The board will now come to order.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman's Alder Woman Swife, sir.

Alderman Odenberg.

Acting President Cone.

Present.

Alderman De Ryan.

Alderman Devoting.

Present.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Here.

Alder Woman Keys.

Here.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Present.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Here.

Alderman Aldridge.

President Green.

Alder Woman's wife, sir.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Alder Woman Cox and Twee.

President Green.

We have 11 present.

We have a quorum.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

With that, we're going to dispense with line item three.

Announcements and any special order of the day.

We're going to dispense with line item number four.

Introduction of honored guests.

Good morning.

And thank you.

My um special and honored guests are my neighbors, Wilma Ahart, and family, who moved it back into their house just yesterday.

Their home was severely damaged in the tornado, and they had been living in an apartment by their insurance company.

And so they their house is gorgeous, and I am so happy to have them back home and next door to me.

So it's a great thing to have good neighbors.

Now, my other thing that I wanted to mention, you may see some of our clerk and secretarial staff who have on cowboy hats this morning.

So I went online and started buying adult and child-size cowboy hats, only to find out that they were horribly expensive.

And so it was suggested that I buy the little plastic hats, but that was a no for me because I never want to give a gift that I would not want myself.

So $700 later, I ended up having about nine hats left over that had been sitting boxed in my garage.

And I decided that you know I could give these to the clerk and secretarial staff.

Now the plan was that we would all wear them today.

So I want to issue a very public apology to the clerk and secretarial staff.

Forgive my faux pas that I forgot to wear my hat, but you look gorgeous, and I look forward to having a photo and and somebody can teach me how to do the boots on the ground.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President, members of the board.

Today, as my honor guest, I have some great folks up in the gallery.

So I have Miss Jessica, who uh has been working with her uh young folks at SLU and the policy pods uh that have come up with uh some great ideas.

We met probably a few weeks ago on legislation, and I look forward with this policy pod uh hopefully come uh next year in front of the full board of aldermen so that we can have a more in-depth conversation on what potentially future legislation is uh could look like.

They're working on some uh legislation that I would say is very interesting to try to figure out how do we make our streets much safer, and I know they have an idea.

I recommend them sending it all to the alders.

I have to give them their flowers.

Uh when they presented the legislation uh to me and my LA Matt, and also I want to give a thank you to Christian Bishop that helped with that process.

It literally was in bill format.

It looks just like a board bill, and I just want to thank you guys for your engagement and looking forward to uh kind of our next year with making more folks part of the conversation and maybe passing the piece of legislation that you guys come up with.

So thank you so much.

And if we make them feel all welcome, please give them a round of applause.

Alder Woman from the 11th.

Thank you.

Once again, the Alderman of the 14th ward has stolen, purloined, hijacked my guest, Jessica Trout from St.

Louis University.

Welcome back to Chambers once again.

One last one.

Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I know if the Alder Woman from the 10th was here, she would uh I know she's online, but if we'd be able to see up in the gallery, I know she would have made Ms.

Joyce Roberts, who's up there, uh feel very welcome.

So on behalf, as I'm still in the lot of folks, on behalf of the 10th ward, I want to make Ms.

Joyce Roberts feel welcome today.

If we can give her a round of applause.

Thank you.

I too would like to welcome Dr.

Joyce Roberts, whom was a colleague at one point in my young life at Farragut School.

Thank you so much for being here.

Any further introduction of honored guests.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Uh I move that we approve the meeting minutes from April 20th, 2026, as well as Tuesday, April 21st, 2026.

It was moved by the Alderman from the 14th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 11th that we approve our meeting minutes Monday, April 20th, 2026, and Tuesday, April 21st, 2026.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed?

Aye.

Motion carries.

Report of city officials.

The report of city officials can be found in ABC and D of the Google of the agenda and has been placed in the Google Drive for your review.

Dear board dear members of the board, I have the pleasure to submit the following individuals for appointment to the clean energy development board, the appointment of Stephen Westbrooks, and Emily Andrews.

I respectfully request your approval of these appointments, Kara Spencer.

Alder Woman from the 6th.

You are recognized on Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

I uh move to uh move uh approve Mayor Spencer's appointment to the clean energy board.

Second development board.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 6th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th that we approve Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board.

Is there any discussion?

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Mr.

President members of the board, I request that the uh the uh sponsor would send these uh uh nominees to a uh appropriate committee request that she withdraw her uh motion to uh approve them.

These are citywide appointments.

I would draw my second.

Do you wish to remove your I remove my motion?

Okay, uh Madam Clerk, please note that the second from the Alderman from the 14th and the motion from the Alder Woman from the 6th has been withdrawn at the request of the Alder Woman from the 12th.

I move uh also at the request of the Alder Woman from the 12th to uh send the Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board to legislation and report.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 6th and seconded by the Alderman from the 14th that we move Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board to the uh legislation committee.

Is there any discussion?

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Alderwoman Swife, sir.

Aye, Alderman Odenberg.

Aye, acting President Cone.

Aye, Alderman DeRyan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye, Alderwoman Velasquez.

Aye, Alderwoman Sonia.

Alder Woman Cox Anthony.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Can you turn your camera on, please?

Thank you.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

We have 14 aye votes.

With that, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 6th.

Alder Woman from the first.

You are recognized on Mayor Spencer's appointment to the Development Disabilities Resource Commission.

Thank you, Mr.

Vice President, members of the board.

I move that we send the mayor's appointment to the development disabilities resources commission to the Health and Human Development Committee.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the first, seconded by the Alderman from the 9th that we send the mayor's appointments to the development disability resource.

There's been a request for a previous role.

Any opposition to previous role?

Hearing seeing none.

So noted.

Madam Clerk.

Oh there you go.

Oh, I have the members of the board.

I have the pleasure to my God.

Oh, that's the extent of report of city officials.

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

Please dispense with line item eight.

We have none.

Board bills for perfection.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item nine.

Board bills for third reading and formal.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 10.

Resolutions and formal calendar.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 11.

Alderman from the second chair.

All right.

Yeah.

Alderman from the 14th.

You're recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bills 1, 15, and 16 for first reading.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

Members of the board.

I move to suspend the rules to introduce board bill one, fifteen, and sixteen for first reading.

It's been moved by the alderman from the fourteenth.

Second.

Seconded by the Alder Woman from the 6th that we suspend the rules to introduce board bills 1, 15, and 16.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Mr.

Chairman, and members of the uh Mr.

Vice President.

Members of the committee.

Board bill uh one is the budget bill that uh needed to get suspended because there was some amendments that was made uh from the president's office and uh the mayor's office uh we didn't we weren't able to get that in time, so that's board bill one board bill 15 and 16 are two pay bills uh do believe uh the pay bill for the medical examiner and the pay bill for uh the board of elections.

So those are the bills that we are suspending uh from the floor.

The motion to suspend is a non-debatable motion, madam clerk.

Please call the roll.

Alder Woman Swipeser.

Aye, Alderman Odenberg, aye acting President Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Ryan.

Aye, Alderman Devotee, aye, Alder Woman Velasquez, aye, alder woman Sonier.

Yeah, and no lead those.

Alder Woman Cox Entui.

Alderman Browning.

Aye, Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye, Alder Woman Keys, aye.

Alder Woman Tyes, aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

President Green.

We have 14 aye votes.

By your vote, you have sustained the motion from uh the alderman from the 14th.

Madam Clerk, please place board bills 115 and 16 at the end of the reading of board bill.

So noted.

Alder woman from the 12th.

You are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill 17 for first reading.

I didn't have that.

Mr.

Acting uh President members of the board, I'd move to suspend the rules to introduce board bill number 17, which is a street closing bill.

Second, it's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 12th second and by the alder person from the 14th that we suspend the rules for introducing board bill 17.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Mr.

President, I remove my motion.

The motion is to suspend the rules for introduction of board bill 17.

It's a non-debatable motion, please.

Uh, Madam Clerk can we have previous role, please?

There's been a request for previous role.

Is there any objection to previous role?

Hearing seeing none.

By your vote, you have sustained the motion from the Alder Woman from the 12th.

Madam Clerk, please place board bill seventeen of the reading of board bills.

So noted.

First reading of board bills.

Board bill two, sponsored by Alder Woman Sweisser, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, authorizing the City of St.

Louis Water Division to accept community water flooration equipment repair and replacement funding, appropriating said funds, authorizing the expenditure of said funds to extent received, authorizing contracts and other documents to expand such funds to the extent received and containing an emergency clause.

Board Bill 3, sponsored by Alder 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.

Board Bill 4, sponsored by Alder 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.

Board Bill 5, sponsored by Alder Woman Board, pursuant to ordinance number 7033, as amended by ordinance number 7134, an ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm the flow of traffic in the 13th.

Board Bill 6, sponsored by Alder 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.

Board Bill 7, sponsored by Alder 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 climb the flow of traffic in the 13th ward.

Board Bill 8, sponsored by Alder Woman Sweisser, an ordinance regulating to the appointment of the salaries of certain employees under the collector revenues office pursuant to section 82.60 revised statutes of Missouri are repealing the ordinance number 71966, allocating certain other employees to a grade with rate and including an emergency clause.

These provisions of this of these sections contained in the ordinance shall be the effective with the start of the first pay period following approval by the mayor.

Board Bill 9, sponsored by Alderman Aldridge, an ordinance pertaining to the compensation for the employees under the classified service amending ordinance 71963, approved February 2025 by amending the pay schedule schedule in section two and amending section 7A by amending a new subsection of 7A3.

The provision of the section contained in this ordinance shall be effective with the start of the face first pay period in which the third this ordinance is approved by the mayor.

The provision of this section contained in this ordinance shall be effective with the first with the start of the first pay period following approval by the mayor.

Board Bill 11, sponsored 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 climb the flow of traffic on the 5100 block of Vernon Avenue in the 10th ward.

Board Bill 12, sponsored by Alderman Aldridge, an ordinance to regulate employer and employee working relations between the city of St.

Louis and all employees under the classified service, including the compensation plan, term and conditions of employment, benefits, leave of absence, and authorization for a deferred compensation plan.

Repealing ordinance seven one nine six three, allocating certain other employees to a grade with rate and including an emergency clause.

This ordinance shall be in full force and effective from and after June 14th, 2026, and shall remain in effect until amended or repealed by the Board of Alderman.

Board Bill 13, pursuant by sponsored by Alderman Aldrich, pursuant to ordinance number 7033, and as amended by ordinance number 71394, the director of streets is hereby directed to install speed humps to climb the flow of traffic on certain blocks in the 14th ward.

Board Bill 14 sponsored by Alderman Aldridge, an ordinance to re rename certain blocks of the 14th ward.

The proposed bill makes an appropriation for payment interest, expenses, and principles of the city bonded indebtedness, establishing city tax rates, and making appropriation for certain year expenses of the city government, water division, St.

Louis Airport Commissions, Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Health Care Trust Fund, and Use Tax Excise Trust Fund and Building Demolition Fund, Assessor's Office, Police Contracts Fund, Communications Division, City Employee Pension Trust Fund, Forest Park Fund, Child Support Unit, Circuit Attorney Training and Collection Fee Funds, Public Administrators Funds, Port Admissions Fund, Fire Department EMS GMT Fund, Peace Officer Training Fund, Capital Improvement Projects Fund, City Improvement Sales Tax Trust Fund, Metro Park Sales Tax Fund, Centralized Mail Room and Equipment Services, Fuel Internet Internal Service Funds, Tourism Fund, Lateral Sewer Fund, Public Safety Trust Fund, Public Safety Sales Tax Trust Fund, Economic Development Tax Trust Fund, Local Parks Fund, Public Safety Sales and Use Tax Fund, Prop P, Neighborhood Parks Fund, BJC City Trust Fund, Miscellaneous Special Funds, Trustee Lease Fund, River Fund Gaming Fund, Various Grant Fund, Tracts Increment District Special Allocation Fund, City Convention and Sports Facility Trust Fund, Judgment Fund, and Employee Benefits Fund for the Fiscal Year Beginning July 1st, 2026 and ending June 30th, 2027, amounting in the aggregate sum of 1,459, 226, 708 dollars, which sum is hereby appropriated from revenue and special funds named for the purpose hereafter enumerated and containing an emergency clause.

Board Bill 15, sponsored by Alderman Aldrich, an ordinance relating to the appropriate the appointment and salaries of certain employees for the St.

Louis City Board of Election Commission pursuant to 115045 and 115049 revived statutes of Missouri by repealing ordinance number 71887, allocating certain other employees to a grade rate and including an emergency clause.

The provisions of this section contained in this ordinance shall be effective with the rate of pay the first day after the approval of the mayor.

Board Bill 16, introduced by Alderman Aldrich, an ordinance to regulate employer and employee relations between the city of St.

Louis and all employees under the medical examiner's office, including a compensation plan, terms and conditions of employment, benefits, leave of absence, and authorizations for a deferred compensation plan.

Repealing ordinance number 71970, allocating certain other employees to a grade and rate, and including an emergency clause.

Or bill seven, sponsored by all the women's tIS, an ordinance temporarily closing Blaze Avenue between Hall Street and North Broadway at the address of 409 Blase Avenue.

Feet certain feet from the Northern Curb to Blase and North Broadway containing an emergency clause.

Reference to board bills or reference to committee of board bills.

I'm sorry, board bills two, three, four, five, six, seven, eleven, thirteen, fourteen, and seventeen to public infrastructure.

Board bills one eight, nine, ten, twelve, fifteen, sixteen to the budget committee.

That's the extent of reference to committee.

Just to confirm, we're going to send board bills two, three, four, five, six, seven, eleven, thirteen, and fourteen to public infrastructures and utilities.

Correct.

We're referring board bills eight, nine, ten, and twelve to the budget committee.

And we will need to add board bills one, fifteen, and sixteen to the budget committee, and board bill seventeen to the public infrastructure and utilities committee.

Correct.

Second reading and report of standing committees.

We have none.

Report of special committees.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Please dispense with line item 14.

Report of special committees.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 15.

Perfection consent calendar.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 16.

Board bills for perfection.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 17.

Report of engrossment.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 18.

Third reading and final passage of board bills consent.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 19.

Third reading and final passage of board bills.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 20.

Report and finally passed and signed by the president.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 21.

First reading of resolutions in reference to committee.

Board bill is a resolution one.

Resolution 10, sponsored by Alder Woman Velasquez, recognizing ALS Awareness Month 2026.

Alder Woman from the 6th, you're recognized on the first reading of resolution number 10.

Thank you, Mr.

President.

This resolution is to uh recognize are you asking for unanimous?

Sorry.

Um Mr.

President, can I uh move for unanimous ask for unanimous consent?

Sarah, any objection to unanimous consent?

Thank you.

Hearing none, Alderwoman, you may proceed.

Adopt.

I move to adopt a resolution one.

Said what we'll do is 10.

10.

I move to adopt resolution 10.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 6th, seconded by the Alder Person from the 14th that we adopt resolution number 10.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Um thank you.

Uh May is also known as uh ALS month.

Uh ALS is also known as the Garrick's disease.

I think we will have some speakers in the future of this month talk in more detail about this, but it is just an important thing for us to recognize as we move into this month.

She's a little black.

Is there any further discussion?

Uh she got picked to seeing none, madam clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Swanser.

Aye.

Alderman Odenberg.

Aye.

Acting President Cone.

Aye.

Alderman De Ryan.

Alderman Devoting.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sony.

Alder Woman Cox Antwer.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Ties.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

Alder Woman Keys.

We have 13 aye votes.

With that vote, you have sustained the motion of the Alderwoman from the 6th to adopt resolution number 10.

Alderman from the 4th.

You're recognized on first reading of resolution number 11.

Thank you, Acting President.

I request unanimous consent.

There's been an objection to unanimous consent.

Move that we suspend the rules for introduction of resolution 11.

It's been a move uh a motion by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the 14th that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution number 11.

It's a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Swisser.

Aye.

Alderman Odenberg.

Alder McCone.

Aye.

I'm sorry, Acting President Cone.

Alderman Ryan.

Aye.

Alderman to voting.

Audible Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Audder Woman Coxantwee.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Audder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman ties.

Audible woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldridge.

Aye.

President Green.

Alder Woman's ties.

Yeah.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Ties.

Aye.

President Green.

We have 12 I votes and one no vote.

I just wanted.

By your vote, you have sustained the motion from the Alderman from the fourth.

Alderman from the fourth, you're recognized on the first reading of resolution number 11.

Thank you.

Um acting president, members of the board.

This is a uh resolution supporting various actions today that uh teachers union, the iron workers, uh, Washington University, graduate students union, um various labor organizations are involved in.

Um that's about what I got.

So uh thank you.

Is there any discussion on resolution number 11?

Alder woman from the 12th.

Yes, alder woman from the 12th.

Oh by all means.

Uh uh, Mr.

Mr.

Ackin's President.

Um, I join my colleagues in most of the uh actions that are called for in uh resolution number 11.

However, I am not calling for people not to go to school.

That will be one that I will object to.

So I'm voting yes for the other ones, but I want all my children to go to school.

That will be one I cannot support.

And I would uh suggest to children they go to school.

We have a lot of problems, and uh we can address them without asking people not to go to school.

So I support the thank you.

Alder Woman or Alderman from the second.

Thank you, Mr.

President, members of the board.

The Alder Woman from the 12th took the words right out of my mouth.

You know, it is profound when the board of aldermen makes a statement in resolution.

And not only are we advocating for truancy in this resolution, but we've had several leaders of our land in social media posts call for this pause of school.

When we especially know that education, education is the silver bullet to turning around many of the darn challenges we have in this town.

This is a stunt.

None of the major labor organizations have engaged on this this day where we ask people to strike, potentially get terminated from employ.

This is not the way to organize, this is not the way to unionize.

It's calling for truancy.

We pass a lot of goofy resolutions down here at the St.

Louis Board of Alderman.

This is in the top five.

Any further discussion?

Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, uh, Mr.

President or acting president.

I would like to be added as a co-sponsor to this resolution.

And I do want to make note, I appreciate SCIU, who is a major uh labor union who is supporting this event as well as CBTU, which is a black trade unionist that is also supporting this event.

So thank you, Alderman.

And again, I'd like to be added to the sponsor.

So noted.

Alderman from the sixth.

I think I think the seventh was before she already spoke.

Oh, okay.

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

I would just like to say that why this goofy seeming resolution.

Uh I would not describe it as that.

It goes all the way back to the 1886 hay market riots.

Uh, I think we can also owe the eight-hour workday, in which you could call true and in or you could skip work instead of working 12 or 14 hours a day.

I think we all should be thankful for that, and many labor work wouldn't have labor without that.

So um, thank you.

Alder Woman from the 7th.

Thank you.

Sir President.

Um I just uh wanted to just make sure that I go on record.

Um, and I actually find this interesting because I just had this conversation yesterday with one of my favorite, uh one of my favorite longtime uh homeowners within the gate district neighborhood.

Um so I just wanted to say, you know, I think it's important just to make sure it's clear on record that whenever there are strikes, obviously, you know, I don't want to encourage any children not to go to school, and even in the message, because I am one of the messages, uh messages that one of my colleagues references being on video, I was very clear that you know if you're like myself and you have an official duty um that you can't tend to, that what today is really about in a broader sense is just making sure that you're aware of labor traditions, making sure that you're aware of workers' rights.

And I think especially in this political time where a lot of rights are being gutted back and wrote back that it's really important that whatever you know we can do as political leaders to encourage a sense of awareness and education and empowerment, and even being aware, you know, I have residents that simply can't afford to strike because they have to go to work, they don't have sick time, they don't have you know, they're not salaried employees, they have to be at work.

And so even making sure that I'm clear with those residents that even if economically this is not feasible for you, however, you can partake in today.

The main goal of today is yes, there's a point and a message of not stimulating the economy as a reminder of the power that the people have and where the real power comes from in our economic system, which is the labor of people.

But even if you cannot participate in that, because I certainly would encourage anyone to slay from our duties.

I'm glad those of us that are here today on this floor are because we have work to do.

Um, just making sure that you're aware of what today is really about.

And then I also would want to make sure I go on record to sway any like divisive language about a major or minor union, or even if you're not a part of a union.

Um, you know, I don't think today is specifically about that.

Today should be about making sure that you're aware of the rights that you have of a 40-hour work week of the fact that children um are not supposed to work and there are laws in place to protect that and many other things that people who are officially a part of unions or not have to go up for and work for, especially at a time where it's being rolled back.

So I just wanted to make sure I speak because we do have folks that should go to school, absolutely, and we even have workers that simply can't afford to take off.

And I would never want them to feel any shame or any guilt or feel as if their leaders can't speak to that, and so just making sure that we're rooting ourselves at what today is about, which is do what you can where you can't.

Thank you.

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Um, Mr.

Acting Vice President, I mean Mr.

Acting President of the sponsor, we yield would the Alderman from the fourth yield to questions from the Alder Woman from the 12th.

I'd love nothing more.

Alder Woman, please proceed.

Thank you, Alderman.

So in your resolution, when you specifically paragraph one, two, three, four, which talks about which actions include no work, no, no school, no shopping.

This this was a laundry list of things that was was occurring, but it was in no way were you advocating that children should not go to school.

Is that correct?

No, ma'am.

Okay, just want to make sure.

Thank you.

Absolutely.

Any further discussion.

Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the roll.

Uh sorry, sir, president.

I have my hand up.

I just want to make sure I'm supposed on this resolution.

Uh Madam Clerk, please note that the alder woman from the 7th would like to be added as a co-sponsor.

And if you could also add me as a co-sponsor, I'd appreciate it.

Any further discussion?

Seeing none, madam clerk, please call the roll.

Second, make the second motion.

Uh it was originally motioned by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the 15th.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Oldenberg.

Alderman Acting President Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Narayan.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Aye.

Alder Woman Cox Antwerp Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Car Cover.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tyes.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

See your camera on Alder Woman Boyd.

My camera is on.

Yes, I see her.

Okay, now I see you.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

Alder Woman Cox Antwee.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

We have 12 eye votes, one no vote.

Second reading of Res.

Oh, by that you sustain the motion from the Alderman from the fourth to uh pass resolution number 11.

Second reading of resolutions, committee reports and adoptions.

Report for the per report from the person the other.

Oh I will entertain a motion that meeting uh that portions of the meeting of the full board of aldermen be closed to the public underneath the provisions of section 610.0213 of the Missouri revised statute.

It's uh is there a motion to go into closed session?

So moved it's been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the 14th.

That we go into closed session.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Alderman Odenberg.

Acting President Cone.

Alderman De Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Breakfast over here.

Alder Woman Cox Antwick.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Car Cover.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman ties.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

I don't even put aye.

Okay.

Yeah.

I need to see your camera, Alder Woman.

Okay.

I see you now.

Alderman Aldrich.

I think I have my internet is slowing down.

President Green.

I think you're right, Alder Woman.

Alderman Oldenberg.

Thank you.

Alder Woman Sonier.

We have 14 eye votes.

Okay.

By that vote, you've sustained the motion to go into closed session.

St.

Louis TV, please place the board into closed session.

Only members of the board of aldermen may remain.

Okay, we are now back in open session.

Alderman from no, that's uh we're on page 14.

You're back.

That was on resolution 11.

Uh okay.

Uh Alderman from the fourth, you're recognized on the suspend the resolution or suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution number 11.

Thank you, acting president members of the board.

I move that we suspend the rules for resolution number twelve.

12.

Yeah.

It's been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alderman from the 14th that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution number twelve.

It's a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Switzer.

Hi.

Alderman Odenberg.

Acting President Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devoting.

Aye.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonier.

Alder Woman Coxantwe.

Aye.

Alderman Brownie.

Audder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Audder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman Tyes.

Aye.

Audder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Aye.

Okay, I'm waiting for your camera to come on.

It's on our side.

I don't know what's going on.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

We have 14 eye votes.

By your vote, you have sustained the motion from the Al by the Alderman from the 4th.

Madam Clerk, please place resolution number 12 at the end of the courtesy resolutions calendar.

So noted.

Courtesy resolutions.

Alderman from the 14th.

You are recognized on the motion to adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.

Thank you, Mr.

Acting President.

I move that we adopt the courtesy resolution calendar.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 14th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 11th that we adopt the courtesy resolution's consent calendar.

Is there any discussion?

Alderman from the fourth.

Thank you, Acting President members of the board.

Whether it was the Riverfront Times, STL Mag, Donnie Brook.

I'm sure he's had something to say about virtually everyone in this room.

Just the other day, he uh tragically passed away in an accident.

Uh at this time I would request a brief moment of silence at his memory.

Will everyone in the chamber please rise those that are able for a moment of silence for Mr.

Ray Hartmann?

Alderman from the sixth thank you, Actman.

Thank you, Acting President.

Can I be added as a co-sponsor to that to resolution 12?

So noted.

Oh, I see how to thank you, Mr.

Acting President.

Um first off, uh on I would do want to talk about resolution number eight, which I think the Alderwoman from the 8th at some or 11th will like to be added as a co-sponsor at some point.

But uh resolution number eight uh again is just thanking and honoring the uh some of our policy pods that are still up there that work very hard from uh St.

Louis University to come up with ideas around public transportation.

Uh again, this is gonna be, I would say, and the next year uh when we kind of organize the timeline.

It's gonna be really exciting for uh not only them but my colleagues to be part of those ongoing conversations to figure out some of the policy ideas that they have and how we could turn into uh actual real legislation.

So thank you guys for your uh the the civic uh engagement that you have with my office and looking forward for more of that.

Also, um I would like to be added as a co-sponsor to resolution number seven, honoring Mr.

Tim, who is a former journalist at uh Fox Who News.

He has done amazing job and had done amazing journalists as well as resolution number nine, want to uh spread the word on a new coffee shop that is opening up in the 14th ward, uh Bellas Cafe Coffee right across the street from Stanley Cigar.

And I also would like to be added to resolution number twelve and make a motion that we pass it in bank.

Second, it's been a motion that we pass resolution number twelve and bank.

There it was seconded by the Al sorry, it was motion by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alderman from the 12th that we pass resolution number twelve and bank.

Oh, wait.

Alderman from the second alderman from the 14th was the first.

Alderman from the second was the second.

Uh to move or pass resolution number 12 and bank.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alderwoman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Odenberg.

Aye.

Acting President Cone.

Aye.

Alderman DeRyan.

Alderman Devoting.

Alderwoman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alderwoman Sony.

I didn't hear you.

Alderwoman Coxentwee.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Cupard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman Tyus.

Plenty of water.

Not enough.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

We have 14 aye votes.

With that vote, you sustain the motion from the Alderman from the 14th to adopt resolution number 12 as and bank.

Is there any further discussion on the courtesy resolution consent calendar?

Madam Clerk, I would also like to be added as a co-sponsor to resolution seven and nine.

So noted.

Any further discussion.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion.

Aye.

Motion carries.

We have none.

Please dispense with line item 25.

Announcements.

Monday, May 4th, 2026, budget and public employees meeting, 9 a.m.

in the Kennedy room.

Tuesday, May 5th, 2026, budget and public employees, 9 30 in the Kennedy room.

Wednesday May 6th, 9 30 a.m.

Public and public employees in the Kennedy room.

Thursday, May 7th, budget and public employees meeting 9 30 a.m.

in the Kennedy room.

Friday, May 8th for board meeting, 9 10 a.m.

in the chambers.

Any further announcements?

Alderman from the 14th.

Thank you, Mr.

Acting Vice President or Mr.

Acting President and members of the board.

I do want to echo the very first meeting for our budget that will be kicking off at 9 30 this weekend for the people that are watching.

Who would like to weigh in on that?

You either can come in person or you can come either via um Zoom by logging on with the setting on the Board of Alderman website.

Typically, the budget committee has uh every department uh come in and always say that the Board of Alderman has the best uh way of really diving deep into the budget.

We're the probably the most transparent body that really you know looks at every department and you know what's good and what's uh more support that they need.

Um this year would be a little different.

One of the biggest departments that make up um our city budget and make up public safety is our police department.

Um there was uh reach out from myself to uh Mitch McCoy as well as uh commissioners, and I know I sent an email to all my colleagues where ultimately they have denied this year to come in front of the budget committee to present their budget if it wasn't the budget that was presented to them or the budget that they wanted to go into effect.

So it will be disappointing, but I will uh I do want to thank Paul Payne on the very first day who will be presenting the proposed police budget.

So people that want to at least tune in on the budget that the Board of Alderman has or the the Board of ENA has approved when it comes to the police board.

Uh we presented the very first day from the director Paul Payne.

It will be some limitation to it because we do not have the ins and outs from the actual uh commissioners.

Uh but we will try to do our best from uh the budget committee to uh ensure that every department is served.

Thank you.

Any further announcements, alderman from the 12th.

I'm sorry, I thought you were speaking.

Um just speaking to myself.

Okay, just checking.

Any further announcements?

I I would just like to uh take a personal point of privilege and you know thank everyone uh today.

Uh my first time as acting president presiding over this chamber.

Um I also uh want to thank the Alder Woman from the 11th for the happy accident with the uh I feel like I'm dancing at the Pink Pony Club up here uh at the dais with all of the uh cowboy hats of all colors here.

But um you know, I also want to just uh wish President Green well and her delivery.

Um she is uh from all reports I've received doing very well, and um I'm wishing her a speedy uh although we know how that can uh not be the case with uh deliveries, but certainly a healthy uh process as she's uh giving birth to her uh first child.

So um I think we can all uh wish her well and uh look forward to working with you all in this uh new capacity as we traverse these uh new waters.

And so um thank you all for uh your efforts today and look forward to working you with you in the weeks ahead.

Um just so you're aware uh the arrangement that we did make uh was that President Green would submit uh uh notice every week uh uh uh essentially assigning acting president authority over to me depending upon uh her recovery period.

And so um we will keep you posted as we continue to work through this.

Um but thank you for uh your cooperation, collaboration, and leadership, all of you alderman from the 14th.

You're recognized on the motion to excuse.

Thank you, Mr.

Acting President.

I move that uh we excuse the president of the board of alderwomen or board of aldermen.

Second.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the well, all those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Any opposed?

Nope.

Motion carries.

Uh Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on the motion to adjourn.

Thank you, Mr.

Acting President.

I move that we adjourn until Friday, May 8, 2026.

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

Is there a second that we uh seconded by the Alderman from the second that we adjourn until Friday, May 8th, 2026 on the Board of Alderman Chambers?

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye, opposed motion carries.

We stand adjourned.