716B210927DE519E87258AC900595DB7 Hearing Summary

PUBLIC
BILL SUMMARY For FY 2024-25 CAPITAL BUDGET PRIORITIZATION

JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Date Feb 20, 2024
Location SCR 357

FY 2024-25 Capital Budget Prioritization - List Approved

Attachment Tag

File Name

Attachment

Attachment A.pdf

Attachment

Attachment B.pdf

09:16:10 AM

The committee was called to order. All members were present. Senator Hinrichsen initiated a discussion on prioritizing the FY 2024-25 capital projects. Committee members received a working list, prepared by committee members (Attachment A). Discussion ensued regarding the merits of this list, and funding for capital construction in general.

09:24:37 AM

Discussion ensued regarding the cash-funded projects on the working FY 2024-25 capital list, and the potential for a Department of Labor and Employment project to be cash funded.

09:27:43 AM	Motion	Approve the cash funded project list as recommended by OSPB.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:28:28 AM	Motion	Approve CDOT's Highway Construction Projects for $500,000.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:46:08 AM	Motion	Move $3 million from CCF to CF for the Metropolitan State Classroom to Career Hub Project
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

09:46:10 AM

Discussion returned
to the FY 2024-25 state-funded capital construction working list. Discussion
ensued regarding the Colorado Mesa University Performing Arts Expansion
and Renovation project, and the positioning of controlled maintenance at
the bottom of the recommended funding in the working list. Discussion followed
regarding the Metropolitan State University Classroom to Career Hub project.

09:46:14 AM

Discussion ensued
regarding the inflation factor for a pair of Department of Corrections
projects. Bo Pogue, Legislative Council Staff, clarified the committee's
ability to recommend a lower appropriation for a project.

10:01:00 AM	Motion	Reduce the CCF for the Department of Corrections Sterling Access Controls project to $33.3 million.
	Moved	Mullica
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:01:02 AM

Discussion returned to the continuation status of the Colorado Mesa University Performing Arts Expansion and Renovation project.

10:04:56 AM	Motion	Move the Colorado Mesa University Performing Arts Expansion and Renovation project below the Department of Personnel Administration Kipling Campus Chiller Replacement (Capital Renewal) project on the working list.
	Moved	Mullica
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	No
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	No
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 4 NO: 2 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:04:58 AM

Discussion returned to levels 1 and 2 controlled maintenance being positioned at the bottom of the recommended funding portion of the working list.

10:08:09 AM

Discussion ensued
regarding BEST grant funding for the Colorado School for the Deaf and the
Blind West Hall Renovation and Addition project. Matt Bishop, Legislative
Council Staff, provided clarity on this issue.

10:12:47 AM

The committee continued
to discuss the positioning of controlled maintenance on the list.

10:19:49 AM	Motion	Move Controlled Maintenance Level 1 and 2 below CSU-Pueblo Tech Building project.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin
	Lindsay
	Mullica
	Simpson
	Story
	Hinrichsen
		YES: 0 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: Withdrawn

10:20:50 AM	Motion	Move the state-funded capital construction working list as amended.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:23:05 AM

Committee discussion
ensued regarding process questions.

10:24:53 AM	Motion	Approve the state-funded capital construction list as displayed.
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:27:16 AM	Motion	Fund Controlled Maintenance Level 2 through project number 71 (add $33,288 in cash funds to OSPB's recommendation)
	Moved	Story
	Seconded

	Catlin	Yes
	Lindsay	Yes
	Mullica	Yes
	Simpson	Yes
	Story	Yes
	Hinrichsen	Yes
		YES: 6 NO: 0 EXC: 0 ABS: 0 FINAL ACTION: PASS

10:27:30 AM

The final approved
FY 2024-25 capital recommendations are included as Attachment B.

FY 2024-25 Capital Budget Prioritization - List Approved

Colorado General Assembly