Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1988 [PAGE 16]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 10

1. The negotiations for the acquisition for the real estate described in Exhibits " A " have proven unsuccessful. 2. T h e schedule described in Exhibit " B " is hereby adopted as the schedule for the execution of the north campus expansion project. 3. T h a t it is necessary in order to comply with the schedule adopted that the real estate described in Exhibit " A " be acquired by November 1, 1986. 4. T h a t our attorneys be and are hereby authorized and directed to institute proceedings to acquire the said real estate in the manner provided in Sections 7-103 through 7-112 of the Code of Civil Procedure, as amended.

Resolution Authorizing Condemnation of Property

Be It, and It Hereby Is Resolved, Found, and Declared by the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a body corporate and politic and a public corporation of the State of Illinois, that the real estate described in Exhibit A, attached and incorporated herein by reference, is needed by the University of Illinois, a higher education institution established and supported by the State of Illinois, for an academic building and related facilities and projects on the north campus for faculty, students, and staff members of the University of Illinois for the conduct of the educational functions of the University of Illinois; for the further expansion of the educational facilities of said University of Illinois for purposes incidental to and necessary for educational functions conducted by said University of Illinois; and to enable said University of Illinois to discharge its duty to the people of said State for public use, and that funds are available to the University for the purchase of said land for said educational purposes. Be It, and It Hereby Is Further Resolved, Found, and Declared that the vice president for business and finance or his designee of the University of Illinois is authorized to acquire the described real estate and continue negotiations and acquisition for and on behalf of the University of Illinois with the owner(s) of the real estate described in Exhibit A for the purchase thereof by the University. Be It, and It Hereby Is Further Resolved, Found, and Declared that in the event the vice president for business and finance or his designee is unable to agree with the owner(s) of said real estate as to the compensation to be paid therefore, then the university counsel is authorized to institute condemnation proceedings for the benefit of the University of Illinois for the acquisition of said real property for the educational and other purposes hereinabove described; the university counsel is authorized to institute said proceedings at the cost and expense of the University of Illinois; to engage special legal counsel(s) to institute condemnation proceedings in the name of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the purpose of acquiring title to and possession of said real estate in accordance with the eminent domain laws of the State of Illinois. Be It, and It Hereby Is Further Resolved, Found, and Declared that this resolution shall take effect and be in full force from and after its passage.

Exhibit A

The following properties are covered by the preceding resolutions. All properties are located in Seminary Addition to Urbana, situated in the City of Urbana, in Champaign County, Illinois. Lot 4 in Block 42 (having a street address commonly known as 1307 West Clark) Tract I : All of Lot 1 except the North 82 feet, in Block 42 and Tract I I : T h e North 82 feet of Lot 1 in Block 42 (having a street address commonly known as 305 North Mathews and 1301 West Clark)