JAC Agency Callbacks JAC Index 01-16-17 pm1 Monday January 16, 2017 Agenda: PM 080 Department of Corrections 040 Game and Fish 006 Office of Tourism 1/16/2017 12:31:34 PM 080 Department of Corrections Robert Lampert, Director of DOC, Dan Shannon, Steve Lindley, opening statement, 18 months for construction, $87M, displace inmates w/I facility, not included – FFE, replacing equipment exceeding lifespan, $24M additional needed, lower energy costs in upgrades, $111M total, functionally brand new facility, 2329 inmates presently, differential movement, job positions difficult to fill, compensation, housing and amenities in prison communities lacking, frozen positions, overtime issues Larsen: electrical supply design, adequate for complete prison upgrade, moving prisoners out, staff goes where; how do we get them back, overtime issues, can hire, Lampert: redundancy, yes, not in the plan currently, would phase work and not displace entire population, staff would displace with inmates, minimum staffing level for safety/security, can hire – lack of inquiries, reduced overtime due to budget restraints, reduced operations, Nicholas: modular future use, vacancies, recruiting for 10 positions, list accurate Lampert: electrical upgrade includes modular, 122 frozen, 40 eliminated last year, time specific report, can recruit and fill for 126 positions as of today Walters: Cost to fix, $87M Lampert: relooked at price tag and what it covers, listed additional upgrades for chairman/committee 1/16/2017 1:03:58 PM Nicholas: $7.5 M allocation status upgrades, funding questions Lampert: Electrical code upgrades, design details, gym wall, compaction grouting, final design Feb 2017, bid out in March, 4 qualified to bid on project, prelim cost $3.5M Larsen: electrical design project timeline, modular solution instead of new build on site, 13 week delivery Landen: construction initiative questions, companies in state or out of state Lampert: several firms capable in state Sommers: replacement estimate, sufficient or overly large Lampert: DOC feels square footage would grow, one design keeps sq. ft. same, one design adds sq. ft. no infrastructure costs or FFE costs 1/16/2017 1:26:15 PM 040 Game and Fish Director Talbot, Jon Kennedy, 2 commissioners, plus a few more Sommers: shift GF $’s, raising fees, covering expenses, give authority to raise fees, sideboards Talbot: Looked at already, small increases in licensing to date, $11.8M, $6M license fee increase, 13 -15% increase, commission would support initiative, rules with and for adequate public input Landen: deferred maintenance Talbot: legislature augmented fees Burkhart: Game Warden homes upkeep, fee increase goes through the following season – licenses requests decline Talbot: if license increase went through, those things would be included, demand for hunting has increased significantly in the last 3 years, do not anticipate decline Dockstader: 13 – 15 % increase previously Talbot: yes, mid 80’s timeframe Larsen: ratio for instate and out of state hunters Talbot: limited fee setting and ratios, management tools not revenue generating Burkhart: funding $ difference Talbot: invasive aquatic species stamp, etc. Sommers: another avenue for revenue Talbot: looked at various programs not just fish and hunting for revenue, nontraditional funding sources, commission needs authority through Legislature Hastert: expenses for non game vs game management, Talbot: sensitive species programs 1/16/2017 1:47:49 PM Nicholas: budget shortfall discussion, added mandates Sommers: protect our greatest resources 1/16/2017 1:52:37 PM 006 Office of Tourism, Diane Shobert, Director, film industry financial incentive (FIFI), sunset June 2016, not revert to GF but carryover Landen: film industry questions/comments Shobert: economic development and tourism marketing tool, exposure for Wyoming Hastert: compared locations/landmarks to tourism Shobert: visitors explore more when visiting, AA degree at Central Wyoming college for film support and marketing Burkhart: 14 budget appropriation; 16/17 appropriation/extreme sports, gun works question, incentive make a difference to high budget films, Shobert: no FIFI recently $900K in 2013; outside companies partnered with for extreme sports, produce a TV show Walters: money left? Shobert: $282K, $35K reverted money back from contracts, $318K July 1, SF 24, opportunity for a big motion picture, if available, program with local lodging boards, focus nonresident audiences, yes, expenditures unique to Wyoming, FIFI available for Modern Family series. 1/16/2017 2:13:23 PM Adjourned