Committee Members Not Present:

Daniel Barnett

Ben Friedlander

Latrice Jones

Introduction:

· Meeting convened by Tom Vani, Chair

Discussion of Notes from the Previous Meetings:

· Notes for the December 18, 2001 meeting were approved without comment.

Informational/Discussion/Report Items:

1. Engineering Trailers

Presenters: Frank Zwart and Fran Owens

· Occupants must be relocated by February 8.

· Move necessitated by requirement for additional geotechnical investigation for new Engineering Building.

· Most people are going into the Interdisciplinary Sciences Building, which delays Physics and Astronomy’s moves into ISB by a few months into the summer.

· In June they will move to Kerr Hall.

2. State Funded 2003-08 MCIP

Presenters: Meredith Michaels and Fran Owens

Handouts: MCIP Background Information; 2002-03 Regents’ Budget (Capital) and Campus Submissions; Draft Seismic Funding Schedule.

· Plan to submit 2003-08 MCIP in early April.

· Governor’s Economic Stimulus Package:

Ø Funds Engineering Building via lease-revenue bonds.

Ø UC is proceeding under the assumption that the Legislature will approve the package; however, there is some trouble in the Assembly.

Ø Accelerates Engineering Building by nearly one year.

· General Obligation Bonds:

Ø Two-year bond.

Ø Proposing legislative approval for the next 3 bond issues (2002, 2004, 2006).

Ø $330M/year for each of the three higher education segments. Community Colleges may get a larger share.

Ø UC Merced and Off-campus Centers come out of UC’s portion. This amounts to ~$100M over the next 5 years.

Ø Projects proposed for 2002-03 (Humanities Building and Emergency Response Center) will be dependent on November 2002 election.

· Five-year MCIP targets will be reduced. (The 2002-07 target was $160M, plus $40M for Silicon Valley Center). Silicon Valley amount will drop to $20M.

· Next meeting: Space analysis presentations by Arts and Natural Sciences Deans to enable re-evaluation of priorities.

Status Report from Committees and Working Groups:

3. Engineering Building, Building Committee Status Report

Presenter: Darrell Long, Chair

Handout: Engineering II Building Plan

(go to http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/administration/planning/eng2/ for details)

· 200 seat lecture hall will be a stand-alone unit.

· Engineering II Building will have 5 floors.

· There will be a plaza between the classroom and the main building.

· Building placement affected by location of underground utilities and protected orchid species.

· Second floor will have a “link” to Baskin Engineering.

· Each lab unit is designed to have 485 asf, but will be easily reconfigured to meet specific needs.

· There will be no large lobby area, but rather a notably-sized space at the main entry-way.

· Will there be enough room for Nat Sci 6? Probably, but Frank Zwart will review plans to verify.

· Method of construction is “construction manager at risk,” which is when a firm is chosen to be the General Contractor without having all documents complete. Hope to have better controls, improved speed and more flexibility with this method.

· Approx. 113 parking spaces are eliminated.

4. Report on the January 24, 2002 Design Advisory Board Meeting

Presenter: Frank Zwart

· Engineering Building: The DAB was pleased with how it knits in with Baskin Engineering; Discussed material to be used for outside of building.

· TAPS: Discussed addition of signal at Coolidge and Corp Yard entrance.

· Replacement of Kiosk at Main Entrance: Needs to be respectful of surrounding area; Will be a customized, pre-fabricated unit.

Review of Upcoming Agenda Items

· Handout of topics provided.

Next Scheduled Meeting:

· Tuesday, February 19, from 2:00 – 4:00 at 307 Kerr.

· The 2001-02 schedule will be the 1^st and 3^rd Tuesdays from 2:00 – 4:00 in 307 Kerr.

ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR FACILITIES

George Brown

Dario Caloss

Suresh Diffenbaugh

Dave Dorfan

Allan Dyson

Gail Heit

Frank Zwart

Review of Upcoming Agenda Items