4365308 Public Oversight Roundtable Notice on "The District's Summer Storm Weather Preparedness"

Council of the District of Columbia

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Notice of Public Oversight Roundtable

1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004

 

Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson

Committee on Government Operations

 

and

 

Councilmember Mary Cheh, Chairperson

Committee on Transportation and the Environment

 

Announce a Public Oversight Roundtable on

 

The District’s Summer Storm Weather Preparedness

 

Friday June 7, 2013, 11:00 AM

Room 500 John A. Wilson Building

1350 Pennsylvania Ave., NW

Washington, D.C. 20004

 

On June 7, 2013, Councilmembers Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on Government Operations, and Mary Cheh, Chairperson of the Committee on Transportation and the Environment will convene a public oversight roundtable on the District’s Summer Storm Weather Preparedness.  This public roundtable will be held in Room 500 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Ave, NW at 11:00 AM.

             

Recently, the District has suffered from stronger and stronger weather systems, especially over the summer months.  These storms have caused millions of dollars in weather related damage, lengthy power outages, and have left residents without access to the telephone, water, and air-conditioning.  This roundtable will explore what steps are being taken by District agencies and utilities to prepare for this year’s storms.

 

The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony, which will be made a part of the official record. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Mr. Ronan Gulstone, Committee Director at [phone], or via e-mail at [e-mail], and provide their name, address, telephone number, organizational affiliation and title (if any) by close of business Wednesday June 5, 2013.  Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five (5) minutes for oral presentation and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three (3) minutes for oral presentation. Witnesses should bring 10 copies of their written testimony and if possible submit a copy of their testimony electronically to [e-mail].

 

If you are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements are encouraged and will be made a part of the official record.  Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Committee, or to Ms. Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004.  The record will close at the end of the business day on June 21, 2013.