Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1990 [PAGE 47]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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said land cannot be agreed upon between this Board of Trustees and the owners of said property and they and it are unable to agree upon the purchase price to be paid to said property owners for the sale and conveyance of said land by said owners thereof to said Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois; that Therefore, Be It, and It Is Hereby, Further Resolved, Found, and Declared by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that because of said need of the University of Illinois for said land for the purposes hereinabove set forth and because the compensation to be paid to the owners thereof for such land cannot be agreed upon between them and this Board of Trustees, it is necessary for the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois to take said land and acquire title thereto through the exercise by it of the right of eminent domain conferred upon it by law and to have the compensation to be paid by it to the owners thereof and any and all other persons who may have any right, title, or interest in and to said land determined in the manner provided by law for the exercise of said right and power of eminent domain; and Be It, and It Is Hereby, Further Resolved by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois that the necessary and appropriate action be taken for the acquisition of said title to said property by said Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and to have the compensation to be paid therefor determined by the institution and prosecution to completion of a proceedings in eminent domain in a court of competent jurisdiction and that the University Counsel of the University 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 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 Ms. Reese, the foregoing resolution was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Hahn, Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Mr. Boyle, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Kelly; no, none.)

Acquisition by Condemnation, 404 North Goodwin Avenue, Urbana

(44) 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 404 North Goodwin Avenue, 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 in conjunction with the land acquisition program to provide parking in the north campus area. T h e property consists of a student rental house located on an irregularly shaped parcel containing 4,700 square feet of land. It is contiguous with other land owned by the University of Illinois Foundation. T h e University has been negotiating with the owner who has been advised that the University representatives are willing to recommend the purchase of the property based on appraisals received by the University. However, this price is not acceptable to the owner. Funds are available in the restricted funds operating budget of the Division of Campus Parking.