Committee Members Not Present:

Suresh Diffenbaugh

Gail Heit

Latrice Jones

Meredith Michaels

Introduction:

· Meeting convened by Fran Owens.

· Updates to the 2002-03 Space & Capital binder were provided.

Discussion of Notes from the Previous Meetings:

· Notes for the February 19, 2002 meeting were revised slightly to include additional information for the Natural Sciences Proposed Project Presentation (Nat Sci 6).

Items for Action:

1. Non-State-Funded Major Capital Improvement Program

Lower Campus Signal Project

Presenters: Wes Scott, Frank Zwart, and Teresa Buika

· A $220,000 hazard elimination grant has been received for the signal at Campus Facilities and Coolidge Drive.

· TAPS is applying for a second grant for the Hagar/Coolidge intersection, but won’t know the outcome for a few months. If grant is not approved, parking funds will be used.

· Project is proceeding for construction to begin in the summer.

· It is not believed that there will be traffic back-ups to the main entrance. Lights will be set to default to Coolidge and won’t change unless a car/bike/pedestrian is waiting.

· Is a signal at Hagar/Coolidge really needed? There have been more accidents here than at the Campus Facilities intersection (27 vs. 11 since 1996). Also, the wait times tend to be longer here.

· Want to get a single signal with 4-lights (red, yellow, green, green arrow), rather than two 3-light signals, as well as keep the signal separate from the street lighting.

· Currently reviewing the possibility of a signal at the West Entrance.

The committee recommends approval of the project.

Status Report from Committees and Working Groups:

2. Classroom Subcommittee Biannual Report

Presenter: Pam Hunt-Carter

Handout: Preliminary 01/02 Classroom Upgrade Report

· One meeting was held this year, discussing the following issues:

Ø Maintenance of screens,

Ø Stevenson/Thimann seismic corrections (carried over from last year),

Ø Space assignment polices & process when state-supported summer session begins,

Ø Upgrading scheduling software,

Ø Summer calendar guidelines,

Ø Classroom maintenance and renovations (overview of handout provided).

· Stressed importance of continuing $30,000/year on-going allocation for classroom maintenance.

· Suggest student input on which classrooms need attention (possibly with a survey or evaluation once every year).

Informational/Discussion/Report Items:

3. State-Funded 2003-08 MCIP

Presenter: Fran Owens

· We still don’t have a target amount.

· Bond issue will be changes to two 2-year issues instead of three.

· $100M for Merced is to come out of UC’s share of the bonds. (Loss to UCSC could be ~$10M)

· Community Colleges will probably get more than a one-third share of the bond funding by approximately $75M every 2 years. (Loss to UCSC could be ~$17M)

Member Items:

4. Humanites/Cowell College Exchange of Space

Presenter: Dario Caloss

Handout: Proposed Exchange of Space Timeline

· Cowell College is asking for mitigation measures: sound-proofing, electronic key system, supervision for Stevenson Music Room, as well as reimbursement for moving costs.

· Timing Issue: The window is closing on getting a contract complete so that work can be done in the summer.

· Outstanding issues: Funding for sound-proofing and electronic key system (Humanities feels there is no need for these items); Temporary space exchange vs. permanent exchange.

Fran will follow-up with Bill Ladusaw and report back.

5. Engineering Building Update

Presenter: Frank Zwart

· Building plans were presented to the Grounds & Buildings sub-committee, which had no problems with the plans.

· Extend many thanks to Natural Sciences and Engineering for moving trailer occupants is such a quick manner.

6. Long-Range Planning

Presenter: Tom Vani

· Soliciting ACF comments on long-range plans.

· Go to: http://planning.ucsc.edu/plans2001/ for information.

· Committee members were asked to come with relevant documents for a 30-minute discussion.

Review of Upcoming Agenda Items

· Handout of topics provided.

Next Scheduled Meeting:

· Tuesday, March 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

Daniel Barnett

George Brown

Dario Caloss

Dave Dorfan

Allan Dyson

Ben Friedlander

Frank Zwart

The committee recommends approval of the project.

Review of Upcoming Agenda Items