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Board of Aldermen Meeting Summary - January 6, 2026

Board of Aldermen — Thursday, January 8, 2026
BodySt Louis, Missouri
SessionBoard of Aldermen
DateThursday, January 8, 2026
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0:05

Like to call the meeting of the Board of Aldermen to order for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10 a.m.

0:12

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

0:13

Alder Woman Swipe, sir.

0:15

Present.

0:17

Alderman Aldenberg.

0:19

Alderman Cone.

0:23

Alderman O'Ryan.

0:24

Here.

0:26

Alderman DeVote.

0:28

Present.

0:29

Alder Woman Velasquez.

0:31

Present.

0:32

Alder Woman Sign Yay.

0:36

Alder Woman Cox Answee.

0:39

Alderman Browning.

0:41

Present.

0:43

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

0:45

Here.

0:46

Alder Woman Keys.

0:49

Alder Woman Tyus.

0:52

Alder Woman Boy.

0:54

Present.

0:55

Alderman Aldrich.

0:58

President Green.

1:00

Present.

1:02

Alderman Alderberg.

1:04

Present.

1:05

Present.

1:06

Thank you.

1:07

Alderman Cone.

1:11

Alder Woman Signee.

1:13

Present.

1:16

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

1:20

Alder Woman Keys.

1:22

Here.

1:25

Alder Woman Tyus.

1:29

Alderman Alder.

1:32

11 present.

1:33

You have quorum.

1:36

Quorum being present.

1:37

We will uh dispense with line item three and take up the special order of the day.

1:43

And at this time, I would entertain a motion that we dispense with the regular order of business to make the full board of aldermen be closed to the public under the provisions of 610.0211 and 610.022 of the Missouri right revised statutes in order to permit the board to discuss matters related to legal actions, causes of action, or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and attorneys.

2:20

Do I have a motion?

2:25

I move to enter closed session.

2:28

Second.

2:29

It's been moved by the alder woman from the sixth, seconded by the alder person from the first.

2:34

That we enter closed session.

2:35

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

2:40

Aye.

2:40

Alderman Aldenberg.

2:42

Aye.

2:43

Alderman Cone.

2:45

Alderman Naryan.

2:47

Aye.

2:48

Alderman DeVote.

2:50

Aye.

2:51

Alder Woman Velasquez.

2:53

Aye.

2:54

Alder Woman Sonny.

2:56

Aye.

2:57

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

3:00

Aye.

3:01

Alderman Browning.

3:03

Aye.

3:04

Alder Woman Claire Hubbard.

3:06

Aye.

3:07

Alder Woman Keys.

3:09

Aye.

3:10

Alder Woman Tyus.

3:13

Alder Woman Boy.

3:14

Aye.

3:16

Alderman Aldridge.

3:17

Aye.

3:19

President Green.

3:21

Aye.

3:22

Alderman Cone.

3:25

Alder Woman Tyes.

3:27

13 aye votes.

3:29

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the sixth.

3:32

STLTV, if you could please place us in closed session.

3:35

Include.

3:42

Right.

3:43

With that, um, we will now go to introduction of honored guests.

3:46

Are there any introduction of honored guests?

3:51

Seeing none.

3:53

Uh report of city official or sorry, Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the approval of the minutes.

4:00

Oh, it looks like sorry, we're not doing that today.

4:02

So we are going to dispense with line item six on approval of the minutes.

4:06

Report of city officials.

4:08

Report of city officials can be found in A, B, and C if the agenda has been placed in the Google Drive for your review.

4:14

We can dispense with line items seven through 11.

4:23

Uh, first reading of board bills.

4:25

We have not.

4:26

We can dispense with line item 12.

4:28

Reference to committee of board bills.

4:30

We have not.

4:31

In dispense with line item 13.

4:33

Second reading, report of standing committees.

4:35

We have not.

4:36

Dispense with line item 14.

4:38

Report of special committees.

4:39

We have not.

4:40

We can dispense with line item 15.

4:43

Board bills for perfection consent.

4:45

We have not.

4:46

Dispense with line item 16.

4:48

Board bills for perfection.

4:50

We have not.

4:53

Can dispense with line item 17, report of uh of engrossment?

4:58

We have not.

5:00

We can dispense with line item 18, third reading and final passage of board bills consent.

5:05

We have not.

5:12

We have none.

5:14

Dispense with line item 20.

5:15

Report of the finally passed and signed by the president.

5:18

We have not.

5:20

We can dispense with line item 21.

5:23

Uh first reading resolutions in reference to committees.

5:26

Uh aldermen from the fourth, you are recognized on the motion to reconsider resolution 205.

5:34

Thank you, Madam President.

5:35

Members of the board voted.

5:36

Having voted on the prevailing side of resolution 205, I move that we reconsider.

5:41

Second.

5:42

It's been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we reconsider resolution 205.

5:49

Is there any discussion on the motion to reconsider?

5:53

Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the roll.

5:56

Alder woman sweat said.

5:58

Aye.

5:59

Alderman Aldenberg.

6:01

Alderman Call.

6:03

Alderman O'Ryan.

6:04

Aye.

6:06

Alderman DeVote.

6:07

Aye.

6:09

Alder Woman Belasquez.

6:10

Aye.

6:11

Alder woman Sanye.

6:13

Aye.

6:13

Alder Woman Cotts Anthony.

6:15

Aye.

6:16

Alderman Brownie.

6:18

Aye.

6:19

Alderwoman Clark Hubbard.

6:21

Aye.

6:22

Alder Woman Keys.

6:26

Alder Woman Sayers.

6:29

Alder Woman Boy.

6:31

Aye.

6:32

Alderman Aldrich.

6:34

Aye.

6:35

President Green.

6:36

Aye.

6:37

Alderman Aldenberg.

6:39

Alderman Cone.

6:41

Alder Woman ties.

6:43

12 aye votes.

6:44

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alderman from the fourth.

6:47

Alderman from the fourth, you are now recognized on resolution 205.

6:51

Thank you, Madam President.

6:53

And members of the board.

6:54

At this point, uh, I would like to place resolution 205 on the informal calendar.

7:00

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

7:04

So noted.

7:08

Second reading resolutions committee reports and adoptions.

7:12

We have none.

7:13

In dispense with line item 23, courtesy resolutions.

7:17

We have not.

7:18

Dispense with line item 24.

7:20

Miscellaneous and unfinished business.

7:22

We have not.

7:26

Announcements.

7:27

Wednesday, January the 7th, 2026.

7:30

We will not have any meetings.

7:31

Thursday, January the 8th.

7:33

Budget and public employees will have a hearing in the Kennedy Room at 6 p.m.

7:38

Friday, January the 9th, 2026.

7:40

Full board meeting of the chambers at 10 a.m.

7:42

That's the extent of the announcements.

7:45

There are any further announcements.

7:46

Alder Woman from the 13th.

7:48

Yes, ma'am president and members of the board.

7:51

I'd like to ask for a moment of silence on the death of Sergeant Christopher Peterson.

7:58

With the St.

7:59

Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

8:03

We could all bow our heads for a moment of silence.

8:12

Thank you, Alder Woman from the 13th.

8:15

You welcome.

8:20

Seeing none, alder woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to excuse.

8:25

Thank you, Madam President.

8:26

Members of the board, I move that we excuse the auto woman from the 12th board for necessary absence.

8:34

And Alderman from the third.

8:37

Thank you, Madam President.

8:47

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 6th.

8:51

That we um excuse the alder persons from the third and 12th for necessary absence.

8:58

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

9:00

Aye.

9:01

Opposed.

9:03

Motion carries.

9:04

Alder Woman from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to adjourn.

9:08

Thank you, madam.

9:09

President members of the board, I move that we adjourn until Friday, January 9th, 2026, 18 a.m.

9:15

in the board of alderman chambers.

9:17

By the alder woman from the 10th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th, we adjourn until uh Friday, January 9th at 2026 at the Board of Alderman Chambers at 10 a.m.

9:28

Is there any discussion?

9:30

Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

9:33

Aye.

9:33

Aye.

9:34

Aye.

9:35

Opposed.

9:36

Motion carries.

9:39

We are all adjourned except for the alderman from the 14th.

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Summary of Proceedings

Board of Aldermen Meeting Summary - January 6, 2026

The Board of Aldermen convened on January 6, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. in a special session to address urgent legal matters. The meeting began with a motion to enter a closed session under Missouri Revised Statutes to discuss litigation and confidential communications, which passed unanimously. Following the closed session, the Board proceeded to public business, including the reconsideration of Resolution 205 and various administrative announcements. No routine consent items, major public comments, or new discussion propositions occurred outside of the reconsideration process.

Consent Calendar

  • Line Items Dispensed: Numerous routine agenda items (including line items 3, 6-11, 12-20, 22-24) were dispensed upon determination that there were no reports, bills, or items to address for those specific categories.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Moment of Silence: Alder Woman from the 13th requested a moment of silence to honor the death of Sergeant Christopher Peterson of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department; this was granted unanimously.

Discussion Items

  • Reconsideration of Resolution 205:
    • Motion: The Alderman from the 4th moved to reconsider Resolution 205, having voted on the prevailing side during the original vote.
    • Outcome: The motion to reconsider was adopted with 12 aye votes (Aldermen Aldenberg, Cone, O'Ryan, DeVote, Velasquez, Sonny/Sanye, Cox-Twee, Browning, Clark Hubbard, Keys, Boy, Aldrich, and President Green voted aye; Aldwoman Sweit, Alderman Cone, Alder Woman Tyes, and others noted as present but roll call indicated 12 votes).
    • Disposition: Upon sustaining the motion, the Alderman from the 4th moved to place Resolution 205 on the informal calendar; this was noted by the Clerk.

Key Outcomes

  • Closed Session Approval: The Board sustained the motion to enter closed session pursuant to Mo. Rev. Stat. § 610.0211 and 610.022 to discuss legal actions and privileged communications. All 13 present board members voted "Aye," sustaining the motion from the Alder Woman from the 6th.
  • Excuses Granted: The Board granted excuses for necessary absence to the Alder Woman from the 3rd and the Alder Woman from the 12th.
  • Adjournment: The Board adjourned until Friday, January 9, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., in the Board of Alderman Chambers.
  • Upcoming Schedule:
    • Wednesday, January 7, 2026: No meetings scheduled.
    • Thursday, January 8, 2026: Budget and public employees hearing at 6:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Room.

Note: The meeting transcript states the meeting was called to order for January 6, while the prompt metadata references a meeting on January 8. The summary reflects the transcript's date of January 6.

Meeting Transcript

Like to call the meeting of the Board of Aldermen to order for Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 10 a.m. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Alder Woman Swipe, sir. Present. Alderman Aldenberg. Alderman Cone. Alderman O'Ryan. Here. Alderman DeVote. Present. Alder Woman Velasquez. Present. Alder Woman Sign Yay. Alder Woman Cox Answee. Alderman Browning. Present. Alder Woman Clark Hubbard. Here. Alder Woman Keys. Alder Woman Tyus. Alder Woman Boy. Present. Alderman Aldrich. President Green. Present. Alderman Alderberg. Present. Present. Thank you. Alderman Cone. Alder Woman Signee. Present. Alder Woman Cox and Twee. Alder Woman Keys. Here. Alder Woman Tyus. Alderman Alder. 11 present. You have quorum. Quorum being present. We will uh dispense with line item three and take up the special order of the day. And at this time, I would entertain a motion that we dispense with the regular order of business to make the full board of aldermen be closed to the public under the provisions of 610.0211 and 610.022 of the Missouri right revised statutes in order to permit the board to discuss matters related to legal actions, causes of action, or litigation involving a public governmental body and any confidential or privileged communications between a public governmental body or its representatives and attorneys. Do I have a motion? I move to enter closed session. Second. It's been moved by the alder woman from the sixth, seconded by the alder person from the first. That we enter closed session. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Aye. Alderman Aldenberg.

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