Building and Grounds Committee

Building and Grounds Committee Agenda
April 22, 2005 from 9:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. - Purchasing Bid Rm.

1. Space for staff training (Dale)
2. Confirm Aquatics project for Atwater to be funded by Janet (Dale)
3. Follow-up to hall dorm discussions. (Cameron)
4. Retreat date, summer meeting schedule (Dale)

 

Decisions: April 15, 2005 Meeting

1. A request for use of the Hall Dorm space for new faculty hires in Psychology was discussed. At present, it appears that the space is available and that no prior commitments have been made. Consensus was that the space should be viewed as swing space for Psychology until either a new Clinics building or a new Psychology building is constructed.
2. The Museum of Natural History renovation, as amended, will move forward with funding from private donations that have been received and 21 st Century UConn.
3. The B&G Committee approved the Classroom Committee's recommendation that the History Department can use Rm 329 for a faculty office in exchange for use of the History basement large seminar room for classes.
4. Deferred Maintenance (DM)

   a) D. Dreyfuss, G. Kraus and R. Mackinnon presented a prioritized list of projects to be funded in FY '06 with DM funds. The obligation to close the landfill will require a majority of the DM funds originally allocated to FY '06. The B&G discussed the recommendations, made some changes and approved the following projects:

Project		Amount
Roof repair/replacements
Monteith		$500,000
Communication Sciences		$250,000
School of Social Work		$350,000
Unallocated (need contingency funds)		$150,000
Mold/Lead/Asbestos
Cantino lab		$45,000
Pharmacy building decontamination		$100,000
Unallocated		$655,000
Designated Project Budgets
Landfill closure		$7,000,000
Bronwell cold room		$265,000
N. Eagleville/Hillside Intersection lights		$20,000
Renose South Campus Site stairs		$50,000
Relocations
Torrey 8,500 SF renovations		$450,000
Unallocated		$50,000
Emergencies		$315,000
Total		$10,200,000

b) It was decided that the Agronomy Greenhouse project, for which $300,000 in FY '06 DM funds were originally committed (Minutes of 3/11/2005), will be postponed for 1 year and that construction will occur in FY '07. This is possible because the need for swing space for the greenhouse plan is not needed until that time.

 

 

For Future Meetings:

Hanging Items (for future meetings):

1. Master Plan Delivery Access (JJR to do map) – site Rec II before we can do
2. 21st Century UConn – Equipment, Library Collections & Telecommunications: need to establish outcomes goals, revenue strategies and budget need. Need plan to wean us from dependence on bond funds.
3. Generic Lab Design – teaching labs, to commence, need for Torrey; Torrey Design Review – lab review. (George/Ross/Janet) Synchronize with Torrey.
4. Written Report One-Card: Reconstitute one-card group – TBA (John) Should we fold into security study?
5. Common Clinic Building (D.Dreyfuss/R.McKinnon/L.Aronson to come up with plan)
6. Meeting with Provost's Clinic Building Working Group – January (D.Dreyfuss/R.McKinnon/L.Aronson) Are we building a clinic or not?
7. Stamford Parking Garage – to be part of multi-year plan ® (G. Kraus)
8. Depot Campus Draft Plan (J. Greger) Hold, pending additional funding plan.
9. Work on Fairfield Way access with Public Safety (K Fox/J. Saddlemire/D. Dreyfuss) To be implemented spring and summer.
10. 10. A rjona/Monteith options 1E and 2C presented by architects to be examined in full and report back to B&G.
11. D. Dreyfuss has formed a committee to review campus alarm systems (fire, intrusion) and develop a set of recommendations for upgrading. (4/29/05)
12. Honors Program Complex – estimated $5M, will site when donor identified (South Campus completion) – Indefinite hold.
13. Review priorities plan and project schedule.®
14. The Agronomy Greenhouse. J. Greger and K. Kerr will pay for demolition of the condemned structure at the Agronomy Farm. G. Kraus will acquire a new kit to be erected by the kit manufacturer using '06 DM funds (accessed as of 7/1/2005).
15. J. Greger to discuss with K. Kerr outlined option for providing needed space to 2 PIs of the Center for Regenerative Biology.
16. Ballard Puppetry – G. Kraus to prepare single floor estimate and report back to B&G.®
17. Rooms at Grad School need to be freed up. D. Dreyfuss to discuss UCAELI classroom space with Dolan Evanovich/Registrar.
18. D. Dreyfuss will look into re-structuring of scaffolding that surrounds the Wilbur Cross Building to facilitate easier access to the building.
19. D. Dreyfuss will investigate the cost of pouring a concrete floor in the Ratcliffe Hicks Building arena to facilitate use for student activities. The floor will need to be drained and have the ability to have drains capped (to avoid clogging) when animals and their feed/bedding are occupying the space.
20. IT Plan. L. Flaherty-Goldsmith informed the B&G Committee that in order to keep the University's IT infrastructure moving forward, $3.2 million in funds will be necessary for the next fiscal year. These would come out of the Equipment line which is currently allocated $4.1 million for next fiscal year. There was discussion that in order for B&G to act on this request, that there must be an understanding of the currently existing commitments to Deans/faculty start-ups, unspent equipment balances (that are not already committed) and of the criticality of the IT plan components. C. Faustman will call a sub-committee meeting in mid-to-late- April to resolve this issue.
21. R. Mackinnon, R. McCarthy and J. Greger will meet to discuss and resolve the issue of responsibility for the management of the new Pharm/Bio building. The broader issue of management responsibility and personnel resources for accomplishing this in new and/or multiple tenant (from different Schools/Colleges) buildings was discussed. There was consensus reached that building management is the responsibility of the occupants.
22. Three options (A, B, C) for potential placement of a Student Recreation Facility requiring 5 acres for the building structure in addition to space for fields/parking, were discussed. C. Faustman will ask G. Kraus and K. Fox to ask Master Planners to rework the Master Plan to accommodate a Facility of this type following Options B & C. Option A was considered unacceptable because of the necessity to use Rte 195 for access, and because of the loss of productive agricultural land.®
23. D. Dreyfuss to discuss possible kiosks for student postings with John Saddlemire and report back to B&G.®
24. The cost to run power to operate the composting facility is approximately $60K - $65K. R. Miller to review and report back to B&G.®
25. D. Dreyfuss to keep B&G posted as to developments with regard to the golf course.

® – Revisited from earlier meeting