Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 3

February 11, 2020 - February 14, 2020

Last Updated 2/14/2020 1:57 PM

 

Tuesday, February 11, 2020

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Work Zone Safety Issues

Policy solution proposals

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

Tess Kennedy, Lobbyist, Associated General Contractors

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

 

11:00 AM                   Break

 

11:15 AM                   20-0410 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles

Continue walk-through, comments regarding Sec. 27

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

William Smith, Lobbyist, Vermont Truck and Bus Association

 

Wednesday, February 12, 2020

9:00 AM                   Amtrak Passenger Service: Burlington & Montreal Services

Dan Delabruere, Rail and Aviation, Director, Agency of Transportation

Michele Boomhower, Director, Policy, Planning & Intermodal Dev. Div., Agency of Transportation

 

9:30 AM                   Vermont Public Transportation Association

Updates and Budget Commentary

Ken Putnam, Exective Director, Marble Valley Regional Transit Authority

Van Chestnut, General Manager, Advance Transit

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:15 AM                   Central Garage Budget & Fleet Management

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Tammy Ellis, Central Garage Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

10:45 AM                   20-0410 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles

Continue walk-through

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles - Director

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Colonel Jake Elovirta, Director of Enforcement and Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

Thursday, February 13, 2020

9:00 AM                   High Fuel Efficiency and Emissions Repair Program

Daniel Dutcher, Senior Environmental Policy Manager, Agency of Transportation

Sue Minter, Executive Director, Capstone Community Action

Paul Zabriskie, Director of Weatherization and Climate Impact, Capstone Community Action

 

10:00 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Vermont League of Cities & Towns

Joint Hearing with House Committee on Transportation

Room 11

Charles Safford, Town Manager, Town of Stowe

Eric Osgood, Select Board Chair, Town of Johnson

Chet Hagenbarth, Town Manager, Town of Killington

Bryan Osborne, Public Works Director, Town of Colchester

Delsie Hoyt, Town of West Fairlee

Peter Elwell, Town Manager, Town of Brattleboro

Heidi Britch-Valenta, Town Administrator, Town of Highgate

Jeff Wennberg, City of Rutland

George Putnam, Selectman, Town of Cambridge

Lucas Herring, Mayor, Barre City

Sandy Pisonnault, Town of Dorset

 

Friday, February 14, 2020

9:00 AM                   Medium and Long Term AOT IT Projects

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Tom Buonomo, Agency IT Director, VT Agency of Digital Services for VTrans

 

10:00 AM                   Rest Areas Update

Lisa Sanchez, Manager, Information Centers Division, Department of Buildings and General Services

Deborah Ferrell, Executive Manager, Government Business Services Division, Department of Buildings & General Services

 

10:30 AM                   20-0410 - An act relating to miscellaneous changes to laws related to vehicles

Final walk-through, Vote

Anthea Dexter-Cooper, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Council

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES- Please email handouts to the committee assistant before your scheduled meeting date and bring 5 hard copies. Please write your name, organization, date and title on each document. With few exceptions, any documents you hand out to a committee, or send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s webpage.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Nellie Marvel at 802-828-2254 or nmarvel@leg.state.vt.us