S_LG_2016A 02/02/2016 Committee Summary

Final

STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING

SENATE COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Date:	02/02/2016	ATTENDANCE

Time:	02:02 PM to 03:09 PM	Donovan	X
		Kefalas	*
Place:	SCR 353	Martinez Humenik	X
		Tate	X
This Meeting was called to order by		Ulibarri	*
	Senator Marble	Crowder	X
		Marble	X
This Report was prepared by
	David Beaujon
		X = Present, E = Excused, A = Absent, * = Present after roll call

Bills Addressed:		Action Taken:
SB16-008 SB16-012 Introduction from CML CCI, SPA		Amended, Referred to the Committee of the Whole Referred to the Committee of the Whole Briefing only

02:03 PM -- SB 16-008

Senator Crowder, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 16-008 concerning municipalities and off-highway vehicles (OHV) and distributed Amendment L.002 (Attachment A). Under current law, an operator of an OHV may cross a state highway at an at-grade crossing, except within the jurisdiction of a municipality. This bill gives authority to municipalities to allow OHV operators to cross state highways within the jurisdiction of the municipality.

160202 AttachA.pdf

02:12 PM

Jerry Payne, Office of Legislative Legal Services, responded to questions from the committee about Amendment L.002.

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:13 PM -- Dianne Criswell, Colorado Municipal League, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.002. She also discussed current law pertaining to OHV travel.

02:19 PM -- Tom Acre, Town Manager, Town of South Fork, spoke in support of the bill and Amendment L.002. He also discussed the number of ATV users that reside in his town during the tourist season and related economic benefits provided to the town. He distributed a letter on behalf of Eric R. Grossman, Mayor of City of Creede, in support for the bill (Attachment B).

160202 AttachB.pdf

02:23 PM

Senator Marble closed testimony on the bill and Senator Crowder closed his remarks on the bill.


BILL:	SB16-008
TIME:	02:23:32 PM
MOVED:	Crowder
MOTION:	Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Donovan
	Kefalas
	Martinez Humenik
	Tate
	Ulibarri	Excused
	Crowder
	Marble

YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Pass Without Objection

02:25 PM

The committee recessed.

02:30 PM

The committee returned from recess.


BILL:	SB16-008
TIME:	02:30:29 PM
MOVED:	Crowder
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 16-008, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 6-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Donovan	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Tate	Yes
	Ulibarri	Excused
	Crowder	Yes
	Marble	Yes

Final YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 1 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:32 PM -- SB 16-012

Senator Heath, prime sponsor, discussed the provisions of Senate Bill 16-012 concerning time to reconstruct residential improvements. This bill allows residential property to maintain its property tax classification for an indefinite period of time if the county assessor determines the property owner is making a good faith effort to rebuild an improvement destroyed by a natural disaster. A residential improvement is a home or other structure that has been built on residential property. Under current law, the property can maintain its residential classification for up to four years after the improvement has been destroyed if, in the assessor's judgement, the owner intends to repair or replace the structure.

The following persons testified on the bill:

02:36 PM -- Ted Leighty, Colorado Association of Realtors, spoke in support of the bill.

02:37 PM -- JoAnn Groff, Property Tax Administrator, said she is available for questions and discussed how her office would implement the bill.

The following persons submitted written testimony on the bill:

Leslie Aplin Wharton submitted a letter of support for the bill (Attachment C).

Jerry Roberts, Boulder County Assessor, submitted a letter of support for the bill (Attachment D).

160202 AttachC.pdf 160202 AttachD.pdf

02:40 PM

Senator Kefalas read a portion of the Ms. Aplin Wharton's letter of support for the bill.

02:41 PM

Senator Marble closed testimony on the bill and Senator Heath closed his remarks on the bill.


BILL:	SB16-012
TIME:	02:42:15 PM
MOVED:	Crowder
MOTION:	Refer Senate Bill 16-012 to the Committee of the Whole, unamended. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0.
SECONDED:
		VOTE
	Donovan	Yes
	Kefalas	Yes
	Martinez Humenik	Yes
	Tate	Yes
	Ulibarri	Yes
	Crowder	Yes
	Marble	Yes

Final YES: 7 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

02:43 PM -- Introduction from CML CCI, SPA

Gini Pingenot, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), discussed the role of county governments in Colorado. She provided an overview of CCI's mission and distributed informational documents on CCI (Attachment E and Attachment F). She also responded to questions from the committee about CCI's position on 2016 legislation.

160202 AttachE.pdf 160202 AttachF.pdf

02:51 PM

Kevin Bommer, representing the Colorado Municipal League (CML), spoke for information purposes on municipal issues and provided an overview of CML and the role of municipalities in Colorado. Mr. Bommer distributed an informational document on CML (Attachment G) and a document discussing the history of home rule (Attachment H). He also identified legislative priorities for the 2016 legislative session.

160202 AttachG.pdf 160202 AttachH.pdf

02:57 PM

Michael Valdez, representing the Special Districts Association (SDA), spoke for information purposes on special districts. He provided an overview of SDA and special districts in Colorado. Mr. Valdez distributed and discussed a packet of informational documents on SDA and special districts in Colorado (Attachment I).

160202 AttachI.pdf

03:03 PM

Ms. Pingenot, Mr. Bommer, and Mr. Valdez responded to questions from the committee about local governments in Colorado.

03:09 PM

The committee adjourned.

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