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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 26

LEASE OF J O H N KATSINAS IN ARCADE BUILDING (10) A report of a meeting of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds.

M I N U T E S or THE BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD AUGUST 23, AT 1:30 P.M. I N THE ILLINI U N I O N BUILDING, URBANA

Those present were: Mrs. Doris S. Holt, Mr. John R. Fornof, and Mr. Frank H . McKelvey, Chairman. Also attending were Mr. Norval Hodges, Mr. C. C. De Long, Mr. S. E. Thompson, Mr. C. S. Havens, Mr. C. E. Tate, and Mr. John Katsinas. This meeting was called as a result of Mr. Tate's letter to Mr. Britton, under date of July 29, in which he asked permission to appear personally before the Board of Trustees to present the request of Mr. Katsinas for an extension of his lease of space in the Illini Arcade. Mr. Tate outlined the history of this case and the wishes of his client which were stated in his letter to Mr. Britton under date of June 19 and are as follows: 1. H e is willing to assign his present lease to a prospective purchaser who has stated that he is willing to eliminate the clause in the present lease under which the Lessee agrees he will not, during the term of the lease, knowingly permit students of the University of Illinois or other persons to use intoxicating beverages, other than beer, on the premises and such purchaser has stated that he would not demand an extension of the present lease for more than six (6) years from its expiration, or in other words, ten (10) years from the present date. This purchaser has offered a purchase price in excess of those shown below, but because of other matters considered by Mr. Katsinas he would rather consider the University of Illinois as a purchaser. 2. H e is willing to sell to the University of Illinois for the sum of $35,000.00, all of his right, title and interest in said premises, surrender his lease, and turn over possession immediately of the place of business, furniture, fixtures, and equipment, including air conditioning equipment, ice cream freezer, the juke box and two scales (the juke box and scales being leased equipment), and stock of merchandise and monogrammed dishes, or 3. He is willing to sell to the University of Illinois all of his right, title and interest in and to said place of business for the sum of $30,000.00, excepting the equipment, stock of merchandise and monogrammed dishes, which he agrees to remove from said premises within a reasonable time after the consummation of said sale for the sum of $30,000.00. Although the University has a real need for the leased space in order to provide facilities for general University functions, such as office space for academic staff members, it was agreed that the demand for food service was equally acute at the present time and that the University should therefore encourage Mr. Katsinas to continue with the food service operations during the balance of his contract. The Committee accordingly recommends the following: 1. That the University should proceed as rapidly as possible to remodel the building to comply with the minimum requirements of the State Department of Public Health assuming that the area will continue to be used for the service of food. 2. That the Lessee be notified that the University will proceed with the remodeling of the kitchen and toilet areas but will not extend the lease at the present time nor commit itself to the extension of the lease in the future. 3. That after completing the remodeling program in this building the University will expect the Lessee to operate food service facilities in accordance with the terms of the lease and the local health standards.

F R A N K H. MCKELVEY

Chairman

The Legal Counsel discussed this matter. On motion of Mr. McKelvey, the recommendations of the Committee on Buildings and Grounds were adopted.

AWARD OF CONTRACTS FOR REMODELING IN THE ARCADE BUILDING (11) At its meeting on August 22, 1947, the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board recommended that the University proceed as rapidly as possible to remodel that part of the Arcade Building occupied by the Katsinas Confectionery,