TUESDAY, SEPT. 16
On Tuesday morning, beginning at 11 a.m., the grounds and buildings committee will meet in closed session to discuss real estate matters for UC Merced and litigation, followed by an open session to consider budget, environmental and design approvals for various campus facilities projects (see agenda for project information). The committee will also receive an update of UC Merced's Long Range Development Plan and permit process, and consider action to approve UC's state capital improvements budget.
The compensation committee will meet in closed session on Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m., to discuss individual salary actions and other compensation matters. Consistent with the Regents' policy, all compensation actions will be discussed and then voted on in open session on Thursday. Open-session items slated for Thursday's meeting will be posted online as early as possible upon the conclusion of Tuesday's closed committee discussion.
At 3:15 p.m., a briefing will be provided on the Academic Council's freshman eligibility proposal.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 17
Wednesday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by open session. On Wednesday morning, the educational policy committee will discuss the campus climate report of the diversity study group, and consider action to establish a school of public policy at UC Riverside and fundraising campaigns for UC Berkeley, the UCLA law school and the UCLA school of management.
After lunch, the finance and grounds and buildings committees will meet jointly to consider budget, design and environmental approvals for the new UCSF Mission Bay medical center facilities. The committees will also discuss a proposed UC-utilities' statewide energy partnership program for 2009-11 and the formulation of a new capital funding strategy for the university.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Regents will meet in closed session to consider legal, investment, real estate and personnel matters, including a discussion about the appointment and compensation of a new systemwide senior vice president for health sciences and services.
THURSDAY, SEPT. 18
Thursday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by an open session of the finance committee to consider approval of UC's final 2008-09 budget [if a state budget has passed], adoption of regulations for non-affiliates [members of the public who are not students, employees or affiliated with UC] on university property and action on a new UC Retirement Plan funding policy. The committee will also discuss options for the 2009-10 budget.
The compensation committee will consider individual salary actions and other items from Tuesday's closed committee meeting as well as a policy on rehiring retired employees.
NOTES FOR REPORTERS
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