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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[May 15

An executive session was requested and ordered for consideration of property acquisition and employment matters. ( I n t h e course of the consideration of employment matters, all University officers and staff were asked to leave the room to enable the president to confer with the board privately.) EXECUTIVE SESSION T h e board considered the following items of business. Acquisition of St. Mary's Convent Property, Medical Center (1) T h e convent building and land located at 2035 West Taylor Street, Chicago, is owned by the Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dubuque, Iowa. T h e building and adjacent parking area have been leased by the University for the School of Public Health since 1972. The continued use of this building was anticipated in the space planning for the school's facilities at 2121 West Taylor Street. The convent property is within the Medical Center District and purchase of such property is a responsibility usually assigned to the Medical Center Commission. However, appropriations to the commission in past fiscal years did not provide for the purchase of this property. However, the 81st General Assembly appropriated $242,000 from Capital Development Bond funds to the Capital Development Board for the use of the University for the acquisition of this property. T h e owners have agreed to accept this price. " Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the University, in cooperation with the Capital Development Board, acquire the property with the funds appropriated to the Capital Development Board; and that the comptroller and the secretary of the board be authorized to execute a contract for the sale of real estate between the University, the Capital Development Board, and the owners; and, furthermore, that the Medical Center Commission be requested to approve the transaction. O n motion of M r . H o w a r d , these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, M r . Forsyth, M r . H a h n , M r . Howard, M r . Lenz, M r . Neal, Mrs. Shepherd, M r . Stone; no, none; absent, Dr. Donoghue, Governor Thompson, M r . Velasquez. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, M r . Grady. M r . Sobotka, Miss Wyncott; no, none.) BOARD RECONVENED AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Risk Management Program/Self-lnsurance Program (Report for Information) At the request of the trustees, a document on this subject had been prepared and sent to the members in advance. Donald Henss, associate university counsel, discussed general and professional liability as applied to trustees and employees of the University. T h e report was received for record and filed with the secretary. Preliminary Review 1982 Budget Request Vice president Brady and the staff made a slide presentation of background information used in preparation for the budget request for FY 1982. A document on this subject was sent to the trustees in advance of the meeting and is filed with the secretary. The Board of Trustees regular meeting reconvened at this time.