A representative from the NAT UP 2010 referendum presented proposed renovations to the Natatorium to the Shared Governance committee Thursday. The amount students will pay was called into question.

Recreational Sports Representative Mike Bernatz highlighted all the new renovations to the Natatorium, including a hardwood floor, a multi-purpose room, a juice bar and a cardio and strength training center.

Bernatz said renovations need to be made for a number of reasons, including crowded spaces and a “hot and sweaty” male-dominated weight room.

“Females just don’t feel comfortable getting a set of free weights,” he said.

While the student population at the University of Wisconsin has plateaued in the last decade at around 40,000, the number of visits annually has increased by approximately half a million.

Bernatz said other universities in the UW System have better recreational facilities than UW, and while UW has crowded, run down facilities, UW-Green Bay and UW-Oshkosh have state of the art facilities with no one using them.

Effective fall 2013, students would be paying a maximum of $54.19 out of segregated fees and the doors of the renovated Nat would open as soon as fall 2014 if students approve the renovations.

A number of committee members expressed concern with the maximum amount of tuition paid.

Bernatz said it is yet undetermined how much students will be paying, but Rec Sports will solicit for private donations if the Nat renovations are approved by students.

He said it is hard to get private donations on a project that has yet to be confirmed, but once it is, Rec Sports will work to lower the cost of the renovations for students.

The vote for the renovations will be April 12-14, and Bernatz said all students are encouraged to vote.

Shared Governance Chair Melissa Hanley said she thought her committee asked good questions.

She said it is important to evaluate the priorities of the student body whether it be affordability, academics or recreational facilities.

Hanley would not say if she was going to vote for the Nat renovations or not.