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Meeting Subject:                        Campus Advisory Committee Meeting

Location:                                    UNLV Campus Services Building #164

Meeting Date / Time:                   October 23, 2002 / 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon              

Issue Date:                                  January 29, 2003

Prepared By:                               SmithGroup JJR

DISCUSSION:

The purpose of this meeting was to present and review the Preliminary Master Plan.  The committee members were presented a brief history of the plan's development, its component systems, and refined "metrics."  This plan represented a significant change in scale and level of refinement from the previous documents.  Additionally, the 3D model and fly-by were presented.  The session was well attended and the material was favorably received.

The following comments and ideas were recorded:

• When will the Harmon Road extension go over I-15 and connect to the western communities?  The consultant team indicated that a timeframe of two years (RTC estimate) to completion was realistic.

• A general comment and concern was made regarding the food service needs of the new residence hall complex in the south quadrant of campus.  Is the Preliminary Master Plan responding to service corridors and service points for this area of campus?  The consultant team acknowledged the importance of this need and indicated that these needs were being incorporated into the plan.

• Will the Master Plan address thresholds and indicate when to build new parking structures?  In particular, the O and P parking lots were identified as potential parking deficit problem areas when the Science and Engineering building is completed.  The consultant team and the university representatives indicated that a phasing and threshold study is the next component of the planning initiative.  The goal of such a study is to identify and anticipate needs before problems arise on campus. 

• Several positive comments were voiced regarding the three-dimensional thinking, mixed use parking structures, and pedestrian orientation of the Preliminary Master Plan.

• Has the Master Plan team considered moving the proposed "Bookstore" parking structure south along Maryland Parkway and moving the academic uses northward?  The consultant team is refining this area and is considering a larger structure southward and proposed academic uses northward.

• Is the proposed "Bookstore" parking structure for faculty only?  The consultant and university representatives indicated that the deck would be evaluated based on parking utilization and campus-wide distribution.  At such time, ratios of visitor, faculty, staff, student, and other parking types would be identified.

• Where is the facilities maintenance and physical plant operations located in the plan.  In response, the area west of the proposed parking structure (at the Thomas & Mack Center) has been agreed to house these functions.  In addition, the plan recommends a mixed-use component to the parking structure that may include office space and high bay first floor facilities uses.

• Describe the recreation space planned for the new residential neighborhood on the southern portion of campus.  The consultant team detailed three types of recreation space.  First, large unprogrammed open passive and active recreation space; second, courtyards, plazas, and intimate areas; and third, linear systems connecting this neighborhood to the campus core and other districts.  Additional discussion ensued regarding adding swimming and tennis facilities in this quadrant of campus. 

Respectfully submitted by:

SmithGroup JJR

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