House Committee on Corrections and Institutions

 

AGENDA

 

Room 34 and Zoom

February 14, 2023 - February 17, 2023

Last Updated 2/17/2023 4:12 PM

 

Unless otherwise noted, all meetings are livestreamed at https://legislature.vermont.gov/committee/streaming/house-corrections-and-institutions.

 

 

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

10:00 AM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Caucuses and Lunch

 

12:00 PM                   VSEA State House Day

Meeting with VSEA members

Leona Watt, Senior Probation and Parole Officer, State of Vermont Corrections

Christina Granger, VSEA Board of Trustees Member, Probation and Parole Officer II, Vermont State Employees Association

Shane Gerrity, Franklin/Grand Isle County Chapter President, Correctional Officer II, Vermont State Employees Association

Steve Howard, Executive Director, Vermont State Employees Association

 

12:50 PM                   H. 102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Walk-through and testimony

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council

David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

2:05 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 7: University of Vermont

Deferred maintenance and capital project short term plan

Richard Cate, Vice President and CFO, University of Vermont

 

2:25 PM                   Break

 

2:45 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 12: Department of Public Safety

Special teams facilities and storage

Rutland field station

Shaftsbury field station

St. Johnsbury field station

Chief Jennifer Morrison, Commissioner, Department of Public Safety

Joseph Aja, Director Design & Construction, Department of Buildings and General Services

Michael Desrochers, Director, Division of Fire Safety, Department of Public Safety

Col. Matthew Birmingham, Director, Vermont State Police

 

3:45 PM                   Break

 

3:50 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 17: Agency of Transportation

St. Albans, AOT District 8 Maintenance Facility

Brad McAvoy, Facilities Manager, Agency of Transportation

Jayna Morse, Director, Finance & Administration Division, Agency of Transportation

Wayne Gammell, Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Services Division, Agency of Transportation

Todd Law, Deputy Division Director, District Maintenance and Fleet Division, Agency of Transportation

 

4:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

8:30 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources

State match to supplemental federal EPA Clean Water and Drinking Water Stater Revolving Fund capitalization grants.

State 20% match to federal EPA Drinking Water State Revolving Fund capitalization grants.

Waterbury Dam rehabilitation.

Dam Safety Program.

John Beling, Commissioner, Department of Environmental Conservation

Eric Blatt, Director of Engineering, Water Investment Division, Department of Environmental Conservation

 

10:30 AM                   Break

 

10:55 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 2: Agency of Human Services

DCF short-term secure stabilization facility

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

Tyler Allen, Adolescent Services Director, DCF, Family Services Division

Geoffrey Pippenger, Director of Policy and Planning, Department for Children and Families

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Rep. Anne B. Donahue, House Committee on Health Care

Tabrena Karish, Building Engineer, Department of Buildings and General Services

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

11:45 AM                   Lunch Break

 

1:00 PM                   School Construction

Overview and recent committee testimony

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

1:50 PM                   Creative Economy Day

Vermont Humanities Council work in the correctional system.

Jonny Flood, Literacy Program Manager, Vermont Humanities Council

Christopher Kaufman Ilstrup, Executive Director, Vermont Humanities Council

 

2:10 PM                   Break

 

2:20 PM                   Former Southeast State Correctional Facility Proposed Use Survey

Update

Thomas Kennedy, Director of Community Development, Mount Ascutney Regional Commission

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Thursday, February 16, 2023

8:30 AM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources - Forests, Parks and Recreation

Infrastructure rehabilitation and improvement.

Replacement of park maintenance facilities at Gifford Woods and Groton.

3 acre rule compliance

Open access recreational infrastructure.

Implement best management practices at state forests and recreational access points.

Forest park access roads.

 

Section10: Clean Water

Forestry access road water quality improvements.

Danielle Fitzko, Interim Commissioner, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

Nate McKeen, Director of State Parks, Department of Forest, Parks and Recreation

Frank Spaulding, Parks Projects Manager, Department of Forests, Parks and Recreation

 

10:15 AM                   Break

 

10:30 AM                   Joint Session

Election of the Sergeant of Arms

Election of Trustees for the University of Vermont and Vermont State Agricultural College

 

--                                  Lunch Break

 

1:00 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

Section 9: Agency of Natural Resources

Improving public access to wildlife management areas and maintaining critical management infrastructure.

Access area infrastructure improvements.

Infrastructure maintenance/improvement of Fish and Wildlife buildings including conservation camps.

Hatchery improvements.

Shooting range improvements.

Christopher Herrick, M.Ed., Commissioner, Department of Fish and Wildlife

 

2:10 PM                   Governor's Recommended FY24 - FY25 Capital Budget Proposal

General committee discussion

 

3:00 PM                   House Floor

 

--                                  Adjourn

 

Friday, February 17, 2023

9:30 AM                   House Floor

 

After the Floor                     H. 102 - An act relating to the Art in State Buildings Program

Continued testimony from earlier in the week

Erik Filkorn, Principal Assistant, Department of Buildings and General Services

David Schutz, State Curator, Department of Buildings and General Services

Michele Bailey, Senior Program Manager, Vermont Arts Council

Jennifer Fitch, Commissioner, Department of Buildings and General Services

Rebecca Wasserman, Legislative Counsel, Office of Legislative Counsel

 

11:30 AM                   Lunch Break

 

1:10 PM                   Vermont Housing and Conservation Coalition legislative day

Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Institutions

Meeting held in the Pavilion building, room 270.

 

Showcase work of the Vermont Housing and Conservation Board

Chris Donnelly, Director of Community Relations, Champlain Housing Trust

Cindy Reid, Director of Development, Cathedral Square Corporation

Erin De Vries, Conservation Director, Vermont River Conservancy

Elizabeth Bridgewater, Executive Director, Windham and Windsor Housing Trust

Abby White, Vice President of Engagement, Vermont Land Trust

 

2:30 PM                   Adjourn

 

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