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524 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [February 18 These rates are for the standard contract of ten meals per week during the academic year (any two meals per day, Monday-Friday). T h e same rates apply to students in both residence halls. 3. Combined Room and Board Contract 1975-76 Unit Rate Student Residence Hall $1 215 Women's Residence Hall 1 254 I recommend approval. Proposed 1976-77 $1 328 1 370 Amount of Increase $113 116 Percent of Increase 9.3 9.3 O n motion of M r . Livingston, these recommendations were approved. Rate Increases for University-Operated Housing Facilities, Urbana (9) The Chancellor at the Urbana-Champaign campus has recommended rental rate increases for University-operated housing as follows: 1. Undergraduate housing: a. I n residence halls (9,083 spaces), beginning August 1976, academic-year room and board rates will be increased by the following amounts: single accommodations, $140; double accommodations, $124; and triple accommodations, $116. b. I n four cooperative houses (78 spaces), beginning August 1976, academicyear rate increases are: Alpha and Gamma Houses, $56; Delta House, $60; and French House, $120. 2. In graduate residence halls (986 spaces), beginning August 1976, academic-year room rates will be increased as follows: Sherman Hall, single accommodations, $54, double accommodations, $50; Daniels Hall, single accommodations, $56, double accommodations, $ 4 8 ; optional board contracts, $76. 3. I n student-staff apartments (201 units), beginning August 1976 on new leases and September 1, 1976, on continuing leases, monthly rental rates will be increased as follows: Sleeping room — $6 students, $7 staff; Zero bedroom — $7 students, $8 staff; One-bedroom— $8 students, $9 staff; and Two-bedroom — $9 students, $10 staff. 4. I n family housing (784 units), beginning August 1976 on new leases and September 1, 1976, on continuing leases, monthly rental rates will be increased as follows: Orchard Area (furnished), one-bedroom — $8, two-bedroom — $ 9 ; Orchard South (unfurnished), two-bedroom—• $7. 5. In faculty housing (65 units), a rate increase of 7 percent applicable only to new tenants will be effective in August 1976 (increased charges will range from $10 to $18 per month per dwelling). Alternatives to present services for undergraduate residence halls and proposed rental rate increases for all student housing units were developed by the Housing Division and reviewed with the Student Housing Advisory Committee. 1 T h e increases recommended are required because of rising costs of salaries and wages, food, supplies, utilities, and other services. (Present rates, implemented August 1975, and those proposed for next year were shown on a schedule filed with the Secretary.) 1 The Student Housing Advisory Committee consists of representatives of Undergraduate Residence Halls, Graduate Residence Halls, Married Student Apartments, Undergraduate Student Association, Graduate Student Association, Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, Independent Housing Association, and private certified housing. In addition, representatives of the Family Housing Council, the Residence Halls Council of Presidents, and the Graduate Residence Hall Steering Committee were consulted. Moreover, representatives of some of the above groups appeared before^ the Committee on Student Welfare and Activities on Tuesday, February 17, to provide their views on the recommendations.
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