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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 10

Accordingly, the president of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends approval of an agreement with Illinois Bell Telephone Company for the relocation of conduit, cables, and directly associated equipment at a cost of $174,000. Funds for this project are being provided from private gift funds through the University of Illinois Foundation and from funds appropriated by the State of Illinois. O n motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Filip; no, none; absent, Mr. Starkeson.) Amendment to Architectural/Engineering Contract, Beckman Institute, Urbana (32) On December 10, 1985, an agreement was executed with the firm of Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, Associates, Inc., Detroit, Michigan, for the "preliminary programming and conceptual design" phase of the Arnold O. and Mabel M. Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology at the Urbana campus. On March 13, 1986, the Board of Trustees amended the agreement to include the professional services required through the "schematic design" phase; on April 10, 1986, the board authorized another amendment to include the professional services required through the receipt of bids; and on June 12, 1986, the board amended the agreement to include the professional services required for the site development and for interior design (through design development phase). It is now recommended that the agreement be amended to include the professional services required (through the bidding phase) for the interior/exterior signage on an hourly basis, the total not to exceed $40,000. A schedule of the firm's hourly rates has been filed with the secretary of the board for record. Funds for this project are being provided from private gift funds through the University of Illinois Foundation and from funds appropriated by the State of Illinois. I concur in this recommendation. O n motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Mr. Forsyth, Mrs. Gravenhorst, Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mrs. Shepherd, Miss Smith; no, none; absent, Governor Thompson. (Mr. H a h n asked to be recorded as not voting.) ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Filip; no, none; absent, M r . Starkeson.) Conveyance of Property in Kankakee County to Central Management Services (33) In 1979, the University received title to 320 acres of farmland in Kankakee County from the State of Illinois. The property had been assigned to the Department of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities at its Manteno Mental Health Center site near Manteno. The property was declared surplus by the State and transferred to the University for future development for animal holding, animal breeding, and related