2020 Long Range Development Plan for the University of California, Berkeley
A 30 minute video recording of the City of Berkeley Press Conference and Public Comments to the
Regents of the University of California
COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS
Date: January 18, 2005 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Location: UCSF–Laurel Heights
3333 California Street, San Francisco
Agenda–Open Session & Public Comment Period (20 minutes)

Office of the President
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE ON GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS:
ACTION ITEM
For the Meeting of January 18, 2005
CERTIFICATION OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT AND APPROVAL
OF THE 2020 LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, BERKELEY CAMPUS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Campus: Berkeley
Project: 2020 Long Range Development Plan
Proposed Action: Certify EIR and approve the LRDP
Previous Action: In May 1990, The Regents approved the 1990 Long Range Development Plan and EIR. In January 2002, The Regents amended the LRDP to add 325,000 gsf for the Northeast Quadrant Seismic and Safety Projects.

Project Summary: The 2020 LRDP projects a two-semester average enrollment of 33,450 by 2020-21 (an increase of 1,650 over the 2001-02 EIR base year) and summer session enrollment of 17,000. Faculty and staff are projected to increase to 15,810 (an increase of 2,870 over the 2001-02 EIR base year). Visitors and vendors are estimated at 2,000 by 2020. Building space is projected to increase to 14,307,100 gsf by 2020-21(a 2,200,000 gsf increase over 2001-02 EIR base year). Housing is estimated to increase to 10,790 beds (a 2,600-bed increase over 2001-02). The LRDP gives academic facilities priority to be located in the Campus Park rather than the Adjacent Blocks, Hill Campus, or Southside. The LRDP also identifies design guidelines for the Campus Park to maintain the classical core, natural riparian areas, and formal open space areas.

Issues: The EIR identified some significant unavoidable impacts. Key public concerns were proposed faculty housing in the Hill Campus area, expansion of University parking, and fiscal impacts to the City of Berkeley.

COMMITTEE ON -2- 112
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS
January 18, 2005

RECOMMENDATION
The President recommends that, upon review and consideration of the attached Environmental
Impact Report, the Committee on Grounds and Buildings recommend that The Regents:
(1) Certify the EIR for the UC Berkeley 2020 Long Range Development Plan.
(2) Adopt the attached Mitigation Monitoring Program for the Final EIR
(3) Adopt the Statement of Overriding Considerations included in the Findings.
(4) Adopt the attached Findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act.
(5) Adopt the 2020 Long Range Development Plan, Berkeley campus.

BACKGROUND
The 2020 Long Range Development Plan for UC Berkeley provides a framework for land use and capital investment to meet the academic goals and objectives of UC Berkeley through the year 2020. It describes both the scope and distribution of capital investment anticipated within this time frame, as well as policies to guide the location, scale, and design of individual projects. The 2020 LRDP does not commit the University to any specific individual project but rather provides a strategic context and procedures for decisions on those projects. The 2020 LRDP is not a separate document, but is fully contained in Chapter 3.1 of the LRDP EIR. It is a fundamental principle at UC Berkeley that its capital investment strategy should align with and promote the academic goals of the campus. Toward this end, the Chancellor formed a campus committee in fall 2000 to prepare a Strategic Academic Plan, which was completed in 2002. The scope of the Strategic Academic Plan is much broader than the 2020 LRDP, but many of its provisions listed below have significant implications for land use and capital investment and serve as a foundation for the objectives of the 2020 LRDP. Integrate Research and Education Research is fundamental to the educational mission.

As a research University, UC Berkeley strives to provide its students with a unique experience, one in which critical inquiry, analysis, and discovery are integral to the coursework. Students expect to play an active role in research, under the guidance of faculty who are themselves engaged in creating, not merely imparting, new knowledge. The integration of research-based learning into undergraduate education is a goal of the campus Strategic Academic Plan. In order to achieve it, the campus must expand the scope of its research programs to accommodate more direct, mentored participation by undergraduates and must also provide adequate and suitable space to house those programs. The 2020 LRDP describes the scale of capital investment required to accommodate recent and future expansion of the education and research programs of the campus.