11 Oct
Committee on Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports and Parks
Friday, Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room
The Committee on Government Operations and Consumer Protection has scheduled a meeting to receive testimony on the operations of the Department of Tourism, Division of Festivals and consider the following bills:
BLOCK I                                                                                                               9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.
Bill No. 34-0232  An act amending title 20 of the Virgin Islands Code, chapter 3, section 42 relating to  the Governor’s initial report to the Legislature on a long-range program for the construction and improvement of roads and highways throughout the Virgin Islands; to change the time and frequency for the Governor to submit the report to the Legislature and to establish procedures and minimum standards for paving and constructing roads in the Virgin Islands and for other related purposes
Invited Testifiers
The Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, Department of Public Works
Daniel Schierloh, President, Virgin Islands Paving, Inc.
Jeffrey Fleming Jr., Project Manager, Island Roads Corporation
Shawn Baptiste, President, Marco, St. Croix
Ronald Russell, Chairman, Our Town Frederiksted Inc.
BLOCK II                                                                                                           10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M.
Bill No. 34-0237  An Act amending title 29 Virgin Islands Code chapter 9, section 502 relating to the regulation of billboards to allow for advertising devices within 10 feet from the edge of a highway and changeable electronic variable message signs, digital billboards, and smartboards along the highways subject to the requirements in 29 V.I.C. § 505  and 23 U.S.C. § 131
Invited Testifiers
The Honorable Derek Gabriel, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Public Works
The Honorable Ray Martinez, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Police Department
John Guiterrez, Graphic Designer, Audiohaus Studio
Ulric Jarvis, Owner, Audiohaus Studio
Lennard Finley, Owner, Smart Signs
Jose Rosairo, Owner, Rock Vision
LUNCH                                                                                                                 12:30 P.M. – 1:30 P.M.
BLOCK III                                                                                                              1:30 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.
The Committee will receive testimony on the Division of Festivals operations to include but not limited to enabling law and jurisdiction, current agency challenges and plan of action to resolve challenges.
Invited Testifier:
The Honorable Joseph B. Boschulte, Commissioner, Virgin Islands Department of Tourism