RESOLUTION

concerning
LEASE BETWEEN THE CHARLES IVES CENTER FOR THE ARTS, INC.
and
WESTERN CONNECTICUT STATE UNIVERSITY

May 6, 2005

WHEREAS,   Section 4b-38 of the Connecticut General Statutes provides that the Board of Trustees may lease land or buildings, and facilities under their control and supervision, and

WHEREAS,   The Charles Ives Center for the Arts, Inc., has leased approximately forty acres of land on the Westside Campus of Western Connecticut State University since 1984, and

WHEREAS,   The Charles Ives Center for the Arts, Inc. has contributed to the cultural environment of the Greater Danbury area, and

WHEREAS,   The lease between the university and the Ives Center was terminated in December 2004, and

WHEREAS,   The university has entered into a one year lease with a one year extension option, and

WHEREAS,   The new lease commenced on January 1, 2005 and ends on December 31, 2005, and

WHEREAS,   The University desires to continue to maintain a relationship with the Charles Ives Center for the Arts, Inc., therefore be it

RESOLVED,   That the Board of Trustees of the Connecticut State University retroactively approve a lease between the Charles Ives Center for the Arts, Inc. and Western Connecticut State University.

A Certified True Copy:

William J. Cibes, Jr.
Chancellor