Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Date:01/04/2006
ATTENDANCE
Time:09:10 AM to 04:09 PM
Berens
X
McElhany
*
Place:SCR 356
Riesberg
X
Windels
X
This Meeting was called to order by
McFadyen
X
Senator Bacon
Bacon
X
This Report was prepared by
Bo Pogue
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Economic Forecast Overview
Adult and Juvenile Prison Population Projections
Personnel FY 2006-07 request
Corrections FY 2006-07 Requests
Public Safety FY 2006-07 Requests
Labor & Employment FY 2006-07 Request
Judicial Branch FY 2006-07 Request
Human Services FY 2006-07 Requests
Transportation FY 2006-07 Highway Request
Public Health & Environment FY 2006-07 Request		Witness Testimony Only
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09:10 AM

The committee was called to order. A quorum was present.

09:11 AM

Mr. Mike Mauer, Chief Economist, Legislative Council Staff, provided an overview of Colorado's economic forecast. Committee members were provided with the December 2005 general fund overview (Attachment A) and an economic forecast for 2005 through 2011 (Attachment B). Mr. Mauer answered questions from committee members regarding particular line items in Attachment A, the impact of Referendum C and Senate Bill 97-001 on the budget, and the state's overall economic forecast. Discussion ensued regarding controlled maintenance and capital construction expenditure issues.

09:38 AM

Mr. Todd Herreid, Legislative Council Staff, provided an overview of adult prison population projections. Committee members were provided with information about felony filings, convictions, admissions, and placement (Attachment C), as well as an overview of adult and juvenile prison and parole population projections (Attachment D). Mr. Herreid answered questions from committee members regarding the impact of state population growth and other demographic and economic trends on the incarceration rate and figures found in Attachments C and D.

Mr. Josh Harwood, Legislative Council Staff, addressed the committee regarding the projected juvenile prison population. Mr. Harwood referred to Attachment D during his presentation. Mr. Harwood and Mr. Harreid answered questions regarding juveniles being prosecuted as adults, and agreed to provide the committee with further information regarding this matter.

10:10 AM

Ms. Jennifer Oakes, Chief Financial Officer for the Department of Personnel and Administration (Personnel), Ms. Lauren Weiner, Legislative Liason for Personnel, and Mr. Larry Friedberg, State Architect, State Buildings and Real Estate Programs, addressed the committee regarding Personnel's FY 2006-07 capital construction requests and associated issues. Ms. Oakes provided an overview of the Capitol building life safety request, and Ms. Oakes and Mr. Friedberg answered questions from committee members regarding the project's timing, the impact of the project on space within the Capitol, and the opening of the Capitol dome.

Ms. Oakes then provided an overview of the certificates of participation (COP) payment associated with the 1881 Pierce Street building and the five-year capital construction outlook for Personnel. Ms. Oakes' overview included an explanation of Personnel's scope of duties and the department's existing infrastructure. Ms. Oakes answered a question from the committee regarding the state's e-mail system.

10:22 AM

Ms. Jennifer Moe, Legislative Council Staff, addressed the committee concerning issues regarding the various levels of controlled maintenance requests. A discussion ensued regarding the parking configuration in the Capitol circle.
10:33 AM - Corrections FY 2006-07 Requests

Mr. L.D. Hay, Director of Administration, Mr. Gary Golder, Acting Director of Prisons, and Mr. Richard Weems, Acting Facility Services Manager, all of the Department of Corrections (DOC), addressed the committee regarding DOC's FY 2006-07 capital construction requests. The committee was provided with written responses to staff questions regarding the requests (Attachment E). Mr. Hay provided an overview of DOC's Canteen Expansion project and the Correctional Industries Small Projects request. Mr. Golder provided an overview of the Denver Reception and Diagnostic Center Renovation/Expansion project. Mr. Hay then provided an overview of the Trinidad Correctional Facility (TCF) Water Utilities project. Regarding the TCF project, Mr. Hay and Mr. Weems answered questions pertaining to the water pipeline financing arrangement between DOC and the United States Army, the potential for repairing the pipeline versus replacing it, and how water is metered as it leaves the city of Trinidad.

10:48 AM

In response to a committee question, Mr. Hay provided an overview of litigation and financing issues associated with the Colorado State Penitentiary II facility, as well as the current status of that project. Mr. Hay then addressed a question regarding DOC's authority to issue a Request for Proposal to construct new private prisons. A discussion ensued regarding the TCF Water Utilities project. Mr. Weems provided further information regarding the TCF project, and answered questions regarding the pipeline's financing.

11:09 AM

Mr. Terry Campbell, Legislative Liason, Colorado State Patrol (CSP), Mr. Robert Dirnberger, Support Services Manager, CSP, Mr. Jim Lynn, Chief Information Officer, Department of Public Safety (DPS), and Ms. Ann Terry, Legislative Liaison, DPS, addressed the committee regarding DPS's FY 2006-07 capital construction requests. Mr. Campbell provided an overview of the Alamosa Troop Office/Regional Communications Center project and provided the committee with a written overview of the request (Attachment F). Mr. Lynn provided an overview of the CBI/Colorado Crime Information Center (CCIC) Message Switch System project. The committee was provided with responses to staff's questions about the requests (Attachment G). Mr. Lynn then responded to committee questions regarding the replacement switch system associated with the message switch project, project alternatives, and outside feedback regarding the technology involved in the project.

11:40 AM

Mr. Dick Piper, Director, Division of Oil and Public Safety within the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), provided an overview of the Petroleum Storage Tank Cleanup project and its funding. Mr. Piper responded to questions regarding public awareness of this ongoing project and the nature of the funding for the request. Sen. Bacon offered remarks regarding the aggregation of cash funds exempt requests that come before the committee.

Sen. Windels requested that staff maintain an ongoing list of issues pertinent to the committee that merit discussion as they arise. Sen. Windels then offered a number of items for this list. A discussion of these items ensued. Rep. McFadyen then mentioned the potential for committee legislation regarding DOC expansion projects.

11:54 AM

The committee recessed for lunch.
01:41 PM

The committee came back to order. Mr. Gerald Marroney, State Court Administrator, and Mr. John Gossett, Facilities Planner, both of the Judicial Branch, addressed the committee regarding the Judicial Branch's FY 2006-07 capital request. Mr. Marroney provided an overview of the Judicial Space Needs Assessment request. Mr. Marroney responded to questions from the committee regarding the relocation of certain state agencies under the plan, and current and future security issues on Judicial Branch properties. A discussion ensued between committee members and Mr. Marroney regarding the scope and financing of the potential project associated with the Needs Assessment. Mr. Marroney then fielded further questions regarding controlled maintenance issues in the Judicial Building.

02:18 PM

Mr. Brad Membel, Department of Human Services (DHS), introduced representatives of DHS to the committee, and provided brief comments on DHS's FY 2006-07 requests. Mr. John Gomez, Director, Division of Youth Corrections, provided an overview of the Secure Mental Health Facility project at the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo (CMHIP). An overview of all of the DHS projects was provided to the committee (Attachment H). Mr. Gomez mentioned that the facility would be called Sol Vista. A discussion ensued regarding the availability of VOI-TIS (Violent Offender Incarceration - Truth-In-Sentencing) money to help finance the project and Correctional Industries' involvement in the project.

2:23 PM

Mr. John Johnson, Director, Division of State and Veterans Nursing Homes, provided an overview of the Colorado State Veterans Center Homelake Domiciliary Renovation project, and referred to Attachment H. Ms. Marva Livingston Hammons, Executive Director, DHS, also spoke. Mr. Johnson responded to questions regarding partial federal reimbursement for the project. Mr. Bob Niedringhaus, DHS, responded to a follow-up question regarding grant elegibility and reimbursement for the project.

2:31 PM

Ms. Nancy McDonnell, Acting Director, Pueblo Regional Center, provided an overview of the Pueblo Regional Center Group Home Remodeling project, and referred to Attachment H. Mr. Membel, Ms. McDonnell, and Mr. Niedringhaus responded to questions from Rep. Butcher Rep. Kerr, who had joined the committee, and committee members regarding the potential for purchasing new group homes with the request monies, the size and location of the existing group homes, and the accommodations and layout of the existing group homes.

2:41 PM

Mr. Steve Schoemakers, Superintendent, CMHIP, provided an overview of the CMHIP Equipment Replacement project. Mr. Steve Bates, Manager, Office of Children, Youth, and Family Services, provided an overview of the Automated Child Care Assistance Program Replacement project. Committee members were provided with additional background regarding the project (Attachment I). Mr. Bates responded to questions regarding the use of the technology associated with the project in other states and its effectiveness. Mr. Ron Ozga, Application Director, DHS Office of Information Technology, offered follow-up information on these questions, and responded to a question regarding the project's funding.

The committee recessed until 3:10 pm.

03:14 PM

The committee was called back to order by Rep. Bacon. Mr. Tom Norton, Executive Director, Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), and Mr. Herman Stockinger, CDOT Legislative Liaison, presented background regarding CDOT's mission and scope of duties, background regarding the current status of the state's transportation infrastructure, and an overview of the FY 2006-07 State Highway Construction request. The committee was provided with a packet containing a written overview of the presentation (Attachment J). During the presentation, Mr. Norton agreed to provide a breakout of CDOT construction projects by transporation region and county. During the presentation, Mr. Norton also answered questions regarding money earmarked for an Interstate 70 West project and a Wolf Creek Pass project. After presenting the projects, Mr. Norton answered a question regarding transportation funding through the levying of tolls. A discussion of Referenda C and D and their impact on transportation funding ensued. Mr. Norton then answered questions regarding the method of prioritization of transportation projects by CDOT and transit funding.

03:52 PM

Mr. Steve Gunderson, Director, Department of Public Health and Environment (DPHE) Water Quality Control Division, presented DPHE's FY 2006-07 requests to the committee. Accompanying Mr. Gunderson were Mr. Gary Baughman, Director, Hazardous Materials and Waste Management Division, and Ms. Donna Davis, Manager of the DPHE Financial Assistance Program. Mr. Gunderson provided an overview of the Small Community Drinking Water Treatment Facilities Construction and Domestic Wastewater Treatment Grant requests. The committee was provided with written responses to staff's questions regarding both requests (Attachment K).

03:57 PM

Mr. Baughman provided an overview of the HB00-1306 Brownfields Clean-up Program and its associated capital development request. DPHE provided a list of Brownfield sites and a brief background narrative on the project (Attachment L). Mr. Baughman answered questions from the committee regarding the Brownfield list and holding parties responsible for environmental damage that result in properties becoming Brownfield sites.

Rep. Windels suggested further items for the committee's list of items to be discussed in the future.

04:09 PM

The committee adjourned.