SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY

BOARD OF CONTROL

JULY 17, 2002

SPECIAL FORMAL SESSION

INDEX OF ACTIONS

 

 

RES-1506 RESOLUTION TO APPROVE CONSTRUCTION AND

FINANCING OF ON-CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING

APPROVED............................................................................................................. 1

 

BM-973 MOTION TO MOVE TO INFORMAL SESSION

TO DISCUSS LABOR RELATIONS

APPROVED............................................................................................................. 2

 

BM-974 MOTION TO ADJOURN

APPROVED............................................................................................................. 3

 

 

 

 

MINUTES

BOARD OF CONTROL

Special Formal Session

July 17, 2002

10:00 a.m.

Board of Control Room Wickes Hall Third Floor

 

 

Present: Akbar

Braun

Gilbertson

Law

Sims

Vitito

Walpole (via conference call)

Yantz

 

Absent: DiCarlo

 

Others

Present: S. Barbus

G. Hamilton

S. Hocquard

T. Inman

M. Johnson

R. Maurovich

J. Muladore

C. Ramet

J. Stanley

R. Thompson

R. Yien

Press (3 )

 

 

1.                  CALL TO ORDER

 

Chairman Vitito called the meeting to order at 10:04 a.m.

 

2.                  ACTION ITEMS

 

1)                  Resolution to Approve Construction and Financing of On-Campus Student Housing

 

RES-1506 It was moved and supported that the following resolution be adopted:

 

WHEREAS, SVSU has in recent years expanded its student housing capacity to enrich the campus environment, assist with efforts to diversify the student body and attract students to the University; and

WHEREAS, Existing housing facilities are fully occupied, and a shortage of living space is projected in future years;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, That the President or the Vice President for Administration and Business Affairs is authorized to enter into contracts to construct student housing units, related parking facilities and roadway improvements in an amount not to exceed nine million dollars ($9,000,000);

AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That this project hereby is included in the list of projects authorized to be funded by the Series 2001B, General Revenue Bond Issue approved by a resolution adopted by the Board on October 16, 2000, as amended.

 

Trustee Sims, Chair of the subcommittee on housing issues, reported that she and Trustees Law and Yantz had met with University administrators on July 1^st to examine the entire housing situation on campus. She then reviewed with the Board a document detailing the history of SVSU housing facilities, First Time in College students (FTICs) living in University housing, students residing in SVSU housing facilities by class standing, the retention of students in housing facilities, requests for single room options, and the percentage of on-campus residents compared to total enrollment from various state universities. (See Appendix One: History) She noted that over the past three years the average official fall occupancy in all of SVSUs housing facilities was at approximately 96 percent of capacity, and that only 17 percent of the Universitys students live on campus, which is very low compared to the other public universities in the State.

Trustee Sims reviewed materials related to construction costs and proposed financing (See Appendix Two: Costs) and housing occupancy projections through Fiscal Year 2008 (See Appendix Three: Projections). A shortfall of 100 beds is being projected by the Fall of 2003.

Documents pertaining to comparative rental rates (See Appendix Four: Rates) and the impact the proposed new student housing would have on campus parking (See Appendix Five: Parking) were discussed.

President Gilbertson told the Board the proposed new housing would be constructed in a style which students prefer, and that the current environment for bidding and financing construction is very good.

The motion was APPROVED unanimously.

3.                  INFORMATION AND DISCUSSION ITEMS

2) President Gilbertson announced that Dr. Francis C. Dane had been selected as the first James V. Finkbeiner Chair in Ethics, and that Dr. Mamie T. Thorns will begin her duties as Special Assistant to the President for Diversity Programs in September.

3)                  Motion to Move to Informal Session to Discuss Labor Relations

BM-973 It was moved and supported that the Board move to Informal Session to discuss labor relations.

 

The motion was APPROVED unanimously.

 

 

The Board moved to Informal Session at 10:24 a.m. and reconvened in Formal Session at 11:18 a.m.

4.                  ADJOURNMENT

4)                  Motion to Adjourn

BM-974 It was moved and supported that the meeting be adjourned.

The motion was APPROVED unanimously.

The meeting was adjourned at 11:19 a.m.

 

Respectfully submitted:

 

 

 

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Robert J. Vitito

Chairman

 

 

 

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D. Brian Law

Secretary

 

 

 

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Jo A. Stanley

Recording Secretary