Legislature(2017 - 2018)SENATE FINANCE 532

01/26/2018 09:00 AM Senate FINANCE

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09:05:04 AM Start
09:06:20 AM Presentation: Deferred Maintenance
09:57:33 AM Adjourn
* first hearing in first committee of referral
+ teleconferenced
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+ Presentation: Deferred Maintenance TELECONFERENCED
Adam Bryan, Capital Budget Coordinator, Office
of Management and Budget
                 SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE                                                                                       
                     January 26, 2018                                                                                           
                         9:05 a.m.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:05:04 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
CALL TO ORDER                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon called the Senate Finance Committee                                                                          
meeting to order at 9:05 a.m.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS PRESENT                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Senator Anna MacKinnon, Co-Chair                                                                                                
Senator Click Bishop, Vice-Chair                                                                                                
Senator Peter Micciche                                                                                                          
Senator Donny Olson                                                                                                             
Senator Gary Stevens                                                                                                            
Senator Natasha von Imhof                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
MEMBERS ABSENT                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Co-Chair                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
ALSO PRESENT                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Adam Bryan, Capital Budget Coordinator, Office of                                                                               
Management and Budget.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
PRESENT VIA TELECONFERENCE                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mark Davis, Department of Transportation and Public                                                                             
Facilities,   Anchorage;   Chris   Hodgin,   Department   of                                                                    
Transportation and Public Facilities, Anchorage.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
SUMMARY                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
^PRESENTATION: DEFERRED MAINTENANCE                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
9:06:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
ADAM BRYAN, CAPITAL BUDGET COORDINATOR, OFFICE OF                                                                               
MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET, introduced himself.                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:06:23 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
MARK   DAVIS,  DEPARTMENT   OF  TRANSPORTATION   AND  PUBLIC                                                                    
FACILITIES,   ANCHORAGE  (via   teleconference),  introduced                                                                    
himself.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHRIS  HODGIN,  DEPARTMENT   OF  TRANSPORTATION  AND  PUBLIC                                                                    
FACILITIES,   ANCHORAGE  (via   teleconference),  introduced                                                                    
himself.                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Bryan  discussed  the presentation,  "State  of  Alaska                                                                    
Deferred Maintenance Update  Senate Finance Committee" (copy                                                                    
on file).                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
highlighted slide 2, "What is Deferred Maintenance?"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     ? Maintenance that is postponed due to lack of                                                                             
     resources                                                                                                                  
          o Keep assets in safe, effective, working                                                                             
          condition                                                                                                             
     ? Deferred maintenance projects are mostly items that                                                                      
     entities    cannot    address   through    preventative                                                                    
     maintenance                                                                                                                
          o Preventative maintenance is important to                                                                            
          managing growth and severity of future deferred                                                                       
          maintenance                                                                                                           
          o Each entity manages maintenance independently                                                                       
          o    Legislature    appropriates    funding    for                                                                    
          preventative maintenance annually - facilities                                                                        
          management allocations; Public Building Fund                                                                          
          o Maintenance decisions must consider changing                                                                        
          business needs                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan addressed  slide 3, "How many  Facilities does the                                                                    
State Maintain?"                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
     ? Over 2,200 facilities                                                                                                    
     ? 14 entities including University of Alaska and                                                                           
     Courts                                                                                                                     
     ? 19 million square feet of space                                                                                          
     ? Combined replacement value of $8.6B                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan highlighted slide 4,  "What do our Facilities Look                                                                    
Like?"                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     ? Types of facilities vary by entity                                                                                       
     o   UA   manages   classroom,   laboratory,   research,                                                                    
     residential, and office space                                                                                              
     o DOA manages general office space                                                                                         
     o DOC and DHSS both manage 24 hour facilities                                                                              
     o DMVA manages base facilities and statewide armories                                                                      
     o DNR oversees park service cabins, shelters, fire                                                                         
     suppression and preparedness shops                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Stevens  wondered   whether   the  Department   of                                                                    
Transportation   and  Public   Facilities  (DOTPF)   request                                                                    
included the  Marine Highway System. Mr.  Bryan replied that                                                                    
the terminals were included, but  not the actual ferries. He                                                                    
believed that there were currently ten ferries.                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens  surmised that  it was  not included  in the                                                                    
presentation. Mr. Bryan replied that  it did not include the                                                                    
ferries. He stated that it  only included the structures for                                                                    
the marine highway system.                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:11:38 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr.   Bryan   discussed   slide   5,   "Statewide   Deferred                                                                    
Maintenance Totals":                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
     ? Total of $1.87 billion, including                                                                                        
          o Executive agencies and Courts $1.66 billion                                                                         
          o School District Major Maintenance $205.6                                                                            
          million;                                                                                                              
          $142.9 million as the State share                                                                                     
               -Agency DM total is comprehensive                                                                                
               -School Major Maintenance total are only                                                                         
               district's highest priorities                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator von Imhof noted that  the school district leased the                                                                    
headquarters  in  order  to not  pay  for  maintenance.  She                                                                    
recalled  that  money  would  be   set  aside  for  deferred                                                                    
maintenance when  she served on the  Anchorage School Board.                                                                    
She noted  that it  was standard to  bond for  that deferred                                                                    
maintenance,  and  hope  for a  state  match.  She  wondered                                                                    
whether there  was work with  school districts to  set money                                                                    
aside  for deferred  maintenance.  She  asked about  selling                                                                    
asset  and then  leasing  those assets  back  to the  school                                                                    
district. Mr. Bryan agreed to provide information.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Senator  von   Imhof  stated  that  question   would  extend                                                                    
statewide. She noted  that DOTPF was referenced  on slides 3                                                                    
and 4, and  had access to assets. She remarked  that some of                                                                    
those  assets quickly  depreciated.  She  asked whether  the                                                                    
assets could be sold in  DOTPF, and reallocating those funds                                                                    
to the  more prioritized  buildings. Mr. Bryan  replied that                                                                    
DOTPF  had  state equipment  fleet  schedules,  so the  non-                                                                    
structure assets would have replacement schedules.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
9:16:47 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator   von   Imhof   noted   that   companies   evaluated                                                                    
circumstances  about cash  flow when  determining between  a                                                                    
purchase or  a lease. She  remarked that the state  chose to                                                                    
own most of  the assets. She noted that a  paradigm shift in                                                                    
a  financial  situation  may result  in  change  to  leasing                                                                    
rather than buying.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon asked that the  director of the Office of                                                                    
Management  and Budget  provide a  preventative list  of the                                                                    
ongoing  maintenance in  the operating  budget, and  someone                                                                    
from the  Department of  Administration (DOA)  could address                                                                    
the overall look at the financing structure.                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
9:18:21 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche  stated that he  had continually  asked the                                                                    
same  question as  Senator  von Imhof.  He  wondered how  to                                                                    
encourage DOTPF  to examine  which assets  could be  put for                                                                    
sell to  have a  reset about the  collection of  real estate                                                                    
that  had  been  gathered  throughout the  year.  Mr.  Bryan                                                                    
replied  that there  was work  on  some metrics  based on  a                                                                    
facility condition index to move statewide.                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Stevens echoed  the comments  of Senator  von Imhof                                                                    
and Senator Micciche.  He noted that he had  worked to build                                                                    
a new  DOTPF building  in Kodiak, but  noted that  the state                                                                    
still owned the old DOTPF building.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
9:25:04 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Bishop noted  that as  time evolves  we discover                                                                    
different ways of doing things.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Senator  von Imhof  felt  that each  property  had a  unique                                                                    
story, but  the legislature  was being  asked to  consider a                                                                    
tax for deferred maintenance.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Senator Micciche echoed the comments about selling assets.                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:30:20 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  stressed that there was  limited time in                                                                    
the committee meeting.                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon   asked  for  a  list   of  preventative                                                                    
maintenance in the operating budget  for each department for                                                                    
ongoing  maintenance.  Mr.  Bryan  agreed  to  provide  that                                                                    
information.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon queried  how each  department determined                                                                    
their estimates  of deferred maintenance. Mr.  Bryan replied                                                                    
that he would provide that information.                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:35:17 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan continued to discuss slide 5:                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     ? Total peaked at $2.3 billion in FY2012                                                                                   
          o Reduced significantly through a five-year                                                                           
          funding plan                                                                                                          
     ? Beginning to trend up                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan  addressed slide  6, "FY2018  Deferred Maintenance                                                                    
Backlog by Entity":                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     ?  The  majority  of deferred  maintenance  backlog  is                                                                    
     within  the   University  of   Alaska  ($1B)   and  the                                                                    
     Department  of  Transportation  and  Public  Facilities                                                                    
     ($302M)                                                                                                                    
     ? School District Major Maintenance requests total                                                                         
     $206M                                                                                                                      
     ? All other entities total $300M                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan  discussed slide  7, "FY2018  Deferred Maintenance                                                                    
Backlog by  Entity." He noted  that the University was  at a                                                                    
little   over   $1   billion;  and   the   list   drops   to                                                                    
transportation  and   school  major  maintenance   from  the                                                                    
previous pie chart.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon wondered  whether  power generation  was                                                                    
included in the maintenance. Mr.  Bryan replied that the new                                                                    
power  plant would  be included,  if it  was an  older asset                                                                    
with some deferred maintenance.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon  wanted  information  about  the  system                                                                    
itself.                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
Senator   Stevens  wondered   whether  UA   had  their   own                                                                    
prioritized list  of maintenance.  Mr. Bryan replied  in the                                                                    
affirmative.                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Senator Stevens wondered why there  was not a prioritization                                                                    
for  the University  projects. Mr.  Bryan  replied that  the                                                                    
requests  from  the  school districts  were  considered  the                                                                    
school  district's highest  priorities. He  stated that  the                                                                    
University  subset  of  the  $1   billion  was  $50  million                                                                    
requesting for FY 19.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   MacKinnon   noted   that  the   school   district                                                                    
maintenance  would be  much higher,  if  all the  district's                                                                    
requests were included.                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
9:40:16 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Bryan   highlighted  slide  8,   "Deferred  Maintenance                                                                    
Funding History":                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
     ? From FY1998 to FY2010, DM funding was sporadic and                                                                       
     inconsistent                                                                                                               
          o Spikes in 1999 ($53M), 2006 and 2007 ($33M),                                                                        
          2009 ($127M)                                                                                                          
          o Low years 2000-2005 averaged $6.5M                                                                                  
     ? FY2011 began a five-year initiative to address Mr.                                                                       
     Mitchell backlog                                                                                                           
          o Gov initiative of $100M annually for five years                                                                     
          o Actual average funding of $123M for DM; $18.6M                                                                      
          for School Districts                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan  addressed slide 9, "Deferred  Maintenance Funding                                                                    
History Statewide DM and School District."                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon  wondered  whether the  school  district                                                                    
assets  included those  owned by  local municipalities.  Mr.                                                                    
Bryan replied in the affirmative.                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Bryan displayed  slide 10,  "What We've  Learned and  A                                                                    
Plan Forward":                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     ? Pattern of funding DM backlog coincides with years                                                                       
     of high revenues                                                                                                           
     ? The SLA 2010-2014 initiative reversed the trend of                                                                       
     growing DM backlog                                                                                                         
          o Gave entities predictability and confidence                                                                         
     ? Without a consistent level of funding, entities                                                                          
     cannot effectively execute planned renewal                                                                                 
          o Funding uncertainty leads to emergency only                                                                         
          spending                                                                                                              
     ? In a constrained fiscal environment a statewide                                                                          
     approach provides DM attention to highest priority                                                                         
     needs across multiple agencies                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   MacKinnon   wondered    whether   a   change   in                                                                    
administration   may   change   the   output   of   deferred                                                                    
maintenance numbers, and to take  that into consideration in                                                                    
the  review  of  the  numbers.  Mr.  Bryan  replied  in  the                                                                    
negative.                                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon stated  that  she had  seen much  higher                                                                    
numbers   related   to   the  categorization   of   deferred                                                                    
maintenance.  She  noted  that the  previous  administration                                                                    
showed deferred  maintenance of  up to  $4 billion.  She was                                                                    
skeptical of  the assertion  that there  was an  increase in                                                                    
deferred maintenance.                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
Mr.  Bryan  highlighted   slide  11,  "Deferred  Maintenance                                                                    
Backlog." He noted trend line of steady decrease.                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
9:45:36 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan looked at slide  12, "Alaska Economic Recovery Act                                                                    
Plan":                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     ? Separate capital appropriation - SB140                                                                                   
     ? Funded by a 1.5 percent wage tax, sun setting after                                                                      
     2.5 years                                                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     SB139                                                                                                                      
     ? 3-year plan to address the growing maintenance                                                                           
     liability; put Alaskans back to work                                                                                       
     ? Statewide Agency; UA, and Courts DM:                                                                                     
          o $113M in FY19; $106M in FY20; $94M in FY21                                                                          
     ? School District Major Maintenance:                                                                                       
          o $40M in FY19 and FY20; $38M in FY21                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair  MacKinnon  wondered  whether the  school  district                                                                    
major maintenance was for all  schools through a formula, or                                                                    
was it based on applications.  Mr. Bryan replied that it was                                                                    
proposed  that  the money  be  appropriated  into the  major                                                                    
maintenance  fund.  Therefore,   DEED  would  utilize  their                                                                    
prioritization  process to  fund down  the prioritized  list                                                                    
based on the amount of appropriations in the fund.                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mr.   Bryan   looked   at  slide   13,   "FY2018   Statewide                                                                    
Appropriation Status":                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     ? SB23, FY2018 Capital, funded $20M in statewide                                                                           
     Deferred Maintenance                                                                                                       
     ? Distributed across 8 agencies, prioritizing:                                                                             
          o Life, health, and safety                                                                                            
          o Assets at risk of imminent failure                                                                                  
          o Timely project execution                                                                                            
          o Maintenance to space to meet program mission                                                                        
          with demonstrated return on investment                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mr.   Bryan   highlighted   slide  14,   "FY2018   Statewide                                                                    
Appropriation Status":                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     ? 41 projects across the 8 agencies                                                                                        
     ? Common projects include roof replacements; fire and                                                                      
     sprinkler replacements; sewer and water repairs                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
Vice-Chair  Bishop   asked  whether  he  said   sewer  water                                                                    
repairs. Mr. Bryan replied in the affirmative.                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
Senator  Micciche looked  the document,  "FY18 Mr.  Mitchell                                                                    
Distribution Detail",  and stated  that third from  the last                                                                    
was the facilities condition index with $300,000 budget.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
9:50:22 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon  explained that the list  referred to was                                                                    
the funded list from the administration in 2018.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
Mr.   Davis  discussed   slide  15,   "Statewide  Facilities                                                                    
Maintenance":                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
     Timeline:                                                                                                                  
     2015  EFMAC Creation and Recommendations                                                                                   
     2016  State Facilities Council Formed, Centralization                                                                      
     Analysis Recommendation and Approval                                                                                       
     2017  Determination of lead agency for Centralized                                                                         
     Facilities Services                                                                                                        
     ? Advantages to centralized operations and maintenance                                                                     
     of state facilities                                                                                                        
          o One lead agency (DOT/PF)                                                                                            
          o Commonality of processes, procedures                                                                                
          o Consolidate contracts                                                                                               
          o Juneau Pilot   four  waves thru 2017 followed by                                                                    
          expansion statewide                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Davis looked at slide 16, "Opportunities":                                                                                  
                                                                                                                                
     ?  Plan   deferred  maintenance  of  facilities   in  a                                                                    
     deliberate, comprehensive manner                                                                                           
     ?  Starts  with  inspections to  develop  a  Facilities                                                                    
     Condition Index (FCI)                                                                                                      
          o  Provide holistic  view  of  all state  building                                                                    
          assets                                                                                                                
          o  Baseline  health   of  our  assets;  prioritize                                                                    
          deferred maintenance needs                                                                                            
          o   Analyze    backlog   of    existing   deferred                                                                    
          maintenance items in relation to actual needs                                                                         
     ?  Develop   a  framework  built  on   best  practices:                                                                    
     procedures; provide data/metrics to measure progress                                                                       
     ?  Implement  a   Computerized  Maintenance  Management                                                                    
     System (CMMS)                                                                                                              
     ?  Strive for  a systematic  funding program  for major                                                                    
     maintenance and system life cycle replacement                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Davis addressed slide 17, "Deferred Maintenance                                                                             
Strategy":                                                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     The   Vision:  Establish   an  effective,   continuous,                                                                    
     transparent and results  based program of accomplishing                                                                    
     facilities deferred maintenance (DM) projects through:                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
     Objective assessment  and uniform analysis  of existing                                                                    
     conditions and DM needs.                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
          ? Structured, consistent  and predictable means of                                                                    
          prioritizing and selecting DM projects.                                                                               
          ?  Results   based,  measurable   Key  Performance                                                                    
          Indicators  and  reporting  to  show  progress  on                                                                    
          project   execution,   facility  improvement   and                                                                    
          return on investment.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Davis highlighted slide 18, "Assessing Conditions and                                                                       
Needs":                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     Objective   and   data   driven  approach   to   assess                                                                    
     conditions and comprehensively plan                                                                                        
     for recapitalization of state building assets:                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
          ? Begin with Facility Assessments to develop                                                                          
          Facilities Condition Indexes (FCIs) for each                                                                          
          facility:                                                                                                             
          ? Measure conditions based on uniform criteria                                                                        
          ? Also Incorporate:                                                                                                   
          ? Building Safety Category Factor (Sf) (to be                                                                         
          further refined and developed   perhaps weighted)                                                                     
          ?  Departmental Building  Mission Critical  Factor                                                                    
          (Mf) (to be further refined and developed)                                                                            
          ? Other possible additional factors                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Davis discussed slide 19, "Way ahead":                                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
     ? Build on Successes of Juneau Pilot                                                                                       
    ? Advance in waves to bring in all state facilities                                                                         
     ? Results-based reporting to investors, stakeholders,                                                                      
     public                                                                                                                     
     ? Assess facility utilization                                                                                              
     ? Stewardship based on consistency and predictability                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
9:55:58 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair   MacKinnon  asked   for   more  understanding   on                                                                    
assessing conditions and needs  in regards to placing assets                                                                    
in  different categories  for retention  or deployment  into                                                                    
the private sector.                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
Mr. Bryan looked at slide 20, "Future Considerations":                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
     ? The Governor's Economic Recovery Plan addresses the                                                                      
     State's growing maintenance liability over a three                                                                         
     year period                                                                                                                
     ? DM distribution considerations based on objective                                                                        
     rating system to address most critical projects                                                                            
     statewide                                                                                                                  
     ? Constant attention to Preventative Maintenance                                                                           
     required                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                
Co-Chair MacKinnon discussed committee business.                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
ADJOURNMENT                                                                                                                   
9:57:33 AM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
The meeting was adjourned at 9:57 a.m.                                                                                          

Document Name Date/Time Subjects
012618 FY2018 Deferred Maintenance Distribution Detail (003).pdf SFIN 1/26/2018 9:00:00 AM
SB 142
012618 OMB DM Presentation for SFC.pdf SFIN 1/26/2018 9:00:00 AM
SB 142