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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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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.)

Purchases

(45) T h e president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance; also purchases authorized by the president. T h e purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. T h e latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. T h e total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Authorized Recommended Grand Total $ 500 000 00 18 460 842 57 18 960 842 57 $20 988 109 52 $ 2 027 266 95

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 authorized by the president were confirmed, and the purchases recommended were authorized 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.)

Comptroller's Monthly Report of Contracts Executed

(46) T h e comptroller submitted the July 1990 report of contracts. T h e report included contractual agreements for payments to the University and contracts in