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Kristin Toombs, deputy director for the Division of Housing in the Department of Local Affairs (DOLA), told the committee the Fort Lyon campus in Bent County houses about 230 adults in a recovery‑oriented transitional program and that the campus steam heating system \"continues to get worse and is now at a point of being an emergency with high risk for life and safety,\" citing multiple leaks and system components that date back decades.

Toombs said DOLA has been working with the governor's office, OEDIT and the Office of the State Architect and that the department previously requested emergency controlled maintenance funds to replace the steam condensate tank. State Architect Hannah Lane told the committee the condensate tank replacement is being funded from the emergency controlled maintenance fund at $98,356, including installation.

Committee members pressed staff on why the department was seeking a full project appropriation up front rather than first funding design. The Office of the State Architect and DOLA said long lead times for boilers and HVAC equipment (more than 52 weeks) motivated a concurrent approach: design and early procurement planning in parallel to avoid ordering delays once a final system choice is made. Lane said the design phase for the investigation would take about six months.

Members objected to the process and to precedent. Several members said they were sympathetic to the life‑safety urgency but concerned that moving money out of the Level 1 controlled maintenance list and advancing a large, undefined supplemental would set a problematic precedent. After debate, Representative Lindsay moved to recommend $796,840 from supplemental funds for the design work and to remove the same amount from the Level 1 controlled maintenance request. That motion passed on an initial recorded vote but members later made and won a motion to reconsider. On the final recorded vote the recommendation failed on a 3 to 3 vote (Senator Hendrickson, Representative Lindsay and the chair voted yes; Senator Pelton, Representative Winter and Senator Mullica voted no).

The department also told the committee it is still evaluating alternatives, including electric boilers and geothermal options, and that any final full replacement project cost estimate would follow the planned design and feasibility work. DOLA said an earlier, larger figure mentioned during the discussion (about $35,000,000) represents a possible total project scale depending on the alternative selected, but the committee emphasized the need for a clearly defined design and budget before committing large supplemental funds.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Capital Development Committee [Jan 14, 2025]","oneSentenceSummary","The committee failed to recommend a $796,840 supplemental to fund design work for a full replacement of the Fort Lyon campus heating system after lively debate over urgency, funding sources and precedent; the committee did approve emergency work for a condensate tank earlier.","taxTitle","Capital Development Committee, YEAR-ROUND COMMITTEES, Committees, Legislative, Colorado","taxId",25609,"location","Colorado","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6385676,"Capital Development Committee recommends supplemental funding for Trinidad State College Freudenthal Library renovation",531,314000,845000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2119396-26ab514862f61557d1623334d80a0951&start=314&end=845","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2119396-26ab514862f61557d1623334d80a0951/thumbnail_314000.jpg","/articles/6385676/Colorado/Capital-Development-Committee-recommends-supplemental-funding-for-Trinidad-State-College-Freudenthal-Library-renovation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6385676-297548425ccede0e1163ef0dd5a8c0a5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771095640&Signature=gr09fZsZL4L777Gi2x8jLNqaO-4pK-~WyHZbFu5-9-p~bkqhTuO6X8UALVzaAuj2jyXYfaMhX~GmY90qC-qz4itQp68NwRULjyzGrQU32wwfwDnnKI1kSDPqSdv9KzhYCA6Z4QPg25ObpVzajE58nyxphl-NvJ57KDr6VVNTjWkJC2cxyTy-Zb7oLzF5Q5Y6qfNQGHdd4jO9kFaBMU5GZCUQZvRhzI8EilUH980OagSBVTfvAIV3Lip5Yt~p7hCGFiWnuP19HSO1wRNUMGr2VqhCt4NXTBuGQGpReWzNdBOBrdF6EcRk-VfqXHAixHmcvyyDbS-jIPjH47BtQZ02Yg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Capital Development Committee recommended support Wednesday for supplemental spending requests tied to the Freudenthal Library renovation at Trinidad State College, approving both phase 1 and phase 2 requests by unanimous votes.

Trinidad State College President Rhonda Epper told the committee the project modernizes a library that has not seen improvements on this scale since it was built in the mid-1960s and creates new student collaboration and maker spaces. \"We're excited to open the library next week on time for the spring semester, and we're proud of the transformation and the lasting impact it will have on our students,\" Epper said.

The renovation converts underused areas into a maker space, study lounge, team study rooms, a conference room and a business innovation space to support new work with Emergent Campus. The project also renovates the Loudounin Rizzi Archaeology Museum and the courtyard overlooking Fishers Peak. Epper said the original appropriation was based on a budget prepared in early 2020; pandemic-related cost increases required scope cuts, and the college has since secured additional grant and foundation fundraising to restore most of the original scope.

Epper told the committee Trinidad State requested additional spending authority of $695,139 for phase 1 and $195,000 for phase 2; committee motions to recommend the supplemental requests were moved by Representative Lindsey and approved on recorded 6-to-0 ballots. Representative Winter, who said she toured the facility and participated in the selection of art for the new library, praised the college's fundraising and stewardship of public dollars: \"They've been very mindful on how they spend their money,\" Winter said.

Committee members asked few substantive questions during the presentation. The chair closed by congratulating the college on the fundraising and the progress and the committee recorded two separate motions recommending support for the supplemental requests; both motions passed by voice/poll vote with a 6 to 0 tally.

Trinidad State invited members to a grand opening on April 11 and said the renovated library will open for the spring semester.","The Capital Development Committee recommended supplemental spending for two phases of the Freudenthal Library renovation at Trinidad State College, approving both phase 1 and phase 2 requests unanimously, following a presentation by college leadership.","actionData","errors"]

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Capital Development Committee deadlocks on Fort Lyon heating design supplemental after divisive debate

Capital Development Committee recommends supplemental funding for Trinidad State College Freudenthal Library renovation