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EAW PUBLISHED, DECEMBER 14, 2009:
The EAW for the Anderson Athletic Facility and Anderson Student Center can be accessed here.
If you wish have PDF of the report sent to you by email, please contact jwhershey@stthomas.edu.
Two copies of the EAW are available for on-site review at the UST O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library Reserves Desk, immediately adjacent to the main desk on the first floor. Hours are listed here: http://www.stthomas.edu/libraries/about/hours/default.html
EAW PUBLIC HEARING ANNOUNCEMENT:
A public hearing on the EAW for the Anderson Athletic Facility and Anderson Student Center will be held:
JANUARY 5, 2010 AT THE JOHN B. DAVIS AUDITORIUM IN THE RUTH STRICKER DAYTON CAMPUS CENTER AT MACALESTER COLLEGE, LOCATED AT THE SW CORNER OF SNELLING AND GRAND. THERE IS A #63 BUS STOP AT THAT INTERSECTION.
Anticipated agenda includes:
6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Open house begins, summary EAW boards displayed. Staff from the City, SRF, Opus and St. Thomas available for questions.
7:00 – 7:30 p.m. EAW presentation.
7:30 – 9:00 p.m. Public comment period.
Welcome to the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee
The West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee was established in 2004 to collaborate on issues of interest to the University of St. Thomas and the St. Paul residential neighborhoods that surround it.
An agreement approved in August 2004 by the St. Paul City Council on St. Thomas' proposal to redevelop two Summit Avenue blocks included a condition to establish an advisory council comprising four neighborhood organizations and the university. The group is advisory to the city.
Representatives from St. Thomas, the Merriam Park Community Council, the Macalester-Groveland Community Council, the Summit Avenue Residential Preservation Association and Neighbors United convened in September 2004 and formed the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee (WSNAC).
Mission Statement
"As charged by the St. Paul City Council, the West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee will bring together neighbors, neighborhood organizations, the University of St. Thomas and city government to collaborate on issues of mutual interest, provide a forum for communications, and create a stronger and more vibrant community."
Statement of Purpose
"The West Summit Neighborhood Advisory Committee will seek to resolve concerns that affect the University of St. Thomas and the neighborhoods surrounding it, provide a channel for communication on campus master planning and development, and address traffic, parking, housing, student behavior and other related issues."
Rental housing buyback program in third year
St. Thomas is in the third year of a program to purchase 30 student rental houses in the neighborhood by 2016, renovate them and sell them to owner occupants.
Buyers must agree to the terms of a restrictive covenant which requires owner-occupancy and prevents full time students from occupancy unless they reside with a parent or grandparent.
As of June. 1, 2007, St. Thomas has converted five such properties, converted a sixth (which is being rented at this time), and working with a developer on the renovation and resale of a duplex.
Important Information
CALENDAR EVENTS:
December 18, 2009
Last day fall semester exams. Graduations @ River Center.
December 24, 2009 - January 3, 2010.
University closed.
January 4, 2010
First day J-term classes.
January 5, 2010
EAW public hearing, see information to the left.
January 6, 2010
TPS&SR subcommittee meeting, 6:30 p.m., Murray-Herrick Hall.
January 12, 2010
WSNAC meeting,6:30 p.m., 155 Murray-Herrick Hall.