The University of California Board of Regents will hold its regular business meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 18, through Thursday, Nov. 20, at the UC San Francisco-Mission Bay campus' community center, 1675 Owens St., in San Francisco. The meeting agenda is available at www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/nov08.html.
Tuesday, Nov. 18
On Tuesday afternoon, beginning at 2:30 p.m., the Regents' grounds and buildings committee will meet in closed session to receive updates on legal issues. The committee will then meet in open session to consider budget, environmental and design approvals for various campus facilities projects (see agenda for project information).
Wednesday, Nov. 19
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 receive a report on staff diversity and the 2007-08 annual report on private support. The committee will also consider action on the fundraising campaign for UCSF neurosciences programs.
The finance committee will consider action on UC's 2008 financial reports, approval of the 2009-10 operations and capital budgets and authorization to borrow from the Short Term Investment Pool (STIP) and the Total Return Investment Pool (TRIP). The committee will also discuss the 2007-08 debt capital report, revised 2008-09 budget for the Office of the President, ongoing restructuring initiatives, a report on the Voluntary Separation Program at the UC Office of the President, the UC retiree health benefit program's actuarial valuation report and annual actuarial valuations for the UC Retirement Plan.
On Wednesday afternoon, the compensation committee will meet in closed session to consider individual salary actions, regular annual payouts to hospital and investment personnel under performance-based compensation plans previously approved by the Regents, and other items. 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 the closed committee discussion.
The Regents will also meet in closed sessions to consider personnel, real estate and legal matters.
Thursday, Nov. 20
Thursday's meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. with public comment, followed by an open session of the long range planning committee to discuss UC research opportunities, challenges and accountability measures and a joint session of the finance and grounds and buildings committees on the formulation of a new capital funding strategy.
The governance committee will then meet to consider action on proposed revisions to the schedule of reports to the Regents and amendments governing board procedures.
The compensation committee will meet to consider action of items discussed in Wednesday's closed session and other senior management compensation matters.
Notes for reporters
Media interested in attending are encouraged to register in advance with Alfred White (alfred.white@ucop.edu), UCOP Strategic Communications, before Friday, Nov. 14.
Reporters and members of the public will enter at the same point at the building. Reporters with visible press identification [business card or other identification from your media organization with photo ID] and who have registered in advance with UCOP Strategic Communications may enter without going through the screening process with the public.
The press room is Room 311-312, across the hall from the meeting auditorium. Please sign up for a meeting-room credential once you have arrived. The press room phone number is (415) 476-0619 and the fax number is (415) 476-0618.
Live audio broadcasts of the meeting's open sessions will be available via the Internet. For more information: www.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/nov08.html
Directions to the Mission Bay Community Center (1675 Owens St.): http://pub.ucsf.edu/missionbay/directions/#transit
Parking is available in the community center parking garage.
UCSF shuttles run regularly from the 16th St./Mission BART Station to the community center. For shuttle timetables: www.campuslifeservices.ucsf.edu/transportation/shuttles [red line]
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