Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
Date:04/12/2005
ATTENDANCE
Time:07:35 AM to 08:34 AM
Clapp
*
McElhany
X
Place:SCR 356
Riesberg
X
Windels
X
This Meeting was called to order by
Bacon
X
Representative McFadyen
McFadyen
X
This Report was prepared by
Timothy Taylor
X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call
Bills Addressed: Action Taken:
Division of Wildlife Property Transaction Requests
Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Requests
University of Colorado at Boulder SB 92-202 Requests
Department of Corrections Property Transaction Request
Overview of Outcome of Court of Appeals COPs		Approved
Approved
Approved
Approved
Briefing Only

07:37 AM -- Division of Wildlife Property Transaction Requests - Mancos Valley Bank, Parachute Ponds SWA/Parachute Partners, Gore Ranch, Deremo-Delmac Farms, Horse Creek Farms, and
Centennial Valley SWA/Peters Settlement

Bob Towry, Manager, Wildlife Conservation, Division of Wildlife (DOW), provided an overview of the first property transaction request, Mancos Valley Bank - Fee Title (1,254 acres, $627,060). Two Legislative Council staff handouts were distributed to the committee that included a summary of all the requests (Attachment A), and a table indicating the change in acres managed by DOW through approval of the requests (Attachment B).


07:40 AM

Mr. Towry gave an overview of the second request, Parachute Ponds State Wildlife Area (SWA) / Parachute Partners - Exchange (0.8 acre, $0).


07:42 AM

Mr. Towry provided an overview of the third request, Gore Ranch - Perpetual Conservation Easement (4,443 acres, $1,900,000). Responding to a committee question, Mr. Towry noted that the Gunnison sage grouse is under consideration in Colorado as a candidate species for federal Endangered Species Act (ESA) protection, and that the division is doing all it can to avoid a listing of the species under the ESA, which includes acquiring habitat for the Gunnison sage grouse through requests such as this.


07:48 AM

Mr. Towry continued with an overview of the fourth request, Deremo-Delmac Farms - Fee Title (1,100 acres, $605,000). Responding to a committee question, Mr. Towry explained how the division came to an agreement with the property owners for a purchase price of the land.


07:55 AM

Mr. Towry gave an overview of the fifth request, Horse Creek Farms - 30-Year Conservation Easement (23,000 acres, $376,250).


07:59 AM

Mr. Towry provided an overview of the last request, Centennial Valley SWA / Peters Settlement - Pipeline Easement (0 acres, $2,500).
BILL:Division of Wildlife Property Transaction Requests
TIME: 08:02:21 AM
MOVED:McElhany
MOTION:Moved to approve Division of Wildlife's six property transaction requests, which include Mancos Valley Bank - Fee Title (1,254 acres), Parachute Ponds State Wildlife Area (SWA) / Parachute Partners - Exchange (0.8 acre), Gore Ranch - Perpetual Conservation Easement (4,443 acres), Deremo-Delmac Farms - Fee Title (1,100 acres), Horse Creek Farms - 30-Year Conservation Easement (23,000 acres), and Centennial Valley SWA / Peters Settlement - Pipeline Easement (0 acres). The motion was approved 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Clapp
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
Bacon
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS



08:03 AM -- Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Requests - Colorado Springs Armory, and Security Enhancements at Headquarters Complex

William Robinson, Deputy Director, Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA), gave an overview of the department's first request, purchasing land for a new armory in Colorado Springs. A Legislative Council Staff handout summarizing the requests was distributed to the committee (Attachment C). Responding to a committee question, Mr. Robinson said the department would request additional funding for actually building the new armory once the property is acquired. He indicated that the state would have to pay 25 percent of the cost for building the new armory, and the federal government would cover the remaining amount. Responding to another committee question, Colonel Lee Harold, Facilities Director, DMVA, said that the old armory property was appraised at around $4 million, and that a deal was being negotiated with a developer for $4.9 million for the property, but fell through.


08:10 AM

Mr. Robinson continued with an overview of the department's second request, security enhancements at the headquarters complex of the DMVA.
BILL:Department of Military and Veterans Affairs Requests
TIME: 08:16:44 AM
MOVED:McElhany
MOTION:Moved to approve the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs requests that include the Colorado Springs Armory ($900,000), and Security Enhancements, Headquarters Complex ($50,000). The motion passed 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Clapp
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
Bacon
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


08:17 AM -- University of Colorado at Boulder SB 92-202 Requests - Recreation Center, Curtain Wall at Pool, and Backflow Prevention, Research Properties.

Paul Tabolt, Vice Chancellor of Administration, University of Colorado at Boulder, gave an overview of the school's SB 92-202 requests, which include Recreation Center, Curtain Wall at Pool, and Install Backflow Prevention Devices in Water Systems, Research Properties. A Legislative Council Staff handout detailing the requests was distributed to the committee (Attachment D), along with responses to staff questions on the request (Attachment E). Responding to a committee question, Mr. Tabolt explained that the student fee which will fund the Recreation Center request is intended specifically for construction and maintenance of the building.

BILL:University of Colorado at Boulder SB 92-202 Requests
TIME: 08:22:47 AM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Moved to approve University of Colorado at Boulder SB 92-202 requests, which include Recreation Center, Curtain Wall at Pool ($613,644), and Install Backflow Prevention Devices in Water Systems, Research Properties ($1,271,280). The motion passed 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Clapp
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
Bacon
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


08:23 AM -- Overview of the Outcome of the Colorado Court of Appeals Case Concerning Certificates of Participation (COPs)

Kirsten Castleman, Legislative Liaison, University of Colorado System, provided an update on the outcome of the Colorado Court of Appeals case concerning Certificates of Participation (COPs) to fund some construction of the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Fitzsimmons campus project, and the Department of Corrections (DOC) prison project. She noted that the court approved the use of COPs for the Fitzsimmons project, and DOC prison project, and that she thought it was unlikely the Colorado Supreme Court would review the case, since it had previously remanded the case to the Court of Appeals.


08:25 AM -- Department of Corrections Property Transaction Request - Fort Lyon Correctional Facility

L.D. Hay, Director of Administration and Finance, Department of Corrections (DOC), gave an overview of the department's property transaction request concerning the purchase of a three acre parcel of land near the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility ($28,000). A Legislative Council Staff memorandum on the request was distributed to the committee (Attachment F), along with a DOC memorandum on the request (Attachment G). Responding to a committee question, Mr. Hay described DOC's plans regarding construction of Colorado State Penitentiary II (CSP II) as a result of the Court of Appeals ruling on COPs. Responding to another question from Amy Zook, Legislative Council staff, Mr. Hay noted that DOC's first COPs payment for CSP II would not happen until occupancy of CSP II occurred.


BILL:Department of Corrections Property Transaction Request
TIME: 08:32:57 AM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Moved to approve Department of Corrections request for Fort Lyon Correctional Facility ($28,000). The motion was approved 6-0.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Clapp
Yes
McElhany
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Windels
Yes
Bacon
Yes
McFadyen
Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


08:34 AM

The joint meeting was adjourned.