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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[February 9

in the regular agenda. One was the budget for Mile Square Health Center for calendar year 1995. He explained the increase in this as due to anticipated growth in services. The second was a recommendation for extending a contract with a collection agency. This is recommended based on the agency's past success. (Mrs. Calder left the meeting at this time.) Dr. Haussmann then introduced Dr. Robert F. Biehl, director, Division of Specialized Care for Children (DSCC). Dr. Biehl briefed the board members on the purpose and special programs of DSCC. He also discussed billing arrangements of DSCC and programs mandated by the Public Law dealing with care and treatment of handicapped children. (Materials distributed by Dr. Biehl are on file with the secretary.)

MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE ON BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS

Mr. Engelbrecht introduced this committee and explained that Associate Vice President Robert K. Todd would review the items listed on the committee's agenda and added that there would be two other brief reports, one on external signs at UIC and one dealing with repairs needed for the parking garage at Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at Urbana. Mr. Todd then briefly described the selection of architects/engineers for Capital Development Board projects at Rockford and at Urbana and called the board members' attention to the report on the status of capital projects for the University. He noted that this list included an Ambulatory Care Facility at Chicago. Following this, Mr. Todd asked for questions on any of the capital projects recommended for the board's approval later in the meeting. Next, Mr. Todd explained to the board that the decision had been made to use signs painted a color called architectural bronze for the outside signs at the Chicago campus. He then turned to the topic of constructing a new Ambulatory Care Facility at Chicago. Dr. Haussmann described the plan and Mr. Todd reported that there would be a recommendation presented to the board in the near future, probably at the March meeting, to hire a construction manager for this. Dr. Bazzani then informed the board of a problem with the parking garage connected to the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts at Urbana. He explained that this was similar to the problems that were present in the parking lot in Chicago at Paulina and Taylor Streets that the board had heard of at an earlier time. Dr. Bazzani stressed the importance of having the parking garage at Krannert available and in good repair. He explained that it is used at nearly all times, either for performances or by staff for daily parking. He indicated that the Repair and Renovation Reserve would be used for the funds to complete these repairs. He noted that as a consequence of this repair program, parking rates at Urbana might be increased. The cost of the repairs was estimated