Minutes of a Meeting of the
Finance and Administration Committee
of the Board of Trustees
of the State University of New York
held on November 21, 2011



	Pursuant to notice of meeting duly given on November 18, 2011, the Finance and Administration Committee of the Board of Trustees of the State University of New York met in the Board Room, SUNY Global Center, 116 East 55th Street, New York, New York, and in ILF Room 326, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, at  2:00 p.m. on November 21, 2011.

Trustees present:	Trustees Beachner , Belluck, Ehrenberg, Good (non-member), Lichtman, McCall (chair), Murad, O’Brien (non-member)  and Staller.

Trustees not present:         	Trustee Sanford

Also present:                     	Ms. Carey (Downstate), Ms. Gambril, Ms. Gilman, Ms. Hengsterman, Ms. LoTurco, Ms. Mangum (Cornell University), Ms. Preston and Chancellor Zimpher; and Mssrs.  Banister, Belsky, Haelen, Henahan, Howard, Hutzley, Dr. LaRosa (Downstate), Dr. Lavallee,  Lisnitzer (Downstate) , McCabe (Upstate), Morgan, Sganga (Stony Brook) and Wright (Upstate).


   Chair McCall convened the meeting at 2:10 p.m. 

   Utilizing a PowerPoint presentation and handout entitled “2012-13 Budget Request,” dated November 21, 2011, Mr. Hutzley gave an extended presentation of the University’s 2012-13 budget request to the Executive.  Mr. Haelen discussed the capital component of the budget request.
      
      Trustee Ehrenberg left the meeting at approximately 2:35 p.m.
      
      
      Upon motions duly made and seconded, and by unanimous votes (except as indicated), the following resolutions were approved:
      
* 2011 Multi-Year Master Capital Plan Update

* Five Year Tuition Plan

* 2012-13 Operating Budget Request

* 2012-13 Capital Budget Request

* Conveyance of Permanent Easement – SUNY Canton

* Conveyance of Permanent and Temporary Easements – Statutory Colleges at Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

* Acquisition of Real Property – SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry [Trustee Murad abstained]

* Tax-Exempt Leasing Program – University Hospital Medical Center at Syracuse

      Upon motion duly made and seconded, and by unanimous vote, the members convened in Executive Session for the purpose of discussing a matter related to collective bargaining negotiations and to receive legal advice.  In Executive Session, upon motion duly made and seconded, and by unanimous vote, the following resolution was adopted:

* Salary Adjustments for Managerial/Confidential Employees in the State University’s Professional Service

    	 There being no further business, upon motion duly made, seconded, and passed unanimously, the meeting was adjourned at 4:25 p.m.
   
   
   
   
   
   


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