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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[September 18

satisfaction of the Board, prior to the next step of formal approval in the process. Mr. Hahn moved an amendment to the motion as follows: That the Capital Development Board be requested to provide the University with written, documented assurance that the engineering firm has adequate, experienced, qualified staff to design satisfactorily the engineering systems for this building within the allotted time. Mr. Hahn's motion failed and thereupon the Board voted on the recommendation and the motion presented by Mr. Howard which were approved together by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, Mr. Forsyth; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Walker. (Mr. Hahn asked to be recorded as not voting.)

Lease of Space, 505 East Green Street, Champaign

(30) T h e President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the University of Illinois Foundation be requested to lease 2,466 net assignable square feet on the west side of the first floor of the property at 505 East Green Street, Champaign, from October 1, 1974, through June 30, 1977, at a total annual cost of $12,960 for rental and operating and maintenance costs. It is further recommended that the Foundation sublease the space to the University, subject to the availability of funds, at the same cost on an annual basis. Funds for FY1975 are available in the budget of the Area Health Education System contract of the Medical Center campus. Funds for annual renewals are subject to continued funding of that contract.

On motion of Mr. Swain, these recommendations were approved by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Hughes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mr. Steger, Mr. Swain; no, none; absent, Dr. Bakalis, Governor Walker.

Lease of Broadcasting Equipment, Urbana

(31) For many years W I L L - T V has used videotape machines which are now unable to meet the technical standards of the industry. Because of the obsolescence of this equipment, W I L L - T V is handicapped in its efforts to produce programs which serve the needs of its coverage area and which bring the resources of the University to the people of the State of Illinois. Since these facilities are also used for the production of instructional videotapes, there is a direct impact upon the instructional program. T h e Director of Broadcasting has reported that improvement of the facilities requires access to new broadcasting equipment, consisting of: two broadcast television videotape recorders, one television color film chain, one timebase corrector, one AM broadcast modulation monitor, and one group of audio equipment. T h e Urbana campus' Purchasing Division, at the request of the Broadcasting Service, has received bids for the purchase or lease of the required equipment. The bid proposal requested a net price, after deduction of trade-in allowance, for two used videotape machines presently owned by the University. Bidding was advertised in accordance with the requirements of the Illinois Purchasing Act, and bids were opened on July 18, 1974. T h e lowest combined bid was that of the RCA Corporation, with a bid of $197,221 after trade-in allowance.