{"id":70,"date":"2016-12-03T21:55:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-03T21:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/government\/?p=70"},"modified":"2018-03-13T16:54:31","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T16:54:31","slug":"capital-budget-osu-cascades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/government\/2016\/12\/03\/capital-budget-osu-cascades\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget Update: Capital Budget &amp; OSU-Cascades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday\u2019s update regarding the Governor\u2019s recommended capital budget had a couple of glitches and should have included a broader discussion regarding the OSU-Cascades project.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>OSU-Cascades Campus Expansion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>OSU is seeking, and the HECC has recommended, a $69.5 million campus expansion for OSU-Cascades which includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$20 million in site reclamation and campus infrastructure improvements necessary for construction;<\/li>\n<li>$39\u00a0million in bonds for a new academic building (matched by $10 million in donor funds);<\/li>\n<li>$10\u00a0million in bonds (matched by $5 million in student fees); and<\/li>\n<li>$500,000 for a renovation of the Graduate Center.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Governor\u2019s recommended budget included the first $20 million for site preparation and infrastructure improvements.\u00a0 (This element was endorsed by all seven university presidents.)<\/p>\n<p>Governor Brown\u2019s commitment of $20 million in her recommended capital budget to prepare the construction site for the expansion of the OSU-Cascades campus is a significant step in the right direction.\u00a0 The university is grateful for her recognition of the need to increase higher education capacity in this underserved region.\u00a0 Earnest money of this magnitude clearly demonstrates a commitment to expand the campus, but it will not result in improved services to students in the region in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>As the Governor recognized in her comments, the budget involves many difficult decisions.\u00a0 There is still much to be done to address the needs of students and employers in the Central Oregon region.\u00a0 Central Oregon is geographically isolated from other universities and OSU-Cascades is well positioned to support HECC\u2019s charge to serve underrepresented, first generation, and rural students.<\/p>\n<p>Another academic building is desperately needed in Central Oregon to accommodate the enrollment growth the region anticipates in the next few years at OSU-Cascades.\u00a0 At its current capacity the 10-acre campus can serve no more than 1,890 students; enrollment is currently 1,122.<\/p>\n<p>OSU and the Central Oregon region look forward to continuing this conversation with the Governor and Oregon legislators, and working together to find opportunities that could fully fund the project.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>University Capital Funding<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The HECC Agency Request Budget prioritized the original \u201cTier One\u201d projects recommended by the seven university presidents earlier this year. At the request of the Governor, the HECC also prioritized additional OSU-Cascades projects that had not been included in the Tier One.\u00a0 In November, UO sought additional state capital as a partial match for its Knight Campus project.\u00a0 At that time, the HECC raised the rankings of two Cascades projects \u2013 the Site Reclamation for $9 million and Infrastructure for $11\u00a0million and inserted the Knight Campus project for $100 million at #13.\u00a0 This resulted in the projects originally ranked at #11 or below all moving down three steps, including the OSU Fairbanks project moving from #13 to #17 (out of a total of 20 projects).<\/p>\n<p>The GRB recommends $269.6 million in capital support.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Funded Projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>ALL \u2013 Capital Improvement and Renewal:\u00a0 $45.7 million<\/li>\n<li>PSU \u2013 Grad Education Building:\u00a0 $40.5 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU \u2013 Quality Food &amp; Beverage Building:\u00a0 $9 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU \u2013 Gilkey Hall Renovation:\u00a0 $3 million<\/li>\n<li>EOU \u2013 Information Technology Equipment Facility:\u00a0 $1.2 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU \u2013 Cordley Hall Renovation Phase I:\u00a0 $15 million<\/li>\n<li>OIT \u2013 Cornett Hall Renovation:\u00a0 $38 million<\/li>\n<li>UO \u2013 Classroom Building:\u00a0 $44 million<\/li>\n<li>SOU \u2013 Central Hall Deferred Maintenance:\u00a0 $6 million<\/li>\n<li>WOU \u2013 Oregon Military Building Renovation:\u00a0 $7.7 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU-Cascades \u2013 Site Reclamation:\u00a0 $9 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU-Cascades \u2013 Infrastructure:\u00a0 $11 million<\/li>\n<li>UO \u2013 Knight Campus:\u00a0 $34 million<\/li>\n<li>EOU \u2013 Loso Hall Renovation, Phase I:\u00a0 $5.5 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>New project not previously considered by HECC:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All campuses, including community colleges, campus security measures allocated via competitive bid (based on recommendations by the Governor\u2019s campus security task force):\u00a0 $15 million<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eliminations:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>OSU \u2013 Fairbanks $11 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU-Cascades \u2013 Academic Building $39 million<\/li>\n<li>OSU-Cascades \u2013 Student Success Center $10\u00a0million<\/li>\n<li>OSU-Cascades \u2013 Graduate and Research Center $490,000<\/li>\n<li>EOU \u2013 Fieldhouse $6 million<\/li>\n<li>WOU \u2013 IT Building $5.5 million<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Reductions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>PSU \u2013 Graduate School of Education project reduction of $4.5 million<\/li>\n<li>OIT \u2013 Cornett Hall project reduction of $2 million<\/li>\n<li>All \u2013 $20 million reduction to $45 million for seven campuses for capital renewal and maintenance (2015-17 funding was at the $65 million level)<\/li>\n<li>UO \u2013 $66 million deferral of the Knight challenge grant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yesterday\u2019s update regarding the Governor\u2019s recommended capital budget had a 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