Date: 04/23/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1375

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment P). The motion f
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.004. The motion passed without
Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment O). The motion f
Refer House Bill 14-1375, as amended, to the Commi		FAIL
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
FAIL
PASS



03:38 PM -- HB14-1375

Representative DelGrosso came to the table to present House Bill 14-1375. He explained that the bill amends statutes governing the exercise of urban renewal authority by municipalities. The bill:
Representative DelGrosso spoke to amendments he was planning on introducing to address concerns raised by municipalities in regards to the bill. These amendments would extend the implementation date for the bill and further clarify that the bill is only targeting increment tax revenue. He responded to questions on changes made to existing statute by the bill, the equality of tax revenue contributions by cities and counties under the bill, a potential drafting error surrounding county commissioner appointments to URAs, whether the bill could result in fewer URA projects, and the growth of TIF in Colorado since its inception.


03:59 PM

Committee discussion of the interplay between tax revenue, TIF, and the provision of services by different municipalities ensued.

04:12 PM -- Mayor Marc Williams, representing the City of Arvada, spoke against the bill. Several handouts were distributed to the committee (Attachments D, E, and F). He responded to questions on cities use of their sales tax revenue and TIF and how the bill might affect this.

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04:23 PM -- Mayor Tom Norton, representing the City of Greeley, spoke against the bill and how it would impact cities in Colorado. He responded to questions on the negotiations between different municipalities involved in a URA and how past URA projects that his city has been involved in have been managed.

04:31 PM -- Mayor Bob Murphy, representing the City of Lakewood, spoke in opposition to the bill and discussed the complexity of urban renewal projects. He responded to questions on sales tax revenue collected by the city of Lakewood, how different municipalities benefit at differing levels from URA projects, the amount of investment that cities make in URA projects and the services that they provide, and whether schools can benefit from urban renewal projects.

04:46 PM -- Mayor Herb Atchison, representing the city of Westminster, spoke against the bill. He spoke to the investments made by cities in URA projects, how these benefit municipalities as a whole, and stated that the statutory changes made by the bill would have prevented the Westminster Mall from being developed. He responded to questions on what percentage of sales tax revenue and property tax revenue are currently allocated to projects and the different sources of TIF revenue.

05:00 PM -- Mayor Marc Snyder, representing the city of Manitou Springs, spoke against the bill. He spoke to how Manitou Springs' URA has developed the city and the ways the bill could negatively impact this development. He responded to questions on the financing of the city's URA.

05:08 PM -- Sam Sharp, representing D.A. Davidson and Company, spoke against the bill. He responded to questions on the bill. Committee discussion of how the bill will affect URAs ensued.

05:21 PM -- Michael Hyman, representing the City of Aurora and the Aurora Urban Renewal Authority, spoke in opposition to the bill. He detailed the ways in which the bill would harm cities in Colorado and responded to questions on specific urban redevelopment projects in Aurora. Committee discussion ensued.

05:44 PM -- Dr. Jane Urschel, representing the Colorado Association of School Boards, spoke in favor of the bill. Dr. Urshel stated that the bill would have a positive impact on school districts. She responded to questions.

05:48 PM -- Rick Klein, representing La Junta Urban Renewal Authority, spoke against the bill.

05:51 PM -- Corbin Sakdol, representing the Arapahoe County Assessor and the Colorado Assessors' Association, spoke in support of the bill. He responded to questions on whether the bill will simplify the complexity of calculating TIFs.

05:57 PM -- Jim Rees, representing the Colorado Springs Urban Renewal Authority, spoke against the bill. He responded to questions on URA projects in Colorado Springs that would not happen today if the bill was passed. Committee discussion ensued.

06:06 PM -- Mike Beckstead, representing the City of Fort Collins, spoke in opposition to the bill. He stated that he believed the committee should be having a cost of service discussion surrounding the bill. He responded to questions on whether the bill would affect the City of Fort Collins.

06:20 PM -- Nick Kanner, representing himself, spoke from a neutral position on the bill. He debated the merits of the bill in relation to TIF and URAs.

06:25 PM -- Chuck Line, representing the City of Glendale, spoke against the bill. He responded to questions from the committee on URA criteria.

06:35 PM -- Roger Tinklenberg, representing the Commerce City Urban Renewal Authority, spoke against the bill. He distributed written testimony to the committee (Attachment G).

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06:41 PM -- Evan Goulding, representing the Special District Association of Colorado, spoke in favor of the bill. He distributed a handout from the National Association of Counties (Attachment H).

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06:50 PM -- April Getchins, representing the Town of Timnath and Timnath Development Authority, spoke against the bill.

06:56 PM -- Anne Ricker, representing Ricker Cunningham, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

07:12 PM -- Carolynne White, representing many entities, spoke in opposition to the bill. She responded to questions.

07:31 PM -- Dan Qualman, representing South Metro Fire Rescue Authority, spoke as a proponent of the bill.

07:35 PM -- John Hall, representing the Town of Parker, spoke in opposition to the bill.

07:39 PM -- Eric Sutherland, representing himself, spoke to the bill and TIF.

07:46 PM -- Mel Hilgenberg, representing the Radical Center, spoke in favor of the bill.

07:49 PM -- Nancy Sharpe, representing Arapahoe County, spoke in favor of the bill. She responded to questions from the committee.

08:07 PM -- Kathie Barstnar, representing NAIOP Colorado, spoke in opposition to the bill.

08:10 PM -- Sallie Clark, representing El Paso County, spoke in favor of the bill. She responded to questions.

08:21 PM -- Linda Hoffmann, representing Larimer County, spoke in support of the bill. She addressed a question from the committee.

08:27 PM -- Tom Donnelly, representing Larimer County, spoke in favor of the bill. He distributed a letter from a developer (Attachment I), and a chart on the growth of the use of TIF in Colorado (Attachment J). He responded to questions from the committee.

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08:41 PM -- Cindy Domenico, representing Boulder County, spoke in support of the bill.


08:47 PM

Representative DelGrosso distributed a number of letters from county commissioners stating their support of the bill (Attachment K). A letter from the American Planning Association Colorado Chapter was also distributed (Attachment L).

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08:48 PM -- Sean Conway, representing Weld County, spoke in favor of the bill. He responded to questions from the committee.

09:05 PM -- Rod Bockenfeld, representing Arapahoe County, spoke in support of the bill. Mr. Bockenfeld responded to questions.

09:21 PM -- Mark Heller, representing the City of Thornton, spoke against the bill. He responded to questions.


09:30 PM

Representative DelGrosso distributed Amendment L.002 (Attachment M) and explained that it incorporates language into the bill ensuring it only addresses increment tax revenue.

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BILL:HB14-1375
TIME: 09:30:44 PM
MOVED:DelGrosso
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment M). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Swalm
VOTE
Becker
DelGrosso
Foote
Joshi
Kagan
Melton
Pabon
Priola
Saine
Swalm
Wilson
Labuda
Court
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


09:31 PM

Representative DelGrosso distributed Amendment L.004 (Attachment N), and explained that it pushes the bill's implementation date out to January 1, 2015.

14HseFin0423AttachN.pdf14HseFin0423AttachN.pdf
BILL:HB14-1375
TIME: 09:33:37 PM
MOVED:DelGrosso
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.004 (Attachment N). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Court
VOTE
Becker
DelGrosso
Foote
Joshi
Kagan
Melton
Pabon
Priola
Saine
Swalm
Wilson
Labuda
Court
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


09:32 PM

Representative Wilson distributed Amendment L.006 (Attachment O), and explained that it provides representation for school districts under the bill. Representative Court distributed Amendment L.001 (Attachment P), and explained that it provides representation for special districts under the bill. The committee discussed the merits of the amendments.

14HseFin0423AttachO.pdf14HseFin0423AttachO.pdf 14HseFin0423AttachP.pdf14HseFin0423AttachP.pdf
BILL:HB14-1375
TIME: 09:45:49 PM
MOVED:Wilson
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.006 (Attachment O). The motion failed on a vote of 4-9.
SECONDED:Swalm
VOTE
Becker
No
DelGrosso
No
Foote
No
Joshi
Yes
Kagan
No
Melton
No
Pabon
No
Priola
No
Saine
No
Swalm
No
Wilson
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Court
Yes
YES: 4 NO: 9 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL
BILL:HB14-1375
TIME: 09:45:56 PM
MOVED:Court
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.001 (Attachment P). The motion failed on a vote of 3-10.
SECONDED:Labuda
VOTE
Becker
No
DelGrosso
No
Foote
No
Joshi
No
Kagan
No
Melton
No
Pabon
No
Priola
No
Saine
No
Swalm
No
Wilson
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Court
Yes
YES: 3 NO: 10 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: FAIL


09:46 PM

The committee discussed the merits of the bill and Representative DelGrosso made his closing comments.
BILL:HB14-1375
TIME: 10:13:21 PM
MOVED:DelGrosso
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1375, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-5.
SECONDED:Swalm
VOTE
Becker
Yes
DelGrosso
Yes
Foote
No
Joshi
Yes
Kagan
No
Melton
Yes
Pabon
No
Priola
No
Saine
No
Swalm
Yes
Wilson
Yes
Labuda
Yes
Court
Yes
YES: 8 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


10:16 PM

The committee adjourned.