4870678 Public Hearing Notice on B20-726, "Student Nutrition on Winter Weather Days Act of 2014"  

  • Notice of Public Hearing on

     

    The Department of Parks and Recreation’s Summer 2014

    Camps and Activities, and the Summer Food Service Program

     

    Bill 20-726, the Student Nutrition on Winter Weather Days Act of 2014

    Monday, June 2, 2014

    at 11:00 a.m.

    in Room 412 of the

    John A. Wilson Building

    1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

    Washington, DC  20004

     

    On Monday, June 2, 2014, Councilmember Mary M. Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on the Transportation and the Environment, will hold a public hearing on the Department of Parks and Recreation’s Summer 2014 camps and activities, and its summer food service program.  Additionally, the Committee will receive testimony on Bill 20-726, the Student Nutrition on Winter Weather Days Act of 2014, which would require the Department of Parks and Recreation to develop a plan to provide meals to low-income students on days when schools are closed due to inclement weather.  The hearing will begin at 11:00 a.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 8 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 June 16, 2014.