Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1946 [PAGE 987]

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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

[ J a n u a r y 31

HOUSING FROM FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY (19) Additional housing of a portable and temporary type for veteran students has been offered to the University by the Federal Public Housing Authority in response to our application. T h e Authority has submitted a contract to the University containing the following provisions: 1. Temporary dwelling accommodations to be supplied to the University consisting of ( a ) one dormitory to provide housing facilities for 61 single students; (b) three buildings with facilities for 42 married couples; (c) seven buildings with facilities for 54 married couples. 2. Federal Public Housing Authority will ( a ) assume responsibility and cost of moving the above units to a site provided by the University; ( b ) assume cost and responsibility of providing foundations, sidewalks, extension of utilities from trunk lines, finished grading, and such furnishings as are now available to the Federal Public Housing A u t h o r i t y ; ( c ) select and direct work of contractors employed by it. 3. University is to assume cost and responsibility for ( a ) construction of the necessary streets; (b) extension of trunk lines for all utilities on the a r e a ; (c) technical services in the development of layouts, topographical survey grading plans, and "as built d r a w i n g s " ; ( d ) furnishings and equipment not received from Federal Public Housing Authority. 4. Upon completion of the construction work, title shall be transferred to the University. 5. Management of property shall be the responsibility of the University except ( a ) occupancy shall be limited to veterans; (b) rentals shall be approved by the Federal Public Housing A u t h o r i t y ; (c) net reserve shall be paid annually to the Federal Public Housing A u t h o r i t y ; ( d ) audits shall be made periodically by Federal Public Housing Authority agents. 6. T h e University shall assume the responsibility of and cost for the disposition and removal of the dwelling units after a specified period. T h e Director of the Physical Plant Department and the Comptroller recommend t h a t : 1. T h e Resolution submitted herewith be adopted, giving authority to the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board to execute the necessary contracts with the Federal Public Housing Authority. 2. T h e area east of the Gallivan Tract be approved as the site for the new units. 3. T h e University's share of the equipment and construction costs be charged to the funds previously released by the Governor for student housing facilities. T h e preliminary estimate of this cost is $75,000. Bids will be taken on the work for which the University is responsible and submitted, to the Board or the Executive Committee for award. I concur and recommend approval of the proposed plan and adoption of the resolution. RESOLUTION Whereas, at a meeting on October 18, 1945, the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois authorized the President of the University of Illinois "to take steps to procure trailers or other temporary housing" for veterans who are students at the University of Illinois, and Whereas, the President of the University of Illinois recommends to the Board of Trustees that it authorize the officers of the Board of Trustees to execute a contract between the Federal Public H o u s i n g Authority of the United States of America and the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois for the acquisition and use of one hundred fifty-five (155)-dwelling units now located at Wilmington, Illinois, and Seymour, Indiana, designated as Project No. ILL-11254, and further, that it authorize said officers of the Board of Trustees to execute any other contracts with said Federal Public Housing Authority for additional dwelling units to be used for a similar purpose as from time to time the President of the University may "direct. Therefore, be it resolved, that the Comptroller of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois and the Secretary of the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois be and the same are hereby authorized to execute a contract with the Federal Public Housing Authority of the United States of