From Jan. 17 to March ….
From Jan. 17 to March 1, there were 284,900 total entries through the three gates, totalling just over 6,300 entries per day. Over 75,000 guest passes have been issued or scanned, representing nearly 1,700 visitors per day.
A total 26 gates have been damaged, all of which were reattached and repaired for little to no cost.
Wireless Campus Links
Upon the recommendation of the Operations Committee, the board approved a contract with Alpha Omega in the amount of $2,950, reserve funding, to perform a site survey and provide a design for replacing wireless links between GRF office buildings.
The GRF currently pays a monthly fee of $1,875 to FTS to provide and maintain the wireless campus links. There are frequent outages and unreliable communication channels because the equipment is over 8 years old and needs to be securely mounted to the building.
The site survey will provide GRF with detailed design and information to formalize a quote for replacing the wireless links. The new antennas will be affixed to a 50-foot-tall, self-supporting antenna mast and will operate at a different frequency range, which is less susceptible to interference. It will also operate at much higher speeds to fully support GRF technology.
Community Garden Rules
Despite the recommendation of the Member Services Committee, the board voted against amending 70-1747-1, Community Gardens—Rules.
The board questioned fencing specifications, rules stipulating what can be planted in plots and other instructions in the proposed new rules.
The policy does not include information on how the 248— 25 handicap accessible—plots will be allocated as that plan is still being finalized. Rather it specifically relates to the operation of plots once they have been assigned.
The board voted down the proposed policy, with directors citing confusion regarding possible overlapping policy iterations and missing first references to important components such as leases. The policy will be sent back to committee for review, which could delay the opening of the garden area, which is still under construction but on schedule for spring planting.
In addition to the policy discussion, a couple of members of the board questioned how the plots will be allocated. GRF Recreation Director Jesse Cripps told the board that the department is canvassing former plot holders and those on a waiting list for the previous mini farm. Staff is culling out people who no longer live in LW or no longer want a garden. He is confident that most people who want a plot will get one. The exact allocation formula is still being decided as is the number of years plots will be leased.
