Joint Committee Committee on Capital Development (01/15/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Date:	01/15/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	07:47 AM to 08:36 AM	McFadyen	*
		Penry	E
Place:	SCR 356	Schwartz	X
		Sonnenberg	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Bacon	X
	Representative Riesberg	Riesberg	X

This Report was prepared by
	Kori Donaldson
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Colorado State University Cash-Funded Requests Department of Revenue Supplemental Request Colorado School of Mines Supplemental Request Lamar Community College Six-Month Waiver Request Recommendation by Capitol Building Advisory Committee		Laid Over Pass Pass Pass Pass

07:48 AM -- Colorado State University Cash-Funded Requests

The meeting was called to order. A quorum was present. Representative Riesberg announced changes to the day's agenda and announced that the committee will not meet Tuesday, January 20 as originally planned. Mr. Rich Schweigert, Chief Financial Officer, Colorado State University (CSU) System, and Mr. Brian Chase, Director of Facilities Management, CSU, presented two cash-funded FY 2009-10 requests including: 1) Biology Building; and 2) Eddy Hall (Capital Renewal Project). Committee members received a summary of each request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachments A and B, respectively). Mr. Chase distributed a campus map showing the proposed location of the two new buildings (Attachment C). Representative Riesberg expressed his reservations about the source of cash funds for the requested projects. Mr. Schweigert said that unless the students approve an increase in the student facility fee the projects will not go forward. Discussion ensued about the approval process for an increase in the student facility fee. Mr. Chase said that student-elected representatives will determine the outcome of a student facility fee increase.

07:59 AM

Representative Riesberg explained that the committee will meet later this month to consider possible changes to the approval process for cash-funded projects. He said that CSU will be invited to provide input about this. Mr. Schweigert addressed a question about whether it is necessary to have the requested projects approved by the legislature prior to seeking student approval for an increase in the student facility fee. Discussion continued about the student fee increase.

08:05 AM

Representative Gagliardi joined the committee at the table.


BILL:	Colorado State University Cash-Funded Requests
TIME:	08:06:52 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Lay over both requests (Biology Building and Eddy Building) until later in the 2009 session. The motion passed on a 5-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:08 AM -- Department of Revenue Supplemental Request

Ms. Roxy Huber, Executive Director, Department of Revenue, and Mr. John Conley, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology, presented a cash-funded supplemental request for the Document Management and Facial Recognition Systems Upgrade project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment D), and responses to staff questions about the project (Attachment E). Ms. Huber addressed questions about the balance of the Licensing Services Cash Fund and the source and frequency of fees that accrue revenue for the fund.


BILL:	Department of Revenue Supplemental Request
TIME:	08:17:32 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve the supplemental request for the Document Management and Facial Recognition Systems Upgrade project ($3,400,120, including 1,858,000 CF and 1,542,120 FF). The motion passed on a vote of 4-1-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	No
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 4 NO: 1 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:19 AM -- Colorado School of Mines Supplemental Request

Ms. Kirsten Volpi, Senior Vice-President of Finance and Administration, Colorado School of Mines, presented a FY 2008-09 cash-funded supplemental request for the Brown Hall Addition project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment F).


BILL:	Colorado School of Mines Supplemental Request
TIME:	08:21:03 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve the supplemental request for additional spending authority for the Brown Hall Addition project ($2,000,000 CF). The motion passed on a vote of 4-0-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Schwartz	Excused
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Ms. Volpi provided an update about a recently completed property transaction that provided space for additional student parking.

08:22 AM -- Lamar Community College Six-Month Waiver Request

Mr. Cliff Richardson, Vice-President of Finance and Administration, Colorado Community Colleges System, presented a request to waive the six-month encumbrance deadline for the Upgrade Ventilation System, Trustee Building project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment G). Mr. Richardson answered a question about the office of president at Lamar Community College.


BILL:	Lamar Community College Six-Month Waiver Request
TIME:	08:26:07 AM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Approve the six-month waiver request ($443,856 CCF). The motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:26 AM -- Recommendation by the Capitol Building Advisory Committee

Ms. Georgiana Contiguglia, Chairman, Capitol Building Advisory Committee (CBAC), presented a recommendation to bring a rotating art exhibit to the basement rotunda of the State Capitol. Committee members received a summary of the proposal, from the CBAC (Attachment H). Ms. Contiguglia addressed a question about how the artwork will be affixed to the walls of the Capitol. She explained that there will be no damage to the walls and if the exhibit does not continue, then the fixtures used to hang the artwork can be removed. Ms. Jil Rosentrater, Director of Art in Public Places, Colorado Council on the Arts, answered a question about how long it will take to schedule artists for shows.


BILL:	Recommendation by the Capitol Building Advisory Committee
TIME:	08:34:36 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve the CBAC proposal for a one-year trial to hang art in the lower-level basement rotunda, so long as fixtures that will not damage the walls of the Capitol are used. The motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	McFadyen	Yes
	Penry	Excused
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:36 AM

The committee adjourned.