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Caption: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976
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1975] UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 273 T h e improvements on this property will be demolished, and the land will be used for parking for approximately twenty vehicles. It is further recommended that construction of the proposed parking area be approved as a "noninstructional facility," subject to further action by the Illinois Board of Higher Education. It is also recommended that authorization be given to enter into a lease of the property with the Foundation until June 30, 1975, with options for annual renewals thereafter during the term of the lease, subject to funds being made available in the budget of the Division of Campus Parking and Transportation. Funds for the demolition of the improvements and construction of parking facilities and for rental costs until June 30, 1975, are available in the budget of the Division of Campus Parking and Transportation, and funds for rental costs required after that date will be included in the same budget on an annual basis. The property is located on Illinois Street between Goodwin Avenue and Lincoln Avenue. There is a strong demand for parking in this area. T h e property is 6,825 square feet in size and is improved with an old, two-story frame house in extremely poor condition. O n motion of Mr. H a h n , the purchase of this property at the price indicated was authorized by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no none; absent, Mr. Livingston, Governor Walker. CONSIDERATION OF ACTIONS BY THE MERIT BOARD Mr. Costello briefly summarized the complexities of two pending dismissal cases, and a Merit Board decision upon them, raising the possibility of a University decision to seek judicial review of the Merit Board decisions. Following general discussion of this question, by consensus, it was agreed: (1) that it would not be necessary for the Board of Trustees to take formal action to direct that such judicial review be sought; (2) that the University Counsel, with appropriate administrative advice and consultation, may make determinations on such matters; and (3) that, in arriving at this position, it should be clearly understood that there is no criticism implied of the actions of the individual members of the Merit Board. There being no further business, the Board adjourned. EARL W. PORTER EARL L. N E A L Secretary President LUNCHEON GUESTS Guests of the Board at a luncheon included faculty and students from the School of Associated Medical Sciences at the Medical Center.
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