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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2000-01-14MINUTES ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL SITTING AS MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO AT PALM DESERT UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE FRIDAY. JANUARY 14.2000 CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO FOUNDATION BOARD ROOM 10:45 A.M. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * I. CALL TO ORDER Committee Chair David Tschopp convened the meeting at 10:55 a.m. H. ROLL CALL Present: Councilmember Jean M. Benson Councilman Richard S. Kelly Councilman Robert A. Spiegel Mayor Buford A. Crites Excused Absence: Mayor Pro-Tempore Jim Ferguson Also Present: David Tschopp, Committee Chair Al Karnig, President, CSU, San Bernardino David DeMauro, Vice President for Administration and Finance, CSU, San Bernardino Jo Ann Hankin, Vice President for University Advancement, CSU, San Bernardino Peter Wilson, Dean, Coachella Valley Campus, CSU, San Bernardino Clifford Young, Executive Assistant to the President, CSU, San Bernardino William Shum, Director, Physical Planning and Development, CSU, San Bernardino Jerry Pritchard, CSU, San Bernardino Jiggs Gallagher Ramon A. Diaz, City Manager Erick Burkhart, Partner, Lee, Burkhart, Liu Ken Liu, Partner, Lee, Burkhart, Liu Michael Kim, Project Manager, Lee, Burkhart, Liu Christian Rader, Design Architect, Lee Burkhart, Liu Chris Mills, Associate Architect Ron Gregory, Ron Gregory & Associates Landscape Architects Manny Sanchez, Civil Engineer, JMS Engineers Richard Oliphant Rachelle D. Klassen, Acting City Clerk MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * III. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS None IV. NEW BUSINESS A. CAMPUS TOUR. Minutes taken by Linda Pella -Hartley, Aide to the Vice President for Administration and Finance, California State University, San Bernardino, are attached and made a part of these Minutes as Exhibit "A." V. OLD BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES. Please see the aforementioned Exhibit "A." B. PRESENTATION OF PROJECT UPDATE FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SANBERNARDINO, PERMANENT COACHELLA VALLEY OFF -CAMPUS CENTER. Please see the aforementioned Exhibit "A." VI. ADJOURNMENT With Committee concurrence, Chairman Tschopp adjourned the Committee meeting at 1:58 p.m. to such time as further input of the Committee was warranted in the development process. With City Council concurrence, Mayor Crites adjourned the City Council Meeting to 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 25, 2000, for the purpose of interviewing and making appointments of candidates to the City's various committees and commissions. ATTEST: BUFORD CRITES, MAYOR RAC LLE D. KLASSEN, CTING CITY CLERK CITY OF PALM DESERT, CALIFORNIA 2 MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * EXHIBIT "A" UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE January 14, 2000 Foundation Board Room California State University, San Bernardino Members Present: David Tschopp, Chair Jean Benson Buford Crites David DeMauro Ray Diaz Jo Ann Hankin Al Karnig Dick Kelly Jerry Pritchard William Shum Robert Spiegel Peter Wilson Clifford Young I. CALL TO ORDER Members Absent: Jim Ferguson Guests: Erick Burkhart Jiggs Gallagher Ron Gregory Michael Kim Rachelle Klassen Ken Liu Christopher Mills Richard Oliphant Christian Rader Manny Sanchez Chairman Tschopp opened the meeting at 11:00 a.m. President Karnig welcomed the Palm Desert guests to the San Bernardino campus. He announced that the Governor has included a request in his 2000/2001 budget for $380,000 for operating expenses for the Coachella Valley Off -Campus Center. II. ORAL COMMUNICATIONS Chairman Tschopp announced that anyone wishing to address the group regarding items not appearing on the agenda may do so at this time. III. NEW BUSINESS A. CAMPUS TOUR David DeMauro requested feedback from those participating in the campus tour regarding features that they feel are particularly appealing or not desirable. 3 MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMii ILL JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * University Planning Committee January 14, 2000 Page 2 IV. OLD BUSINESS A. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The minutes of the December 3, 1999, meeting were approved. B. PRESENTATION OF PROJECT UPDATE FOR CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SAN BERNARDINO, PERMANENT COACHELLA VALLEY OFF -CAMPUS CENTER Bill Shum introduced Ken Liu, Partner, LBL Architects, who introduced the design team (Erick Burkhardt, LBL Architects Partner; Christian Rader, Design Architect; Michael Kim, Project Manager; Chris Mills, Associate Architect; Ron Gregory, Landscape Architect; Manny Sanchez, Civil Engineer). Erick Burkhart began the presentation by introducing the three major areas to be addressed: 1) location of the site; 2) exterior building organization and massing; and 3) hill stacking. From a traffic engineering point of view, the site needs to be developed back from the intersection in order to provide stacking for vehicular movement. The first choice is to develop view corridors that connect various parts of the site to the center of the organizing circle. Buildings need to be closer to drop-off points, closer to parking and access roads, and away from the main entrance and traffic. This approach led to a migration up Cook Street towards the north. As a part of Phase I, it is desirable to create a main gateway, or an identifiable sense of arrival, which can be achieved by developing several open view corridors along Cook Street. It is important that the view corridor mentioned in the Master Plan be retained in the design, which can be achieved by developing several open view corridors along Cook Street. The design provides for a series of small buildings linked together showing the relationship of campus life between the buildings, breaking up the massing of the buildings into a series of small buildings and plazas that create activities, connected with arcade walkways to provide shade and weather protection. The series of smaller pavilion buildings would become colleges within the, university which becomes important in terms of phasing, designing buildings designated for specific functions, and naming opportunities. The model visualizes the future full development of the 40 acres and the relationship of the first building to the remainder of the development. There would be many opportunities as the campus develops for the display of public artwork in the plaza areas at the start of the view corridor in Phase I. The specifics could change, depending on timing and funding availability. The architectural design team has met with the Palm Desert Architectural Review Commission. Discussions have addressed the desire to landscape the edge of the campus along Cook Street to be incorporated into Phase I to create a public space that identifies the property as the university. 4 MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * University Planning Committee January 14, 2000 Page 3 The architectural team feels that the Phase I building should not be a single mass and should enclose an outdoor courtyard to provide protection as a bather from the weather. The building on the first site must be a design that will accommodate the natural slope of the land. The campus buildings will portray an attitude of the desert with the use of materials, such as stone, and the use of desert colors such as beiges and reds, with deep set walls with glass set back, and big roof overhangs to provide shade. Two optional massing designs for the Phase I building were presented for consideration. 1) Option I is a ring design. It would provide an outdoor courtyard, protected from the weather, which could be used as an amphitheatre or for outdoor classes or dining. The building's design would have a sculpture to it which would play a major role in creating an identity. Gateways constructed in the building would break up the massing of the ring design. The major form is the roof line. The circular courtyard would not be flat and would descend down to allow viewing the remainder of the campus. 2) Option II would create a single building which is actually a collection of three buildings that form a separate courtyard. The design combines two wedges that intersect a large wall that frames a view that goes out to the desert and to the esplanade to the south. The wedges could accommodate some teaching spaces so that the walls would reinforce the functions that incur within. The design is similar to a pueblo approach set in modern contemporary expression. The horizontal section could house offices. It offers an opportunity along the Cook Street elevation that could accommodate some signage with the name of the university. The scheme could easily accommodate water elements, major art pieces, and a tower. Phases II and III could follow very quickly, subject to availability of funding, while Phase I is under construction, so that the entire Cook Street edge could be built along with the parking and the view corridor. Ouestions and Comments: Very supportive of Option #2 and the view corridor design. The concept of constructing all three phases simultaneously gives the college a presence. (Spiegel/Benson) Concern that the campus streets must be lined up with the streets installed in a project across the street from the campus. (Kelly) City staff will closely monitor the placement of streets in neighboring projects. (Diaz) Commended the use of southwestern features, the concept of quadrangles with small gathering spaces, and the parking design on the interior of the campus. (Wilson) 5 MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * University Planning Committee January 14, 2000 Page 4 From a fund raising standpoint, work is being done now on Phases II and III. A product that can be sold is needed, e.g., opportunities for naming buildings. (Oliphant) Commended the effort to envision where Phases II and III would be located. (Hankin) Commended the use of the view corridor. Look forward to seeing the project being completed in accordance with what has been presented in the planning documents, i.e., use of materials, colors, stones, views, etc. (Crites) The presentation appears to be much more than three buildings. The view corridor is predicated on there being buildings on both sides of the view corridor. For a substantial period of time, there will not be a view corridor; there will be a view. The lower quadrant will be open area that will probably be landscaped at some later time (Karnig) Suggest using the top of one of the buildings in Option II as a rooftop plaza for activities. (Crites) The extensive use of landscaping along the Cook Street corridor, along with site work, design and building construction, should be watched carefully to avoid exceeding the budget. (DeMauro) The design of Option #2 allows for the upper division students to be in their own buildings for their specific fields of study. (Diaz) Review of CSU Process: The project continues to be directed towards the March CSU Board of Trustees meeting. William Shum described a fast -track proposal that provides for civil engineering working drawings to be completed within approximately 2-3 months. Construction of the civil engineering work would begin in late May or early June, with building construction to begin approximately August or September 2000. The planning subcommittee will continue to be available to meet with the architectural design team as issues develop, as well as with the Palm Desert Architectural Review Commission and the Art in Public Places Committee. Action: Moved/seconded/passed to approve in concept the design of Option II and direct staff to appropriate course of action based upon today's information. (Spiegel/Kelly) 6 MINUTES ADJOURNED PALM DESERT CITY COUNCIL MEETING/ UNIVERSITY PLANNING COMMITTEE JANUARY 14, 2000 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * University Planning Committee January 14, 2000 Page 5 V. ADJOURNMENT There will be an update meeting scheduled with the University Planning Committee upon completion of the schematic drawings, prior to presentation to the Board of Trustees. This will be an informational meeting scheduled for late February or early March. The meeting adjourned at 2:00 p.m.