Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

AGENDA

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February 16, 2021 - February 19, 2021

Last Updated 2/19/2021 11:13 AM

 Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

10:15 AM                   S. 10 - An act relating to extending certain unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19

Rate Relief and Benefit Proposals

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Wednesday, February 17, 2021

8:30 AM                   S. 62 - An act relating to creating a New Vermont Employee Incentive Program

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Kristen Ziter, Financial Manager, Department of Economic Development

9:40 AM                   10 Minute Break

9:50 AM                   S. 33 - An act relating to project-based tax increment financing districts

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Kate McCarthy, Sustainable Communities Program Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council

10:30 AM                   10 Minute Break

10:40 AM                   S. 79 - An act relating to improving rental housing health and safety

Wendy Morgan, MPH, Staff Attorney, Vermont Legal Aid

Sarah Carpenter, Chair, Rental Housing Advisory Board

Shaun Gilpin, Housing Program Administrator, Department of Housing and Community Development

Thursday, February 18, 2021

8:30 AM                   FY22 Budget Initiatives

Brownfields, Tourism and Marketing, and Vermont Jobs Campaign Funds

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism and Marketing, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Lindsay Kurrie, Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Ellen Kahler, Executive Director, Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund

Sarah Buxton, State Director of Workforce Development, Department of Labor

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

Kristie Farnham, Director of Business Support, Department of Economic Development

Ted Brady, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Bob Flint, Executive Director, Springfield Regional Development Corporation

Thomas Kennedy, Executive Director, Southern Windsor County Regional Planning Commission

Terisa Thomas, DEC CWSRF Program Manager, Agency of Natural Resources

Lynnette Claudon, Chief Pollution Control Design Engineer, Agency of Natural Resources

9:40 AM                   FY22 Budget Initiatives

Continued

9:50 AM                   10 Minute Break

10:00 AM                   S. 10 - An act relating to extending certain unemployment insurance provisions related to COVID-19

Committee Discussion and Possible Vote

Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Director, Department of Labor

Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor

10:30 AM                   Election of a Sergeant at Arms, an Adjutant and Inspector General, and Trustees of the UVM and State Agricultural College

Joint Assembly

Friday, February 19, 2021

8:30 AM                   Commission Discussion

Review of S.33 and S.62

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Megan Sullivan, Executive Director, Vermont Economic Progress Council

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

Kristen Ziter, Financial Manager, Department of Economic Development

9:45 AM                   10 Minute Break

9:55 AM                   Committee  Discussion

Review S.10

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor

Cameron Wood, Director, Unemployment Insurance Division, Department of Labor

Mat Barewicz, Economic & Labor Market Information Director, Department of Labor

Damien Leonard, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

10:50 AM                   10 Minute Break

11:00 AM                   Vermont Housing & Conservation Coalition

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Jessie Baker, City Manager, Winooski, Vermont

Mark Yardley, VP, Global Sales, Darn Tough

Jacob Bogre, Executive Director, Association of Africans Living in Vermont

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

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If you have any questions or comments, please contact

 Nathan Raike at nraike@leg.state.vt.us