Section 3: Minneapolis Campus Parking Options

3.1 – General Minneapolis Campus Parking Information

You must purchase a UST permit to park in the lot owned by UST on the Minneapolis campus unless otherwise noted in this parking guide.  UST permits are for UST parking lots only and are not valid on city streets.  Permits are issued to faculty, staff, and students and are labeled “University of St. Thomas.”  It is numbered and must hang from the rearview mirror to be considered valid. Any exceptions to the above requirement for displaying the permit must have prior approval by the Director or Operations Manager of Parking Services.  Parking in university lots is permitted only for people engaged in UST-related business or events.  UST parking permits allow parking in assigned parking lots and/or ramps.  The responsibility for finding a parking space rests with the vehicle operator.  Lack of parking space is not a valid excuse for violations of these regulations. 

To Purchase a Permit and/or Contract

Permits and contracts will be sold at the Public Safety and Office located on the 2^nd floor of Minneapolis Opus Hall (MOH).  The Public Safety Office is open 7:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. Monday – Friday, 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, and Sunday from 12:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.  Hours are subject to change.  A valid UST picture identification and class schedule must be presented at the time you purchase your permit.

Registration and Fees

It is mandatory for all motor vehicles parked on the UST campus by faculty, staff and students to have a properly displayed permit during all times that a permit is required, as described in this guide.  The fees paid for permits neither reserve nor guarantee a specific stall.  To purchase a permit, you will be required to complete a registration form, which will include the following information:  last name, first name, middle initial, Banner ID number, mail number, phone number and license plate number.

Permits are required in the surface lot and in the ramp for identification purposes.

3.2 – Faculty/Staff parking options, registration and fees

Parking Permits

All faculty and staff who have offices at the Minneapolis campus and who have a .625 FTE or greater are eligible to purchase a parking permit/contract. Minneapolis employees may not purchase a St. Paul campus permit. The type of permit/contract issued is at the discretion of Public Safety and Parking Services.  Employees who are not on campus regularly may be given stored value parking cards instead of a monthly contract card.  Monthly contracts can be terminated and replaced with stored value cards due to low usage.

Faculty and staff who work on the Minneapolis campus have the following options:

·        Choose not to park at the Minneapolis campus.  Either ride the bus, carpool/vanpool, or park off campus.  The university offers reduced price bus passes and a vanpool subsidy for full-time employees who choose this option.

·        Choose to purchase a Minneapolis campus permit and park at the Minneapolis campus in the designated lot or ramp, or park in a designated St. Paul campus lot and ride the UST Shuttle Bus.

Minneapolis permits may be purchased from Public Safety and Parking Services and paid for by cash, check or through payroll services with pre-tax funds.  NOTE:  The maximum pre-tax payroll deduction for parking for the year 2007 is $205 per month.

Eligible faculty and staff also have the option of purchasing bus/light rail transit passes through the university, which may be paid with pre-tax funds, to the limit permitted by law.  For the year 2007, the maximum pre-tax payroll deduction for transit passes is $105 per month.

Faculty and staff may also pay for transit passes with cash or payroll deduction as a post-tax purchase.

Cost

Faculty/staff permit prices are a sliding scale fee based on the employee’s salary as of August 1^st 2007.  Full year and semester permits will only be sold through payroll deductions.  Employees will not need to disclose their salary when purchasing a permit.  All permits sold will also include a St. Paul campus Faculty/Staff parking permit.

            Salary Range                       Regular Faculty/Staff Permit Prices

Under $30,000                      $350 full-year permit (Valid 9/1/07 – 5/31/08)

            $30,000 - $60,000                $450 full-year permit (Valid 9/1/07 – 5/31/08)

            Over $60,000                        $550 full-year permit (Valid 9/1/07 – 5/31/08)

            * Full time employees do not have the option of a single semester permit

            *All adjunct faculty are automatically categorized into the lowest salary category

All Salary Ranges – Other Permits and Fees 

            Card Deposit                         $30 (Refundable damage/lost card deposit)

Note: Permits are required during the summer on the Minneapolis Campus.  Faculty and staff who buy a year long or spring semester permit do not need to purchase a separate summer permit. 

Deductions for full year and semester permits will occur in equal installments over a time period that will be indicated on the payroll deduction form.  

Transfer of permit and Temporary Permits

Faculty/staff permits may be moved from one vehicle to another.  It is your responsibility to remember to move the permit from one vehicle to another.  If you forget your permit in another vehicle, please notify Minneapolis Public Safety.  If you forget your ramp card, you must pay the hourly rate to park in the ramp.

Permit Refunds

If an employee terminates employment prior to the end of the year, the permit and/or contract card must be returned to Minneapolis Public Safety Office and the payroll deductions will end. If the permit and/or ramp card are not returned, the employee will be billed for the remaining cost of the permit and will not be refunded the card deposit amount. Due to the pre-tax nature of payroll deductions, funds already deducted cannot be returned.

3.3 – Commuter Student Parking Options, Registration and Fees

Parking Permits

Only students who are registered for 12 or more credit hours and who are on campus between the hours of 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. will be permitted to purchase a parking permit for the Minneapolis ramp.  Eligibility for full time permits is at the discretion of the Public Safety Departments or Parking Services. 

$230   One Semester (Valid 9/1/07 – 1/25/08 or 1/1/08 – 5/31/08)

$30     Refundable damage/lost card deposit

Commuter permits will be valid for parking in the Minneapolis 11^th St. & Harmon Place Ramp.  In the case that the ramp becomes full, Public Safety will determine alternative parking locations.  All permits sold will also include a St. Paul Campus commuter parking permit.  These permits are valid in all commuter lots on the St. Paul Campus.

Transfer of Permit and Temporary Permits

Commuter permits may be moved from one vehicle to another.  It is your responsibility to remember to move the permit from one vehicle to another.  If you forget your permit in another vehicle, or leave it at another location, you may obtain a free 1-day temporary permit by requesting it in person at the Public Safety Office.  If you forget your ramp card, you must pay the hourly rate to park in the ramp.   

Stored Value Ramp Cards

Students registered for less than 12 credits qualify to purchase a stored value card for the 11^th St. & Harmon Place Ramp.  Stored value cards also require a $30 refundable damage/lost card deposit, which will be refunded at the time of the termination of your contract with the University.

Cards will be sold in the following stored value amounts:

A - $224.00

B - $336.00

C - $28.00

D - $56.00

E - $84.00

F - $112.00

*For hourly parking, please see section 3.4, Visitor Parking Options.*

Permit and Stored Value Ramp Card Refunds

Permit refunds will be issued only upon withdrawal from the university. Refunds will not be issued for any other reason. In order to receive a full or partial refund for a parking permit, the permit holder must provide either proof of withdrawal from all current classes or proof that he or she is no longer a UST student. Full refunds for permits will be issued only if the permit is returned before the end of the second week of classes for fall and spring semester. If returning your permit after these deadlines, partial refunds will be issued on a prorated schedule. Stored value cards will be refunded the amount that is remaining on the card.

3.4 – Visitor Parking Options

Hourly Parking

The City of Minneapolis Parking Ramp at 11^th Street & Harmon Place allows for hourly parking for visitors, faculty, staff and students.  The entrance and exit to the ramp is on 11^th Street. just west of Harmon Place.

An electronic pay-as-you-leave system provides a convenient method to park and pay for the amount of time used.  You may pay with credit card, cash, or currency.

Directions for Hourly Parking in the Ramp

§         Approach the parking gate arm; pull a ticket.

§         Be sure to take your ticket with you when you exit your vehicle.

§         When you enter the ramp to go back to your vehicle, simply stop by the pay station on the 1^st level.

§         Insert the entry ticket into the pay station.

§         Follow the instructions on the screen and insert payment (credit card, cash, currency).

§         The paystation will return an exit ticket to you once paid.

§         Insert the exit ticket at the exit gate as you leave.

Hourly Rates (Weekdays, before 4 p.m.):

0 - 1 hour                    $2.50

1 - 2 hours                  $3.75

2 - 3 hours                  $5.00

3 - 4 hours                  $6.25

4 - 12 hours                $8.00

12 - 24 hours             $10.00

4 p.m. – 2 a.m.          $2.00

Saturdays/Sundays   $3.00

Holidays                     $3.00

Ramp Hours:

Monday – Friday       6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Saturday                     8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

Sunday                       7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.

**All faculty, staff, and students who have contracts to the ramp will have unlimited access after normal ramp hours.

Visitor Cards

Occasionally, a department may pay for your parking.  If this is the case, you should get a card from the department you are visiting.  Once you have been issued a card, follow all directions for parking in the ramp except that instead of using a credit card, coins, or currency, use the card to pay at the paystation.  You MUST take the card to the paystation. If you attempt to use the chit at the exit gate it will not open the gate.