Repository: UIHistories Project: Board of Trustees Minutes - 1976 [PAGE 332]

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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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Projects Animal Room Improvements — Remodeling Coble Hall Improvements — Remodeling Auditorium Roof Replacement — Remodeling Veterinary Medicine — Remodeling

FY 1976 Request $245 000 225 000 550 000 500 000

Professional Firms Recommended Harold L. Fox & Associates, Champaign Clark Altay & Associates, Urbana Clark Altay & Associates, Urbana Isaksen & Matzdorff, Urbana

On motion of Mr. Howard, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Walker. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

Lease of Space for Division of Services for Crippled Children

(29) The President of the University, with the concurrence of the appropriate administrative officers, recommends the renewals of leases for the period of July 1, 1975, through June 30, 1976, for the offices of the Division of Services for Crippled Children in Springfield and Chicago, subject to the availability of funds: Lease 43 East Ohio Street, Chicago lies Park Place, Sixth and Ash Streets, Springfield Rentable Square Feet 4 800 6 279 Annual Rental $30 000 00 39 369 33 Rental Cost/Sq. Ft. $6.25 6.27

The extensions of the leases are for a one-year period, with an option to renew for one year in Springfield at a rate of $6.32 per square foot; and an option to renew for one year in Chicago at $6.25 per square foot. Funds have been requested in the operating budget of the Division of Services for Crippled Children.

On motion of Mr. Forsyth, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Howard, Mr. Lenz, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd, Mr. Velasquez; no, none; absent, Governor Walker. Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.

Contract for Natural Gas Service for Veterinary Medicine Complex, Civil Engineering Complex, and Sherman Hall, Urbana

(30) The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that authorization be given to execute contracts with the Illinois Power Company for natural gas service at the Veterinary Medicine complex, at the Civil Engineering complex, and at Sherman Hall, Urbana-Champaign campus. The University purchases natural gas from the Illinois Power Company on a residential and industrial basis, the latter at a standard campuswide rate or by individual building contract. At the present time, the company requires individual contracts on the buildings noted above, and the rate structures for such contracts are periodically revised. T h e contracts now recommended are for the period through June 30, 1975, and provision is included in each for automatic renewal for successive annual periods.