Joint Committee Committee on Capital Development (04/30/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Date:	04/30/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	08:07 AM to 08:37 AM	Kopp	E
		McFadyen	X
Place:	SCR 352	Schwartz	X
		Sonnenberg	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Bacon	E
	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 Requests Fort Lewis College Cash-Funded Supplemental Request 2009 Interim Travel Itinerary		Pass Pass Committee Discussion Only

08:07 AM -- Colorado State University Cash Requests

Mr. Brian Chase, Director of Facilities Management, and Ms. Shelly Carroll, Engineer, Facilities Management, both of Colorado State University (CSU), came to the table to present several cash-funded requests. Mr. Chase first presented a Senate Bill 92-202 request for the Snow Mountain Ranch Conservation Easements project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment A). Ms. Carroll addressed questions about the timing of the project's submittal, and how and why CSU is involved in the conservation easement process. Mr. Chase answered a question about the future role of the YMCA of the Rockies in management of the easements and explained that the sale of the easements takes economic pressure off the YMCA to sell the property for development. Ms. Carroll clarified that the YMCA will maintain trails on the lands and that the Colorado State Forest Service will monitor the property to ensure that no development takes place on the easements. Mr. Chase answered questions about managing the forest lands to monitor and prevent bark beetle kills, and the source of funds for future operating and maintenance expenses associated with the easements.


BILL:	Colorado State University Cash Requests
TIME:	08:15:33 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Approve Snow Mountain Ranch Conservation Easements (202 Project) ($6,000,000, including $5,000,000 FF and $1,000,000 CF). The motion carried on a vote of 4-0-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Excused
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes

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

08:16 AM

Mr. Chase next summarized a FY 2009-10 cash-funded request for the Research Innovation Center. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment B). Mr. Chase addressed a question about how the project will proceed if no federal grant dollars are awarded, and offered clarification about the Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machine purchase that is included in the project. In response to a question about the likelihood that CSU will receive federal funds for the project, Mr. Chase said that CSU has historically received many federal grant dollars because of the excellence of the research being conducted at the university.


BILL:	Colorado State University Cash Requests
TIME:	08:22:31 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Approve the Research Innovation Center project, contingent upon the receipt of federal grant funds, ($10,700,000 FF). The motion carried on a vote of 4-0-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Excused
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes

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

08:23 AM

Mr. Chase concluded by presenting a supplemental request for additional federal funds spending authority for the Moby B & C Wings Expansion and Remodel, Human Performance/Clinical Research Lab project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C).


BILL:	Colorado State University Requests
TIME:	08:24:02 AM
MOVED:	Sonnenberg
MOTION:	Approve the supplemental request for the Moby B & C Wings Expansion and Remodel, Human Performance/Clinical Research Lab project, contingent upon receipt of federal grant funds, to change the source of funds for FY 2008-09 ($5,700,000, including $2,300,000 CF and $3,400,000 FF), and to authorize additional federal funds spending authority for FY 2009-10 ($1,600,000). The motion carried on a vote of 4-0-2.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Excused
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes

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

08:25 AM -- Fort Lewis College Cash-Funded Supplemental Request

Mr. Ed Bowditch, Consultant, Fort Lewis College, presented a supplemental request for additional cash funds spending authority for the New Residence Hall (202 Project). Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment D).


BILL:	Fort Lewis College Cash-Funded Supplemental Request
TIME:	08:27:45 AM
MOVED:	Schwartz
MOTION:	Approve the supplemental request for the New Residence Hall (Animas Hall) project ($2,712,281 CF).
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Excused
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes

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

08:28 AM

After the vote, Mr. Bowditch addressed questions about when the residence hall will be occupied and reminded the committee that the new residence hall will include a living-learning community.

08:29 AM -- 2009 Interim Travel Itinerary

Representative Riesberg made the committee aware of a question that has been raised about the requirement for 1 percent for art in public places and explained that the issue may be considered at the committee's June 2009 meeting. He also explained that the committee will meet June 22, 2009, rather than June 18 or 19, 2009, as indicated in earlier staff communications. Committee members received a memorandum prepared by Legislative Council Staff outlining a possible 2009 travel itinerary (Attachment E). Representative Riesberg summarized the travel recommendations listed in Attachment E. Senator Schwartz expressed her continued interest in traveling during the interim and suggested viewing deficiencies that may qualify as Level 1 Controlled Maintenance projects. She also suggested that the committee view potential cash-funded projects at higher education institutions. In response to a question from the chair, Senator Schwartz gave the committee a brief update on Senate Bill 09-290, a committee bill concerning increased flexibility for higher education cash-funded capital construction projects. The committee asked staff to consult with each member individually to best determine travel dates for the 2009 interim.

08:37 AM

The committee adjourned.