A.S.I,
Student Services propose parking structure
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
Proposals
to increase the amount of parking spots
on campus are being discussed with Student
Services, Associated Students Inc. and Parking
and Transportation Services.
Armando Contrereas, executive assistant
to President Maxson said the construction
will require a fee increase within 18 months
to two years.
“The process requires a parking fee increase
that is going through the Student Advisory
Committee,” Contreras said.
One of the issues discussed in the President-Student
Advisory meeting was occupying 1000 spaces
in the Veterans Stadium and running the
parking shuttle schedules later into the
day during construction of the parking lots.
Shahrokh Sheik, A.S.I. vice president said
that student fee increase will take place
two years after the construction begins,
around fall 2005.
Sheik said the student fee increase should
be no more than $30.
The student parking fee rate will not go
into effect right away Contreras said.
“The committee will be looking into the
proposal,” Contreras said. “Normally in
a project, there should be a fee charge
right away, but we have to prove we have
money in order to receive the structure.”
President Maxson will determine the logistics
and present a recommendation for building
Contreras said.
“A certain amount of money will be in reserve
for the cost of construction,” Contreras
said. “The president’s concern is to minimize
the cost of the structure to students.”
Thomas Bass, senior director of parking
and transportation said that the $40 million
proposal is to build two parking structures
identical in size near Lot 11, creating
a total of 2,590 spaces.
The first structure will be built in September
2006 and the second will be built May 2008.
Bass said that the officials involved in
this situation have been implementing ideas
over the summer to get funding.
“We anticipate to go to the board of trustees
sometime this summer, get formal approval
and engage in the design and preparation
for the document bids,” Bass said.
Although student fees will be used to abet
the construction of the structures, Bass
said that the majority of the money will
be paid by parking fees.
“Sixty percent of the money used in construction
will come from parking fees,” Bass said.
Bass said the $40 million will cover infrastructure
such as a traffic light sidewalks and parking
renovations.
With proposals for adding new parking spaces,
Bass said one of the goals Parking Services
wants to complete is to provide students
with spaces.
“We want to improve parking on campus,”
Bass said. “Our goal is to provide parking
on campus for all students.”
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