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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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in accordance with Schedule " A " of Manual I I I for General Civil Engineering of the Illinois Society of Professional Engineers. Funds for professional services are available in State capital appropriations to the University and have been released by the Governor. T h e Committee on Buildings and Grounds has approved this recommendation.

On motion of Mr. Swain, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Steger. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

EMPLOYMENT O F PLANNERS AND ENGINEERS FOR AN AIRPORT MASTER PLAN STUDY FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-WILLARD AIRPORT (27) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends, subject to the availability of funds, employment of Herbert H . Howell, Airport Consultant, and Crawford, Murphy & Tilly, Inc., Consulting Engineers, as a joint venture, for professional services for the planning and engineering services required for the Airport Master Plan study for the University of Illinois-Willard Airport. The proposed lump sum fee of $44,000 is in accordance with the Project Estimates as submitted for the study. The Architectural and Engineering Service Advisory Committee supports this recommendation. It is contemplated that funds will become available from a $30,000 grant from the Federal Aviation Administration and $15,000 from the State Department of Aeronautics under the Airport Development Aid Program.

On motion of Mr. Pogue, this contract was awarded by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Steger. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

AGREEMENT W I T H CITY O F CHAMPAIGN FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON SOUTH FIRST STREET (28) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Board of Trustees authorize the execution of an agreement with the City of Champaign for providing improvements to South First Street between Gregory Drive and Florida Avenue at actual costs but not to exceed $16,300. Funds are available in the Operating Budget of the Department of Plant and Services.

On motion of Mr. Howard, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Neal, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Steger.

AMENDMENT T O LEASING OF MEMORIAL STADIUM, URBANA (29) In connection with the development of a maintenance program for Memorial Stadium and the construction of a new press box for the Stadium, the Board of Trustees, on April 19, 1967, authorized the lease of the Stadium to the University of Illinois Foundation and requested the Foundation to borrow $1,000,000 for the construction from T h e First National Bank of Chicago. On June 19, 1968, and on April 21, 1971, the Board authorized amendments to the lease to provide for additional repairs and improvements. The principal balance of the loan, after the March 1 payment, is $944,547.02. As the project has proceeded, it has become evident that additional repairs and improvements are necessary. It has now been determined that renovation work in the amount of approximately $675,000 is needed to put the Stadium in a condition in which it can be maintained in the future, provided there are provisions