Date: 04/21/2009

Final
Metropolitan State College of Denver FY 2009-10 Cash Requests

COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT

Votes: View--> Action Taken:
Approve the Hotel Learning Center project ($39,327
Approve the Neighborhood Building project ($52,000		PASS
PASS



07:49 AM -- Metropolitan State College of Denver FY 2009-10 Cash Requests

Ms. Natalie Lutes, Vice President for Administration and Finance, Mr. Sean Nesbitt, Director of Facilities Planning and Space Management, and Dr. Stephen Jordan, President, all of Metropolitan State College of Denver (Metro), presented two FY 2009-10 cash-funded requests including: (1) Neighborhood Building; and (2) Hotel Learning Center. Committee members received a description of the requests, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachments A and B, respectively). Committee also received a list of questions generated by the Department of Higher Education following the December 2, 2008 Metro presentation about the Hotel Learning Center project (Attachment C). Dr. Jordan said there is a pressing need for more classroom space on campus and explained that Metro uses 14 trailers to supplement available classroom space. He then addressed a question about the recent student vote for a new student fee for capital construction debt service. Discussion ensued about the student vote and student fees at Metro.

090421AttachA.pdf090421AttachB.pdf090421AttachC.pdf
BILL:Metropolitan State College of Denver FY 2009-10 Cash Requests
TIME: 07:58:54 AM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Approve the Neighborhood Building project ($52,000,151 CF). The motion passed on a vote of 5-0-1.
SECONDED:
VOTE
Kopp
Yes
McFadyen
Excused
Schwartz
Yes
Sonnenberg
Yes
Bacon
Yes
Riesberg
Yes
Final YES: 5 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

07:59 AM

Mr. Nesbitt summarized the request for the Hotel Learning Center project and addressed questions about the selection of a hotel operator to partner with Metro for the project and the total number of students enrolled in the Department of Hospitality, Tourism, and Events. Dr. Jordan addressed a question about future ownership of the hotel and explained that the hotel will be owned by the Metro Foundation in order to maintain ongoing control of the facility even if the operator of the facility changes in the future.
BILL:Metropolitan State College of Denver FY 2009-10 Cash Requests
TIME: 08:06:05 AM
MOVED:Bacon
MOTION:Approve the Hotel Learning Center project ($39,327,762 CF). 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