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H_THL_2025A 01/21/2025 01:38:33 PM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
HOUSE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, HOUSING & LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Date 01/21/2025
Attendance
Barron X
Boesenecker *
Lindsay *
Paschal X
Phillips X
Richardson X
Suckla X
Lukens E
Woodrow X
Woog X
Stewart R. X
Froelich X
Time 01:38:33 PM to 03:44:50 PM
Place LSB A
This Meeting was called to order by Froelich
This Report was prepared by Dan Graeve
Hearing Items Action Taken
Presentation by Colorado Municipal League Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Colorado Counties, Inc. Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by the Special District Association of Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Counties & Commissioners Acting Together Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Denver Regional Council of Governments Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Colorado Coalition for the Homeless Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Housing Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Presentation by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority Committee Discussion Only

Presentation by Colorado Municipal League - Committee Discussion Only
01:39:17 PM  
Heather Staufer,
Bev Stables, Jeremy Shubach, and Elizabeth Haskell, representatives of
the Colorado Municipal League (CML) presented to the committee on CML's
organizational makeup, policy position process, and legislative priorities.
Presenters provided printed materials to the committee which can be found
as Attachment A.  
01:44:53 PM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.



Presentation by Colorado Counties, Inc. - Committee Discussion Only
01:45:47 PM  
Reagan Shane and
Meghan MacKillop, representing Colorado Counties, Inc. (CCI), presented
to the committee on the role of county government in Colorado, CCI organizational
structure and process for taking position on proposed legislation.



Meeting presentations
can be accessed at: https://leg.colorado.gov/content/hthl2025acommdocs.
 
01:54:01 PM  
Presenters responded to questions from the committee.



Presentation by the Special District Association of Colorado - Committee Discussion Only
01:54:46 PM  
Michael Valdez and
Anthony Sandoval, representing the Special District Association (SDA) presented
to the committee on the role and efforts of the organization. SDA provided
written materials to the committee that can be found as Attachment B.  
 



Presentation by Counties & Commissioners Acting Together - Committee Discussion Only
02:02:26 PM  
Thomas Davidson, representing Counties & Commissioners Acting Together (CCAT), presented to the committee on the background and efforts of the organization. Mr. Davidson provided written materials to the committee that can be found as Attachment C.



Presentation by Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado - Committee Discussion Only
02:06:21 PM  
Richard Orf, representing Associated Governments of Northwest Colorado, presented to the committee on the legislative efforts and policy position process of the organization.



Presentation by Denver Regional Council of Governments - Committee Discussion Only
02:19:46 PM  
Sheila Lynch and
Rich Mauro, representing Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG),
presented to the committee on the organization's recently completed Regional
Housing Needs Assessment.
02:38:39 PM  
Presenters responded
to questions from the committee.



Presentation by Colorado Coalition for the Homeless - Committee Discussion Only
02:39:12 PM  
Cathy Alderman, Colorado
Coalition for the Homeless, presented to the committee on the work of the
organization.
02:47:25 PM  
Ms. Alderman responded to questions from the committee.



Presentation by Housing Colorado - Committee Discussion Only
02:57:33 PM  
Brian Rossbert, Executive
Director, Housing Colorado, presented to the committee on the mission of
the organization, on housing affordability in the states, and on the organization's
work on navigating and understanding local government land use zoning.
03:07:11 PM  
Mr. Rossbert responded to questions from the committee.
03:13:01 PM  
Committee discussion continued.



Presentation by Colorado Housing and Finance Authority - Committee Discussion Only
03:16:30 PM  
Ms. Jerilynn Francis
and Thomas Bryan, representing Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA),
presented to the committee on the inventment focus of the organization,
as well as 2024 and 2025 legislative engagement.  
03:24:15 PM  
Presenters responded
to questions from the committee.


03:44:50 PM   The committee adjourned.






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