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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 20

CONSENT TO ASSIGNMENT OF ARMORED SERVICE CONTRACT, URBANA (24) On August 12, 1970, the Board of Trustees authorized a contract with Merchants Messengers, Inc., for armored car pick-up and delivery service for the Urbana-Champaign campus. Merchants Messengers, Inc., is selling its business to Brink's Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, and desires to assign the contract with the University to Brink's Incorporated which has indicated its willingness to accept assignment of the contract under its original terms and conditions. Brink's Incorporated has been authorized by the Illinois Commerce Commission to operate armored car contract service in the Urbana-Champaign area. T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the University consent to the assignment of this contract.

On motion of Mr. Grimes, this recommendation was approved.

LEASE WITH T H E LA SALLE HOTEL COMPANY, CHICAGO (25) Since July 1, 1969, space in the La Salle Hotel has been leased from the La Salle Madison Hotel Company on a month to month basis. The hotel recently changed ownership and is now owned by The La Salle Hotel Co. The new owners have indicated they are not willing to continue the lease without an increase in rate. The Vice President and Comptroller recommends a lease with the new owner for the area on the twentieth floor used as the "Mini Center" (2,813 square feet) and for the area on the second floor used by the Extension Division (3,039 square feet). The lease is for the period January 1, 1971, through June 30, 1971, at a rate of $6.50 per square foot per year for a total not to exceed $16,796 for the six month period. I concur and recommend that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute the lease.

On motion of Mr. Swain, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Bakalis, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain, Dr. Walker; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie.

EASEMENT TO URBANA AND CHAMPAIGN SANITARY DISTRICT FOR ARMORY A V E N U E SANITARY SEWER, URBANA (26) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends granting to the Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District a permanent 20-foot wide easement and a temporary 30-foot wide easement, a distance of approximately 250 feet, under vacated portion of Armory Avenue between Oak Street and the Illinois Central Right-of-Way and a temporary 20-foot wide easement, a distance of approximately 280 feet, south of Armory Avenue from the east right-of-way line of Oak Street to the extended center line of Locust Street in Champaign for construction of a sanitary sewer which will in part serve various University buildings in the west portion of the Urbana campus and that the attached resolution be adopted. Resolution Authorizing Sewer E a s e m e n t to Urbana and Champaign Sanitary District under Vacated Portion of Armory Avenue between Oak Street and Illinois Central Right-of-Way, Champaign, Illinois Be It, and It Hereby Is, Resolved by The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, a public Corporation of the State of Illinois, that the Comptroller and the Secretary of this public Corporation be, and they hereby are, authorized to execute, acknowledge, and deliver in the name and on behalf of this Corporation such instruments of conveyance, contract, or other document or documents as to them may seem necessary or desirable in order to grant to the L'rbana and Champaign Sanitary District, a municipal Corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Grantee," its successors and assigns, the right and casement to construct, reconstruct, operate, repair, and maintain its sanitary sewer and appurlenances under certain lands hereinafter described and the right of ingress to and egress there-