2.2006-2008 Operational Parking & Transportation Plan: The Board of Trustees will take action on the 2006-2008 Operational Parking & Transportation Plan at the May 9^th Board meeting (Pedroncelli Center). Driven by the uncertainties surrounding the impacts of the Highway 101 construction, the Sonoma County Junior College District’s 2006-8Operational Parking and Transportation Plan attempts to provide as many options for students, faculty and staff and the general public when accessing its several campus locations.  Key features to this choice and option oriented operational plan include: Expanded disabled accessibility including safety and access improvements on college campus walkways and pathways; greatly subsidized CityBus public transit passes for faculty, staff and students. At this writing, SRJC is attempting to reach similar agreements with Sonoma County Transit and Petaluma Transit; enhanced ride-share opportunities for students and staff; free bicycle parking at all SRJC campuses (Santa Rosa, Petaluma and the Public Safety Training Center); continuation of the free construction related off-site shuttle parking program; for safety and convenience purposes, development of internal campus bicycle lanes and points of connection to future on-street bicycle lanes; all campuses shall have installed secure bicycle rack systems and the development of bicycle locker systems; construction of temporary and permanent public pathway access for pedestrians and bicyclists at the Petaluma Campus;   improved web site access and parking and transportation communication systems; exploration of On-Line Daily Permit Access System; continued commitment to the development of the point of connection to the proposed Highway 101 Pedestrian & Bicycle Overpass per the terms of the agreement with the Sonoma County Bicycle Coalition; exploration of the feasibility of an intra-district shuttle system for faculty, students and staff; continue to work with other public entities regarding crosswalk access on Mendocino Avenue. 

 

3.Frank P. Doyle Library:  The construction project is inching towards completion. The College expects to have the first shipment of major furniture and equipment delivered on May 22^nd. Scaffolding on the West, South and North sides will come down shortly. New pathways and walkways will be poured and completed within the next couple of weeks. Landscaping will be completed in late June. The furniture, equipment installations and the move from Plover Library will be completed in early August. The plan is to have the new library up and running prior to the first day of school on August 21^st. Dedication ceremonies are scheduled for the afternoon of Friday, September 15^th.

 

4.      Multi-Level Parking Structure: Despite losing several workdays due to inclement weather, the project is proceeding towards a late November, early December completion. A number of deck pours were delayed due to the heavy rains. However, formwork for the fourth above grade level will begin soon. At this writing, the structure itself will be completed in mid-to-late June. From June to November, the focus will be on internal finishes, power systems and the elevator apparatus. The external work will focus on the placement of the one million bricks, the carillon clock tower and access finishes. The structure will be available for use by the start of the Spring, 2007 semester. 

 

5.      Petaluma Phase II Construction: The bids have been accepted, contracts awarded and the construction fencing is in place. Soil conditions may slow the start a bit, however field demolition work will commence soon. The first phase, site work, will include the construction of a temporary pathway/walkway connector to the Petaluma Public Pathway (pedestrian/bicycle path) on the east side of the campus. Logistically, it will be a complex construction project at a time we are trying to enhance enrollment opportunities at the Petaluma Campus. Total new facilities construction contracts were approved at $53 million.  New facilities will be completed by Spring, 2008. The reconstruction work on existing facilities will be completed by late Fall, 2008 or early 2009. 

6.      Plover Hall Rehabilitation Project: Construction drawings are to the State for final review and approval.  Current construction strategy envisions bidding the project prior to the completion of the move from Plover Library to Doyle Library and is in a position to commence interior demolition work in late August, early September. This 14-month project anticipates a November 2007 completion. 

7.      Shone Farm Ag Pavilion: Another project impacted by the elongated season of inclement weather, we are anticipating the Ag Pavilion construction phase to be completed by July. Design work on the media technology equipment and placement has commenced. Culinary equipment adjustments are underway and overall equipment procurement will commence soon. Exterior lighting, internal roadway and parking issues will be resolved this summer.  

 

9. Photovoltaic Projects: In addition to the expanded photovoltaic project at Lounibos Hall, we will be adding solar energy panels at Plover Hall and the Public Safety Training Center. The College has received notification of substantial rebates for these projects as well as for Doyle Library ($136,000.00). Additionally, the College received a $160,000 rebate on its Cogeneration Plant project as well. We continue to plan in as many possible “green” and environmentally friendly projects as possible in future projects. 

 

10 Summer 2006 Projects: We will be conducting several construction projects including: Bussman Computer Machine Room Air Conditioning commencing in July; Lark Hall HVAC Replacement will commence in July. Bailey Hall Re-roofing will start mid-to-late June; SR Campus Paving Repair work should commence in three weeks (late May); Emeritus Hall Anthropology Lab Conversion should commence in early June; The Archaic Facilities Demolition & Removal Projects (Assessment, #299 near Burbank and the Bech Trailer will be removed commencing May 8^th; Bicycle Rack installations will occur during the Summer, 2006. New paving and handicapped ramps along the east and south sides of Analy Hall will happen by mid-Summer; New boilers for eight facilities are ordered and installation for the first three will start about July 1^st; The Bech Hall Mercury Abatement project will commence during the summer at intervals determined by the Chemistry Department; the Bailey Field Bleachers/Pressbox project is ready for submittal to DSA and, hopefully,

could commence by mid-to-late summer; Maggini/Bussman Waterproofing will begin mid-to-late May; Lighting Motion Detector installation for nine instructional facilities will start in late May; Conversion of A/C systems to non-chemical water treatment (Dolphin System) is planned for late summer.

 

11 Barnett Hall Replacement & Expansion Project (SR Lab & Office Complex FPP): In order to meet State funding guidelines and deadlines, the College needs to submit the Final Project Planning Proposal by June 1^st in order to keep the project positioned to receive future state funding match. The Initial Planning Proposal (IPP) was approved by the State two years ago. Per a request by Academic Affairs, in late 2005, we deferred the submittal of the FPP until June 2006. Collateral planning studies were completed in late Fall, 2005 which then allowed the College (Academic Affairs) to determine which programs would be included in the new facility. Both the IPP and the FPP phases are quantatively driven a (i.e. formulaic capacity/load ratios generating SRJC project legibility). The FPP is essentially a funding document that develops the scope (purpose) and size (eligible square footage) for the project. Given recently expressed concerns about program assignment to the new facility, we need to develop a protocol for the qualitative phases (design and construction document drawings), which assures program occupants that; the final configuration and capacities (faculty offices, laboratories and assembly space) align with program needs. This work will begin in earnest once the College receives notice that the State has approved the FPP. The FPP is a funding eligibility document that does provide a single line outline layout of space, which, if it stays within the scope and budget, allows for program driven reconfigurations (adjacencies and space allocations).