Date: 12/03/2010
Final
Department of Personnel and Administration
COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
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09:41 AM -- Office of the State Architect Annual Report and Department of Personnel and Administration FY 2011-12 Request
Mr. Larry Friedberg, State Architect, Mr. Rod Vanderwall, Manager, Energy Programs, and Mr. Mike Karbach, Manager, Real Estate Programs, all from the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA), presented the Office of the State Architect's annual report to the committee. Mr. Friedberg outlined the planned presentation. Committee members received a copy of the annual report. (A copy of the report is on file with Legislative Council Staff.) Excerpts of this report, including the Executive Summary and the Prioritized Recommendation for Controlled Maintenance are appended as Attachments D and E. Mr. Vanderwall first spoke about energy performance contracts. He addressed a question about how cost savings are calculated from energy performance contracts. Discussion ensued about this topic.
09:53 AM
Mr. Vanderwall next discussed high-performing buildings. Mr. Vanderwall and Mr. Friedberg addressed questions about the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) requirements for state buildings. Mr. Lance Shepherd, Project Manager, DPA, came to the table to discuss the geothermal project currently underway at the State Capitol and expected cost savings associated with the project.
10:06 AM
Discussion continued about the cost savings that can be realized from high-performing buildings and energy performance contracts and the pros and cons of these programs. Mr. Friedberg outlined the statutory requirement that his office adopt high performance standards for new state facilities, and about the various requirements of the LEED program and possible exemptions from the standards.
10:15 AM
Mr. Vanderwall addressed a follow-up question about cost-savings that have been realized by a LEED-certified facility. Mr. Friedberg continued the presentation with a brief overview of the state's building inventory. He said the inventory is both aging and growing. He next discussed industry standards for the reinvestment rate required to maintain and make critical repairs to facilities. Mr. Friedberg provided a historical overview of funding for capital construction and controlled maintenance for a 20 year period. He addressed a question about how his office tracks expenditures for renovations to buildings that also make controlled maintenance repairs.
10:29 AM
Mr. Friedberg continued his presentation and addressed a question about the best way to renovate a building. The committee discussed the need to set aside moneys for future controlled maintenance need for new projects. Mr. Friedberg provided a historical overview of recommended versus funded controlled maintenance for a 20-year period.
10:38 AM
Mr. Friedberg outlined the prioritized recommendations for controlled maintenance projects for FY 2011-12 and explained how the projects are prioritized by his office. He explained the three categories of controlled maintenance and the measure of severity and types of project according to category. Mr. Friedberg addressed questions about specific projects recommended for controlled maintenance funding for FY 2011-12. Discussion returned to the need to set aside moneys for future controlled maintenance need for new projects.
10:51 AM
Discussion returned to how the Office of the State Architect tracks need and spending for controlled maintenance. Mr. Friedberg addressed a question about who makes a determination about whether to renovate a facility rather than complete small controlled maintenance projects. Discussion continued about facility program planning requirements for various state agencies.
11:00 AM
Mr. Friedberg outlined the use of and demand for emergency controlled maintenance funds.
11:07 AM
Mr. Karbach addressed a question about property taxes paid by state tenants of buildings. He then presented information about the disposition and acquisition of real property and leasing activity by state agencies. He also responded to questions about the impact of property tax savings on local and state revenue collections, and how new lease rates for properties coming due for renewal are calculated.
11:18 AM
Mr. Friedberg made some concluding remarks about the annual report. He also gave the committee an update on the State Capitol dome restoration project. He said that temporary scaffolding will be installed sometime in the next month for forensic investigation purposes. He said long-term scaffolding for the project will be installed in the spring and summer of 2011. A computer-generated graphic of the proposed scaffolding plan will be presented to the committee for approval during the 2011 legislative session.
11:25 AM
Representative Sonnenberg told the committee that he would like to meet only once a week, on Thursdays, during the legislative session. He told the committee they may still meet on Tuesdays if there is a lot of business to consider in a given week. Discussion ensued about meeting dates and times. The committee agreed to set its usual meeting time as 7:30 a.m. on Thursday mornings. The next meeting of the committee will be January 13, 2011. Representative-elect Brown made some remarks about the possible prioritization of state-funded requests for FY 2011-12.
11:30 AM
The committee adjourned.