(1) The commission shall have the following powers and duties:
To advise and make recommendations to the board concerning the performance ofthe duties of the board as set forth in this article;
To establish criteria for selection of a site for a new stadium, including the presentMile High stadium site;
To conduct such investigations and studies as may be necessary in order to evaluatesites within the district that may be suitable for the construction of a stadium, including, without limitation, a study of sports facilities in other cities. In connection with such evaluation process, the commission shall consult with representatives of any city, town, city and county, or county included, in whole or in part, in the district, the chambers of commerce located within the district, the board of directors of the Denver metropolitan major league baseball stadium district, the Colorado baseball commission, and any other individuals, groups of individuals, or entities that may provide any relevant expertise concerning the evaluation of sites for a new stadium. In addition, the commission shall consult with the urban land institute pursuant to the provisions of section 32-15-132 concerning the evaluation of sites, including Mile High stadium.
To select a single site within the district for the location of a new stadium or the MileHigh stadium site after consideration of the results of the investigations, studies, evaluation, and consultations set forth in paragraph (c) of this subsection (1);
To prepare and transmit a report notifying the board of the site selected by the commission;
To formulate and adopt an annual budget to govern the expenses of the commissionin undertaking its activities;
To adopt, and from time to time amend or repeal, such bylaws and rules and regulations as it may consider to be necessary or advisable and to keep a record of its proceedings, which record shall be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times;
To contract for those services, including services for necessary personnel, and materials required by the activities of the commission;
To administer and use moneys received by the commission in accordance with theprovisions of this section;
To receive and expend donations or grants from any private source or from any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States government to be held, used, and applied to carry out the purposes of this section subject to the conditions upon which the donations or grants are made; however, nothing in this paragraph (j) shall authorize the commission to accept or expend public moneys, whether as gifts, grants, or other forms of contribution, from the state, the board, the franchise, any city, town, city and county, or county;
To deposit any moneys received by the commission pursuant to the provisions of thissection in any banking institution within the state or in any depository authorized in section 2475-603, C.R.S., and to appoint, for purposes of making such deposits, one or more persons to act as custodians of the moneys of the commission, who may be required to give surety bonds in such amounts and form and for such purposes as the board may require; and
To develop reporting and review requirements governing the receipt and expendituresof any moneys received by the commission pursuant to the provisions of this section. The account of all moneys received by and expended by the commission shall be a public record and shall be open for inspection by the public at all reasonable times.
Source: L. 96: Entire article added, p. 1076, § 1, effective May 23. L. 97: (1)(b) to (1)(d) amended, p. 1496, § 8, effective June 3; (1)(c) amended, p. 1028, § 60, effective August 6.
Editor's note: Amendments to subsection (1)(c) by House Bill 97-1220 and Senate Bill 97-230 were harmonized.