Date: 02/10/2009

Final
BILL SUMMARY for SB09-142

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND ENERGY

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt Amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion
Postpone Senate Bill 09-142 indefinitely. The mot
Refer Senate Bill 09-142 to the Committee of the W		Pass Without Objection
PASS
FAIL


02:24 PM -- Senate Bill 09-142

Senator Lois Tochtrop, prime sponsor, presented Senate Bill 09-142, which requires a municipality to assume the maintenance responsibilities for the entire width of a street to be included within an annexation. Senator Tochtrop made introductory remarks about the bill and distributed Amendment L.001(Attachment C).

09SenateLoc0210AttachC.pdf

The following people testified on the bill:

02:25 PM -- Mr. Gerald Dahl, representing local municipalities and the Colorado Municipal League, spoke in opposition to the bill. Mr. Dahl explained that typically there is cooperation between counties and municipalities to maintain roads at the point of annexation. Mr. Dahl addressed questions about annexation concerns, or the lack thereof, in particular counties.

02:37 PM -- Mr. Chip Taylor, representing Colorado Counties Inc., spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Taylor agreed that maintaining roads at the point of annexation is not a source of friction between counties and municipalities, but said the bill will change how counties and municipalities negotiate these responsibilities when an annexation is proposed. Mr. Taylor said it is not fair to leave counties with the responsibility of maintaining roads that are being used by municipalities for new development. Discussion ensued.

02:46 PM -- Mr. Dale Miller, also representing Colorado Counties Inc., spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Miller gave a brief history of how the law has changed regarding responsibility for road maintenance in recent years.

02:54 PM -- Mr. Robert Coney, representing the Adams County Board of Commissioners, spoke about the bill. Mr. Coney gave some examples of instances in which Adams County would not want to annex roads to municipalities.


02:58 PM

Senator Tochtrop made concluding remarks about the bill and spoke to Amendment L.001.
BILL:SB09-142
TIME: 03:00:51 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Refer Senate Bill 09-142 to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation. The motion failed on a vote of 1-5-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
No
Hodge
No
Kester
Excused
Lundberg
No
Newell
Yes
Foster
No
Schwartz
No
Not Final YES: 1 NO: 5 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:SB09-142
TIME: 03:02:11 PM
MOVED:Newell
MOTION:Adopt Amendment L.001 (Attachment C). The motion passed without objection by those members present.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
Hodge
Kester
Excused
Lundberg
Newell
Foster
Schwartz
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection
BILL:SB09-142
TIME: 03:04:05 PM
MOVED:Cadman
MOTION:Postpone Senate Bill 09-142 indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 4-2-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Cadman
Yes
Hodge
Yes
Kester
Excused
Lundberg
No
Newell
No
Foster
Yes
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

After the vote to postpone the bill indefinitely, Senator Tochtrop made a few concluding remarks.