Physical Environment - 2005-2006
Committee Charge
The Committee is an advisory body to the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Business. The Committee is designed to be a forum for faculty, staff, and student opinions with respect to plans for the overall development and regulations of the physical environment of the core campus of the University including buildings, landscaping and transportation.
The Committee's principal responsibilities are:
- to provide direction and critically review the basic concepts and assumptions underlying the development of the Physical Master Plan for the core campus of the University;
- to provide direction and critically review the basic concepts and assumptions underlying parking regulations, vehicle registrations, fees, and parking space allocations; and the development of alternative plans for the regulation and flow of traffic and levels of parking service;
- to provide direction and critically review basic and innovative concepts and assumptions underlying the development of forms of transportation including transit, bus, biking, walking, and accessibility issues;
- to review and recommend generalized site locations for buildings, streets, parking facilities and other major proposals;
- to provide direction and critically review the basic concepts and assumptions underlying University recycling & solid waste programs, energy management, conservation and sustainability initiatives;
- to provide direction and critically review the basic concepts and assumptions underlying green building practices and the environmental impact as a result of the development of the University; and
- to provide regular communication about its deliberations to the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate and Student Government.