J_CDC_2017A 10/17/2017 11:00:52 AM Committee Summary

11:00 AM -- Election of New Chair and Vice-Chair and Adopt Rules



The committee was called to order. A quorum was present.

11:06 AM -- Update on the Grand Junction Regional Center Campus



Reggie Bicha, Executive Director, Department of Human Services, presented an update on the Grand Junction Regional Center (GJRC) Campus closure and relocation pursuant to Senate Bill 16-178. Committee members received a copy of Mr. Bicha's presentation (Attachment A). Mr. Bicha provided an overview of the campus and answered questions about the unspent portion of the GJRC Transition Cash Fund. Mr. Bicha responded to a committee question regarding the GJRC Advisory Group. Committee members also received a letter from the advisory group (Attachment B). Mr. Bicha further discussed a recent emergency supplemental request approved by the Joint Budget Committee related to relocating some of the operations of the GJRC campus.



171017 AttachA.pdf



11:15 AM



Mr. Bicha discussed the department's decision to sell an existing group home and submitting a capital construction request to build four new group homes in the Grand Junction area. Mr. Bicha responded to a committee question regarding the potential to sell the existing group home. Sarah Wager, Director of the Office of Administrative Solutions, came to the table to respond to a committee question regarding specific costs associated with the recent emergency supplemental request. Mr. Bicha responded to additional committee questions related to the campus closure and relocation plan.



11:39 AM



Mr. Bicha responded to a committee question regarding the existing storage facilities on the campus.







11:40 AM -- USS Colorado Memorial, Recommendation from CBAC



Damion Pechota, Legislative Council Staff, presented a recommendation from the Capitol Building Advisory Group regarding the placement of a memorial for the U.S.S. Colorado submarine in the State Capitol Building (Attachment C). He discussed the details of the memorial and its location in the building.



171017 AttachC.pdf

11:46 AM -- Nonmonetary Adjustment, History Colorado



Tonya Covarrubias, Director of Facilities and Budget, History Colorado, discussed a nonmonetary supplemental request for the Lebanon Mill Devil's Gate Station Cistern project. Committee members received a summary of the request, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment D). They also received a letter of support from Historic Rail Adventures, LLC and a fact sheet about the project (Attachments E and F, respectively).





171017 AttachD.pdf171017 AttachE.pdf171017 AttachF.pdf

11:49 AM -- Department of Human Services Deferred Maintenance Projects



Kori Donaldson, Legislative Council Staff, explained two informational submittals related to two Veterans Community Living Centers (VCLCs) from the Department of Human Services. Committee members received project summaries about the submittals, prepared by Legislative Council Staff (Attachment G). Ms. Wager further described the recently completed deferred maintenance projects, as well as upcoming projects, at the VCLCs. Ms. Wager responded to committee questions.





171017 AttachG.pdf







11:56 AM -- Senate Bill 17-267 Funding for Additional Projects



Ms. Donaldson responded to committee questions regarding the $6.1 million in funding available for prioritization pursuant to Senate Bill 17-267. Committee discussion ensued on prioritizing projects for funding pursuant to SB 17-267. Ms. Donaldson responded to committee questions.

12:21 PM



Ms. Donaldson discussed the committee's upcoming budget hearings and distributed the nonprioritized list of FY 2018-19 capital budget requests (Attachment H).



12:25 PM



The committee adjourned.