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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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An estimated 11,362 Illi-Bus hours, less an estimated $38,550 in fares.. $31 326 00 Estimated 5,000 bus hours for Faculty-Staff bus, plus 583 hours for special charter intra-campus conference transportation 33 500 00 Estimated net total $64 826 00 Funds are available in the Physical Plant budget and from special use charges for the Faculty-Staff bus use. The cost of Illi-Bus service will be provided from fees collected plus housing division income. I recommend authorization of this contract. On motion of M r . Swain, this contract was authorized as recommended by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Johnston, M r . Swain; no, none; absent, none. RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION Chairman Johnston announced that an executive session h a d been requested and w a s being ordered to consider the following item of business concerning property acquisition. On motion of Mr. Swain, the Committee recessed. W h e n the Committee reconvened in executive session, the same members of the Committee and officers of the University as recorded at the beginning of these minutes were present. T h e Committee considered the following item of business presented by the President of the University.

PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF 1 1 1 6 - 1 1 1 8 WEST NEVADA STREET, URBANA

(10) The site for the Music Building was authorized by the Committee on Buildings and Grounds of the Board of Trustees at its meeting on June 16, 1965. The site consisted of three lots on Oregon Street and one lot fronting on Nevada Street. As a result of planning studies by the University and the architects, it has been concluded that the existing site is not adequate to meet the planning restrictions of the State Board of Higher Education and that the acquisition of additional property will be required. After studying various alternate plans possible, the architects have recommended that the University acquire the two additional properties at 1116 and 1118 West Nevada Street which are contiguous to property now owned. The preliminary design has been carefully worked out with the School of Music and has been reviewed with Mr. Abramovitz and Dean Weller in terms of its aesthetic relationship with the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts. Funds can be made available in the University's land acquisition program for 1967-69 to be financed from either state capital appropriations or through the University of Illinois Foundation. Accordingly, the Director of the Physical Plant and the Vice-President and Comptroller recommend that the Board authorize officials of the University to secure appraisals and negotiate with the owners for the acquisition of this property. I concur. On motion of M r . Swain, this recommendation was approved by the following vote: Aye, M r . Clement, M r . Johnston, M r . Swain; no, none; absent, none. T h e business of the meeting having been concluded, on motion of Mr. Swain, the Executive Committee adjourned. T h e Executive Committee of T h e Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois

E A R L W . PORTER Secretary and Clerk HOWARD W . C L E M E N T TIMOTHY W. SWAIN W A Y N E A. J O H N S T O N ,

Chairman