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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Cancellations of Sabbatical Leave of Absence, Urbana JOHNSON, WALTER M., Director of Extension in Visual Arts and Professor of Art — sabbatical leave of absence, on full pay, granted him for six months from February 1, 1969, cancelled without prejudice. METZGER, MARVIN, Professor of Physical Metallurgy — sabbatical leave of absence granted him for the second semester, 1968-69, on full pay, cancelled without prejudice. A copy of the report is filed with the Secretary. RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION President Swain announced that an executive session had been requested and was being ordered for consideration of property acquisitions. On motion of M r . Clement, the Board recessed for five minutes. W h e n the Board reconvened in executive session, the same members, officers of the Board, and officers of the University were present as listed at the beginning of these minutes. T h e Board considered the following items of business.

ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY AT 8 0 8 SOUTH FIFTH STREET. CHAMPAIGN

(33) On July 27, 1966, the Board of Trustees adopted a resolution that the property at 808 South Fifth Street, Champaign, was needed by the University for expansion of parking facilities in the central west area of the campus and that the title to subject land would be acquired by exercise of its right of eminent domain through condemnation proceedings. In addition, the Board authorized settlement within the appraisals received by the University. Negotiations have continued with the owners who are now willing to accept a price within University appraisals. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the property at 808 South Fifth Street, Champaign, be acquired at a price of $32,000, subject to customary closing adjustments. The property consists of a lot 57 feet by 49.S feet (2,821.5 square feet) and is improved with a two-story frame residence. The improvements will be demolished and the land used as part of the site for the parking structure. Funds are available in state capital appropriations to the University for 1967-69 and have been released by the Governor. O n motion of Mr. Williamson, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, M r . Jones, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain, Mr. Williamson; no, none; absent, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly.

AUTHORIZATION FOR CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO STATE UNIVERSITIES RETIREMENT SYSTEM, CHAMPAIGN

(34) The State Universities Retirement System and the University Civil Service Merit Board currently occupy space in temporary structures on the UrbanaChampaign campus. The Retirement System plans to construct a building and to lease a portion of it to the Merit Board. The General Assembly will be requested to approve financing and construction of the building and the transfer of title to the site from the University to the Retirement System. The Retirement System and the Merit Board prefer a site of approximately 2.3 acres west of First Street Road and south of St. Mary's Road on Gerty Drive in Champaign, immediately west of the State Office Building. In order for the Retirement System to construct a building on this site, it will be necessary for the University to convey title to the site to the Board of Trustees of the State Universities Retirement System, a public corporation of the State of Illinois.