Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

January 31, 2023 - February 3, 2023

Last Updated 2/23/2023 2:29 PM

 

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

Tuesday, January 31, 2023

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

10:00 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Stephanie Barrett, Associate Fiscal Officer, Joint Fiscal Office

Patrick Titterton, Fiscal Analyst, Joint Fiscal Office

 

11:05 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

David Hall, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Catherine Dimitruk, Executive Director, Vermont Association of Planning & Development Agencies

 

9:40 AM                   Workforce Development

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

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor

 

10:10 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Seth Leonard, Managing Director Community Development, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Alex Weinhagen, Legislative Liaison, Vermont Planners Association (10:45 AM)

Jacob Hemmerick, Community Planning and Policy Manager, Department of Housing and Community Development (11:05 AM)

Kelly Stoddard Poor, Associate State Director, AARP (11:25 AM)

Chip Sawyer, Director of Planning and Development, St. Albans City (11:40 AM)

 

Thursday, February 2, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel (9:00 AM)

Sandrine Kibuey, Director, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (9:30 AM)

Nate Lantieri, Mobile Home Program – Resident Organizer, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) (9:30 AM)

Ryan Gerrity, Champlain Valley Office of Economic Opportunity (CVOEO) (9:30 AM)

Kirby Dunn, Executive Director, HomeShare Vermont (10:00 AM)

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:45 AM                   Omnibus Housing Bill

S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Rep. Laura Sibilia, House Committee on Energy and Technology (10:30 AM)

Rep. Katherine Sims, House Committee on Ways and Means (10:30 AM)

Brian Shupe, Executive Director, Vermont Natural Resources Council (11:15 AM)

Annamarie Pluhar, President, Sharing Housing (11:30 AM)

 

11:45 AM                   Mental Health Advocacy Day

Molly Dugan, Director of Policy and Strategic Initiatives, Cathedral Square

Liz Genge, Director, Support and Services at Home (SASH)

 

Friday, February 3, 2023

9:00 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust (9:00 AM)

Kristine Lott, Mayor, Winooski (9:20 AM)

Ryan Fecteau, Former Speaker, Maine House of Representatives (9:40 AM)

 

10:20 AM                   Break

 

10:40 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Sue Fillion, Planning Director, Town of Brattleboro

 

10:45 AM                   S. 100 - An act relating to housing opportunities made for everyone

Ellen Czajkowski, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

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