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FINANCE AND CLAIMS-HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS SUB-COMMITTEE ON LONG
RANGE BUILDING
MONTANA STATE SENATE F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1977
The first m e e t i n g o f t h e J o i n t Sub-commit tee on
Long Range B u i l d i ~ i g m e t i n roonl 331 o f t h e S t a t
e C a p i t o l on t h e above d a t e . The m e e t i n g was c a
l l e d t o o r d e r a t 2 : 4 5 by S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e
r , Chairman. A l l members were p r e s e n t e x c e p t Rep- r e
s e n t a t i v e s Lund and H a l v o r s o n .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r e x p l a i n e d t h e p u r p
o s e o f t h e m e e t i n g was t o h e a r a l l b u i l d i n g
r e q u e s t s f o r U n i v e r s i t y and Vo-Tech. H e a s k e
d f o r t h e Vo-Tech p r e s e r l t a t i o n f i r s t a n d r e
q u e s t e d t h e mentbers t o open t h e i r C a p i t o l C o n
s t r u c t i o n Books, copy a t t a c h e d a s ex- h i b i t I.,
t o p a g e 1 2 6 , p r i o r i t y 3 6 .
M r . Glenn B u r g e s s a d d r e s s e d t h e b u d g e t r
e q u e s t f rom t h e VoTech c e n t e r a t B i l l i n g s . H
e s a i d t h e y were o n e of t h e 5 t h a t were s t a r t e d
i n 1969 . H e p r e s e n t e d a g r e e n b r o c h u r e ( e x
h i b i t , a t - t a c h e d ) wh ich h e s a i d was i n c a p s
u l e form t o f a c i l i t a t e t h e d i s c u s s i o n i n t
h e i n t e r e s t s o f t i m e . I n 1972 t h e s t a t e b o a
r d o f P u b l i c E d u c a t i o n d e v e l o p e d a n d a p p
r o v e d a p l a n f o r t h e 5 c e n t e r s which was d e s i g
n e d t o meet t h e n e e d s t h r o u g h o u t t h e s t a t e
. The B i l l i n g s c e n t e r i s now t h e o n l y o n e t h a
t d o e s n o t have s t a t e f a c i l i t i e s . I n 1973 t h e
y r e c e i v e d $100 ,000 f o r t h e B i l l i n g s C e n t e r
f o r t h e p u r p o s e o f d e v e l a p i n g a p l a n n i n g
s t u d y . W e have r e v i e w e d t h e p l a n s t u d i e s o
f 1975 t o de t e rmi r i e how v a l i d t h a t p l a n i s a n d
t o make amendments t o meet t h e s t a n d a r d s o f o n - t h
e - f l o o r t r a i n i n g , h e s a i d . R e w e n t t h r o u
g h a r u s t c o l o r e d b r o c h u r e , ( e x h i b i t a t t
a c h e d ) , p o i n t by p o i n t , a n d p a s s e d o u t e x
h i b i t s ( a t t a c h e d ) on t h e p l a n n i n g s t u d y
and t h e s u p p l e m e n t t o t h e p l a n n i n g s t u d y
for t h e comrni.ttee members, t h e n went t h r o u g h p a r t s
o f them w i t h t h e conuni t tee . H e s a i d t h e y have 1 3
m a j o r p r o g r a m s , some w i t h s e v e r a l s e c t i o
n s a n d b e i n g s p r e a d a l l over B i l l i n g s , it
made a n i g h t m a r e t o ad - m i n i s t e r . H e s a i d
1.2% of t h e b u d g e t i s u s e d f o r a d m i n i s t r a t i
o n a t - t h e p r e s e n t t i m e ; l a n d l o r d s t h r e a
t e n t o s e l l o r a c t u a l l y s e l l , a t a n y t i m e ,
a n d t h i s makes p rob lems a n d h e gave t h e example o f t h
e w e l d i n g c l a s s a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e . H e
went t h r o u g h s e c t i o n s o f t h e p l a n n i n g s t u
d y a n d e x p l a i n e d t h e v a r i o u s p a r t s a s h e p
o i n t e d them o u t . H e s a i d t h e c e n t r a l f a c i l
i t y would b e more e f f i c i e n t , and t h e r e n t a l b u
d g e t of a r o u n d $133,000 for t h e n e x t y e a r c o u l d
b e u s e d t o b e t t e r a d v a n t a g e . We said t h e y s e
r v e a Large g e o g r a p h i c a l a r e a , w i t h Y e l l o w
s t o n e County , and serve t h e largest c i t y i n t h e a r e
a , t o u c h e d on t h e demand f o r t r d i n e d p e o p l e f
rom t h e c e n t e r , t r a i n i n g f o r e m p l o y e r s ,
and t h e i n - c r e a s e d e n r o l l m e n t . They f e l t a
r o u n d 800 t h i s y e a r on t h e e n r o l l m e n t , a n d
a b o u t 50% o f t h e s t u d e n t s coming from Yellow- s t o n
e County . They a r e a c c r e d i t e d , b u t i f t h e f a c i
l i t i e s a r e n o t t h e r e , t h e y w i l l n o t have t h
e i r a c c r e d i t a t i o n renewed.
E x h i b i t 6 was p a s s e d o u t a s a p r e l i m i n a r
y s i t e p l a n . H e men- t i o n e d t h e matter o f t h e
water level a t t h e p o i n t and t h e
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I,or-lq l:;lii(jc Uu i l d i n g F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1977 Page
2
d i f f e r e n t t y p e o f sewage t r e a t m e n t wh ich
meant u t i l i t y ponds .
1 I a r r i e t Mtlloy, Chairman o f t h e Board o f P u b l i c
E d u c a t i o n s d i d s h e a q r e e d w i t h t h e p r e s e
n t a t i o n and h a s c o n s i d e r e d it t h e i r f i r s t
1 ) r i o r i t y .
M r . U l m e r was a s k e d t h e q u e s t i o n by S e n a t
o r F a s b e n d e r i f t h e s p d c e t l icy a r e r e n t i n
q i n B i l l i n g s i s a l l p r i v a t e l y owned o r a r e
you u s i n g any b u i l d i n g s t h a t t h e s c h o o l p r e
s e n t l y owns? H e answered : A l l p r i v a t e l y owned b u
i l d i n g s w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n o f o n e w h i c h
is t h e o l d s h i l o s c h o o l .
Quest : ions a n d a n s w e r s as f o l l o w s :
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : Is t h e s c h o o l e n r o l
l m e n t g e n e r a l l y i n c r e a s i n g s o t h a t s c h o
o l b u i l d i n g s would n o t become a v a i l a b l e f o r s
u c h a program a s t h i s ? Ans. Y e s , i n f a c t t h e d i s
t r i c t j u s t v o t e d f o r 2 new b u i l d i n g s a n d a
new h i g h s c h o o l was r e q u e s t e d , b u t v o t e d
down b e c a u s e n o t enough p e o p l e t u r n e d o u t t o v
o t e .
S e t l a t o r F a s b e n d e r : Your p r e s e n t e n r o l
l m e n t i s 850 a n d you a r e a n t i c i p ' l t i n g t h i s
b u i l d i n g w i l l h a n d l e up t o 1252? Ans. Y e s .
Sc r l a to r F a s b e n d e r : H o w f a s t do you e x p e c
t t o expand t h i s f i y u r e ? Ans. I t h i n k w e w i l l f i
l l it v e r y s h o r t l y a f t e r w e g e t i t u p .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I n o t h e r words , t h i s
d o e s n o t r e a l l y a n t i c - i p a t e much room f o r e x
p a n s i o n ? Ans. T h a t ' s r i g h t .
Senator F a s b e n d e r : I t w i l l m e r e l y t a k e c a
r e o f t h e l o a d you havc r i g h t now? Ans. And what w e t h
i n k w e ' l l h ave i n 1980 . They dre p r o j e c t i n g t o a
b o u t 1980 .
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Kvaa len : 1 would l i k e t o a s k
M r . C r o s s e r o r M r . Hauck t h e q u e s t i o n . I n t h
e b u d g e t book , what a r e t h e p e r - s o n a l s e r v i c
e s and o t h e r i t e m s h e r e u n d e r e s t i m a t e d o p
e r a t i n g c o s t s of c o m p l e t i o n ? I n t h e g r e e
n s h e e t and t h e b u d g e t book , t h e r e i s a v a r i e
n c e . Ans. Wauck. P e r h a p s Ben c a n answer t h i s b e t t
e r . These a r e r e q u e s t s t o f u l l f i l l House B i l l
4 6 3 , I be l i eve i t was, a n d a r e t h e p r o j e c t e d f
i g u r e s f o r o p e r a t i n g costs s u p p l i e d by t h e
u n i t a s o p e r a t i n g c o s t s b e c a u s e of t h e new
f a c i l i t y .
Sc-ridtor I - l i m s l : You s a i d it would n o t r e q u i r
e less s t a f f on y o u r g r e e n s h e e t , b u t on t h i s
o n e it s a y s you would r e q u i r e 2 2 a d d i t i o n a l o
n e s . Ans. M r . B u r g e s s . The 22 ' i d d i t i o n a l o n
c s w o u l d b e b e c a u s e o f g rowth .
S e n d t o r I I i m s l : What would t h i s b e f o r i n s t
a n c c when you a r e n o t r e q u i r i n g t h a t t h e b u i
l d i n g b e c o m p l e t e d u n t j 1 1980? P r e v i o u s l y
w e a l l o c a t e d $ 1 m i l l i o n t o t h e G r e a t F ' a l
l s U n i t which was matched by G r e a t F a l l s w i t h $ 1 m
i l l i o n . T h i s o n e c a l l s f o r $ 2 . 8 m i l l i o n .
Is t h e r e a n e x p l a n a t i o n f o r t h a t ?
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Long Range B u i l d i n g F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1977 Page 3
Ans. Hauck. T h e r e was a m i l l i o n o f s ta te money a n
d a m i l l i o n o f r e v e n u e s h a r i n g t h a t was
matched by $ 2 m i l l i o n on a bond i s s u e i n G r e a t F a
l l s . T h a t i n c i d e n t l y was t h e l a r g e s t t h a t
t h e s t a t e had matched a t t h a t p o i n t . T h i s i s a l
a r g e r f a c i l i t y a n d c o n s e q u e n t l y t h e y are
a s k i n g f o r a l a r g e r match . I d o have some a d d i t i
o n a l comments i f you would l i k e m e t o make them a t t h i
s t i m e .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : A r e you r e f e r r i n g t
o t h e EDA GRANT? Ans. Yes. S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : G o
a h e a d . Hauck: Well s i n c e t h i s r e q u e s t was made a
n d s i n c e t h e p r e c e d e n t so f a r a s t h e s t a t e
b u i l d i n g program a n d m a t c h i n g l oca l money o n v o
- t e c h f a c i l i t i e s h a s been a 50-50 ma tch , t h e B i
l l i n g s Va- tech c e n t e r was s u c c e s s - f u l i n g e
t t i n g a s s i s t a n c e t h r o u g h t h e EDA p rog ram and
d i d a c q u i r e a m i l l i o n and 4 d o l l a r s f o r t h i
s f a c i l i t y . P e r s o n a l l y , I t h i n k t h a t t h i
s s h o u l d b e r e c o g n i z e d as p a r t o f t h e c o s t
o f t h i s f a c i l i t y a n d i n p r o v i d i n g m a t c h i
n g t h e s t a t e s h o u l d t a k e t h i s i n t o a c c o u n
t . T h e r e is one o t h e r i t e m , i f you w i l l l o o k on
page 127 , t h e cost o f t h e l a n d a c q u i s i t i o n was p
u t i n h e r e a t % m i l l i o n d o l l a r s . M r . U l m e r
r e f e r r e d t o a p r e v i o u s app rop- r i a t i o n t h a
t was made i n 1973 where t h e Long Range B u i l d i n g Commit
tee a p p r o p r i a t e d $100,000 t o B i l l i n g s f o r p l
a n n i n g , a n d it a l s o i n c l u d e d l a n d p u r c h a
s e s . A t t h a t t i m e w e s i q n e d a g r a n t a g r e e m
e n t w i t h t h e s c h o o l d i s t r i c t a n d o n e o f t h
e c r i t - e r i a was t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f t h i s
p i e c e o f l a n d which i s i n t h e b r o c h u r e , i t i s
a 30 a c r e s i t e i m m e d i a t e l y w e s t o f t h e p r e
- s e n t High S c h o o l v o - t e c h f a c i l i t y . The p u
r c h a s e p r i c e was e s t a b l i s h e d a t t h a t p o i n
t i n t i m e a n d t h e a q r e e m e n t was a $119,000 p r i c
e i n s t e a d o f + m i l l i o n . Now t h e c o s t o f t h e f
a c i l i t y s t a r t s a t $ 5 , 6 2 5 , 0 0 0 , i f you back o
u t t h e p r i c e o f t h e l a n d c o s t it i s $ 5 , 2 4 4 ,
0 0 0 , i f you t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e m i
l l i o n a n d !5 f e d e r a l g r a n t , i t b r i n g s it
down t o $ 3 , 7 4 4 , 0 0 0 a n d t h e n ma tch t h a t amount ,
t h e s t a t e s h a r e would b e $ 1 , 8 7 2 , 0 0 0 , i n s t e
a d of t h e 2 . 8 t h a t i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h e r e q u
e s t . Now t h e r e i s a n o t h e r t h i n g t h a t I f e e l
I s h o u l d b r i n g t o y o u r a t t e n t i o n . T h i s s i
g h t i s g o i n g t o r e q u i r e a sewage t r e a t m e n t
package p l a n t and a w a t e r t r e a t a e n t p l a n t b e c
a u s e it is o u t s i d e t h e c i t y l i m i t s . These i t e
m s a r e r e f l e c t e d as c o s t i n g $173,000 and w i l l
be s h a r e d by t h e H i g h School Vo-tech c e n t e r . I n
compar ing the c o s t w i t h , and w i t h o u t t h e High S c h
o o l Vo-tech c e n t e r , t h e r e i s a d i f f e r e n c e o f
$115 ,000 i n t h a t item. I h a v e no a rgumen t w i t h s h a r
i n g t h e f a c i l i t i e s w i t h t h e s c h o o l d i s t r
i c t v o - t e c h ten- ters, b u t I f e e l t h a t i n f a i r
n e s s t o t h e S t a t e of Montana, t h e s e t h r e e i t e m
s o u g h t t o b e t a k e n u n d e r c o n s i d e r a t i o n ,
wh ich w i l l s u b s t a n t i a l l y r e d u c e t h e s t a t
e ' s s h a r e on a 50-50 match.
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S o u t h : P h i l , why o u t o f
t h e $173,000 -- why would $115,000 be a t t r i b u t a b l e t o
t h e High S c h o o l ? Ans. I n t h i s b r o c h u r e , a p p a
r e n t l y CTA on p a g e 1 6 g i v e s p r i c e s f o r t h i s
sewage t r e a t m e n t p l a n t and t h e w a t e r t r e a t m
e n t p l a n t t h a t would b e r e q u i r e d . These e s t i m
a t e s a s t o how much wou1.d b e s h a r e d w i t h e x i s t i
n g f a c i l i t i e s , a n d on t h e n e x t p a g e I assume a
r e c o m p a r a b l e f i g u r e s o f j u s t t h e p o s t s e
c o n d a r y vo - t ech w i t h - o u t t h e c o n s i d e r a t
i o n o f t h e High S c h o o l Vo-tech b e c a u s e t h i s f a
c i l i t y would b e l o c a t e d o n a d i f f e r e n t site
and n o t in
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i n c o n j u n c t i o n , s o I j u s t t o t a l e d ' t h o
s e up and s u b t r a c t e d t h e d i f f e r e n c e and s o t
h e r e i s $115,800 d i f f e r e n c e .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : For t h e b e n e f i t o f t h e
commit tee , and t h e p e o p l e o f B i l l i n g s , a t t h e
t ime t h i s g r a n t was r e q u e s t e d , o r p u t i n t o t
h e Long Range B u i l d i n g Program, B i l l i n q s d i d n o t
have t h e i r EDA g r a n t . A f t e r t h e i n f o r m a t i o
n was p r i n t e d and t h e i n f o r m a t i o n had gone t o t
h e L e g i s l a t u r e , t h e g r a n t was a c q u i r e d and
w e d i d i n q u i r e o f B i l l i n g s what t h e i r r a t i
o n a l was s o f a r a s u s i n g t h e $1.5 m i l l i o n g r a
n t and I am s u r e t h a t I have s l e t t e r t o t h a t e f f
e c t . I a m s u r e t h e y would respond a t t h i s t i m e f o
r any r a t i o n a l f o r k e e p i n g t h a t $1 .5 m i l l i o
n a s s t r i c t l y l o c a l match r a t h e r t h a n u s i n g
a p o r t i o n of t h a t t o lower t h e s t a t e f u n d i n g
t h a t would be r e q u i r e d . M r . U l m e r , I see you have
your b r o c h u r e r e a d y t o go.
M r . U l m e r : T h a t ' s r i g h t , and I would l i k e t
o respond a l i t t l e b i t t o t h a t sewage. T h e r e ' s a t
r a d e - o f f t h e r e i n t h a t by a l low- i n g t h e c a r
e e r c e n t e r t o u s e t h e sewer sys tem w e a r e g o i n g
t o p l u g i n t o t h e i r w a t e r sys tem. There i s r e a l
l y a t r a d e - o f f there--meaning t h a t w e do n o t have t
o d e v e l o p a n o t h e r new w a t e r sys tem f o r t h e vo-
tech c e n t e r .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Do you have f i r m f i g u r e s a s
t o what t h e d i f f e r e n c e would be t h e r e a s t o what
t h e t r a d e o f f a c t u a l l y was? Ans. Wel l , I t h i n k
t h e c o s t s a r e t h e r e , t h e (page 1 6 ) --Not a l l o f
t h e t r a d e - o f f s a r e r e a l l y computed i n t e r m s
o f b e n e f i t s one way o r t h e o t h e r . There a r e s e v
e r a l t r a d e - o f f s / W e a r e a l s o u s i n g t h e i r
p a r k i n g l o t s , w e ' r e u s i n g t h e i r w a t e r sys
tem, w e ' r e u s i n g some o f t h e r o a d s t h a t t h e y
deve loped ; i n o t h e r words, t h e d i s t r i c t i s making
q u i t e a committment t h e r e . Along w i t h t h a t , w e ' r
e g o i n g t o be u s i n g t h e a c c e s s t o t h e f a c i l
i t y , and t h o s e t h i n g s have n o t been computed a s t o
what t h e y would mean i n d o l l a r s and c e n t s . W e do
know t h i s , t h a t i f w e d i d n o t have t h e c a r e e r c
e n t e r t h e r e t o u t i l i z e it a l o n g w i t h what w e
a r e a s k i n g f o r h e r e , w e would have t o r e q u i r e
a f a c i l i t y t h a t would b e a n o t h e r $ 1 m i l l i o n
i n o r d e r t o meet t h e demands.
M r . U l m e r went on t o t a l k a b o u t t h e p l a n n i
n g s t u d y and t h e r u s t c o l o r e d b rochure . H e s a i
d i f you look under t h e s c h o o l laws o f Montana 75-7709, S
e c t i o n 4 o f t h e board o f t r u s t e e s , "Any d e s i g
n a t e d High School d i s t r i c t where a p o s t secondary v o
- t e c h n i c a l c e n t e r i s l o c a t e d , may be r e q u
i r e d t o f u r n i s h up t o 50% of t h e f u n d s r e q u i r
e d f o r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n . The p e r - c e n t a g e
o f c o n s t r u c t i o n f u n d s t o be f u r n i s h e d by
any d e s i g n a t e d d i s t r i c t s h a l l be d e r i v e d
from any o f t h e f o l l o w i n g s o u r c e s . F i r s t o f
a l l s a l e o f bonds, which w i l l be p a r t o f it. b. Any o
t h e r f u n d s a v a i l a b l e t o such d i s t r i c t which
w i l l b e l e g a l l y and p r o p e r l y a p p l i e d t o
such a c o n s t r u c t i o n . ( t h e EDA f u n d s ) . c. Value
o f l a n d , b u i l d i n g s , f i x t u r e s o r equipment ."
I n f a c t , by t h e t i m e w e b e g i n t h e rest o f t h i s
w e w i l l i n e f f e c t , be t a l k i n g a b o u t b u i l d
i n g s , i n t h a t t h r o u g h t h e EDA g r a n t w e w i l l
have t o b e g i n from s c r a t c h w i t h i n 90 d a y s , and
t h a t d a t e i s A p r i l 2 4 , and w e w i l l be i n t h a t
b u i l d i n g by n e x t w i n t e r , around December.
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Long Range B u i l d i n g F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1977 Page 5
Under t h e a c t which w d s f o r $ 1 , 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 , w e p
l a n t o c o n s t r u c t 58 ,000 s q u a r e f e e t o f s p a c
e , and f i n i s h 30 ,000 s q u a r e f e e t . O n t h e s i t e
p l a n , t h e b l a c k p o r t i o n a n d t h e b l a c k l i n
e a r o u n d t h e l i g h t e r a r e a i s t h e o u t l i n e o
f t h e 58 ,000 s q u a r e f e e t . T h a t w i l l . b e t h e p
o r t i o n t h a t w i l l b e c o m p l e t e d w i t h t h i s g
r a n t . The b l a c k p o r t i o n w i l l h a n d l e w e l d i
n g , r e f r i g e r a t i o n , and a u t o m o b i l e c o l l i
s i o n r e p a i r . The rest o f it w i l l b e a s h e l l , a n
d w i l l n o t b e c o m p l e t e d . T h a t ' s a s f a r a s w
e c a n yo w i t h a m i l l i o n and $. The d i s t r i c t f e e
l s v e r y s t r o n g l y t h a t t h i s ' i s l o c a l money s
i n c e t h e g r a n t w a s made t o t h e B i l l i n g s High S
c h o o l D i s t r i c t # 2 . You have a copy o f t h e g r a n t
s t a t i n g t h a t , a n d I have some more c o p i e s f o r t
h e com- m i t t e e . He r e a d a n d t o l d o f t h e q u a l i
f i c a t i o n s t h e y m e t and what t h e y had t o d o t o g
e t t h e EDA g r a n t .
S e n a t o r Fdsbende r : M r . U l m e r , w i t h t h e 28
,000 o r 30,000 s q u a r e f e e t o f s h e l l . s p a c e t h a
t i s g o i n g t o be t h e r e , a t what t i m e i n t h e f u t
u r e a n d what s o u r c e of f u n d s d o you e x p e c t t o u
s e t o f i n i s h t h a t s p a c e ? Ans. W e e x p e c t t o u
s e t h e s t a t e a l l o c a t i o n and l o c a l money f o r t
h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h i s p r o j e c t .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : A t what t i m e would you a n
t i c i p a t e f i n i s h i n g t h a t s h e l l ? Ans. I f t h
e money i s a u t h o r i z e d a n d a p p r o p r i a t e d by t
h e L e g i s l a t u r e , t h e n o f c o u r s e w e c o u l d
go i n t o a c t i o n t o p l a n f o r a bond e l e c t i o n l o
c a l l y and g e t moving on t h a t a s soon a s p o s s i b l e
.
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : The l o c a l bond r e q u i r
e m e n t would be wha t? Around $500,000? Mow much would you r e q
u i r e l o c a l l y i n o r d e r t o come up w i t h t h e ma
tch? Ans. About a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I f t h e s t a t e o n l y a
p p r o p r i a t e d a m i l l i o n e i g h t , i f t h a t w e r
e a l l t h a t was a v a i l a b l e , would t h a t re- q u i r e
a h i g h e r bond? Ans. I t would r e q u i r e more money f rom
somewhere. Q. L o c a l l y ? Ans. Not t o r e q u i r e t h a t s
e c t i o n , b u t t o c o m p l e t e t h e o t h e r b u i l d i
n g s .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I n t h e p a s t , B i l l i
n g s h a s had t r o u b l e p a s s i n g t h o s e bond l e v i
e s , e s p e c i a l l y i n r e l a t i o n t o t h e V o - t e c
h a r e a . Would you a n t i c i p a t e t h i s ? Ans. I n t h e
p a s t , B i l l i n g s h a s n e v e r a s k e d f o r money f o
r a vo - t ech c e n t e r .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : But t h e y ' v e had t r o u
b l e p a s s i n g a bond l e v y . L e t ' s p u t i t t h a t
way. Do you a n t i c i p a t e w i t h t h e o t h e r bond ing r
e q u i r e m e n t s t h e c i t y i s p r e s e n t l y u n d e r
, t h a t you would have t r o u b l e p a s s i n g t h a t s i z
e bond l e v y 3 I ' m n o t t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e one f o
r a m i l l i o n e i g h t , I'm t a l k i n g a b o u t if w e a
p p r o p r i a t e o n l y o n e - e i g h t . Ans. Would w e have
a p rob lem p a s s i n g o n e - e i g h t ? I d o n ' t know. 1 d
o n ' t know how t h e p o e p l e a r e g o i n g t o go . A l l I
know i s t h a t a t t h i s p o i n t t h e r e i s c o n s i d e
r a b l e c o o p e r a t i o n i n t h e community i n t h e c o n
s t r u c t i n g o f t h e v o - t e c h c e n t e r . I t h i n k
it l o o k s r e a l
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Long Range B u i l d i n g F e b r u a r y 1 2 , 1977 Page 6
b r i g h t . What t h e y a r e g o i n g t o do when t h e y
go t o t h e p o l l s I d o n ' t know--they m i g h t .
S e n a t o r Himsl-: What d i d t h e s c h o o l d i s t r i c
t r e q u e s t i n t h i s EDA money--is t h i s t h e amount?
Ang. T h i s i s t h e amount , y e s . Q . They r e q u e s t e d
a m i l l i o n and % a n d g o t t h e f u l l amount? Ans. Y e s
. Q. I h a v e a q u e s t i o n f o r M r . Hauck--In t h e G r e
a t F a l l s a r e a , I ' m a l i t t l e c o n f u s e d . W e a
p p r o p r i a t e d a m i l l i o n d o l l a r s i n s t a t e f
u n d s a n d t h e n r e v e n u e s h a r i n g went i n t h e r
e t o c o n t - r i h u t e ? Ans. S t a t e r e v e n u e s h a r
i n g . Q. And t h e n i t , i n e f f e c t , c o n s t i t u t e
d wha t? A s h a r e of t h e l o c a l match? Ans. T h a t was f o
r $ 2 m i l l i o n of s t a t e money. I t was ma tched by $ 2 m i
l l i o n o f l o c a l . Q. And t h e y matched t h i s o u t s i
d e o f t h e r e v e n u e s h a r i n g ? Ans. Y e s , t h e y p
a s s e d a bond i s s u e f o r $2 m i l l i o n .
J a c k C r o s s e r s a i d h e would l i k e t o a d d a l i
t t l e - - T h e o r i g i n a l a l l o c a t i o n t o Great F a
l l s w a s f o r $ 1 m i l l i o n due t o t h e f a c t t h a t w
e were u n a b l e t o s e l l bonds a t t h a t t i m e . T h a t
p r o j e c t was d e l a y e d , and i f you recal l , t h e fo
rming and r e v e n u e s h a r i n g w a s a l l o c a t e d t o t
h e Long Range B u i l d i n g Program t o p i c k up t h o s e p r
o j e c t s t h a t were o r i g i n a l l y t o b e funded by bond
i s s u e s . W e were u n a b l e t o se l l t h e bonds a n d w e
went on a c a s h b a s i s a t t h a t t i m e on a r e v e n u e
s h a r i n g f u n d . The s e c o n d m i l l i o n d o l l a r s
was a p p r o p r i a t e d by s u b s e q u e s t l e g - i s l a
t u r e f o r t h e Great F a l l s p r o j e c t .
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e S o u t h : I f w e were l o o k i n
g a t t h i s s i n g l e s h e e t t h e r e , how much l a n d a
r e you b u y i n g f o r ?i m i l l i o n d o l - l a r s ? Ans.
Where i s it o n t h i s s h e e t ? ( H e showed t h e a r e a , a
n d p o i n t e d o u t t h e a r e a d e s i g n a t e d ) Q. And
you s t a t e d you had t o g e t s t a r t e d b u i l d i n g by
A p r i l ? Ans. R i g h t . Q. T h i s coming y e a r ? Ans. Y e s
. Q . So y o u ' r e g o i n g t o have t o buy t h e p r o p e r t
y w i t h t h e m i l l i o n a n d +? Ans. N o . W e a l r e a d y
have t h e p r o p e r t y .
P h i l Hauck: The p r o p e r t y i s a l r e a d y p u r c h a
s e d f o r $119,000 on a l o n g t e r m d e a l o u t o f t h a t
$100,000 a p p r o p r i a t i o n made i n 1 9 7 3 . I ' m n o t q
u i t e s u r e , I ' d have t o go back and r e a d h o w t h a t
wen t . The s t a t e money was advanced . The B i l l i n g s s c
h o o l d i s t r i c t d i d n ' t h a v e a n y , s o t h e y u s
e d t h e s t a t e money a n d t h e r e was (correct m e i f I '
m wrong, Ben) b u t t h e r e was a d e a l made where t h e s c h
o o l d i s t r i c t was g o i n g t o pay o f f t h e i r ha1.f o
v e r t h e y e a r s . The p o i n t i s t h a t t h e p r i c e
was se t a t $119 ,000 a n d a g r e e d upon t h a t t h a t v a l
u e was g o i n g t o b e used when making a 50-50 g r a n t f rom
t h e s t a t e , r a t h e r t h a n t h i s 4 m i l l i o n t h a
t i s r e f l e c t e d i n t h i s c o s t a n a l y s i s . Q. W
h a t ' s t h e l a n d w o r t h , t h e n ? Ans. by U l m e r .
The l a n d h a s b e e n a p p r a i s e d , o r a t l e a s t a f
t e r l o o k i n g a t it a n d a t comparab le p r o p e r t y ,
and c o n t a c t i n g r e a l t o r s t h a t t h a t i s t h e p
r i c e a f f i x e d t o it.
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I t i s correct t h a t t h e
l a n d , w h i l e you p r o j e c t e d a v a l u e o f $500 ,000
t o it t o u s e t h a t a s a ma tch on t h e loca l l e v e l , o
r i g i n a l l y was p u r c h a s e d a t a much lower p r i c e
? Ans. Y e s . Q. And p a r t o f t h a t p u r c h a s e p r i c e
was S t a t e money? Ans. N o . N o , t h a t was l o c a l money.
Q. Was
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$119,000 l o a n e d and t h e n p a i d back t o t h e s t a t
e ? No. The d i s t r i c t p a i d f o r t h a t .
M r . IIauck: I d o n ' t want t o g e t i n t o a n a rgument h
e r e , but--- M r . U l m e r : The $100 ,000 w e - - B i l l i n
g s g o t f rom t h e s t a t e was u s e d t o d o p l a n n i n g
. Ijowever, none o f t h e money was u s e d t o p u r c h a s e l
a n d .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : W e c a n l o o k t h a t up a
n d f i n d o u t . I d o n ' t t h i n k it n e c e s s a r y t o
g e t i n t o a n a rgumen t a b o u t i t r i g h t now. U l m e r
: I d o n ' t b e l i e v e a n y o f t h e money was used t o p u
r c h a s e 1.dnd.
S e n a t o r Fdsbende r : W e ' l l go back a n d t a k e a l o
o k a t t h a t . U l m e r : T h a t l a n d was p u r c h a s e d
t o meet t h e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r ~nd tch inc f .
1 , d ~ r y Key: M r . Cha i rman, I ' m i n f o r m e d t h a t
u n d e r t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e B u t k e c e n t
e r t h e y u s e d t h e EDA g r a n t .
S e n d t o r F a s b e n d e r : W e c a n d i s c u s s t h a
t l a t e r . B i l l i n g s g o t i n t o t h i s whole t h i n g
b e f o r e t h e Vo- tech c e n t e r s were e s t a b - 11-shed ,
it i s a l o n g h i s t o r y . The c o m m i t t e e may o r may
n o t , be aware o f t h a t , a n d w e ' l l d i s c u s s it a t
a l a t e r p o i n t , r a t h e r tllaii r i g h t h e r e .
A f t e r r e q u e s t s f o r f u r t h e r q u e s t i o n s
, t h e hea r i r i g on t h e vo- t e c h c e n t e r was c l o s
e d , and S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r s t a t e d t h a t h e r
e a l i z e d t h e r e w e r e o t h e r p e o p l e h e r e f rom
o t h e r v o - t e c h ten- t e r s , and t h a t a t t h e p r e
s e n t t i m e w e a r e o n l y g o i n g t o b e h e a r i n g t
h e members o f t h e B i l l i n g s v o - t e c h c e n t e r . H
e re- minded members o f t h e commi t t ee t h a t on page 2 9 5 t
h e r e a r e o t h e r r e q u e s t s f rom t h e S u p e r i n t
e n d e n t o f P u b l i c I n s t r u c t i o r l i n t h e a r e
a o f o t h e r v o - t e c h s t h a t amount t o some $ 2 3 m i l
l i o n , and t h e r e a r e s e p a r a t e b i l l s p u t i n t
h a t would r e l a t e t o t h e s e c e n t e r s . T h e r e w i
l l b e t i m e g r a n t e d i f t h e y a r e n o t r e l a t e d
t o s p e c i f i c v o - t e c h c e n t e r s t o h e a r
them.
M r . Key p a s s e d o u t some b r o c h u r e s , a t t a c h
e d a s e x h i b i t s .
S e l l a t o r F a s b e n d e r announced t h a t t h e n e x
t p r o j e c t s w e were t o t a k e up would r e l a t e t o
higher e d u c a t i o n , a n d a s k e d f o r M r . Hauck t o p
r e f a c e t h e d i s c u s s i o n b y e x p l a i n i n g t o t
h e com- m i t t e e some o f t h e t h i n g s t h a t a r e i n i
t . The r e q u e s t s that came i n which a r e i n t h e book ,
r e l a t e t o t h e boa rd o f r e q e n t s and a l s o t o r e
q u e s t s f rom t h e u n i v e r s i t y s y s t e m s
themselves. The r e q u e s t t h a t i s recommended by t h e E x
e c u t i v e a r c d i f f e r e n t t h a n a l l o f t h o s e f
i g u r e s i n t h e book , and h e a s k e d P h i l t o go t h r
o u g h a n d e x p l a i n what t h e s i t u a t i o n i s and
why a l l the numbers a r e n o t t h e same.
P h i l Hauck s a i d t h e b i g g e s t r e a s o n t h e
numbers a r e n ' t t h e same i s t h a t w e had r e q u e s t s
f o r o v e r $ 8 2 m i l l i o n d o l l a r s i n LRB money a n d
o v e r $102 m i l l i o n f o r all . k i n d s o f money. H e p a
s s e d out a s h e e t , a t t a c h e d as a n e x h i b i t , wh
ich shows t h e f i n a n c i n g
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l ~ . ) r l c j l i d r i j e D u i 1 t l i n J F e b r u a r y
1 2 , 1977 Fiage 8
c.stirndt:cs o f t h e Long Hange B u i l d i n g Program which
i s c u r r e n t . You w i l l see a t t h e b o t t o m t h e e s
t i m a t e d t o t a l f u n d s a v a i l a b l e , $15 ,860 ,000
. The b i g g e s t r e a s o n t h e s e f i g u r e s d o n ' t
match i s t h e d i f f e r e n c e be tween $100 m i l l - i o n a
n d 1 5 m i l l i o n a s t h i s s p e c i f i c a l l y a p p l i
e s t o t h e u n i v e r s i t y s y s t e m . On p a g e 207 of t
h e book it r e i t e r a t e s t h e r e q u e s t s by p r i o r
i t y l i s t a s t h e y came from t h e b o a r d o f r e g e n t
s .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r s u g g e s t e d j u s t l i m
i t i n g t h e d i s c u s s i o n t o t h e s e p r o j e c t s
.
P h i l went t h r o u g h t h e r e q u e s t s l i s t i n g t
h o s e by t h e b o a r d o f r e g e n t s and t h o s e made by
t h e E x e c u t i v e . H e s a i d t h e y a s k e d t h e U n i
v e r s i t y Sys t ems t o p r o v i d e a d e t a i l e d l i s t
which w e have on r e c o r d o f a l l t h e p r o j e c t s t h a
t t h e y were g o i n g t o d o u n d e r t h e i r p a r t i c u
l a r r e q u e s t . W e g o t t o l o o k i n g a t them, a n d t
h e r e w e r e a l l k i n d s o f p r o j e c t s i n t h e r e .
T h e r e w e r e p r o j e c t s i n t h e r e f o r 3 a n d 4 a n
d e v e n up t o $800,000 t h a t s h o u l d h a v e been b r o k
e n o u t a n d i t e m i z e d a s i n d i v i d u a l p r o j e c
t s . W e wen t t h r o u g h dnd g r a b b e d e v e r y t h i n g
t h a t w e t h o u g h t was o f mag- n i t u d e t h a t was o v
e r t h e i n t e n t o f what t h i s t y p e o f p r o j e c t
was f o r . T h i s t y p e o f a p p r o p r i a t i o n i s s t r
i c t l y f o r main- t e n a n c e a n d s m a l l t h i n g s t h
a t would b e a l o n g l i s t o f l i n e items i f t h e y w e r
e l i s t e d i n d i v i d u a l l y . Then w e f u r t h e r re-
duced it by s a y i n g t h a t work ing f o r a c u r r e n t l i
s t w e needed money t o j u s t m a i n t a i n it f o r t h e n e
x t 2 y e a r s ; t h i s i s t h e t y p e o f p rogram it meant t
o u s , a n d i t i s what w e a r e t r y i n g t o p r e s e n t
t o you. W e were a b l e t o r e d u c e it f rom 4 . 1 m i l l i
o n t o 1 . 4 m i l l i o n . W e f e e l t h a t t h i s i s
enough t o do t h e work t h a t t h i s t y p e o f a n a l l
encompass ing t y p e o f a p p r o p r i a t i o n i s meant t o d
o . The s e c o n d p r i o r i t y f rom t h e r e g e n t s was f
o r p l a n n i n g f u n d s f o r $190 ,000 . T h i s o r i g i n
a l l y r e q u e s t e d u n d e r Long Range B u i l d i n g , w
e f e l t t h a t t h i s t y p e o f f u n d i n g c o u l d e a s
i l y b e p r o v i d e d f o r by what w e r e f e r t o a s l o c
a l f u n d s , it h a s i n t h e p a s t . W e r e q u e s t e d
t h e U n i v e r s i t y c o n s i d e r t h i s a s a s o u r c e
o f f u n d i n g so it w o u l d n ' t f u r t h e r d e p l e t e
t h e Long Range B u i l d i n g Program, wh ich i s a l r e a d y
u n d e r s e v e r e stress. So , i n o u r b u d g e t you w i l
l n o t i c e t h a t t h a t i s o u r s e c o n d recommendat ion
, b u t i t i s from l o c a l f u n d s , n o t f rom L R B .
T h e t h i r d recommendat ion f rom t h e b o a r d o f r e g
e n t s i s t h e s c i e n c e h y i l d i n g a t U . o f M. T h
i s was o r i g i n a l l y r e q u e s t e d a t $8.7 m ~ l l i o
n , it was r e d u c e d t o $5 .5 m i l l i o n by t h e r e g e n
t s and w e f u r t h e r r e d u c e d it t o $ 4 m i l l i o n .
Now we're n o t g o i n g t o s t a n d h e r e and t e l l you t h
a t we a re g o i n t t o b u i l d a $5.5 m i l l i o n b u i l d
i n g f o r $ 4 m i l l i o n . We've r e d u c e d t h e p r o j e
c t - - t h e r e i s g o i n g t o b e d i s c u s s i o n on t h
i s . W e f e e l f r a n k l y , t h i s was o n e i t e m t h a t
w e s e r i o u s l y c o n s i d e r e d t a k i n g o u t b e c a
u s e o f t h e s i z e o f i t , b u t i n t h e f i n a l a n a l
y s i s it is way down on t h e p r i o r i t y l i s t , b u t a t
l e a s t i s i n t h e program f o r $ 4 m i l l i o n , a n d w e
f e e l t h a t t a k i n g a l l o t h e r f a c t o r s i n t o
con- s i d e r a t i o n , t h e o t h e r n e e d s o f t h e o t
h e r i n s t i t u t i o n s and agen- c jes t h a t $4 m i l l i
o n i s a l l t h a t t h e y c a n come up w i t h , b u t a s t e
p i n t h e r i g h t d i r e c t i o n b e c a u s e w e have
acknowledged t h e need i s t h e r e . The f o u r t h recommendat
ion t o t h e r e g e n t was t h e p h y s i c a l p l a n t a t E
a s t e r n . T h i s was o r i g i n a l l y r e q u e s t e d d t
$990 ,000 , t h e r e g e n t s r e d u c e d t h a t t o $550,000
and i n o u r t u r m o i l o f t r v i n s t o b a l a n c e t h e
budoct w e had to deduc t
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$40,000 and come up w i t h $510,000,. Again w e r e c o g n i z
e t h e need f o r t h i s f a c i l i t y , and w e f e e l w e
can do a t l e a s t a p r e t t y good job o f g e t t i n g s t a
r t e d f o r t h e $510,000. The r e g e n t s 5 t h p r i o r i t
y was t e l e v i s i o n f a c i l i t i e s and remodel t h e p o
r t i o n o f Research Park B u i l d i n g $2,064,500. T h i s was
con- t r o v e r s i a l on t h i s q u e s t i o n a s t o whe the
r o r n o t f i l m t e l e v - ~ s i o n s h o u l d remain a t
Bozeman. I t h i n k t h e b i g g e s t r e a s o n h e r e was t
h a t t h i s went o u t i n p r e f e r e n c e t o t h e need of
t h e U n i v e r s i t y f o r a S c i e n c e f a c i l i t y .
Number 6 was t h e Sewer L ine , Montana Tech, $75,000 was t h e s
i x t h p r i o r i t y o f t h e r e g e n t s , and i s a l s o o
u r p r i o r i t y , W e t a l k e d f o r a l o n g t i m e , b u
t t h i s was t h e p r o j e c t t h a t was needed. E v e r y t h
i n g on t h e back s i d e of t h e campus, sewage i s pumped up o
v e r t h e h i l l , and w i t h t h e a d d i t i o n of t h e
new l i b r a r y and t h e p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o n p l a
n t g o i n g i n down t h e r e it i s almost mandatory t h a t t
h a t sewer l i n e be e x t e n d e d . No. 7 from t h e r e g e n
t s was t o remodel a p o r t i o n of L i n f i e l d H a l l ,
MSU, $ 5 1 0 , 0 0 0 . Again i n t h e p r i o r i t i z i n g of a
l l t h e s t a t e i n s t i t u t i o n s t h i s one a t Lin- f
i e l d , even though w e a r e s y m p a t h e t i c and someday i
s g o i n g t o have t o be a d d r e s s e d , w e d i d n o t f e
e l it was t h e h i g h e s t p r i o r - i t y now, so--keep a s
k i n g . No. 8 was t h e a u t o d i e s e l l a b a t Nor thern
$350,000 r e q u e s t e d by t h e r e g e n t s . T h i s was i n
c l u d e d i n o u r program, b u t reduced t o $297,000 i n t h e
i n t e r e s t s o f b a l a n c i n g t h e budge t i n t h e l a
s t minu te c u t t o make e v e r y t h i n g b a l a n c e o u t
w i t h t h e funds a v a i l a b l e ,
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Reduce t o what? $297 or 279? Ans.
Excuse m e , $279,000. A l l t h e o t h e r i t e m s on t h e r e
g e n t s l i s t - - comple te l i b r a r y a t U o f !!, b u i l
d a new l i b r a r y a t N o r t h e r n , ( ~ d d i t i o n t o
and remodel o f e x i s t i n g V e t e r i n a r y C l i n i c b u
i l d i n g s , Ag. Experiment S t a t i o n , MSU, Land a c q u i
s i t i o n , EMC, and phy- s i c a l p l a n t improveme~l ts a t
FISU, w e d i d n ' t f e e l w e r e o f s i g - n i f i c a n t
need t o r e v e r s e t h e l i b r a r y a t Nor the rn . I n f a
c t w e had it i n and o u t a c o u p l e o f t i m e s , b u t
when t h e f i n a l a n a l y s i s f o r t r y i n g t o b a l a
n c e t h e funds a v a i l a b l e , it was f i n a l l y dropped
i n f a v o r o f t h e p r o j e c t s t h a t were l e f t i n t
h e budge t . W e a l s o f e l t t h a t t h e V e t e r i n a r y
C l i n i c b u i l d i n g , i f p o s s i b l e , shou ld have
been funded , r a t h e r t h a n bonding from LRB, it shou ld have
been funded from A g research, earmarked revenue.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : But you d i d n o t recommend t h a t
? Ans. I t h i n k w e d i s c u s s e d t h a t and t h e r e w e
r e n ' t any funds a v a i l a b l e . Is t h a t r i g h t Hank?
Ans. Yes. P h i l : There w e r e no f u n d s a v a i l a b l e ,
I t h i n k t h a t was t h e r e a s o n . T h a t ' s t h e t o t
a l l i s t , M r . Chairman, u n l e s s you want t o go i n t o
something else.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : W e w i l l b e g i n w i t h t h e U
n i v e r s i t i e s main- t e n a n c e p r o j e c t s program,
t h e committee shou ld a s k q u e s t i o n s a s w e go a l o n
g on t h e s e p r o j e c t s . H e informed t h e members o f the
committee t h a t t h e p r o j e c t l i s t s t a r t s on page
22.
M r . B i l l Lannan from t h e o f f i c e o f t h e
commissioner o f Higher E d u c a t i o n , t o o k c h a r g e o f
t h e p r e s e n t a t i o n from t h e U n i v e r s i t i e s
and s a i d he would sum it up a t t h e end. H e s a i d he had
made a r rangements f o r M r . Lewy Evans, Chairman o f t h e C a
p i t o l Con- s t r u c t i o n committee o f t h e Board o f
Regents t o g i v e a s h o r t p r e - s e n t a t i o n , and t h
e n w e w i l l have t h e i n d i v i d u a l p r e s i d e n t
s
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d i s c u s s i n t o t a l a v e r y s h o r t p r e s e n t a
t i o n on t h e i r p a r t t o speak t o e a c h o f t h e p r o
j e c t s t h a t were recomrrieneded by t h e Board of Regents
.
M r . Lewy Evans s a i d P h i l had p r e t t y w e l l covered
pages 207-209 and t o b r i n g something t o your a t t e n t i o
n r e l e v a n t t o t h a t , I would l i k e t o s u g g e s t t
h a t you c o n s i d e r an a d d i t i o n t o t h e Law L i b r
a r y a t t h e U n i v e r s i t y o f Montana. Tha t you c a l l
t h a t p r i o r i t y 1 4 and t h a t you p u t t h e f i g u r e
o f $1,300,000 on it. Tha t would make a t o t a l o f o u r r e q
u e s t o f $18,960,000. The emphasis of t h e o r i g i n a l r e
q u e s t t h a t is shown on pages 210- 235 w e r e o r i g i n a
l l y $45,201,850, t h e commissioner recommended $14,375,000, and
t h e House B i l l 1 4 4 $6 ,540,935 f o r a l l t h e campuses. H
e s a i d i n a d d i t i o n a c o n s e r v a t i o n s t u d y f
o r e n e r g y had been recommended, w i t h t h e G o v e r n o r
' s recommendation o f $200,000 for a l l t h e a g e n c i e s i n
t h e s t a t e , and t h e r e g e n t s would l i k e t o
recommend $150,000 f o r t h i s sys tem. Two a d d i t - i o n a l
recommendations h i g h l y recommended by t h e r e g e n t s ,
which a r e n o t i n t h e r e p o r t , t h e y c o v e r OSHA r
e q u i r e m e n t s t h a t shou ld be m e t a t a l l 6 campuses
and t h a t would be a t a c o s t o f a b o u t $400,000 t o a d e
q u a t e l y t a k e c a r e o f t h e i r needs . W e would
recommend t h a t t h a t be a s i n g l e a p p r o p r i a t i o
n which w e w i l l u s e t h e n t o a d m i n i s t e r t h e t o
t a l campuses from, t o b r i n q it up t o t h e OSHA codes .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Would t h a t be p r i o r i t y 15 o
r what? Ans. I suppose . Q . Why was t h a t n o t o r i g i n a l
l y i n t h e r e q u e s t ? Was t h a t a n o v e r s i g h t t o
o , o r what? Ans. ( d i d n o t g e t name) I c o u l d respond t
o t h a t , t h e r e were t h r e e items tha t - -and w e s e n t
a l e t t e r t o t h e Governor on t h r e e i t e m s t h e e n e
r g y s t u d y , removing b a r r i e r s t o t h e handicapped,
and i n OSHA, s a t i s f y i n g OSHA r e q u i r e m e n t s .
The r e g e n t s f e l t t h a t t h e s e s h o u l d be
recommended and p o s s i b l y be a d d r e s s e d on a s t a t e
wide b a s i s i n l i e u o f j u s t t r y i n g t o s a t i s f
y t h o s e needs on t h e v a r i o u s campuses. The Department o
f A d m i n i s t r a t i o n , i n l o o k i n g a t t h e Long
Range B u i l d i n g Program, d i d n o t i n c l u d e t h e r e
q u e s t s f o r OSHA; t h e y a d d r e s s e d it on e a c h i n
d i v i d u a l agency and a s a r e s u l t o u r s n e v e r g o
t i n t o t h e LRB Program.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : The $ 6 . 0 m i l l i o n t h a t you
r e q u e s t e d for t h e handicapped--Ans. The $3 .45 m i l l i
o n ? Q. Tha t was o n l y f o r 5 u n i t s . I u n d e r s t o o
d it would t a k e a n o t h e r $ 3 m i l l i o n t o u p d a t e
WMC a l o n e . Ans. W e have a s e p a r a t e b i l l which was i
n t r o d u c e d , House B i l l 2 7 8 , t h a t would a d d r e s
s t h a t . To go on, b e f o r e t h e campus r e p r e s e n t a
t i v e s b e g i n t h e i r t e s t i m o n y , t h e p a r t t h
a t P h i l went o v e r e a r l i e r a b o u t t h e
maintenance-- B i l l h a s made a l i s t t h a t compares t h e o
r i g i n a l $4,153,000 t o t h e l i s t you have o f where t h e
money goes--comparing t h e two b u d g e t s . H e p a s s e d o u
t t h e l i s t , a t t a c h e d .
Western Montana C o l l e g e . M r . Henry S t i s h , Western
Montana C o l l e g e r e p r e s e n t i n g t h e campus
development . H e s a i d i n p r i o r i t y 1, which i s where a
l l t h e i r money comes from - t h e recommendation i s t h e sum
o f $351,500. H e compared t h e f i g u r e s w i t h t h o s e on
House B i l l 144 and s a i d he was con- c e r n e d t h a t s o
many were c u t , He s a i d f h e p r o j e c t s were i m p o r t
a n t t o s t a r t w i t h , r e p r e s e n t e d maintenance,
and it was
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a ~ l d i t was i m p o r t a n t t o n o t pos tpone them and
wind up w i t h some major r t ; q u e s t 2 y e a r s from now. H
e s a i d many t h i n g s have been d e l a y e d f o r some y e a
r s and a r e b e g i n n i n g t o c a t c h up. H e s a i d t h e
o n l y i t e m he c o u l d a g r e e w i t h d e l e t i n g i s
t h e one t h a t h a s t o do w i t h s u b c a t a g o r y 3 . He
s a i d he was l o o k i n g i n t o t h e p o s s i b i l i t y of
r e s t o r i n g t h a t b u i l d i n g t h a t was b u i l t i n
t h e l a t e 1 8 0 0 ' s a s a h i s t o r i c a l l a n d mark.
The o t h e r i t e m he men- t i o n e d was a r o o f on t h e o
l d gym. I n t h e l a s t biennium it was okayed a s a p r o j e c
t , now it seems t o be u n i m p o r t a n t . H e s a i d t h e
roof i s s t i l l i n bad r e p a i r because t h e amount o f
money a p p r o p r i a t e d was n o t enough t o d o t h e job .
H e s a i d t r y i n g t o c o v e r up h o l e s f o r 2 y e a r
s would s p e l l t r o u b l e sometime, and f e l t it was an e x
t r e m e l y i m p o r t a n t need. H e e x p l a i n e d t h a t
i n s p i t e o f it b e i n g c a l l e d " o l d gym" it h a s v
e r y l i t t l e t o do w i t h t h e gymnasium s i t u a t i o n
. The c e r a m i c s depar tment a s w e l l a s t h e campus book
s t o r a g e i s i n t h e basement s o t h a t a c t u a l l y ,
i t was a n e d u c a t i o n a l b u i l d i n g a t t h e p r e s
e n t t i m e , and n o t one which would f a l l i n t o t h e p a
r t i c u l a r c a t e g o r y o f p h y s i c a l e d u c a t i o
n .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : You s a i d t h a t t h e money was a
p p r o p r i a t e d l a s t t ime t o do t h a t , b u t wasn' a
d e q u a t e t o g e t t h e job done. What was done w i t h t h e
money? Ans. W e had some e a r l i e r p r o j e c t s t h a t had
t o do w i t h b u i l d i n g s a f e t y a c c e s s e s , i n -
s t a l . l i n g t h e f i r e a l a r m sys tem on t h e e n t i
r e campus, p l u s son12 o t h e r f i r e c o n t r o l measures
.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Had t h o s e e a r l i e r p r o j e
c t s been funded p r e v i o u s l y ? Ans. Y e s , t h e y had,
and a r e i n t h e p r o c e s s o f b e i n g comple ted comple
ted a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : I g u e s s what I ' m r e a l l y g e
t t i n g a t i s -- t h e r e seems t o be a change i n your p r i
o r i t i e s a s you set f u n d i n g , even though it i s n ' t
enough. Did you go back and e x p e r i m e n t on a p r o j e c t
t h a t had been funded e a r l i e r o r what a c t u a l l y d i
d happen w i t h t h a t fund ing? Ans. You mean--- Q. The f i r e
sys tems and t h a t s o r t o f t h i n g . Wasn' t t h e r e a d
e q u a t e money a p p r o p r i a t e d a t t h e t i m e those
were updated t o comple te t h a t p r o j e c t ? Ans. Oh, y e s .
Tha t p o r t i o n o f it-- because w e had a series of p r o j e
c t s , o r a s e r i e s o f items i n t h e t o t a l p r o j e c
t t h a t was s i m i l a r t o t h e lump p r o j e c t t h a t w
e have now, and w e j u s t went down t h e l i n e , you see. W e
w e r e b a s i c a l l y i n f l u e n c e d as far as t h e f i r
e m a r s h a l 1 w a s concerned , t o comple te t h o s e p ro
jec t s - -more s o t h a n t h e r o o f . W e chose t h o s e and
t h i s came down t o a b o u t 3rd a t t h a t t i m e , and t h e
r e a r e some t h i n g s i n t h i s r e q u e s t l i k e t h e
sound sys tem and t h e a u d i t o r i u m c u r t a i n s t h a t
were n o t funded i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h a t same
program.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : How much was a p p r o p r i a t e d l
a s t t ime t o r e p a i r t h e r o o f ? Ans. $56,000, I b e l i
e v e t h e number was o f f hand.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : $56,000 was a p p r o p r i a t e d f
o r t h e r o o f and t h e s e o t h e r p r o j e c t s , o r
just f o r t h e r o o f a l o n e ? Ans. No. For t h e e n t i r e
p r o j e c t i n t h e l a s t biennium.
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S e n a t o r Fdsbende r : How much o f t h a t s h o u l d have
been a p p o r - t i o n e d f o r t h e r o o f ? Ans. About $21
,000 , o r s o m e t h i n g l i k e t h a t w d s t h e e s t i m
a t e a t t h a t t i m e .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : Mabe I ' m c o n f u s e d . P
h i l , what happened t h e r e ? A r l s . T h a t makes t w o o f
u s . Q . I t d o e s n ' t make a n y s e n s e . P h i l : No. I
c a n ' t e x a c t l y remember, b u t I c a n g e t t h l s i n f
o r m a t i o n f o r you o u t o f my f i l e s , a n d I w i l l
. Maybe t h a t would be b e t t e r , r a t h e r t h a n t o t r
y t o o u t - q u e s s t h i s . T h e r e was a whole series o f
p r o j e c t s t o be done w i t h a lump sum t y p e o f a p p r
o p r i a t i o n .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : B u t who set t h e p r i o r
i t y o n c e t h a t lump sum was g i v e n ? The U n i v e r s i
t y u n i t s wen t back a n d d e c i d e d , and t h e y d e c i
d e d t o d o o t h e r p r o j e c t s r a t h e r t h a n t o d o
t h e r o o f ? Ans. Y e s . M r . S t i s h : But h e r e t h e p
r o j e c t s were f u n d e d , a l s o . -1 t h i n k you a r e m
i s s i n g t h e po in t - -These p r o j e c t s were a l l i n
one lump and t h e r e w a s n ' t enough money t o d o e v e r y t
h i n g i n t h e lump. T h e r e f o r e , w e u s e d t h e money
a s f a r a s it would g o , b u t d i d n ' t h a v e enough t o c
o m p l e t e t h e r e q u e s t b e c a u s e t h e r e w a s n '
t enough f u n d i n g . P h i l : T h i s g e t s back t o t h e
game o f econ- o m i c s , where t h e programs expand . A s t h e
program wen t a l o n g , w e had t o d e c i d e on some p r i o r
i t i e s a n d t h i s p r o j e c t w a s a b o u t 3 rd b e c a
u s e w e o n l y g o t 3 t h i n g s done o u t o f t h e 5 t h a
t w e would h a v e l i k e d t o have had done .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r reminded t h e commi t t ee
members t o b r e a k i n and a s k q u e s t i o n s whenever t h
e y needed i n f o r m a t i o n o r had a q u e s t i o n .
S t i s h : T h i s was i t e m 4 , a n d t h e a u d i t o r i
u m c u r t a i n s were d e l e t e d from t h i s p a r t i c u l
a r r e q u e s t so f a r a s t h e f i r s t f ew i t e m s i n t
h e s i t u a t i o n i t s e l f . A s I was s a y i n g , a l l t
h e s e t h i n g s are n e c e s s a r y , b u t some are more s o
t h a n o t h e r s , and i f o n e p o s t - poned t h i s t y p e
o f t h i n g it d o e s r e q u i r e more f u n d s l a t e r o n
. The o t h e r i t e m t h a t I had some q u e s t i o n a b o u
t b e c a u s e I a g a i n was n o t s u r e i f you d e l e t e d
i t - -was t h e r e n o v a t i o n o f t h e l o c k e r rooms i
n t h e p o o l . A few y e a r s a g o , t h i s same t y p e o f
item w a s done on t h e women's side w i t h s t a t e f u n d s ,
and now it s e e m s t o be an i t e m t h a t i s n o t able t o
be t a k e n c a r e o f t h i s t i m e .
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I t h i n k one o f t h e t h
i n g s I was t r y i n g t o g e t a t e a r l i e r i n my o t h
e r q u e s t i o n was -- w e a p p r o p r i a t e d a lump sum a
n d w e d i d t h a t on t h e bas is o f what w e t h o u g h t t
h e p r i o r i t i e s m i g h t be . You c h o s e t o r e o r d
e r t h o s e p r i o r i t i e s , and now come back f o r f u n d
i n g f o r t h o s e same t h i n g s a g a i n . W e c o u l d a
p p r o p r i a t e a lump sum, which w e w i l l p r o b a b l y
wind up d o i n g , a n d you w i l l s t i l l r e o r d e r t h o
s e p r i o r i t i e s - - s o I d o n ' t know t h a t anyone c a
n b e blamed f o r s o m e t h i n g n o t b e i n g d o n e , o r
why someth i i lg was changed . P h i l , would you l i k e t o r e
s p o n d t o t h a t ?
P h i l : I would l i k e t o r e s p o n d t o o n e comment
you d i d make, a n d it m i g h t e x p l a i n some o f t h e t h
i n k i n g t h a t went i n t o t h i s .
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E'or example, a t MSU, and y o u ' l l be h e a r i n g more a b
o u t t h i s a l s o , b u t i n r e r o o f i n g and r e d o i n
g f a c i l i t i e s t h a t a r e on s e l f l i q u i d a t i n
g b u i l d i n g s such a s f i e l d houses--and I n o t i c e t
h a t a t Western , t h e f i r s t s u b - b u i l d i n g was - -
( in te r rup ted- -Yes , I dm aware--I see your criticism t h e r
e , and t h e r e i s no p rob lem. ) W e a s k e d t h e U n i v e
r s i t y sys tem, when t h e s e t h i n g s w e r e b e i n g c o
n s i d e r e d , i f t h e y would a t t e m p t t o p u t some l
o c a l f u n d s back i n t o t h i s p r o j e c t i n t h e
programs, and t o t a k e c a r e o f such i t e m s t h a t were s
p e c i f i c a l l y f o r a t h l e t i c f a c i l i t i e s , s
t u d e n t f a c i l i t i e s , dorms, o r a n y t h i n g t h a
t c o u l d have l o c a l fund s e l f l i q u i d a t i n g a s p
e c t s t o it. So a s you go th rough h e r e , you a r e go ing t
o see where f i e l d houses , a t h l e t i c f a c i l i t i e s
, and t h i s t y p e o f thing--swimming p o o l s and t h i n g s
l i k e th i s - -were knocked o u t , s t r i c t l y because w e
have a t t e m p t e d t o n e g o t i a t e w i t h t h e U n i v
e r s i t y sys tem f o r l o c a l f u n d s t o do t h o s e p ro
- jects. I n f a c t , w e s t i l l f e e l t h a t t h a t i s t
h e way t o do it . ( i n t e r r u p t e d -- I see your p o i n t
t h e r e , P h i l , and I u n d e r s t a n d t h a t . The o n l
y q u e s t i o n I have i s t h e r o o f on t h e o l d gym, and
t h e o l d gym i s p r i m a r i l y used fo r - - )
P h i l : One o t h e r t h i n g h e r e , M r . Chairman, t h
a t might be a f a c t o r . I f t h i s i s used a s a c l a s s r
o o m now, it i s p o s s i b l e t h a t I might have made a m i s
t a k e . I ' l l s a y th is - -we t r i e d from August t o -- I
t h i n k w e g o t t h i s i n f o r m a t i o n and t h e s e
break-downs i n November, and w e had r e q u e s t e d them back i
n August o r September. I know it was tough t o (jet u s t o i t e
m - i z e a l l t h i s s t u f f . When w e g o t them i n
November, and t h e book had t o go t o p r e s s a b o u t t h e f
i r s t o f December, w e were h a r d p r e s s e d t o check o u
t a l l o f t h e s e t h i n g s . T h i s might be a c a s e h e
r e , where t h i s i s a n academic f a c i l i t y and g o t
lumped i n a s a gymnasium. Ans. Y e s , t h e name of t h e b u i
l d i n g i s gymnasium, and would i n d i c a t e t h a t t h i s
i s t h e c a s e , P h i l , and j u s t l o o k i n g a t t h i s
, I r e c o g n i z e t h e s i t u a t i o n .
P h i l : Maybe t h a t might a c c o u n t f o r z e r o i n g
o u t t h a t one . H e r e i t e r a t e d some of h i s fo rmer s
t a t e m e n t s , and made a b r i e f comment on t h e b u i l d
i n g c a l l e d "Old Main. I t was a b u i l d i n q t h a t
would r e q u i r e a l o t of a t t e n t i o n r a n d f e l t t
h a t r a t h e r t h a n j u s t do one l i t t l e t h i n g , t
h e y were g o i n g t o have t o a d d r e s s t h a t whole b u i
l d i n g .
S e n a t o r Fasbender a sked f o r o t h e r q u e s t i o n s
from members of t h e committee. There w e r e none, s o M r .
Leach was a s k e d t o c o n t i n u e w i t h t h e n e x t U n i
v e r s i t y .
Duane M . Leach, Nor the rn Montana C o l l e g e , gave o u t a
b r o c h u r e on NMC, a t t a c h e d . H e mentioned t h e p o s
i t i o n o f t h e c o l l e g e i n t h e U n i v e r s i t y sys
tem. H e s a i d t h e y a r e a s k i n g f o r a d i e s e l l a
b o r a t o r y o f 15 ,000 s q u a r e f e e t , and t h e amount
o f $350,000. H e s a i d t h e y had t o d r o p some, a l o t o f
p l a n n i n g had been done, and t h e y had t r i e d t o d e t
e r m i n e f o r sur 'e i f p e o p l e t r a i n e d t h e r e
were employable. H e s a i d t h e y were ask- i n g f o r s h e e
r s p a c e and t h a t i n r e q u e s t i n g a m e t a l b u i l
d i n g , c o o r d i n a t i n g it w i t h t h e d e c o r o f t
h e campus, and some way t h r o u g h t h e g e n e r a l services
a d m i n i s t r a t i o n t h e y might g e t i t . They had done
a r a t h e r thorough j o b o f s e e k i n g a l t e r n a t i v
e s , gave a n e s t i m a t e d o p e r a t i o n a l expense on
comple t ion ( i n t h e
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4
hand o u t , a t t a c h e d ) a n d m e n t i o n e d ' t h a t
it had been c u t down f rom t h e o r i g i n a l $350 ,000 . H e
s a i d t h e y p r o v i d e 3 roles-- t h e y p r o v i d e t h e
s t u d e n t s w i t h t e c h n i c a l s k i l l s , t r a i n i
n g f o r v o - t e c h t e a c h e r s , and w i t h t h e b a c h
e l o r o f t e c h n o l o g y , t h e y are t a k i n g s t u d e
n t s t h r o u g h a 4 y e a r program.
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : The i n i t i a l r e q u e s
t t h a t was s e n t f rom y o u r campus t o t h e Board o f R e
g e n t s was f o r $465 ,000 . The c o n s t r u c - t i o n c o s
t a l o n e i s $300,000 . D o you s t i l l have t h e same s q u
a r e f o o t s p a c e ? Ans. W e l l S e n a t o r , it j u s t k
e e p s b e i n g r e d u c e d . Q . What w i l l you c u t o u t
? Ans. W e w i l l have 5 ,000 s q . f e e t r a t h e r t h a n 15
,000 . Now t h a t was s e n t o r i g i n a l l y t o t h e Board
. The Board o f R e g e n t s l o o k e d a t it, M r . H a u c k '
s o f f i c e --I t h i n k s i m u l t a n e o u s l y , a n d it
wae r e d u c e d t o $350 ,000 . A t t h a t t i m e w e were t o
l d t h a t t h e y t h o u g h t w e c o u l d g e t t h e j o b
done f o r t h a t k i n d o f f i g u r e , and now we're down, I
t h i n k you s a i d t o $279,000. I c a n ' t s t a n d h e r e a
n d t e l l you wha t w e c a n g e t done f o r t h a t . A s I s
a y , we're l o o k i n g a t a metal b u i l d i n g t h a t w e c
a n se t a d j a c e n t t o o t h e r t e c h n i c a l a r e a s
t h a t w e c a n p u t on some v e n e e r so t h a t it w i l l
match up w i t h t h e o t h e r d e c o r o f t h e campus; b u t
it i s a b s o l u t e l y e s s e n t i a l t o u s b e c a u s e
w e a r e g rowing i n t h a t a r e a . W e are g rowing i n s t u
d e n t s t h a t w e r e coming f o r o n e and two years--now f o
r f o u r , and I r e a l i z e t h a t q u i t e f r e q u e n t l
y p o e p l e s a y t o m e - - W e l l , y o u ' r e d o i n g s o
m e t h i n g t h a t t h e t e c h c e n t e r s are d o i n g .
My answer t o t h a t h a s t o be--No, w e were d o i n g it 25 y
e a r s a g o and a s p a r t o f t h e o r i g i n a l m i s s i o
n o f t h i s i n s t i t u t i o n . I t i n c l u d e d t h e s e
t h i n g s back i n 1929 , f i r s t became o p e r a t i o n a l
a b o u t 1942 a n d 6 , b u t n o n e - t h e - l e s s , t h e s
t u d e n t s are t h e r e a n d t h e y c o n t i n u e t o
come.
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : I g u e s s t h a t d i d n '
t answer my q u e s t i o n a n d maybe you c a n ' t . Did you c u
t o u t a l o t o f m a t e r i a l t o g e t down t o t h a t l e
v e l ? Did you o u t some p rog rams t h a t you o r i g i n a l l
y had i n i t ? Ans. N o . W e still. want t h e same p rog ram, b
u t i t ' s o b v i o u s t h a t o u r o r i g i n a l p r o p o s
a l w i t h some equ ipmen t a n d t h i n g s w e would l i k e t
o h a v e aye g o i n g t o have t o g o . I g u e s s a l l I c a
n s a y t o you v e r y candidly i s t h a t we're g o i n g t o
work w i t h w h a t e v e r w e c a n g e t , and we d e s p e r a
t e l y n e e d t h i s f a c - i l i t y . I f w e c a n ' t g e t
t h a t l a r g e a f a c i l i t y , maybe w e ' r e g o i n g t o
have t o go w i t h a l i t t l e smaller o n e . Is t h e r e
some- t h i n g else y o u ' d l i k e t o ask me?
S e n a t o r F a s b e n d e r : L a s t t i m e we r e c o g n
i z e d t h a t b u i l d i n g t h e b u i l d i n g s i s n o t n
e c e s s a r i l y t h e main cost . Whenever a b u i l d i n g i
s b u i l t it r e q u i r e s p rog rams and p e o p l e t o f i l
l it and some l o n g r a n g e costs are i n t h e r e , I n o t i
c e d i n g o i n g o v e r y o u r e s t i m a t e d o p e r a t i
o n a l costs for t h e $350 ,000 b u i l d i n g t h a t you h a v
e n ' t r e d u c e d them a bit f rom t h e $460 ,000 cos t . Ans.
I d o n ' t know w h e t h e r we c a n . I f t h e b u i l d i n g
i s s m a l l e r , t h a t m i g h t be a p o s s i b i l i t y .
We're h o p e f u l t h a t we m i g h t r e c e i v e $350 ,000 f
o r t h i s b u i l d i n g . We've even been h o p e f u l t h a t
w e m i g h t r e c e i v e more. I'm n o t g o i n g t o come b e
f o r e you a n d t e l l you t h a t w e c a n c u t t h e s e
costs way back. I d o n ' t know wha t h e a t , l i g h t s , a n
d u t i l i t i e s a r e g o i n g t o do . I r e a l l y d o n '
t .
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S e n a t o r Fasbender : A r e w e b u i l d i n g a b u i l d
i n g w i t h o u t h a v i n g any i d e a w h a t ' s go ing t o
b e done w i t h i t ? Ans. No. No, w e know p r e c i s e l y what
i s g o i n g t o be done w i t h i t , and what i t ' s g o i n g
t o be used f o r , and why i t ' s t h e f i r s t p r i o r i t y
. A t t h e same t i m e , we 'd l i k e t o have a l i b r a r y
as w e l l , I t l i i n k M r . Hauck s t a t e d t h a t it i s d
e s i r a b l e , b u t g o t jugg led o u t . W e f e e l t h a t
w e have some v e r y c r i t i c a l needs . Nor the rn Montana C
o l l e g e i s a growing i n s t i t u t i o n r i g h t now, and
it seems t o m e t h a t t h e r e i s e v e r y good r e a s o n t
o b e l i e v e t h a t w e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o do s o
.
Andy Van Tey l ingen asked t h e chairman i f he c o u l d a d d
r e s s t h e q u e s t i o n . I work f o r t h e U n i v e r s i
t y System a l s o . You a s k e d a b o u t t h e funds f o r o p
e r a t i o n . The f u n d s f o r o p e r a t i o n t h a t w e r
e p u t t o g e t h e r were based on t h e o r i g i n a l b u i l
d i n g a s e n v i s - ioned . The Regents made a c u t , and
because o f t h e t i m e l a g t h a t P h i l Hauck was t a l k i
n g a b o u t and g e t t i n g t h e s e forms t o you a s f a s t
a s w e c o u l d , it was n o t p o s s i b l e t o go a l l t h r
o u g h them and s c a l e down t h e o p e r a t i n g c o s t s
on some bas is - -assuming t h e b u i l d i n g was g o i n g t o
be s m a l l e r . I t w o u l d n ' t do q u i t e a s many t h i
n g s , and t h a t i s why t h a t f i g u r e may sound a l i t t
l e s t r a n g e a t t i m e s .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Is it p o s s i b l e t o b u i l d a
15 ,000 s q u a r e f o o t b u i l d i n g and p u t t h e
programs i n it t h a t you want , o r a t l e a s t some o f them
f o r t h e $279,000 o r 280--almost? Ans. I t ' s g o i n g t o be
v e r y d i f f i c u l t , and what it may mean i s h i g h e r o
p e r a t i n g c o s t s because you run it l o n g e r d u r i n
g t h e day and have t o h i r e more s t a f f t o do it.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : How l o n g would it t a k e you t o
work o u t t h e s i t u a t i o n where w e would know whether t h
o s e h i g h e r o p e r a t i n g c o s t s a r e g o i n g t o
be more e x p e n s i v e i n t h e l o n g r u n t h a n b u i l d
i n g t h e b u i l d i n g l a r g e r ? Ans. T h a t ' s a tough
o n e , be- c a u s e it g e t s i n t o t h e b u d g e t i n g o
f t h e s c h o o l . What i s t h e f a c u l t y s t u d e n t r
a t i o g o i n g t o be? I c a n answer t h a t q u e s t i o n b
u t I d o n ' t know i f I c a n g e t it i n t i m e t o make a
recommend- a t i o n f o r t h e b u i l d i n g - - b u t 1'11 t r
y .
P h i l : I f I might make a comment, M r . Chairman. There i s
i n t h i s a b o u t $110,000 f o r equ ipment - - th i s i s an o
p e r a t i n g pro- gram. W e r e a l i z e t h a t t h i s b u i
l d i n g w i l l p r o b a b l y be s c a l e d down from t h e 15
,000 s q u a r e fee t , however the b i g g e s t c u t w e w e r
e l o o k i n g a t i s equipment . I t i s an o p e r a t i n g
program now, and w h i l e it might b e v e r y d e s i r e a b l e
t o augument t h e e q u i p - ment t h e y have w i t h some new,
w e f e l t t h a t t h e mere f a c t t h a t t h e b u i l d i n
g were a b l e t o g o t h i s biennium would augment. I f it w e r
e pos tponed t h i s biennium, it would j u s t add t o t h e i n -
f l a t i o n a r y c o s t s o f b u i l d i n g . I might j u s t
s a y t h a t g e n e r a l l y when w e d o t h e b u i l d i n g
program w e t r y t o g e t a s many o f t h e s e g o i n g a s w
e can under f i n a n c i a l r e s t r i c t i o n . With t h e
$15 m i l l i o n a v a i l a b l e u n d e r t h i s program on t
h e b a s i s t h a t it is b e t t e r t o go now t h a n t o pos
tpone it a c o u p l e of y e a r s be- c a u s e i n f l a t i o n
w i l l r e d u c e it even f u r t h e r . I t ' s g o i n g t o c
o s t you t h a t much more l a te r . You'd be s m a r t e r t o t
a k e t h e
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equipment o u t now, b u i l d t h e b u i l d i n g i n t h e n
e x t 2 y e a r s , and buy t h e equipment 2 y e a r s from
now.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Is t h i s b u i l d i n g b a s i c a
l l y a n open s p a c e b u i l d i n g which d o e s n ' t s p e
c i f i c a l l y have t o be d e s i g n e d f o r any t y p e o f
equipment? Ans. Well, we w i l l know what i s g o i n g t o b e p
u t i n t o it r e g a r d l e s s a s t o whe the r it i s g o i n
g t o be p u t i n now o r l a t e r . I f it i s t h e t y p e o f
equipment t h a t re- q u i r e s a c o n c r e t e b a s e , f o r
example t o be b o l t e d down, t h i s w i l l come o u t i n t h
e d e s i g n o f t h i s f a c i l i t y .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : So it may be p o s s i b l e t h a t t
h e c o n s t r u c t i o n c o s t s o f $300,000 t h a t o r i g
i n a l l y went i n - ~ Q E p r a c t i c a l l y 280, w i l l b u
i l d t h e b a s i s ? Ans, P h i l . I ' m p r e t t y w e l l
conv inced t h i s w i l l s e r v e t h e i r program f a r b e t
t e r t h a n t h e program i s being s e r v e d now, b u t I d o
n ' t want t o m i s l e a d t h e committee-- t h e y might come
back and a s k f o r equipment .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : So w e may b e b u i l d i n g a b u i
l d i n g w i t h o u t p u t t i n g any equipment i n t o i t ? P
h i l : No, w e ' l l be p u t t i n g t h e e x i s t i n g
equipment i n t o i t . They have a n e x i s t i n g program g o i
n g now, and w e ' l l p u t i n any equipment t h a t w e can t h
a t ' s nec- e s s a r y t o make it b e t t e r - - b u t any
equipment w e p u t i n w i l l p r o b a b l y be a t t h e s a c
r i f i c e o f s q u a r e f o o t a g e .
M r . Leach: Could I a d d r e s s a n o t h e r q u e s t i o n
? I know t h a t t h e l i b r a r y was n o t v o t e d f o r by t
h e Governor. I would j u s t l i k e t o s a y , and I t h i n k
you s h o u l d see t h e f i g u r e s t h e r e , t h a t it w a
s t h e p r i o r i t y 2 a t Nor the rn Montana C o l l e g e f o
r $1.5 m i l l i o n , t h a t Nor the rn Montana C o l l e g e i s
t h e o n l y u n i t i n t h e sys tcm t h a t h a s no L i b r a
r y B u i l d i n g . The 42nd s e s s i o n o f t h e Montana L e
g i s l a t u r e p r o v i d e d u s w i t h some p l a n n i n g
money, we've u t i l - i z e d some o f it i n c o o p e r a t i o
n w i t h M r . Hauck's o f f i c e , looked a t e x i s t i n g f
a c i l i t i e s on t h e campus, had a n e n g i n e e r i n g s
t u d y done, and a t t h e p r e s e n t t i m e , it l o o k s l
i k e none o f t h i s i s f e a s i b l e . P r e s e n t l y t h
e L i b r a r y i s housed i n a series o f rooms i n t h e E a s t
wing o f t h e A d m i n i s t r a t i o n B u i l d i n g . T h i
s i s n o t o n l y a n i n e f f i c i e n t , b u t a l s o a n e
x p e n s i v e , t h i n g t o o p e r a t e . H e s a i d t h i s
i s a v e r y r e a l need t o them, one t h a t h a s already been
a d d r e s s e d by t h e L e g i s l a t u r e , and something t
o t h i n k abou t . H e ment ioned t h e i r c o n t i n u e d i n
t e r e s t , and s a i d if t h e r e w e r e any q u e s t i o n
s on t h e main tenance he was open f o r q u e s t i o n s .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : There w e r e no funds c u t from Nor
the rn Montana C o l l e g e i n t h e o p e r a t i o n s ? Ans. T
h a t ' s r i g h t , M r . Chairman.
Montana C o l l e g e o f S c i e n c e and M i n e r a l
Technology, M r . D e Money, P r e s i d e n t gave t h e p r e s e
n t a t i o n . H e s a i d b e f o r e he a d d r e s s e d t h e
i s s u e s , he would l i k e t o t h a n k t h e L e g i s l a t
u r e f o r t h e money t h e y had g i v e n them l a s t y e a r
, H e s a i d w i t h t h e o l d and compact c o l l e g e , it
was n e c e s s a r y t o have p l a n n i n g t o u t i l i z e t
o t h e b e s t a d v a n t a g e t h e s p a c e t h e y had. H e
s t r e s s e d t h e need f o r p l a n n i n g . U n f o r t u n
a t e l y , t h e l o c a l funds t h a t M r . Hauck ment ioned
does n o t e x i s t on t h i s campus budge t , and w e made q u i
t e a s t r o n g p i t c h f o r t h i s very b l a t e n t l y on
o u r camPust s i n c e w e do n o t have a t present a p r o f e s
s i o n a l on our
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s t d f f who can a d e q u a t e l y h a n d l e t h i s t y p
e o f a s s ignment . H e s a i d t h o s e campuses t h a t have
made ' t h e most e f f i c i e n t u s e o f t h e i r b u i l d i
n g s a r e t h o s e t h a t have had p $ o f e s s i o n a l p l
a n n e r s . Looking o v e r t h e t o t a l d o l l a r s w e
have , maintenance remode l ing , which i s p r i o r i t y #1--our
c a t e g o r y 1 needs amounted t o $ 4 9 0 , 0 0 0 , r o u t h l
y 1 2 % o f t h e t o t a l . Under t h e e z e c u t i v e b u d g
e t , t h a t h a s b e e n reduced t o $153,000 o r rough ly 1 0 %
of t h e t o t a l . I would l i k e t o make a p i t c h f o r
some e q u a l i t y h e r e . We have a sewer l i n e f o r $ 7 5
, 0 0 0 which h a s more p r i o r i t y than t h e maintenance and
remodeling--but t h i s i s grouped t o g e t h e r . I would hope
t o have a n o p p o r t u n i t y t o p u t t h a t a s a number
1. H e showed t h e p i c t u r e and b r o u g h t a t t e n t i o
n t o t h e sewer l i n e , H e s a i d i n the p r o j e c t s t h
a t were e l i m i n a t e d , one was t h e maintenance t o t h e
p r e s i d e n t ' s r e s i d e n c e . H e s a i d t h e r e had
been cr i t ic ism o v e r t h e r e d e c o r a t i o n , and now
t h e y were coming t o t h e com- m i t t e e f o r ma in tenance
, t h e n asked Mrs. DeMoney t o e x p l a i n t h e needs .
M r s . Delloney spoke o f t h e i n a d e q u a t e sewer sys
tem, t h e f l o o d i n g of t h e wash room a r e a , t h e i n a
d e q u a t e s t o r m window s i t u a t i o n , e tc . She
mentioned t h e h e a t i n g problem i n t h e house , t h e i n a
d e q u a t e b a t h room s e r v i c e on one f l o o r .
Another p r o f e s s o r from t h e U n i v e r s i t y s a i d
he f e l t t h i s was number ] - - the sewer. One of t h e t h i n
g s , i n p u t t i n g i n f o r t h e s e p r o j e c t s , i f t
h e money i s n o t f u l l y a p p r o p r i a t e d , t h e n w e
must p r i o r i t i z e t h e l i s t and do t h e most p r e s s
i n g needs f i r s t . H e s a i d it was d i f f i c u l t t o j
u g g l e f i g u r e s n o t knowing what tile e n r o l l m e n t
would b e , it meant j u g g l i n g s t a f f , room, e tc . H e
would a l s o l i k e t o s e e r e c o n s i d e r e d some money
f o r l a n d s c a p i n g , e tc . B e s a i d t h e y have two b
u i l d i n g s on t h e cam- pus t h a t he f e e l s have some s
e r i o u s d o u b t s a s t o t h e i r s t r u c - t u r a l i n
t e g r i t y . P h i l and I and Andy have gone t h r o u g h t h
e s e s e v e r a l t i m e s and I d o n ' t t h i n k t h e y w i
l l d i s a g r e e w i t h me-- w e need some h e l p i n o u r
main h a l l and i n o u r e n g i n e e r i n g b u i l d i n g t
o r e a l l y d e t e r m i n e what i s t h e s t a t u s o f t h
e s e b u i l d - i n g s . The e n g i n e e r i n g b u i l d i n
g i s h e l d t o g e t h e r by, I t h i n k , 8 long b o l t s .
Y e s , t h e y a r e . They e x t e n d t h r o u g h t h e b u i
l d i n g . T h e main h a l l l o o k s f i n e from t h e o u t s
i d e u n t i l you g e t i n s i d e , t h e n you f i n d o u t t
h e c e n t e r i s d r o p p i n g down a little, and t h i s w a
s c u t o u t of t h e r e g e n t s budget-- the LRB r e q u e s t
, and w e would u r g e you t o r e c o n s i d e r t h i s because
w e do need some p r o f e s s i o n a l h e l p on o u r
campus.
J ack C r o s s e r : I n r e g a r d t o t h e former s t r u c
t u r a l s t a t e m e n t of t h e e n g i n e e r i n g b u i l
d i n g o f t h e main h a l l i n t h e o l d gym-- W e had
emplyed a c o n s t r u c t i o n c o n s u l t a n t j u s t r e c
e n t l y t o go o v e r t h o s e b u i l d i n g s t h o r o u g
h l y because t h e r e a r e q u e s t i o n s t h a t s u b s i d
e n c e i s c a u s i n g t h o s e b u i l d i n g s t o b r e a k
up.
S e n a t o r Fasbender : The c o s t would be born by t h e
Department of A d m i n i s t r a t i o n ? P h i l : R i g h t
.
M r . DeMoney: ?Ir. Chairman, w e have a n o t h e r m a t t e r
t o b r i n g t o your a t t e n t i o n - - t h e sewer l i n e
which i s one o f t h e p r i o r i t i e s , and h e r e i s M r .
B u r t t o b r i n g you t h a t d e t a i l .
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M r . V i c B u r t , b u s i n e s s o f f i c e and d i r e c
t o r o f t h e main tenance p l a n t s a i d t h a t t h r e e p
r o p l e had a l r e a d y a d r e s s e d t h e sewer, and b a s
i c a l l y on t h e i r campus a l l t h e b u i l d i n g s on t
h e e a s t s i d e o f t h e campus have a g r a v i t y f e e d t
h a t d r a i n s t h e l i n e i n t o t h e sewer d i s t r i c t
. E v e r y t h i n g on t h e w e s t s i d e , w i t h one except
ion--a b u i l d i n g t h a t h a s a s e p t i c t a n k , i s
handled w i t h pumping s t a t i o n s and a r e v e r y e x p e n
s i v e t o m a i n t a i n , a s w e l l a s u s i n g a l a r g e
amount o f ene rgy . H e s a i d t h i s p l a n i s t o i n c l u
d e a l l t h o s e b u i l d i n g s which i n c l u d e t h e
mining and geology b u i l d i n g s which have j u s t been
completed-- the museum, l i b r a r y b u i l d i n g s , and h e a
t i n g p l a n t s ; it would go down p a r k s t reet and w e s t
p a r k , s o u t h a c r o s s t h e campus and hook i n t o t h e
cen- t r a l sewer . T h i s is one o f t h e t h r e e p r o j e c
t s t h a t was approved by t h e s t a t e t o a p p l y t o t h e
EEA f o r f u n d i n g , and a s you know, a l l t h e s t a t e p
r o j e c t s were t u r n e d down s o t h i s i s o u r number
one p r i o r i t y .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : When t h e p r o j e c t s t a r t e d
o u t a s a $50,000 p r o j e c t and t h e board o f r e g e n t s
i n c r e a s e d it t o 75--why? Ans. W e l l , t h a t S e n a t
o r , was when it f i r s t s t a r t e d o u t - - t h a t was o u
r es t imate- -$50,000. When w e s u b m i t t e d t h i s EDA a p
p l i c - a t i o n , t h e commissioner and e n g i n e e r s a i
d it would be $ 7 5 , 0 0 0 .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : Because it was rev iewed , n o t
because you w e r e a s k i n g f o r a g r a n t ? Ans. No, t h a
t was i m p o r t a n t t o o , b u t a c t u a l l y t h e s t a f
f f i g u r e s of $50,000 w e had no e x p e r t i s e , and t h i
s was more r e a l i s t i c .
R e p r e s e n t a t i v e Kvaalen: I t h o u g h t t h e c i t
y b u i l t t h e sewers, you s a y you a r e r u n n i n g it down
some street . On your p r o p e r t y , I assume you have t o b u i
l d t h e sewers, b u t you r u n it r i g h t down Park S t r e e
t ? Ans. The main d i s t r i b u t i o n sewer. The c i t y - - c
o u n t y sewer e n d s r i g h t a t t h e e n d o f Pa rk S t r e
e t , which i s t h e end o f t h e c i t y l i m i t s , and t h e
y w i l l r o u t e t h e sewer f o r u s a t c o s t . I n o t h e
r words, t h e y ' l l a s k a d d i t i o n a l c o s t be born by
t h e c o l l e g e . T h i s i s a comple te r e - r o u t e o f t
h e sewer. Park S t r e e t p o r t i o n o f it w o n ' t be hand
led , b u t you see t h i s carr ies across t h e campus and down
Diamond. P h i l : Normally when t h e c i t y b u i l d s a sewer,
t h e y draw up a SID e t c , i n t h i s c a s e , t h e o n l y p
r o p e r t y i n v o l v e d i s t h e c o l l e g e , s o it i s
c h e a p e r t o r o u t e it t h i s way and do it o u r s e l v
e s . M r . Bur t : W e have a drawing h e r e , a t t a c h e d
.
M r . DeMoney gave a summary o f t h e i r a ims , t h e i r
needs o f p l a n n i n g , and t h e e f f e c t o f l o n g r a n
g e p l a n n i n g on b o t h t h e e x t e r n a l campus and t h
e i n t e r n a l .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : The e x c e s s f u n d s t h a t a r
e b e i n g g e n e r a t e d by s t u d e n t f e e s - - a r e
you spend ing t h o s e on r e p a i r and main- t e n a n c e , o
r what a r e you d o i n g with t h o s e ?
Ans. M r . Bur t : A l l o f t h e b u i l d i n g f e e s a r e
p ledged f o r s p e c i f i c p r o j e c t s . They a r e o n l y
one p r o j e c t , t h e s t u d e n t union d o r m i t o r y
complex--a l l t h o s e b u i l d i n g f e e s a r e p ledged
.
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S e n a t o r Fasbender : Are you g e n e r a t i n g any e x c
e s s r e v e n u e s i n t h o s e a r e a s ? Ans. Yes, w e do
have some e x c e s s r e v e n u e s and t h o s e a g a i n w i l
l b e d e d i c a t e d t o - - t h i s is a n open end bond i s s
u e and e x c e s s r evenue w i l l go t o a p h y s i c a l e d u
c a t i o n c e n t e r .
S e n a t o r Fasbender : One o t h e r q u e s t i o n . On
your sub-ca tegory I , when you had gone t h r o u g h and s t r u
c k t h e f i r s t t h r e e i t e m s from Tech, and t h e l a s
t t h r e e remain ing you 've l e f t t h e s e i n con- t i n g e
n c i e s f o r t h e amount o c $25,000. Why i s t h a t ? Ans. P
h i l : I j u s t knew you were g o i n g t o g e t t h a t . W e r
e g o n i z e t h a t t h e r e a r e g o i n g t o be f e e s and
c o n t i n g e n c i e s on t h e two p r o j e c t s t h a t a r
e l e f t , and one of t h e s e t h i n g s t h a t - - w e l l ,
t h e r e s h o u l d be a f i g u r e i n t h e r e - - b u t t h
e $25,000 d o e s n ' t - -
S e n a t o r Fasbender : T h a t ' s o n l y a $35,009 p r o j
e c t . P h i l : T h a t ' s t r u e . There was a c o n s i d e r
a t i o n h e r e tha t - -we 've run i n t o l o n g and a rduous
d i s c u s s i o n s w i t h Tech on t h i s be- fore- -under t h
a t c o n s o l i d a t i o n we would l i k e t o g e t r i d o f
a b u i l d i n g o v e r t h e r e , c a l l e d t h e shop c o n
s o l i d a t i o n , w e would l i k e t o g e t r i d o f t h e m
i l l b u i l d i n g , I t s i t s r i g h t i n t h e middle o f
t h e i r campus- - i t ' s t h e o ld b o i l e r p l a n t ( p o
i n t e d o u t t o t h e committee on t h e mag) . I t now h o l d
s a bunch o f s t o r a g e , t h e p a i n t shop and a l i t t l
e b i t of o t h e r t h i n g s . I t has c r e a t e d a l o t o
f d i s c u s s i o n o v e r t h e r e . One o f t h e t h i n g s
w e would l i k e t o do i s t o p u t up a m e t a l b u i l d i n
g and g e t some of t h a t s t u f f o u t o f t h e r e t o t h e
p o i n t w h ~ r e w e c o u l d t e a r t h a t b u i l d i n g
down. They need t h e l a n d . I t is n o t good s o far a s I am
concerned f o r any t y p e o f r e n o v a t i n g , and f o r a b
u i l d i n g t o be occupying a pr ime p i e c e o f l a n d on a
v e r y con- s t r i c t e d campus and used f o r s t o r a g e
and shops w i t h v e r y minimum u s a g e , w e were hop ing t h
a t w e would be a b l e t o p u t up a m e t a l b u i l d i n g
under t h a t t i t l e o f shop c o n s o l i d a t i o n and h o
p e f u l l y t e a r t h a t b u i l d i n g down. About t h a t
$25,000 --I d o n ' t t h i n k w e c a n do it , b u t I t h i n k
w e meant t o i n c r e a s e a b o u t $25,000 under t h a t shop
c o n s o l i d a t i o n , b u t i n s t e a d o f t h a t , it
remained under t h e o t h e r a p p r o p r i a t i o n . T h a t
' s a b o u t t h e o n l y e x p l a n a t i o n i have r i g h t
now. -.--
] ~ a s t e r n Montana C o l l e g e , a c t i n g p r e s i d
e n t John Van de Wete r ing spoke. H e l i s t e d t h e f i r s t
p r i o r i t y a s maintenance and re- model ing , and w i t h t h
e change o f s c h e d u l e , w e have l o s t a lot o f remodel
ing p r o j e c t s . These w e r e a l l d e s i g n e d t o make
b e t t e r u s e o f t h e b u i l d i n g s a v a i l a b l e . H
e t h