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BOAED OF TRUSTEES

[June 20

The purpose of the consortium will be to facilitate and coordinate action by and among the member institutions in education and research endeavors related to air pollution. It is intended that the activities of the consortium will augment the efforts of the individual participating institutions. Each participating university will exercise internal review over any consortium proposal or request for funds involving that particular university prior to submission to any potential funding agency. To assist in reviews, the existing University-wide Committee on Air Pollution will become a subcommittee of the University Council on Environmental Studies. Control of the consortium will be vested in a Board of Directors, with each member institution appointing one director with one vote. Each institution may be assessed on an equal basis for administrative expenses of the consortium up to the sum of $1,000 for each university in any annual period, September 1 to August 31. Any member of the consortium may withdraw on written notice to the other members. I recommend that the Board of Trustees formally approve participation of the University of Illinois in this program, and that officers of the University be authorized to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for its representation in the consortium and for its formation. The recommendation is supported by the University Council for Environmental Studies and by the Vice President for Academic Development and Coordination.

On motion of Mr, Swain, this recommendation was approved and authority was given as requested by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, Mrs! Rader, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Rakalis, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Steger, Governor Walker.

CATV AGREEMENT, LfRBANA

(18) The Chancellor at the Urbana campus has recommended that an agreement be entered into with Champaign-Urbana Communications, Inc., an Illinois Corporation, providing for the installation, operation, and maintenance of a private broadband communication system on the Urbana-Champaign campus upon the following terms and conditions : 1. The Company will install a completely dual coaxial cable broadband communications system of hub design on the Urbana-Champaign campus, providing a bandwidth of at least 270 Megahertz on each cable upon activation at least 20 Megahertz of which shall be in the reverse direction. These cables will be completely equipped with the necessary amplifiers, connectors, and outlets and the hub will be connected to all classroom buildings and University dormitory student rooms and apartment units in the campus area. 2. The campus system will be completely separate from, but interconnectable with, either or both of the systems to be constructed in the City of Champaign and the City of Urbana. 3. All signals available on the city system will be available on the campus system. All the additional channel capacity on the campus system will be available for University use and the University will have access to three channels on the city system. 4. A direct line will be installed between the County Courthouse and the College of Law and a direct link will be established between the hub of the system and the WILL Television Studios. 5. A television studio and an audio studio will be constructed and made available to the University and others for teaching purposes and for programming to the community. 6. The contract would not become effective until approval has been obtained from the Telecommunications Division of the Department of General Services of the State of Illinois and thereafter would be in effect until July 1, 1988. 7. The service fee to be paid by the University would be an annual rate of $100,000 upon completion of construction of the University and city systems, and would be prorated, based upon the percentage of usability during construction. Extension of wiring and replacement of existing wiring in class-