Committee on Facilities and Family Services approves Period 25 activity report, highlights facilities, child-welfare, and disability investments

Councilmember Janice Lewis George, chair of the Committee on Facilities and Family Services, moved and the committee approved the Period 25 committee activity report at a virtual meeting on Thursday, Dec. 19. The report summarizes two years of oversight, legislation and budget actions on facilities, child welfare and disability services.

In her opening remarks, Lewis George said the committee had conducted dozens of site tours of city schools, recreation centers, shelters and other public facilities and used those findings to press for maintenance and transparency reforms. "We passed the Work Order Integrity Amendment Act," she said, "which required more training, enhanced communication, better opportunity for feedback, and stronger quality assurance to improve the maintenance of our government spaces." She also cited the Greener Government Buildings Amendment Act and budget allocations aimed at improving school security and day-to-day maintenance.

The committ…