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be, and he is hereby, authorized to proceed accordingly, to institute and prosecute an eminent domain proceeding in the name and on behalf of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of all or part of said land and the determination of the compensation to be paid by it therefor, and to employ such special legal counsel, appraisers, and others as he may deem necessary or desirable to assist him in the institution and prosecution of said proceeding.

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

Acquisition by Condemnation, 1109 and 1111 West Clark Street, Urbana

(30) T h e president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends adoption of the following resolution authorizing acquisition of the property at 1109 and 1111 West Clark Street, Urbana, through condemnation proceedings, or alternatively, authorization for settlement of the condemnation suit if the acquisition can be completed at a price within the appraisals received by the University. T h e property is required to provide parking for the campus and for a future building site. T h e property consists of an 11,418 square foot parcel of land improved with two frame houses. T h e University has been negotiating with the owners who have been advised that University representatives are willing to recommend the purchase of the property based on appraisals received by the University. Funds are available from the Restricted Funds operating budget of the Urbana Parking Division.

Resolution Authorizing Acquisition of Property at 1109 and 1111 West Clark Street, Urbana

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 parcels described as follows: Parcel 1: T h e East 44 feet of Lot 5 in Block 44 of the Seminary Addition to the City of Urbana, and all that part of vacated Old Bloomington Road lying South of Clark Street as now located and abutting on the East 44 feet of said Lot 5, as vacated by ordinance recorded October 13, 1928, in Miscellaneous Record 19 at Page 615 as Document 227534, in Champaign County, Illinois, Parcel 2: Lots 5 and 6, except the West 45.5 feet of Lot 6 and except the East 44 feet of Lot 5 in Block 44 of the Seminary Addition to the City of Urbana, and all that part of vacated Old Bloomington Road lying South of Clark Street as now located and abutting on said Lots 5 and 6, except the West 45.5 feet of Lot 6 and except the East 44 feet of Lot 5, as vacated by ordinance recorded October 13, 1928, in Miscellaneous Record 19 at Page 615 as Document 227534, in Champaign County, Illinois, is needed by the University of Illinois, an educational institution established and