Riverside Campus Plan - Office of Facilities Coordination - Texas ...

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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY RIVERSIDE CAMPUS PLAN44FIGURE 1Conceptual future RiversideCampus showing existing Hangar7046 and Control Towerwith additional Hangar andparking.1

POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLSVI. POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLS 45FACILITY USE AND DEVELOPMENTPOLICYOPERATION OF THE RIVERSIDECAMPUSDESIGN CONTROLConsistent with the designation of the RiversideCampus as a part of Texas A&M University, thepolicies controlling the use of facilities (defined asbuildings, structures and land) shall be the sameas for other parts of the university.Requests for new uses, changes of use, and developmentshall be submitted to the Council on theBuilt Environment (CBE) with a full descriptionof the proposal, rationale for the need, and sourceof funding. Requests may be made by Vice Presidentsand Deans (including those responsible forstate agencies). The CBE refers the proposal tothe appropriate sub-councils (Design Review,Facility Utilization, Maintenance, Technical) forreview and preparation of recommendations toCBE. CBE recommendations are then presentedto the president of the university for action.The Office of Facilities Coordination will overseethe operation of the Riverside Campus based onpolicies established by the CBE and approved bythe president of the university.This shall include the equitable use of facilities,management of the infrastructure, ensuring a safeand secure environment, and the provision of suchcommunity services as may be authorized for thebenefit of the Riverside Campus community andits guests.It is recommended that the Office of Facilities Coordinationconvene and meet regularly with a UsersCouncil to ensure effective communicationsand operations on this unique campus.Strong design control is required to achieve ahigh-quality campus environment and implementthe intent of the Campus Plan. A balance mustbe reached between the four institutional entitiesinvolved in most projects: the Users, facilitiesservices or Facilities Planning and Construction,the Design Review entity, and the Design Team(which may involve a Construction Manager).The Design Review entity has a unique ‘public’agenda, and is the guardian of the Campus Plan.Design review is the responsibility of the UniversityArchitect and the informed membership ofthe Design Review sub-council of the Council onthe Built Environment.

POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLSVI. POLICY, OPERATION, AND DESIGN CONTROLS 45FACILITY USE AND DEVELOPMENTPOLICYOPERATION OF THE RIVERSIDECAMPUSDESIGN CONTROLConsistent with the designation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Riverside</strong><strong>Campus</strong> as a part <strong>of</strong> <strong>Texas</strong> A&M University, thepolicies controlling the use <strong>of</strong> facilities (defined asbuildings, structures and land) shall be the sameas for other parts <strong>of</strong> the university.Requests for new uses, changes <strong>of</strong> use, and developmentshall be submitted to the Council on theBuilt Environment (CBE) with a full description<strong>of</strong> the proposal, rationale for the need, and source<strong>of</strong> funding. Requests may be made by Vice Presidentsand Deans (including those responsible forstate agencies). The CBE refers the proposal tothe appropriate sub-councils (Design Review,Facility Utilization, Maintenance, Technical) forreview and preparation <strong>of</strong> recommendations toCBE. CBE recommendations are then presentedto the president <strong>of</strong> the university for action.The <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> <strong>Coordination</strong> will overseethe operation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Riverside</strong> <strong>Campus</strong> based onpolicies established by the CBE and approved bythe president <strong>of</strong> the university.This shall include the equitable use <strong>of</strong> facilities,management <strong>of</strong> the infrastructure, ensuring a safeand secure environment, and the provision <strong>of</strong> suchcommunity services as may be authorized for thebenefit <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Riverside</strong> <strong>Campus</strong> community andits guests.It is recommended that the <strong>Office</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Facilities</strong> <strong>Coordination</strong>convene and meet regularly with a UsersCouncil to ensure effective communicationsand operations on this unique campus.Strong design control is required to achieve ahigh-quality campus environment and implementthe intent <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>. A balance mustbe reached between the four institutional entitiesinvolved in most projects: the Users, facilitiesservices or <strong>Facilities</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>ning and Construction,the Design Review entity, and the Design Team(which may involve a Construction Manager).The Design Review entity has a unique ‘public’agenda, and is the guardian <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Campus</strong> <strong>Plan</strong>.Design review is the responsibility <strong>of</strong> the UniversityArchitect and the informed membership <strong>of</strong>the Design Review sub-council <strong>of</strong> the Council onthe Built Environment.

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