Committee of the Whole

THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE – OFFICIAL AGENDA – Monday, February 23, 2026

Time:                       10:00 A.M.

Call to Order:          Honorable Milton E. Potter, Chairman, Committee of the Whole

Roll Call:                 Sterilina Warner, Supervisor of Records

CONSIDERATION OF FLOOR AGENDA:

The 36^th Legislature will convene in a Committee of the Whole to receive testimony on the following:

BLOCK I

Bill No. 36-0200        An act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-7 for the island of St. Croix, Virgin Islands, rezoning a portion of the Remainder of Estate Beeston Hill (South Portion), Matricular No. 6a, Company Quarter, St. Croix, from R-1 (Residential–Low Density) to B-2 (Business–Secondary/Neighborhood) CCZP0069-25

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, VI Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, VI Dept of Planning & Natural Resources
Mr. Atta Misbeh
Ms. Alicia Barnes, Rittenhouse Consulting

Bill No. 36-0235              An act ratifying the Governor of the Virgin Islands’ approval of Major Coastal Zone Permit No. CZT-09-22(W) granted to Anquet, Inc.

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, VI Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, VI Dept of Planning & Natural Resources
Mr. William Quetel
Ms. Patricia Quetel
Adriane Dudley, Partner, Dudley Rich, LLP

BLOCK II

Bill No. 36-0228              An act amending title 19 Virgin Islands Code by adding a chapter 39 establishing the Virgin Islands Health Data Utility, which will advance data sharing infrastructure, simplifies reporting, enhances data visualization, and improves traditional clinical data exchange, across individual practice and institutional health settings, and social service organizations

Invited Testifiers:
Michelle Francis, Director, Office of Health IT
Taetia Phillip-Dorsett, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Human Services
Gary Smith, Director of Medicaid
Dr. Frank Odlum, President, VI Medical Board
Dr. Tess Richards, Interim CEO, St. Thomas East End Medical Center
Craig Behm, CEO, CRISP Shared Services, Health Information Exchange (HIE) Vendor
Troy Schuster, CEO, AARP USVI
Pamela Toussaint- Everett, Director, AARP USVI
Dr. Siri Akal, CEO, Red Hook Medical Center
Esther Ellis, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Health
Darlene A. Baptiste, CEO, Juan F. Luis Hospital