HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019/09/27 Agenda PacketDRAFT
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MINUTES OF A MEETING OF THE
CITY OF CHULA VISTA AND SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE
JOINT TASK FORCE FOR UNIVERSITY CENTER
April 23, 2018 8:00 A.M.
A meeting of the City of Chula Vista and Southwestern College Joint Task Force for University
Center was called to order at 8:00 A.M. in the Executive Conference Room, located at City of
Chula Vista City Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
ROLL CALL
PRESENT: City of Chula Vista: Mayor Casillas Salas and Councilmember Pat
Aguilar
Southwestern College: Norma Hernandez, Governing Board
Member and Griselda Delgado, Governing Board Member
ABSENT: None
ALSO PRESENT: City of Chula Vista: City Manager Gary Halbert, Director of
Economic Development Eric Crockett and Chesnut Properties
Principal Lee Chesnut
ACTION ITEM
1. DISCUSS NEXT STEPS AND NEEDS FOR THE UNIVERSITY CENTER
• Infrastructure is needed on the University Center site and Chesnut can assist
• Chesnut and Southwestern College will work together to facilitate forming a
partnership to build a university
• Student housing is critical to bringing revenue into the University Center
• The University Center will build on other successes in the neighborhood such as
the idea of a binational university
• The University Center will be able to host 600 students and 150 employees
• The long-term plan is to grow the University Center’s capacity to 1,000 students
PUBLIC COMMENTS
• Sylvia – How long will the university be here?
o Lee Chesnut – Lease is for 15 years but will likely be renewed
• Maya – How closely tied is announcing the name of the college when the contract
is official?
o Lee Chesnut – Very closely tied
DRAFT
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STAFF PRESENTATIONS
1. STATUS UPDATE ON THE UNIVERSITY AND INNOVATION MASTER PLAN
• Eric Crockett, Director of Economic Development Services
o Environmental agreement is closed and comments will be presented to
City Council in July or August prior to submitting the master plan
2. MILLENIA PROJECT UPDATE – THINK CAMPUS
• Eric Crockett, Director of Economic Development and Lee Chesnut, Chesnut
Properties
o A contract is still being negotiated
OTHER BUSINESS
1. TASK FORCE MEMBERS’ COMMENTS
• Griselda Delgado, Governing Board Member
o The University Center should bring in business, education and move the
bar of middle class higher
o The University Center should make education accessible to our youth
• Norma Hernandez, Governing Board Member
o Southwestern College should touch base with regional players to make
sure this University Center helps the economy and students
• Lee Chesnut, Chesnut Properties
o Companies that come to Chula Vista will need educated students to work
for them, and the University Center will provide those educated
employees
ADJOURNMENT
At 9:45 A.M., Mayor Mary Casillas Salas adjourned the meeting to the next meeting to be publicly
announced in the Executive Conference Room, located at City of Chula Vista City Hall, 276 Fourth
Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
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Janelle Palermo, Executive Secretary