The OU Board of Regents will vote on several renovation and construction proposals, among other items, on the agenda at the OU-Tulsa Schusterman Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at 3:30 p.m. Thursday.
Bizzell Memorial Library
The first item on the agenda is the approval of the maximum cost to renovate the fifth floor of the library. The project to renovate this portion of the library was part of the larger Campus Master Plan of Capital Improvement Projects, according to the agenda for Thursday’s meeting.
Estimated cost: $2.5 million
Estimated start date: Oct. 2014
Estimated completion date: Summer 2015
Research Campus Infrastructure project
Sidewalk reconstruction
Boren will present a maximum amount to spend on the reconstruction of sidewalks, crosswalks and other enhancements to the research campus as a part of the Campus Master Plan of Capital Improvement Projects, according to the agenda.
Proposed cost: $963,000
Estimated start date: Fall 2014
Estimated completion date: Summer 2015
Storm-hardened shelters for on-campus residents
In May, Boren proposed a two-part project to build storm shelters to protect students living in on-campus residences, according to the agenda.
The first part of the project will build three shelters: one for Traditions Square-East, one for Traditions Square-West and one for Kraettli Apartments. The second part of the project will build shelters for the residence halls, according to the agenda.
Proposed maximum cost: $6 million (for project 1)
National Public Radio/KGOU
The board will vote to approve the payment of membership dues to NPR to allow the radio station KGOU to continue as an educational news program affiliated with NPR, according to the agenda.
Cost of dues: $267,000
Acquisition and sale of property
Purchasing property in Norman
The board will vote on the purchase of three land plots in Norman, according to the agenda. The three plots are located at 443 W. Boyd St., 1301 Lincoln Ave. and 121 Page St.
• 443 W. Boyd St. is a commercial property with a market value of $126,928, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website
• 1301 Lincoln Ave. is a commercial property with a market value of $642,197, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website
• 121 N. Page Ave. is a residential property with a market value of $60,753, according to the Cleveland County Assessor website
