9.16.14 ESC Meeting Minutes
Thursday, September 18, 2014
3:45 PM
Environmental Sustainability Committee
September 16, 2014
AB7 402
2:00 pm
Attendance:
Name
Division and Department
Sarah Davis
Colloquium, Co-Chair
Rhonda
Holtzclaw
EH&S, Co-Chair
Guy Cicinelli
SAC, Library Computing & Tech Systems
Katie Leone
EH&S
Present
Represented
Not Present
Vikki McConnell Physical Plant
Sim Komisar
Environmental Engineering
Greg Tolley
Marine & Ecological Sciences
Anne Hartley
CESE, Marine & Ecological Sciences
Uzair Iqbal
SG Dir. Of Sustainability
T.C. Yih
Dean's Council, Graduate Research & Sponsored
Programs
Ron Dalton
Student Affairs, OHRL
Tom Mayo
Facilities Planning
Gerry Segal
Faculty Senate (LCOB)
Julie Yazici
Faculty Senate (LCOB)
Andrew
Wilkinson
Alex Erlenbach
Guests:
Win Everham (Marine & Ecological Sciences) and Patty Krupp (Colloquium)
Welcome and Overview – Sarah Davis and Rhonda Holtzclaw:
1. Sarah reviewed The University Definition of Sustainability, the history of the Environmental Sustainability
Committee at FGCU, and the ESC Procedural Guidelines.
2. Sarah went over some of the ESCs past accomplishments such as contributing to the previous Master
Planning and Strategic Planning Goals, creating the Campus Land Forum Use Report and the Buckingham
Concept Report.
3. Our committee is charged by the Provost who will come to our next meeting. Sarah and Rhonda have met
with Dr. Toll and suggested things that we would like to work on this year such as continuing with the
building energy audits. Tom mentioned that we are able to take on issues that we feel are important in
addition to our charge from the Provost. He recommended that we take on broad policy-level items and not
"get stuck in the weeds."
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Introductions & Updates:
4. Everyone introduced themselves and some members of the committee gave updates:
a. Hulya said that LCOB is looking to increase their sustainability course offerings. Additionally, they have
been working with local businesses to provide research and green consulting
b. Vikki updated us on the Eagles Pride Campus Clean Ups which is an ongoing Colloquium project that
keeps our campus free from litter. It started over the summer and the first class divided the camps
into zones and began a cleanup rotation between those zones that will be carried on by current and
future classes.
c. Sim updated us on the energy audit. He has been working with Jim and Troy in the Physical Plant as
well as a consultant on this project. They started in Whitaker since it is a lab intensive space. They are
also gauging the performance of solar field. Sim highlighted the importance of energy monitoring by
explaining that solar field was down for months and no one noticed since you can't monitor what you
don't actively track and measure. Solar field is source of benchmarking for the entire state and it is too
important to go unmonitored. Another barrier to energy monitoring is that our buildings are not
individually metered at this time; they could be metered and monitored with minimal investment
relative to the cost savings associated with active building energy monitoring.
Review of Minutes:
Sarah reviewed the 4/21/14 meeting minutes. Guy motioned to approve, Sim seconded his motion,
and all approved.
Construction Projects Overview – Tom Mayo:
Tom will come to every meeting with a list like the one below and update us on facilities planning project
updates. All members of the ESC were thrilled that Tom will be doing this. Tom expressed wanting to work
together with this committee to make projects better.
September
16, 2014
Facilities Planning
Updates:
Project/Item:
Project Scope / Status:
EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY
INSTITUTE:
Construction Documents in progress. Start construction Jan '15.
Open Spring semester '16.
MAIN ENTRANCE
LANDSCAPING
Enhanced landscaping and signage at main entry road. Design in
progress. Complete Aug '15.
CENTRAL ENERGY PLANT
Construction documents complete. Permitting in progress. Await
funding for Construction.
SOUTH ACCESS ROAD
Design Zone One SoVi site and new South access road. Submit
SFWMD and Corps permit. Coordinating with Miromar. Open Fall
'16
CONTROLLER SUITE
RELOCATION MODULAR
Relocate department to new modular building in lot 7. Move-in
late Sept '14.
STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES
RELOCATION MODULAR
Relocate department to new modular building in lot 7. Move-in
Jan '15.
RECREATION CENTER
Awaiting funding. Tied to SoVi & South access road permitting
schedule.
CAMPUS MASTER PLAN
UPDATE
2015-25 Master Plan. Start Oct. Complete July '15.
TIGER GRANT
Bike/walk enhancements. Coordinating with MPO. Design-build
Team pre-bid shortlist meeting Sept 17.
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5. iHUB is now called the Emergent Technology Institute (ETI) and it is located at the iHub. Construction should
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start on Jan 16th. The iHub is at the intersection of Alico and Airport Hall Rd on northeast corner. In total,
there are 240 acres of property that is mostly cow pasture and FGCU has a 6-acre parcel of the 240 acres.
We are the first ones to build on the site, but the developer intends to develop all 240 acres. Phase 1 for our
6-acre parcel will include the entrance road that leads to our site and associated water lakes for an on-site
water management system. There is potable water and power nearby, but no septic system. Part of the PEG
property that was donated on south side of Alico Rd. will eventually provide septic, but in the meantime we
have provide our own. Sim brought up possibility of putting in a living machine for water management. Tom
thinks this is a great idea, but needs to move forward faster than something like that could happen. Win
explained that the permitting can be a barrier to implementing living water systems. Hulya asked who is in
charge at the ETI and Tom said that Dr. Behr, Dean of WCE, and Dr. Simmons, the newly appointed ETI Backe
Chair, will run the facility. The ETI will have 4 standard classrooms, a large meeting space that can hold up to
80 people or be divided into two smaller rooms, research labs, an administrative suite, and a 2-acre solar
field.
The Main Entrance Road Landscaping and Signage at the main entry road in in the design phase. This phase
is slated for completion in August 2015 and will include a new monument, signs, and new landscaping. The
design committee has presented a concept to the President's Cabinet and they have approved the design
concept. Sim asked if we could see the design and Tom said that he could not show it to the entire
committee at this time. He welcomed individuals or small groups to make an appointment with him at his
office where he could show the design. The project's timeline for completing is slated for August 2016.
The Central Energy Plant must be completed before the next academic building
The South Access Road will connect SoVi to Ben Hill Griffin. This road will bring in utilities and will provide an
additional means egress for safety. This project is being coordinated with Miromar and they will have two
connecting points off of the South Access Road. FGCU is currently in the site permitting phase with SWFL
permitting and have not laid out the actual profile of road yet. Tom is aware of the issues that the curbs on
FGCU Blvd. S have caused for wildlife so he is currently planning for a "Type B" curb that will have a more
gradual slope. This curb is a compromise that will be more wildlife friendly while still ensuring pedestrian
safety and appropriate water management structures. Tom encouraged the committee to bring him any
other suggestions regarding best practices for curbs or other structures and asked the committee to show
real life examples of other places using the best practices so they could be more easily implemented when
feasible here.
Controller Modular relocation- This project is nearing completion and they will move in in a few weeks. The
mod was designed so as not to disrupt the current water flow and to lose as few parking spaces as possible.
Student Services Modular relocation- Move in in late Sept. 2014.
The Rec Center site is being permitted along with South Access Road, but the project itself is on hold until
additional STIF student funding is received. Sim asked if, in addition to the funding required to the structure,
if funding would be needed to increase chiller capacity. Tom explained that the current SoVi Chiller has laid
the groundwork to meet the future capacity. The SoVi Chiller was funded by Financing Corp. and the main
loop chiller was funded by PECO dollars.
The Campus Master Plan- An initial consultation with the design consultants has just ended. (It was an 8-9
month process). The design consultants would like to set up meetings with committees at this point in time.
There is a specific Master Planning Committee (unlike last time) so that Safety and Facilities Committee won't
get bogged down. Vikki asked if the Master Planning Committee's meeting minutes and membership will be
posted online. Tom said that it will be posted once it's up and running but they are just taking first steps at
this time. Win asked if Buckingham, Vestor, and other off-campus sites will be included in this iteration of
the Master Plan. Tom said it will not be. Katie explained that some (if not all) of these sites should eventually
be included in our greenhouse gas reporting done to the American College and University's Presidents'
Climate Commitment (ACUPPC). Tom mentioned that we do not own Kapnick and Vestor and Katie suggested
that Tom and her further discuss GHG boundary protocol.
Q&A's on different projects- Alex asked about what, if anything, was being done to decrease traffic and
campus spine. Tom agrees that the area needs attention, but it is not currently a funded priority. Sarah
asked for an update on the Sovi boardwalk. Tom said that the space is being permitted along with the South
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asked for an update on the Sovi boardwalk. Tom said that the space is being permitted along with the South
Access Road, but there is not funding for the project at this time. Sarah asked to be highly involved with this
project as it will likely impact the a significant portion of our campus trail system.
14. Everyone thanked Tom and all agreed that it is a great idea have regular updates like this one and provide
ideas and feedback.
Student Government Update – Alex Erlenbach
15. Student Government passed a Paper Use Reduction Resolution. Alex has been meeting with Deans and
Department Heads to see what can be done to decrease paper usage on our campus. Guy mentioned that
the Library has been using 100% recycled paper for almost 5 years. The Library printers have the ability to
print double sided, but do not default to two-sided impressions at this time because many faculty members
won't accept duplex printing. Vikki mentioned that the Physical Plant has an automated work management
system that does not require the use of paper to submit work orders and that they use reclaimed paper in all
instances except when they are printing for certain departments that will not accept items printed on
reclaimed paper. Andrew mentioned how successful it has been using an online Grading Rubrics through
Canvas so that students can both submit and receive feedback for assignments completely online. Uzair and
Alex both said that, as students, they preferred when professors did this because they can always access
what they need on their smart devices. Katie said that our previous paper purchasing policy has evaporated
with the transition to the new printing system and a new university paper policy should be revisited.
Announcements:
The next meeting will be Tuesday September 30, 2014 at 2:00 in AB7 402
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