5800326 Public Hearing on PR 21-0439, PR 21-0440, PR 21-0441, PR 21-0442, and PR 21-0443, Food Policy Confirmation Resolutions of 2015 (Director Laine Cidlowski, Spike Mendelsohn, Claire Benjamin, Jeremiah Lowery, Jonas Singer)  

  • Notice of Public Hearing on

     

    PR 21-0439, the Food Policy Director Laine Cidlowski Confirmation Resolution of 2015,

    PR 21-0440, the Food Policy Council Spike Mendelsohn Confirmation Resolution of 2015,

    PR 21-0441, the Food Policy Council Claire Benjamin Confirmation Resolution of 2015,

    PR 21-0442, the Food Policy Council Jeremiah Lowery Confirmation Resolution of 2015,

    and

    PR 21-0443, the Food Policy Council Jonas Singer Confirmation Resolution of 2015

      

     

    Tuesday, January 19, 2016

    at 2:00 p.m.

    in Room 412 of the

    John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

    Washington, DC  20004

     

    On Tuesday, January 19, 2016, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public hearing on PR 21-0439, the Food Policy Director Laine Cidlowski Confirmation Resolution of 2015, PR 21-0440, the Food Policy Council Spike Mendelsohn Confirmation Resolution of 2015, PR 21-0441, the Food Policy Council Claire Benjamin Confirmation Resolution of 2015, PR 21-0442, the Food Policy Council Jeremiah Lowery Confirmation Resolution of 2015, and PR 21-0443, the Food Policy Council Jonas Singer Confirmation Resolution of 2015. This legislation would confirm Laine Cidlowski as the Food Policy Director, Spike Mendelsohn as a voting member and chairman of the Food Policy Council, and Claire Benjamin, Jeremiah Lowery, and Jonas Singer as voting members of the Food Policy Council. The roundtable will begin at 2:00 p.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.

     

    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 (202) 724-8062 or via e-mail at abenjamin@dccouncil.us. Persons representing organizations will have five minutes to present their testimony. Individuals will have three minutes to present their testimony. Witnesses should bring 5 copies of their written testimony and should submit a copy of their testimony electronically to abenjamin@dccouncil.us.

     

    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 abenjamin@dccouncil.us or faxed to (202) 724-8118. The record will close at the end of the business day on February 2, 2016.