The Board of Trustees will meet Monday to vote on revisions of the board regulations and to approve contracts for a new baseball stadium.

The BOT meeting will be held at 8:30 a.m. in the 1895 Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

“We are going to have around 550 to 600 chair-back seats to replace the wooden bleachers that bordered on dangerous,” said Richard McDuffie, athletic director. “And we will get a new press box in place of the one we have now that is virtually inaccessible.”

McDuffie previously said if the BOT approves the proposal, the construction will begin June 1.

The $689,634 stadium will be constructed by Felmley-Dickerson Company of Urbana ($662,537), and electrical work will be completed by Anderson Electric of Mattoon.

Other purchase approvals before the board include a design services contract to convert WEIU-TV to digital for $114,000 and an energy audit and project development agreement for $138,049.

The design services contract for WEIU-TV will include schematic design, design development, writing specifications and construction oversight, among other related services.

The energy audit is the first step in implementing the energy conservation project that was previously approved by the BOT. The agreement would provide a comprehensive energy use and savings analysis to determine the feasibility of entering into a Guaranteed Energy Savings Contract, according to the agenda.

The design services will be completed by Digital Broadcast Design & Engineering of Carmel, Ind., and the energy audit will be completed by Honeywell Inc. of Arlington Heights.

The BOT also will vote on a regulation revision that will change the requirement for BOT approval on purchases. If passed, the BOT only will have to approve purchase items of $250,000 or more instead of the current $100,000.

In addition, purchases for between $100,000 and $250,000 will require the president’s approval.

The BOT also will hear information on the 30 capitol improvements that are scheduled for fiscal year 2002.

Among them are $297,600 for campus recreation improvements around the Lantz Complex and Recreation Areas, which may include the building of new tennis and/or basketball courts.

The Central Warehouse will be expanded for $750,000 to include Print Services, which will move out of the Student Services Building.

Campus appearance improvements will be funded through revenue bond funds in the sum of $504,800. The projects will include the installation of a coordinated building identification system, sidewalk repairs, benches with back support, campus landscaping improvements and energy efficient campus lighting.

The replacement of hot water lines in Lincoln and Douglas Halls will cost $500,000 and be supported by revenue bond funds. Also, the windows of Blair Hall will be replaced for $1.2 million through capitol renewal funds.

The construction of a new Health and Career Services Building will take place in the parking lot south of Klehm Hall and will cost $3.5 million.

The closing of Seventh Street for the expansion of the new fine arts center and in accordance with the master plan will cost $2.3 million. In addition, new landscaping in front of Old Main will cost $325,000.

Other capitol projects will include the resurfacing of the O’Brien Stadium Track, the expansion of the Lantz South parking lot, new Lantz bleachers, new recreation center toilets and installation of sprinkler systems in various residential buildings.

The BOT also will hear reports from Eastern President Carol Surles and the Technology Enhanced and Delivered Education steering committee.