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Public-Private Partnership:

The California State University Board of Trustees is responsible for reviewing Public-Private Partnership projects to ensure such projects are in the best interests of the CSU. Such review includes, but is not limited to the project's contribution to the educational mission of the university, the major financial terms, and the quality of the developer and of the proposed development project.

The Trustees are also responsible for ensuring compliance with the requirements of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Approval by the Trustees for CEQA documentation is required prior to providing commitments for the use of property.

A. Finance Committe​e

The Finance Committee may request the following action from the Trustees: Authorization for the Chancellor; the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, and their designees or auxiliaries to execute the agreements necessary to complete the transaction.

B. Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds

The Committee on Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds may request the following actions from the Trustees:

  • Approval of the campus master plan revision
  • Certification of the EIR or approval of other CEQA documentation
  • Amendment of the Capital Outlay Program
  • Approval of schematic plans

C. Joint Committees on Finance and Campus Planning, Buildings and Grounds

Public-Private Partnership projects are often presented to the Trustees at a joint committee for final approval instead of at the separate committees mentioned above. The joint committees may request the following actions in addition to the ones listed above:

  • Authorization of interim and permanent financing for the projects described in the agenda
  • Authorization for the sale and issuance of the Trustees of the California State University Systemwide Revenue Bonds when applicable
  • Authorization for the Chancellor; the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, and their designees or auxiliaries to take any and all necessary actions to execute documents for the sale and issuance of the revenue bonds, bond anticipation notes, or related debt instruments

D. Submittals

The meeting and due dates for submission of the following Trustee materials to CPDC and to Financing, Treasury & Risk Management are released in a memo from the Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer each fall:

  • Draft board agenda
  • Draft Questions & Answers
  • PowerPoint presentation with President's script
  • Final CEQA documents (including Response to Comments and Statement of Overriding Considerations/Findings) and Mitigation Monitoring Program

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