Joint Committee Committee on Capital Development (02/10/2009)

Final
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Date:	02/10/2009	ATTENDANCE

Time:	08:04 AM to 08:39 AM	Kopp	X
		McFadyen	X
Place:	SCR 356	Schwartz	*
		Sonnenberg	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Bacon	X
	Representative Riesberg	Riesberg	X

This Report was prepared by
	Jennifer Moe
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
Department of Revenue FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Requests Department of Higher Education FY 2009-10 COP Request Capitol Building Advisory Committee Recommendation		One passed, one failed on a tie vote Witness Testimony and/or Committee Discussion Only Pass

08:04 AM -- Department of Revenue FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Requests

The meeting came to order. A quorum was present. Representative Riesberg introduced Senator Mike Kopp as a new member of the committee, replacing Senator Josh Penry, who is the Senate Minority Leader.

Ms. Roxy Huber, Executive Director; Mr. Tom Kitts, Deputy Director of the Colorado Lottery; and Ms. Kirstie Nixon, Director of the Motor Carrier Services Division; all of the Department of Revenue (DOR), came to the table to present two FY 2009-10 cash-funded requests. Committee members received descriptions of the Lottery Back Office System Migration project (Attachment A), and the Port-of-Entry Mobile Scale Replacement project (Attachment B), both prepared by Legislative Council Staff. Ms. Huber made opening remarks about both projects. Mr. Kitts gave a brief overview of the Lottery Back Office System project, then he and Ms. Huber responded to questions from the committee about the work to be completed in each phase and whether service to the public would be seamless between the completion of Phase I (funded as a supplemental request for FY 2008-09) and the start of Phase II (requested for FY 2009-10 funding). Ms. Nixon explained the purpose and use of portable scales, and spoke about the Port-of-Entry Mobile Scale Replacement project. She responded to questions from the committee regarding the repair and purchase costs for portable and semi-portable scales. Discussion ensued about the cost effectiveness of repairing scales versus buying new scales in light of the current economic climate and lack of funding for transportation projects from the Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF).


BILL:	Department of Revenue FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Requests
TIME:	08:19:55 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve $2,940,000 CF spending authority for the Lottery Back Office System Migration project (Attachment A). The motion carried on a vote of 6 - 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS


BILL:	Revenue FY 2009-10 Cash-Funded Requests
TIME:	08:20:37 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve $499,821 HUTF spending authority for the Port-of-Entry Mobile Scale Replacement project (Attachment B). The motion failed on a tie vote.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	No
	McFadyen	No
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	No
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 3 NO: 3 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: TIE

08:22 AM

Discussion ensued about whether the Port-of-Entry Mobile Scale Replacement project could be considered again by the committee in the future.

08:23 AM -- Department of Higher Education FY 2009-10 Request for Certificates of Participation Payment

Ms. Lisa Esgar, Deputy Director, Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), came to the table to discuss the certificates of participation (COP) payment requested for FY 2009-10 from federal mineral lease (FML) revenue, in light of the Governor's January 2009 and October 2008 capital construction freezes. Committee members received a summary of the request for next year's COP payment, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment C). Ms. Esgar noted that there were several projects funded in the 2008 Long Bill for which subsequent phases of work were funded through the issuance of a COP on November 6, 2008. While the portion funded in the 2008 Long Bill was frozen in October 2008, the portion funded in the November 2008 COP is not frozen. Ms. Esgar reminded the committee that Colorado State University at Pueblo included cash funding in the November 2008 COP to replace the frozen state funds, and the Colorado School of Mines recently received approval from the Capital Development Committee (CDC) for cash funds spending authority in FY 2008-09 to replace the frozen state funds. Ms. Esgar said that state funding for the other projects funded in the 2008 Long Bill but subject to the October 2008 capital freeze remain frozen, and that the institutions have informed her there is no cash funding available to replace state funding and proceed with the project. She responded to questions from the committee.

08:30 AM -- Recommendation from the Capitol Building Advisory Committee

Ms. Georgiana Contiguglia, Chair of the Capitol Building Advisory Committee (CBAC), presented a recommendation from the CBAC to move the tour guide information desk from the west side of the first floor of the Capitol to the east side of the first floor. Committee members were provided with a letter from the CBAC requesting approval of its recommendation (Attachment D), and a floor plan of the first floor of the State Capitol (Attachment E). Ms. Continguglia noted the CBAC's statutory charge, and presented the advisory committee's recommendation. She responded to questions from the committee, including queries about plans for the storage of associated materials. Ms. Jennifer Thomsen, Legislative Council Staff, offered to find out this information and provide it to the committee at a later date.


BILL:	Capitol Building Advisory Committee Recommendation
TIME:	08:36:43 AM
MOVED:	Bacon
MOTION:	Approve CBAC's recommendation to move the information desk and its associated materials from the west side of the first floor of the Capitol to the east side of the first floor. The motion carried on a vote of 6 - 0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Kopp	Yes
	McFadyen	Yes
	Schwartz	Yes
	Sonnenberg	Yes
	Bacon	Yes
	Riesberg	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

08:37 AM

Representative Riesberg announced that the CDC will meet with the Joint Budget Committee at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009. He noted the discussion items for that agenda. Representative McFadyen requested an update on the COP project for the new Colorado history museum and new Judicial Center for Justice, and was informed that a presentation has been scheduled for March 5, 2009.

The committee adjourned.