Youth Affairs

COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AFFAIRS AGENDA 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 COUNCILMEMBER ZACHARY PARKER, CHAIRPERSON, COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AFFAIRS ANNOUNCES A PUBLIC ROUNDTABLE ON REPORT: “Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance of Fire and Life Safety Systems at The Youth Services Center and New Beginnings Youth Development Center” AND B26-0186 Justice-Involved Youth in Community Act of 2025 ON Wednesday, May 24, 2025, 10:00 a.m. Room 412 of the John A. Wilson Building and virtually via Zoom Watch live at: https://dccouncil.gov/hearings/ AND https://www.youtube.com/@councilmembe rzacharyparker AGENDA I. CALL TO ORDER II. OPENING REMARKS III. GOVERNMENT WITNESSES 1. Mark Jordan, Executive Director, Office of Independent Juvenile Justice Facilities Oversight 2. Katerina Semyonova, Special Counsel for Policy and Legislation, Public Defender Service COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COMMITTEE ON YOUTH AFFAIRS AGENDA 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004 IV. PUBLIC WITNESSES 1. Jenise Patterson, Founder, Parent Watch 2. Eduardo Ferrer, Policy Director, Georgetown Juvenile Justice Clinic & Initiative 3. Joshua Miller, Research & Advocacy Director, Open City Advocates 4. Tracy Velasquez, Policy Director, Council for Court Excellence V. ADJOURNMENT