10-05-2021 Meeting Minutes
Members Present: Royce Smith - Chair, Sreekala Bajwa, Bill Clinton, Chris Fastnow, Brett Gunnink, EJ
Hook, John How, Kris Johnson, Shawn Long, Mike McNeil, Duane Morris (for Tom Stump),
Jack Pearlman, Joe Schumacher (for Chis Kearns), Leslie Schmidt (for Jason Carter),
Durward Sobek (for Robert Mokwa), Mike Stanley
Proxy’s: None
Members Absent: John Brittingham, Andrew Nosler, Tom Rogers
Staff & Guests: Aurora Dreyer, Michael Everts, Vaitiary Porras, Richard Rudnicki
ITEM No. 1 – APPROVAL OF NOTES
The University Facilities Planning Board motioned to approve the draft minutes from
August 17, 2021.
The Vote: 16 Aye, 0 Nay.
ITEM No. 2 – EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE REPORT
None
ITEM No. 3 – CONSENT AGENDA
None
ITEM No. 4 – RECOMMENDATION – Dish Wireless Antenna Location
Richard Rudnicki presented the request from Dish Wireless to place an antenna on the roof of the North Hedges residence hall. Several antennae would be placed on the penthouse enclosure and a small equipment cabinet would be located inside. This installation would be in addition to antennae already located on the roof of North Hedges.
The lease agreement details that Dish Wireless is responsible for the maintenance and any potential damage to the MSU facilities. MSU will also receive compensation from Dish Wireless at a competitive rate. This proposal has been reviewed by university IT, Facilities, and Auxiliaries and no concerns were expressed.
Duane Morris motioned to approve the installation of a Dish Wireless antenna on the
North Hedges residence hall penthouse.
Sreekala Bajwa seconded the motion.
The Vote: 16 Aye, 0 Nay
ITEM No. 5 – DISCUSSION – Email Voting
Richard Rudnicki facilitated a discussion on creating a formal University Facilities Planning Board policy outlining procedures for email voting. If the UFPB agrees to create this policy, email votes would be utilized for simple recommendations. If any member objects to voting on the item over email, the UFPB will meet in person.
Committee members expressed a preference for a policy that requires engaged email votes, where all members are required to send a reply in favor or against the proposed item. Richard Rudnicki will use the Space Management Committee email voting policy as a template to construct a draft policy for the UFPB and present it at an upcoming meeting.
Horizon Items
John How announced that there will be a public forum for the University Architect
candidate on Monday, October 11th.
Kathryn Pearson will be starting as the new Director of Campus Planning, Design and
Construction in late October and will be assuming the Vice-Chair position of the UFPB.
Josh Waldo will be giving a presentation of the City of Bozeman Fire Station to MSU
University Council on October 6th.