Public Meeting

Tuesday, October 22, 2019, 2:30 - 4:30 pm, in the Catamount Room (N215), National Life Building, Montpelier

The purpose of this meeting is for the Clean Water Board to review the results of the public comment period and make final State Fiscal Year 2021 clean water budget recommendations. The meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Jordyn Geller. Agenda and materials to follow. Visit the Clean Water Fund webpage for more information.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future meets Monday, September 9th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Lake Champlain Community Sailing Center, Big Ed Classroom, 505 Lake Street, Burlington, VT, 05401. This will be a working meeting to begin planning public forums and drafting the 2020 Lake Champlain Action Plan. A draft agenda is below. For more information and to RSVP, contact Bethany Sargent.

5:00 – 5:15 pm

1. Welcome and Introductions (5 min) – Mark Naud
2. Public Comments (5 min)
3.  Review and vote on Draft July 22nd VTCAC Annual Retreat Summary (5 min) – Mark Naud

5:15 – 6:00 pm

4. Agriculture and recreation public forum planning working sessions: Define a date, place, participants, framework, agenda, and co-sponsors (45 min)

6:00 – 7:00 pm

5. Full committee working session: 2020 Lake Champlain Action Plan (60 min)
   • Review production timeline
   •  Determine tone, length, format
   • Draft outline, priorities

7:00 pm ADJOURN 

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain's Future meets Monday, July 22nd, 9:30 am - 3:30 pm at the Lake Champlain Basin Program Office, 54 West Shore Road, Grand Isle, VT. For more information and to RSVP, contact Bethany Sargent. 

DRAFT AGENDA

9:30 – 11:15 am

1. Welcome and introductions (10 minutes) – Lori Fisher
2. Public comments (5 minutes)
3. ACTION ITEM: Review and vote on April 8th Meeting Summary (5 min) – Lori Fisher
4. Budget update: SFY19 Annual Accounting Summary (5 min) – Bethany Sargent
5. ACTION ITEM: Vote on Chair and Vice Chair (10 minutes) – Bethany Sargent
6. Overview of the Lake Champlain Basin Program and Opportunities for Action (40 min) – Eric Howe, Lake Champlain Basin Program Director

11:15 am – 12:15 pm

7. Overview of S.96 and other clean water legislation (60 min) – Julie Moore, Agency of Natural Resources Secretary

12:15 – 1:00 pm – Lunch (Provided for VTCAC members and guest presenters)

1:00 – 3:30 pm

8. Review VTCAC charge and discuss opportunities to increase effectiveness (60 min)

Discussion: What are our measures of success? Have we been effective? How might we be more strategic given time and resource limitations?

8. Determine 2020 Lake Champlain Action Plan priorities, and production process and timeline (45 min)
9. Identify VTCAC meeting dates, times, locations, and potential guest presenters for September 2019 – June 2020 (45 min)

Discussion: Recreation and agriculture public forums

3:30 pm – ADJOURN

Wednesday, June 12, 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Winooski River Room (M240), National Life Building, Montpelier

The purpose of the meeting is to adjust the State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2020 budget based on actual SFY 2019 revenue and outcomes of the Legislative Session, and review and approve the draft SFY 2021 budget, which will be posted for public comment this summer. This meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Jordyn Geller. Visit the Clean Water Fund Budget Process webpage for more information.​

• Agenda and Materials

Thursday, April 25, 2019, 2:30 pm - 3:45 pm in the Catamount Room (N215), National Life Building, Montpelier

The Clean Water Board meeting will cover clean water-related legislative updates and preview the SFY 2021 clean water budget process. This meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Emily Bird. Visit the Clean Water Fund Budget Process webpage for more information.​

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee meeting on Monday, May 13th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Towns Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Sheburne Road has been canceled. Their next meeting is scheduled for Monday, June 10th, 5:00 -7:00 pm. For more information, contact Bethany Sargent.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee meets on Monday, April 8th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Towns Offices, Meeting Room 1, 5420 Sheburne Road. The focus of the meeting is to plan a June forum on public access and recreation. For more inforamtion or to RSVP, please email Bethany Sargent.

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee (VTCAC) on Lake Champlain's Future meets Monday, March 11th, 5:00 - 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1. The VTCAC will debrief their Legislative Day and discuss a public forum on their 2019 Lake Champlain Action Plan. They will also discuss potential VTCAC nominees in Executive Session. For more information and to RSVP, please email Bethany Sargent. 

Tuesday, February 5, 2019, 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm in the Winooski Room (M240), National Life Building, Montpelier

The focus of the meeting is to present the Governor’s recommended State Fiscal Year 2020 Clean Water Budget, the Vermont Clean Water Initiative 2018 Investment Report, and the newly launched Interagency Clean Water Projects Dashboard to the Clean Water Board. This meeting is open to the public. Please RSVP by emailing Emily Bird. Visit the Clean Water Fund Budget Process webpage for more information.​

The Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee on Lake Champlain’s Future meets Monday, January 14th, 5:00 – 7:00 pm at the Shelburne Town Offices. The focus of this meeting is to finalize the 2019 Lake Champlain Action Plan, identify potential dates for the Legislative Day to present the action plan, and determine VTCAC nominees to advance. Note, the discussion of nominees will be in executive session.

The draft agenda is below. If you plan to attend, please RSVP by emailing Bethany Sargent.

Vermont Citizens Advisory Committee (VTCAC) on Lake Champlain’s Future
Monday, January 14, 2019, 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Shelburne Town Offices, Meeting Room 1
5420 Shelburne Road, Shelburne

DRAFT AGENDA

5:00 – 5:20 pm

Welcome and Introductions (5 min) – Lori Fisher

Review and vote on October 3rd and November 26th Meeting Summaries (5 min) – Lori Fisher

Identify potential dates for Legislative Day (10 min) – Lori Fisher

5:20 – 6:40 pm

Make final copy edits and vote on 2019 Lake Champlain Action Plan (80 min) – Mark Naud and Bill Howland

6:40 – 7:00 pm

Executive session: Discuss potential VTCAC nominees and identify next steps (20 min) – Lori Fisher