H_LG_2018A 12/18/2018 01:06:03 PM Committee Summary PUBLICSTAFF SUMMARY OF MEETINGJOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT LOCAL GOVERNMENT Date 12/18/2018 Attendance Coleman E Crowder X Donovan X Exum X Gardner E Gray X Kefalas E Liston E McKean E Pabon X Ransom X Reyher X Rosenthal E Thurlow E Valdez X Wilson E Singer X Martinez Humenik X Time 01:06:03 PM to 02:55:00 PM Place Old State Library This Meeting was called to order by Martinez Humenik This Report was prepared by Vanessa Reilly Hearing Items Action Taken hSMART Government Act Presentation, Department of Local Affairs Committee Discussion Only hPublic Testimony Committee Discussion Only SMART Government Act Presentation, Department of Local Affairs - Committee Discussion Only Attachment Tag File Name Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/251E4F9D2105...$File/181218 AttachI.pdf?OpenElement 181218 AttachI.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/7D27FB516A76...$File/181218 AttachF.pdf?OpenElement 181218 AttachF.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/A8189CDEC5A4...$File/181218 AttachH.pdf?OpenElement 181218 AttachH.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/C66ED857DDBF...$File/181218 AttachG.pdf?OpenElement 181218 AttachG.pdf Attachment http://www2.leg.state.co.us/CLICS/CLICS2018A/commsumm.nsf/0/DFE28895772E...$File/181218 AttachE.pdf?OpenElement 181218 AttachE.pdf 01:06:14 PM Irv Halter, Executive Director of the Department of Local Affairs, presented the department's performance plan and regulatory agenda. He provided several handouts [Attachments A-I]. Attachment A Attachment B Attachment C Attachment D 01:11:17 PM Mr. Halter responded to committee members' questions. He described the departments recent efforts to provide housing to formerly homeless veterans as well as implementation of Senate Bill 17-021. 01:12:26 PM Mr. Halter described the effect of recent court cases on tax revenue for local jurisdictions. 01:22:14 PM Mr. Halter responded to committee members' questions regarding rural broadband. 01:44:43 PM Mr. Halter discussed the department's upcoming regulatory agenda. 01:46:12 PM Mr. Halter responded to committee members' questions regarding the availability of grant programs. 01:51:46 PM Mr. Halter described the department's budget request for FY 2019-20. 01:56:35 PM Alison George, Division of Housing, Department of Local Affairs, and Joseph O'Brien Jr., discussed the Colorado Choice Transitions Program. 02:16:10 PM Christy Crosser, representing the Colorado Recovery and Resiliency Coalition, described the department's flood recovery efforts. 02:17:22 PM Ms. Crosser responded to committee members' questions regarding the financial impact of the Colorado Recovery and Resiliency Office's work. 02:22:45 PM Chantal Unfug, Division of Local Government, DOLA, joined the panel to respond to committee members' questions. 02:32:24 PM Mr. Halter discussed the department's request for a $300,000 General Fund appropriation to fund the department's efforts related to the 2020 Census. 02:36:35 PM Mr. Halter discussed the department's funding request for the housing assistance reentry program Public Testimony - Committee Discussion Only 02:51:13 PM Jonathan Katz, representing himself, discussed his experience with the Colorado Choice Transitions Program. 02:55:00 PM Committee Adjourned