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Annual Meeting
Energy and Land Use: Using Land Use Tools To Meet Energy Goals
Thursday, April 15, 2021, 6:30-8:00 pm.
Join us as TRORC Senior Planner Kevin Geiger and Regional Energy Coordinator Geoff Martin facilitate a training session on how the tools of local land use planning and regulation can be brought to bear on meeting energy goals.
This lightning Zoom training will go over what actionable steps towns can take to meet their energy and climate goals. The training will offer tools for decarbonization and lowering energy usage at various scales, from zoning districts down to the building level. Topics will include:
- Promoting denser development while preserving forests or fields
- Requiring solar- and electric vehicle-ready development
- Discouraging or preventing investment in fuels and technologies that will need to be phased-out in order to address climate change
- Encouraging compliance with the Residential Building Energy Standards (RBES) and above-code construction
This will be especially useful for planning commissions and energy committees, but DRBs, ZBAs and Conservation Commissions may also be interested.
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This is an open and free training, but we request that you send an RSVP to Meghan Asbury at [email protected] if you plan to attend.
Come join TRORC Staff Person Pete Fellows to learn about flooding, Vermont’s number one hazard!
Three zoom webinars will be offered (no more than 30 minutes long) to explore different subject areas related to flooding in Vermont. These webinars will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel if you are unable to attend.
The three webinars will be held on the following dates and times:
- April 14, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.: Floodplain Mapping Update
- This zoomer will include information on the White River basin that completed its discovery and some of its survey work this past year, as well as the Ottauquechee Basin which is just beginning.
- April 19, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.: LOMA-LIDAR, how-to and your bylaw questions
- This session will include information on Letters of Map Amendments (LOMAs) and how to use the new VT Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data to help homeowners complete LOMAs. Questions about bylaw administration will be addressed as well.
- April 27, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.: Flood response and recovery issues
- This zoom session will include your questions about bylaw administration during disaster recovery as well as general flood disaster recovery and floodproofing preparedness.
For all three webinars, use the following zoom and call-in information:
- https://zoom.us/j/6409965060
- 1-(646)-518-9805, Access Code 6409965060#
For more information, contact Pete Fellows at [email protected].
Agenda
- Discussion of alleged TRORC Conflict of Interest situation.
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Agenda
- Introductions
- Local Emergency Management Plan (LEMP) Refresher Training – Kevin Geiger
- How to Operate a Virtual EOC – Rich Cogliano
- Regional Emergency Management Committee (REMC) structure – Kevin Geiger and Rich Cogliano
- Round Robin: What are you working on in your town? – EMDs
- Adjournment
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Come join TRORC Staff Person Pete Fellows to learn about flooding, Vermont’s number one hazard!
Three zoom webinars will be offered (no more than 30 minutes long) to explore different subject areas related to flooding in Vermont. These webinars will be recorded and uploaded to our YouTube channel if you are unable to attend.
The three webinars will be held on the following dates and times:
- April 14, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.: Floodplain Mapping Update
- This zoomer will include information on the White River basin that completed its discovery and some of its survey work this past year, as well as the Ottauquechee Basin which is just beginning.
- April 19, 2021 at 9:30 a.m.: LOMA-LIDAR, how-to and your bylaw questions
- This session will include information on Letters of Map Amendments (LOMAs) and how to use the new VT Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) data to help homeowners complete LOMAs. Questions about bylaw administration will be addressed as well.
- April 27, 2021 at 7:30 p.m.: Flood response and recovery issues
- This zoom session will include your questions about bylaw administration during disaster recovery as well as general flood disaster recovery and floodproofing preparedness.
For all three webinars, use the following zoom and call-in information:
- https://zoom.us/j/6409965060
- 1-(646)-518-9805, Access Code 6409965060#
For more information, contact Pete Fellows at [email protected].
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 meeting on Wednesday, April 28 at 6:30 p.m. Via Zoom (see call-in instructions below)
1. Call to Order. Approval of Agenda (Action)
2. Public Comments
3. Acceptance of the February Board Minutes (attached)
4. Acceptance of the unaudited February and March Financial Reports (attached)
5. Presentation – Continuity of Operations Plan (COOP). A high-level overview of what a COOP is and what it can do for your community. Great for pandemics, but also for everyday life! Facilitated by Rich Cogliano, Vermont Emergency Management
6. Discussion of Regional Energy Scorecard (attachment) Staff member Kevin Geiger will discuss the development of the scorecards and answer questions
7. Discussion of TRORC Communications Plan outline. Staff member Kevin Geiger
8. Executive Director and Commissioner updates; TRORC Strategic Plan review and meetings; Executive Director Goals for FY 21; Legislative Updates
9. TRORC Annual Meeting and type of meetings going forward
10. Executive Session, if needed
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 May 26, 2021. A full packet and agenda will be sent out to Commissioners in mid-May.
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To address our region’s housing crisis, many new homes are needed. Through thoughtful planning, we can tackle this challenge in a way that strengthens community bonds, bolsters local tax bases, and ensures quality of life for residents. This workshop will cover a variety of planning tools available to communities, including strategies around land use, transportation, infrastructure, and conservation.
ICS 402 – ICS Summary for Executives
May 6, 2021
8AM-12PM
The purpose of this course is to provide an orientation to the Incident Command System for Executives and Senior Officials.
Register via the LMS https://vem.vermont.gov/training/trainingprogram/lms
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Agenda
- TRORC Update
- Pinney Hollow Projects
- Amherst Dam
- Silver Lake State Park Stormwater Project
- Money Brook Wetlands Project
- MRGP
- Federal funding updates
- Flood mapping updates CT-White-Ottauquechee
- USACOE Woodstock Study Update
- Eshqua Bog Update
- Basin Planner Updates
- Long Island Sound Futures Fund
- Stormwater Plans
- Other business…
Land use regulations can help our communities provide the homes needed for resident health and economic vitality; however, they can also be barriers to a community’s ability to respond to specific needs and adapt to change. Come learn about how land use regulations impact our region’s homes and strategies to better provide the homes we need now and In the future.