Board votes to reaffirm food court
By Brian Bloch
Emerald Reporter
New and current KMIJ Board of Directors
members on Thursday reaffirmed the hoard's pre
vious decision to support the construction of a
food court in the EMU Skylight Refer torv
_EMU Board_
After an extensive debate over whether to
confirm the decision or withdraw the board's re
quest for proposal (RFP) asking potential contrai
tors to bid on placement of a food consortium in
the Skylight, the board reaffirmed the dec ision In
a ‘)-2 vote.
Faculty board members )im Peters and C.reg
l.obisser. who voted against the reaffirmation, ar
gued that new hoard members needed to tx* more
informed about the previous de< ision process
concerning the Skylight, and that the new hoard
needed to re-evaluate that process before confirm
ing the decision.
They contended the original idea of plat ing a
fast food restaurant in the Skylight was worth re
consideration based on potential economic bene
fits and discrepancies in market researt h con
ducted last year
"It's clear that the requirements of the set
ond RFP would not allow for the income a last
food operation would provide." lobisser said "I
certainly would hope you would vote not to real
firm this RFP simply because you don't have
enough information '
"I'm very concerned about being stampeded
into making a decision." Peters said "We need
to determine which options the students really
want ... which hasn't been done "
Other board members argued that the devel
opment of the second RFP calling for the consor
tium-style rest auranl had been a long. open pro
c ess where main student views were Militated
"This whole process has lieen very inclusive,
very open and we've tried to gather a large ton
senses." said board member Doug I’vle It's
very clear what students want up there |is|
having a food-court type of operation
Adell Mi Millan. KMU director, said the I 'm
versity and the State Department of Ceneral Ser
vices are lining sued for bidding costs and loss of
potential income b\ Thomason Restaurants Coral
legedly inappropriately denying a bid Irom Carl's
|r earlier this year The Itoard rejet ted the Carl s
Jr bid in favor of establishing the food court in
the KMW
"Kvervthing will be considered from reai h
ing a settlement to taking it to court." Mi Millan
said "There is a possibility that the court might
reimburse them for their bidding costs."
In other business, tile board unanimously
elected Programs Representative Mar*, korolofl as
summer chairwoman
The board also passed a motion to send three
proposals for KMC renovations to the Cniversity
Planning Office Act ording to Mi Millan the pro
posals must lie approved by tlie Cniversity ad
ministration and the governor and then svould lie
placed on the state's capital construction list to
be voted on by the Legislature sometime in the
future
The first renovation proposal calls for expan
sum of University i iiihi i are fat ilities and renova
lion and i orislrur tmn of off-campus family hous
ing in Westmoreland and other areas
The remaining proposals are tor renovation
of the recreation i enter on the I Ml gmund floor
and an addition to the north end of the building
including the Century Rooms. I ir Room and ( raft
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