FACILITIES PLANNING COMMITTEE

 

MINUTES

 

September 28, 2006

 

Members Present:  Paul Bylaska; Susan Courson; Deb Fleeger; Clare Heidler; Stephen Hoover; Jack Hubauer; Stephen Johnson; Mark Kilwein; Mike McConnell; Erin Schuetz; Dave Tedjeske; Dave Tomeo; Lou Tripodi; Ron Wilshire

 

Others Present:  Donna Woodman; John Massa

 

I.               Approval of Minutes – May 4, 2006

 

1.       A motion was made by Ron Wilshire and seconded by Mike McConnell to approve the minutes of May 4, 2006 as presented.  The motion passed.

 

2.       Lou Tripodi welcomed the new members of the Faculty Senate Institutional Resources Committee.

 

3.       Agenda item #4 Solar Water Heater was added under new business at the request of Susan Courson on behalf of Joshua Pearce.

 

II.         Old Business

 

1.  Venango Projects

 

·        Venango Pond:  In design stage with work expected to start spring 2007.

·        Rhoades Hall:  Project is complete.

·        Suhr Windows:  Project is complete.

·        Frame/Rhoades Steps:  Work is currently in progress.

 

2.     Science Technology Center

 

·        On Monday, October 2, 2006 the Science Technology Center will be advertised for bids.  A pre-bid meeting will be held on October 18^th with the bid opening on November 8, 2006.  A contract award will be made 30-45 days following the bid opening.

·        The Science Technology Center will be erected in front of the existing building.

·        In 2 ½ weeks a new handicap parking area and dumpster area will be relocated on the flat area between Tippin and Peirce replacing the previous space that was blocked off by the construction of the new building.

·        The Peirce parking lot will be in use until the semester break.

·        The Peirce greenhouse is soon to be removed as an in-house project.

 

3.      One Stop Shopping

 

·        Paul Bylaska told members that although the main efforts of a one stop shop will focus on Becht, he hopes to have a pre-feasibility study done by the end of the fall semester and report back to the Facilities Planning Committee with further information.

·        Dave Tomeo reported that the first page of the “Virtual One Stop Shop” is in design.  The layout will allow the user to click on action items from the homepage that will link to other pages.  Although some problems still exist with using the I-portal, work is being done to streamline the process.  The SBDC is considering taking this on as a project which would generate the needed student input that would aid in the development process.

 

            4.     Energy Conference

 

·        The FY06-07 Energy Conference will be held in late March of 2007 and will expand to also focus on residential energy usage. 

 

5.     Parking

 

·        Dave Tomeo reported that the students are using the new parking near the basketball courts as well as the courts themselves.

·        Dave Tedjeske reported complaints of the mixed parking in the Peirce lot.  The Greenville lot is currently mixed parking and the Peirce lot has also become a mixed lot.  He stated that new signage may better indicate the division of parking areas and eliminate the scattered parking that presently occurs.

·        In discussions concerning the use of alternate paint colors in parking areas, Clare Heidler noted the downside of using a color other than white indicates to people that they cannot park in the area.

·        Mark Kilwein asked if there were plans for a crosswalk on the North side of Greenville.  Dave Tedjeske responded saying that Penndot has objected in the past due to the close proximity of the other crosswalk, but the idea can be revisited with Penndot.

·        Paul Bylaska reminded members that the Master Plan calls for the campus to be a walking campus and that parking does not drive the facilities plan.

·        Dave Tedjeske noted that with the demo of Campbell Hall and the establishment of a parking area in its place, this will allow usable parking in close proximity to the center of campus.

·        It was noted by Ron Wilshire that deck parking although expensive may be a good idea for parking for special events that take place in Tippin and the Recreation Center.

 

6.         Faculty Lounge

 

·        Lou Tripodi suggested that faculty interested in obtaining a faculty lounge contact Jeff MacTaggart who may be willing to work with them towards a solution.

 

7.         New Dining Facility

 

·        Dave Tomeo reported that after a setback requirement did not meet borough approval, a redesign of the dining facility had to be done.  The new design will include a walkway through the center of the building.  The walkway will sit directly over the steam tunnel.  The 500 seat facility will have a conference room and include retail shops.  The following link shows a virtual walk through of the new design. http://clarionnews.blogspot.com/2006/10/clarion-university-facts.html

 

·        27 spaces will remain in the parking area (lot G) next to the admissions building.

 

·        Gemmell Park will be relocated to Eighth Avenue.

 

·        In order to cut costs, the demo of Campbell Hall may be folded into the Dining Hall project.

 

8.         Summer Projects

 

·        Clare Heidler distributed a list of summer projects prepared by Jim Conley.

 

9.         Ralston Move

 

·        The Educational Talent Search move to Ralston Hall is complete.

           

10.     Siler Children’s Center

 

·        Resurfacing of the play area of the Siler Children’s Center is complete.

 

III.       New Business

 

1.         FY08 Key 93 Proposal

 

·     Clare Heidler distributed the FY08 Key 93 proposal and asked the members to review for their approval at the next FPC meeting.

 

2.      Facilities Master Plan

 

·        Dave Tomeo, Michael McConnell, and Jack Hubauer agreed to serve on a committee to review the Master Plan for needed adjustments with the creation of the strategic plan.

 

3.      Chandler Blind Corner

 

·        Lou Tripodi advised members of the safety hazard in the area between Egbert and Chandler.  The parking committee is asked to research the area so that the needed steps can be taken to avoid a tragedy.

·        Students of John Massa conducted a survey of the traffic flow at the top of the hill by Chandler.  It was found that the fastest moving cars were coming down from Givan and a possible solution could be to restrict the flow of traffic from that direction.

·        Stephen Johnson as to if there was a need for traffic coming up the hill from Tippin.  Dave Tedjeske stated that (1.) The employee parking in the area could create a bottleneck in turnaround traffic. (2.) The bus currently uses the road and rerouting the bus should not be done.

·        In discussions about changing the sidewalks in the area, Clare Heidler reminded members that the plans for the new residence halls must be considered.

·        Lou Tripodi asked that members e-mail Dave Tedjeske (dtedjeske) or Dave Tomeo (dtomeo) on their comments and the parking committee could then discuss solutions.

 

4.      Solar Water Heater

 

·        Joshua Pearce has established a grant to purchase a Solar Water Heater that will be used as an educational teaching instrument.  Susan Courson spoke on behalf of Joshua Pearce who was not present at the meeting.  The Water Heater will provide hot water for a family of four and in order for the system to properly work the location must have hot water consumption and feed into an existing system.  Members are asked to think of possible locations.

 

Paul Bylaska announced that this would be Clare Heidler’s last Facilities Planning Committee meeting due to his retirement in late October.  He commended Clare for all the work that he has done on behalf of the committee and the university.

 

Stephen Johnson asked that facilities utilization in connection with recruiting be added to the next meetings agenda.

 

The meeting adjourned at 4:48 p.m.  The next Facilities Planning Committee will be held on October 26, 2006 at 3:30 p.m.