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Minutes of the Special Called Meeting of the Executive
Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University of Kentucky,
Monday, July 12, 1982.
The Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees of the
University of Kentucky met in a Special Called Meeting in the
Board Room on the 18th floor of the Patterson Office Tower on the
Lexington Campus at 5 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday,
July 12, 1982.
A. Meeting Opened and Acting Secretary Appointed
Mr. William B. Sturgill, Chairman, called the meeting to
order at 5:20 p.m. and pronounced the invocation. The Chairman,
in the absence of the Secretary, Mrs. Betty Pace Clark, appointed
Mr. Albert G. Clay as Acting Secretary of the Executive Committee
of the Board of Trustees. The following members of the Executive
Committee were present: Mr. William B. Sturgill, Mr. Albert G.
Clay, and Mr. A. Stevens Miles. Absent from the meeting were Mr.
William R. Black, Governor Edward T. Breathitt, and Mrs. Betty
Pace Clark, Secretary, ex officio, Members of the University
administration present included President Otis A. Singletary; Mr.
John C. Darsie, General Counsel; Dr. Jack C. Blanton, Vice
Chancellor--Administration, Lexington Campus; and Mr. George J.
Ruschell, Assistant Vice Chancellor--Auxiliary Services,
Lexington Campus. Representatives of the various news media were
in attendance. A quorum being present, the Chairman declared the
meeting officially opera for the conduct of business at 5:21 p.m.
B. Appointment to Medication Panel, State Racing Commission
(PR 1)
President Singletary reported that in Section 5 of House Bill
143 passed by the 1982 General Assembly there is provision for
the University of Kentucky to appoint a member to the Kentucky
Equine Drug Research Council, He recommended that the Board
approve the nomination of Dr. Louis Diamond, a pharmacologist at
the University of Kentucky, to this medication panel. He noted
that Dr. Diamond is a respected senior member of the faculty
whose major academic appointment is in the College of Pharmacy
and that he also holds an appointment as Professor of
Pharmacology in the College of Medicine. President Singletary
added that he would inform the Secretary of State and the
Chairman of the Kentucky State Racing Commission of the action
taken today by the Board.
With President Singletary so recommending, Mr. Miles moved
approval of the nomination of Dr. Louis Diamond for appointment
to the Kentucky Equine Drug Research Council. His motion was
seconded by Mr. Clay and passed without dissent,
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Mr. Sturgill requested the record show that as Chairman of
the Board of Trustees he did not know until the meeting today
that President Singletary would recommend Dr. Diamond to serve on
the medication panel. He further indicated that he would, as
Chairman of the Racing Commission; await the advice of this Board
and the Secretary of State. (See PR 1 at the end of the
Minutes,)
C. Acquisition of Property (PR 2)
President Singletary recommended that the Board authorize the
Vice Chancellor--Admir.istratlon, Lexington Campus and the Office
of Legal Counsel to proceed with the acquisition of property
known as 450 Columbia Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, as outlined in
PR 2.
President Singletary then called on Vice Chancellor Blanton
who explained that the University has over the past 30 years
spent approximately $2 million to acquire property for campus
expansion and that in the University's long-range plan the campus
will eventually expand in the direction of this property, He
further stated that the owner of the property had planned to
build an eight-unit apartment building, and that he had
petitioned the Urban County Zoning Commission for a zoning change
from R2 to R3. Vice Chapcellor Blanton informed the Trustees
that the ownerr's petition was rejected because of a technicality
and that the plan was then altered to accommodate a seven-unit
building. This plan was presented to the Urban County Council
which voted against a zoning change. The owner, in his effort to
get the property rezoned to R3, then filed suit in Fayette
Circuit Court against the Urban County Government. In
conclusion, Vice Chancellor Blanton stressed the need of
acquiring this property as a part of the University's long-range,
land-use plan.
Mr. Darsie explained the legal implications and the
procedures used in acquiring property under the Eminent Domain
Act of Kentucky.
President Singletary emphasized the cost over the years of
acquiring land, and reiterated the need for campus expansion in
the long-range plan of the University. He also pointed out that
no one is living on the property and there is a need to stop
speculative housing activities in this area,
Mr. Clay said he thought the Trustees would be derelict in
their duty if they did not protect the University's interest and
he, therefore, moved that the Board authorize the acquisition of
property known as 450 Columbia Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky, as
recommended in PR 20 Mr. Clay's motion was seconded by Mr. Miles
and passed without dissent, (See PR 2 at the end of the
Minutes).
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D. Meeting Adjourned
There being no further business to come before the Board, the
Chairman declared the meeting officially adjourned at 5:28 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Albert G. Clay
Acting Secretary
Executive Committee
Board of Trustees
(PR 1 and PR 2 which follow are official parts of the
Minutes of the Meeting.,)
Office of the President
July 12, 1982
PH P
Members, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees:
PERSONNEL APPOINTMENT
Recommendation: that the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees
formally approve the nomination of Dr. Louis Diamond, a pharmacologist
at the University of Kentucky, to the medication panel established by
House Bill 143.
Background: Section 5 of House Bill 143 directs the University of
Kentucky to appoint a pharmacologist to the Kentucky Equine Drug Research
Council, a medication panel established during the last legislative ses-
sion. The panel is to review drug research and testing research programs
and to advise the Racing Commission on drug regulatory policy. Dr. Louis
Diamond is being recommended for this post. He is a respected senior mem-
ber of the faculty whose major academic appointment is in the College of
Pharmacy but who also holds an appointment as Professor of Pharmacology
in the College of Medicine.
Action taken:
Approved xx
Disapproved
Date: July 12
Other
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Office of the President
July 12, 1982
PR2X
Members, Executive Committee, Board of Trustees:
Acquisition of Property
Recommendation: that the Board authorize the Vice Chancellor of the Lexington
campus and the Office of Legal Counsel to proceed as follows with the
acquisition of the property known as 450 Columbia Avenue, Lexington, Kentucky:
1. Obtain an appraisal of the property and attempt to contract
with the owner, on the basis of said appraisal, for the purchase of same.
2. In the event of an inability to contract with the owner for a
voluntarv sale, proceed with condemnation proceedings in the manner provided
in the Eminent Domain Act of Kentucky.
Action taken: Approved xx Disapproved
Other
Date: Julv 12
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