Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1974 [PAGE 446]

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BOAKD OF TRUSTEES

[December 19

For Chicago Circle — (Including $634,521 (1971-72) and $429,534 (1972-73) from National Defense Education Act; $873,656.32 (1971-72) and $513,706.10 (1972-73) for student aid) Total Funds from contracts with State of Illinois Agencies: For Urbana-Champaign For Medical Center For Chicago Circle Total Grand Total This report was received for record.

FEDERAL SURPLUS AIRCRAFT

$ 3 449 647 38 $57 525 242 03 3 167 459 00 620 908 36 316 272 66 $ 4 104 640 02 $75 813 675 34

(21) The Institute of Aviation has need for helicopter equipment to improve flight and maintenance instruction. Four helicopter aircraft are presently available for transfer to the University from the Federal government via the Surplus Equipment Distribution Program of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare and the State of Illinois Federal Surplus Property Section. The cost for acquiring these helicopters is estimated to be $2,100, which will include handling, service, pilot ferry transport charges, and fuel. The helicopters are in airworthy condition and are presently assigned to and operated in the New York Army National Guard, The Director of the Institute of Aviation has recommended acquisition of the four helicopters to replace limited existing, but obsolete, equipment. The Chancellor at Urbana-Champaign and the Vice President for Planning and Allocation concur in this recommendation. I recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary be authorized to execute contracts with the appropriate Federal and State agencies to acquire these helicopters. Resolution Re: Federal Surplus Aircraft WHEREAS, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois of UrbanaChampaign, Illinois, hereafter referred to as the APPLICANT, wishes to acquire, has need for, and can utilize in its operation, four (4) Federal Surplus Aircraft of the type described as Hiller OH-23D Helicopter, Serial 59-2692, 59-2766, 61-3118, 61-3204, for the use of its Institute of Aviation, in accordance with the terms of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, and the rules and regulations applicable thereto; WHEREAS, the APPLICANT has funds available for the acquisition and operation of such Aircraft; and WHEREAS, the APPLICANT agrees to be bound by all the provisions, conditions, restrictions, and covenants of the standard Aircraft Conditional Transfer Document, a specimen copy of which has been made available for examination and is on file with the Secretary of the APPLICANT. Be It Resolved, Therefore, that the APPLICANT shall make application to the Illinois State Agency for Federal Surplus Property for the donation of Aircraft of the type described above; and Further, that the APPLICANT will accept the Aircraft selected when such Aircraft has been approved for donation and will pay to the Illinois State Agency for Federal Surplus Property the service and handling charges involved in the donation, and that the Comptroller of APPLICANT be authorized to represent the APPLICANT in executing any necessary applications and transfer documents, including such certifications as may be required by law or regulation in relation to donations of this type.

On motion of Mr. Swain, the foregoing resolution was adopted and authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr, Howard, Mr, Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Mr. Steger, Governor Walker.