Date: 01/06/2006

Final
CO Hist. Society - FY 2006-07 Request and Supp.

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve the CHS's supplemental request for $400,84PASS


10:38 AM

Ms. Georgiana Contiguglia, President/CEO, and Mr. Joseph Bell, Division Director, Facilities Services, Colorado Historical Society (CHS), presented their FY 2006-07 capital request, as well as a pair of FY 2005-06 emergency supplemental requests. Ms. Contiguglia provided an overview of the Regional Museum Preservation projects, a single request comprised of a number of projects of varying expense. Ms. Contiguglia next provided an overview of a supplemental request for Regional Museum Preservation Projects for FY 2005-06. (A second supplemental project was mentioned, then subsequently withdrawn.) Descriptions of the supplemental request were provided to committee members (Attachment E). Ms. Contiguglia and Mr. Bell responded to a question regarding certain expenditures at the Fort Vasquez museum in Platteville. Prompted by a committee question, discussion ensued regarding the governing and financing of the Cumbres and Toltec Railroad. Ms. Contiguglia offered an explanation regarding CHS funding of the railroad.
BILL:CHS Supplemental Request
TIME: 11:09:26 AM
MOVED:McElhany
MOTION:Approve the Historical Society's supplemental request for $400,840 Cash Funds Exempt and $330,000 Federal Funds spending authority for the Regional Museum Preservation Projects. The motion carried on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Berens
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



Ms. Contiguglia commented on the potential for a master plan for state historical facilities, as well as the State Historical Fund. Committee members were provided a table detailing State Historical Fund distributions (Attachment F) and responses to staff's questions regarding the Regional Museum Preservation projects (Attachment G). Ms. Contiguglia addressed a final question regarding the spending priorities of the State Historical Fund.