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Meeting Subject:                       Community Advisory Committee Meeting

Location:                                   UNLV Foundation Building

Meeting Date / Time:                 June 12, 2002 / 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.   

Issue Date:                                September 30, 2002 

Prepared By:                            Douglas Kozma

DISCUSSION:

The purpose of this meeting was to present and review the refined Framework Plan (Consensus Plan).  The committee members were presented a brief history of the plan's development, its component systems, preliminary metrics, and a brief look ahead to the inception of Phase II activities and products.

The session was well attended and the material was well received.  This was the last scheduled session until the return of the students in the fall semester.

The following comments and ideas were recorded.

·         How will the research park parcel affect the framework planning for the main campus?  The university representatives responded by acknowledging the current bill in congress.  If the parcel becomes part of the university's land holdings, careful consideration would be given to evaluating existing programs on campus and future/related off-campus opportunities.

·         The Boys and Girls Club building will face north towards a potential parking deck.  It was agreed that careful consideration needs to be given to deck orientation and proximity to this new facility.

·         The monorail may eliminate the need for some surface parking if working students utilize the monorail park-and-ride system.  This system may afford the existing parking structures in the resort corridor to be used for working students to and from campus/work.

·         A careful study needs to be done to determine the monorail patrons, and this data should influence the plan.  The consultant team agreed and is learning more about the potential ridership volume and likely final destinations of those riders.

·         Can the monorail go into the Thomas & Mack Center?  The consultant team acknowledged that this option had not been studied.  The preferred monorail alignment should utilize as much of the Tarkanian Way right-of-way as possible.

·         It was generally agreed that Maude Frazier Hall demolition is a worthy university design goal.  The potential view into the interior campus malls and to the Lied Library is a good idea.

·         Will the "Frazier Mall" serve both people and cars?  Additionally, some concern was raised about keeping visitor parking spaces and a visitor information center/booth.  The committee agreed the plan should enhance the entrance experience for both.  The consultant team agreed that this is major entrance to campus and needs to accommodate cars (ingress and egress, circulation, and visitor parking) and people (gateway, identity, etc.).

·         General comments were recorded for the initial signage concepts:

·          Alternative #4 was preferred.  It is "Las Vegas Traditional."

·          Material preferences include:  silver metallic and red sandstone (school colors).

·          Do not stack the UNLV letters vertically.

·          Modern design is better than a classical one.  UNLV is a progressive campus.

Respectfully submitted by:

SmithGroup JJR

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