City Council · 2016-11-29

OREM CITY COUNCIL/UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY
SPECIALJOINT MEETING
800 West University Parkway, Orem, Utah
UVU Sorensen CenterRoom SC213C
November 29, 2016
This meeting was for discussion purposes only. No official action was taken.
CONDUCTING Mayor Richard F. Brunst, Jr.
OREM CITY COUNCIL
Debby Lauret, Sam Lentz, Tom Macdonald, Mark
Seastrand, David Spencer, and Brent Sumner
OREM STAFF Jamie Davidson, Brenn Bybee, Steven Downs, Greg
Stephens, Scott Gurney, Jason Bench, Bill Bell, Paul
Goodrich, Sam Kelly, and Jackie Lambert
UVU ADMIN.AND STAFF President Matthew Holland, Justin Jones, Cameron Martin,
Steve Anderson, Val Peterson, and Scott Cooksey
VINEYARD STAFF Jacob McHargue and Morgan Brim
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Brunst called the meeting to order at 3:02 p.m. and thanked Utah Valley University
(UVU) for hosting the meeting. He said Orem City regularly met with Provo City and the Alpine
School District, and had begun meeting with the Town of Vineyard as well. He suggested that
regular meetings with UVU would also be appropriate to ensure that they were collaborating
together to meet the needs of both parties.
UVU 2016MASTERPLAN
President Holland said UVU had the highest student head count in the State, with 34,979
students currently enrolled. They anticipated that the number would continue to grow, both as a
function of changing demographics but also because of the outreach efforts to recruit students.
He said there was a national attitude that had many people questioning the value of a college
degree, in part because of the expense of higher education and because the substance and
approach at the collegiate level was not seen as relevant. At the same time, the world was
changing in such a way that a college degree has never been more needed. The world was
becoming more global, more technological, and more advanced than ever before. He said it was
the specific challenge of a university to provide a product that was relevant in the world and still
accessible to the individual students.
President Holland shared information about UVU's original plan for meeting growth in Utah
Valley. He said the Main Campus had approximately 228 acres, and they had purchased land in
surrounding areas to allow for growth including 225 acres in Vineyard, 10 acres in Lehi, and
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between 10-40 acres in Payson. These other campuses would interconnect with the I-15 corridor
and FrontRunner stations. This was their plan moving forward, keeping in mind that the plans
could change to accommodate new programs and new growth. President Holland said they
that process, four different models emerged:
1) Feeder Campus, which would develop the new Vineyard Campus with a community
college/basic education campus that will feed into the Main Campus which will focus on four-
year baccalaureate and post-graduate education;
2) Specialty Discipline Satellite Campus, which would develop the new Vineyard Campus
around one or two core programs or disciplines. IE medical campus, tech campus, etc.;
3) Dual Location Campus, which would develop the new Vineyard Campus as an extension
of the current campus; utilize shuttles, mass transit and other means to connect the two campuses
physically and virtually; and
4) Services and Support Campus, which would relocate non-academic, administrative
support services and possibly even parking facilities currently located within the Main Campus
to the Vineyard Campus; this will free up space within the current campus for development of
new academic buildings.
President Holland said they heavily debated the virtues of each scenario. He said there was
power in the integration of the missions of a community college and a university. Often there
was disconnect between those two, and as students worked toward a university through
community college there would be slippage and issues of credits not transferring. With the
matriculation program UVU used they avoided issues of slippage and allowed credits to transfer,
creating a unique model that was seeing national attention. While they had initially favored
options 1 and 3 they were now leaning toward options 2 and 4. President Holland shared the
guiding principles used in shaping the Master Plan. They were:
·Stay true to UVU's mission
Serious: state of the art facilities
Inclusive: sense of community and connectivity
。
Engaged: dynamic, experiential learning space
Student Success: meeting student needs, interests, & growth
。
 Maintain academic integrity/unity of main campus
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· Be a good/communicating neighbor
President Holland said that whether or not the university grew, the valley was going to grow and
he felt the use of mass transit would be important. They wanted to be forward thinking in their
plans and find solutions that would serve the students and the university best. He said Phase 1 of
the plan included pushing the athletic facilities like the multipurpose fields and soccer stadium
out toward the Vineyard Campus. Vineyard Campus Phase 1 included changes that would be “in
play" in the next five years. Phase 2 included a business resource center, a business innovation
center, academic success center, and a conference center over the next ten years. The business
building was getting older and would need to be repurposed or cleared to make way for a new
building. Phase 3, which would be over the next fifteen years, would include new academic
buildings and a basketball arena. Phase 4 would span the next 40 years and would include
additional academic buildings and facilities. He said parking was always a concern with
universities, which was another reason that mass public transit would play such a crucial role in
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the university's growth. He said it had been somewhat a point of disagreement but he felt that the
transit would need to accommodate the nearly 3,0o0 students that daily commuted to UVU on
FrontRunner in getting to campus.
President Holland said as things would move into the Vineyard Campus it would free up space
on the Main Campus. There were also infrastructure things that needed to be done, the first of
intermodal center. He said in this case the housing would be pushed more to the west and to the
south, and the bridge would be a critical component in keeping students connected to campus.
They would also like to see a new interchange at 8o0 South, which was nearly to a failing level
of service currently and would likely get worse if nothing changed. The idea was to have a
northbound off-ramp funneling directly into campus. On the Main Campus, they expected to see
growth for the business and computer technology programs. There would be a new promenade
and new entrance that would be the face of UVU. They would need an extension of the arts
building for visual arts programs. He shared the Phases 1-4 in regarding to the Main Campus
(Orem Campus) which followed the same timeline. President Holland stressed that this was a
planning document, and that redevelopment would occur when and if it made sense to do so.
Mayor Brunst asked specifically about the need for more parking spaces and how they expected
to handle the parking situation into the future with the projected growth. President Holland said
the Master Plan was specifically focusing on facilities and did not necessarily include all the
issues that the university would face, though they would likely be adding a number of parking
structures as needed. He said UVU had many students that were enrolled in extension or online
courses, which did not require them to come to campus. He also added that in moving some of
the athletic facilities space would be opened to accommodate parking.
Mr. Val Peterson said students coming to school through the increased use of transit would add
to the number of enrolled students but they would not add to the parking. As that trend
continued, and as other options for extension and online courses became more and more readily
available, the need for more parking may be eliminated to a degree. He said there were a number
of ways they would address that issue.
STUDENTHOUSING
President Holland said there had been quite a bit of debate and analysis on student housing. He
said people were interested in knowing what the university was going to do. He said there were
and recognize issues on all sides. President Holland said the need for student housing was there,
and it would be beneficial to the students if that housing was near the university. Developers
were interested in building dense student housing projects near the university, which they were
trying to push to the south and west.
Mr. Peterson added that there would be more beds across the way into Vineyard, and the
pedestrian bridge/walkway would be increasingly important as a link from the housing to the
campus.
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Mr. Downs asked about the thought process behind moving the athletic facilities away from the
Main Campus and away from the student population. Mr. Peterson said the move would allow
for better access off of Geneva Road and they thought attendance at sporting events would
increase. He said they regularly hosted state tournaments as well and the propose location would
allow for easier access points in and out.
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stressed that with a main campus of only 200+ acres they could not do everything, but they could
do things well. They felt they would still draw regular attendance to the athletic events even
though the arenas would not necessarily be right next to student housing.
TRANSPORTATIONUPDATE
Mayor Brunst said they had already spoken about transportation needs in the area, but he asked
about the pedestrian walkway and how that would be handled. He was interested in how much
Mr. Peterson said the university presented the substantial need for such a project and UDOT was
supportive of the concept, as were State representatives. He said they had reached out to the
Governor's office and made some good contacts there. They felt they were well-positioned for
good things to happen during the legislative session but they would not know for sure until the
legislative session adjourned for the year. Mr. Peterson said transportation was an important
issue for UVU, Orem, MAG, and UDOT to discuss and work on together.
ONGOINGTOWN/GOWNRELATIONSHIPS
Mr. Davidson said the growth of UVU would impact the City in many areas, including land use,
transportation and transit, utilities, public safety including police and fire/ambulance services,
etc. and because of that interwoven impact it was important to have joint meetings like these. He
hoped to maintain an open dialogue with UVU to accomplish what was best for the university,
the City, and the community as a whole. Mr. Davidson said they were proud to have UVU in
Orem, but he was also proud of the 96,000 other residents of the City whom he served. It was
important to work in partnership to help meet the needs of all.
President Holland said he appreciated that, and they were committed to making this a dynamic
system. He said they would formally revisit the Master Plan every couple of years and they were
ready to revise the plan as needed. He said it was not required that the university collaborates
with the City to coordinate this growth, but he believed it would be in the best interest of both
parties to do so.
Mr. Martin said this was a process over many years. They had success in getting capital
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plans could change. He said the first phase was currently in play but it still a “best guess" as to
the development. Fundraising would be a component of the growth and things would take time.
Mr. Seastrand said Orem regularly went through Master Plan processes, as did Vineyard and
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MAG and others, so he appreciated the efforts of UVU for their 2016 Master Plan. He said 800
South in Orem had been an area where they were trying to mitigate traffic issues, but that would
affect the university as well. The interchanges on I-15 were increasingly important to the
university and had a big impact on Orem residents as well. He agreed that there needed to be
ongoing discussions between Orem and UVU to preserve the quality of life for residents and
students. Mr. Seastrand said addressing where the growth would happen would play into the
overall access Master Plan, they could potentially get more funding through MAG for those
projects.
Mr. Peterson said the 8o0 South interchange had been in the planning process for some time. Mr.
Paul Goodrich, Orem Traffic Engineer, said the late Mayor Jerry Washburn had hoped to widen
800 South to a 5-lane road as it went into Provo, and even a High Occupancy/Toll (HOT)
intersection had been discussed. 800 South had a one point been ranked Priority 1 in the area, but
now the pedestrian bridge/walkway had surpassed it.
Mr. Davidson said as a community they were. looking at the big picture of transportation
including the interchanges along I-15 and future growth. He said the familiar quote, "If you build
it, they will come" did not always apply. They had had 8o0 South identified as a future need, but
other projects would arise and take priority and so that discussion was ongoing. He said they
hoped to balance the regional needs UVU was considering with local needs in the neighborhoods
that the City considered.
OTHERITEMS OF COMMONINTEREST
Mr. Martin said the Master Plan presented by President Holland was available online at
uvu.edu/universityrelations. He wanted to thank the City for the collaboration on the banner
signs that were hanging from City street light poles. UVU had purchased the banners in a new,
Mayor Brunst asked about the Roots of Knowledge stained glass windows that had recently been
unveiled. Mr. Martin said the Roots of Knowledge was work of art in celebration of UVU's 75th
anniversary. It was a 200-foot long window made up of 80 panes of glass chronicling the history
of knowledge and human civilization. He said it was a collaborative project between several
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after the meeting to see the unveiled project.
ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Brunst thanked President Holland and the UVU staff for hosting the meeting.
Mr. Lentz moved to adjourn the meeting. Mr. Macdonald seconded the motion. The motion
passed unanimously.
The meeting adjourned at 4:00 p.m.
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