Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976 [PAGE 117]

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BOARD O F TRUSTEES

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I t was pointed out that this would be a repudiation of the University of Illinois' participation in the Memorandum of Agreement and that there remained the opportunity to participate in discussions relating to the project, in particular, to attempt to influence the design memorandum. Mr. Neal thereupon presented a motion (upon the reading of which Mr. Livingston withdrew his m o t i o n ) : T h a t the Board of Trustees refer to the General Policy Committee for its study and recommendation the following resolution: T h a t the Board of Trustees, having considered the Memorandum of Agreement and having reviewed the University of Illinois position concerning the Springer Lake Project, now resolves: T h a t the University of Illinois no longer supports the project as now constituted and that this statement be transmitted to the appropriate authorities for their attention. This motion was adopted by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. H a h n , Mr. Howard, M r . Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, M r . Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Walker. Long-Range Planning, Willard Airport President Corbally presented the following comment with regard to this subject: Last spring you received the consultant's report concerning long-range planning for the University of Illinois—Willard Airport. A — if not the — big problem relates to the commercial operations aspect of the Airport — those activities which are primarily related to commercial passenger operations and for which facilities beyond those required by our instructional and research activities are necessary. The consultant's report provides information concerning several alternative ways in which such commercial operations at the Airport can be administered and funded. These alternatives have been under study in the Urbana-Champaign community and on the Urbana-Champaign campus and are also under study in the Department of Transportation of the State of Illinois. Tentative administrative conclusions have been reached which lean toward the concept that the University should seek special authority and special funding outside of our educational authority and funds on behalf of the commercial operations of Willard Airport. These conclusions and steps necessary to achieve their objectives are now under study at the University level. My purpose in mentioning this topic today is simply to alert you to the fact that this matter is under active study and that recommendations related to this matter will soon be discussed with the Finance Committee of the Board and may be before you in December for action. Communications T h e Trustees considered requests from the following individuak asking to be heard at the December 1974 meeting with regard to the terminal appointment issued to Assistant Professor Robert Byars: Keith Volgman, a student, apparently from U G S A ; Stephen A. Douglas, Associate Professor of Political Science, U r b a n a .