Proposed
University
Building Fund
(UBF)
Why does UA want to create a
UBF?
These are possible purposes:
• Preserve investment in facility and infrastructure assets
• Establish a mechanism for receiving M&O funds for new
construction projects
• Have reliable funding sources for capital reinvestment
• Have reliable funding sources for annual maintenance and
operations for buildings and infrastructure
• Incentivize improved space management practices.
How will UA create the UBF?
• Discuss and Decide upon parameters for fund creation and
operation (more on this) What will it manage: capital
investment, annual maintenance investment, operations costs?
• Seek introduction of legislation to statutorily create the fund.
• Request capital funds and new construction operating funds
for initial deposit.
What are the potential sources of
revenue?
(these are listed for discussion, not already decided upon)
• Legislative Appropriations
• Deposits made by an MAU on behalf of its facilities
• Rents or ICR collected on space (there will be some limitations on
when this can apply)
• A portion of capital project balances available once project is
complete
• Fund 7 accounts
• Other?
What expenses can the UBF cover?
• Recapitalization funding needed to extend building life
• Annual maintenance for those buildings placed in the fund
• Operations services (snow removal, custodial, etc.) for those
buildings placed in the fund
How will the UBF be
implemented?
• Phased coverage of facilities; begin with coverage of buildings 15
years old and newer, including facilities re-aged by completion of
deferred maintenance (DM).
• More buildings will be added as new construction is authorized and
DM backlog is caught up.
• Seek phased annual operations and maintenance funding for new
construction beginning with the construction appropriation. This
becomes base funding by time of building completion.
• Other parameters…..
When will UA move forward with
this concept?
• Internal discussions and decisions completed during fall 2012.
• Legislation introduced for session beginning January 2013.
Other Questions
How will the UBF deal with Deferred Maintenance backlog?
• By using the DM funds to address any backlog, and re-aging
the buildings.
How is the UBF managed?
• By UA
What legislation is proposed?
University Building Fund Statute (this DRAFT is a mark-up of AS. 37.05.570. Alaska public building fund)
Sec. _______. University Building Fund.
(a) There is created as a special account in the general fund the University Building Fund into which shall be deposited
(1) payments made to the University of Alaska by a public or private occupant of a covered building under an agreement with University
of Alaska for costs of the occupant's use and occupancy of building space,; and
(2) appropriations to the University Building Fund,.
(3) deposits made by the Board of Regents from fund sources such as federal grants, and
(4) earnings from the fund reinvested for inflation-proofing.
(b) Beginning with the appropriations for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2013, on an annual basis and under AS 37.07 (Executive Budget
Act), the legislature may appropriate amounts from the University building fund to the University of Alaska to pay use, management, operation,
maintenance, and depreciation costs related to space withinof covered buildings managed by the University of Alaska.
(c) Appropriations to the University Building Fund are not one-year appropriations and do not lapse under AS 37.25.010 .
(d) The unexpended and unobligated balance of an appropriation from the University Building Fund lapses into the University Building
Fund at the end of the fiscal year for which it was appropriated.
(e) Nothing in this section exempts money deposited into the University Building Fund from the requirements of AS 37.07 (Executive
Budget Act) or dedicates that money for a specific purpose.
(f) Except for buildings or other structures located on land granted to the University in the Act of Congress approved January 21, 1929,
"covered building" means thoseany buildings owned by the University of Alaska and transferred to the fund by the specially identified as
“covered buildings” by the University’s Board of Regents.
What is needed for success?
• System-wide support for the final concept chosen to support
achieving sustainment funding.
• Courage of our conviction that well-maintained assets are
critical to our mission and to help support Strategic Direction
Initiatives.
• Thorough, clear, data-backed materials for use with
Governor’s Office and Legislature.