Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Date:11/27/2012
ATTENDANCE
Time:01:34 PM to 02:42 PM
Fischer
X
Giron
X
Place:SCR 356
Renfroe
E
Vigil
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Szabo
E
Senator Schwartz
Schwartz
X
This Report was prepared by
Bo Pogue
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Election of Chair and Vice-Chair Adoption of Rules
Update on State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Campaign
Capital Building Advisory Committee Recommendations
Update on Committee Legislation and CPI Contract		Pass
Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only
Pass
Pass


01:35 PM -- Election of Chair and Vice-Chair and Adoption of Rules

The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Senator Schwartz opened the meeting as acting chair, and made some opening remarks. Discussion ensued regarding the committee's role and upcoming meeting schedule. Ms. Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, provided input on the committee's meeting schedule.
BILL:Election of Chair
TIME: 01:37:17 PM
MOVED:Fischer
MOTION:Elect Representative Vigil to serve as chair of the committee. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:Election of Vice-Chair
TIME: 01:38:52 PM
MOVED:Giron
MOTION:Elect Senator Schwartz to serve as Vice-Chair of the committee. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:40 PM

Discussion ensued regarding the election of the chair and vice-chair, and the new membership of the committee.
BILL:Adoption of Rules
TIME: 01:42:17 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Adopt the Senate rules as the rules of procedure for the Capital Development Committee, except the committee shall not be prohibited from meeting on a day of the week other than is provided in the schedule of committee meetings, if needed. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

01:43 PM

Discussion returned to the committee's upcoming meeting schedule.



01:43 PM -- Update on State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Campaign

Ms. Marie Patterson, Anglo Gold Ashanti North America, provided an update on the fund-raising efforts on behalf of the State Capitol Dome Renovation project. Ms. Patterson provided some history about the fund-raising efforts headed by Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI), and discussed the role of CPI in fund raising for the project going forward. Ms. Patterson responded to questions regarding the role of CPI with respect to fund raising for the dome, and its relationship with other entities involved in the dome project. Ms. Patterson discussed recent activities undertaken to raise public awareness about the dome project, as well as plans for fund raising during the coming year. She also provided an update on donations collected to date.

01:53 PM

Discussion ensued regarding the membership of the State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Task Force. Ms. Patterson responded to questions regarding certain reasons why public enthusiasm for contributing money to the dome project may have seen a reduction. Mr. Larry Friedberg, State Architect, provided input on the need for the State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Task Force to continue, the dome project's budget, the project's schedule, and the project's funding arrangement. Mr. Friedberg mentioned an upcoming tour of the dome project's construction site. Discussion followed regarding the need for the State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Task Force to continue with its current mission.
BILL:Dome Fund-raising Campaign
TIME: 02:04:00 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to dissolve the State Capitol Dome Fund-raising Task Force. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:05 PM -- Capitol Building Advisory Committee Recommendations

The committee next considered two recommendations from the Capitol Building Advisory Committee (CBAC). Mr. Rick Lee, Property Manager, Capitol Complex, explained a proposal to install additional bike racks at the southwest entrance to the State Capitol. Committee members received a letter in support of the proposal from the acting chair of CBAC (Attachment A). Discussion ensued regarding the merits of the proposal. Mr. Lee responded to questions regarding the potential for the Department of Personnel and Administration to install additional bike storage lockers near the State Capitol. Discussion ensued regarding a potential city bike installation near the State Capitol.

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BILL:Capital Building Advisory Committee Recommendation
TIME: 02:11:18 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to recommend committee support for installing additional bike racks at the southwest entrance to the State Capitol. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



02:11 PM

Ms. Sona Hedeshian, President, Armenians of Colorado, Mr. Doug Walter, Capitol Building Advisory Committee, and Ms. Michelle Cobb, landscape designer for Blue Iris Designs, presented a proposal to redesign the Armenian Garden on the State Capitol grounds. Committee members received a packet of supporting materials pertaining to the garden redesign (Attachment B), and an additional map of the proposed redesign (Attachment C). Ms. Cobb discussed the layout of the redesign rendered in Attachment C. Mr. Walter discussed the process by which the new garden design met CBAC approval. Mr. Friedberg returned to the table to provide input on compliance of the new garden design with applicable laws and regulations. Ms. Hedeshian responded to questions regarding the garden redesign project schedule. Discussion ensued regarding maintenance responsibilities for the garden.


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BILL:Capital Building Advisory Committee Recommendation
TIME: 02:22:12 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to recommend committee support for the Armenian Garden redesign. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS




02:22 PM -- Update on Committee Legislation and Colorado Preservation, Inc. Contract

Ms. Esther van Mourik, Office of Legislative Legal Services, presented an update on a number of outstanding legal and legislation-related issues. Ms. van Mourik first discussed potential legislation concerning categorizing information technology projects as capital construction, and concerning the clean-up of statutes related to the capital construction process. Ms. van Mourik also discussed draft legislation concerning appropriation requirements for the use of Western Interstate Compact for Higher Education (WICHE) funds. She then discussed the acceptance of the gift of a khachkar, or memorial monument, from Armenians of Colorado by the General Assembly through resolution. Discussion ensued regarding the need to receive committee approval to draft the resolution at the present time. Finally, Ms. van Mourik briefed the committee on the need to update the contract for fund raising for the State Capitol Dome Restoration project between CPI and the state of Colorado to reflect the new role of CPI in fund raising for the project.
BILL:Colorado Preservation, Inc. Contract
TIME: 02:32:16 PM
MOVED:Schwartz
MOTION:Moved to instruct the Office of Legislative Legal Services to initiate work on updating the contract between Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) and the state of Colorado to more accurately reflect CPI's current role in fund raising for the State Capitol Dome Renovation project. The motion passed on a vote of 4-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Fischer
Yes
Giron
Yes
Renfroe
Excused
Vigil
Yes
Szabo
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Final YES: 4 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:33 PM

Ms. van Mourik responded to questions regarding the proposed legislation concerning WICHE fund appropriations, and provided background on the issue. Ms. Donaldson provided input regarding the reason why WICHE funds are treated differently than other higher education funds used for capital construction purposes in the state appropriations process.

02:38 PM

Ms. Donaldson provided some updates on upcoming committee meetings and other activities, and a state audit hearing of relevance to capital construction. Discussion ensued regarding the dates for these activities, and the committee's meeting schedule during the 2013 legislative session.

02:42 PM

The committee adjourned.