Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990 [PAGE 223]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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O n m o t i o n of Mrs. Gravenhorst, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was approved by t h e following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. L a m o n t , Ms. Reese (except not voting on Memorial Stadium), Mrs. S h e p h e r d , Mr. Wolff; no, n o n e ; absent, n o n e . (Governor Edgar asked to be r e c o r d e d as not voting on this item.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Mr. Forbes, aye for all projects except t h e A r m o r y track and Memorial Stadium, and no for t h e A r m o r y track a n d Memorial Stadium; absent, Ms. Kelly.) Acquisition of Land for Runway Extension at University of Illinois-Willard Airport (12) T h e University has been negotiating with the owners of two parcels of land at the southwest end of Runway 4 L / 2 2 R of the University of Illinois-Willard Airport. T h e acquisition of this land by the University is necessary for the lengthening of this runway, to provide a clear zone as specified by the Federal Aviation Administration for the current operations of the airport and its future expansion, and to fulfill its contractual commitments with the Federal and State Governments. T h e owners of each parcel have refused to sell for a price which the University's representatives consider fair and reasonable or reflective of its present market value. Therefore, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that all or part of the property be acquired through the exercise of the power of eminent domain if the owners of each parcel continue to refuse to sell for a price which the University considers fair and reasonable, and that the following resolutions be adopted. It is further requested that, subject to the availability of funds, University representatives be authorized to purchase all or part of the property or effect a settlement of the condemnation proceedings at prices that are within the appraisals received by the University, as updated, or that are approved in writing by the Federal Aviation Administration and Department of Transportation for reimbursement. Funds from the Federal Aviation Administration and Illinois Department of Transportation, Division of Aeronautics, are available to reimburse the University for this purchase. If additional funding or interim financing is required, it will be provided from the restricted funds operating budget of Willard Airport. It is contemplated that the University will seek Federal reimbursement for all or the eligible portion of the cost of this land at a later date. Resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Property for University of Illinois-Willard Airport (Part of Fisher Farm) Be It, and It Is Hereby, Resolved, Found, and Declared by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a body corporate and politic of the State of Illinois, that the following-described property situated in the County of Champaign, in the State of Illinois, to-wit: Land parcel described as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of the southwest quarter of Section 10, thence west 1710 feet along the north line of the southwest quarter, thence south 2000 feet parallel with the east line of the southwest quarter of Section 10, thence east 1710 feet parallel with the north line of the southwest quarter, thence north 2000 feet along the east line of the southwest quarter of Section 10 to the point of beginning, all in Section 10, Township 18 North, Range 8 East of the Third Principal Meridian in Champaign County, Illinois, and containing 78.464 acres, more or less.