TO: Barbara Blauvelt,
Acting Senate Secretary
FROM: John Brennan,
Chair, URPC
DATE: 1 October 2002
SUBJ: Minutes of URPC for 12 September 2002
Present: J. Berry, J. Brennan (Convenor), W. Branson, G. Bullion, C. Chauhan, J. Dahl, D. Danielson, S. Hannah, P. Leverman, D. Oberstar, D. Wood
Absent: H. Broberg, J. Hrehov, student appointee (vacancy)
The meeting was called to order at 9:05 am. The first order of business was to select a permanent chair for the committee. G. Bullion nominated J. Brennan, who did not refuse. No other nominations were made. J. Brennan was chosen chair.
D. Danielson made a presentation regarding campus parking problems, to demonstrate that no student parking spots were available at certain times of all days, due to increased usage (more cars staying in spaces for longer times).
A series of motions was made to address the issue:
A motion (Berry, Hannah) to authorize Physical Plant to change 14-16 A spaces in lot 11 to student parking spaces passed unanimously. (Resolution 1)
A motion (Bullion, Berry) to authorize Physical Plant to extend lots 11 and 15 to yield 240 new parking spaces, and to request that the office of the VCAA collect data on room utilization in the class schedule, passed unanimously. (Resolution 2)
A motion (Bullion, Berry) to request that the Senate immediately take up a third recommendation, that Lot 6 be paved and expanded to accommodate 200 more vehicles, passed unanimously. (Resolution 3)
Discussion then moved to matters still needing to be resolved by the URPC, including the question of measurements for evaluating the IPFW move to Division I athletics.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:15 am.
Resolution 1
WHEREAS, the Fall 2002 semester has seen a massive increase in parking lot utilization, disrupting campus traffic flow and restricting availability of parking for students;
RESOLVED, that the URPC authorizes the Department of Physical Plant to convert 14-16 A spaces in Parking Lot 11 to student parking spaces immediately.
Approving: J. Berry, J. Brennan, W. Branson, G. Bullion, C. Chauhan, S. Hannah, P. Leverman, D. Oberstar, D. Wood
Not Approving:
Not Voting: H. Broberg, J. Dahl, D. Danielson, J. Hrehov
Resolution 2
WHEREAS, the Fall 2002 semester has seen a massive increase in parking lot utilization, disrupting campus traffic flow and restricting availability of parking for students;
RESOLVED, that the URPC authorizes the Department of Physical Plant to begin immediately to create 240 new student parking spaces by extending Parking Lots 11 and 15.
Approving: J. Berry, J. Brennan, W. Branson, G. Bullion, C. Chauhan, S. Hannah, P. Leverman, D. Oberstar, D. Wood
Not Approving:
Not Voting: H. Broberg, J. Dahl, D. Danielson, J. Hrehov
Resolution 3
WHEREAS, the Fall 2002 semester has seen a massive increase in parking lot utilization, disrupting campus traffic flow and restricting availability of parking for students;
WHEREAS, the Student Senate has recommended the paving of “temporary” Parking Lot 6; and
WHEREAS, faculty opinion has long been divided on the issue of whether parking Lot 6 should become permanent; and
WHEREAS, a third parking garage cannot be on-line before the 2006-2007 academic year, at the very earliest; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the URPC ask the Senate to consider immediately a motion to approve a proposal to create 200 new student parking spaces by extending and paving “temporary” Parking Lot 6; and be it further
RESOLVED, that the wording of this motion shall be: “The Senate endorses, approves, and authorizes the proposal by the Department of Physical Plant to create 200 new student parking spaces by extending and paving ‘temporary’ Parking Lot 6, changing its status to ‘permanent.’
Approving: J. Berry, J. Brennan, W. Branson, G. Bullion, C. Chauhan, S. Hannah, P. Leverman, D. Oberstar, D. Wood
Not Approving:
Not Voting: H. Broberg, J. Dahl, D. Danielson, J. Hrehov