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  • Sen. Joe Benning, Chair
  • Sen. Dick McCormack, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Dick Mazza
  • Sen. Corey Parent
  • Sen. Russ Ingalls, Clerk

Senate Committee on Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Zoom

January 25, 2022 - January 28, 2022

Last Updated 1/27/2022 4:24 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-institutions.

Tuesday, January 25, 2022

1:00 PM                   Building and General Services Update

Reports on Property Management Revolving Fund FY2021 and Unexpended Bond Balances for Major Maintenance FY2021

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Lauren Washburn, Program Chief, Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

1:30 PM                   Building and General Services Update

Report on State Energy Management Program Revolving Funds FY2021

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Brian Sewell, State Energy Management Program Coordinator, Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

2:00 PM                   911 Compliance Grant Program

Appropriations Balance Report

Barbara M. Neal, Executive Director, Enhanced 9-1-1 Board

 

2:30 PM                   Department of Environmental Conservation

Annual Report on the VT Environmental Protection Agency Pollution Control Revolving Fund and Annual Report on Unspent Capital Funds - FY2021 & Older

 

 

Peter Walke, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

Padraic Monks, Manager, Water Infrastructure Financing Program, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, January 26, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Governor's Recommended General Fund FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

Vermont State Employee Agency Testimony on Department of Corrections Items

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

Matt D'Agostino, Interim Deputy Commissioner, Department of Corrections

 

2:15 PM                   Governor's Recommended Capital Budget FY 2022 Budget Adjustment

Kristin Clouser, Secretary of Administration, Agency of Administration

Michael Middleman, Budget Analyst, Department of Finance & Management

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Thursday, January 27, 2022

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

1:30 PM                   Forests, Parks and Recreation

Forests, Parks and Recreation Report on Capital Fund Balances

 

Proposed Joint Resolution Pertaining to State Lands – Long Trail State Forest

Michael Snyder, Commissioner, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation

Nate McKeen, Director of State Parks, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation

Frank Spaulding, Parks Program Coordinator, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

2:00 PM                   Governor's Recommended Capital Budget FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Adjustment

Proposed Budget Adjustments for BGS Capital Projects

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

2:45 PM                   State House Expansion

Committee Discussion

Rep. Alice M. Emmons, Chair, House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

Friday, January 28, 2022

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Recommended Capital Budget FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Adjustment

Section 13: Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets - Eastern States Exposition, Vermont Building, Major Maintenance and Planning

 

Abbey Willard, Director, Agricultural Development Division, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Laura Ginsburg, Agricultural Development Section Chief, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Emily Lopuski, Marketing & Export Lead, Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Jeremy Stephens, Program Chief, Department of Buildings and General Services

Jessica Thyme, Project Manager, Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

1:45 PM                   Governor's Recommended Capital Budget FY 2022 - 2023 Budget Adjustment

Vermont Agricultural Fairs Association

Jackie Folsom, Legislative Director, Vermont Farm Bureau and Vermont Fairs and Field Days

 

-                                   Adjourn

 

ATTENTION WITNESSES

 

Please email handouts to the committee assistant at least 24 hours before your scheduled meeting time. With few exceptions, any documents you send to a committee assistant, are open to the public and may be posted to the committee’s web page.

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Alex McCracken at amccracken@leg.state.vt.us