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Legislative Review Committee Minutes
Tuesday, January 23, 2024
3:30-4:30PM
Councilmembers Present: Councilmember Canonico (chair), Councilmember Gutowski, Mayor Arndt
Staff present: Tyler Marr, Ginny Sawyer, Sylvia Tatman-Burruss, Jenny Lopez-Filkins, Lockie Woods,
Jessica Jones (virtual), Honore Depew (virtual)
Guests present: Ed Bowditch (lobbyist, virtual), Jennifer Cassell (lobbyist, virtual), Kevin Jones (in-
person)
1. Approval of the minutes from the November 14th meeting. Gutowski moved and Arndt seconded. Passed
3-0.
2. Bill Review
a. HB24 – 1007: Prohibit Residential Occupancy Limits
i. CML is opposed, hopes to propose amendments.
ii. Discussion about the issues with square footage restrictions.
iii. Jennifer said the Bill sponsor is not open to amendments other than extending the
implementation timeline to July 1.
iv. LRC discussed adopting an amend position.
b. HB24 – 1012: Front Range Passenger Rail
i. Discussion about the approval process for MPOs and the Committee.
ii. LRC elected to remove this bill from the tracker.
c. HB24 – 1018: College Textbook Sales Use Tax Exemption
i. ASCSU bill.
ii. CML is supporting.
iii. LRC elected to support this bill.
d. HB24 – 1023: Civil Forfeiture Reform
i. Unlikely to proceed.
ii. LRC will continue to monitor
e. HB24 – 1026: TABOR Prior Voter Approval Requirement
i. Unlikely to proceed.
ii. LRC will continue to monitor.
f. HB24 – 1028: Overdose Prevention Centers
i. Gives cities the authority to open a harm reduction / overdose prevention center.
ii. Unlikely to proceed.
iii. CML position is neutral.
iv. LRC will continue to monitor.
g. SB24 – 005: Prohibit Landscaping Practices for Water Conservation
i. CML is opposed because of home rule concerns, recommend more money for
conversion programs.
ii. CC4CA is tentatively supporting the bill, and it has support from conservation groups.
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iii. Discussion about statewide solutions to problems with regional or local contexts.
iv. LRC will continue to monitor.
h. SB24 – 022: Regulate Flavored Tobacco Products
i. Gives authority for regulation to county board of commissioners.
ii. Question about how county regulations would interact with municipal laws.
iii. LRC will continue to monitor.
i. SB24 – 033: Property tax treatment of real property
i. Renting a non-primary home for more than 90 days would change the assessment rate
for properties.
ii. Unlikely to pass this year due to political considerations.
3. Other Anticipated Bills
a. Local government right of first refusal for multifamily rental properties
b. Real Estate Transfer Fee
i. Local governments could impose a transfer fee of up to 4% on sale of property.
ii. Funds would be for affordable housing.
iii. Questions about whether it would require a vote of the public under TABOR.
c. Public Meeting Accessibility
i. Discussion about meeting with the Governor’s Office of Information Technology on
digital accessibility.
ii. Discussion about a potential bill requiring streaming all public meetings and concerns
with the feasibility of implementation.
d. Ban on Parking Minimums
i. Under current drafts, failure to comply could jeopardize HUTF funds (~3M for the City
annually).
ii. Requires allowing ADUs without owner occupancy requirements and removing parking
minimums.
e. Councilmember Canonico spoke about CC4CA support for a transit bill.
f. Mayor Arndt
i. Construction defects reform bill has yet to be introduced.
1. Will include a right to remedy.
2. More notification to homeowners.
3. A separate bill to study the lack of insurance market is under consideration.
ii. Dredge and fill bill
1. The City’s Water Resources Team & Attorney’s Office will monitor.
g. Tyler spoke about staff using the Legislative Policy Agenda to adopt initial positions for bills with
clear alignment.
4. Other Business
a. CML Legislative Workshop is on February 15th.
b. Next meeting is on February 13th.
Minutes adopted at the February 14, 2024 meeting.