The board will now come to order.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Schweitzer.

Alderman Oldenburg.

Alderman Cohn.

Present.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devote.

Here.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonny.

Alder Woman Cox Antweed.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Present.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Here.

Alderman Aldrick.

President Green.

Present.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

14 present.

According to being present, we will be led in an opening reflection prayer by Alonzo Townsend, the son of American Blues singer, guitarist, and pianist Henry Townsend.

Good morning.

This morning's reflection is about St.

Louis's most best and natural resource.

It's music.

Our heritage stands taller and wider than almost any music city in the country.

Chicago, Nashville, Austin, New Orleans.

The only difference that we have from those cities is that their music scene, their artists are infrastructured into their city, into their tourism, into their way of life.

We have an obligation to make sure that our most natural, almost greatest resource that we have is not only infrastructured, not only rooted, but also lifted for the future of our community, for the future of our artists, so they can feel that they can not only live and thrive here, but also that our beacon shines just as bright as all those other Cs I named.

This past week, Tina Turner's kit was introduced by St.

Louis City XC.

Why is this important?

Because it reflects exactly what I'm speaking of.

I ask you all to consider to think about making sure that this city's most deepest treasure, our music, our musicians, our artists are lifted or being the actual flag that we wave when it comes to St.

Louis.

How important they really are to their community, and how important they really are to the infrastructure of St.

Louis.

Thank you so much for allowing me to have some of your time.

God bless.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

And it's full of celebration and peace, right?

Um, that you deserve the most.

I'm sorry, Heat Up St.

Louis does here the way they the way that they only can in utility assistance.

So thank you to Allen.

Thank you, especially to the owner of the Hardy on Hampton, who let me borrow his apron this morning.

The woman from the 11th.

Uh Brian Watson with the laborers union.

And I want to take this opportunity to publicly thank him and the union who came to the 11th ward and with chainsaws and every tool that they could bring, they came along with me to cut down tree debris in the elevated 11th ward.

And our ward looks so much better, gentlemen, because of you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Additionally, I thought I saw Fred Searcy with the plumbers union up there.

There he is.

He's sitting down.

Great guy and a wonderful resource for our city.

I wanted to mention the green pants that Dave Sweeney is wearing this morning.

You look dapper, sir.

And with that, I close.

Thank you.

Alder woman from the first.

Thank you, Madam President, and members of the board.

Today I would like to have as my honored guests, staff from the planning division, Miriam Keller, Alicia Russell, who put together just an incredible presentation at the Planning Commission meeting this week.

And there are many around uh data centers and their regulation.

And there are many folks here in the uh in the gallery today on all sides of the issue who spoke at that meeting and said the city simply needs more time for regulation.

So I appreciate uh the um people showing up here today and uh asking for us to take that thoughtful pause.

Thank you.

Any further introduction of honored guests?

Any further introduction of honored guests?

Seeing none, alder woman from the 10th, you are recognized on the approval of the minutes from Friday, February 6th, 2026.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that we approve the minutes from Friday, February 6th, 2026.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 11th that we approve the minutes from Friday, February 6th, 2026.

Is there any discussion?

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

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Report of city officials.

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

Dear members of the board, I have the pleasure to submit submit the following individuals for appointments to the South Grand Community Improvement District.

The appointment of Bobby Lessantine, the appointment of Brian Roche, the appointment of Matt Gio.

I respectfully request your approval of these appointments.

Sincerely, Kara Spencer, Mayor.

Alder woman from the 7th, you are recognized on Mayor Spencer's appointments to the South Grand Improvement District.

Madam President, members of the board, uh South Grand Community Improvement District has some of I'm sure what are some of our favorite restaurants and businesses in our community, and I'm honored enough to represent this with other women Villasquiz.

Um so I would just like to make a motion to accept these appointments.

Sir Second.

It's been moved by the older woman from the 7th, seconded by the older woman from the 10th that we approve Mayor Spencer's appointments to the South Grand Improvement District.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Dear members of the board, I have the pleasure to submit the following individuals for appointments to the locustal business district.

The reappointment of Karen Drake, the reappointment of Jennifer Prushner, the reappointment of Michael Berkerman, the reappointment of Dr.

Byron Duval, the appointment of Courtney Mueller, and the appointment of Robert Malty.

I respectfully request your approval of these appointments.

Sincerely, Kara Spencer, Mayor.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized to Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Locust Central Special Business District.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

So I share the locust special business district with the Alderwoman uh from the 11th, and we've been working um elevated 11th.

We've been working on these.

I know there's a little bit of uh hiccup with some of these appointments, but we are um you know we're gonna we're committed to trying to make sure that this uh locust business district uh actually secede.

So with that, I would ask uh and make the motion for the approval of the individuals to the locust uh business district.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the 11th that we approve Mayor Spencer's appointments to the locust central special business district.

Is there any discussion?

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

Opposed motion carries.

Anyone wish to take any bills or resolutions off of any of our informal calendars?

Anyone wish to take any bills or resolutions off of any of our informal calendars?

Seeing none, uh Alderman from the fourth, you are recognized on the suspension of the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill one seventy thank thank you, madam president, members of the board.

I move to suspend the rules for the introduction of board bill one seventy.

It's been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the fourteenth.

That we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill one seventy.

Alderman, you may proceed.

It's a stop sign near a school.

Thank you.

Okay.

It's been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the fourteenth.

That we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill one seventy.

This is a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the role.

Alderman Sweites, Alderwoman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Aldenberg.

Alderman Cohn.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devoty.

Alderwoman Velasquez.

Alderwoman Sonier.

Aye.

Alderwoman Cox Antwee.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alderwoman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alderwoman Keys.

Aye.

Alderwoman Tyus.

Aye.

Alderwoman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldric.

Aye.

President Green.

Aye.

14 aye votes.

One no.

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

Madam Clerk, if you could please place board bill 170 at the end of the first reading of board bills.

So noted.

Alderwoman from the 7th.

You are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 171.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

I would like to make a motion to suspend the rules in order to introduce board bill 171.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the seventh.

Seconded by the alder woman from the first.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I know that I've been working on procurement processes for quite some time.

This is the first part of that conversation.

This is about the minor purchase orders that are in front of us.

Um to make sure that essentially right now our departments, when they want to do order supplies, they have a $500 minor purchase order limit.

And anything over that, they have to go through a lot of additional red tape and just bureaucratic processes.

So the goal of this is to change that number from 500 to 2500.

There is an email that all of us have in our inboxes from the mayor's office stating that they're in full support.

The supply commissioner is also in full support.

The president of the Board of Alderman is in full support.

The comptroller is in full support, um, as well as the director of operations.

And so my ask is for you all today who allow me to suspend the rules so that we can get this bill introduced and hopefully have a little bit more of an efficient government.

Thank you.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the first or seven, seconded by the alder woman from the first.

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 7th.

Madam Clerk, if you could please place Board Bill 171 at the end of the first reading of board bills.

So noted.

Alderman from the 9th.

You are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 172.

Thank you.

I move that we suspend the rules to introduce board bill number 172.

It's been moved by the alderman from the ninth, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we suspend the rules for the interest the purposes of introducing board bill 172.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you.

So led by our planning staff, many city departments have been cooperating to formulate thoughtful regulations around data centers.

I want to give our planning staff room to work on these regulations and give the public confidence that we are doing this in a thoughtful and practical way that isn't rushed.

I want to make sure that we have new data centers that comply with these res regulations and protect our residents and give developers a clear idea of what can be done in our city.

If you have an application that's already in the process, this won't affect that.

A pause is just an acknowledgement that we will resume processing new applications when rules are put in place that everyone can follow.

Our residents deserve to know that we are listening and that we're making sure that there are practical regulations in place to protect them.

I renew my motion.

It's been moved by the alderman from the ninth, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we suspend the rules for the purpose of Board Bill 172.

This is a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Oldenberg.

Alderman Cone.

Alderman Orion.

No.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonny.

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

No.

Alder Woman Keys.

No.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

No.

Alderman Aldrich.

President Green.

Aye.

Seven aye votes.

Eight no's by your vote.

You failed to sustain the motion from the Alderman from the 9th.

Alderman from the 14th.

You are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 170.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

I move to suspend the rules and introduce board bill 1743.

Three.

No.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 14th.

Seconded by the Alderman from the 7th that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 173.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

Board Bill 173 is to introduce uh and start the process all speed humps and the 14th ward.

Uh and I renew my motion.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 14th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 7th.

We suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 173.

This is a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alderwoman Sweitzer.

Alderman Oldenberg.

Alderman Cohn.

Alderman Orion.

Alderman Devotee.

Alderwoman Velasquez.

Alderwoman Sanye.

Alderwoman Cox Antoine.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alderwoman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alderwoman Keys.

Alderwoman Tyus.

Aye.

Alderwoman Boyd.

No.

Alderman Aldric.

Aye.

President Green.

Aye.

Alderman Aldenberg.

Aye.

Aldenberg.

Aye.

13 aye votes, two no's.

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the alderman from the 14th.

If you could please place board bill 173 at the end of the first reading of board bills.

So noted.

Uh Alder Woman from the 7th.

You are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 174.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

I make a motion to suspend for the purposes of introducing board bill 174.

Is there a second?

It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 7th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th.

That we suspend the rules for the purpose of Board Bill 174.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um, I want to just first thank many of the community development corporations that I've been able to be in conversation with.

They were able to come to the HUDS committee and give a fantabulous presentation just about all the critical work that they do.

And I know that many of us have community development corporations in their ward, and there's a document in front of all of us with CDCs and which ward they are in.

Um I know that this is not our best made to have these conversations.

This is not my preferred uh method.

So what I want to do is just be fully transparent with my colleagues about the reasoning behind doing it.

Um we had a tornado in our city.

Um, and even before we had the tornado, these CDCs were struggling.

But now with the mix of CDCs, the level of federal cuts that are happening, uh, many of the CDCs, especially those in a tornado impacted areas, are really struggling and hurting and are in a financial crisis.

And I am very much concerned that the next time that I would have an opportunity to be in front of you, introduce this bill, we would be in May.

Um, and by that time, it is possible that some of the CDCs that are in our ecosystem now have closed.

And that means for our city that all of that essential housing that we know we don't have enough of in our city that is affordable, all of the properties that they manage, all of these things would become a pro part of private equity and would be much less accessible to our communities.

And so I'm really pleading um to my colleagues, and I want to give a shout out to Ms.

Linda who is in the gallery today, and again to many of the city been in conversation with me on this.

I think what is important to remember is this is just an introduction.

This is not saying that you um set the that you support the bill.

This is not agreeing on the number that's in front of us.

Um, I think it will make sense when we get to committee to look at the exact numbers that's in the bill and make sure that makes sense.

But I want to be clear that I'm doing my job here and being an advocate and saying, hey, it's really important that as we talk about rebuilding our city, the one entity in our city that is dedicated to doing so with a motive not connected to profit, has the support that they need.

Um and so with that, I would just reaffirm my motion.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the seventh, seconded by the alderman from the 14th.

That we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 174.

Madam Clerk, please call the role.

Alder Woman Schweitzer.

Alderman Oldenburg.

Alderman Cohn.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sanya.

Aye.

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

No.

Alderman Aldric.

President Green.

Aye.

Eleven aye votes.

Four no's.

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 7th.

Madam Clerk, if you could please place board bill 174 at the end of the first reading of board bills.

So noted.

First reading of board bills.

Board bill number 148, introduced by Alder Woman Boyd, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriating to the Department of Health funds received by the City of St.

Louis pursuant to national opioid settlement agreements authorizing the expenditure of such funds to the extent received, authorizing contracts and other documents to expend such funds to the extent received and containing an emergency clause.

Board bill number 149, introduced by Alder Woman Boyd, an ordinance authorizing the honorary street name.

Board bill number 150, introduced by Alder Woman Clark Hubbard, pursuant to ordinance number 7033, as amended by ordinance number 71394.

An ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic on 6100 Block of Washington in the 10th ward.

Board bill number 151 introduced by Alderman Aldrick.

An ordinance to amend the public nuisance ordinance by repealing certain sections and adding new ones to create a nuance review board.

Board bill number 152 introduced by Alderman Aldrick and President Green, an ordinance which amend certain sections of Chapter 8 of the St.

Louis Revised Codes to streamline mobile food vendor operations.

I'm sorry, President Green, an ordinance amending chapter 3.160 of the revised code of the City of St.

Louis codified by ordinance 71620 by adding a new section 3.160.035 to establish definitions and criteria for the impact assessments of redevelopment projects and containing a cerebrality clause.

Board Bill No.

154 introduced by Alder Woman Cox Antwerp, an ordinance amending ordinance number 66935, which ordinance relates to an original lease agreement dated January 1st, 2020 2006 between the City of St.

Louis, Missouri, the City and Material Sales Company Lisi, and authorizing the execution of a second amendment to lease agreement between the city and Lisi for certain land and mooring between the MacArthur Bridge and the Poplar Street Bridge under certain terms and conditions as set forth in the second amendment attached here to as exhibit A and containing a cerebrality clause.

Or Bill No.

155 introduced by Autoboman Cox Antwee and Alderman Aldrick, an ordinance approving the petition to establish a community improvement district establishing the downtown St.

Louis Sports and Entertainment Community Improvement District, finding a public purpose for the establishment of the downtown St.

Louis Sports and Entertainment Community Improvement District and containing a cerebrality clause.

Or bill number 156 introduced by Alderman Browning, an ordinance updating the Forestry Division regulations for the planting, maintenance, preservation, and management of trees, shrubs, and plants in the City of St.

Louis, containing definitions, administrative, regulatory, penalty, emergency, and cerebrality provisions.

Or bill number 157 introduced by Auderwoman Clark Hubbard and President Green, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriating 3,800,000 of interest funds earned on the city funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021.

Pub L No.

117-2, March 11, 2021, ARPA, and authorize the transfer of such funds for city's ability to provide services to prevent homelessness and displacement for households impacted by the tornado containing an emergency and cerebrality clause.

Or Bill No.

158 introduced by Alder Woman Clark Hubbard, an ordinance amended ordinance number 72051, which ordinance repealed ordinance number 69056 to repeal certain provisions of ordinance number 72051 and re-establishment re-establish a clean energy development board to administer a property assessed clean energy program within the city of St.

Louis.

Or Bill No.

159 introduced by Alderman Browning, an ordinance providing for the execution and delivery of a municipal stormwater grant participation agreement, the agreement substantially in the form attached here to as Exhibit A by and between the City of St.

Louis, the city, and the Metropolitan St.

Louis Sewer District, authorizing and directing the Director of Streets Department, the Director of Streets, and the Director of Planning and Urban Design Agency, the Director of PDA, to apply for and expend funds under the agreement for the purposes of a flood wall project and containing an emergency clause.

Or bill number 160 introduced by Alderwoman Schweitzer and Alderman Browning, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportion, appropriating 1,200,000 of interest funds earned on the city's funds received under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and authorizing the transfer of such funds for water, infrastructure repair and replacement project purposes and containing an emergency clause.

Or bill number 161, introduced by Alderwoman Sweisser and Alderman Browning, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, amending certain ordinance by reappropriating certain amounts specified here in aggregate amount of six million eight hundred sixty-six thousand four hundred sixty and forty-eight cent for water infrastructure replacement and repair and with an emergency clause.

An ordinance establishing the definition of community development corporation CDC and containing a severance clause and emergency clause.

Or bill number 164, introduced by Alder Woman Keys, an ordinance authorizing the honorary street name of the White Way.

Pursuant to ordinance number 68937, which shall begin at the intersection of St.

Afonso's Street and Windsor Place and run east on St.

Aphonses Street to the intersection of St.

Afonso Street and the North South Alley between Windsor Place and Finney Avenue.

Or Bill No.

165 introduced by Alderman Aldrich and President Green, an ordinance to allow for a partial upfront payment of qualifying expenses from qualifying organizations who are under contract with the City of St.

Louis in to provide the City of St.

Louis a product or service.

Board bill number 166 introduced by Alderman Aldrich and ordinance approving a redevelopment plan dated September 23rd, 2025 for the CAS Avenue and I-44 area in the City of St.

Louis.

Board Bill No.

167, introduced by Alderman Aldrich, and Alderwoman Cox and Twee and Ordinance Amending.

Board Bill No.

169 introduced by Alder Woman Keys and Ordinance Amending No.

171830 effective June 1st, 2024.

Exhibit one attached by modifying the terms of real estate tax abatement.

Board bill number 170 introduced by Alderman Narayan.

An ordinance establishing a two-way stop site at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Glades Avenue, regulating all traffic traveling north and southbound on Forest Avenue at the intersection of Forest Avenue and Glad Avenue and containing an emergency clause.

Board Bill No.

171 introduced by Alder Woman Alicia Shaunier, an ordinance amending section two of ordinance 47423, approved March 2nd, 1955, relating to requisitions for supplies not under contract for the purpose of updating departmental minor purchase, ordered thresholds, and procurement procedures, and containing a cerebrality clause and emergency clause.

Introduced by Alder Woman by Alderman Rashine Aldrich, pursuant to ordinance number seven zero three three three and as amended by ordinance number seven one three nine four.

The director of streets is hereby directed to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic on certain blocks in the 14th ward.

Board Bill No.

174 introduced by Alder Woman Alicia Sanyer, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportion, appropriating the sum of $2,500,000 of RAM settlement interests, available monies for the purpose of providing financial support to qualify community development corporations through the community development administration to undertake community revitalization and equitable development activities and containing a cerebrality clause and emergency clause.

That is the extent of first reading of board bill.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

May I please be added as a co-sponsor to board bills 160 and 161?

Madam, please make note of that.

And if you could please add me as a co-sponsor to 162, 171, and 174.

So noted.

Reference to committee of board bills.

Oh, wait, let me tell you a few more that need to be sent.

If you could please send 170 and 173 to public infrastructure, 171 to legislation and rules, and 174 to budget.

I'm sorry, what was the one before 174?

Uh 171 to legislation and rules.

Thank you.

Reference to committee of board bills.

Two HUDs, Board Bill 153, 154, 155, 157, 158, 160, 161, 162, 163, 166, 168, and Board Bill 169.

To public infrastructure, Board Bill 149, 150, 159, 164, 170, and 173.

Public safety, Board Bill 41.

Special Committee on Red Tape, Board Bill 152, to legislation and rules, Board Bill 165 and 171.

To the Health and Human Development, Board Bill 141, and Board Bill 140 156.

148, I'm sorry, and Board Bill 156.

To Transportation and Commerce, Board Bill Sixty Seven.

And to budget, Board Bill seventy four.

That is the extent of reference to committee and board bills.

Second reading and report of standing committees.

To the following the following board bills passed out of committee with a due pass recommendation.

Board bill number 25, committee substitute as an as amended, introduced by Alderman Cohn and President Green.

An ordinance amended Title 18, Airports and Aviation Code of the Revised Code of the City of St.

Louis to add a new chapter pertaining to car rental operations in St.

Louis Lambert International Airport.

Board Bill 28 as amended to the HUDs committee.

Board Bill 128 as amended.

Introduced by Auto Woman Claw Cupard.

An ordinance approving the petition of owners of real property seeking the creation and establishment of the Kingsbury Place, HOA's Capital Improvement Tornado Recovery Community Improvement District, finding a public purpose for the establishment of CID and containing a cerebrality clause.

Out of HUDs, Board Billy Seven as amended, introduced by Alderman Browning, an ordinance to amend number 60196 approved January 29, 1987 to repeal ordinance number 64240, approved January 16, 1998, relating to Central West End South Business District District, a special business district established pursuant to the provisions of Section 71.790 through 71.808 by repealing sections two of ordinance number 64240, which provides for the assessment and collection of an ad valorum tax not to exceed 85 cents per 100 dollars, assessed value valuation of real property in the district with an initial levy of that same rate but not to exceed 7,000 dollars, and enacting a new section to pertaining to the same subject matter, but imposing an ad valorium tax not to exceed 85 cents, but imposing an I'm sorry, per 100 assessed valuation of real property in the district without limitation as to the total assessment and containing effectiveness, cerebrality savings and emergency clauses.

Out of legislation and rules, board bill number 54, introduced by Alder Woman Velasquez and Artness submitted to the qualified voters of the city, a proposed amendment to the charter of the city of St.

Louis, repealing section 5 of Article 4 of the Charter, in order to have the same nonpartisan top two runoff system in special elections for Alderman that is used in regular city elections, providing for an election to be held for voting on the proposed amendment and for the manner of voting and for the publication certification deposit and regard recording of this ordinance and containing an emergency clause.

Out of legislation arrows, Board Bill 137, introduced by Alderman Devotee, Alderman Cohn, Audder Woman Velasquez, Auder Woman Keys, Auder Woman Sanye, and Alderman Aldrick, an ordinance submitting to the qualified voters of the City of St.

Louis the question of whether to amend the City of St.

Louis Charter to modernize language describing city departments, divisions, and other organizations to provide for modern methods of advertisement and publication to delete obsolete references to Missouri statute to delete obsolete references to city departments, divisions or other organizations to revise references to pay scale to replace pronouns with specific title references and to standardize capitalization of titles and uniform formatting of numbers providing for an election to be held for voting on the proposed amendment for the manner of voting and the publication certification deposit and recording of the ordinance and containing an emergency clause.

From budget employee board bill number 98 introduced by Alder Woman Keys.

This board bill seeks to authorize the insurance by the city's acting through the treasurer of the city in its capacity as supervisor of parking meters of up to $5 million.

Aggregate principal amount of parking revenue bonds.

The bonds will be secured and payable sold slow solely from the parking assets pledged under the indentured of trust dated as of December 1st, 2006 as amended and supplemented from time to time, including real property and future income.

Proceeds from the sale of the bonds will be used to finance the cost of the acquisition of certain real estate, provide for the funding of any required debt, service reserve funds, if any, and pay the costs associated with the insuring the bonds.

Autopublic Infrastructure Board Bill 81 introduced by Auto Woman Keys.

The bill directs the Director of Streets to install speed hunts, pursuant to ordinance number seven zero three three three as amended by ordinance number seven one three nine four to calm the flow of traffic on the 3600 and 3700 blocks of Grandale Square and the 3600-3700 and 3800 blocks of Washington Avenue.

Auto Public Infrastructure Board Bill 135 introduced by Auto Woman Sweitzer and Ordinance pursuant to ordinance number seven zero three three three as amended by ordinance number seven one three nine four directs the director of streets to install spee humps to calm the flow of traffic on the 3600 block of Robert Avenue.

Auto Public Infrastructure Board Bill 139 introduced by Auto Woman Boyd, pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number 71394 and ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Also out of public infrastructure board bill number 140 introduced by Auto Woman Board, pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number 71394, an ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Out of public infrastructure board bill number 141, introduced by Auto Woman Boyd, pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number 71394, an ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Out of public infrastructure board bill number 142, introduced by Auto Woman Boyd.

Pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number seven one three nine four and ordinance directing the director of streets to install spee humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Board bill number 143 introduced by Auto Woman Boyd.

Pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number seven one three nine four and ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Also out of public infrastructure board bill number 144 introduced by Auto Woman Boyd, pursuant to ordinance number 7033 as amended by ordinance number 71394, an ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

From the public safety, board bill number 145 introduced by Alderman N'Brian in ordinance repealing ordinance 62579 and removing chapter 25.10 of the revised code of the city of St.

Louis codifying such ordinance.

Also out of public safety board bill number 146, introduced by Alderman Devotee, an amendment to ordinance 56736 requested by the interim sheriff of the City of St.

Louis, modernizing the manner in which the sheriff's office issues parking identification, identifying deputies operating personal vehicles during the performance of their official duties.

This is the extent of the second reading and report of standing committees.

Report of special committees.

We have none.

Board bills for perfection consent.

Board bill number 121.

Introduced by Alder Woman Clark Hubbard and Alderwoman Sanye.

An ordinance repealing ordinance number six five nine three seven.

Ordinance number six five seven four six.

One pilots and ETHS accounts and phase one, respectively dissolving the special allocation funds for South Town and Lauderman Building 1505 Missouri Tech Electronics 4200 LaCleed and City Hospital RPA 2 phase one redevelopment areas and respectfully terminating the designation of certain portions of the City of St.

Louis, Missouri as redevelopment areas authorizing certain actions relating thereto and containing appropriation clause, a cerebrality clause, and an emergency clause.

Board bill number 122 introduced by Alder Woman Clark Hubbard and ordinance determined that the tax increment financing plans listed in exhibit A are making satisfactory progress except as noted under the proposed time schedule for completion of projects therein.

Board bill number 123 introduced by Alderman Browning.

The board bill seeks to approve a chapter 99 redevelopment plan and blighting study for the 4359 Lindel Boulevard redevelopment area.

Board bill number 129 introduced by Alderman Devotee and ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission establishing and creating a plan unit development district for city block 4022 to be known as the La Calina Square Plan Unit Redevelopment District and containing the cerebrality clause and emergency clause.

Board bill number 133 introduced by Alder Woman Boyd, Alderman Oldenburg, Alder Woman Sanye, and Alder Woman Cox Antwe.

And the ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportiment authorizing the two commissioner of the Department of Health or her designee on behalf of the City of St.

Louis to three enter into the FEMA Crisis Counseling Program Consulting Agreement and to accept funds for awarded appropriating said funds and the amount of up to $78,253, authorizing the Department of Health to expend six to the appropriated funds for allowed purposes and containing an emergency clause.

Board bill number 134 introduced by Alder Woman Sweitzer, Alder Woman Boyd, Alderman Odenberg, Alder Woman Sanye, and Alder Woman Cox Antwee, and Ordinance Amending Ordinance 72059 adopting the forestry division's regulations relating to weeds, native plants, and other vegetation in the city of St.

Louis containing definitions reporting abatement, enforcement, serverability, and emergency clauses for the purpose of clarifying regulations for abatement on occupied and non-occupied parcels.

Board bill number one nineteen introduced.

I'm sorry, that is the extent of board bills for perfection consent.

Excuse me, Madam President, um members of the board.

If you would remove board bill 122 and 134 from the perfection calendar, and I can save time.

I also want to put 19 on the informal calendar, but that's on the perfection, so you might want me to wait.

Okay.

I'll have you hold on 119.

Um you said 122 and 134.

And 134, yes.

Okay, madam clerk.

If you could please put those on the regular confec uh perfection calendar.

So noted.

Uh Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

Could you put 133 on the perfection calendar?

Uh, Madam Clerk, if you could please place 133 on the regular perfection calendar.

So noted.

Any more requests?

All right.

Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to adopt the board bills for the perfection consent calendar.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board, I move that we adopt the board bills for perfection consent calendar.

Okay.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th.

We adopt the board bills for the perfection consent calendar.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Board bills for perfection.

Board bill number one nineteen introduced by Alder Woman Tyes.

This board bill seeks to approve a chapter 99 redevelopment plan and blinding study for the 811 North Broadway redevelopment area.

Alder woman from the 12th.

It was not given to me in time.

And so please put 119 on the uh informal calendar until we can get the amendment.

Madam Clerk, if you could please place board bill 119 on the uh informal count.

So note it.

Board bill number 126, committee substitute introduced by Alderman Nrian, President Green, and Alderman Aldrick.

An ordinance requiring all short-term rental operators to obtain a short-term rental business license, imposing a license fee of three percent of the rent charge for each short-term rental to be paid quarterly, authorizing the license collector to collect such license fee on behalf of the city of St.

Louis and to administer and enforce the lysee requirement designating the uses of license license fee revenue, directing the controller to establish an account to be known as the affordable housing license fee fund and containing a seriality and emergency clause.

Alderman from the fourth, you're recognized on the perfection of board bill 126 committee substitute.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that perfect board bill 126 committee substitute.

Second.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 4th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th, that we perfect board bill 126 committee substitute.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um I think there's been some confusion about this bill just in general and what it does and doesn't do since I've carried two bills regarding short-term rentals.

This does not have anything to do with the regulation of short-term rentals.

This uh simply uh is the vehicle for carrying out what the voters approved in 2004 with Prop S to uh expand the three percent uh essentially hotel tax to short-term rentals as well.

This does not uh have some of the language that this isn't a fix basically for the uh the legislation that's currently in court regarding the regulations.

So this is something completely separate than that, just to be clear.

Uh and with that, I ask for your favorable consideration.

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Madam President, members of the board, if the Alderman from the fourth would yield.

Well, the Alderman from the fourth yield to questioning from the Alder Woman from the 12th.

Absolutely.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Thank you.

Uh Alderman.

So what you are saying is that this has nothing to do with the ongoing lawsuit that is uh connected to the um short-term rental, right?

Is that correct?

Exactly.

Two completely separate issues.

Okay, and there's no part of the lawsuit that covers the fees.

It's about about the actual short-term rental um legislation itself and if it's legal.

Is that correct?

Uh exactly.

And uh this uh the the issue in the the lawsuit, uh the the main argument there is a handcock uh amendment issue, and this was explicitly approved by the voters.

Because the argument there is that because a Hancock amendment for people don't know is an amendment that says that we when we raise fees and taxes that we have to go to the uh voters to for them to approve it.

Is that correct?

Uh yes.

Okay, and this was uh put before the voters.

Yes, this passed uh in 2004 as Prop S.

All right, thank you very much.

Absolutely.

Well, I'm sorry, one other question.

And in there it's specifically referred to short-term rentals as uh uh being allowed to uh raise the taxes or fees.

Yes, that that was the question for voters is whether to expand the three percent tax uh that hotels pay to short-term rentals.

All right, thank you.

Have no further questions.

Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

Alderman from the fourth, you're recognized closed.

I renew my motion.

It's been moved by the aldermen from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the 14th.

We perfect board bill one twenty-six committee substitute.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye, aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Board bill number one twenty-two, introduced by alder woman Clark Hubbard.

An ordinance determined that the tax increment financing plans listed in exhibit a are making satisfactory progress except as noted under the proposed time schedule for completion of projects therein.

Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the perfection of board bill 122.

Thank you, madam.

President, members of the board.

I move that we perfect board bill 122.

Second.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we perfect Board Bill 122.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

I renew my motion.

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Madam President, members of the board.

Um for those who don't know, I am not a TIFF uh proponent, and I would ask for a roll call.

Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

An Alder Woman from the 10th, you are recognized to close on board bill 120.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I renew my motion again.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th.

That we perfect board bill 122.

There's been a request for roll call.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Schweitzer.

Alderman Oldenburg.

Alderman Pone.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sanye.

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Ty Sword.

No.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Alderman Aldrick.

President Green.

I Alder Woman Boyd.

13 aye votes.

One no.

Are your vote you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 10th to perfect board bill 122?

Board bill number 133, introduced by Alder Woman Boyd, Alderman Oldenberg, Alder Woman Sanye, Alder Woman Cox and Twee, and ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, authorizing the two commissioner of the Department of Health or her design on behalf of the City of St.

Louis to three enter into the FEMA crisis counseling program, consulting agreement, and to accept funds for four awarded appropriating said funds in the amount of up to $78,253.

Authorizing the Department of Health to expend six the appropriated funds for allowed purposes and containing an emergency clause.

Alder Woman from the 13th, you are recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 133.

Alder Woman from the 13th.

Madam President, point of information, please.

What is your point of information?

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Um the Alder Woman from the 13th just sent me a um a note that she wasn't feeling well and asked me if I would handle the bill, if that's okay.

That is great by me.

Alder Woman from the 12th, you are recognized on Board Bill 133.

Okay, thank you very much.

And of course, I was not prepared to do this, but I'll try anyway.

Uh Board Billy Three is an ordinance recommended by the Board of VA.

Um do you want to make the motion to perfect?

Oh I'm sorry.

I moved to perfect perfect board bill 133.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 12th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th.

That we perfect board bill 133.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Okay, I'm sorry, I'm putting this bill out as we speak.

So if I could just have a second, is up the last one.

So if I take it there's going to be questions, so I want to be able to answer them.

Um, but anyway, board bill 133 is an ordinance recognized.

I'm sorry, recommended by the board of estimate and apportionment authorizing the commissioner of the Department of Health or her design on behalf of the city of St.

Louis to uh enter into the FEMA crisis counseling program consulting agreement and to accept funds awarded appropriate appropriate and said funds in the amount of 78,250, 53 and 60 cents.

500 78,253 and 60 cents, and authorizing the department of health to expend the funds for allowing for allowed purposes and it containing emergency calls.

I'm so sorry.

The printer was very loud in the background.

And I'm sorry.

Okay, so I am um I'm requesting that uh board bill one thirty-three.

Yes, alder woman, you may proceed.

Okay, I'm requesting that board bill one be uh uh perfect and filing.

I'm sorry, perfect.

I am just out of it right now.

Just trying to do a colleague a favor.

Any further discussion?

Uh I'll do Alder Woman from the 7th and Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um, I actually think it's fine that the Alder Woman from the 12th just read the summary because this bill is fairly simple.

I get to serve on this committee.

Um, we know the impacts, especially psychologically that tornadoes can have on folks in natural disasters if they try to rebuild lives from having nothing.

And so the goal of this bill is just to accept for the Department of Health to be able to accept a little bit over 78,000 so that the funds can be deployed to the Department of Health and that they are able to offer the needed mental health services and support to folks in our community who are still grappling and very much trying to rebuild their life and are far from recovered.

Thank you.

Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board, I'd like to make a motion that we put is board bill 136.

Is that what we're on?

What number?

133.

133 on the uh informal calendar.

Uh only the bill sponsor can put a bill on the informal calendar.

Okay, will the alder woman from the 12th year for questions?

The alder woman from the 12th yield to questioning from the alderman for the 14th.

I will.

Thank you, thank you.

How you doing, Alder Lady?

Uh better.

Have foot surgery a few years ago.

I mean a few months ago.

Uh but I'm doing better now.

Okay, wish you a re uh speedy recovery.

I know you stepping in in the gap very uh shortly uh on notice after it seems like I guess the alder woman from the 13th voted on some stuff and just quickly got sick.

But um, I was curious.

Uh, would you be willing to put this on the informal calendar so we can actually uh hear from the the bill sponsor on this uh outside of just the summary that was read.

I would not, and I would not do it if I was sponsoring your bill, also.

Okay.

If you did not ask if you asked me to sponsor bill, and I said I would without your permission, I would not do that.

I'm pretty rigid in the things that I will and will not do.

So that's nothing I would feel comfortable doing.

Gotcha.

Well, with that, I do appreciate that Alder Woman today.

I'll be voting present on this.

Would love to hear from the Alder Woman uh on the 13th.

I know she was a sponsor of this bill.

Appreciate the Alder Woman from the 12th stepping in on the gap.

Uh, and I would ask for a roll call.

Thank you.

Further discussion.

Any further discussion?

Seeing none alder woman from the 12th, you're recognized to close.

Madam President, and members of the board, again, this is a very important board bill that will give some money to uh the departments for crisis counseling program, and there are a lot of things going on from the tornado and other things that we have always been a comf uh a uh legislative body that that uh has in the last past few years promoted crisis intervention and counseling.

This would help that um so I would ask for you uh favorable vote from my colleagues of board bill 133 and that it would be third with the perfect.

I keep wanting to make it third red that they would we I move to perfect board bill 133.

I'm stuttering because I'm taking I'm on medication.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 12th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we perfect board bill 133.

There's been a request for roll call, madam clerk.

Please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer, Alderman Oldenberg, Alderman Cohn.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sanye.

Alder Woman Coxantwee.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Alderman Aldrick.

President Green.

I Alderman Cohn.

13 I votes, one present.

For your vote, you sustain the motion for the Alder Woman from the 12th to perfect board bill 133.

Board Bill No.

134 introduced by Alderman Weitzer.

Alder Woman Boyd, Alderman Oldenberg, Alder Woman Sany, and Alder Woman Cox Antwee.

An ordinance amending ordinance number 72059, adopting forestry divisions regulations relating to weeds, native plants, and other vegetation in the city of St.

Louis containing definitions, reporting, abatement, enforcement, severality, and emergency clauses for the purpose of clarifying regulations for abatement on occupied and non-occupied parcels.

Thank you, Madam President and members of the board.

I move to perfect board bill 134.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the first, seconded by the alder woman from the 10th that we perfect Board Bill 134.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President.

This bill, as it says in the summary, is updating amending uh the ordinance 72059 for the purpose of clarifying regulations for abatement on occupied and non-occupied parcels.

This is an um update to the bill we passed very recently about native plants and also strengthening the fines and fee process on vacant parcels, uh non-occupied parcels or and occupied parcels that are um going against the regulations we have in place under the forestry rules and regulations.

Thank you.

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Madam President, members of the board, if I can get questions out, I would ask the alder woman from the first to yield.

The older woman for the first yield to questioning from the alder woman from the 12th.

Yes.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

I want to refer you to page 17 of 19.

Um about in that section four, the forestry division shall annually report to the health and human development committee.

Um is this going to be a written report or is it something they can just come before have a verbal conversation?

Do you and you and should do you look?

I cannot talk.

Do you uh think that this is supposed to be?

Is there some place that I'm missing in this legislation that it should be a written report?

I anticipate it would be a written report and a um in-person report.

Okay, so they would they would come before the health and human development committee and make a report, and then they should also have something in writing.

Is that correct?

Correct.

Okay, thank you.

Um the next question I have is um on page page nine of 19.

Um it's uh section D line 17.

Um and it's regarding it says the presence upon any lot or land other than properly licensed and operated salvage yards within the city of St.

Louis within the city of debris of any and all kinds and very varieties included in the annual vegetation memo or determined by the commissioner of forestry to be unhealthy, unsanitary, or unsafe is hereby declared a public nuisance.

So um, why did we uh leave out uh open salvage yards?

Is this something in a Kmergha question?

So salvage yards are most often um regulated within the building division.

This is about uh debris or pile up that is occupy is uh happening a place that is not uh a salvage yard.

So if you think about um a vacant parcel that may have uh items piling up, things like that.

And this is actually uh uh kind of a carryover from the previous ordinance regulating the forestry uh department in this way where debris is specifically mentioned.

So, in not wanting to leave that out and have it unregulated, it was left in the portion of this update to the ordinance.

Okay, so they will be exempted so they could have uh it's not an exemption.

Go ahead.

It's not an exemption per se for the forestry bill, it's more that the building division is responsible for um regulating salvage yards per building division permits that are possible to get for that sort of use in specific zoning districts.

Okay, um, the next question I have is that on page 12 line 10 when debris is found that in the judgment of the commissioner may constitute an immediate danger to public health and safety, they shall uh notify the department of health.

Um the department of health could then order the forestry department to abate the nuisance.

Is that correct?

Is that what that means?

So they could say, okay, this is a nuisance, this is a danger to health, and so we've uh order you to abate the nuisance.

Is that right?

It's that they can notify or shall notify the department of health to inspect the property.

And then if the department of health finds a um violation based on health um division regulations that are affected by the parcel, there might be a either a second or primary um, you know, initial violation notice issued by the health department.

Well it's not a telling.

I'm sorry, if you look at line 14 and 15, it says they may order the forestry division to abate such nuisance as soon as possible.

And so my question was did the uh health department have the ability to order the forestry department to abate the nuisance.

Uh that is something that would be the under the forestry division's um purview in order to follow their process of uh abating debris in this way.

Well, I guess my question is the use of order because I don't know.

I know the health department actually can come in and shut down buildings when building division could can't.

If it's a health risk, they can come in.

They have a lot of power.

I just don't know if they have the power to order the forestry division to abate something, or if they could just request that they abate it.

That's just my my play on words there, and uh, you might want to look at that in the future, is if they actually have the power to order.

Okay.

Um my next question is on page 14.

Um eight.

This is one I find um alarming.

It says the commissioner should have the authority to waive fines and fees at their discretion.

Um, if somebody is violating something, then um one of the things we're having in my community right now is they feel like people are not um following the rules and regulations for building division and other things correctly, so they're not they're letting people get away with a lot of things that should be in court and they should be fined.

Why would the commissioner be have the authority to waive the fines and fees unless it was proven that it was not uh actual violation?

This is a portion that was worked through with uh the forestry division regarding their need to occasionally move quickly uh when dealing with these properties.

I know, but why would you waive the fines and fees?

I could see if it sometimes like forestry will sit yourself and say and I actually go um when Greg Hayes the commissioner uh not the director, and it was from one of my units, and we hire somebody to cut, and I just sent him a picture and said, You know, forestry didn't touch this, and he laughed and said, Alderwoman, you know we didn't, okay, because it's lined up and cut correctly.

So um, of course they waived them, and some of the other neighbors on the street who lived there, uh, they had got the same thing instead.

The when they gave out the citation, they actually the inspector was like a few numbers off.

So everybody who got the citation were really the people who took care of their properties.

And I could see why you would want to waive it then, but why would you want at your discretion to be able to waive fines and fees for those who might actually be in violation of what we're trying to uh do?

Right.

I appreciate the question, and you really you know hit the nail on the head with that example as if there is a mistake made that it's not something that has to go through the entire process, uh, which has been made uh more lengthy in this uh version.

Well, actually, the the previous version that we passed this bill, that's not this nothing in this section has changed from the previous version that we passed, but this does make it so that you know if there is a violation or a fee and fine issued error, um, that it can be resolved more quickly.

Okay, um, next going down to line 16.

Um, so the amount of unpaid abatement fees may be certified by the forestry division submitted to the office of the controller for issuance of a special tax bill.

And if they don't pay this tax bill, as I understand it, it then becomes part of your um unpaid taxes if you don't pay your special tax bill.

Is that how you understand it?

Yes.

Okay, thank you.

And I think that's uh that's all the questions I had.

Thank you for uh responding to my questions, even though they were kind of not concise as this medication is really bothering me.

I appreciate it.

No, happy to thank you.

Alderman from the fourth.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I just want to commend the alder woman from the first on this work and ask to be added as a co-sponsor.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

What did any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the 6th.

Me as a co-sponsor as well, madam president.

If you could please add the alder woman from the sixth as a co-sponsor, and if you would add me as a co-sponsor as well.

Noted.

Any further discussion?

Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Please add me as a co-sponsor.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

And the alder woman from the 10th and the Alderman from the 9th.

And the Alder Woman from the 11th and the Alderman from the 5th.

And the Alder Woman from the 8th.

I think we got everyone.

That alder woman from the first, you are recognized to close.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board, and thank you to so many of you for uh signing on as co-sponsors.

I really appreciate that.

Uh with that, I renew my motion.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the first, seconded by the alder woman from the 10th that we perfect board bill 134.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

That is the extent of board bills for perfection.

Report of engrossment.

Board bill number 99 and board bill number 130.

Third reading and final passage of board bill's consent.

Board bill number 99.

Introduced by Alder Woman Sanye and board bill number 130, introduced by Alderman.

Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to adopt the third reading and final passage of board bills on the consent calendar.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board, I move that we adopt the third reading and finally passes your board bills on the consent calendar.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th.

That we adopt the third reading and final passage of board bills on the consent calendar.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Oldenberg.

Alderman Cohn.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devoty.

Alderwoman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonye.

Alder Woman Coxy and Tweet.

Alderman Browning.

Alderwoman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tayez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Alderman Aldric.

President Green.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Alderman Aldric.

Thirteen aye votes.

For your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 10th to third reading finally pass the aforementioned bills.

Third reading, final passage of board bills.

We have none.

We can dispense with line item 20.

Report of the finally passed and signed by the president.

Board bills number 99 and board bills number 130.

All other business being suspended.

The president shall an open session affixed her signature here to end that these on law.

Yes.

First reading resolutions of reference to committees.

Resolution number one two one thirty-nine.

I'm sorry, two thirty-nine.

Introduced by Alderwoman Clark Hubbard.

Adopting a board of adjustments, rules, and regulations.

Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized in the first reading of resolution 239.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board, I move that we move resolution 239 to the Hoods Committee for a hearing on February 24th.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 9th that we send resolution 239 to the HUDs committee.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number 240 introduced by Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Supporting the efforts to recognize the city of St.

Louis as a bird city.

Alder Woman from the first, you are recognized on the first reading of resolution 240.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move to move uh board uh resolution 240 to the health and human development committee.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the first, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we send resolution 240 to the health and human development committee.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number 241, introduced by Alderman Aldric.

Alderman Narayan and Mayor Spencer submitting a proposal to the FHWA to amend the dots M U T C D to allow for the usage of a new street sign.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on the first reading of resolution 241.

Thank you, Madam President and members of the board.

I look to I'd like to make a motion that we move should I ask for unanimous consent first?

Yes.

Ask for unanimous consent.

Hearing no objection, Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

I'd like to move resolution 141 to the uh public infrastructure committee.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th that we send resolution 41 to the public infrastructure and utilities committee.

Is there any discussion?

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

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number 242, introduced by Alderman Aldrick.

Naming the pavilion in Loretta Hall Park, Ricardo Ricky, the Rule Dwanell Riley Pavilion.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized in the first reading resolution 242.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I ask for unanimous consent for 242.

Hearing no objection, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

These next uh three resolutions, I'm really including this one.

Uh I'm excited to uh introduce, and I actually want to thank the Alder Woman from uh the 10th because we use a lot.

This board of Alderman has actually passed uh this resolution in the past, and we use a lot of the language that she provided around uh Rick the Ruler.

The 14th ward is getting a lot of upgrades in Loretta Hall Park, Loretta Hall Park is one of the gym parks that we have within the uh 14th awards a park where um it we have our car square day, it's a place where a lot of people in the uh car score community come to be able to have fun.

And since uh my predecessor under the helms of Alder Woman Tamika Hubbard, there's been a lot of change since then, including now one of the things that is going to be coming to this park uh hopefully by this spring and the summer for Car Square Day is uh a new pavilion uh within Loretta Hall Park.

And one of the things we want to do is name this pavilion after uh Rick the Ruler, and I'm gonna yield uh talking on some of his attributes and how amazing is it, how amazing he is to the Alder Woman from the 10th to uh just maybe speak on him a little bit more because I know she has uh some history, so I want to give uh her some time before I close on out.

Alder Woman from the 10th.

First, I would like to proudly add my name as a co-sponsor to resolution 242, and the all of these resolutions um in full transparency are personal to me.

So I don't want to stand up here and getting motional today.

Um, this is a lot of work that is being um captured and honored this way and for the generations of impact that our beloved um big cousin, Rick the Ruler made, um, not just down uh at this space that was created where he was known for being the grill master and and being there 247 as they prepare um for the celebration of downtown day.

Um, but I'll also be remiss if I didn't talk about the decades and again generations of impact he made on families through our St.

Louis City Parks and Recreation Division at Handy, and then um at Woe Rex Center.

So again, there's I could go on and on.

I'm getting the goosebumps and emotional about it already.

So I just again would proudly um first thank Alderman Aldrich for doing this and proudly add my name as the co-sponsor.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

Alderwoman Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um, I would like to also request to be added as co-sponsor to all of the aforementioned resolutions.

So noted.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

Alderman from the 14th, you are recognized to close.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

Uh also add uh outside of this resolution.

We'll have another one.

You know, St.

Louis is very uh strong on what high school you went to, and if you went in the city of St.

Louis and Northside, Veshawn is one of those schools that people do not play about, and that was uh that Rick the Ruler rented.

Um, as the Alder Woman from the uh tenth said, you know, he was known for being the pit master.

They said he didn't mess around on a grill.

And one thing that we're looking to do with this pavilion is continue to use uh this space for the community to have uh events where I'm gonna be real in our neighborhood uh an uh a cookout and for uh uh my black colleagues in the in the room, you know what I mean with a cookout is.

Um we want to be able to use that space to continue to have that joy and that energy and use that space for that.

So um, with uh with the respect of everybody, hopefully we'll support Madam President.

I'll ask for uh adoption on resolution one forty-two.

I'm sorry, we didn't um have a second on the second I move to adopt resolution one forty two.

242.

242.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we adopt resolution 242.

Is there any further discussion?

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

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number two forty-three introduced by Alderman Aldrick, naming the basketball court in Loretta Hall Park, the Floyd Irons basketball court.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on resolution 43.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I ask for unanimous consent on resolution 243.

Hearing no objection, Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um, so recently talking about upgrades in the uh park recently in Loretta Hall Park.

We just got uh a new basketball court, and I want to shout out Brock Seals who did an amazing job on painting this court and really putting uh some some life into it.

Um and there could be no other uh person uh that come out of this community uh to be able to name the court after them, Floyd Irons.

Again, another Vishana night.

You know, I ain't go to Vishon, but I know how I see Duro in the back, you know, and and I see the chief of staff also went to Vishon.

You know, they do not play about Veshan, and Coach Irons really turned around uh Veshine basketball team, making them a powerhouse where they went on to win 10 Missouri State Basketball Championships.

Um, this is a man that has uh really not only uh supported young people but also mentored so many young people and gave them an outlet and gave them a space uh to be able to just be themselves.

So, you know, we're looking to also recognize uh the basketball court in car square after Floyd Irons and would open up for any questions.

Madam President.

Alderman, uh you want to make a motion to adopt?

I move that we adopt resolution 143.

I oh, sorry.

243.

I pull my I can still call on I made the motion.

You said 143.

Maybe you're not hearing me today, 243.

243.

Okay.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alderman from the 7th, that we adopt resolution 243.

Sir, any further discussion, alder woman from the 10th.

Thank you, madam president, members of the board.

I again would like to proudly and my name is the co-sponsor to resolution 243 in honor of this legendary goat.

Um and those and and the the championships and more importantly, the morale, the spirit, and the pride he brought, not just to um shine in this community, but to our city and our region as well.

Everybody um hollers about the V when they out in community.

So uh I would definitely like to add my name as the co-sponsor.

I also echo um the work I know my sister um pulled Brock Seals in and the work that she was doing um to um the upgrades to that park.

I still am getting caught up in some of this stuff, but I would be remiss if I didn't mention I'm Brock Seals Proud, I'll the lady too.

So shout out to Brock Seals.

You peel that like you do in everything you put your hands.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th, that we adopt resolution 43.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number two forty-four, introduced by Alderman Aldrick.

Naming the skating rink in Loretta Hall Park, the Alder Woman Tamika Hubbard skating rink.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I act oh, I'm sorry.

I jumped too fast.

And to jump on me today, Alderman.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on the first reading of resolution 44.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I ask for unanimous consent on resolution 244.

Hearing no objection, Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I asked to adopt resolution 244.

Thank you.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 14th, seconded by the Alderman from the third, that we adopt resolution 244.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

If you haven't had the opportunity to come to Loretta Hall Park, and for the skaters out there, I can skate even with my prosthetic.

I gotta have a little stopper though.

But for the skaters out there, ain't nothing like a good skating rink.

And it is so much joy.

It is so much fun uh to have this skating rink that we have at Car Square.

I think maybe the next kind of closest skating rink is in fur ground, but under the leadership of uh former Alder Woman of the Fifth Ward who served this proud body uh for many years, used uh um used funds to develop this park and by bringing a skating rink.

And it's not just a typical skating rink, what's really cool about it.

It even has a sound system where people are able to plug in their Bluetooth.

And you know, this Alder Woman, you know, my big sister, we have we've we've been through it.

We've been on the same side and opposite sides and love each other, upset with each other.

But one thing that I can say, her work speaks for itself and the work that she has done in this war, and it's an honor to be able to, you know, stand on her shoulders.

It's an honor to be able to say serve the same area um that she has served for so long as both of us coming out of the same neighborhood.

You know, she has brought over 1.75, and that's just one project, billion dollars of development.

We're working very hard with state and federal partners to bring the NGA to uh St.

Louis and bring it over to Northside that can really be a bink in uh for development.

But she didn't stop there, she uh upgraded Webster School, turned it into senior living.

She brought a save a lot uh to our area so that we can have opportunity to shop Green Leaf 21 uh Last Hotel 21C, uh the Zoom, Little Loretta Hall New Town Homes, the Jefferson Arms Hotel that is actually uh going up now, started under her leadership.

And there's just been so many things that uh she has done to uh improve uh the old fifth ward and now 14th ward.

And this is just one way uh from the community.

We want to be able to honor her uh by naming the skating rink after uh the former fabulous Alder Woman, Tamika Hubbard, and just thank her for all the great things that she has done.

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the 10th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I I encourage everyone to read the entire resolution on the work that former Alder Woman Tamika Hubbard did, and and just know that that is only a snapshot.

Just know that it's family, and I know they're watching.

Uh I saw behind the scenes the work, the hits, the pressure, a lot of the um misplaced I'll just say energy on the floor for somebody that only wanted to serve and bring back resources to her community because she got it on my mother love and my father in love, Penny Hubbard and Rodney Hubbard, who instilled that in her and my husband, Rodney Hubbard, who saw who led in service in in any position he was in to this day.

So no matter what you might think or know or read or post, this family has been about service for generations.

And so Alderman Aldridge, thank you for having the heart and doing this bold move, even when we know that it might have gotten some pushback for you.

It's never about this for them.

It's never about this for us.

But in this thankless work, when you have level blood and sweat on these floors and you fight for stuff that you believe in, and whether it wasn't you that really was able to see it come to fruition or not, it still makes a difference when the community knows, and it still makes a difference when the honor is there and the respect is there.

And so I would fight for any of you down here that same way.

I will hope that people will look out for me that same way.

But if you don't, just know that steps like this that you are taking make a difference.

Tamika, if you watching since she did it, you deserve a round of applause for the work that hit down here.

To my family, I love you all.

And before I get out the mic, Alderman Cohn wanted me to make sure you knew sis that he seconded the motion.

I proudly asked that you add my name as the co-sponsor to this resolution.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

Alder Woman from the 7th.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh, I would also like to be added as co-sponsor.

I definitely don't have the pleasure of probably knowing as well as the Alderman from the 14th or from the 10th, but um, we have been able to have some great, great um conversations.

Um particularly when I was ever first running for office, I ran into her and she really just I think really off the strength of just recognizing another black woman who was passionate about her community, whether we agree on everything or not, support it.

And whenever I see her, it is nothing but love.

And I just think it's really important, especially as younger leaders that we always take our hats off and acknowledge the blow, sweat and tears of people who come before you and have blazed the trail uh the trail.

And she certainly has.

And so I would certainly like to be added as co-sponsor and would like to thank her for everything she's done and is doing for our city now.

Thank you.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

Alder Woman from the 6th.

Thank you, Madam President.

Please have me as a co-sponsor.

Noted.

Clerk, please make note of that.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

An alderman from the 14th, you're recognized close.

Thank you, Madam President.

You know, I echo everything uh the Alder Woman from the 10th said, you know.

Uh this uh young Queen also comes from a long uh history of public servants, people who have served our community from you know, some of us call them Papa Hub.

Um, but Ronnie Hubbard Sr., who is a committee man of the fifth ward, uh former committee woman, uh Penny Hubbard as well, state representative uh of the 78th, as well as Rodney Hubbard Jr., uh, who is also uh the state representative of the 78th.

You know, we're talking about uh a family that has always wanted to see their community improve and have had the opportunity to not just talk about it but put it into action.

And again, I'm just honored that I have the opportunity to be able to learn so much uh from the previous uh Alder Woman as you keep it real because you know this is it's a it's a contact sport, and sometimes people don't understand um you know what's really going on to try to improve and better the neighborhood.

So, you know, I appreciate all the knowledge and all the uh the the things that she is putting into me and making sure that I don't hit the same landmines that she did um and just been super honored to be able to uh get to know her even more, stand on her shoulders and following her footsteps uh within the ward that she once served.

And this is just a small token of thank you to her and her leadership for what she has done for the fifth ward, alder woman, uh Tamika Hubbard.

Thank you so much for everything you do, and thank you for continuing uh to pour into me.

And with that, I renew my motion.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alderman from the third that we adopt resolution 244.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution number 245 introduced by Alderman Oldenberg, amending the board of Alderman Rules.

Alderman from the second, you are recognized on the first reason reading of resolution 245.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the rules are members of the board.

I move that resolution 245 please be sent to the rules and legislation committee.

Madam Clerk, uh sorry, it's been moved by the alderman from the second.

Is there a second?

Uh Alder uh seconded by the Alder Woman from the 6th that we send resolution 245 to the legislation and rules committee.

Is there any discussion?

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

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Is that the extent that is the extent of first reading of resolutions and reference to committees?

Second reading of resolutions, committee reports and adoptions.

We have none.

Courtesy resolutions.

We have none.

We can dispense with line items 23 through 25 announcements.

Monday, February 16th, 2026.

The office will be closed in honor of President's Day.

Tuesday, February 17th, 26th, HUDS meeting at 11 a.m.

in the Kennedy Room.

Wednesday, February 18th, 2026, public infrastructure at 3:30 in the Kennedy Room.

And Thursday, February 19, 2026.

Health and Human Development, 9 a.m.

webinar.

Personnel and administration, 9 a.m.

in the Kennedy room.

And Friday, February 20, 2026, for board meeting, 10 a.m.

in the chambers.

Alder Woman, we'll start here and work our way across.

Alder Woman from the 10th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Please add board bills 160, 161, 157, and 158 to the agenda, Hood's agenda for Tuesday, February 17th, 26th.

Madam Clerk, please make note of that.

Noted.

Thank you, Madam President.

I just wanted to announce, as most people uh will be aware that it is Mardi Gras weekend in the city of St.

Louis this weekend.

This evening, uh, we will have the mayor's ball, which will take place right here in City Hall, and then we will also enjoy the Mardi Gras parade uh beginning at 11 a.m.

on Saturday.

So I just want to thank my colleagues who joined me in being a little festive with our Mardi Gras beads uh for joining and celebrating this historic event.

Uh St.

Louis has always been known as having they say the second best, but I say the best Mardi Gras in the nation.

Um, and I also want to uh stop and acknowledge that I know we're having the celebration this weekend in the context of recovery.

There are parts of city that are still recovering from the May 16th tornado.

So I just wanted to publicly thank the Mardi Gras Foundation for donating the proceeds from tonight's Mardi Gras ball to the city's tornado recovery fund as we continue to recover this weekend.

Have fun, everybody, and be safe if you're coming out to enjoy Mardi Gras.

Thanks.

Alder Woman from the 7th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um, I wanted to just first announce my gratitude for there was a town hall at 2720 Cherokee at the Golden Record that was focused on the tornado recovery.

Um we had the the same evening as a planning commission, so I was not able to attend, but I really want to commend folks who are making sure that we don't just have the conversation about tornado recovery in any one part of our city.

I think it's actually an excellent idea.

I heard the room was packed for many residents that we are continuing to engage the south side of our city and all of our city, particularly those of us who may not be driving through communities that are still very much devastated, that we're being reminded um of the area that's still in need, and so I want to thank everyone who went out to that meeting and to make sure that our you know our neighbors know that we don't just care about the things that directly impact us and we're interested.

And then unfortunately, um my second announcement is much sadder.

Um I'm sure many of you all saw in the news media this week that at the Starbucks slot that is located in the Tower Grove East neighborhood, we had a senseless um, and I really do mean senseless murder.

Um they use they then pronouns.

Their name is Sam, and I'm sorry, I'm trying to just keep um my composure.

Uh they were just sitting in their vehicle, and someone um walked up and and um and shot them and murdered them in real time.

And I think when these things happen as leaders, you always just really struggle because there's nothing that you can do on the front end to say that you know, to protect that resident, even if you talk to families, even if you talk to business owners, damage has already been done, and it does a lot of damage to people's sense of safety.

I'm really proud to represent communities that are walkable, people walk their dogs, they can walk to a corner door.

Um, we're often advocating for projects to keep our community that way.

And so anytime something like this happens, um, the damage is just really really difficult.

But I did want to make sure that for Sam that I mentioned, you know, what a value they were to our community.

They were very in relationship.

They were a co uh skating figure coach, they worked at Sado, um, which is a restaurant uh that is um in our city and that many of us enjoy and were a team member of and just brought a lot of contributions to our city.

Um, and so I just wanted to ask this body if we could at least have a moment of silence for Sam.

I would really appreciate that.

Please stand and bow your heads for a moment of silence.

Any further announcements?

Any further announcements?

Seeing none, Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to excuse thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

All members were present this alder woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to adjourn.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that we adjourn until Friday, February 20th, 2026 at 10 a.m.

in the board of automatic chambers.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the 10th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th.

We adjourn until Friday, February 20th, 2026.

The Board of Alderman Chambers at 10 a.m.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

We are adjourned.

Two hours.