J_CDC_2017A 12/19/2017 08:38:16 AM Committee Summary

** All documents -- including the analysis of FY 2018-19 capital budget requests -- are posted on the committee website and can be found here: http://leg.colorado.gov/content/jcdc2017acommdocscurrent**



08:38 AM -- Department of Human Services



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present. Reggie Bicha, Executive Director, and Sarah Wager, Director of Administrative Solutions, both representing the Department of Human Services (DHS), discussed the department's FY 2018-19 capital funding priorities. Committee members received a copy of the DHS presentation (Attachment A). Director Bicha walked the committee through the presentation and responded to committee questions.



171219 AttachA.pdf



09:05 AM



Director Bicha and Ms. Wager continued to answer questions from the committee. Specifically, the committee discussed building new mental health hospitals in Pueblo and the Denver Metro area.













09:20 AM



Discussion turned to outstanding controlled maintenance need and vacant buildings in the DHS inventory. Robert Werthwein, Director of the Office of Behavioral Health, came to the table to address a committee question.



09:30 AM -- Department of Transportation



The committee recessed.



10:18 AM



The committee returned to order. Andy Karsian, State Legislative Liaison, presented three FY 2018-19 capital budget requests on behalf of the Department of Transportation. Mr. Karsian answered a question about the Pinon Canyon area rest stop. Discussion ensued on other rest areas that require upgrades.



10:30 AM



Mr. Karsian continued his presentation of the department's FY 2018-19 capital budget requests. He also responded to a number of committee questions.



10:37 AM -- Gigi Dennis, Alamosa County Administrator, presented a FY 2018-19 capital budget request to install a Doppler weather radar system at the Alamosa County Airport. Committee members received a letter of support for the project (Attachment B). Mr. Joe Busto, Colorado Water Conservation Board, and Mr. Cleave Simpson, Rio Grande Water Conservancy District, also provided testimony about the Doppler weather radar system proposal. The presenters answered questions from the committee. Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, commented on the Governor's prioritization of the Department of Transportation projects.



171219 AttachB.pdf



10:57 AM -- Department of Natural Resources



Bob Broscheid, Director, and Justin Rutter, Chief Financial Officer, both representing Colorado Parks and Wildlife within the Department of Natural Resources, presented three FY 2018-19 capital budget requests on behalf of the department.



11:03 AM -- Department of Corrections



Rhonda Boger-Linder, Architecture and Planning Manager, and Deb Goheen, Budget Director, both representing the Department of Corrections, presented two FY 2018-19 capital budget requests on behalf of the department. Ms. Boger-Linder also discussed the eleven vacant buildings owned by the department. Ms. Goheen and Ms. Boger-Linder answered committee questions about the future use of the Centennial South building in Canon City. Discussion ensued about the cost of demolition for certain vacant buildings.



11:30 AM



The committee recessed.







01:32 PM -- Colorado Community College System



The committee returned to order. Dr. Nancy McCallin, President, Colorado Community College System, thanked the committee for recent capital construction funding for community college projects resulting from the passage of Senate Bill 17-267. She also discussed the system's FY 2018-18 capital budget requests.



01:38 PM



Dr. Everette Freeman, President, Community College of Denver, discussed the college's FY 2018-19 capital budget request for the Boulder Creek Building project.



01:43 PM



Andy Dorsey, President, Front Range Community College, discussed the college's FY 2018-19 capital budget request for the Health Care Career Center project. Mr. Dorsey and Dr. McCallin responded to committee questions.



01:55 PM



Dr. Carmen Simone, President, Trinidad State Junior College, discussed the college's FY 2018-19 capital budget request for the Freudenthal Library Renovation project.



01:59 PM -- Fort Lewis College



Dr. Dene Thomas, President, Fort Lewis College, discussed the college's FY 2018-19 capital budget request for the Whalen Gymnasium Expansion and Renovation, Exercise Science project. She also discussed the Native American tuition waiver offered by the college. Committee members received a handout from the committee (Attachment C).



171219 AttachC.pdf



02:11 PM



Dr. Thomas responded to a committee question about the professions of students graduating from the exercise science program. Steve Schwartz, Vice President for Finance and Administration, responded to a committee question about the potential to use student fees as a means to offset the overall state cost of the Whalen Gymnasium project.



02:17 PM -- Western State Colorado University



Julie Baca, Vice President of Finance and Administration, Western State Colorado University, presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Vehicle Maintenance and Mountain Search and Rescue Garage project. Committee members received a letter of support for the project from the equipment mechanic at the university (Attachment D).



171219 AttachD.pdf









02:29 PM



The committee recessed.



02:45 PM -- University of Colorado System



The committee returned to order. Heidi Ganahl, Board of Regents, University of Colorado (CU), introduced herself to the committee and discussed how the CU System prioritizes its capital construction requests.



02:48 PM



Bruce Benson, President, CU System, thanked the committee for its recent support for funding capital construction projects for the system.



02:53 PM



Venkat Reddy, Chancellor, and Gary Reynolds, Associate Vice Chancellor, both representing the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS), gave an overview of UCCS and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Engineering and Applied Science (EAS) Renovation project. Committee members received a handout from UCCS (Attachment E). Mr. Reynolds responded to committee questions.



171219 AttachE.pdf



03:04 PM



Dr. Philip DiStefano, Chancellor, and Kelly Fox, Senior Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, both representing CU Boulder, gave an overview of CU Boulder and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction requests for the Hellems Arts and Sciences Building Renovation and Guggenheim Geography Building Renovation projects. Committee members received a handout from CU Boulder (Attachment F). Dr. DiStefano responded to a committee question regarding tuition costs at the university.



171219 AttachF.pdf



03:18 PM



Dr. Dorothy Horrell, Chancellor, Jennifer Sobanet, Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, and Cary Weatherford, Associate Director of Institutional Planning, all representing CU Denver, gave an overview of CU Denver and presented the university's FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Engineering and Physical Sciences Building project. Committee members received a handout from CU Denver (Attachment G).



171219 AttachG.pdf













03:34 PM



Dr. Horrell also discussed the Auraria Higher Education Center's capital construction request for the King Center Renovation and Addition project and responded to committee questions regarding enrollment demographics at the university. Mr. Weatherford, Ms. Sobanet, and Dr. Horrell responded to further committee questions.



03:41 PM



Donald Elliman, Jr., Chancellor, and Terri Carrothers, Senior Vice Chancellor of Administration and Finance, both representing the CU Anschutz Medical Campus (AMC), gave an overview of the AMC and presented the campus' FY 2018-19 capital construction request for the Colorado Center for Personalized Medicine Building project. Committee members received a handout from the campus (Attachment H). Chancellor Elliman responded to a committee question regarding ongoing medical research at AMC and the total state-funded cost of the project.



171219 AttachH.pdf



03:53 PM



The committee adjourned.