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.