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J_CDC_2022A 12/05/2022 09:09:34 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Date 12/05/2022
Attendance
Catlin X
Lindsay X
Simpson X
Mullica (Sen-elect) X
Hinrichsen *
Story (Rep-elect) X
Time 09:09:34 AM to 04:16:55 PM
Place SCR 357
This Meeting was called to order by Story (Rep-elect)
This Report was prepared by Nina Forbes
Hearing Items Action Taken
Election of Chair and Vice Chair Committee Discussion Only
Overview of FY 2023-24 Capital Construction Requests and Available Revenue Committee Discussion Only
Office of State Planning and Budgeting Committee Discussion Only
Colorado Commission on Higher Education Committee Discussion Only
Western Colorado University Committee Discussion Only
Fort Lewis College Committee Discussion Only
Colorado School of Mines Committee Discussion Only
Colorado State University System Committee Discussion Only
Department of Human Services Committee Discussion Only
Auraria Higher Education Center Committee Discussion Only
Department of Public Safety Committee Discussion Only

Election of Chair and Vice Chair - Committee Discussion Only
09:10:02 AM  
Senator Story gave
opening remarks and thanked prior members of the committee.
09:10:20 AM  
Bo Pogue, Legislative
Council Staff (LCS), gave an overview of the chair, vice-chair election
process.
09:13:39 AM  
Representative Lindsay nominated Representative-Elect Story as the Chair.
09:14:26 AM  
Senator Mullica nominated Senator Hinrichsen as Vice-Chair.


09:16:04 AM
 Motion Elect Representative-elect Story as Chair of the CDC
Moved Lindsay
Seconded
Catlin Yes
Lindsay Yes
Simpson Yes
Mullica (Sen-elect) Yes
Hinrichsen Excused
Story (Rep-elect) Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


09:16:27 AM
 Motion Elect Senator Hinrichsen as Vice-Chair of the CDC
Moved Mullica (Sen-elect)
Seconded
Catlin Yes
Lindsay Yes
Simpson Yes
Mullica (Sen-elect) Yes
Hinrichsen Excused
Story (Rep-elect) Yes
YES: 5   NO: 0   EXC: 1   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS



Overview of FY 2023-24 Capital Construction Requests and Available Revenue - Committee Discussion Only
09:17:00 AM  
Mr. Pogue and Matt
Bishop, LCS, gave an overview of the FY 2023-24 capital construction requests.



Office of State Planning and Budgeting - Committee Discussion Only
09:36:28 AM  
Lauren Larson, Executive
Director of the Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), introduced
herself and began OSPB's presentation on the Governor's FY 2023-24 capital
construction recommendations.  Director Larson gave an overview of
OSPB's thought process for its overall budget.  OSPB's presentation
is included as Attachment A.
09:38:12 AM  
Megan Davisson, Deputy
Director for Budget at OSPB, introduced herself and gave an overview of
OSPB's capital request and their prioritization thought process.
09:43:53 AM  
Deputy Director Davisson gave an overview of each of OSPB's recommended projects.
09:47:04 AM  
Deputy Director Davisson
gave an overview of proposed legislation for a cash fund to fund some of
the continuation projects that OSPB did not recommend following work by
those institutions and departments to work on reducing scope or taking
other cost-saving measures to address the issue of inflation.



Colorado Commission on Higher Education - Committee Discussion Only
10:09:39 AM  
Teresa Kostenbauer,
Colorado Commision on Higher Education (CCHE) Commissioner, introduced
herself and gave an overview of CCHE's role in capital prioritization for
higher education institutions. Kennedy Evans, Lead Financial Analyst at
the Department of Education, gave an overview of how CCHE's ranking process
works.



Western Colorado University - Committee Discussion Only
10:52:22 AM  
Brad Baca, President
of Western Colorado University (WCU) and Sherry Ford, Associate Vice President
for Campus Operations and Construction introduced themselves.  President
Baca gave background on WCU and its mission.  President Baca gave
an overview of WCU's FY 2023-24 capital requests. WCU's presentation is
included as Attachment B.
11:02:45 AM  
President Baca answered
questions from the committee.
11:13:23 AM  
CDC staff answered questions from the committee.



Fort Lewis College - Committee Discussion Only
11:13:47 AM  
Dr. Tom Stritikus,
President of Fort Lewis College (FLC), and Steve Schwartz, Vice President
of Finance and Administration at FLC, introduced themselves. President
Stritikus thanked the committee for its tour of FLC in Summer 2022 and
discussed FLC's programs. President Stritikus gave an overview of FLC's
FY 2023-24 capital request, the Southwest Campus Renewal project. A handout
distributed by FLC is included as Attachment C.
11:18:26 AM  
President Stritikus answered questions from the committee.



Colorado School of Mines - Committee Discussion Only
11:20:04 AM  
Paul Johnson, President
of Colorado School of Mines (Mines), and Kirsten Volpi, Mines' Executive
Vice President, introduced themselves and gave an overview of the school
and the growth of students over the years.  Mines' presentation is
included as Attachment D.  Ms. Volpi gave an overview of Mines' FY
2023-24 capital request.
11:36:54 AM  
President Johnson and Ms. Volpi answered questions from the committee.
11:45:47 AM  
The committee took
a recess for lunch.
01:17:47 PM  
The committee returned to order.



Colorado State University System - Committee Discussion Only
01:18:24 PM  
Dr. Tony Frank, Chancellor,
Colorado State University (CSU) System, presented the system's FY 2023-24
capital requests.  Dr. Frank was joined by Henry Sobanet, Vice Chancellor
and Chief Financial Officer for the CSU System, and Dr. Donna Souder Hodge,
Vice President of Operations and Advancement for CSU-Pueblo.  Dr.
Frank first discussed the certificates of participation payment authorized
by Senate Bill 20-219.  Brendan Hanlon, Vice President for University
Operations and Chief Financial Officer, presented the CSU Fort Collins
FY 2023-24 capital requests.  He provided an overview of the Clark
Building Renovation and Expansion, the District Heating Plan Sustainability
Upgrade, the San Luis Valley Potato Research and Storage Facility, and
the ARDEC projects.  CSU's presentation is included as Attachment
E.
01:30:23 PM  
Mr. Hanlon provided an overview of projects currently underway at CSU Fort Collins, and recently completed projects on the campus. Shelly Carroll joined the discussion to respond to questions regarding insurance money for the destroyed potato research facility, and insurance for facilities in general. Dr. Frank responded to questions regarding the economic impact of the potato research facility. Dr. James Pritchett, Dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences, joined the discussion surrounding the potato facility. Mr. Hanlon and Dr. Frank responded to questions regarding Phase II of the Clark Building project.
01:44:17 PM  
Dr. Souder Hodge
provided an overview of the CSU-Pueblo's FY 2023-24 capital projects.
01:54:28 PM  
The committee recessed.



Department of Human Services - Committee Discussion Only
02:14:18 PM  
The committee returned
to order.  Pedro Almeida, Deputy Executive Director of Administrative
Solutions, and Kate Morrison, Director of Operations, Department of Human
Services (DHS), presented the DHS FY 2023-24 capital construction requests.
 Mr. Almeida discussed the mission and programming of DHS, and the
department's facility portfolio.    Ms. Morrison provided an
overview of the department's capital projects, starting with the Regional
Centers Bathroom Remodel and the Regional Centers Life-Safety Improvements
projects. DHS's presentation is included as Attachment F.
02:28:23 PM  
Ms. Morrison continued
briefing the committee on the DHS FY 2023-24 capital requests, including
the Campus Utility Infrastructure Upgrade project at the Colorado Mental
Health Institute at Fort Logan.  Discussion ensued regarding the number
of linear feet of wooden piping at Fort Logan.  Ms. Morrison next
discussed the Safety and Security Risk Mitigation project, and detailed
the department's controlled maintenance projects for the next fiscal year.
 Ms. Morrison responded to questions regarding why the previously
discussed bathroom project was not requested as controlled maintenance,
and a controlled maintenance project at group homes.  Discussion ensued
regarding a controlled maintenance project at Gilliam Youth Services Center.
 Ms. Morrison discussed some of DHS's underway and ongoing capital
projects, and responded to questions regarding a group home project under
construction in Grand Junction.  Discussion ensued regarding the plan
for rotating out of the Grand Junction Regional Center.
02:46:23 PM  
The committee recessed.



Auraria Higher Education Center - Committee Discussion Only
02:47:19 PM  
Colleen Walker, CEO,
and Anne Feeser-Olesen, Director of Project Management, Auraria Higher
Education Center (AHEC), provided an overview of AHEC's FY 2023-24 capital
requests.  Ms. Walker provided an overview of the campus, and the
facilities managed by AHEC.  She then discussed the projects for which
state funding was requested for FY 2023-24. AHEC's presentation is included
as Attachment G.
03:00:13 PM  
Ms. Walker continued to brief the committee on AHEC's FY 2023-24 capital construction requests, discussing the Auraria Campus Safety Center. Discussion ensued regarding the state of the current campus safety center. Ms. Walker responded to questions regarding the potential location for the new safety center, and how long the campus has been in need of a new facility. Ms. Walker responded to questions regarding a project already underway that revitalizes steam infrastructure at AHEC.
03:12:55 PM  
The committee recessed.



Department of Public Safety - Committee Discussion Only
03:25:04 PM  
The committee returned to order. Mike Morgan, Director of the Division of Fire Prevention and Control for the Department of Public Safety, provided an overview of the the division's request to purchase a Firehawk helicopter to address wildfires, and the need for the aircraft. Mr. Morgan responded to questions regarding the cost of the helicopter. Mr. Morgan explained that there's one such helicopter available, and the next one will be available in 2026. Mr. Morgan responded to questions regarding the efficacy of the Firehawk helicopter, and the division's current firefighting aircraft portfolio. Mr. Morgan responded to further questions regarding why the division doesn't buy all of its aircraft, instead of leasing some of them. Mr. Morgan responded to additional questions regarding the ability of the division to access federal aerial resources for firefighting, and reimbursement when states and the federal government share such assets.
03:51:29 PM  
Discussion continued
regarding the Firehawk helicopter purchase.  Mr. Morgan responded
to questions regarding when the new helicopter could be put into service,
and the lease-purchase arrangement that would be required to acquire the
aircraft.  Terri Anderle, DPS Budget Director, provided input on this
lease-purchase arrangement.  Discussion ensued regarding why the division
is not acquiring the new helicopter in the same manner that it did with
its existing helicopter, and the stationing of the division's aerial firefighting
assets.  Discussion followed regarding what would happen if the state
did not make its payments on the lease-purchase.
04:06:26 PM  
John Camper, Director
Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), provided an overview of the Toxicology
Lab, Expansion, CBI Arvada capital request.  Mr. Camper responded
to questions regarding the division's capability in the area of fentanyl
testing
04:13:22 PM  
Mr. Bishop provided
some closing remarks about the next day's activities.


04:16:55 PM   The committee adjourned.






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