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The next meeting of the TRORC Executive Committee will be on Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at 3:00 pm via Zoom Meeting – see log-in information below.

Meeting Agenda:

1. Call to Order; Changes to Agenda
2. Public Comment
3. Approval of October 14, 2020 Minutes (attached)
4. Acceptance of Unaudited October Financial Reports (attached)
5. Review and Acceptance of FY 20 Audit, if available (Audited FY 20 Balance Sheet attached)
6. Investment Program update
7. Strategic Plan Update
8. Project and Staffing Updates
9. December full Board Meeting Review
10. Other
11. Executive Session, if needed

The next Executive Committee meeting will be January 6, 2021.  The date, time and agenda will be posted on www.trorc.org

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Time: Nov 11, 2020 03:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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REMOTE MEETING: Under Act 92, this TAC is legally allowed to host electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 situation. This meeting will be conducted through the Zoom remote meeting on-line platform. See the connection information below. If you intend to join the Zoom meeting and have never used Zoom before, we recommend you begin the log-in process well in advance of the meeting to allow time for downloads and connections to occur. Or contact Rita Seto ([email protected] – (802) 281-2927) before the event to walk through a practice session.

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Agenda
1. Introductions.
2. Additions to Agenda and Public Comments
3. Approval of September 10 minutes
4. VTrans Project Selection & Prioritization Processes (VPSP2) – Rita (45 mins)
Rita will present on the updated project prioritization methodology that all RPC TACs will implement this upcoming year.
5. COVID Strategies for Winter Maintenance – Tory (TRORC) (10 minutes)

Tory will recap strategies from a recent Vermont Local Roads seminar on winter maintenance during COVID times. 

6. Other business (10 mins)
• VTrans Better Roads FY21 deadline – December 16, 2020
• Grants in Aid Year 4
Future meeting topics? Next meeting on Thursday January 14, 2021

2020-2021 TRORC TAC Meeting Dates:
March 11 / May 13 / July 8 / Sept 9 / Nov 11

View the full RFQ here: https://www.trorc.org/rfps-rfqs/

It’s Button Up season – time to start thinking about weatherization and the great incentives that Efficiency Vermont has to offer. Is your Energy Committee interested in participating in the 2020 Button Up Vermont Campaign? Sign up here and help spread the word about Button Up to your neighbors. The 2020 Button Up campaign has a lot to offer, including:

• Weatherization Wednesdays: weekly webinars featuring trivia, Q&As, DIY-videos, and tips for weatherization.
• Free Virtual Home Energy Visits: residents in participating communities can sign up for a virtual visit from a home energy expert at Efficiency Vermont, while appointments are available.
• Regional Weatherization Trainings: TRORC and other Regional Planning Commissions are hosting custom webinars with special information for your communities. Register for TRORC’s training on November 18 at 12:00 PM.
• Button Up Vermont Share the Warmth Campaign: working with the Vermont Community Foundation, the Button Up campaign has established a way to donate to weatherization projects for low income Vermonters. Invite your neighbors to support energy and financial security in Vermont.

For more information contact Geoff Martin at [email protected].

agenda to come

NOTE:     Virtual Meeting                                                     

Under Act 92, this Board is legally allowed to host electronic meetings due to the COVID-19 situation. If you need accommodations for this meeting, please contact Peter Gregory at [email protected]. 

TRORC will hold its next Commission Meeting Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at 6:30 p.m. via Zoom (see call-in instructions below)

1. Call to Order.  Approval of Agenda.  Action
2. Public Comments
3. Public Hearing – Bethel Town Plan Approval and Confirmation Action
4. Public Hearing – Bethel and Thetford Determination of Energy Compliance
5. Action on Bethel Town Plan Approval and Confirmation (draft decision attached)
6. Action on Bethel and Thetford Determination of Energy Compliance (draft decisions attached)
7. Speaker.  Matt Dunne, former Vermont House and Senate member is founder and Executive Director of the Center for Rural Innovation (CORI).  He is joining us tonight to describe his vision for rural economic development and CORI’s role in supporting that vision.
8. Approval of October Board minutes (attached)
9. Acceptance of October and November unaudited Financial Reports (attached)
10. Executive Director and Commissioner updates
11. Other 

Enclosures                                                                 

NOTE:  If you are unable to attend, please notify your town’s other representative so he or she can attend.  Thank you!

The next TRORC Board Meeting will be held on February 24, 2021.   A full packet and agenda will be sent out to Commissioners in mid-February.

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While mid-century cars and clothing are cool, would you be surprised to know that the zoning in most communities is from the same era? Did you know that local solutions to housing affordability, community revitalization, climate change, and social justice are often stymied by policy decisions made in the 1970s? A lot has changed since then, from infrastructure spending, to household composition, to consumer preferences – but a lot of Vermont’s mid-century zoning bylaws aren’t keeping up with the times.

Many Vermonters are not getting the outcomes they urgently need because the cumbersome and costly process of overhauling a zoning bylaw is out of reach for most cities and towns. This training will help local leaders identify and select small-scale, incremental changes that can be made without having to overhaul all the zoning bylaws.

The training is built upon Enabling Better Places: Zoning for Great Neighborhoods, a how-to manual that promotes practical, small steps that Vermont’s cities, towns and villages can take to address widespread regulatory barriers that limit the choice of homes available to Vermont residents at prices people can afford. This guide stems from the Congress of the New Urbanism’s (CNU) Project for Code Reform, a strategic initiative to support cities and towns as they reform outdated zoning bylaws in favor of more walkable communities.

To register for this event, click here: https://accd.vermont.gov/sites/accdnew/files/documents/CD/CPR/201208_Zoning4Neighborhoods_Training.pdf

Agenda

1. Call to order, any changes to agenda, and introductions– Bruce Martin, Chair
2. Approval of minutes for 9/17/2020 (attached)
3. Approval of treasurer’s report – Brad Salzmann, Treasurer
4. LEPC12 EPCRA Review, Statewide LEPC Plan – Scott Jobeless and/or Jonathan DeLaBruere – IEM
5. Other Business

LEPC12 next meeting – March 18, 2021
 

For any questions, please contact Kevin Geiger at [email protected].

The next meeting of the TRORC Executive Committee will be on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at 3:00 pm via Zoom Meeting – see log-in information below.

Meeting Agenda:
1. Call to Order; Changes to Agenda
2. Public Comment
3. Approval of November 11, 2020 Minutes (attached)
4. Acceptance of unaudited December Financial Reports (attached)
5. Review and Acceptance of FY 20 Audit (Audit and Management Letter attached)
6. Investment Program Update (CD List and Investment Quarterly Report cover page attached)
7. Strategic Plan Update, first meeting scheduled
8. Code of Conduct/Conflict of Interest (Form Attached)

9. 2021 Scholarship Program
10. Project and Staffing Updates
11. Other

The next Executive Committee meeting will be February 10, 2021. The date, time and agenda will be posted on www.trorc.org

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