Date: 01/15/2015
Final
History Colorado 15-16 Requests
COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
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07:33 AM -- History Colorado 15-16 Requests
The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Mr. Ed Nichols, President, Mr. Joseph Bell, Vice President of Finance, Facilities and Regional Museums, and Mr. Andy Stine, Division Director of Facilities and Regional Museums, all representing History Colorado, presented one state-funded and one cash-funded FY 2015-16 capital request. Committee members received a summary of the requests, prepared by Legislative Council Staff, and several letters of support on behalf of the Georgetown Loop Business Capitalization project, provided by History Colorado (Attachments A and B, respectively). Mr. Nichols described the Georgetown Loop Business Capitalization request. He discussed the condition of the various locomotives and total ridership during the last year. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Bell responded to questions from the committee about the cash-funded component of the project. Mr. Bell said donations and gifts have been secured on behalf of the project. Mr. Nichols next described the Regional Museum Preservation project. He said the regional museums are top economic drivers in local communities.
150115 AttachA.pdf
150115 AttachB.pdf
07:41 AM
Mr. Nichols and Mr. Stine described the various controlled maintenance projects prioritized and recommended for funding in FY 2015-16 by the Office of the State Architect. Mr. Stine discussed two projects that were funded from the FY 2013-14 General Fund surplus. Discussion continued on the topic of History Colorado's FY 2015-16 controlled maintenance needs.