Senate Committee on Economic Development, Housing and General Affairs

 

AGENDA

 

Room 27 and Zoom

January 16, 2024 - January 19, 2024

Last Updated 2/13/2024 10:34 AM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at

https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/senate-economic-development-housing-and-general-affairs.

Tuesday, January 16, 2024

9:30 AM                   Senate Floor

 

9:50 AM                   Housing

Updates from the Vermont Housing Finance Agency

Maura Collins, Executive Director, Vermont Housing Finance Agency

 

10:35 AM                   Flood Recovery

Updates from the State Recovery Task Force

Douglas Farnham, Chief Recovery Officer, Agency of Administration

Charles Martin, Director of Recovery Policy, Agency of Administration

 

11:30 AM                   Flood Recovery

Introduction to the Disaster Resilience Investment Area

Joan Goldstein, Commissioner, Department of Economic Development

 

Wednesday, January 17, 2024

8:00 AM                   Department of Labor

Unemployment Insurance Wait Times

Michael Harrington, Commissioner, Department of Labor

Denise Reilly-Hughes, Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

Andrea DeLaBruere, Deputy Secretary, Agency of Digital Services

 

8:45 AM                   Break

 

9:00 AM                   Public Safety

Joint hearing with the Senate Committee on Judiciary and the Senate Committee on Health and Welfare. This meeting will be held in the Senate Chamber and livestreamed here.

Chief Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Tucker Jones, Assistant General Counsel, Department of Public Safety

Dee Barbic, Director, Violence Prevention Task Force

Monica Weeber, Executive Director, Crime Research Group - Invited

Dr. Robin Joy, JD, PhD, Director of Research, Crime Research Group

Pollaidh Major, Director of Policy and Special Projects, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Gary Marvel, Field Operations Manager, Department of Corrections

Steve Murray, Executive Director, Burlington Housing Authority

Aryka Radke, Deputy Commissioner, Family Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Judge Thomas Zonay, Chief Superior Judge, Vermont Judiciary

Therese Corsones, State Court Administrator, Vermont Judiciary

Sarah Russell, Special Assistant to End Homelessness, Burlington

Peter Elwell, Interim Director, Groundworks Collaborative

Scott Pavek, Substance Use Policy Analyst, City of Burlington, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

Jess Kirby, Director of Client Services, Vermonters for Criminal Justice Reform, Opioid Settlement Advisory Committee Member

Matthew Valerio, Defender General, Defender General's Office

Kelly Dougherty, Deputy Commissioner, Department of Health

Miranda Gray, Deputy Commissioner, Economic Services Division, Department for Children and Families

Lily Sojourner, Interim Director, Department for Children and Families/Economic Services Division

Shabnam Beth Nolan, Executive Director, King Street Center

 

Thursday, January 18, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Updates on Development Timelines

Zeke Davisson, Chief Operating Officer, Summit Properties

Kathy Beyer, Senior Vice President, Real Estate Development, Evernorth

 

10:00 AM                   Flood Recovery

Introduction to ReBuild by Design

Amy Chester, Managing Director, Rebuild by Design

 

10:30 AM                   Homelessness Awareness Day

Kara Casey, Director of Economic Empowerment, Vermont Network Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

John Medeiros, Veteran with Lived Experience

Jess Graff, Director, Franklin-Grand Isle Community Action

 

11:20 AM                   Housing

Updates from the Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

Gus Seelig, Executive Director, Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Cara Hansen, Communications Director, Vermont Housing & Conservation Board

 

Friday, January 19, 2024

9:00 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Introduction to New Hampshire's Appeals Board

Ben Frost, Deputy Executive Director, New Hampshire Housing

 

9:30 AM                   S. 311 - An act relating to bringing everyone home

Designation 2050

Alex Farrell, Commissioner, Department of  Housing & Community Development

Chris Cochran, Director of Community Planning & Revitalization, Department of  Housing & Community Development

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

 

11:00 AM                   Break Until Senate Floor

 

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

 Magali S. Aleman at MStowellAleman@leg.state.vt.us