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MINUTES OF THE JOINT CAPITAL FACILITIES & ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE
Monday, February 9, 1998 at 2:00 p.m.
ROOM 405, STATE CAPITOL BUILDING

            
Members Present:    Sen. David L. Buhler, Committee Co-Chair
        Rep. Gerry A. Adair, Committee Co-Chair
        Sen. Leonard Blackham
        Sen. Mike Dmitrich
        Rep. Ralph Becker
        Rep. DeMar (Bud) Bowman
        Rep. Brent H. Goodfellow
        Rep. Loraine T. Pace
        Rep. Richard L. Walsh

Members Absent:    Rep. Joseph G. Murray
        Rep. Raymond W. Short         
Staff Present:    John Massey, Fiscal Analyst
        Susy Carter, Committee Secretary

List of others present is on file.

Co-Chairman Buhler called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.

State Hospital - Expenditure of Budget Savings was presented by Rich Byfield, Director, DFCM. He stated that a savings of $511,000 was realized and the State Hospital was seeking legislative approval to place the canteen back in the program, which will cost $336,000 and will serve for programmatic functional needs and developing educational sufficiency and the sale of some goods at the State Hospital. Sketches of the plans were distributed (attached). Mr. Massey commented favorably on the proposal assuming that the canteen had been part of the original program and was not an alternate to start with. Intent language was recommended, which can be presented in the next meeting. Sen. Buhler commended the State Hospital for their report. Mark Payne, Superintendent, State Hospital, responded.

DFCM presented its analysis by Ken Nye and Alan Lundford to purchase the HK building, half of which is already leased by agencies of the state. The Board of Regents could possibly be housed there with a 20-year lease which would pay for the bond payment of purchase. Intent language will be necessary to accomplish this asset for the state.

Co-chair Buhler declared that a quorum was present, noting that Sen. Blackham had been absent at the last two meetings.

     MOTION: Rep. Pace moved to direct the analyst to draft the intent language requested

by the State Hospital.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Dmitrich and Blackham and Reps. Becker and Goodfellow absent for the vote.

Individual pieces of prepared intent language were distributed by the analyst.

             MOTION: Rep. Bowman moved to approve the intent language for Surplus Vehicle Sales for the exception for Public Safety with the new figure of $318,000.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sens. Dmitrich and Blackham and Reps. Becker and Goodfellow absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Rep. Bowman moved to approve the intent language for Ranking of Designed Projects.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Blackham and Reps. Becker and Goodfellow absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Sen. Dmitrich moved to accept the intent language for Dead Horse Point Visitors Center.

    The motion passed unanimously with Sen. Blackham and Reps. Becker and Goodfellow absent for the vote.

     MOTION: Rep. Adair moved to approve the intent language regarding the O & M funding and recommend that this be delivered to all the appropriations subcommittees for their consideration in their budgets.

    The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Goodfellow absent for the vote.

Mr. Massey explained that the Courts had requested intent language allowing the purchase of the Provo land that was discussed with privately raised funds. Gordon Bissiger explained that raising the $1.4 million in funds would be difficult and their request was to cover the possibility.

     MOTION: Rep. Walsh moved to direct the analyst to draft intent language allowing the Courts to purchase the Provo land with non-state funds.

    The motion passed unanimously with Rep. Goodfellow absent for the vote.

Sen. Dmitrich requested the withdrawal of the intent language that had been drafted on the Green River and explained that the interested parties would make a proposal for the next legislative session.

Co-Chair Buhler explained that he and Rep. Adair had met and would plan to take votes on Wednesday on the members' recommendations on the capital facilities. Some options will be presented at that time. Supplementals still need to be discussed, but no direction has been given. It was decided to hold the meeting at 2:30 on Wednesday. Co-Chair Adair assumed the chair.

Ogden Defense Depot land purchase was discussed by Wayne Parker, Director of Management Services, Ogden City, at the request of Rep. Stephens as a part of the Hill AFB base closure. Public benefit properties have been dealt with. He noted that these federally owned lands had to be purchased by the local redevelopment agency, Ogden City, before they could be sold to private entities. The request was for $1 million in one-time funding with intent language requiring that Ogden City meet the requirements established in the Industrial Assistance Fund.

Co-Chair Adair adjourned the meeting at 2:45 p.m.

The minutes were reported by Susy Carter.






Sen. David L. Buhler Rep. Gerry A. Adair
Committee Co-Chair Committee Co-Chair