Committee of the Whole/Regular Session

REGULAR SESSION – OFFICIAL AGENDA

Date:                          Thursday, August 14, 2025

Time:                          10:00 A.M.

Location:                    Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall

 Call to Order:             Honorable Milton E. Potter
Senate President, 36^th Legislature

Anthems:                     National Anthem and Virgin Islands March

Invocation:                    Reverend Charles L. Brown, Jr., Chaplain

Roll Call:                      Honorable Avery L. Lewis, Legislative Secretary

Committee Reports:

Special Orders/Overrides:

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

BLOCK I

CONSIDERATION OF ZONINGS

Bill No. 36-0118     An act amending Official Zoning Map No. STZ-11, St. Thomas to rezone Parcel No. No. 100-1C Estate Taarneberg, King’s Quarter, St. Thomas from R-3 (Residential-Medium Density) to B-1 (Business-Central Business District)

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, DPNR
Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, DPNR
Clifford Graham, President, St. Thomas Federal Credit Union
Keisha Richards, Chief Executive Officer, St. Thomas Federal Credit Union

Bill No. 36-0129     An act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-20 for the island of St. Croix to rezone Plot Nos. 36 and 37 Estate Richmond, St. Croix from C (Commercial) to B-3 (Business-Scattered)

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Tanya-Marie Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Virgin Islands Public Television System

Bill No. 36-0130     An act ratifying the Governor of the Virgin Islands approval of Major Coastal Zone Permit No. CZMJLW0001-24 issued to Trans America Fiber, U.S., LLC

Invited Testifiers:
Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources
Julio Bran, CEO, Trans Americas Fiber US, LLC
Benjamin Keularts, Environmental Engineer, Tysam Tech

The 36^th Legislature will reconvene in Regular Session to consider the following:

 CONSIDERATION OF FLOOR AGENDA:

CONSIDERATION OF NOMINATIONS:

Mr. Vincent Roberts
Commissioner, Department of Sports, Parks, and Recreation

Mr. Edwin Raphael
Board of Directors of the UVI Research & Technology Park

Mrs. Chantele D. Quinones
VI Historic Preservation Commission

CONSIDERATION OF ZONINGS/CZM PERMITS:

Bill No. 36-0118     An act amending Official Zoning Map No. STZ-11, St. Thomas to rezone Parcel No. No. 100-1C Estate Taarneberg, King’s Quarter, St. Thomas from R-3 (Residential-Medium Density) to B-1 (Business-Central Business District)

Bill No. 36-0129     An act amending Official Zoning Map No. SCZ-20 for the island of St. Croix to rezone Plot Nos. 36 and 37 Estate Richmond, St. Croix from C (Commercial) to B-3 (Business-Scattered)

Bill No. 36-0130     An act ratifying the Governor of the Virgin Islands approval of Major Coastal Zone Permit No. CZMJLW0001-24 issued to Trans America Fiber, U.S., LLC