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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e university counsel and the vice president for business and finance recommend that the University pay an additional amount of up to $443,000 in settlement of the claim for services provided to EEP. I concur.

O n motion of Ms. Reese and seconded by Mr. Grabowski, this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n was approved by the following vote: Aye, Dr. Bacon, Mr. Boyle, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Grabowski, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. H a h n , Ms. Reese, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Wolff; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Kelly; no, none.) Closing of California Avenue, Urbana, for Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory Chancellor Weir presented the rationale for this request to vacate California Avenue to make way for construction of the planned Chemical and Life Sciences Laboratory. Chancellor Weir noted that dealings with the City of U r b a n a had been quite cordial with regard to this and he wanted to be certain that all advisable steps were taken to ensure smooth relationships in the execution of this necessary step in the construction of this new building. Strategic Planning Consultants, University of Illinois Hospital President Ikenberry asked Dr. Stukel to report on plans for selecting a consultant for strategic planning for the hospital. Dr. Stukel r e p o r t e d that he, Mr. Donovan W. Riley, director of the hospital, and Dr. Gerald S. Moss, dean of the College of Medicine, were meeting to establish criteria to be used in selecting this consultant. Dr. Stukel interjected that t h e r e were t h r e e crucial developments which had emerged in recent weeks which required attention and might present new variables to be considered for strategic planning for the hospital. T h e s e were: (1) the a n n o u n c e m e n t that Michael Reese Hospital and Medical Center, with whom the University is affiliated for medical education, would likely be sold to the H u m a n a health care organization of Louisville, Kentucky; (2) an offer from Cook County Hospital for the University to take responsibility for all residency education programs at Cook County; and (3) the volatile health care environment in Chicago. Dr. Stukel reported that H u m a n a wanted an affiliation with the University and will h o n o r the residency p r o g r a m conditions now in place with Michael Reese. Given these occurrences and the emergence of new health care problems in Chicago, Dr. Stukel noted that he felt it necessary to choose a consultant carefully and find one who could help the University with all of these issues. NCAA Investigation Mr. Boyle requested an update on this topic, asking if the University had sufficient control over items being investigated such as cars for