The University Board is continuing its efforts to renovate 7th Street Underground by presenting a proposal to the Union Advisory Board Monday.

The 7th Street Underground, formerly the temporary food court and, before that, the Rathskeller, will become the main programming venue for UB events, UB Vice Chair Caleb Judy said Friday. However, before that can happen, it needs to gain necessary approval.

The Union Advisory Board meets at 4 p.m. Monday in the 1895 Room of the Martin Luther King Jr. University Union.

UB programming has occurred in the 7th Street Underground area since it was the Rathskeller, but it started programming more heavily in that area last fall, Judy said.

The programming has been lower this semester because of the construction in that area, Judy said.

Judy said this is an important project because there are not many areas to gather in the union, whereas any other school’s union is geared more toward the students. The location of 7th Street Underground is in the basement of the east section of the union.

Monday’s meeting will start the ball rolling on the approval process. If the Union Advisory Board votes in favor of it, the proposal will continue on to Shirley Stewart, interim vice president for student affairs.

Students are encouraged to attend the meeting to show their support for the project, Judy said.

“I want that room filled with people,” Judy said.

Renovations to the 7th Street Underground will take place in five phases that will include structural changes and addition of furniture to the area, changes to the decor, obtaining a food vendor, technological improvements and new entertainment, Judy said.

“We want this to be a construction project,” Judy said.

These various stages will be completed throughout the next year, with the final phase being complete in fall of 2003, according to the UB’s project proposal.

The end result will be a sports bar and coffee house with couches, televisions, appetizers and entertainment, Judy said.