Senate Calendar 33rd Legislature of The Virgin Islands
Monday, February 25
10 a.m.
Committee on Education and Workforce
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee will meet to take testimony from the following departments regarding a status update on the department’s activities, facilities and programs.
The Virgin Islands Department of Education
The Virgin Islands Department of Labor
Tuesday, February 26
9 a.m.
Committee on Housing, Transportation and Infrastructure/Telecommunications
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee will conduct a hearing to take testimony from the government and non-profit agencies providing an update on housing issues in the territory.
Wednesday, February 27
10 a.m.
Committee on Culture and Planning
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee will meet to take testimony on the following:
The creation of a Virgin Islands Public Arts Program, which requires one percent of total capital improvement projects costs to be expended for works of art placed in buildings.
Department of Planning and Natural Resources: Overview of the department, particularly the Marine Environment, Historic Preservation, The Town’s Blueprint, libraries, archives and museums, permits, long range planning and water use plans.
Board of Land Use Appeals – Overview of the Board of Land Use Appeals
Coastal Zone Management Commission: overview of the commission with specificity on permits, long range planning, and land and water use plans.
Thursday, February 28
10 a.m.
Committee on Rules and Judiciary
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony and consider the Governor’s nominations to lead the follow agencies:
10-11 a.m.
Anthony Thomas, commissioner nominee, Department of Property and Procurement
11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Joel Lee, director nominee, Bureau of Internal Revenue
LUNCH: 12:15-1 p.m.
1:15 – 2:15 p.m.
Raquel Berry-Benjamin, commissioner nominee, Department of Education
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.
Barbara Jackson McIntosh, director nominee, Bureau of Motor Vehicles
Friday, March 1
9 a.m.
Committee on Government Operations, Consumer and Veterans Affairs
Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall, St. Thomas
Agenda:
The committee will conduct a hearing to receive updates from the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority (VIWMA) and the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA).
The VIWMA will provide the committee with an update to include, but not be limited to, their cash shortfalls, management deficiencies, sewage deficiencies, inconsistent trash collections, landfill shortcomings and the consent decree status. They will also provide a brief outline of any applied corrective measures that the agency will use to resolve the identified problems.
Similarly, WAPA will provide the committee with an update to include, but not be limited to, the status of restoration, outstanding government receivables, Wartsila project, Aggreko project, fuel tax, standby rates, billing and the AMI system. They will also apprise the committee of any initiatives or projects pending that would help to bring about a reprieve to WAPA customers.
Testifiers
9 a.m. to noon
Adrian Taylor, interim executive director, VIWMA
1-4 p.m.
Lawrence J. Kupfer, executive director and CEO, WAPA