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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record.

On motion of Ms. Reese, the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.)

Amendment to Federal Aviation Administration Grant and Illinois Department of Transportation Agency and Participation Agreement

(31) T h e University has been negotiating with the owners of two parcels of land at the southwest end of Runway 4 2 / 2 2 of the University of Illinois-Willard Airport. T h e land is required to lengthen this runway and provide a clear zone as specified by the Federal Aviation Administration. At the March 1991 meeting, the board authorized University representatives to purchase all or part of the property. Negotiations with the two owners have been completed to purchase two parcels of land, namely 28.15 acres at a total cost of $181,238 and 32.92 acres for $216,248 for a total cost of the two parcels of $397,486. Incidental costs (legal fees, surveying, etc.) are expected to be $20,000 for a total cost of $417,486. A 1985 grant agreement (AIP-04) with the Federal Aviation Administration and an Agency and Participation Agreement with the Illinois Department of Transportation provide $199,000 ($179,100 Federal, $19,900 State) for acquisition of the two parcels of land. Included in this total is a cost of $12,100 for amending the airport layout plan leaving $186,900 in the original AIP-04 grant to be applied to the cost of acquiring the land ($417,486). Representatives of FAA and IDOT have agreed to make additional funds available to the University to cover the cost of acquiring the land through an amendment to the grant. T h e additional funds will be provided on a 50-50 matching basis from FAA and I D O T T h e additional Federal funds are expected to be available approximately 90 days after title opinions are issued. State funds will not be available until next fiscal year (July 1, 1991). As authorized by the board in March 1991, interim funding will be provided from the restricted funds operating budget of Willard Airport. Therefore, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that University representatives be authorized to execute an amendment to the FAA AIP-04 grant and to the IDOT Agency and Participation Agreement in the amount of $230,586 for a total grant of $429,586.

On motion of Ms. Reese, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes; absent, Ms. Kelly.)

Recommendation for Authorization to Settle Cote Litigation

(32) Cote claims that he was the subject of age discrimination when his unit was discontinued because two employees younger than he were employed by the University in another unit. Cote elected to take early retirement. T h e case against the University started in 1988. Approval is sought to settle this claim in the amount of $109,626.60, including plaintiff's legal fees and expenses.