MINUTES
PLANNING ACTION COUNCIL
(PAC)
Thursday, December 20, 2001
Members
Present:
Faculty: Senate – N. Barakat, S. Fasteau, S. McMurray
AFT – W. Hollis, J.
Stanbery
Classified: G. Mendoza, L. Payne, B. Sotelo, T. Sulyok
Students: P. Lovett
Co-Chairs: L. Spink, M. Wood
Guests: C. Bossler, B. Englert, C. Muldoon, B. Young
Project Managers: Steve Johnson, Jim Favaro (MDA
Johnson/Favaro)
Absent: Administration: J. Ricci; AFT: R. Oakes;
Classified: L. DeSilva, K. Gentry; Students: A. Bolis,
B. Curtis, A. Khalid, M. Larios, D.
Powell, M. Ramos; Resource Persons: C. Liddle, G. Wood
Meeting called to order at 10:10 a.m.
This special PAC meeting was called at the request of the project managers S. Johnson & J. Favaro to touch base with the council and provide them with an opportunity to look at the recent suggestions and changes to the campus plan. This needed to be done before the regularly scheduled January meeting. Steve and Jim wanted PAC’s input on parking and the buildings at the front edge of campus before advancing to the next development stage. The issue of parking vs. classroom space is one they felt PAC could address. A review of the suggested changes from a meeting with the athletic department followed. Some facility rearrangements were made in conjunction with the needs of the swap meet. The athletic fields, swap meet and parking areas take up approximately 40 acres.
·
Parking
lot ‘D’ will be relocated to the southeast corner of campus.
·
The
football field will be rotated to a north/south direction. The football field, with new artificial
turf, can be used for both practice and play thus conserving land. Concern was raised concerning the artificial
turf at East increasing athletic injuries.
Technology has changed and the turf is safe. N. Barakat indicated the
turf would be an improvement in all areas including maintenance and versatility. The track and field track will also have
artificial turf.
·
Soccer
will have a separate field, which can be used for both practice and play. It
will be located in the area of the current PE building.
·
The
baseball field may move closer to the center of campus. Baseball would like new bleachers &
irrigation. The bleachers will have
team rooms and possibly 2 to 3 courts with classrooms underneath. This idea is in flux and subject to change.
During the last forum, parking was addressed along
with some of the problems created by the swap meet. Surface parking is being consolidated into three, 3-level 2-floor
parking structures at cross axis locations on campus. Everyone will work within a city block of parking. Future growth/use could allow for one more
parking structure. Structure parking is
$12,000 per space compared to surface parking at $1,200 per space.
The 5-year plan includes:
·
a
new student services building housing all of student services, the police,
PACE, assessment and a welcome center
·
a
behavioral science classroom building with 30,000 square feet
·
a
new 100,000 square foot building housing a conference center, culinary arts
facility, business department,
architecture, media arts and technology and possibly administration. The
Liberal Arts building will remain.
·
a
new student cafeteria in Seahawk Center.
The bookstore will remain in Seahawk Center.
·
central
loading/receiving will be located near the current child care center.
·
Administration
of Justice will be located in the new PE building and possibly along with fire
technology.
·
the
GC building may be used for the high school program. It was noted that an exterior elevator could be installed on this
building.
·
child
care may relocate in the current Administration building along with DSPS. There currently is not enough room for DSPS
in the new student services building.
There is an effort to construct ‘green’
buildings. DWP would like to install
solar panels on the roofs. Moving the
sub-station is being discussed.
It was noted that all the surface parking is being moved to the borders of the campus and all passenger/service deliveries will occur at the perimeters. Community Services needs to provide 941 parking spaces for the swap meet at no charge to visitors. There was discussion on placement of the eastern parking structure to fill this need. At an earlier forum the project managers heard a need for additional classrooms. PAC will need to decide the balance between parking versus classroom space. Committee members expressed concern for the college priorities i.e., the college vs. the swap meet. L. Spink indicated the swap meet is a needed link with the community. 5,000 people attend weekly providing a yearly income of $500,000 to the college, which is used for instructional materials. The swap meet began 20 years ago as a temporary activity and, it was noted, it has been 5 years since any figures have been provided as to how much funding the swap meet actually contributes to the college. J. Stanbery suggested that before building a $5 million parking structure, the figures on what the swap meet actually contributes be reviewed. It was suggested the swap meet be housed in the new PE building. Some committee members suggested a separate building with separate bathrooms. The project managers will look at hiring a traffic engineer to provide more specifics to address the swap meet/parking issue. Some committee members indicated parking should not drive what the college does as an educational institution but that parking was important for growth and change. A. Tomlinson suggested the availability of parking on the north side of L Street be researched. C. Bossler indicated Parks & Recs wanted to maintain control of that parking and that there was not enough parking available in that area.
The Division Council chairs reached consensus on where they would be located:
· Communications – Liberal Arts
· Science – Physics Building
· Chemistry – Business Building
· Behavior Science – Liberal Arts and Science
· Seahawk Center – a student union, cafeteria, bookstore
· LRC will remain in the same location – LRC / IT. There has been no input on expanding the LRC but L. Spink indicated this was one of the initial needs discussed when planning began. Further discussion concerning needs and square footage requirements is needed.
G. Mendoza expressed concern that IT may not be near the classrooms. There are problems with theft and the need for instructional techs should be considered. IT will have a separate meeting with the IT consultant from MDA to discuss their concerns and our tunnel system.
The library currently has no plans to expand but there were discussions on where the library would be in 30-years. The current library could relocate to the south of Seahawk Center with the existing structure being converted into a classroom. Currently it appears the LRC should remain in the library. The math, tutoring, writing labs will remain. SI would like to expand into a larger space.
Square footage in the new ‘H’ building is maxed out with the addition of new programs. The PACE program will be integrated into the divisions and be housed in the new ‘H’ building.
Consensus: On the 5-year plan for four new buildings along L Street, to Bill Englert’s area, the service street along the outside of the perimeter, and the surface parking lots in the southeast corner of the campus. The only exception being for a separate IT and LRC meeting with the IT consultant.
J. Stanbery and S. McMurray requested that future proposals/items being presented for review, be available in written format, and that faculty be included in the review process. The project mangers noted the campus is nowhere near approving a master plan. They were pleased with the input provided at the meeting.
Meeting adjourned 12 noon.