Date: 02/12/2014

Final
BILL SUMMARY for HB14-1143

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Adopt amendment L.001 The motion passed without ob
Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment Q). The motion p
Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment P). The motion p
Refer House Bill 14-1143, as amended, to the Commi
Pass Without Objection
Pass Without Objection
PASS



06:02 PM -- HB14-1143

The committee recessed.


06:10 PM

The committee returned from recess.

06:11 PM -- Kim Hunt, representing himself, spoke against the bill. He said that he owns a storage facility, which includes storage condominium units. Mr. Hunt said there is no economic advantage for a storage unit to become a condominium and that the purpose of the industry is to provide a fee based service. He answered questions regarding the costs for service and the property taxes.

06:17 PM -- A.J. Euckert, Administrator, City of Dacono, spoke in favor of the bill. He said that the provisions of the bill provide greater accesses to safe storage and addresses the needs of the resident. Mr. Euckert said answered questions from the committee regarding zoning.

06:20 PM -- Christopher Woodriff, Weld County Assessor, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed current appeals for property assessment. He discussed the residential needs for storage unit services. Mr. Woodriff answered questions from the committee regarding the lack of support from Colorado Assessors Association and concerns regarding the conversion of all storage facilities to condominiums.

06:28 PM -- Jill Repella, Commissioner of Douglas County, spoke in favor of the bill. She discussed the importance of local officials to determine the needs of local communities.

06:31 PM -- Jack Hilbert, Commissioner of Douglas County, representing Colorado Counties Inc. (CCI), spoke in support of the bill. He said that the board of commissioners has the authority over land use issues and that this bill addresses the needs of residential property use.

06:35 PM -- Don Rosier, Jefferson County Commissioner, representing CCI, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed aging populations in the Jefferson County and the greater need of storage facilities. Mr. Rosier discussed assessment rates of property in relation to use.

Mr. Woodruff and Ms. Repella answered questions from the committee regarding appeals for property use.

06:42 PM -- Charles Friedenstein, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed the storage needs of his motor home. Mr. Friedenstein discussed the high rate of taxes he pays for storage in relation to the low taxes for his residential property.

06:45 PM -- Frank Butcher, representing himself, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed the storage needs for his motor home. Mr. Butcher discussed the property tax increases for the storage facility.

06:49 PM -- Marion Sweat, representing herself, spoke in support of the bill. She discussed the garage space needs to meet her lifestyle.

06:52 PM -- Aric Hilmus, representing the Residential Storage Condo Owners of Colorado, spoke in support of the bill. He discussed property tax in relation to income tax. Mr. Hilmus said that the provisions in the bill provide fairness to residential property owners.

06:57 PM -- Ted Leighty, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in favor of the bill. He discussed the reclassification needs of residential property to include condominium storage units. Mr. Leighty said this tax benefit will provide economic growth and that the provisions of the bill support the lifestyle of individuals.

Representative Gardner presented and discussed amendment L.001 (Attachment O) and amendment L.003 (Attachment P).

14HseLocal0212AttachO.pdf14HseLocal0212AttachO.pdf 14HseLocal0212AttachP.pdf14HseLocal0212AttachP.pdf

Representative Dore presented and discussed amendment L.002 (Attachment Q) as a substitute amendment to L.001. Representative Gardner asked for support of L.002 instead of L.001.

14HseLocal0212AttachQ.pdf14HseLocal0212AttachQ.pdf
BILL:HB14-1143
TIME: 07:04:31 PM
MOVED:Dore
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment Q). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Gardner
VOTE
Dore
Exum
Garcia
Gardner
Landgraf
Lebsock
Navarro
Rankin
Rosenthal
Vigil
Wright
Singer
Fields
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

BILL:HB14-1143
TIME: 07:06:06 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment P). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:Navarro
VOTE
Dore
Exum
Garcia
Gardner
Landgraf
Lebsock
Navarro
Rankin
Rosenthal
Vigil
Wright
Singer
Fields
YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

Representative Saine provided closing comments for the bill.
BILL:HB14-1143
TIME: 07:07:33 PM
MOVED:Gardner
MOTION:Refer House Bill 14-1143, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion passed on a vote of 7-6.
SECONDED:Wright
VOTE
Dore
Yes
Exum
No
Garcia
No
Gardner
Yes
Landgraf
Yes
Lebsock
No
Navarro
Yes
Rankin
Yes
Rosenthal
No
Vigil
No
Wright
Yes
Singer
Yes
Fields
No
FINAL YES: 7 NO: 6 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS