5739507 Public Oversight Roundtable on the Department of Parks and Recreation Programming and Permitting

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The Department of Parks and Recreation Programming and Permitting

 

Monday, November 23, 2015

at 11:00 a.m.

in Room 412 of the

John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

Washington, DC  20004

 

On Monday, November 23, 2015, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public oversight roundtable on the Department of Parks and Recreation’s (DPR) programming options and yet-to-be issued permitting regulations. The roundtable will begin at 11:00 a.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

 

The purpose of the roundtable is to discuss both how DPR’s programming options can best serve the community and how well-crafted permitting regulations can further that goal. DPR facilities offer a variety of programming. This roundtable will discuss how DPR decides what programming to offer to best meet the community’s needs and achieve equity among genders and age groups. It will also examine how facilities can incorporate trauma-sensitive policies in its programs and operations to provide support to at-risk youth. Additionally, it will discuss how the distribution of fee-based use permits can improve access to recreation and the pending issuance of fee-based use regulations in accordance with D.C. Law 10-246; D.C. Official Code § 10-307 7a(b).

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official Hearing Record. Anyone wishing to testify should contact Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, at [phone] or via e-mail at [e-mail]. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony.  Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 8 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify in person, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted to Ms. Aukima Benjamin, staff assistant to the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 108, Washington, D.C. 20004. They may also be e-mailed to [e-mail] or faxed to [phone]. The record will close at the end of the business day on December 7, 2015.