Bill Summary for Bill Number DMVA FY 2011-12 Capital Construction Requests

Date: 12/02/2010

Final
DMVA FY 2011-12 Capital Construction Requests

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View-->	Action Taken:
Recommend to the Adjutant General support for fee	PASS

01:00 PM -- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs FY 2011-12 Capital Construction Requests

The committee returned to order. Major General H. Michael Edwards, Adjutant General, Brigadier General Dana Capozella, Assistant Adjutant General with the Colorado Army National Guard, and Mr. Mickey Hunt, Executive Director, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), presented the department's FY 2011-12 capital construction requests, along with the department's five-year projection of capital need. Committee members received a packet of slides associated with the presentation, prepared by the DMVA (Attachment D). General Edwards provided an overview of the functions that fall under the purview of the department. General Capozella discussed the components of the National Guard, and the new battalion awarded to the National Guard, which is driving the department's readiness center projects. General Capozella provided an overview of the five readiness centers, two of which are already under construction.

01:13 PM

General Edwards discussed the benefits that will accrue to communities that will host the new readiness centers, explained some of the features at the readiness centers, and discussed the funding requests associated with the Alamosa and Windsor projects. General Edwards then mentioned the Great Western Industrial Park Fee Title Acquisition request. Committee members received a memorandum regarding this request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment E). General Edwards responded to questions regarding the change of terminology from "armory" to "readiness center." Discussion ensued regarding the source of funds for the property transaction. Discussion followed regarding the status of the land transaction for the Alamosa Readiness Center project.


BILL:	Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Great Western Industrial Park Fee Title Acquisition
TIME:	01:18:15 PM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Recommend to the Adjutant General support for fee title acquisition of a 17-acre site in the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor to construct a new readiness center. The motion passed on a 5-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Brown	Yes
	Renfroe	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Vigil	Excused
	Bacon	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes

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