Richard A. Lipsey
Chair
Edward D. Markle
Vice Chair
Joseph P. Farr
Secretary
Joseph C. Rallo, Ph.D.
Commissioner of
Higher Education
BOARD OF REGENTS
P. O. Box 3677
Baton Rouge, LA70821-3677
Phone (225) 342-4253, FAX (225) 342-9318
Claudia H. Adley
Raymond J. Brandt
Marty J. Chabert
Joel E. Dupré
William H. Fenstermaker
Chris D. Gorman
Thomas G. Henning
Robert W. Levy
Roy O. Martin III
W. Gray Stream
Collis B. Temple III
Joseph C. Wiley
Patrick J. Harrington, Student
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FACILITIES AND PROPERTY COMMITTEE
January6, 2016
The Facilities and Property Committee met on Wednesday, January6, 2016 at 10:20 a.m. in the Thomas Jefferson Room A-B of the Claiborne Building, 1201 North Third Street, Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Chair Richard Lipsey called the meeting to order. The roll was called, and a quorum was established.
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT
Richard Lipsey, Chair
Edward Markle, Vice Chair
Raymond Brandt
Collis Temple III
Stevie Smith, LCTCS Representative
Bobby Yarborough, LSU Representative
Ann Smith, SUS Representative
Winfred Sibille, ULS Representative
OTHER BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT
Claudia Adley
Marty Chabert
Joel Dupré
William Fenstermaker
Thomas Henning
Robert Levy
Roy Martin III
Gray Stream
Joseph Wiley
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COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT
Chris Gorman
Patrick Harrington
STAFF MEMBERS PRESENT
Chris Herring
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Appendix A
Guest List
- 3rd Party Project Requests
Mr. Chris Herring, Assistant Commissioner for Facilities and Planning, presented two 3rd party projects submitted for consideration by the Facilities and Property Committee:
A)Louisiana State University and A&M College: Football Operations Center Renovation and Expansion
Mr. Herring presented Board members with a 3rd party project request submitted by the Louisiana State University (LSU) Board of Supervisors, on behalf of LSU A&M College and the Tiger Athletic Foundation (TAF), for the renovation and expansion of the Football Operations Center. The project scope includes therenovation and expansion of the LSU football weight training room, football locker room, medical/training area, team meeting room, team lounge, and administrative offices. Financing and construction of the project will be done via a third party agreement with TAF who will be responsible for the renovation and expansion of the facility. Upon completion of the project, the Improvements will be donated back to LSU. The total cost of the project is not to exceed $15M, and TAF will finance the project through private donations raised for the purpose of paying expenditures related to the design and construction of the Improvements. The project will be done in phases with phase I beginning in January or February of 2016. Phase I consists of the renovation and expansion of the weight room, and this phase is scheduled for completion no later than July 31, 2016. Phase II consists of all the remaining work and will commence in January 2017. Phase II should be complete by December 31, 2017, but no later than June 30, 2018.
On a motion from SupervisorYarborough, seconded by RegentTemple, the Facilities and Property Committee unanimously recommends that the Board of Regents approve the 3rd party project submitted by the Louisiana State University Board of Supervisors, on behalf of Louisiana State University and A&M College and the Tiger Athletic Foundation, to renovate and expand the Football Operations Center.
B)University of Louisiana – Monroe: New Sorority Housing
The second3rd party project submitted for consideration relates to the construction of new sorority housing on the University of Louisiana – Monroe (ULM) campus. Mr. Herring informed the Committee that while ULM has recognized female Greek sororities over the last ten years, there has not been on-campus sorority housing for female students since 2005 when Cosper Hall was closed down. The project scope consists of the construction of a new two-story housing facility with space for approximately 120 female students, two resident assistants, four chapter rooms, public restrooms, four storage rooms for each sorority chapter, laundry facilities, and common areas. The facility will be designed in a manner that breaks the facility into four distinct sections with a neutral connection point. Each section will house female student representing a different sorority. The project will be completed via a standard 3rd party lease process involving ULM, the ULS, and ULM Facilities Inc., who will be responsible for the design and construction of the facility. Upon completion of the facility and retirement of the debt service, the facility will be donated back to the ULS and institution. The project cost is not to exceed $7.75M and will be funded by the issuance of revenue bonds. The debt will be serviced using revenues generated from operation of the on-campus student housing and other related facilities along with a student life fee. ULM plans to use the design-build method to complete the project with work beginning in May of 2016 and final completion scheduled forMay of 2017.
On a motion from SupervisorSibille, seconded by Regent Temple, the Facilities and Property Committee unanimously recommends that the Board of Regents approve the 3rd party project submitted by the University of Louisiana System, on behalf of the University of Louisiana – Monroe and ULM Facilities, Inc., to construct new, on-campus sorority housing.
- Other Business
- Adjournment
There being no further business, the Facilities and Property Committee adjourned at 10:28a.m.
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