Bill Summary for Bill Number University of Colorado Six-Month Waiver and Spending Requests

Date: 02/16/2006

Final
University of Colorado Six-Month Waiver and Spending Requests

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

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08:08 AM

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

08:08 AM -- CU Six-Month Waiver and Two Spending Authority Extension Requests

Mr. Rob Kohrman, Assistant Vice-President of Budget and Finance, University of Colorado (CU) System, presented three requests to the committee. Mr. Korman first gave an overview of a requested waiver of the six-month encumbrance deadline for the CU-Boulder Information Technology Infrastructure Improvement project, and the reason for the request. Committee members received a description of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment A).


BILL:	CU Six-Month Waiver Request
TIME:	08:10:28 AM
MOVED:	Berens
MOTION:	Approve the University of Colorado's request for a waiver of the six-month encumbrance rule for the Information Technology Infrastructure Improvement project on the Boulder campus ($13,524,930 CFE). The motion passed on a 5-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	McElhany	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

Mr. Kohrman provided a quick overview of the next request, to extend spending authority for two years for the Center for Bioethics and Humanities project at the CU-Health Sciences Center, and the reason for the request. Committee members received a description of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment B).


BILL:	CU Spending Authority Extension Request
TIME:	08:12:36 AM
MOVED:	McFadyen
MOTION:	Approve the University of Colorado's request to extend spending authority from May 1, 2006, to June 30, 2008, for the Center for Bioethics and Humanities project at Fitzsimons ($4.8 million unexpended/unencumbered from the FY 2003-04 appropriation of $5.4 million CFE). The motion passed on a 5-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	McElhany	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:13 AM

Mr. Kohrman presented an overview of and reason for a request to extend the spending authority for three years for the Research Complex II at Fitzsimons on the CU-Health Sciences Center campus. Committee members received a description of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C).


BILL:	CU Spending Authority Extension Request
TIME:	08:15:10 AM
MOVED:	Riesberg
MOTION:	Approve the University of Colorado's request to extend spending authority from May 1, 2006, to June 30, 2009, for the Research Complex II project at Fitzsimons ($141.3 million unexpended/unecumbered from FY the 2003-04 appropriation of $205.8 million CFE). The motion passed on a 5-0-1 vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	McElhany	Excused
	Riesberg	Yes
	Windels	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS