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<br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />I <br /> <br />SImilarly, the UOlverslty prepared a Traffic Impact Analysis at the request of City staff to allow thl:' <br />City to better plan for growth in llght of proposed changes on campus. <br /> <br />Planmng Assumptions <br /> <br />The Texas State UOlverslty-San Marcos Campus Master Plan establishes many core assumptions that <br />relate to the City of San Marcos and the Campus Edge StrategIc Plan, mcludmg' <br />o The Uruversity will consider the purchase of property that becomes available, WIth efforts <br />made to mamtain the current boundanes of Umverslty Drive, Ranch Road 12 and Sessul11 <br />Dnve. San Marcos campus land area IS not antiClpated to increase or decrease slgnificwth <br />ThIS pollcy affects the Clty 10 that It stabJllzes land uses and prevents removal of addwuna] <br />land from CIty tax roles. <br />o Like the City, the uOlverslty values envIronmental protectlOn of the San Marcos fuver It <br />seeks to mamtam Sewell Park as well as the ponds around the JC Kellum Buildmg, Theatre <br />Center BUlldmg, and the Freeman Aquatic Buildmg. <br />o Unless there IS a fundamental mfrastructure change in San Marcos, UOlverslty facilltJes shall <br />accommodate a future student body no greater than 30,000 students on the San Marcos <br />campus. ThIS assumption indlCates the relatlOnshlP between the City and U1llVerslty, as <br />actlOns by each mtluence the growth of each entIty. The 30,000 student population threshold <br />allows for future Clty plans to better understand the future dIrections of Texas State <br />U1llversity-San Marcos. <br />o LikeWIse, the University's expectation that graduate enrollment will mcrease as a percentage <br />of the total student body indicates the CIty may receIve lncreased demand for affordable <br />pnvate housmg. <br />o The Campus Master Plan assumes there will be no sigmficant mcrease or decrease In the <br />current level of reSIdence hall beds, allowmg future Clty plans to antIcIpate on-campus <br />population. <br /> <br />Universit~ Financing and Construction Frocess <br /> <br />The constructlOn and financlng processes of Texas State Umverslty-San Marcos d1ffer slgruficantly <br />from those of the CIty. <br /> <br />UnlllerSlty Prrvect Fmancm,~ <br /> <br />Texas State University-San Marcos has different funding sources that can be used for new <br />constructlOn, renovation, mfrastructure and landscapmg projects. However, each funding source has <br />limitatlOns on how It can be used. <br /> <br />Higher Education Assistance Funds (HEAF) are LegislatIve appropriations earmarked for <br />mstltutlOns not receiving Permanent Umverslty Fund momes. They can only be used for <br />Educational and General (E&G) or academlC and admlmstrative renovatlOn and new construction <br />projects. These funds cannot be used for reSIdentIal, auxiliary or athletic projects. However, they <br />can also be used for land acqUISItiOnS, library books and capital Items (furnIture and eqUIpment). <br /> <br />TUItIon Revenue Bonds (fRB) are authonzed by the Texas LegIslature for a speClfic capital <br />Improvement project and are to be repaId by the mstltutlOn by revenues from tUItion. In most cases <br />TRB 1S authonzed for E&G projects. <br /> <br />16 <br />