5449574 Public Oversight Roundtable on The Interagency Council on Homelessness Strategic Plan: Homeward DC
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CHAIRMAN PHIL MENDELSON
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC OVERSIGHT HEARING
on
The Interagency Council on Homelessness Strategic Plan: Homeward DC
on
Friday, May 15, 2015
12:00 p.m., Room 412, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Council Chairman Phil Mendelson announces the scheduling of an oversight roundtable of the Committee of the Whole on “The Interagency Council on Homelessness Strategic Plan: Homeward DC.” The oversight roundtable will be held on Friday, May 15, 2015, at 12:00 p.m. in Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.
The purpose of this oversight hearing is to elicit public comment on the 5-year Strategic Plan adopted in March 2015 by the Interagency Council on Homelessness with input from a variety of stakeholders. The Committee is particularly interested in hearing from those individuals and groups that participated in the plan’s formulation, including service providers and advocates. The Committee also seeks to gather information about the way forward now that a plan is in place. Further, the committee invites testimony from government witnesses.
This roundtable is part of a series of oversight hearings to be held by the Committee of the Whole regarding homelessness. Those who wish to testify are asked to contact the Committee of the Whole, at (202) 724-8196, or Alana Intrieri at aintrieri@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Persons wishing to testify are encouraged, but not required, to submit 15 copies of written testimony. If submitted by the close of business on Wednesday, May 13, 2015, the testimony will be distributed to Councilmembers before the hearing. Witnesses should limit their testimony to four minutes; less time will be allowed if there is a large number of witnesses.
If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record. Written statements should be submitted to the Committee of the Whole, Council of the District of Columbia, Suite 410 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 26, 2015.
