Date: 02/10/2015
Final
Project Prioritization
COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
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07:42 AM -- Project Prioritization
Representative Vigil discussed the Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) prioritized list of FY 2015-16 capital budget requests and the prioritized list prepared by Legislative Council Staff. In response to a committee question regarding the total amount available for recommendation, Ms. Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, responded that the total amount was approximately $172 million. In response to a committee question regarding the Systems Biotechnology Building, Academic Wing project from the University of Colorado at Boulder (CU Boulder), Ms. Donaldson discussed the funding history and the continuation status of the project.
07:48 AM
Mr. Erick Scheminske, Deputy Director of OSPB, came to the table to respond to committee questions. In response to committee questions regarding the CU Boulder Systems Biotechnology Building project, Mr. Scheminske discussed OSPB's reasoning for classifying the project as a continuation project. Discussion ensued regarding committee approval of the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
07:57 AM
Discussion ensued on the Departmental Master Plan project from DHS and two projects from the Department of Personnel and Administration (DPA): the Capitol Grounds Water Conservation and Landscaping project and the Parking Lot Repair and Replacement, Capitol Complex project. Mr. Scheminske stated that the Capitol Grounds Water Conservation and Landscaping project falls outside the scope of the Capitol Complex Master Plan. He also discussed the two other projects submitted by DPA (Capitol Annex Building Renovation and Centennial Building Renovation), as they relate to the Capitol Complex Master Plan.
08:04 AM
Senator Sonnenberg requested that DHS and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) inform the committee of each agency's top two prioritized projects. Discussion ensued on the priority order for projects submitted by DHS and DPS. Discussion ensued on the Engine Replacement, Division of Fire Prevention and Control project from DPS.
08:18 AM
Discussion ensued on the Buckley P-4 Conservation Easement project from the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), its related cost per acre, and the buffer it will provide around Buckley Air Force Base. The committee also discussed the Security Perimeter Fence, Kipling Village project from DHS.
08:25 AM
Discussion ensued on funding projects for higher education institutions and on the capital renewal projects prioritized by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE). Mr. Andrew Rauch, lead finance analyst with the Department of Higher Education, came to the table to discuss CCHE's prioritization process and criteria. Committee discussion ensued.
08:41 AM
Discussion ensued on the two projects submitted by the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). Mr. Scheminske discussed CDOT's priorities and expected funding from other sources in FY 2015-16. Discussion ensued on removing the DHS master plan project, the DPA Capitol grounds project, and the DPA parking lot project from the list of projects recommended for funding. Discussion ensued on replacing the DHS master plan project with $1 million to fund a new planning unit within the Office of the State Architect.
08:51 AM
The committee adjourned.