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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 10

be authorized, subject to the availability of funds, to acquire property for this project at prices consistent with Federal guidelines for property acquisition. 1 I n the event the property cannot be acquired by such procedures, the board affirms the authority of the Executive Committee to authorize the acquisition of the property through condemnation as it appears in the attached Exhibit A. (A copy of Exhibit A is filed with the secretary of the board for record.) Funds for the acquisition of the previously authorized 30.21 acres are available in an existing Federal and State grant. Funds for the acquisition of the 84 acres authorized by board action on April 10, 1986, will be provided initially from the restricted funds operating budget of the Urbana-Champaign campus Operation and Maintenance Division, with reimbursement to be provided from the proceeds of a new revenue bond issue anticipated for the airport project; or from private gift funds in the Office of the President; and ultimately, from the Federal grant requested in the board's April 10, 1986, action. O n m o t i o n of M r . M a d d e n , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by t h e f o l l o w i n g v o t e : Aye, M r s . D a y , M r . F o r s y t h , M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L o g a n , M r . M a d d e n , M r s . S h e p h e r d , Miss S m i t h ; no, n o n e ; absent, Governor T h o m p s o n . ( T h e student advisory vote w a s : Aye, M r . Filip; no, n o n e ; absent, M r . Starkeson.)

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T h e trustees also discussed the importance of acquiring further land south of the airport entrance road, and immediately adjacent to it, and east of some of the parcels described above, subject to the availability of funds and subject to successful negotiation. Mr. Howard moved that the trustees authorize the administrative officers to conduct negotiations to acquire such property at prices consistent with Federal guidelines, and, if the property cannot be so acquired, to affirm the authority cf the Executive Committee to authorize the acquisition of such property through condemnation. O n m o t i o n of M r . H o w a r d , this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n w a s a p p r o v e d by t h e following v o t e : Aye, M r s . D a y , M r . F o r s y t h , M r s . G r a v e n h o r s t , M r . H a h n , M r . H o w a r d , M r . L o g a n , M r . M a d d e n , M r s . S h e p h e r d , Miss S m i t h ; no, n o n e ; absent, G o v e r n o r T h o m p s o n . ( T h e s t u d e n t a d v i s o r y v o t e w a s : Aye, M r . F i l i p ; n o , n o n e ; a b s e n t . M r . Starkeson.)

Establishment of Construction Timetable and Authorization to Act on Land Acquisition, North Campus Projects, Urbana

(4) Projects for the north campus which have been approved by the Board of Trustees require additional land for site and facilities in the area bounded by University Avenue, Mathews Avenue, Main Street, and Romine Street in Urbana. As a result, on March 13, 1986, the board authorized the acquisition of the twelve remaining private properties within the area at prices within appraisals or at the amount determined in condemnation proceedings. Agreement has since been reached with the owners of two of these properties. Efforts to acquire the remaining ten properties have proved unsuccessful thus far. Pre-trial conferences are scheduled for July 14 and 15, 1986, at which time the University will meet with

1 Federal guidelines for land acquisition permit some" leeway in excess of appraised value, up to the extent of anticipated court costs.