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  • Sen. Dick Mazza, Chair
  • Sen. Andrew Perchlik, Vice Chair
  • Sen. Jane Kitchel
  • Sen. Thomas Chittenden, Clerk
  • Sen. Russ Ingalls

Senate Committee on Transportation

 

AGENDA

 

Via Zoom

January 12, 2021 - January 15, 2021

 

Last Updated 1/14/2021 5:19 PM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise noted

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 12, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   Committee Introductions

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

Chris Rupe, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

Wednesday, January 13, 2021

9:00 AM                   VTrans Agency Overview

Including Pandemic Response Assistance

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

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

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

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, January 14, 2021

9:00 AM                   VTrans Agency Overview

Strategic Plan, Agency Performance Monitoring and Results-Based Accountability

Joe Segale, Policy, Planning and Research Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

Manuel Sainz, Performance Management and Analytics Unit Supervisor

Jayna Guilford, Performance Chief, Agency of Transportation

 

10:00 AM                   VTrans Agency Overview

 Highway Division Overview

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

Ann Gammell, Highway Division Deputy Director and Chief Engineer, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Asset Management Bureau Overview

Kevin Marshia, Budget and Programming Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Project Delivery Bureau Overview

Rob White, Project Delivery Bureau Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Construction and Materials Bureau

Nicholas Van Den Berg, Materials Engineer, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Operations and Safety Bureau Overview

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

 

-                                   Maintenance Bureau Overview

Todd Law, Maintenance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Central Garage Overview

Tammy Ellis, Central Garage Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 15, 2021

9:00 AM                   VTrans Agency Overview

Finance and Administration Division Overview

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

 

-                                   Training Center and Local Roads Program Overview

Christine Hetzel, Organizational Development Director, Agency of Transportation

Stu Johnson, Branch Manager, VT Local Roads (VLR)

Colleen Montague, Organizational Development Director, Agency of Transportation

Holly Hayden, Program Coordinator, Agency of Transportation

Todd Eaton, Circuit Rider, Vermont Local Roads

Sara Williams, Technical Branch Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Civil Rights Overview

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

 

-                                   Contract Administration Overview

Maureen Parker, Contract Administration Chief, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Audit Overview

Constantinos Stivaros, Audit Chief, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Finance & Administration Division Overview

Renea Bordeau, Financial Director of Budget & Business Support Services, Agency of Transportation

Bradley Kukenberger, Financial Operations Director, Agency of Administration

 

-                                   Performance Overview

Jayna Guilford, Performance Chief, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Hearings Unit

Kim Ingraham, Assistant Hearings Examiner, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Facilities Overview

Brad McAvoy, AOT Senior Facilities Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

11:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

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

 Liz Raddock at lraddock@leg.state.vt.us