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U N I V E R S I T Y OF I L L I N O I S

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Park and Instructor in General Engineering, Urbana; Mr. James H. Rupp, Mayor of the City of Decatur, and Dr. S. Charles Kendeigh, Professor of Zoology and Chairman of the Committee on Natural Areas. Mr. Hannon and Dr. Kendeigh expressed the view that the Board of Trustees should adhere to the agreement of May 29, 1969. Mr. Hannon recommended that: "No changes in the 'Waterways alternative' should be accepted by the University until the Corps and the Division (of Engineers) and the Division (of Waterways) have established to the satisfaction of the natural scientists that such changes would not cause adverse effects in Allerton Park. Should the state and the city of Decatur disagree with the University, they are free to submit the question of the seriousness of the changes to arbitration under the May 29, 1969, agreement. Guarantees against future changes in project management should be obtained from the Corps. No easements on the park should be given to the Corps or State." Mayor Rupp asked for affirmation of the original agreement and acceptance of the modifications suggested in the revised memorandum. In the discussion that followed, each of these persons participated, as did the following: Mr. John Guillou, Chief Waterways Engineer, Division of Waterways, State of Illinois, Department of Public Works and Buildings; Colonel William D. Stewart, District Engineer, Chicago District of the U.S. Corps of Engineers; Director Keith, and Mr. J. C. Ringenoldus of the Harza Engineering Company. Also present with Mayor Rupp was Mr. Benjamin Bradley of the Macon County Board of Supervisors. It was made clear by Mr. Guillou and Mayor Rupp that both the city of Decatur and the State Department of Waterways were in agreement with the revised Memorandum of Agreement as presented to the Trustees. Colonel Stewart stated that so far as he knew the Corps of Engineers was in complete agreement with the document; that he did not visualize any changes in areas of interest to the University of Illinois; that the Corps was interested in cooperating with the University, in particular with the long-term research project referred to in the Memorandum. Following extensive discussions with those named and among the members of the Committee and the other Trustees present, on motion of Mr. Clement the Committee adopted the language of paragraph one in the report of the President's Advisory Committee as follows: "That the University of Illinois Board of Trustees accept and support the MODIFIED PROJECT, Proposed Development for the Oakley Reservoir and Sangamon River, presented by the State of Illinois Department of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Waterways, February 20, 1970, as outlined in the revised attached Memorandum of Agreement." At 3:30 p.m. the Committee recessed into Executive Session for the purpose of receiving from the President of the University a report on questions of campus security. O n motion of M r . Clement, the Executive Committee adjourned at 4:00 p.m.

E A R L W . PORTER EARL M. HUGHES

Clerk

Chairman

O n motion of M r . H a h n , the Board ratified, approved, and confirmed the action of t h e Executive Committee as reported. REQUESTS FOR APPEARANCES BEFORE T H E B O A R D Mr. Hughes announced that requests from several groups to make presentations to the Board had been approved and that arrangements had been made for the presentations to be made before the Committee on General Policy. He indicated that the Board would recess at 11:00 a.m. in order that the Committee might convene at that hour; upon completion of the Committee business the Board would reconvene to complete its agenda.