Space Committee Meeting
MINUTES
January 7, 2015
Members Present:
Shari Shuman, Jay Coleman, Tom Serwatka, Joe Turner, Paul Mosley
Support Staff Present: Zak Ovadia, Albert Colom, Dan Endicott, Wallace Harris, Mary Mory,
Elizabeth Jones, Mike McGuire, Lance Taylor, Dawn Knipe, Vince Smyth
1.
Project Timelines
- Student Assembly Building
 A meeting was held with consultants before Christmas.
 Construction documents are 85% complete and there are no issues that need to be
addressed.
- Athletics and Recreation Facilities
 JBC was asked to perform a feasibility study for adding 2 soccer fields, tennis courts,
5 sand volleyball courts and a javelin throw area. A cost analysis was submitted in
December.
2.
Skinner-Jones Halls North and South
- The consultant provided two options for this project to include Building 50.
- The preferred proposal leaves Chemistry and Physics in Building 50 and move
Engineering to Building 4
- Building 3 will remain essentially the same. Building 4 will have an addition built.
- The consultant has been asked to provide a new floor plan design which is expected in a
week.
- Additional fume hoods and vents will be added to Building 50.
3.
Fieldhouse (Aquatic Center Re-Purposing)
- Construction was started on the inside on December 1st. All of the demolition is
complete and the pool is currently being filled in with dirt.
- The project is currently on schedule with no issues.
- The anticipated completion date is September 2015.
4.
Elevated Parking Deck
- This project was completed in mid-December and it is currently being used.
5.
New Aquatic Center
- The consultant presented the schematic design on December 4th to the stake
holders.
- The cost is still an issue and the consultant has been charged with obtaining
reliable cost estimates from contractors
6.
Library Learning Commons
- The second floor carpeting is in progress. The first floor carpeting has been
completed. Electrical and data cabling is underway. Some furniture has been
delivered.
- Completion is scheduled for the end of March 2015.
7.
Campus Maintenance Facility
- All of the staff and equipment have been moved in and the building is being used.
8.
Math Emporium
- Construction documents have been completed.
- Surplus tables and chairs have been identified for the space when it is ready.
- The Math department would like the space ready by Fall 2015.
9.
Arena Bridge Enhancement
- Zak Ovadia will give a presentation of the concept for the Arena bridge
enhancement at the next meeting.
10.
Building 6 (The Annex)
- Many of the sculpture pieces of equipment have been moved to the building but
areas for an induction furnace, wood collection system and a welding booth
exhaust system need to be designed and implemented.
- The Mechanical Engineering students have moved in.
- The parking spaces in the back of the building will be used largely for deliveries.