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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 19, 2021 - January 22, 2021

Last Updated 1/21/2021 10:42 AM

 

Meetings are livestreamed here unless otherwise notes

 

 

 

 

Tuesday, January 19, 2021

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:15 AM                   Implicit Bias Prevention Training

 

Wednesday, January 20, 2021

9:00 AM                   FY21 Budget Adjustment Act

Joe Flynn, Secretary of Transportation, Agency of Transportation

Lenny Leblanc, Chief Financial Officer, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Policy, Planning and Intermodal Development Division

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

 

-                                   Rail and Aviation Bureau: Aviation Program

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

Paul Libby, Rail Project Delivery Manager, Agency of Transportation

Rollin Tebbetts, Aviation Operations and Maintenance Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Rail and Aviation Bureau: Rail Program

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

Paul Libby, Rail Project Delivery Manager, Agency of Transportation

Erin Charbonneau, Rail Bridge Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Public Transit Program

Ross MacDonald, Public Transit Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Policy, Planning and Research Bureau

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

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Thursday, January 21, 2021

9:00 AM                   Public Engagement

Amy Tatko, Public Outreach Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

9:15 AM                   Department of Motor Vehicles Overview

Wanda Minoli, Commissioner, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

-                                   Motor Vehicles Operations Division

Michael Smith, Operations Director, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

-                                   Motor Vehicles Enforcement and Safety Division

Tony Facos, Director of Enforcement & Safety, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

-                                   Motor Vehicles Finance and Logistics Division

Terri Blaisdell, Director of Finance & Logistics, Department of Motor Vehicles

 

12:00 PM                   Lunch

 

1:00 PM                   Senate Floor

 

Friday, January 22, 2021

9:00 AM                   Work Zone Safety Committee Report and Use of Lighted Paddle Signaling Devices

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

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

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

Jeremy Reed, Construction Engineer, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Strategic Highway Safety Plan and VT Highway Safety Alliance

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

Anthony Falcos, Director of Enforcement & Safety, Department of Motor Vehicle

LT Kevin Geno, Rutland County Sheriff's Office, Vermont Highway Safety Alliance

Evelyn McFarlane, Highway Safety Plan Coordinator, Agency of Transportation

Mandy White, Operations & Safety Bureau Data Unit, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety and Access

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

Jesse Devlin, Highway Safety and Design Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

Jon Kaplan, Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Manager, Agency of Transportation

 

-                                   Winter Maintenance Staff and Overview of Back to Basics Results

Todd Law, Maintenance Bureau, Director, Agency of Transportation

Shane Morin, State Maintenance Engineer, Agency of Transportation

Kevin Gadapee, NE Region Transportation Administrator, Agency of Transportation

Tracy Pak, District 3, General Maintenance Manager, Agency of Transportation

Victoria Biller, District 2, Londonderry Transportation Area Maintenance Supervisor, Agency of Transportation

Shawn Lafountain, District 5, Colchester Fort, Transportation Area Maintenance Supervisor, 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