntfpblcuiiyrgltonndBetty eaedeuaor,lgstv,andoiyitrstfmemberaeubictlycomssos;Ann Kane received a Certificate in Pension Fund and Trusteeship Management in 1998 from the Wharton School of Finance at the University of Pennsylvania;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane,Kane duringserved heras tenureasa PSCGovernment Chairman,Affairs wasSpecialist appointedfrom by1999 through 2000 to the FederalDistrict Communicationsof CommissionColumbia ascourt Chairmansystem, ofthewhere Northshe Americanadvised Numberingthe Council,Chief whichExecutive advisesOfficer theand FCCChief Judges on congressional relations, budget, and makespersonnel recommendationsmatters thatrelated fosterefficientandto impartialimplementation numberof administration;the Revitalization Act of 1997;

andWHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane was appointed toby theMayor Federal-StateAnthony JointWilliams Conferenceas Chairman of the Task Force on AdvancedAssociations possibleAttraction toallAmericans;ces,and whichRetention ensuresBoard thatadvancedand servicesled arethe deployedsuccessful aseffort rapidlyto asdevelop WHEREAS,tyAnnKne,uingereueasPSCharan,asipovda evlpmn,thoghanalEplyeeppeiainandecgitonwads;uhriainofwebsite heorainoftffnos,Cmmssonwiemetns,adseialoksopsnand embidig,tis,qalmpoymntppruiy,adsxulhrsset;information system in 1999;

WHEREAS,tyAnnKne,uingereueasCarmn,iprvdtheENROLLED omisio’spbicnggeentyinraigteqaityfheCmmsio’sitrcinsORIGINAL ithheeealulc,rdsgnngndsraliigteCmmssonswest,enacigWHEREAS, rnsaec,inraigteComisin’soilmdiarsec,adenagngwthomuit.Betty Ann Kane served on the Old Naval Hospital Foundation Board, which was instrumental in the rehabilitation of the Old Naval Hospital, which is designated as a landmark of its Capitol Hill neighborhood;

edrstrughhenualiterReadyDamagn;WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane served as a member of the Government Accounting Standards Advisory Council from 2001 until 2005;

clbrtonftePulicevieComisin’sCnenilwihtheeeseoabookhteWHEREAS, providesBetty aAnn historicalKane reviewwas ofappointed thein Commission’s2002 creationas andExecutive changingDirector roleof asthe wellDistrict asof theColumbia caningaureftepulcuiiisadsevcsthtteComisionegltsandecgizsRetirement howBoard, thewhere District’sshe citizenssuccessfully continueled tothe beagency’s transition from an essentialinvestment componentboard to thea regulatoryfull-service workretirement ofagency; the Cmmisin;

WHEREAS, Betty Ann Kane,Kane duringjoined herthe tenurePublic asService PSCCommission Chairman,(“PSC”) servedof the District of Columbia on March 7, 2007 as a Commissioner after being nominated by Mayor Adrian Fenty and confirmed by the Mayor'sCouncil UdegruningTskFrc;of the District of Columbia;