ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON FACILITIES

Introduction:

· Meeting convened by Vice Chancellor Vani, Chair

· Announcement that student representative, Kenny Birch resigned

· Brief discussion about “Growth & Stewardship” task force:

A task force is needed to look at longer term and broader planning issues (including LRDP, off-campus centers, etc.). Should this be a sub-committee of ADF? Should there be new members with ADF overlap? Will work with Senate committees. Major space principal officers will be represented.

Agenda Items:

1. Non-State Funded Major Capital Improvement Project

Bi-Directional Bus System

Sponsor: VC Vani

Presenter: Larry Pagler

· Current service is 180 buses/day, serving ~8500 passengers (500 of which are staff or faculty).

· New service would reduce bus “stacking,” expand the number of buses service the campus, reduce bus travel time and reduce campus shuttle load in the newly served direction.

· Mitigation measure is included in Core West Parking Structure EIR.

· Transit System has not yet committed to more bus service to the campus even if the improvements are completed. The Metro currently receives 96¢ per rider.

· Cost of project is estimated to be $673,000 (plus $100,000 funded by Core West Parking project). $499,000 will be funded by a grant and the remaining $174,000 will be funded from TAPS reserves.

· TAPS does not know the magnitude of savings to the shuttle that will be reaped, but expects additional Metro service will reduce shuttle demand. If savings are incurred, they will be reallocated toward new services; however, increased city bus usage would mean larger payments to the Metro, which would offset any savings or reduce funding available for shuttles.

· Students did not pass 99-00 ballot measure to increase mandatory transportation fee, which is currently in deficit. TAPS plans to re-submit ballot measure for 2000-01.

· New parking projects will be debt financed (and not funded from TAPS reserves), which means future increases in parking rates, the extent of which was not provided. A rough estimate of cumulative increases over the next several years was $300 per person (annual) by 2006-07 to finance a $13M Core East structure.

· Do all of the proposed improvements need to be done? The consensus was that they all do.

2. Non-State Funded Capital Improvement Project

Renovations at Sinsheimer Labs, rooms 309, 327, 329, 330, 330A, 342A, and 344A.

Sponsor: Dean Kliger

Presenter: Dean Kliger

· Renovations are part of commitment with Howard Hughes Medical Institute, for which Professor Jin is a principal investigator.

· Project cost limitation commitment by Prof. Jin ($150,000) – may request additional funding from HHMI next year, if needed.

· Committee recommended approval of the project.

3. State (Cal ISI) Funded Major Capital Improvement Project

Institute of Bioengineering, Biotechnology, and Quantitative Biomedical Research

Sponsor: Dean Mantey

Presenter: Dean Mantey

· $5M in State funds provided to augment Engineering Building ($3.5M), improve Physical Sciences Building ($0.5M) and provide equipment ($1.0M).

· Committee recommended approval of the project

4. State (Cal ISI) Funded Major Capital Improvement Project

Center for Information Technology Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS)

Sponsor: Dean Mantey

Presenter: Anne Pace

· The state has not yet approved this institute however, it is very likely to be approved and funded.

· $7M in State funds, matched with $4M in campus raised gifts/grants would add a floor to the Engineering Building ($10M construction, $1M equipment).

· Site for the Engineering Building can support a larger structure, but that may require a larger footprint.

· Planning to start now so that this expansion can be incorporated into the general building plan.

· Committee recommended approval of the project

5. State Funded Major Capital Improvement Project

Infill Apartments Project (Cowell/Stevenson/Porter)

Sponsor: VC Hernandez

Presenter: Peggy Asuncion / John Barnes

· Cost estimated to be approx. $88,000 per bedspace ($150-$190/square foot).

· Stevenson apts. Require boundary adjustment of 2.31 acres (LRDP amendment needed).

· Preliminary approval by Regents expected in January 2001; approval for external financing expected in March 2001 and EIR completion by late spring.

· Housing is working with the Division of the Arts to relocate Arts studios and Graphics trailer displaced by infill at Porter site.

· Discussion about the opportunity to expand Arts’ studio space, since Housing is already paying for the cost to replace the exact space that is displaced. $350,000 would be needed to double the number of studios for Art Faculty research (about an extra 8 studios); however, no designation was given for where the funding would come from. A question was raised about whether this site is the same as the one slated for an additional 20,000 asf of studio space.

· Committee recommended approval of the project.

Informarion/Discussion/Report Items

6. 2001-2006 State Funded Major Capital Improvement Program (MCIP)

An update on the 2001-06 State Funded MCIP

Presenter: Fran Owens

Handout: 2001-2006 MCIP – Changes from June 2, 2000 Campus Submittal

· Handouts show changes to plan and what was submitted in the Regents’ budget.

· Summary of changes:

a) Engineering Bldg: W moved from 02-03 to 01-02.

b) Seismic III: P not pre-funded by OP and total dollar amount reduced; campus pre-funded P.

c) Academic Facilities: increased cost from $23M to $43M (extra $20M for Regional Center, not a larger Academic Building).

d) Infrastructure Improvements: do not have clear picture of what this will be… list is actually larger that what monies here could fund.

e) Addition to Arts: Deferred off chart by OP.

f) Possibility of receiving $20M gift for construction of Astronomy space, which could alleviate E&MS needs.

· Housing 5-year plan due in January and will be provided to ACF then.

· Some alterations projects hinged on completion of Physical Sciences may have to be delayed since that project is behind schedule.

7. Academic Building/Parking

A follow-up presentation and discussion on siting and parking issues from the November 7 meeting on the Academic Building.

Presenter: John Barnes

· Student parking in the area has been disallowed, the savings of which equates to approximately the number of spaces that will be lost due to the construction of the Academic Building.

· Proposed structure at top of McLaughlin (east end) will “catch” cars coming in to campus and will serve the Bookstore and Hahn (if the Hahn lot is used for a future building).

· Site decision needed so that preliminary cost estimates can be done in February 2001 for inclusion into the PPG.

Member Items:

Leased Property – Business & Contracts Office

Handout: Summary of Leased Property

Next Scheduled Meeting:

· January 9, from 3:00 – 5:00, at 481 McHenry.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR FACILITIES

Informarion/Discussion/Report Items