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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1994
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264 BOARD OF TRUSTEES [April 13 Auditorium; tack surfaces in the studios and review spaces; audio/visual equipment in the Plym Auditorium; telecommunications/data communications equipment and wiring upgrades needed for current technology required by the users; interior building signage required by the users; building signage required to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act and building standards; variable frequency drives for air handlers (energy conservation); and additional architectural and engineering fees required to complete the project. Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, now recommends an increase of $350,000 to the project budget to fund the work described above. With approval of the $350,000 increase, the total project budget (includes the construction budget) will be $13,978,224. Funds are available from private gift funds. On motion of Mrs. Calder, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose; no, none.) Purchases (27) The president submitted, with his concurrence, a list of purchases recommended by the directors of purchases and the vice president for business and finance. The purchases were presented in two categories: purchases from appropriated funds (i.e., from State appropriations to the University); and purchases from institutional funds. The latter term designates funds received by the University under contracts with the United States government, private corporations, and other organizations; grants from foundations, corporations, and other donors; and University revolving funds authorized by law. The total amounts of these purchases were: From Appropriated Funds Recommended From Institutional Funds Recommended Grand Total $ 135 994 1 350 949 $ 1 486 943 A complete list of the purchases, with supporting information (including the quotations received), was sent to each member of the board in advance of the meeting. A copy is being filed with the secretary of the board for record. On motion of Mrs. Calder, the purchases recommended were authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Calder, Mr. Engelbrecht, Dr. Gindorf, Mr. Lamont, Ms. Lopez, Mrs. O'Malley, Ms. Reese; no, none; absent, Dr. Bacon, Governor Edgar, Mrs. Gravenhorst. (Dr. Gindorf asked to be recorded as not voting on purchase item no. 2.) (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Didato-Castillo, Mr. Rose; no, none.) Authorization for Settlement (28) The university counsel recommends that the board approve settlement of Cook v. Weiner, et al. in the amount of $200,000. The plaintiff alleges that while plaintiff's decedent was hospitalized for treatment of a fractured hip, the defendant erroneously administered Bactrim (a sulfa-based medication) to him, causing him to suffer a severe
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