House Committee on Local Government (02/15/2005)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:	02/15/2005	ATTENDANCE

Time:	02:02 PM to 04:40 PM	Berens	X
		Cerbo	X
Place:	HCR 0112	Curry	X
		Decker	X
This Meeting was called to order by		May M.	X
	Representative Hodge	Merrifield	X
		Soper	X
This Report was prepared by		Sullivan	X
	David Beaujon	Welker	X
		Lindstrom	X
		Hodge	X
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
HB05-1210 HB05-1241 HB05-1229 HB05-1192		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole

02:02 PM -- House Bill 05-1210

Representative Berens, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill concerning inclusions of a governmental unit into an existing library district. He also described the provisions of Amendment L. 001 (Attachment A).

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:06 PM -- Andrew Moore, Town of Erie, spoke in support of the bill and identified local governments that may benefit from the bill.

02:09 PM -- Eric Doering, Town of Frederick, spoke in support of the bill.

02:11 PM -- Eloise May, Colorado Association of Libraries, spoke in support of the bill.

02:12 PM -- Ray Peterson, Weld County Library District, spoke in support of the bill.

02:16 PM -- Carol Snyder, Colorado County Clerks Association, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L. 001.

Wade Carlson, Mayor of the City of Dacono, submitted a letter of support for the bill (Attachment B).


BILL:	HB05-1210
TIME:	02:19:02 PM
MOVED:	May M.
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Berens
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Sullivan
	Welker
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB05-1210
TIME:	02:20:15 PM
MOVED:	May M.
MOTION:	Moved HB05-1210 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9 to 0.
SECONDED:	Soper
		VOTE
	Berens	Yes
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	May M.	Yes
	Merrifield	Excused
	Soper	Yes
	Sullivan	Excused
	Welker	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:22 PM -- House Bill 05-1241

Representative Hodge, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill that establishes a pilot program to make sure that certain new housing meet minimum standards of visitibility for persons with disabilities. She also distributed Amendment L. 001 (Attachment C).

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:26 PM -- David Bolin, Center for People with Disabilities (CPWD), spoke in support of the bill.

02:30 PM -- Kurt Breslew, Adapt, spoke in support of the bill.

02:31 PM -- Karl Saunders, CPWD, spoke in support of the bill and described the challenge of living in his home that is not able to accommodate a wheel chair.

02:32 PM -- Linda Schnieder, CPWD, spoke in support of the bill.


BILL:	HB05-1241
TIME:	02:35:10 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	Decker
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Sullivan
	Welker
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB05-1241
TIME:	02:37:02 PM
MOVED:	Hodge
MOTION:	Moved HB05-1241, to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 9-0.
SECONDED:	Cerbo
		VOTE
	Berens	Excused
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	May M.	Yes
	Merrifield	Excused
	Soper	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 9 NO: 0 EXC: 2 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:39 PM -- House Bill 05-1229

Representative Lindstrom, sponsor, described the provisions of the bill concerning privately owned rent-controlled housing.

Representative May distributed Amendment L. 001 (Attachment D).

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:52 PM -- Detective Dan Torgeson, representing himself, spoke in support of the bill and described the challenge of finding affordable housing in mountain communities, such as Vail.

02:55 PM -- Ed Shackelford, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in opposition to the bill.

03:00 PM

Committee discussion followed about the effect of the bill on developers and various Colorado communities.

Testimony resumed:

03:18 PM -- Bill Callison, Colorado Housing, spoke in support of the bill and described affordable housing policies in the cities of Boulder and Telluride and the City and County of Denver.

03:30 PM -- Sam Mamet, Colorado Municipal League, Colorado Counties, Inc., spoke in support of the bill. He described a court decision pertaining the City of Telluride's affordable housing ordinance and explained that a similar bill was postponed indefinitely in the 2001 special session pertaining to growth. He also spoke in opposition to Amendment L. 001 and responded to questions from the committee.

03:52 PM -- Heidi Greer-Mosher, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in opposition to the bill and responded to questions from the committee.

04:00 PM -- Rex Gambrell, Apartment Association , spoke in opposition to the bill and described use of tax credits to encourage property developers to voluntarily provide affordable housing.

04:08 PM -- Scott McFadden, Apartment Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. He also described tax credits that encourage property developers to provide affordable housing.

04:12 PM -- Mickey Hackenberger, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties, spoke in opposition to the bill and identified incentives that may be used by local government to encourage affordable housing. She also described the Colorado Supreme Court's decision pertaining to the City of Telluride's rent control ordinance.

04:15 PM

Testimony was closed.


BILL:	HB05-1229
TIME:	04:16:13 PM
MOVED:	May M.
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001. Action was not taken on this motion because a substitute motion was offered that passed.
SECONDED:	Decker
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Sullivan
	Welker
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE


BILL:	HB05-1229
TIME:	04:27:32 PM
MOVED:	Curry
MOTION:	Moved a substitute motion to Amendment L. 001 to amend printed bill page 2, line 9, strike "HOUSING; EXCEPT THAT NOTHING" and substitute "HOUSING. NOTHING". The substitute motion passed on a roll call vote of 6 to 5.
SECONDED:	Cerbo
		VOTE
	Berens	No
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	No
	May M.	No
	Merrifield	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Sullivan	No
	Welker	No
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Not Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	HB05-1229
TIME:	04:17:15 PM
MOVED:	Curry
MOTION:	Moved a substitute motion to Amendment L. 001: amend printed bill, page 2, line 9, strike "HOUSING; EXCEPT THAT NOTHING" and substitute "HOUSING. NOTHING"; line 14, strike "ENFORCE CONTRACTS TO" and substitute "SUCH CONTRACTS."; line 15, strike "CONTROL RENTS ON PRIVATE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING.". This motion was withdrawn and another substitute motion to Amendment L. 001 was offered. See roll call vote from 04:27:32 PM. The second substitute motion passed.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Sullivan
	Welker
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

04:30 PM

Committee discussion followed on the bill, as amended.


BILL:	HB05-1229
TIME:	04:32:48 PM
MOVED:	Lindstrom
MOTION:	Moved HB05-1229 to the Committee of Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 6 to 5.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Berens	No
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	No
	May M.	No
	Merrifield	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Sullivan	No
	Welker	No
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 6 NO: 5 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:35 PM -- House Bill 05-1129

Representative Soper described the provisions of Amendment L. 001 (Attachment E). Testimony on this bill was heard on February 8.


BILL:	HB05-1129
TIME:	04:38:53 PM
MOVED:	Soper
MOTION:	Moved Amendment L. 001. The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:	May M.
		VOTE
	Berens
	Cerbo
	Curry
	Decker
	May M.
	Merrifield
	Soper
	Sullivan
	Welker
	Lindstrom
	Hodge
Not Final YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection


BILL:	HB05-1129
TIME:	04:39:23 PM
MOVED:	Soper
MOTION:	Moved HB05-1129 to the Committee of the Whole, as amended. The motion passed on a roll call vote of 10-0.
SECONDED:	Merrifield
		VOTE
	Berens	Excused
	Cerbo	Yes
	Curry	Yes
	Decker	Yes
	May M.	Yes
	Merrifield	Yes
	Soper	Yes
	Sullivan	Yes
	Welker	Yes
	Lindstrom	Yes
	Hodge	Yes
Final YES: 10 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

04:43 PM

The meeting was adjourned.