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J_JTC_2022A 02/10/2022 07:33:14 AM Committee Summary

PUBLIC
STAFF SUMMARY OF MEETING
JOINT COMMITTEE COMMITTEE ON JOINT TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE
Date 02/10/2022
Attendance
Baisley X
Bernett X
Kolker X
Priola X
Bridges X
Titone X
Time 07:33:14 AM to 08:47:34 AM
Place SCR 352
This Meeting was called to order by Titone
This Report was prepared by Colin Schroeder
Hearing Items Action Taken
Presentation from MSU-Denver and Colorado School of Mines on FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Requests Committee Discussion Only
Presentation from CDPHE on FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request Committee Discussion Only
FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request Prioritization Discussion Committee Discussion Only

07:33:48 AM
The meeting was called to order by Representative Titone.



Presentation from MSU-Denver and Colorado School of Mines on FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Requests - Committee Discussion Only


07:41:45 AM  
Dr. Janine Davidson,
President of Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU-Denver), provided
the committee with an overview of MSU and Colorado School of Mines' FY
2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request.  Dr. Davidson was joined by Dr.
Monique Sendze, Chief Information Officer and Deputy Chief Operating Officer
of the Colorado School of Mines, as well as Kevin Taylor, Chief Information
Officer and Associate Vice President of MSU-Denver.
07:41:52 AM  
Dr. Sendze provided the committee with a more detailed explanation of the technical and financial aspects of the budget request. Dr. Sendze also highlighted the anticipated savings that will potentially result from the approval of the budget request.
07:44:18 AM  
Dr. Sendze provided
the committee with an overview of the timeline and plan for the project,
should the budget request be approved.  
07:46:33 AM  
Members of the committee
asked the presenters about their anticipated future budget requests, requesting
an explanation of the anticipated costs in future years.  Nick Pistentis,
Deputy Chief Information Officer of MSU-Denver, responded to questions
from the committee regarding these anticipated costs.  



Presentation from CDPHE on FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request - Committee Discussion Only


07:53:01 AM  
Representatives from
the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) presented
to the committee on their FY 2022-23 IT Capital budget request.  Representatives
included: Erick Scheminske, Director of Business Operations; Michael Ogletree,
Director of Air Pollution Control Division (APCD); Andrew Putnam, Environmental
Information Manager; and, Kristi Labarge, Governor's Office of Information
Technology (OIT) IT Director for CDPHE.  The presentation can be found
here:
https://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/images/cdphe_presentation.pdf
 
07:54:46 AM  
Mr. Scheminske provided the committee with an overview of CDPHE's budget request. He explained that the request consists of two components- the Stationary Sources Program, and the Air Pollution Data Warehouse.
07:58:40 AM  
Mr. Scheminske provided the committee with an overview of CDPHE's "technology health scores".
08:02:05 AM  
Ms. Labarge, representing the Governor's Office of Information Technology (OIT), explained OIT's collaboration process with CDPHE on this project.
08:03:29 AM  
Ms. Labarge provided the committee with more information regarding the implementation methodology of the project.
08:04:42 AM  
Director Ogletree summarized CDPHE's Stationary Sources System project. He also highlighted the stakeholder engagement process for the project.
08:06:09 AM  
Mr. Putnam provided the committee with an explanation of the current stationary sources technology footprint, as well as a summary of the proposed architecture of the Air Stationary Sources Solution.
08:09:06 AM  
Mr. Putnam provided the expected timeline for the Stationary Sources project.
08:13:36 AM  
Mr. Scheminske explained the potential risks that the department hopes to mitigate with this project.
08:15:47 AM  
Director Ogletree provided closing remarks concerning the budget request.
08:19:56 AM  
Members of the committee inquired about the role of Colorado Digital Services (CDS) in the project.
08:21:07 AM  
Members of the committee
asked the presenters about what community organizations have been involved
in the project.  Jim Reasor, Fiscal Services Manager, APCD and Water
Quality Control Division, explained the stakeholder process of the project.
 
08:24:35 AM  
Members of the committee inquired about how this program compares to what other states in the country are doing in regard to tracking air pollution.
08:31:23 AM  
Members of the committee asked the representatives how far along they are in their change management process.
08:31:41 AM  
Members of the committee inquired about the proposed system's ability to interact with federal data collection.



FY 2022-23 IT Capital Budget Request Prioritization Discussion - Committee Discussion Only


08:34:53 AM  
Luisa Altmann, Legislative
Council Staff, provided the committee with updates on the IT Capital budget
request prioritization.  
08:35:49 AM  
Members of the committee expressed their desire to receive continuous updates on the various budget request projects.


08:47:34 AM   The committee adjourned.






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