March 21, 2006
Dining Hall Conference Room

Best Practice Manual presented by Guy M.
Adopted by staff and committee, discussed job description for campus arborist and was agreed Bob is that person on staff and will work with Jim on woody plants. In future we will ask .Bob or Jim to be at every meeting

New Field house design updates
Bid ready plans are being drafted per new floor plan and elevation including changes suggested by AG and Facilities review board.
Possible use of waterless urinals staff to report back with issues,

Landscape plan for new field area
Meeting with LR and designers all agreed to file for the permit with the existing plant listing and re-file new species and sizing standards next fall. Staff will notify committee when that process will need to start

Sign Lighting
Agreed to try out one spotlight from Lowe’s Jesse will do final installation. If CA does not have account keep receipts for school reimbursement. Jesse please advise on payment plan for Lowe’s. We also discussed possible us or signs with arrows to complement the mapping system on campus now. Staff to ask site designers for field expansion to review our campus signage for possible changes to the pathways plan for cars and pedestrians.

New Class project update PS
Class is in catalog may work on site selection of a possible location for reflective reading. Committee resources can help if planning materials are needed by class members. May become multi term project that could see it thorough installation we will see how this all develops.

Aerial photo and landscape layers can now start AC will work around MS building JM to get newest file from winter fly over.

Grounds Committee review Long Range Plan 2003-2007

Review what has been done
US amphitheater, outdoor furniture etc
Discuss items that may not be done
MS shade as proposed too costly discussed cheaper or temporary structures as an alternative to old plan perhaps distant from MS building

Prioritize important projects to remain in plan
MS amphitheater and US entranceway mentioned as still high priority

Process to establish new ideas/goals from community
We will be receiving comments from school community from the Facilities survey out now.

School Faculties Committee
Review past requests unrealized
Discuss items in LR plan of 06-07 implementations
Select listing of requests for committee to consider

We will meet in early April to discuss any new recommendations and select items to forward on to Facilities committee this year.

New Items

Extreme pruning still being done to small holly’s directly in front of campus on Harrison. This area in plan was to be pruned for health/safety reasons staff will ask JW why he pruned here.

Web site LR/PS will work with webmaster to move a few items around to our web site. Committee minutes, landscape plan and long range plan should be added other suggestions welcomed

As I noted above we will need to meet in early April with survey results in and finish our list of priorities for the facilities committee to consider. I suggest April 11th 330PM for this meeting Get list to Don by the 13th and present on 18th