Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

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February 1, 2022 - February 4, 2022

Last Updated 2/4/2022 4:13 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

 

Tuesday, February 1, 2022

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

15 Minutes after Floor                   Omnibus Economic Development Bill

Heather Pelham, Commissioner, Department of Tourism & Marketing

 

11:00 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

11:10 AM                   Omnibus Economic Development Bill

Fred Kenney, Executive Director, Addison County Economic Development Corporation

Betsy Bishop, President, Vermont Chamber of Commerce

Frank Cioffi, President, Greater Burlington Industrial Corporation

Austin Davis, Government Affairs Manager, Lake Champlain Regional Chamber of Commerce

 

Wednesday, February 2, 2022

9:00 AM                   Accessory Dwelling Units

White House Webinar on "Making it Easier to Build Accessory Dwelling Units."

 

10:15 AM                   Accessory Dwelling Units

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

10:50 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

11:00 AM                   Accessory Dwelling Units

Karen Horn, Director, Public Policy & Advocacy, Vermont League of Cities and Towns

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Agency of Commerce and Community Development

Jacob Hemmerick, Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

Thursday, February 3, 2022

9:00 AM                   Prevailing Wage Amendment to BAA

Sen. Christopher A. Pearson, Sponsor, Senate Committee on Finance

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (9:15 AM)

David Mickenberg, Lawyer, Building Trades

Matt Musgrave, Government Affairs Director, Associated General Contractors of Vermont

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

 

10:00 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

10:10 AM                   Omnibus Economic Development Bill

Economic Recovery Forgivable Loan Program; Grand List Enhancement Program; Proposed Capital Investment; Relocated Worker Statutory Language Changes

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

Cassie Polhemus, Chief Executive Officer, Vermont Economic Development Authority

Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration (10:30 AM)

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

11:20 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

11:30 AM                   Prevailing Wage Amendment to BAA

Doug Farnham, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Administration

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Friday, February 4, 2022

9:00 AM                   Omnibus Housing Bill

Josh Hanford, Commissioner, Department of Housing and Community Development

 

9:30 AM                   S. 52 - An act relating to increasing the minimum wage to $15.00 per hour by 2025

 

-                                   S. 221 - An act relating to unemployment insurance benefits

 

-                                   S. 65 - An act relating to paid family leave

Michael Pieciak, Commissioner, Department of Financial Regulation

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

Beth Fastiggi, Commissioner, Department of Human Resources

Joyce Manchester, Senior Economist, Joint Fiscal Office

 

10:35 AM                   10 Minute Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 202 - An act relating to supporting creative sector businesses and cultural organizations

Karen Mittelman, Executive Director, Vermont Arts Council

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel - Invited

 

11:00 AM                   Omnibus Housing Bill

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Tom Getz, CEO, Summit Properties

Julie Iffland, Executive Director, Randolph Area Community Development Corporation

 

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

 Scott Moore at smoore@leg.state.vt.us