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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

[January 19

status to a newly employed firefighter intends to provide such required basic training at one of the training facilities already certified by the commission or establish its own school for the purpose of providing the training required under said Act; and Whereas, The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois is a state-controlled university, college, or junior college within the meaning of the Act: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, that The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois hereby elects to participate in the program provided for by the Illinois Fire Protection Personnel Standards and Education Commission. Be It Further Resolved, that before an individual may attain status as a firefighter, he must have been certified by the Illinois Fire Protection and Personnel Standards and Education Commission as having successfully completed an approved training course as provided in said Act. Be It Further Resolved, that such basic training period must be completed by the trainee within his probationary period of six months, or within six months of the date of initial employment. I recommend approval. O n m o t i o n of M r . N e a l , the foregoing resolution w a s a d o p t e d .

Contract for Strengthening Central Air Carrier Apron, University of Illinois—Willard Airport

(7) As part of the implementation of the University of Illinois-Willard Airport Improvement Program1 the State Division of Aeronautics has forwarded "Construction Contract II" to the University for approval. The amount of the contract is $744,411.57 for strengthening the central air carrier apron. The low bidder was General Paving Company, Inc., of Champaign, Illinois, and the bid was within the engineer's estimates. Bids were taken by the Division of Aeronautics on November 19, 1976. Funding for this contract will be provided at the level of 90 percent from the Federal Aviation Administration and 10 percent from the Division of Aeronautics. (Previously, it was expected that funding would be provided at a level of 75 percent from the Federal Aviation Administration and 25 percent from the Division of Aeronautics.) The Board of Trustees approved the application for a federal grant covering this project in September 1975 and authorized acceptance of the grant in June 1976. The University obligation is limited to funds available on the project. The President of the University, with the concurrence of appropriate administrative officers, recommends that the Comptroller and the Secretary of the Board be authorized to execute Construction Contract II as described. I concur.

The student advisory vote was: Aye, Mr. Cordon, Mr. Matthews, Mr. Volgman; no, none. On motion of Mr. Livingston, authority was given as recommended by the following vote: Aye, Mr. Forsyth, Mr. Hahn, Mr. Howard, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Rader, Mrs. Shepherd; no, none; absent, Mr. Lenz, Governor Thompson, Mr. Velasquez.

Assignment of Contract, Parking Structure, Medical Center

(8) On July 16, 1975, the Board of Trustees authorized the Comptroller and the Secretary to execute a contract with Conrad Associates, Chicago, for. architectural/

1 The improvement program is limited to the objective indicated.. It bean no relationship to the consultant's recommendation in the Airport Master Flan.