University Budget Advisory Committee (UBAC)
Meeting Notes
April 3, 2009, 9:00 a.m. to noon
Sacramento Hall Annex, Conference Room
Members Present: Fred Baldini, Robert (Bob) Buckley, Paul Edwards, Scott Farrand,
Ming-Tung (Mike) Lee, Lillie Jones, Laureen O’Hanlon, Steve Perez (Chair), Shawn
Smith, James Sobredo
Members Absent: Jimmy Tsang
Others Present: President Alexander Gonzalez, Stacy Hayano (BPA), Norman Kwong
(BPA)
Open Forum: The committee discussed the possible implementation of an additional
$50 million systemwide reduction to the CSU’s 2009-10 budget. The $50 million
reduction is contingent upon the amount of federal stimulus monies received by the
state, and the latest news indicates this reduction is likely to occur.
Agenda Discussion: A revised Sources and Uses document was reviewed to
determine the latest 2009-10 projected budget deficit for our campus. The projection
revealed a campus deficit of approximately $6.7 million. If the $50 million CSU reduction
(mentioned above) were to be implemented, the campus deficit would grow to $9.7
million. The budget call scenario recently completed by campus divisions presumed a
3% reduction to divisional allocations, which would reduce the deficit by $4.4 million. The
Sources and Uses also included the requested All University Expenses (AUE) increases
by the divisions, which increased the deficit. It did not include any one-time funding
requests for divisional projects; however, both AUE and one-time requests would need
to be evaluated by the committee prior to finalizing the recommendation.
The committee began reviewing 2009-10 AUE submitted by divisions via the budget call.
While the committee considered each AUE, special attention was paid to new requests
and existing AUE with significant increases in the dollar amount requested. In addition,
the committee focused on ways to reduce ongoing AUE by providing alternate solutions
to those divisions affected.
The committee paused in their discussion at 10:40 am to receive an update from
President Alexander Gonzalez, who joined the group at that time. The President shared
the latest news regarding the state budget situation and announced the $50 million CSU
reduction would be implemented due to the shortfall of anticipated federal economic
stimulus funds. The system wide CSU $50 million reduction translates to approximately
$3 million for our campus. Although many funding uncertainties remain, due to the May
special election and the lackluster State revenue projections, the President advised the
committee to proceed with their 2009-10 recommendations based on the most current
information available. He indicated that it would be prudent for the committee to include
the additional $3 million reduction in their funding recommendation. The President
reiterated the importance of continuing with the Del Norte Hall renovation due to the
anticipated long-term benefits. He also noted the importance of the CALSTRS building.
The President left at 11:00am, and committee’s discussion on AUE resumed.
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The committee determined that more information was needed on selected AUE in order
to make their final recommendations. The members drafted questions to be asked of the
appropriate Vice Presidents with regard to the AUE in question. The committee asked
Stacy to prepare a revised Sources and Uses for the next meeting, which would
incorporate the adjusted AUE amounts based on the meeting’s discussions.
Future Meetings (tentative schedule):
All meetings are held in the Sac Hall Annex Conference Room, unless otherwise noted.
1. Wednesday (4/15/09), 8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
2. Friday (4/17/09), 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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