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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

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RECESS AND EXECUTIVE SESSION

Following a short recess, the Board reconvened in executive session. At Mr. NeaPs request, the Executive Session was presided over by Mr. Forsyth. The Board considered the following items of business:

Vacation of Hermitage Avenue and Acquisition of Land from Medical Center Commission, Medical Center

(19) On October 16, 1974, the Buildings and Grounds Committee approved the site for the replacement hospital. It was reported at that time that the site would require the vacation of Hermitage Avenue between Taylor and Polk Streets, and it was anticipated that approval could be secured from the city of Chicago. City officials have stated that the street vacation would require the University to accept and maintain as a private sewer the combination storm and sanitary sewer now located in Hermitage Avenue. In addition, the University would pay certain costs occasioned by the vacation for the following work at the indicated estimated costs: removal of paving and installation of curb returns at the north and south ends of the vacated street, $3,000; abandonment of a water main, relocation of a fire hydrant, and payment of water cut-off and nonusage charges, $5,890; removal of three street lights, $3,600; and relocation of a gas service line, $1,500. There are no other costs to the University. T h e University owns all of the property on both sides of Hermitage Avenue except a vacant property located at the southeast corner of Polk and Hermitage. That property is owned by the Medical Center Commission which will receive title to a portion of Hermitage Avenue as a result of the street vacation. The Commission has advised the University that following the vacation, it will deed its rights in the vacated street to the University. T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the city of Chicago be requested to vacate Hermitage Avenue between Taylor and Polk Streets and transfer title to the University on the foregoing basis and, further, that the University enter into an agreement with the Medical Center Commission to acquire title to the vacated street as outlined above. Funds are available in the budget of the Medical Center Physical Plant Rehabilitation and Alterations Fund.

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

Authorization to Purchase Land Near Allerton Park

(20) Vice President Brady presented to the Trustees a request for authorization to bid for farm property at a sale to take place on December 20, 1975. The land would replace that taken by the Department of Transportation for an interstate highway. The tract constitutes 82.41 acres, and the request was for authorization to purchase the property at a maximum price of $2,500 per acre (a total of $206,025).

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Conlon, Mr. Summers, Mr. Szegho; no, none.