UCCS Events Center
An Expansion of the University Center
PROGRAM PLAN
Prepared by
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
October 25, 2007
CONTENTS
I)
OVERVIEW.......................................................................................................................................................1
I.A.1
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ..........................................................................................................................1
I.B.
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND CAMPUS CONFERENCING AND
UNIVERSITY CENTER PROGRAM DESCRIPTION ...................................................................................................3
I.C.
II)
FACILITIES STRATEGIC PLAN ...............................................................................................................6
JUSTIFICATION ..............................................................................................................................................7
II.A.
EXISTING CONDITIONS ..........................................................................................................................7
II.B.
CHANGES AND PROJECTIONS ..............................................................................................................14
II.C.
SPACE REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................................................17
III) IMPLEMENTATION AND DESIGN CRITERIA.......................................................................................21
III) A.
SPATIAL RELATIONSHIPS ....................................................................................................................22
III) B.
SITE IMPROVEMENTS AND REQUIREMENTS .......................................................................................22
III) C.
DESIGN REQUIREMENTS......................................................................................................................22
IV) APPENDICES ..................................................................................................................................................24
IV) A.
SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS ..................................................................................................................24
IV) a.1. Project Schedule .........................................................................................................................24
IV) a.2. Cost Estimates.............................................................................................................................25
IV) a.3. Financial Analysis ......................................................................................................................25
IV)
B. ROOM UTILIZATION ADDENDUM ....................................................................................................28
IV) b.1. Space Needs Illustrative..............................................................................................................28
IV) C.
THIRD PARTY REVIEW ........................................................................................................................31
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Acknowledgements
Participants in the Program Plan Process:
UCCS Chancellor’s Office
Pam Shockley-Zalabak
Chancellor
Brian Burnett
Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Susan Szpyrka
Associate Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance
Margaret Bacon
Interim Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Robert Wonnett
Interim Vice Chancellor for Student Success
UCCS Facilities Services
Jimmy Muniz
Assistant Physical Plant Manager
Barry Mawson
Project Manager
Glenn Carlsrud
Campus Planner/Architect
UCCS Intercollegiate Athletics
Steve Kirkham
Director
Russ Caton
Head Coach-Men's Basketball
Jessika Stratton
Head Coach-Women's Basketball
Flavio Mazzetti
Head Coach-Soccer
A.J. Joseph
Assistant Athletic Director
Nathan Gibson
Director of Finance
Doug Fitzgerald
Sports Information Director
UCCS Resource Management
Gayanne Scott
Director
Julie Brewster
Controller
Kathleen King
Facilities Business Manager
Rhea Taylor
Facilities Business Manager/Accountant
UCCS University Center
Jeff Davis
Director
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I)
Overview
I.a.1 Executive Summary
The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) is one of the fastest growing campuses
in Colorado. When the campus opened in 1965, it was a non-residential campus on 80 acres
with a student head count of 1,282. Today, the campus has over 523 acres and supports a student
body of approximately 7,600 students, and it doesn't stop there. The UCCS Facilities Strategic
Plan projects future enrollment to reach 30,000 students by FY 2040.
Although the growth is a sign of success, it also brings a tremendous stress on campus facilities.
New academic and support facilities have been constructed over the past decade to meet the
continued growth of program needs. Also, with the continued growth, the Department of
Intercollegiate Athletics has developed several pressing needs with facilities being the number
one concern. The University, recognizing these pressing needs, has responded by assisting the
athletic department in building new facilities for the men’s soccer and women’s softball
programs. The soccer and softball fields have greatly assisted in helping these two programs
attract the quality student-athlete desired by the University which subsequently makes these
programs more competitive and therefore successful.
While the soccer and softball fields have helped to alleviate facility needs for several athletic
programs, the basketball and volleyball programs continue to struggle to meet student spectator
demand in the current UCCS competitive gymnasium which has seating capacity for only 420
spectators in bleachers. Further, over the last 10 years, as the campus population has grown,
demand for large event venues has significantly increased. This demand has come from the
Office of Campus Activities, Residential Hall Association, individual campus clubs, the summer
conference program, and from various campus departments. Thus, a solution that would provide
a short-term resolution for spectator attendance at the basketball and volleyball events as well as
a larger venue for campus events was sought and resolved with the proposal of a new campus
events center.
The time has come for UCCS to take a premier position in Colorado Springs as the place people
go to see college athletics. While there are two other college level athletic programs available to
the Colorado Springs community, UCCS is unique in that it has a large percentage of local
athletes competing. The UCCS teams are doing great things and should be able to have the
support of as many in the community as possible.
As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and the National Collegiate
Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II programs, there are certain expectations inherent in
UCCS intercollegiate athletic programs. Primarily due to deficient facilities, the UCCS teams
have suffered from below average officiating, lack of respect at the regional and national level
and negative recruiting. No one can hold the campus, degree programs, faculty, city, residential
halls, or athletes up to ridicule. But the competitive indoor athletic facilities are an easy target.
This fact was proven with the success of the softball program. When the softball field was
improved and enhanced, the expectation amongst the conference office, officials, and regional
opponents was that UCCS would be successful every year.
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The continued development and success of the outdoor sports programs provides a significant
contrast to the challenges faced by the indoor sports programs. The indoor sports are severely
hampered by the size of the facility, which is the smallest amongst all of the 290 NCAA Division
II teams. The present facility seats only 420 spectators in bleachers for volleyball and basketball
games. Given that the campus residential capacity is 900, optimum seating would be around
1400 seats. This is based on the bed to seat ratio found at the University of Colorado at Boulder
campus which today has 5,770 beds and 11,064 seats in their arena.
The lack of seating affects the mission of the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics in that it
prohibits the promotion of athletic programs to both the campus and the Colorado Springs
community. Further, while the athletic department receives the majority of its funding from
students, the size of the facility prohibits the department’s ability to accommodate all spectators
at many of the games. Students at UCCS pay a student fee that supports approximately 95% of
the cost of the athletic programs and in return they are not charged admission to the games.
Unfortunately, the lack of available seating often means that fee paying students are turned away
at the door when capacity seating is reached.
Most of the schools that UCCS competes against in the RMAC have excellent facilities. With an
enrollment of 8,000 students, the University of Nebraska at Kearney has an arena that seats over
6,000. The average seating for facilities in the other 13 schools in the RMAC is 2,600. As stated
above, UCCS has the smallest facility with seating for only 420 spectators. Of interest is that the
next smallest facility in the RMAC has a seating capacity of 1,700 which is over four times the
capacity of our present facility.
The goal of the UCCS Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is to compete at a high level
within the RMAC conference. The RMAC has crowned six (6) National Champions in the last
two years. In order for UCCS to compete at this level athletic facilities must be upgraded.
While an expanded University Center that included a flexible event center that could be used for
intercollegiate athletic events will not solve all of the Intercollegiate Athletic Department’s needs
(indoor track for example), it will provide a short-term solution to the critical seating demand for
the high demand sports of basketball and volleyball.
Concurrently, an events center will assist UCCS in providing a large venue for other campus
activities and programs. In the last several years the Career Services department has held the
annual Career Fair every spring at a local hotel instead of on-campus. This is done because there
are no facilities big enough to host the number of employers that want to attend.
The summer orientation program has grown to the point where UCCS is using the current
gymnasium for the initial plenary sessions with students and parents. This then precludes any
other uses. The Summer Conference department has documented lost summer conference
opportunities due to an inability to provide a large meeting venue. This not only results in lost
revenue to the campus housing operation, food service operation and to the University Center but
often times a loss of good will with groups and companies looking for a conference setting.
The University works very hard to develop lasting ties with the Colorado Springs community
and provides facility access for Colorado Springs activities. Unfortunately, many of the events
that could be held at UCCS are not due to the inadequacy of large event sites.
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Given current facilities, UCCS cannot host an event/summer conference larger than 300 unless
all events are held in small groups. This has resulted in the university’s inability to fill the
resident halls over the summer.
UCCS recently updated its Facilities Strategic Plan, which was approved by the Board of
Regents on December 7, 2006. Included in the strategic plan is a new arena/field house on the
north campus. Optimistically, and with approved financing, the earliest the arena would be
available for competition is five years or around 2012. This timeline only further delays the
University’s ability to improve indoor sports programs. The ability to place student athletes and
their fans in an upgraded situation in the near future would greatly benefit the programs.
This program plan describes the construction of an expansion, called the UCCS Events Center, to
the existing auxiliary-funded University Center.
The campus will construct approximately 27,000 gross square feet of space in an addition to the
existing University Center and adjacent to our current University Center gymnasium. Approvals,
design, and construction of the facility and improvements will take approximately seventeen to
twenty-four months to complete with an anticipated completion date of December 31, 2009.
The process for the development of this program plan involved staff and students. The names of
those contributing persons and firms are listed in the Acknowledgements section above. This
Events Center Program Plan has been endorsed and approved by the Chancellor and her
leadership team. Sources of funding are detailed in Appendices under Supporting Documents.
The format for this Program Plan is in accordance with CCHE, Section III, Capital Assets, Part
E, Program Planning Guidelines, dated April 5, 2007 and Part Q, Policies for Self-Funded
Capital Construction.
The vitality of the athletics program at UCCS hinges on the completion of this Events Center.
Student recruitment and retention will be enhanced if this project is approved. It has been
proven at UCCS with the softball and soccer programs that support of an engaged program can
lead to significant success as a direct result of the receipt of an acceptable facility and viable
facility. By combining the athletic short-term solution with a long term events center plan,
UCCS maximizes its use of this facility.
I.b. Intercollegiate Athletics Program Description and Campus Conferencing and
University Center Program Description
The Role and Mission of UCCS as authorized by the legislature in Colorado Statute Title 23,
Article 20, Part 1 is:
“The Colorado Springs campus of the University of Colorado shall be a
comprehensive baccalaureate University with selective admission
standards. The Colorado Springs campus shall offer liberal arts and
sciences, business, engineering, health sciences, and teacher preparation
undergraduate degree programs, and a selected number of masters and
doctoral degree programs."
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Pam Shockley-Zalabak, Chancellor, in conjunction with campus governance groups established
the UCCS vision:
“The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs will provide unsurpassed,
student-centered teaching and learning, and outstanding research and
creative work that serve our community, state, and nation, and result in
our recognition as the premier comprehensive, regional research
University in the United States.“
The following are the core values tied to this campus vision:
EXCELLENCE: We will attract, develop and retain outstanding faculty, staff, and students, and
focus on those programs and services that we can offer at an exemplary level.
STUDENT SUCCESS: We will help traditional and non-traditional students succeed in their
academic endeavors by assuring a stimulating, supportive, and safe environment in a naturally
beautiful setting. We will encourage students to recognize their responsibility to participate fully
in their own educational success and to contribute to the quality of all aspects of campus life.
COMMUNITY INTERACTIONS: We will make known our vision, values, and goals and
provide a demonstrated return on investment to the citizens of Colorado. We will link the
University more closely to the communities we serve. We will communicate the value of the
University to the citizens and elected leaders of our state, alumni, and potential students
everywhere.
ENRICHING ENVIRONMENT: We will aggressively seek the development of a multicultural
campus environment in which each person contributes unique talents to make the University a
better place. In turn, each person will be fully valued and supported. We will reaffirm the
tradition of shared governance and encourage all members of our campus community to join
together in creating a positive working environment where all enjoy respect, fair treatment, and a
voice in campus decisions.
QUALITY TEACHING: We will promote and reward teaching excellence. We will strive to
maintain predominantly small classes taught by dedicated and accessible faculty.
RESEARCH AND CREATIVE WORK: We will promote and reward research and creative
work that advances knowledge that makes a valuable contribution, that enhances our teaching
and service missions, and that encourages collaboration between students, both graduate and
undergraduate, and faculty.
SERVICE: We will attract and reward members of the campus community who place a high
value on service and who are committed to contributing their expertise to the University and the
public good.
STAFF CONTRIBUTION: We will value the vital role that staff plays in supporting and
enhancing the mission of the University.
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INNOVATION AND CHANGE: We believe that universities both preserve the past and help
create the future. We will encourage innovation in teaching, research, and service and prepare
our students to succeed in a rapidly changing global and technologically advancing environment.
LIFE-LONG LEARNING: We will commit to serving the educational needs of members of our
community at many points along life's path—as K-12 students, as University students, as they
enter the work force, as they retrain for new careers, and as they continue to learn and grow
throughout their lives.
Intercollegiate Athletics
Intercollegiate athletics are intended to be an integral part of the overall program within the
University. Concomitant with the dedication to excellence of the overall educational program of
the University is the student-athlete's opportunity to acquire experiences outside the classroom
that are in keeping with the general goals of UCCS. The privilege of participating in
intercollegiate athletics is intended to enhance the overall educational experience of the
participant. This is in keeping with the NCAA, which governs intercollegiate athletics:
The competitive athletic program of the colleges is designed to be a vital
part of the educational system. A basic purpose of this association is to
maintain intercollegiate athletics as an integral part of the educational
program and the athlete an integral part of the student body, and by doing
so retain a clean line of demarcation between college athletics and
professional sports.
The definition of “student athlete” requires that both the academic and athletic interests must be
the concern of all units of UCCS. This means that the student athlete shall be encouraged to
achieve the highest level of academic success and to complete the course work for a degree while
at the same time participating at a high level of NCAA athletic competition. Thus, the
philosophy, program and process of the Athletic Department must conform to the academic,
ethical, and moral values of the University. This can only be accomplished through the joint
efforts of all parts of the University community. Hence, UCCS believes that intercollegiate
athletic programs must be an integral part of the University's academic mission. Athletics give
student athletes an opportunity for significant learning experiences within and without the
traditional classroom, fostering the educational and leadership growth that will stand them in
good stead upon graduation. While it is clear that athletics are significant in creating student
enthusiasm and loyalty and maintaining ties with alumni and friends, it is also believed that an
objective to excel in sports can and must be in conformity with the traditional University goals of
scholarship and service.
UCCS has made a commitment to improve athletic programs. With an obvious move toward
being a more traditional campus with more full time students, athletics fills both the participatory
and fan needs of the student body. The twelve UCCS athletic programs are members of the
RMAC. The RMAC has a NCAA Division II affiliation with 14 members in three states. All
UCCS programs give athletic scholarships, which are determined by the coach of each program.
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is in compliance with Title IX federal law which
prohibits gender discrimination against students and employees of educational institutions. Title
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IX benefits both males and females by ensuring equal opportunity and prohibiting discrimination
based on gender.
The Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is comprised of the following specialty areas:
Administration, Sports Information, Sports Medicine, Men’s and Women’s Basketball, Men’s
and Women’s Cross Country, Men’s Golf, Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and
Field, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Softball, and Women’s Volleyball.
University Center and Campus Conferencing Program Description
The mission of the University Center is to facilitate the educational process by providing
opportunities for the university community to interact in a variety of formal and informal
settings, to assist with student growth and the development of co-curricular cultural, social,
educational, and recreational awareness.
The University Center serves as the community center for the University: serving students,
faculty, staff, administration and guests. As the community center, the University Center
complements the academic programs by providing support to the out-of-classroom experience
through an extensive array of cultural, recreational, social and educational programs. The
University Center is a student-centered organization that values participatory decision making
and volunteerism. The University Center provides these programs through the services and
facilities that are the University Center; the division of Campus Life including the Refuge for
Organizations, Activities and Recreation (ROAR), Office of Campus Activities, Student
Government, Student Clubs and Organizations, Campus Recreation, the Scribe, Information
Desk, meeting rooms, the game room/Pub, food services, the Bookstore, and the Convenience
Store.
Many organizations are looking for the perfect place to meet in Colorado Springs. The
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs offers an environment that is a center for learning
for most any group, set in one of the best locations in Colorado.
With lodging capacity for 900 people, and meeting rooms for up to 600 people, UCCS can meet
many but not all of the needs of the prospective conferences. In Lodging, UCCS offers
accommodations from suite-style residence halls to executive or long term stays in the Alpine
Village Apartments.
Current meeting spaces offer traditional lecture-hall type rooms, gymnasium spaces, small
gathering and meeting rooms and a new Recreation Center for conferencing use.
I.c. Facilities Strategic Plan
In 2006, academic programs were analyzed with our mission, vision, goals, and initiatives in
mind. As a result, an updated Academic Strategic Plan was prepared for the period 2006-2011.
This Academic Strategic Plan outlines an overall academic program that reflects the growth and
maturity of our campus. The Academic Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Regents in
the spring of 2007. With governing board approval, the plan was submitted to the Colorado
Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) for review and approval and was approved in May of
2007. The Academic Strategic Plan was updated by the Campus Academic Planning Committee
in the spring of 2006.
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In support of the Academic Strategic Plan, the Facilities Strategic Plan was recently updated.
This plan analyzed academic programs, existing facilities and land capabilities, and space
utilization in consonance with CCHE guidelines. As a result, the Facilities Strategic Plan
identified facility requirements for a student head count of 10,000-30,000 students, and provided
recommended projections for capital construction needs. The Long Range Development Plan
reports the number of students that our existing campus land can support at full build-out. The
Facilities Strategic Plan was approved by the Board of Regents of the University of Colorado on
December 7, 2006. CCHE approved the Facilities Strategic Plan Update on May 4, 2007. This
project has been contemplated for some time. Only recently did University of Colorado
President Hank Brown provide funds from the Presidential Initiative Funds designated for
athletics. President Brown directed $2 million of these funds should go towards the construction
of a solution to the facility dilemma for UCCS Athletics. Thus, an addendum to the Facilities
Strategic Plan is submitted as part of this program plan. In keeping with CCHE guidelines, the
addendum should be approved prior to the approval of the program plan.
Capital construction projects in the Six-Year Facilities Strategic Plan include:
•
Classroom/Lab Space
•
Office Space
•
Food Service
•
Student Services/Recreation
•
Research Park
•
Residential space
•
Athletic Multipurpose Arena
•
South Hall Classroom Building
•
Performing Arts Center
Further, capital construction projects in the Fifteen-Year Facilities Strategic Plan include a
175,000 square foot athletic field house.
II)
Justification
II.a. Existing Conditions
i.
Current Program Enrollment
When the campus opened in 1965, it was a non-residential campus comprised of
approximately 80 acres and a student body of 1,282. Today the campus has a significant oncampus residential program, is over 523 acres in size, with 1.3 million GSF of facilities, and
supports a student body of approximately 7,700 students. This program plan revolves around
the entire athletic department and its pressing needs. These needs are driven by the students,
faculty, staff, community, and competitors. Athletic programs have an impact on each and
every other program within the University and on every patron who visits athletic events.
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Campus events have an impact on all students, faculty, staff and campus community
members. With continued campus growth, the demand for a large conference and event
center venue will also grow.
ii.
Space Functionality
Most of the programmatic and operational deficiencies are generated by the program needs
presented earlier in this section. The success of the campus has put pressure on all aspects of the
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics. Pictures here and in the appendix of this program plan
provide a visual demonstration of the inadequacy of current conditions for both Intercollegiate
Athletics and campus events.
Practice Opportunities
Existing conditions limit practice opportunities for all sports. All teams and athletes would
benefit from more access to times and space. UCCS has already proven its ability to attract
academically successful students who can compete and should make every effort to give them
what they need in regards to time for other endeavors.
Recruiting
UCCS athletic coaches work hard to live up to the mission of the University and the goals of the
athletic department. Better facilities would enable them to recruit at a higher level and be even
more successful than they presently are.
Locker Facilities
UCCS, as the home team, must presently share locker space with visiting teams. UCCS is the
only college in our conference to do so. Additionally, the referees are required to use the
Director of Athletics’ office as there are no locker room facilities available for officials. This is a
situation that puts the University and our athletic programs in the worst light possible.
Seating
As already stated, there are 420 seats available for 7,600 students. In the 2005-06 men’s
basketball season, when the team only won 4 games, the attendance was over 800 at the CSUPueblo game which was held at the United States Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs.
This problem is being exacerbated by the newfound success of the men’s basketball team. On
three occasions in January of 2007, over 50 fans were kept waiting for the sold-out women’s
game to end before being allowed into the facility to watch the men’s game and this entry was
granted only after some spectators attending only the women’s game left the seating area.
Competitive Playing Facility
The first program issue is the size of the indoor playing facility. Campus growth, which
includes growth in student enrollment and the growth in the number of faculty and staff, is the
single most evident factor in determining the need for additional seating. Although the
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campus has a residential component, it is still very much a commuter campus with only 900 of
the 7,600 enrolled students living on campus. Even so, the existing indoor facility can
accommodate only one-half of the residential students and in doing so would have no
available space for commuter students, visitors from the opposing team, parents and members
of the community. Because of the current state of the indoor facility, the athletic department
has already been forced to move high profile events off campus to other locations in the city,
such as the United States Olympic Training Center. However, moving events can happen
only infrequently as there is no facility in the Colorado Springs area that can accommodate all
indoor events for each program for the entire season. Further, moving events off campus is
detrimental to the overall mission of the athletic department which is to support the student
athlete and provide a culture of inclusiveness for ancillary clubs (cheerleaders and dance
team) as well as spectators. As a result, the athletic department is currently unable to promote
any indoor programs because of an inability to accommodate the resulting increase in fans.
The second issue is the ability of the coaching staff to recruit the quality athletes needed to
compete in the very strong Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. The present facility
negatively impacts the ability of the coaching staff to recruit quality student-athletes. Coaches
have been consistently frustrated when “recruitable” athletes choose other institutions because
of the lack of a decent Division II level facility. This has been particularly difficult on the tier
one sports of men’s and women’s basketball.
The third issue is the safety of student athletes. While the present facility is technically safe
for a collegiate basketball game, the close confines can contribute to an increase in injuries.
There are only two feet from the end of each baseline to the walls.
Present Gymnasium (Seats 420)
The fourth but perhaps most important issue is that a new facility will allow practice times to
be scheduled which will not conflict with the class schedules of the student athletes.
Currently, the class conflict is managed because the coaches understand and accept that not all
of the athletes will make all of the practices. Knowing that class schedules must take a
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priority, the coaches schedule practices at the times when athletes are not in class. However,
having one small indoor practice facility makes this difficult as the coaches are also
competing for court time with each other. Having a facility with multiple courts will
eliminate much of this conflict.
Present Gymnasium (Opposite View)
Camps:
UCCS could become a very strong player in the sponsorship of camps. Mesa State College,
located in Grand Junction, Colorado, has the second largest basketball camp program in the
United States. While neither Mesa’s location nor reputation can match that of UCCS, they
have been successful for several reasons. With a new facility, UCCS can meet or exceed
Mesa’s success. Bringing sport camps to the Colorado Springs community serves multiple
purposes. First, it assists the community by providing quality educational sport camps during
non scheduled K-12 school activities, thus bringing structured time to a young person’s
potentially unstructured schedule. Second, it links the University to the community by
serving as a resource for youth development. The plans for the new facility include the
availability of four basketball courts or 6 volleyball courts. However, the courts are not
mutually exclusive for these two activities. The planned flooring could accommodate almost
any athletic endeavor including a combination of basketball and volleyball.
Camps can also enhance our coaching salaries. This is very important to attracting quality
coaches to NCAA Division II programs. While some progress has been made with coaching
salaries, camps and the additional salaries they provide the coaches can assist UCCS in
converting the coaching jobs from “staircase jobs” to “destination jobs.” The data indicate
that salary is the number one issue in the retention of coaches at UCCS. The coaches enjoy
the campus and the Colorado Springs community but must have the opportunity to earn a
respectable income.
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Camps also provide paying jobs and professional experience for UCCS’ student athletes
during the summer months. The positive outcomes of this arrangement are apparent and all
parties benefit from the student athlete to the camp participant to the team coach to the
community to the University.
An ancillary benefit to a large campus is the revenue they bring to the campus residential
housing village. At Mesa State College, residential housing is able to subsidize its operating
revenues with revenue from summer camps. And, the camp participants get to spend time in a
college residential hall, hopefully sparking the desire to attend college in the future.
Finally, camps also enhance the ability of the coach to recruit. High school athletes who
attend camp on campus are not under the guidelines of the NCAA in regard to contacts and
evaluations. They also get a firsthand look at the University while playing on the University’s
playing field.
Athletic Department Fund Raising
The department is severely handicapped in its present fund raising efforts. Corporate
partnerships and personal contributions rely on access and success. The UCCS programs
have made tremendous gains in fundraising but may reach a ceiling if additional facilities are
not available. The most dedicated sponsor currently has a spot directly behind the backstop at
softball games, giving this sponsor prime access to the game itself, the athletes, and the
coaching staff.
At the present time the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics does not promote the indoor
athletic events as UCCS is already at near or over seating capacity and any kind of promotion
would only exacerbate the issue of available seating. Our ability as a department to pursue
contributions would be enhanced. All of our programs will benefit financially from the new
facility in this regard.
One part of fund raising that will eventually be a major part of the department’s goals is
alumni. It is obvious that the better their experience while at UCCS the more likely an
alumnus will be to contribute after graduating. This sense of pride extends to the entire
campus community.
Convocation
UCCS welcomes students and family members to UCCS in the fall with a campus wide
convocation that is open to the entire campus community. In the fall of 2007 the convocation
event was so well attended that the UCCS gymnasium was not only filled to capacity,
hundreds of attendees were pushed into adjoining facilities with an audio and video feed their
only participation in the event. As convocation is meant to be a welcoming event, it would be
very beneficial for more participants to be present at the actual event.
Lecture Series
The Bruce Shepherd Lecture Series is held annually to raise much needed scholarship money
for the Bruce and Ann Shepherd Reach Your Peak Scholarship fund. Prior to 2007, this
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important community and university event was held at local hotels or other venues due to
space limitations at UCCS. In the fall of 2007 the event was held in the UCCS Recreation
Center which has a gymnasium floor the size of two basketball courts. However, this venue is
less than preferred for it lacks food service capability, adequate parking, adequate bathroom
facilities, and adequate ancillary meeting rooms that are needed for large scale lecture events.
The planned events center, adjacent to the existing University Center, would not suffer from
these infrastructure deficiencies as there is a full commercial kitchen in the University Center.
Additionally, the majority of campus parking is within a 5 minute walk of the University
Center, supplemental bathroom facilities are available, and numerous meeting and seminar
rooms accessible.
Conferences and Events
Both university and non-university event planners will benefit from the addition of an events
center in the heart of the UCCS campus. Campus events such as Career Day, New Student
Orientation, academic conferences, student club activities and others will be able to expand
offerings at events currently held on campus or return events that are held off campus to the
University proper. Non-university event planners will find a high degree of flexibility in
planning conferences once the new conference venue is in place. The ability to accommodate
larger conferences ultimately helps UCCS as revenue generated through the rental of facilities
is returned to the University Center and the Housing Department and used toward the
payment of annual bonds.
Parking and Transportation Services
By expanding the University Center to include a new events center, infrastructure currently
available to the University Center will also be available to the Events Center, including
accessible parking and transportation services. UCCS currently has a transportation department
that provides bus services 40 weeks a year to students attending the University. The service
moves people from different parking locations around campus to central bus stops including a
stop that is located in front of the Science Building and next to the University Center. Access to
the new Events Center will be easily managed from this shuttle stop and during peak events, the
Transportation Services Department can add additional buses to the already established
circulator.
Further, the majority of athletic competitions and other events that are anticipated for the Events
Center will be held during medium to low parking demand periods (such as Friday evenings,
Saturdays, breaks between semesters and the summer semester). With an Events Center located
in the heart of campus it will also be within a five minute walk of 1,464 parking stalls.
iii. Space Utilization
The University Center Events Center expansion provides maximum space utilization for the
facility. Not only will the facility provide a short-term viable spectator arena for intercollegiate
basketball and volleyball (until an arena can be funded and built), it also provides for a larger
events center that can be used by UCCS for a variety of campus related activities as detailed
earlier in this document.
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iv. Facility Condition Index
Not Used.
There are no comparable state-owned facilities. Further, this is not a renovation of the existing
Gymnasium, it is an expansion of the current facility
v.
Health Life/Safety Deficiencies
Not Used.
While there are no usable facilities with deficiencies, it is important to note and recognize those
Health Life/Safety issues that must be complied with for this project as with any new facility.
The University Center Events Center will be required to meet all of the most recent versions of
applicable state and local building codes and regulations as directed by the Office of the State
Architect. The following is a list of applicable codes and regulations that will be followed.
Although the list may not be all-inclusive, it gives an example of the minimum requirements that
must be met by this facility.
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International Building Code and Standards
American's with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines, ADAAG
All pertinent OSHA regulations
International Fire Code and Standards
Colorado Springs Fire Department fire and egress requirements
International Mechanical Code and Standards
International Plumbing Code
NFPA-10
Portable Fire Extinguishers
NFPA-13
Sprinkler Systems
NFPA-30
Flammable and Combustible Liquids Code
NFPA-54
National Fuel Gas Code
NFPA-70
National Electric Code
NFPA-72
National Fire Alarm Code
NFPA-78
National Lightning Protection Code
NFPA-80
Fire Doors and Windows
NFPA-90A Installation of Air Conditioners and Ventilating Systems
NFPA-101
Life Safety Code
Section 9, Article 5, CRS 197, pertaining to buildings built with public funds
Sections 9-2-101 through 9-2-104, CRS 1973, pertaining to glazing
Section 24-82-601, CRS 1973 pertaining to energy conservation design
Colorado Cross Connection Control Manual, Colorado Department of Health, fourth
edition
State of Colorado Energy Conservation Standards
ASHRAE Standards and Guidelines
HB 91-1154, Colorado State Water Conservation Act
Public Law 93-112, as amended by PL93-516 and related directives pertaining to
building access by handicapped persons
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Public Law 101-336, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and related directives
pertaining to building access by handicapped persons
Again, this list is not all inclusive and may be modified. The facility must be in compliance with
all state and local fire department building code requirements. This list is based on standard
codes for facilities, and may be modified once inspectors go through the facility.
II.b. Changes and Projections
In fall 2004, Chancellor Pam Shockley-Zalabak convened nine task forces to begin a planning
process designed to allow the campus to preserve its vision, even as state funding continued to
decline. Under the theme of Inventing the Future (ITF) the campus utilized several previous
reports and Vision 2010 to face the pressing issues brought about by budget reductions.
The reports of these task forces were distilled by the campus Leadership Team and shared with
campus and external constituencies during spring 2005. Based on that feedback, certain changes
were made on campus, and additional planning began. Contingencies were planned as necessary
strategies and a Seven-Year Growth Plan for UCCS was developed to provide financial direction
of the university consistent with Vision 2010. The Seven-Year Growth Plan was approved by
the regents in June 2005. The primary objective of this plan is for UCCS to become America’s
premier regional comprehensive research University with an enrollment of approximately 9,000
students (headcount) by 2011 as the chart below reflects.
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And to achieve this by reaching the following goals:
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Grow responsibly to meet the needs of students, the community, and the State.
Provide a comprehensive, personalized, educational experience that prepares students to excel
personally, professionally and as citizens.
Enhance research, scholarship and creative works on the campus and in the community.
Acquire and enhance technology to improve teaching, learning, research and management.
Expand and strengthen community partnerships.
Model the values of diversity in the campus climate and educational programs.
Enhance the University's human, physical and fiscal infrastructure.
Create infrastructure that supports rapid expansion of entrepreneurial activities.
Enrollment Projections
See table on the next page
i.a. New Programs or Instructional Methodologies
The Intercollegiate Athletic Program will continue on its present course. This renovated facility
may yield an opportunity to bring on a sport sooner than currently planned, however no new
programs or instructional methodologies should be expected as a result of this project. This
facility clearly fills a void in acceptable athletic facilities that is planned to be corrected in the
future but not as soon as it is required.
ii. Changes to Class Sizes
No changes to class sizes are planned or anticipated as the result of this project. More efficient
scheduling is certain to take place that will enable athletic teams to practice together more often
than is possible today given the academic emphasis placed by the intercollegiate athletics
program at UCCS.
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Enrollment - FY 2004-2006 Actuals and FY 2007-2012 Projections
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs FY 2002 thru FY 2006
FY 2002
UCCS
CIP
SUBJ
CAMPUS TOTAL
FY 2003
FY 2004
FY 2005
FY 2006
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
4648.1
675.6
5323.6
5127.4
778.2
5905.6
5313.0
832.9
6145.8
5481.9
728.1
6210.0
5515.8
686.2
6201.9
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs FY 2007 thru FY 2011
FY 2007 PROJECTION
College
CIP
SUBJ
CAMPUS TOTAL
FY 2008 PROJECTION
FY 2009 PROJECTION
FY 2010 PROJECTION
FY 2011 PROJECTION
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
UG
SFTE
G
SFTE
TOTAL
5918.5
736.2
6654.7
6350.5
790.0
7140.5
6814.1
847.7
7661.7
7311.5
909.5
8221.0
7845.3
975.9
8821.2
* 1 Student Full-Time Equivalent (SFTE) is 30 student credit hours.
** Projections reflect an aggressive 7.3% increase from previous year in correspondence with the Seven Year Plan to reach 12,000 students by 2012.
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II.c. Space Requirements
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Competition Gym/Events Center
UCCS currently sponsors three “gymnasium” sports: Men’s and Women’s Basketball and
Women’s Volleyball. The new events center when combined with the existing university
center gymnasium would have three courts and enable all three of these teams to practice
during the same time frame. This would enable all the student athletes to take the classes
they need each semester and attend every practice.
Currently, the three teams share one court in the University Center and each team often is
missing one or more athletes each practice due to classes. There are also times when the
teams rent off-campus facilities to practice because the current facility is used by other
groups.
In addition, it is critical that UCCS obtain a facility that has seating for a minimum of 650
spectators for volleyball and 1,400 for basketball. Meeting the number of seats needed for
volleyball would be accomplished by moving the portable bleachers on wheels from the
main basketball venue. As mentioned previously, the current gymnasium seats 420
spectators. The next smallest gymnasium in the RMAC seats over 1,700.
The Events Center would have a portable, wooden floor basketball court, a sport-court
practice basketball court, and space for one competition/two practice volleyball courts.
This would enable all three teams to practice in the same time frame each day. These
three areas may also be separated by drop-down curtains for safety and sound concerns
during practices.
The current bleachers in the Lion’s Den in the University Center would remain in the
existing facility. The seating plan in the new events center would call for 1200-1400
seats on rollers that would retract enabling the events center court to accommodate two
practice courts.
The new expanded Events Center should include appropriate space for UCCS softball
and golf teams to take practice swings in netting specifically designed for these sports.
The Events Center could be a major source of revenue as it has the potential to rent for up
to $100 per hour.
Locker Rooms
Currently none of the UCCS teams have dedicated locker room space. At this time only
the basketball and volleyball teams have access to locker room space and they share that
space in the University Center with the UCCS community. Thus, visiting teams and
officials usually do not have access to locker room space and instead must use classroom
or meeting room space.
The expanded facility will have additional locker rooms, with dedicated locker rooms for
women’s teams, men’s teams and locker room spaces for officials. Total amenities in the
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locker rooms will include additional lockers, showers, toilets and urinals, benches,
mirrors, and privacy panels.
By limiting access of the team locker rooms from the general public, there is a need to
construct public bathrooms and a main entrance area to the Events Center. Further, in
most cases locker rooms will not be available to the public when the Center is used for
non-athletic events.
Hall of Fame/Main Entrance
Currently there is no UCCS Athletics’ Hall of Fame or other area for the department to
honor donors, exhibit photos of teams from the past, and display trophies, awards and
other memorabilia.
The renovated facility could have a main entrance to the primary competition venue.
This area would include several trophy cases, public bathrooms, and an official’s locker
room.
Storage
The Events Center will have storage designed to accommodate both athletic equipment
and conferencing equipment.
Parking
Parking was addressed earlier in this program plan. By expanding the University Center
to include a new events center, infrastructure currently available to the University Center
will also be available to the Events Center, including accessible parking and
transportation services.
Unique and Special Features
The Events Center does not require any unique or special features in a new facility.
Alternatives Analysis
UCCS considered and studied several alternatives in the last 30 months to alleviate the
numerous issues detailed above.
The use of other facilities at the United States Olympic Training Center, Fort Carson
Military Base, and Colorado Springs Christian High School were also pursued. All of
these venues are problematic as the UCCS events will be second to the primary mission
of each host. For example, a game scheduled to be played at Fort Carson between UCCS
and CSU-Pueblo (a significant rival team) was cancelled with only 24-hours notice when
troops were called up to go to Iraq and Fort Carson needed the selected venue as a
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deployment site. As long as UCCS does not control its own facility it will encounter this
type of issue.
The World Arena and the United States Air Force Academy were also studied. Their
rental fees were beyond the resources of the University for both athletic and non-athletic
events, although the University does contract with the World Arena for spring
commencement exercises. Further, these venues would not provide the on-campus
atmosphere UCCS needs to develop.
The new recreation center on campus was discussed at the time of the student fee vote. It
was decided that it should be for the exclusive use of the students who have faced the
exact same problems as the athletic department for over 20 years; not having adequate
work out and recreational facilities on campus. Further, the new recreation center has
inadequate food service and restroom facilities to accommodate the proposed 1,500
spectators for an athletic event.
If UCCS does not build the new facility, then it is feasible that the UCCS student athletes
will be asked to perform in a substandard facility for many years to come. Further,
UCCS will continue to struggle in bringing and retaining conference and event programs
to the campus.
There are five alternatives that have been evaluated as part of this program plan.
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No action
Issue seats in the current gymnasium by lottery
Conduct indoor athletics off-campus
Build an interim Field House
Build the arena identified in the Facilities Strategic Plan
The first alternative is the no action alternative where UCCS would not build the facility
and the pressing intercollegiate athletic program’s needs clearly outweigh this course of
action.
The second alternative is to create a lottery for spectator seats at home events. To create
a lottery for 420 seats among 7,600 students plus family and friends could be devastating
public relations consequences and exclude fee paying students.
The third alternative is to play indoor athletic events at more than one facility throughout
the city of Colorado Springs. UCCS staff has investigated options for venues throughout
the city and none of the available venues are able to handle UCCS demands on a
consistent basis. This option also requires the indoor sports to look for alternative venues
off campus. As indicated previously, off-campus venues are not available to UCCS.
The fourth alternative considered by the campus was an interim field house built with a
metal building structure near existing utility and parking infrastructure on campus land
near the corner of Nevada and Austin Bluffs Parkway. The campus received information
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suggesting that such a structure could be built for $2,000,000. However, in the program
plan third party review process, significant areas were underpriced or omitted entirely.
The results of the third party review forced the campus administration to reconsider this
strategy since the program plan was heading for costs ranging in the $4-5 million range.
Rather than consider an expenditure of this magnitude on an interim structure with little
long term value for the campus, the administration reviewed its options for expansion of
the existing University Center and decided that this alternative was the best alternative
for meeting the needs of the intercollegiate athletic program while making a permanent
investment in the campus. One day the campus will build the arena and field house on
North Nevada. When this building is completed, the investment in the Events Center will
continue to serve the campus for special functions, camps, trade shows, and other
community events that will bring visitors and revenues to the campus.
And last, building a field house, as described in the 2006 Facilities Strategic Plan, is
considered impossible in the short run due to the cost estimate for such a building
exceeding $25 million and near-term debt capacity at UCCS does not permit such an
investment at this time.
A renovation of the University Center and Events Center fills all of the needs and is the
best alternative. The growth of the University has made the present facility, which was
not designed for intercollegiate athletics, completely obsolete without significant
expansion.
III) Implementation and Design Criteria
UCCS has grown substantially due to its academic success and the demand from the
community. Campus growth brings the need to expand the campus infrastructure. Both
an athletic facility and an Events Center are necessary to support the campus’
expectations. Current in progress construction totals over $70 million and is the most this
campus has undertaken at one time since it opened in 1965. Still, we are behind in terms
of needed facilities.
The 2006 Academic Strategic Plan is a strategic plan regarding the future of the UCCS
campus, mission, and goals. It builds upon earlier plans (the 1997 University Plan) and
focuses upon the development of facilities, resources, curriculum, and other areas relating
to the economic growth of the Pikes Peak Region. This plan specifically outlines six
major areas of emphasis the University is focusing on during this planning period.
The first area of emphasis states UCCS will, “Develop programs, personnel, and facilities
to respond to anticipated growth of the undergraduate and graduate student bodies of the
campus”. Specific goals associated with this emphasis notes that “Infrastructure - A
history of limited funding has restricted the academic programs investment in facilities,
technology, communications (external and internal), student information, student support,
and research support.”
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This program plan is a major step in providing the campus with an athletic program that
is exemplary in all the academic, athletic, and community service components. The
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics is committed to providing the campus and
students with an opportunity to experience a part of college that is enjoyed elsewhere
nationwide. The athletic event brings students, staff, and faculty together in a venue that
promotes positive interaction. These attributes are particularly critical given that UCCS
is the fastest growing college or University in the state of Colorado. It should also be
noted that athletics serve as one of the most effective community outreach vehicles that a
University can possess.
Providing a campus events center will, as mentioned earlier, assist the campus by
providing a large venue for campus events that are currently held off campus due to
facility restrictions.
III) a. Spatial Relationships
III) b. Site Improvements and Requirements
III) c. Design Requirements
By the fall of 2007 the UCCS Campus Design Guidelines will be updated. This follows
the UCCS strategy to update in sequence the Academic Strategic Plan, the Facilities
Strategic Plan, the Design Guidelines, and then the Construction Standards. Each is
important and each has been logically developed with increasing detail from the previous
plan. The Design Guidelines will describe in detail the colors/textures/architectural style
and the general look of the western campus. Today, with the main campus nearly
fulfilling the plan’s goals and objectives, there is room to develop new looks on the
western edge of UCCS. Still, complimentary styles of architecture are necessary so that a
sense of place is maintained.
UCCS intends to design and construct a building that will be a continuation of the current
University Center and Dwire Hall design and structure.
Design illustrative follows.
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III) d. Project Schedule, Cost Estimates, and Financial Analysis
These are all found in the Appendices, under supporting documents.
IV)
Appendices
IV) a. Supporting Documents
IV) a.1. Project Schedule
The Events Center will allow for the athletic department to have a facility that fits the
needs of the programs, including increased seating, additional practice space, as well as
other improvements that would not be possible with the current facility.
In providing a larger meeting and conference space to the campus, the UCCS Events
Center not only provides short-term relief for intercollegiate athletic events but long-term
solutions to space for significant campus events such as the annual convocation and
lecture series. Thus, this facility will enjoy maximum use by the campus community.
The project schedule is as follows:
Events Center (XX,XXX GSF) General Conditions Site Work Foundation Framing Roofing Exterior Finishes Utility Rough‐ins Interior Finishes Landscaping and Grounds Work Final Acceptance 442 days 64 days 31 days 128 days 67 days 46 days 58 days 30 days 121 days 47 days 11 days 3/1/2008
3/1/2008
6/2/2008
7/16/2008
1/15/2009
4/22/2009
6/27/2009
4/22/2009
6/4/2009
9/18/2009
12/01/2009
12/15/2009
5/30/2008
7/15/2008
1/14/2009
4/21/2009
6/26/2009
9/18/2009
6/3/2009
12/01/2009
12/01/2009
12/15/09
The Events Center project must have CCHE approval of both this program plan and an
addendum to the 2006 Facilities Strategic Plan. This project additionally requires
legislative approval because it exceeds $500,000 and is utilizing exempt cash funding.
Within the required Regental approval, CCHE timelines, and Capital Development
Committee and Joint Budget Committee approval, the construction of this project is
scheduled to start in mid-June 2008 in order to be complete by the middle of December,
2009 and available for use in January of 2010. Should any of the above scheduled
approvals be delayed or not forthcoming, the project schedule will be extended day for
day by the amount of the delay.
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IV) a.2. Cost Estimates
UCCS Events Center Cost Estimates
Item
Cost
Construction
General Conditions
$525,852.00
Site work and demolition
$1,000,570.00
Concrete
$277,402.00
Masonry
$707,625.00
Metals
$517,500.00
Wood & Plastics
$3,216.00
Ther/Moist Prot
$135,831.00
Doors/Windows
$53,550.00
Finishes
$309,150.00
includes basketball floor, sport court and
rubber underlayment
Specialties (lockers, benches, bleachers for 1500)
$256,120.00
Furnishings
$70,015.00
Elevators
$100,000.00
Mechanical
$675,000.00
Electrical
$337,500.00
Subtotal
Contractor Labor
Contractor Overhead
Contractor Profit
Performance Bond
Contractor's Contingency
Subtotal for Building
Professional Services and fees
Technology Upgrades (event speaker system, IT)
Athletic Equipment
Basketball Baskets (Moveable)
Volleyball Standards/Net Systems
Volleyball Sleeves
Total for Equipment
Project Contingency
Total
Quantity
Cost per Item
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
$525,852.00
$1,000,570.00
$277,402.00
$707,625.00
$517,500.00
$3,216.00
$135,831.00
$53,550.00
$309,150.00
1
1
1
1
1
$256,120.00
$70,015.00
$100,000.00
$675,000.00
$337,500.00
$4,969,331.00
$173,926.59
$347,853.17
$248,466.55
$67,324.50
$99,386.62
$5,906,288.42
$590,628.84
$200,000.00
1
1
$590,628.84
$200,000.00
$7,300.00
$2,245.00
$300.00
4
4
6
$29,200.00
$8,980.00
$1,800.00
$39,980.00
$336,844.86
$7,073,742.13
IV) a.3. Financial Analysis
It is anticipated that the facility will be funded through a combination of cash and bonds.
The bonds will be pledged with University Center fees. In 2009, the 1992 University
Center refinancing bond matures and that debt is retired. In fiscal year 2011, a University
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Treasurer’s loan is paid off and that debt is also retired. Beginning with fiscal year 2010,
the Recreation Center proforma commits University Center funds equivalent to the
annual debt service of the 1992 bond to the Recreation Center debt service. As both of
these operations come under the same organizational management structure, they can be
cross pledged in order to maximize the university’s resources. Thus, as the following
financial tables illustrate, it is possible to attain 125% of debt service through a
combination of cash reserves and cross pledged revenues for both the University Center
and Events Center expansion and the Recreation Center. Further, in addition to providing
much needed space for campus events and athletic competitions, the Events Center would
allow the University to capture auxiliary revenue through rental of the space for campus
and non-university activity. This revenue will be used to pay operating fees associated
with running the facility.
As explained previously, the CU President earmarked $2,000,000 from the CU
Presidential Initiatives Fund for athletics to enable this project to go forward. The
campus is requesting spending authority for $7,100,000 and bonding authority for
$5,000,000. The proposed funding for construction of the facility is as follows:
UCCS Events Center Construction Funding
Requested Spending
Authority
Cash Available
Presidential Initiatives Fund
Other campus sources
Balance
Bond Authority Requested
Balance
$ 7,100,000.00
$(2,000,000.00)
$ (100,000.00)
$ 5,000,000.00
$(5,000,000.00)
$
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The following proforma is based on Events Center bond financing at 5.5% interest and
25 years.
University Center
University Conference & Events Center Proforma
Current University Center Revenues and Expenditures with anticipated Events Center Revenues and Expenses
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
2271347.00
2316773.94
2363109.42
2410371.61
2458579.04
2507750.62
292533.00
298383.66
304351.33
310438.36
316647.13
322980.07
Fee Transfer to Campus Life
-503229.00
-523358.16
-544292.49
-566064.19
-588706.75
-612255.02
Subtotal Revenue
2060651.00
2091799.44
2123168.27
2154745.78
2186519.41
2218475.67
30000.00
60000.00
80000.00
110000.00
Revenues
Fees (6)
Aux Rev (7)
Event Ctr Rev (8)
Total Revenues
2060651.00
2091799.44
2153168.27
2214745.78
2266519.41
2328475.67
UC Salary & Ben (9)
480434.00
499651.36
519637.41
540422.91
562039.83
584521.42
Operating Exp (9)
243600.00
250908.00
258435.24
266188.30
274173.95
282399.16
Expenses
Travel
Utilities
Student Aid
8500.00
8500.00
8500.00
8500.00
8500.00
8500.00
125000.00
128750.00
132612.50
136590.88
140688.60
144909.26
10000.00
10000.00
10000.00
10000.00
10000.00
10000.00
0.00
0.00
77336.00
86940.92
90812.19
93842.61
Events Center Expenses (13)
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Expenses Subject to GAR
GAR
Treas Loan (11)
867534.00
897809.36
1006521.15
1048643.00
1086214.56
1124172.45
86897.17
89933.80
69402.72
71824.75
80521.69
83891.44
183880.84
183880.84
183880.84
183880.84
452575.00
399000.00
396082.50
397458.00
394458.00
395383.00
391633.00
398083.00
275000.00
275000.00
388348.00
388348.00
779981.00
786431.00
Bonds
1992 Refinance (10)
2002 Bond
Events Center Bond: $5
million
at 5.5% for 25
years (12)
Reserves available to transfer in
for debt service
Total Bonds subject to 125%
848657.50
796458.00
669458.00
670383.00
Reserves available to transfer in
for debt service
-135000.00
-60000.00
-90000.00
-70000.00
Total University Center
Expenses
1834475.06
1889972.95
1850381.69
1916798.28
1953092.73
2000537.25
Net Revenue less expenses
226175.94
201826.49
302786.58
297947.50
313426.68
327938.42
125% Debt Service Required
1060821.88
995572.50
836822.50
837978.75
974976.25
983038.75
125% Debt Service Available
1074833.44
998284.49
972244.58
968330.50
1093407.68
1114369.42
Percentage of Debt Service
127%
125%
145%
144%
140%
142%
Current and Projected Recreation Center Revenues and Expenditures
FY08
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12
FY13
Revenues
Fees (6)
1467663.00
1521515.00
1551945.30
1582984.21
1614643.89
1646936.77
Aux Rev (7)
35750.00
65000.00
140000.00
140000.00
150000.00
153000.00
Conference Revenue
20000.00
20400.00
20808.00
21224.16
21648.64
22081.62
1523413.00
1606915.00
1712753.30
1744208.37
1786292.53
1822018.38
Salary & Ben (9)
489758.00
509348.32
529722.25
550911.14
572947.59
595865.49
Operating Exp (9)
164003.66
Total Revenues
Expenses
141471.00
145715.13
150086.58
154589.18
159226.86
Travel
13400.00
13802.00
14216.06
14642.54
15081.82
15534.27
Utilities
125000.00
130000.00
133900.00
137917.00
142054.51
146316.15
921719.57
769629.00
798865.45
827924.90
858059.87
889310.77
GAR
Expenses Subject to GAR
61570.32
63909.24
66233.99
68644.79
71144.86
73737.57
Cash Tsf out-Reserves
90000.00
90000.00
60000.00
60000.00
70000.00
70000.00
563275.00
563275.00
758275.00
755475.00
755475.00
754075.00
1484474.32
1516049.69
1712433.89
1742179.66
1785930.64
1819532.14
Bonds
2006 Bond
Total Recreation Center
Expenses
Net Revenue less expenses
38938.68
90865.31
319.41
2028.71
361.90
2486.25
125% Debt Service Required
704093.75
704093.75
947843.75
944343.75
944343.75
942593.75
125% Debt Service Available
692213.68
744140.31
818594.41
817503.71
825836.90
826561.25
Percentage of Debt Service
123%
132%
108%
108%
109%
110%
125% Debt Service Required
125% Debt Service Available
Percentage of Debt Service
Combined Debt Service of Pledged Operations
1764915.63 1699666.25 1784666.25 1782322.50
1767047.12 1742424.81 1790838.99 1785834.21
125%
128%
125%
125%
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1919320.00
1919244.58
125%
1925632.50
1940930.66
126%
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Notes:
(1) Custodial Services are based on current University Center rate of .11 square foot per month.
(2) Elevator service rates are based on current contract rate of $136.50 month.
(3) Utilities are based on FY 07 current rate of .14 square foot per month.
(4) Staffing is a .5 FTE Structural Trades II position.
(5) Fiscal Years 2012 and 2013 are adjusted for inflation.
(6) Fees are projected to increase 2% annually.
(7) Aux Revenue has projected 3% increase.
(8) Event Center Revenue is primarily from space rental.
(9) Salaries/benefits are projected to increase 4% annually (includes students) and operating is projected to increase 3%
annually.
(10) 1992 bond retires FY 2009. This budget was combined with Recreation Center proforma, however the Rec Ctr is
projected to meet all operating obligations independent of the University Center.
(11) Treasury loan retires FY 2011 and is not pledged against any other project.
(12) Anticipate bond issuance July of 2008; no payment until FY 2010; interest only 2010 and 2011.
(13) Events Center Projected Operating Expenses
FY08
Custodial Services (1)
Custodial Supplies
FY09
FY10
FY11
FY12 (5)
FY13
26400.00
27192.00
28007.76
28847.99
500.00
515.00
530.45
546.36
Gym Floor Refinish
3500.00
3500.00
3500.00
Maintenance
2500.00
2575.00
2652.25
Elevator (2)
948.12
1991.05
2090.60
Utilities (3)
33600.00
34608.00
35646.24
36715.63
Staffing (4)
16836.00
17677.80
18561.69
19489.77
Total Events Center Expenses
77336.00
86940.92
90812.19
93842.61
This proforma assumes the warranty period of one year begins January of 2010 and ends December 31, 2010.
IV) b. Room Utilization Addendum
IV) b.1. Space Needs Illustrative
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Locker Room (Shared with Entire Campus)
Shower (Six Shower Heads)
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A full house in the existing gymnasium
Lack of sidelines in existing gymnasium
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IV) c. Third Party Review
CSNA Architects reviewed this program plan for compliance with CCHE’s Facility
Program Planning Guidelines for Higher Education Capital Construction Projects, dated
April 5, 2007, for completeness, and for clarity.
Letter is attached.
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
P.O. Box 7150
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80933-7150
Att: Mr. Brian Burnett, Vice Chancellor for Business and Finance
RE: Peer Review Letter for the
UCCS Event Center
Dated October 15, 2007
October 25, 2007
Mr. Burnett:
Thank you for this opportunity to provide this Review.
Review comments are as follows:
1. Need - Athletics: For years, University athletics and student recreation have shared and
vied for facility space. The demand for dedicated athletic space is pressing and thus the
need for it crucial, and I believe that the Program Plan indicates this:
- an indoor facility “which is the smallest amongst all of the 290 NCAA
Division teams.” page 2
-“ . . .seating for only 420 spectators” in a competitive peer group of similar
programs where “the next smallest facility . . .has a seating capacity of
1,700 . . “ page 2
- “Existing conditions limit practice opportunities for all sports.” p.8
- “Better facilities would enable [coaches] to recruit at a higher level . . .” p.8
- The “ . . .420 seats available for 7,600 students . . .” required that “ . . . the
2005-2006 men’s basketball season . . .” events be held off-site, where
“ . . .attendance was over 800 . . .” p.8
- “ . . .the existing indoor facility can accommodate only one-half of the
residential
students . . .” and because of this can offer “ . . .almost no available space for
commuter students, visitors from the opposing team[s], parents and members
of the
community.”p.9
Peer Review Letter for the
Interim Field House Program Plan
Dated May 2, 2007, Revised July 13, 2007
Page 2 of 5
Impact of Need Fulfillment – Athletics: The corollary drawn between the
impact of new outdoor athletic facilities and their impact on both student
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success and UCCS’s reputation for nurturing that success is an apt one:
- “when the softball field was improved and enhanced, the expectation . . .
was that UCCS would be successful every year.” p. 1
Fulfillment of a dire athletics program need will yield immediate academic
benefits for student athletes:
- a larger-sized facility “will allow practice times to be scheduled which will
not conflict
with the class schedules of the student athletes.” p.10
2. Need – Campus: A commitment to remaining central to the lives of regional Coloradans
means UCCS will be a strong participant in both defining and reinforcing community
character, image, and pride:
- “We will link the University more closely to the Communities we serve.”
Core
Values excerpt, p.4
- “Many organizations are looking for the perfect place to meet in Colorado
Springs.”
It offers “ . . . an environment that is a center for learning for most any
group . . .”
but due to lack of an appropriately-size venue cannot “ . . .meet all of the
needs of
the prospective conferences.” p.6
- “The University works very hard to . . . provide[ ] facility access for
Colorado
Springs activities. Unfortunately, many of the events that could be held at
UCCS
are not due to the inadequacy of large event sites.”p.2
- For the fall 2007 Convocation the current University Center gymnasium was
“ . . .not only filled to capacity, [but also] hundreds of attendees were pushed
into
adjoining facilities with an audio feed their only participation in the event.”
p.12
- For the first time, UCCS was able to host the strategic Bruce Shepherd
Lecture
Series on campus in 2007, in the new Student Recreation Facility, but “this
venue
. . .lacks food service capability, adequate parking, adequate bathroom
facilities, and
adequate ancillary meeting rooms . . “ required to retain this signature event.
p.12
Impact of Need Fulfillment – Campus: Cultivation of student social life, promotion of
interaction between campus and community, and physical commitment to the opportunity
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for recognition as a venue for a wide variety of community enrichment programs would
accrue from a dedicated Event Center at UCCS:
-The important Bruce Shepherd Lecture Series previously held in local hotels
is
one of the region’s most “ . . .important community and university event” that
could be permanently hosted by UCCS. p.12
-A place that “ . . .welcomes students and family members” would make
convocation
“ . . .a welcoming event.” p. 12
-“Both university and non-university event planners will benefit from the
addition of an events center in the heart of the UCCS campus.” p.12
Peer Review Letter for the
Interim Field House Program Plan
Dated May 2, 2007, Revised July 13, 2007
Page 3 of 5
3. Impact of Need Fulfillment: State of Colorado
With the current well-publicized increase in space needs by the United States Olympic
Committee currently headquartered in Colorado Springs, a University of Colorado and
UCCS commitment to increasing facilities dedicated to young athletes will build upon
and strengthen the current outstanding relationship between UCCS and USOC evidenced
by their sharing of USOC facilities, and will allow UCCS to add credibility to the case
being made by local, regional and state advocates that Colorado is the best location for
the Committee.
4. Impact of not providing an Interim Athletic Facility:
The options to continue to overstress the existing University Center by
continuing to share athletic and student recreation programs with rising demand
for both, or to repeat the shared-facility dilemma of the University Center by
immediately also sharing the recently-completed new student recreation facility
would be the only ones available without this interim athletic facility. As a
consequence both programs would suffer without this new space. Given the
role of the University as the University of Colorado’s “growth campus”, to do
nothing now and wait years for completion of a permanent Field House would
be to accept continued poor rankings when compared with peer institutions,
and this works at cross-purpose to this role. New dedicated athletic facilities—
even interim—will both redress urgent need and buff campus image in
collegiate sport, enhancing both recruitment and retention of outstanding
athletic scholars.
5. A solution as evidence of the UCCS commitment to Innovation:
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One of the alternatives studied was erection of a temporary athletic facility using a
commodity shelter product on the most prominent piece of land at the eastern gateway to
campus. While economical in the short term, this solution challenged the ability of the
University to project an image of permanence and stability.
This proposal—a facility that meets urgent short-range planning horizon demand for
student athletic facilities with a longer-range planning horizon solution for student social
and campus-community collaboration space --underscores the UCCS commitment to
exceed expectations when addressing growth and mission in an environment of limited
resources. A joint-use facility that can modulate over time to a purposeful and permanent
role demonstrates innovative re-thinking of the role of traditional, single-use facilities.
Providing a solution that in addition offers opportunity for new income from both athletic
and community events underscores a commitment to exploring creative avenues toward
self-sustenance.
Peer Review Letter for the
Interim Field House Program Plan
Dated May 2, 2007, Revised July 13, 2007
Page 4 of 5
6. Budget
I have reviewed the Cost Estimate on page twenty-five, have compared it with estimates
provided by a previous peer-review for the temporary athletic field house, and have
reviewed current construction costs anticipated for a facility like this on campus with two
locally-based general contractors each with regional and national construction
experience.
The budget appears to be a reasonable one.
As with every project, key to the success of this one will be the ability to manage
expectations. All project players must remember that this is an interim athletic facility
solution, and must be prepared to take actions and make decisions accordingly. Focus
should remain on the innovative nature of this proposal to meet interim athletic need
while at the same time providing a long-term venue to increase campus-community
relationships and broaden student social life opportunities.
7. Schedule: Time is of the essence.
The schedule on page twenty-four is achievable.
8. Delivery Method: CSNA Architects recommends strong consideration of a Construction
Manager/General Contractor (CM/GC) process absolutely concurrent with services
provided by the A/E, whenever a project meets two of the following criteria:
a. The Project is unusually complex; and/or
b. The Project has a very tight budget; and/or
c. The Project has a very aggressive schedule.
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Two of these criteria are met on this project, pertaining to both complexity (construction
during occupancy; connection to two adjacent buildings) and schedule (tight, but
absolutely achievable). Solicitation of qualifications statements and/or proposals from
CM/GC’s and A/E’s should be made as soon as possible.
This concludes my review comments.
I wish for everyone at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs undertaking this project
wisdom, focus, cooperation, and success.
Sincerely,
Gregory M. Friesen, AIA
Principal, CSNA Architects
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