Committee Structure

The committee meets at 6:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month during the academic year in 155 Murray-Herrick Campus Center and publishes agendas a week in advance as well as minutes of previous meetings.  Co-chair Scott Banas was re-appointed to a 2-year term, September 2007; John Hershey was re-appointed to a 2-year term, September 2008.

All meetings are open to the public. Non-committee members may speak at committee meetings  but cannot vote on issues.  The committee reserves the right in its bylaws to restrict public comment.

Subcommittee Descriptions:

Campus Development.  Doug Hennes, Joel Clemmer, co-chairs.
The subcommittee typically meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month in 501 Loras Hall.  For confirmation information, contact Doug Hennes at 651-962-6402, dehennes@stthomas.edu.

This subcommittee reviews short-term and long-term plans for buildings on the St. Paul campus.

Housing. John Hershey, Jeanne Matross co-chairs.
The subcommittee typically meets at 6:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month in 501 Loras Hall.  For confirmation information, contact John Hershey at 651-962-6123, jwhershey@stthomas.edu. 

The subcommittee monitors the university's CUP provision that requires St. Thomas to purchase 30 rental houses by August 2016, renovate them and sell them to owner-occupants. Buyers must agree to the terms of a restrictive covenant which prohibits residency by full-time students unless they are directly related to the occupying owner as son/daughter or grandchild.

Traffic, Parking, Safety and Student Relations. Jim Sachs, Leo Viktora, co-chairs.
The subcommittee typically meets at 6:30 p.m. the first Wednesday of the month in 152 or 154 Murray-Herrick Campus Center.  For confirmation information, contact Jim Sachs at 651-962-6092, jesachs@stthomas.edu.

This group deals with a wide variety of community concerns and welcomes neighbor participation.

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