May 13, 2021 Minutes

PRESIDENT'S BUDGET ADVISORY COMMITTEE

May 13th, 2021

MEMBERS PRESENT:

Karen Moranski.                    Interim Provost, Vice President of Academic Affairs; Chair

Joyce Lopes                          Vice President of Administration and Finance; Vice-Chair

Jerlena Griffin-Desta             Chief of Staff and VP for Strategic Initiatives and Diversity

Troi Carleton                          Dean, School of Social Sciences

Jeffrey Reeder                       Chair of the Faculty; Modern Languages & Literature

Laura Krier                             Vice-Chair of the Faculty; University Library

Elita Virmani                          Chair of APARC; Early Childhood Studies

Erma Jean Sims                    CFA Representative; Literacy Studies & Elementary Ed.

Laura Lupei                           Senior Director for University Budget and Planning

Audra Verrier                         Staff Representative, Pre-Collegiate Programs

Melissa Kadar                        President, Associated Students

Justin Arenson                       Vice President of Finance, Associated Students

 

STAFF PRESENT:

Mike Ogg                               Senior Director for Budget & Planning, Academic Affairs

Shawn Taylor                         Budget Analyst, Administration and Finance

 

GUESTS PRESENT:

Hayley Avery                          Budget Manager, Administration and Finance

Ian Hannah                            Assistant Vice President for Advancement Operations

Stan Nosek                            Vice President of Administration and Finance; Vice-Chair (Interim)

Anna Reynolds-Smith            Director, Administrative and Financial Planning, Student Affairs

Natalie Sanchez                    Budget Director, Administration and Finance
 

MEMBERS ABSENT:

None

 

AGENDA           

  1. Call to Order and Welcome
  2. Approval of the Minutes: April 15th, 2021
  3. Announcements for the Good of the Order
  4. Governor’s May Revision
  5. HEERF Preliminary Allocations
  6. 21-22 PBAC Goal Planning and Committee Accomplishments

 

  1. ​​CALL TO ORDER AND WELCOME
    Interim Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Karen Moranski, welcomed the committee and began the meeting at 8:30 am.
  2. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA AND MINUTES
    Moranski introduced the agenda and asked if there were any additions. Hearing none, Moranski requested a motion to approve the minutes of the April 15th meeting.  Minutes were approved unanimously.
  3. ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE GOOD OF THE ORDER
    The Budget Forum Roundtable will happen after the meeting. All are welcome.
  4. GOVERNOR’S MAY REVISION
    Lupei mentioned that the final May revision will be released 5/14/21. The recent news mentions that there will be a large budget surplus. While the details of the final allocation were not available at the time of the meeting, they can be located here.
  5. HEERF PRELIMINARY
    ​There have been 3 Federal Stimulus Funds for Higher Education
    1. CARES (March 2020)-$9.76 million
    2. CRRSA (December 2020)-$14.89 million
    3. ARPA (March 2021)-$26.22 million


The $50.86 million in funding from these stimulus bills have gone into the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF).  Collectively, they are referred to as “HEERF Funds”.

Specific amounts of each bill must be used for student aid. The use of the remaining funds must be associated with the pandemic. This can include recovering lost revenue or reimbursement for expenses incurred dealing with issues related to the pandemic.

This includes technology costs related to distance learning and working, faculty and staff training for distance learning/working, and monitoring and suppressing the coronavirus. All use of these funds must be documented and reported to the Department of Education.

​Preliminary plans for the HEERF II and HEERF III funds distribution are as follows:

  1. Lost Revenue-49.2% ($20.2m)
  2. Student Aid and Outreach-41.3% ($17.0m)
  3. Monitor and Suppress Coronavirus-5.6% ($2.3m)
  4. Technology, Training & Instruction-3.1% ($1.3m)
  5. Direct & Indirect Cost Recovery-.7% ($306.6k)

Mel asked if funds are available to undocumented students. The general understanding is that it will be available, and Jerlena provided information from CSU’s Federal Relations Team confirming that assertion.
 

  1. 21-22 PBAC Goal Planning and Committee Accomplishments
    Lupei discussed the accomplishments of the group and was very happy with the progress of the group. Hayley is preparing the PBAC Annual Report to be sent to the President.

 

Lopes adjourned the meeting at 9:17 am. 

Minutes prepared by Shawn Taylor.