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J_CDC_2021A 12/13/2021 09:09:46 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
Date 12/13/2021
Attendance
Fields X
Rich X
Sonnenberg X
Valdez D. X
Story X
Hooton X
Time 09:09:46 AM to 03:25:14 PM
Place SCR 357
This Meeting was called to order by Hooton
This Report was prepared by Nina Forbes
Hearing Items Action Taken
Election of Chair and Vice Chair Committee Discussion Only
CDC Staff Overview Committee Discussion Only
Office of State Planning and Budgeting Committee Discussion Only
Colorado Commission on Higher Education Committee Discussion Only
Auraria Higher Education Center Committee Discussion Only
Metropolitan State University of Denver Committee Discussion Only
Colorado School of Mines Committee Discussion Only
Department of Education Committee Discussion Only
University of Northern Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Department of Natural Resources Committee Discussion Only
History Colorado Committee Discussion Only
Colorado State University System Committee Discussion Only

Election of Chair and Vice Chair - Committee Discussion Only
09:09:50 AM  
Representative Hooton
called the meeting to order
09:09:59 AM  
The committee made nominations for the new Chair and Vice-Chair.


09:12:24 AM
 Motion Approve nomination of Senator Tammy Story as Chair of the Capital Development Committee
Moved Fields
Seconded
Fields Yes
Rich Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Story Yes
Hooton Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS


09:16:13 AM
 Motion Approve nomination of Representative Edie Hooton as Vice-Chair of the Capital Development Committee
Moved Valdez D.
Seconded
Fields Yes
Rich Yes
Sonnenberg Yes
Valdez D. Yes
Story Yes
Hooton Yes
YES: 6   NO: 0   EXC: 0   ABS:  0   FINAL ACTION:  PASS
09:16:15 AM  
Representative Hooton
passed the chair postion over to Senator Story. Senator Story presided
over the remainder of the meeting.



CDC Staff Overview - Committee Discussion Only
09:16:52 AM  
Bo Pogue and Matt Bishop, Legislative Council Staff, gave an overview of the FY 2021-22 capital construction requests and available revenue.
09:18:04 AM  
Mr. Pogue gave an overview of the CDC hearings process. Mr. Bishop gave an overview of the CDC staff memo.
09:18:05 AM  
All of the CDC staff write-ups for each of the projects presented today are included in the "Capital Construction Requests FY 2022-23" section of the CDC Committee Documents page.



Office of State Planning and Budgeting - Committee Discussion Only

09:28:15 AM  
Meredith Moon, Deputy
Director of Budget, and Vanessa Reilly, Capital Assets Manager, of the
Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB), presented on OSPB's capital
construction FY 2022-23 budget request (Attachment A). OSPB's presentation
is included as Attachment B. Ms. Moon explained the unique position the
state is in this fiscal year with the addition of pandemic response funds
to the available funds to spend.
09:33:44 AM  
Ms. Reilly gave an
overview of the general fund amount OSPB is recommending for capital construction.
OSPB's prioritization took into account the following factors: avoiding
future costs, mitigating environmental harm, addressing safety issues,
investing in under-served communities, and investing in Colorado businesses
and workforce. Ms. Reilly explained OSPB's goal of balancing the higher
education and other state department needs. Ms. Reilly highlighted the
goal of investing in critical capital renewal and controlled maintenance
projects to avoid future costs.
09:54:32 AM  
Ms. Reilly and Ms. Moon answered questions from the committee.



Colorado Commission on Higher Education - Committee Discussion Only

10:08:09 AM  
Ashlee Pate, Lead
Finance Analyst at the Department of Higher Education, Lauren Gilliland
Senior Finance Analyst at the Department of Higher Education, and Dr. Eric
Tucker, Commissioner of the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE),
presented on CCHE's prioritization for higher education projects for capital
funding (Attachment C). CCHE's presentation is included as Attachment D
and a handout is included as Attachment E. Dr. Tucker explained that CCHE
revised their scoring criteria for this year's prioritization and for prioritizations
going forward.
10:12:10 AM  
Ms. Pate gave an
overview of the ranking system, including an explanation that they ranked
continuation projects the highest, and the changes to the scoring criteria.
10:19:55 AM  
Ms. Pate and Ms. Gilliland answered questions from the committee.



Auraria Higher Education Center - Committee Discussion Only

10:26:22 AM  
The committee took a brief recess.
10:45:49 AM  
Colleen Walker, Chief
Executive Officer, and Carl Meese, Director of Campus Planning, at the
Auraria Higher Education Campus (AHEC) introduced themselves and their
capital request for FY 2022-23. AHEC's presentation is included as Attachment
F. A handout from the institution is included as Attachment G.
10:47:27 AM  
Ms. Walker gave an overview of the components of the Critical Campus-Wide Building Envelope and Energy Code Deficiencies project.
10:55:37 AM  
Ms. Walker answered questions from the committee.



Metropolitan State University of Denver - Committee Discussion Only
11:12:51 AM  
Dr. Janine Davidson,
President of Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver), gave
an overview of MSU Denver's mission, student population, and financial
situation. Dr. Davidson introduced MSU Denver's two capital requests: the
Health Institute project and the Classroom 2 Career Hub project. MSU's
presentation is included as Attachment H.  
11:21:04 AM  
Bryan Hawkins, a nursing student at MSU Denver, discussed his experience in the MSU Denver accelerated nursing program and the impact of the facilities on the program.
11:24:55 AM  
Dr. Davidson explained the limitations that the current nursing facilities place on the nursing program and explained how the capital request would improve this situation.
11:28:24 AM  
Dr. Davidson described
MSU Denver's second capital request, the Classroom 2 Career (C2) Hub, which
helps students translate their classroom experience into careers.
11:35:38 AM  
Dr. Davidson answered questions from the committee.



Colorado School of Mines - Committee Discussion Only
11:38:49 AM  
Dr. Paul Johnson,
President, and Kristen Volpi, Executive Vice President, of the Colorado
School of Mines (Mines), presented on Mines' capital requests. Dr. Johnson
gave some context on Mines' current enrollment, student success metrics,
and expanding pathways to Mines. Mines' presentation is included as Attachment
I.
11:47:12 AM  
Dr. Johnson discussed
the reasoning behind the Minerals and Energy Resources building (fka Subsurface
Frontiers building). Ms. Volpi discussed the remaining request for library
renovations.



Department of Education - Committee Discussion Only
11:53:49 AM  
The committee took a recess for lunch.
01:27:09 PM  
The committee reconvened.
01:34:22 PM  
Dr. Angelika Schroeder, representing the State Board of Education, presented the Colorado Department of Education's capital construction request. Angela Maramba, representing the State Board of Education, and Dr. Katy Anthes, Commissioner of Education, also presented.
01:50:10 PM  
Committee members commented on the project. Dr. Schroeder and Ms. Maramba responded to questions from the committee. Committee discussion ensued.



University of Northern Colorado - Committee Discussion Only
02:01:09 PM  
Dr. Andy Feinstein, President of the University of Northern Colorado, and Kirk Leichliter, Assistant Vice President for Facilities Management, presented the university's capital requests.



Department of Natural Resources - Committee Discussion Only
02:07:15 PM  
Doug Vilsack, Assistant Director for Parks, Wildlife, and Land, and Justin Rutter, Chief Financial Officer for Coloardo Park and Wildlife, presented the Department of Natural Resources' capital construction requests. Mr. Vilsack responded to questions from the committee.



History Colorado - Committee Discussion Only
02:18:39 PM  
Dawn DiPrince, Luis Colon, and Patrick Eidman, representing History Colorado, presented the agency's capital construction requests. Mr. Colon and Ms. DiPrince responded to questions from the committee.



Colorado State University System - Committee Discussion Only
02:31:45 PM  
Henry Sobanet and
Dr. Tony Frank, representing the Colorado State University System, made
an introductory presentation.  Dr. Frank responded to questions from
the committee. CSU's presentation is included as Attachment J.
02:42:26 PM  
Mr. Sobanet provided updates on previously funded capital projects. Dr. Frank responded to questions from the committee.
02:54:21 PM  
Lynn Johnson, Vice President for University Operations at Colorado State University (Fort Collins), presented the campus' capital construction requests and updates on completed projects.
03:12:26 PM  
Dr. Donna Souder Hodge, Vice President of Operations and Advancement for Colorado State University--Pueblo, presented on the university's capital priorities.


03:25:14 PM   The committee adjourned.






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