The St. Louis Board of Aldermen held its full board meeting on February 27, 2026, beginning with a moment of reflection and the singing of the Black national anthem. The board addressed a wide range of legislation, including appropriations for tornado recovery and water infrastructure, charter amendments, and recognition of local heroes. Multiple votes were taken, and several board bills received final passage. The meeting also included moments of silence for community leaders who recently passed away.
The board will now come to order. Madam Clerk, please call the role. Alder Woman Sweitzer Alderman Oldenburg. Alderman Cone. Present Alderman Orion Alderman Devotee. Alder Woman Velazquez. Alder Woman Sany Alder Woman Cox Antwe. Alderman Browning. Present. Alder Woman Clark Hubbard. Alder Woman Keys. Alder Woman Tyus. Alder Woman Boyd. Present. Alderman Aldred. President Green. Present Alderman Oldenburg. Present. Alder Woman Velasquez. Alder Woman Thais. Thirteen present. We have corn. A corn being present will be led in an opening reflection by our very own executive secretary, Lemisa Bird, singing the black national anthem. Let our rejoice let it remote loud as long for love that the dark past has started. We must for God were mad our heart drunk with the wine of the world we were stand to our true to that amazing we will dispense with the regular order of business now to take up the courtesy resolution calendar older woman from the 10th. You are recognized on the motion and the rules for the purposes of introducing resolutions two fifty-five and two fifty-six. Thank you, Madam President. Members of the board, I move that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolutions two fifty-five and two fifty-six. It's been moved by the older woman from the 10th, seconded by the older woman from the seventh that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolutions fifty-five and two fifty-six. This is a non-debatable motion. Madam Clerk, please call the roll. Alderman Oldenburg. Alderman Clohn. Alderman Norayan. Alderman Devotee. Alder Woman Velasquez. Alder Woman Sanye. Alder Woman Cox Antwi. Alderman Browning. Alder Woman Clark Hubbard. Aye. Alder Woman Keys. Alder Woman Tyus. Alder Woman Boyd. I Alderman Aldrich. President Green. I Alder Woman Velasquez. 14 I votes. By your vote, you sustain the motion from the older woman from the 10th. If we can now, uh, if you could please place those at the end of the courtesy resolution calendar, and I would invite the older woman from the 11th, elevated 11th, to approach the dais with her special guest for the presentation of resolution two fifty-one and two fifty-two.