Date: 01/31/2006

Final
Conf 06-Colorado Housing and Finance Authority

SENATE COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Motion to refer the names of Ms. Dressel, Mr. GarcPASS


02:02 PM -- Confirmation for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA)

Senator Veiga, vice-chair, called the meeting to order. The appointees to the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, Mr. Joel Rosenstein, Ms. Michele Dressel, Mr. Joseph Garcia, and Mr. Eric Moore, introduced themselves and discussed their backgrounds and qualifications to serve on the authority. (A copy of the Governor's appointment letter and resumes for these individuals is provided as Attachment A). Mr. Rosenstein indicated that the authority does not need to be improved and provides good leadership on the issue of affordable housing. He indicated that there is huge demand for affordable housing. Mr. Garcia discussed CHFA's efforts to improve its processes and make its products more accessible. He indicated that CHFA is one of the strongest housing authorities nationally. Mr. Moore and Ms. Dressel indicated that CHFA has experienced a lot of growth and that they are proud of its achievements.

In response to Senator Taylor, Ms. Dressel discussed efforts to provide affordable housing on the western slope. She discussed CHFA's business division's efforts to help create jobs and its housing division's efforts to provide homebuyer education and lower-cost loan programs. Senator Shaffer endorsed Mr. Rosenstein's qualifications to serve on the authority.
BILL:Conf 06-CHFA
TIME: 02:13:04 PM
MOVED:Taylor
MOTION:Motion to refer the names of Ms. Dressel, Mr. Garcia, Mr. Rosenstein, and Mr. Moore to the floor of the Senate with favorable recommendation. The motion passed on a 6 - 0 vote.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Brophy
Yes
Shaffer
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Teck
Yes
Tupa
Yes
Veiga
Yes
Sandoval
Excused
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS