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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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T h e request for incremental operating funds totals $58,580,200 and represents an increase of 13.5 percent over the FY 1984 operating budget from appropriated funds. This request is quite similar to the preliminary operating budget request presented to the board in July. T h e amount for expanded and improved programs is slightly higher than shown in the preliminary budget request, reflecting the addition of new programs in key areas of mathematics and science education and joint University-industrial research efforts. Slight modifications have also been made to (increases for general costs and utilities. T h e incremental operating budget request is summarized in Table 1. In addition to the amounts shown in Table 1, a request for incremental funds sufficient to meet the statutory funding requirement for the University's share of State Universities Retirement System funding is also included. As shown in Tables 2, 3, 4, and 5, the University's FY 1985 request for new capital appropriations consists of three major components. 1. A "regular" request totalling $40,807,500 for remodeling and renovation of existing facilities and the construction of the highest-priority new facilities to meet changing academic program requirements, with special emphasis on science and technology needs (Table 2 ) . 2. Project requests for energy conservation and fuel conversion totalling $35,513,000 to continue the University's efforts to reduce operating costs and fuel consumption (Tables 3 and 4 ) . 3. T h e Food Production Research request of $13,371,300 to continue the progress of this important contribution to enhance research capabilities at the University (Table 5 ) . Together, these components total $89,691,800 in requests for new capital appropriations. The "regular" capital request is nearly identical to that reviewed by the board in July, with only minor cost adjustment changes. T h e energy conservation projects shown in Table 3 are similar to those reviewed in July, although technical changes in cost and payback estimates have been made, and several additional projects have been included following late action on FY 1984 capital appropriations. In addition to these projects, the University seeks support in FY 1985 to convert boilers at the University of Illinois at Chicago to coal burning capacity (Table 4 ) . T h e Food for Century I I I request (Table 5) has been modified in light of the governor's action on the FY 1985 projects approved by the General Assembly. These requests have been prepared by the vice president for academic affairs, based upon the recommendation of the University Planning Council and the chancellors. I recommend approval.

O n motion of Mr. H a h n , these requests were approved as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mrs. Day, Dr. Donoghue, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, Mr. Logan, Mr. Madden, Mr. Stone; no, none; absent, Mrs. Shepherd, Governor Thompson. ( T h e student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Bolen, M r . Milkint; no, none.)