The Capitol Preservation Board (CPB) manages all functions associated with Capitol Hill facilities and grounds including: maintenance, furnishings, occupancy, public usage, tours, and long range master planning.
The board manages the day-to-day operations of the Capitol building, the East and West buildings, the State Office Building, the Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum, the Travel Council Building, and the White Chapel. Grounds maintenance and facility management are provided through a contract with the State Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM).
During the 2015 General Session, the Legislature appropriated for Fiscal Year 2016, $8,290,100 from all sources for Capitol Preservation Board. This is a 60.4 percent increase from Fiscal Year 2015 revised estimated amounts from all sources. The total includes $7,963,200 from the General/Education Funds, an increase of 63.1 percent from revised Fiscal Year 2015 estimates.
In addition to statewide compensation and internal service fund cost increases, the following appropriation adjustments were made during the 2015 General Session:
After the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the Olympic Committee gave the Capitol Preservation Board $1 million to fund an Olympic Monument on Capitol Hill. The proposed Olympic Monument was several million dollars and additional money was never raised to see it through completion. In April 2014 the board approved a reallocation of these funds to the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation (UOLF). In a letter dated September 23, 2014, the UOLF outlined its intended use of the funds:
- $200,000 for Utah Olympic Oval SolaProject
- $500,000 for Olympic Park Freestyle Pool Ramp Renovatio
- $363,000 for future project design/study fees and contingency uses
The four primary functions of the Capitol Preservation Board (CPB) are Office Administration, Visitor Services, Inventory and Collections Management, and Stewardship.
Office Administration
- Approximately 4,260 events scheduled in 25 spaces per year, collecting approximately $400,000 in dedicated credits
- 1,135 parking stalls managed and reassigned every 2 years
- 840 access badges or ID forms processed annually (about 70 per month)
- 500 lobbyist ID badges to be processed in coordination with Lt. Governor's Office
- 800 recycling bins at 83 locations
- Approximately 73,000 gallons recycled per year
- 15 vending machines maintained
- 90 flags flown and sold per year
Visitor Services
- 155,000 visitors to the Capitol building each year
- 50,000 visitors hosted on guided tours each year (numbers peak every legislative session)
- 50 trained volunteer docents
- 989 scheduled tours given in 2014
- 1,154 walk-in tours given in 2014
- 25,000 visitors use self-guided brochures
- 4 "Movie Under the Stars" events held, with 2,000 to 3,000 people at each event
- As of July 2014 switched on-site food caterer from Salt Lake Community College to Chartwells
Inventory and Collections Management
- 9,164 records in inventory and collections database
- Recently added Mariner S. Eccles sculpture and plaque
- 112 works of art on loan from Utah Arts Council, 22 from other sources
Stewardship
- 65,000 square feet of tile being replaced over two years with estimated $15,000 to $20,000 estimated reduction in dedicated credits collections
- Weekly web updates regarding the tiling project
- 4 tenant meetings held per year
- Phase 2 of security upgrades, which includes cameras on the exterior of the building, began March 2014
- Mormon Battalion monument restoration planning began April 2014; construction will begin in spring 2015
- Former store area remodeled to house UHP offices and the new Capitol conference room, with completion scheduled for December 2014
The board oversaw the restoration of the State Capitol which was completed January of 2008. Since then, CPB has focused on serving visitors by providing web-based scheduling, trained docents, communications, and parking information. CPB also organizes special events throughout the year.
Visitor Services
Over 150,000 visitors are projected to walk through the doors of the Utah State Capitol this year. The budget for the Visitor Services program is $114,000 and is used to schedule and facilitate group tours, provide uniforms and training for volunteer docents, create informative brochures for self-guided tours, and for maintaining a website that is up-to-date and full of useful information for visitors. This program also includes the Movie Under the Stars program, which is funded through private donations.
Inventory Program
The inventory program was developed to define, identify, and inventory all significant contents of the Capitol Hill Complex and all state-owned items of historical significance. The program also oversees the selection, installation process, and cleaning and maintenance of exhibits, artwork, and statuary in the Capitol, Capitol Hill facilities, and grounds. The annual budget for this program is $98,000.
Administration
The Administration program includes scheduling and setup of the more than 3,700 events that take place on the Capitol Hill Complex each year in addition to the day-do-day operations of the agency. The base budget administration is $468,000, of which $205,000 is captured in dedicated credits. For FY 2015 and FY 2016, dedicated credits are expected to drop to $126,000 per year due to the tile construction that will be taking place.
O & M
The current O&M budget is just over $3.8 million for the entire Capitol Hill Complex and, with the exception of $185,000 from DTS, is paid for entirely out of the CPB budget.
COBI contains unaudited data as presented to the Legislature by state agencies at the time of publication. For audited financial data see the State of Utah's Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports.