MINUTES
LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE
COLORADO PUBLIC TRUSTEES ASSOCIATION (CPTA)
Annual Seminar, Marriott Hotel
Fort Collins, CO
October 15, 2009
ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Bob Sagel, Chair
Carol Snyder
Dee Ann Stults
Patty Bartlett
Michelle Miller
Pat McFarland
Michelle Miller
Billie Mills
Sandra Berry
Tom Mowle
Debby Morgan
Tina Whitmer
Jim Covington
Susie Velasquez
Others Present:
Peg Ackerman
Tom Hill
Sindee Wagner
Members Absent:
Margaret Chapman
Ana Marie Peters-Ruddick
DISCUSSION ITEMS
·
Problem Properties
There was discussion on protecting problem properties.
The state of Minnesota has introduced legislation regarding how cities
can secure foreclosed and abandoned properties so they cannot be used for
improper purposes in troubled areas.
Legislation may be proposed in Colorado trying to pattern legislation on
the Minnesota law. The agreement of
the public trustees group is to see this legislation defeated but would be
difficult because CCI and CML would be in favor of this legislation.
A problem would be how to determine whether property is abandoned.
If the legislation called for judicial foreclosures on abandoned
properties, then the public trustees would be neutral.
·
HB 1276
There was a meeting with Representative Ferrandino
regarding issues with this bill.
Public trustees are working through the issues.
There are a lot of gaps, vagaries and silences in the bill.
The bill has no regulatory authority for implementation.
Ferrandino may sponsor a bill
to give the Division of Housing regulatory authority. There will be a cleanup
bill to get some of the issues addressed.
·
County Clerk Fees
Rep. Judd will sponsor new legislation next session to address consistency in
county clerk fee structure for the grantor/grantee issue.
There is agreement for a flat fee of $10 for the first page plus $1.00 so
$11 for first page, and $5.00 for each additional page, to make this revenue
neutral.
Respectfully Submitted,