Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1968 [PAGE 714]

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[July 26 and Compfrom: $18 400 00 15 000 00 11 920 00 8 910 00 $54 230 00

APPROPRIATIONS FOR NONRECURRING EXPENDITURES, URBANA

(21) The Executive Vice-President and Provost and the Vice-President troller recommend the following appropriations for Urbana-Champaign Urbana-Champaign General Reserve College of Fine and Applied Arts Department of Art, equipment Health Service McKinley Hospital, equipment Renovation and remodeling for which funds are assigned to the Physical Plant Department: Remodeling in the Armory Remodeling in McKinley Hospital for the installation of new equipment Total I concur.

On motion of Mr. Hughes, these appropriations were made by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Clement, Mr. Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Page, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Kerner, Dr. Weatherly.

REPORT ON CAPITAL APPROPRIATIONS (FROM GENERAL REVENUE F U N D ) , 1 9 6 7 - 6 9

(22) The Seventy-fifth General Assembly made the following appropriations from the General Revenue fund for land, buildings, and other capital improvements at the University of Illinois for the biennium 1967-69: Buildings financed by the Illinois Building Authority $ 4 710 000 00 Land acquisition Urbana-Champaign and Chicago Circle 4 900 000 00 Site development and additions to general University utilities distribution system 7 500 000 00 Preliminary studies, plans, and specifications for construction of future buildings and improvements 1 800 000 00 Remodeling, rehabilitation, and modernization of existing buildings 4 300 000 00 Equipping buildings financed by the Illinois Building Authority 9 000 000 00 Contingencies 1 696 378 00 $33 906 378 00 I recommend that the Board of Trustees appropriate these funds for the purposes indicated as the funds become available, and that authorization be given to transfer, from contingencies to individual projects, such amounts as may become necessary within the total sum appropriated. O n motion of M r . Swain, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Grimes, Mr. Hahn, Mr. H u g h e s , Mr. Johnston, Mr. Page, Mr. Pogue, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Mr. Jones, Governor Kerner, D r . Weatherly.

CONTRACT FOR FABRICATION OF ILLIAC IV A N D ACQUISITION OF I N P U T / O U T P U T SYSTEM

(23) On February 16, 1966, the Board of Trustees approved the prime research contract to design, fabricate, and operate the Illiac IV Computer with the Rome Air Development Center, United States Department of Defense. On March 16, 1966, the Board of Trustees awarded the subcontracts (Study Phase) for detailed specifications and design work to three companies. On April 19, 1967, the Board of Trustees authorized a cost-plus incentive fee contract with the Burroughs Corporation to fabricate Illiac IV at a total estimated cost, including fees, of $14,602,986, and approved a letter contract expending funds not to exceed $500,000 pending negotiation and execution of a definitive contract. A definitive contract has now been negotiated. In addition to the fabrication of Illiac IV previously approved, the contract includes the acquisition of the input/ output system at a cost of $1,332,000 on a fixed price basis, the rental of a B5500