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House of Representatives
  • Rep. Curt McCormack, Chair
  • Rep. Barbara Murphy, Vice Chair
  • Rep. Timothy R. Corcoran, Ranking Member
  • Rep. Mollie S. Burke
  • Rep. Michael McCarthy
  • Rep. Patricia McCoy
  • Rep. David Potter
  • Rep. Constance Quimby
  • Rep. Brian K. Savage
  • Rep. Mary Sullivan
  • Rep. Rebecca White, Clerk

House Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Room 43

January 15, 2019 - January 18, 2019

Last Updated 1/18/2019 11:20 AM

 

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Committee  Discussion

JFO Transportation Primer

Neil Schickner, Senior Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

2:00 PM                   Committee  Discussion

Introduction and Transportation Law Overview

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

 

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

9:30 AM                   VTrans Agency Overview

Agency Update including 2018 Fire, Barre City Place, Division and Department Overviews, and Budget Adjustment

 

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

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

Wayne Gammell, Finance & Administration Division Director, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director, Agency of Transportation

Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   Finance and Administration Division Overview

Presentations 1:40-3:45

Wayne Gammell, Finance & Administration Division Director, Agency of Transportation

Amy Mercier, Business Support Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   VTrans Division Overviews

VTrans Technical Training Center (VTTC); VT Local Roads; Safety, Technical, and Development and Retention

Christine Hetzel, VTrans Training Center Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   VTrans Division Overviews

Civil Rights, Outreach/Recruitment, Onboarding, Civility and Unconscious Bias

Lori Valburn, Chief of Civil Rights and Labor Compliance, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   VTrans Division Overviews

Contract Administration and Internal Auditing

Michelle Anderson, Chief of Contract Administration, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   VTrans Division Overviews

Performance Section

Adrienne Gil, Continuous Improvement Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

Thursday, January 17, 2019

9:30 AM                   VTrans Bureau Overviews

Bureau Overview 9:30-11:30

Wayne Symonds, Highway Division Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Project Delivery Bureau

Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Asset Management Bureau

Chad Allen, Asset Management and Performance Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Construction and Materials Bureau

Mladen Gagulic, Construction and Materials Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Support Services Bureau

Alec Portalupi, Support Services Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

Tammy Ellis, Central Garage Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

1:00 PM                   House Floor

 

2:30 PM                   VTrans Bureau Overviews

Bureau Overviews 2:30-4:00

 

-                                   Maintenance Bureau

Todd Law, Maintenance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Operations and Safety Bureau

Josh Schultz, Operations and Safety Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

Bruce Nyquist, Office of Highway Safety, Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Municipal Assistance Bureau

Sue Scribner, Municipal Assistance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

 

Friday, January 18, 2019

9:00 AM                   Budget Adjustment

Committee Discussion

Michael Smith, Director of Operations, Department of Motor Vehicles

Jennifer Pittsley, Director of Special Programs, Department of Motor Vehicles

Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

15 min after Floor                   VTrans 2019 Fact Book and Annual Report; VTransparency

Jacqui DeMent, Public Outreach Manager, Agency of Transportation

Kevin Viani, Performance Chief, Finance and Administration Division, Agency of Transportation

 

11:15 AM                   Budget Adjustment

Committee discussion

 

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If you have any questions and comments, please contact

 Madeleine Boyce at 802-828-2262 or mboyce@leg.state.vt.us