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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Hughes, Mr, Pogue, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly.

HOUSING SURVEY, URBANA (24) At the meeting of April 9, 1969, the Board of Trustees referred to the Committee on General Policy the subject: the impact of University policies on housing beyond the campus at Urbana-Champaign. At the same time, the President of the University indicated that appropriate study of the question and its implications would be undertaken. Accordingly, the President, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends the employment of Real Estate Research Corporation, Chicago, to make a study and report of the effect of the growth of the UrbanaChampaign campus on the rental housing market for family dwelling units in Urbana and Champaign, and on the current availability of rental housing for married students and families in the two communities. The fee for this survey and report is estimated at approximately $17,000, plus reimbursable expenses authorized by the University. Funds are available in the Housing Division Reserves.

On motion of Mr. Steger, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Ogilvie, Mr. Page, Dr. Weatherly.

AGREEMENT FOR LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS A N D CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO CITY OF CHAMPAIGN (25) The city of Champaign is planning improvements for Gregory Drive from Fourth Street to Oak Street and plans to finance this work by creating a local improvement district through which all the costs are to be assessed to abutting owners based on property frontage. This project will be of benefit to University property and will better insure the safety and security of students living in University residence halls. The University owns four strips of land on the north side and running parallel to the right-of-way of Gregory Drive; these vary in width from approximately .02 feet to 3.61 feet. The city of Champaign has agreed to accept title to these strips for street right-of-way purposes as part of the University's contribution to the proposed improvement. It is estimated that the University's remaining share of the cost will be approximately $25,000, based on the estimated total cost of $32,500. Accordingly, the President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Board authorize the Comptroller and Secretary to execute an agreement with the city of Champaign to share in the costs of the lighting improvements as outlined above at an estimated cost to the University of $25,000 and that the Board adopt the following resolution authorizing the conveyance of the strips of land as outlined above. Funds are available in state capital appropriations to the University for 1967-69 and have been released by the Governor. Resolution Authorizing Conveyance of Land Abutting Gregory Drive T o City of Champaign 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, hereinafter referred to as "University" that the Comptroller and Secretary of this University be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed, to execute, acknowledge, and deliver, in the name, and in behalf of University, and under its corporate seal, a Quit Claim Deed and such other documents in connection therewith as said Comptroller and Secretary may deem necessary or desirable in order to convey to the City of Champaign, a municipal corporation, hereinafter referred to as "Grantee" to be used for street purposes all right, title and interest that University now has in or to the followingdescribed property, viz: Situated in the State of Illinois, the County of Champaign, the City of Champaign, in the S W V* of Section 18, Township 19 North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian and being a part of Lot 135 of College Place Addition and being more fully bounded and described as follows: