Executive Council met at 11 a.m. at 611 Allen Hall. Present were Dr. Malcolm Portera, presiding, Dr. David Cole, Dr. Melvin Ray, Bill Broyles, Ms. Leah Norman, Brad Sweet, Dr. Euel Coats, Joe Farris, Dr. Roy Ruby, Dr. Robert Altenkirch, Dr. Rodney Foil, Charles Guest, Dr. Gene Tice, Mike White, and architects Bob Luke and Joe Stevens.

Mr. Luke, of Luke and Keye Architects, presented schematic designs for renovations of Hamlin, McKee and Sessums residence halls. The council recommended approval.

Mr. Stephens of Eley Associates presented schematic designs for renovation of Montgomery Hall to house Admissions, Enrollment Services, Career Services, and Student Support Services. The council recommended approval of the designs.

Mr. White presented a recommendation of the Campus Planning and Development Committee that a general area encompassing the fitness trail east of sorority row housing and west of Stone Boulevard be approved for more specific site studies for the proposed building for Landscape Architecture and associated programs, and that no other uses of the site be considered until a specific site for the Landscape Architecture building is determined. Council members raised concerns about the cost of new street construction that would be needed to make a major portion of the site accessible. The council deferred action on the site recommendation pending further study of the scope of the project. Dr. Cole and Dr. Foil are to meet with college and department representatives to review plans for the building and related needs such as parking, lighting and landscaping.

Mr. White presented a Campus Planning and Development Committee recommendation of a prioritized listing of street patching and overlay projects for 1999. A budget of $100,000 is available, which would provide for five or six top priority projects at Allen Hall west side parking lot, Critz Hall and Hightower Hall Drive, Tracy Drive, Bost Extension Drive, Rice Hall Drive, and Newell Grissom Drive. The prioritized list includes 18 needed projects and additional large scale projects beyond the scope of the annual street patching budget. The council recommended approval of the recommended prioritized list.

Ms. Norman presented a recommended timetable and budget for implementing gender equity and minority equity plans included in the NCAA Certification Self-Study prepared earlier for the Athletics Department. The council recommended approval of the implementation plan, which will be submitted to the NCAA for approval. Approval would remove the current conditions associated with the NCAA's certification of the Athletics Department granted earlier this year, resulting in full certification without conditions.

Dr. Altenkirch recommended approval of a policy and procedure statement on conflict of interest in federally sponsored programs. The council recommended approval.

Dr. Ruby recommended approval of a policy and procedure on reservation of recreational sports facilities. The council recommended approval.

Mr. Farris reported that a web site devoted to the 1999 U.S. Women's Open Championship at Old Waverly is on line. The site was designed by Mississippi State and includes links to golf-related programs at the university.

The meeting adjourned at approximately noon.