The board will now come to order.

Mr.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Alderman Odenberg.

Present.

Alderman Cohn.

Alderman.

Alderman Devotee.

President.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonway.

Alder Woman Cox Anshwe.

Alderman Browning.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tires.

Alder Woman Board.

Alderman Aldrich.

President Green.

Present.

Alderman Cone.

Alder Woman Velazquez.

Alder Woman Sanyer.

Alder Woman Keys.

Alder Woman Tyres.

Present.

Alder Woman Board.

Present.

We have 11.

Present.

According being present, we will dispense with uh the regular order of business to take up the courtesy resolution calendar.

Uh Alder Woman from the 10th, if you would like to approach the dais uh for the presentation of resolution 75.

Is he here uh madam president members of the board?

If not, I'd like to hold and maybe move move it around because I wouldn't want him to miss does not appear so we can uh pause on the courtesy resolution calendar uh for now and take that up at the end of the agenda um and instead move on to introduction of honor guests.

Any introduction of honored guests, alder woman from the 10th.

Thank you, madam president, members of the board.

I would like to have as my honored guest this morning.

I'm gonna call him the 10th war intern, my little big brother, Joseph Clark.

Many of you see my little brother with me.

He uh my little brother was amazing, grew up on the tennis courts, is amazing, grew up on the tennis courts of Sumner and Fairground and Forest Park, and then he went on to win championships in tennis ranked in the state from Clayton, Missouri.

And then he absolutely went on to college and he has a mat two uh one degree, two masters.

Wow, and then he suffered a traumatic brain injury in a car accident, and now I we spend the rest of our lives, we'll spend the rest of our lives every day, making sure he has the best life he can, and I would be remiss if not mentioning the work that the family we have now at the Brain Insurance Foundation of St.

Louis does um for us.

So again, welcome to the board of Alderman Baby Brother.

Any further introduction of honored guests?

Any further introduction of honored guests?

Seeing none, uh Alder Woman from the 10th, you're recognized on the approval the minutes from Friday, July 2nd, 2026.

Thank you, madam president, members of the board.

I would like to uh move that we approve the minutes from Friday, July 2nd, 2024.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th that we approve the minutes from Friday, July 2nd, 2026.

It was Thursday.

I knew that didn't sound right.

Thursday.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Report of city officials.

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

Does 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, Alderman from the ninth, you are recognized on the motion to end the rules for the purposes of board bill sixty-two for first reading.

Go ahead.

Thank you.

Um I'd like to move to suspend the rules to introduce board bill sixty-two.

It's been moved by the alderman from the ninth, seconded by the alder woman from the first.

That we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing board bill sixty two for first reading.

This is a non-debatable motion.

Madam or Mr.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Audder Woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Odenberg.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye.

Audder Woman Velasquez.

Auto Woman Sanjay.

Auto Woman Cox Anshwe.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Audder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Auto Woman Keys.

Auto Woman Tyers.

Aye.

Auto Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

President Green.

Aye.

Good morning.

Have 14 aye votes.

By your vote, you sustain the motion of the Alderman from the ninth.

If you could please place board bill 62 at the end of the first reading of board bills.

So noted.

First reading of board bills.

Board bill 59, sponsored by Alderman Aldridge and President Green.

An ordinance calling and providing for the holding of an election in the city of St.

Louis on April 6, 2027, for the purpose of submitting the to qualified voters of the City of St.

Louis.

A proposal to reallocate the portion of one-half of 1% sales tax dedicated to the North South Metrolink to the bus rapid transit, North South Metrolink, or other mass transit initiatives as authorized by the governing body of the city of St.

Louis and containing the several building costs.

Board Bill 60, sponsored by Alderman Cohn and President Green, an ordinance appropriating the sum of 26 million 56,000 as described in section 94.600 through 94.655 as amended for the period of July 1st, 2026 through June 30, 2027, which sum is hereby appropriated out of the Transportation Trust Fund for the by-state development agency for trans transportation purposes and containing a severability and emergency clause.

Board Bill 61, sponsored by Auto Woman Boyd, an ordinance amending section three of ordinance number 72038, which establishes the 13th War Liquor Control District to exclude a certain area from the 13th War Liquor Control Liquor Control District, which shall not be subject to the moratorium provisions of ordinance number 72038.

Board Bill 62, sponsored by Alderman Browning, an ordinance recommended by the Board of Public Service authorizing the 2026 St.

Louis Works and the 50-50 sidewalk program citywide providing for the construction and reconstruction of gutters, streets, driveways, spot curve spot curves, sidewalks, alleys, traffic controls, beautification, tree planning, resurfacing, and related engineering adjustments listed here.

Appropriating six million dollars from the street improvement fund.

That is the extended the first reading of board bills.

Mr.

Clerk, if you could please assign board bill 62 to the public infrastructure and utilities committee.

So noted.

Reference to committee of board bills.

The legislational rules, board bill 34 as amended in committee.

Board bill 41 as amended in committee to public and to budget and public employees, board bill 59 to transportation and commerce, board bill fifty board bill 60, and public safety, board bills 61 and 62.

61.

And public infrastructure, sorry, board bill 62.

And that is the extent of reference to committee to board bills.

Second reading report is standing committees.

The following board bill was reported out of HUD's committee with the due pass recommendation.

Board bill 49 is admitted in committee, sponsored by Audder Woman Sweitzer, Audder Woman Sonier, Audder Woman Clark Hubbard, and Alderman Browning.

An ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission amending the zoning code to add six sections six twenty-six point seven seven, creating comprehensive zoning regulations for data centers.

Approved by the planning commission on June 10th, 2026, and containing a severability clause.

The following board bills were reported of the public infrastructure utilities commission committee with the due pass recommendation.

Board Bill 13 committee sub as amended in committee, sponsored by Alderman Aldrich.

Pursuant to ordinance number 7033 and amended by ordinance seven.

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 58, sponsored by Alder Woman Sweitzer, pursuant to ordinance number 7033.

As directed as amended by ordinance number 71394, an ordinance directing the director of streets to install speed humps to calm traffic in the floor in the first ward.

That is the extent of the second reading and report of committees.

Report is special committees.

We have none.

Board bill thirty-two, sponsored by Alderman Cohn.

An ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apporchment authorizing the office of the President of the Board of Alderman to execute and accept a sub-award from the Bloomberg Philanthropies, American Sustainable Cities Initiative for the grant purposes of its youth climate action fund, specifically to activate youth and leadership roles as they participate in climate solutions consistent with the city's sustainability goals, appropriating such funds to the office of the president of the Board of Alderman and authorizing the expenditure of such grants, such funds to fulfill the obligation of said grant to the extended such funds are received and containing an emergency call.

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Also board bills uh 52 and 53 off of the perfection on third reading in consent calendar, please.

Okay.

Uh Mr.

Clerk, if you could please make note of that.

So board bills for perfection.

Board bill 55.

Sponsored by Alder Woman Sonia, President Green, Alder Woman Sweitzer, Alderwoman Clark Hubbard, Alderwoman Velasquez and Alderman Aldrich.

An ordinance of the men's city that a men's chapter 3.160 of the city of St.

Louis provides code of ordinances to add definitions in a section prohibiting the award of taxi centers to data centers containing several and containing emergency clause.

Alder Woman from the 7th, you're recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 55.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I would like to request that board bill 55 be placed on our informal calendar.

Mr.

Clerk, please place board bill 55 on the informal calendar at the request of the sponsor.

So noted.

Should be board bill thirty-two.

Board bill thirty-two, sponsored by Alderman Cohn.

An ordinance recommended by the Board of Vestment and Apportion authorizing the Office of the President of the Board of Alderman to execute and accept the sub award from Bloomberg Philanthropy's American Sustainable Cities Initiative for the grant purposes of a youth climate action fund.

Specifically to activate youth and leadership roles as they participate in climate solutions consistent with the city's sustainability goals, appropriating such funds to the office of the president with the board of Alderman and authorizing the expenditure of such funds to fulfill the obligation of said grant to the extent such funds are received and containing an emergency clause.

Thank you, Madam President.

I move to perfect board bill thirty-two.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the third, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 10th that we perfect Board Bill 32.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President.

Board Bill 32 is an ordinance authorizing the acceptance of uh funds from Bluebird Philanthropies uh for the purposes of a youth climate action grant um that would be uh administered through the president's office.

This was a board bill that I introduced while uh the president was on maternity leave on behalf of the president board of aldermen's office.

Um it has been appropriate.

Alderman, can you speak into the mic a little more?

It's hard for me to hear you.

Is that better?

That is much better.

Okay.

Um, so uh the funds have been approved by ENA.

Um they were unanimously approved in the HUDs committee, and I would ask for everyone's favorable consideration.

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the 12th.

Madam President, members of the board, if the Alderman from the third would yield the Alderman from the third yields questioning from the Alder Woman from the 12th.

I will um Alderman, is this uh grant a continuing grant that's gone to the office of the president, and or is this a new authorization of this grant uh this award?

I'm sorry, not grant.

This is a new authorization, the first that were uh receiving the funds and one time fund.

Can you all and why are they going alder men and women?

Could you please keep your voices down?

It's really hard to hear the alderman from the third.

Alderman, you may proceed.

I didn't hear the question from the Alder Woman from the 12th.

I I stopped because I saw you turn around to admonish them, they shouldn't be speaking behind you like that.

So I gave you time to get that taken care of.

So I didn't ask ask a full question.

Okay.

Um, so your extra.

Just a point of clarification.

I wasn't admonishing, I was just kindly asking for the conversation.

That was an admonishment, and they needed the amount admonishment.

I would even if you didn't use those, those are my words, because they shouldn't be talking behind you.

Um, because it makes it very hard for you for you to uh be heard and for me to hear you.

So someplace else, they see that you're at the mic.

Um, so anyway, going on.

So I'm sorry, your reply was this is the first time I didn't get to hear all of what you were saying.

Sorry, Alder Woman.

Yes, this is the first time that we're accepting this grant award, and and it is a one-time uh award at this point.

Okay, and so my question is why is it going to the office of the president?

Uh they were the applicants of the the grant.

And have we do you know of any other time that we've had uh things like this go to the office of the president?

Because usually when I'm seeing these kind of things, they're being um run by uh one of our uh uh I don't know, social.

No, I won't say social, I'll say it'd be one of our departments.

It wouldn't be the office of the presidents.

So this is unusual for me, and I've been here for a long time, even before you.

Do you know of any time we ever gave such an award to the office of the president?

Uh not that I recall, Alder Woman.

Um, I know that President Reed, uh, who's the only other aldermanic president that I've uh served under during my time here at the board?

Um, did have various programs that ran out of his office, but I don't recall specifically if there is a grant that was provided uh through the office for administration.

And do you know if the president really legally office can accept this?

Did you have this uh vetted by the legal department if they can really accept grants like this?

Is that our authorization that's legal?

It was vetted through the uh legal department and approved by the board of estimate and apportionment.

And do you have any kind of written legal opinion or uh something you could tell me that the legal department how this happens?

I personally do not know.

So who how who do you know that vetted it?

So uh I worked with uh director Garmendia and the President's office uh on the board bill, and she was the uh primary point person in the president's office that I worked with.

So the president's office staff said that it was legal.

Okay, but do we have any independent people that said that or something in writing?

I'm sorry, Alder Woman.

I said so the president's staff said that it was legal for them to get the money, but do we have anything in dependent of the president's staff who I would say are not the people that I would accept as what is truthful or not?

And also because it is a uh they work for the president, and so did they she didn't give you anything in writing to say that since she vetted it through legal, to say here's a legal opinion?

Barb Burke and the le the city councillor's office was the one that reviewed it and said that it was okay to proceed.

And you say said I'm asking is there's something written.

I don't have anything in writing, Alder Woman.

Okay.

Um I find and um how will this uh award be uh I'm sorry, sub award?

How will this be?

Who will run this brett?

The president's office, one of the staff members, how will this be set up?

What will happen?

Yes, my understanding based off of the testimony that was provided on the HUDs hearing was that the president's office would be administering this.

This would be micro grants that would be provided.

Um, so you know, ranging and amounts to support um activities from the uh city's youth council.

So going on that, so could we members of the Board of Alderman also apply for subgrants and run uh awards out of our office?

Can you repeat that, Alderwoman?

I said going by this precedent that is being uh set.

Can we, the members of the Board of Aldermen then also apply for grants or sub-awards and then run such awards out of our offices?

Uh in my history down at the Board of Aldermen, I have written grants uh, you know, to for instance the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

They've been uh accepted, and I've had to file legislation to have them uh approved and administered.

Um so I would imagine that if an alder person themselves wrote a grant and it was awarded, uh you know, we would obviously need to, you know, go through the legislative process to accept that, just as we're doing right now.

And so you're saying that when you wrote wrote and applied for a grant, um, and then it was uh you got the grant that your office administered and did it go to a department with the city of St.

Louis.

Because of the way the grant was written, it was administered through CDA, I believe, at the time, um, because it was a housing, it was a housing grant.

And so uh, you know, every grant is different, Alder Woman.

So some grants are going to, you know, obviously fall in the case.

That's not my question.

I understand that.

I understand it longer than you.

Every grant is different.

What I do not understand is why is it going through the president's office?

This looks very political to me, and is not the correct way to be doing things.

And I don't believe this grant required that this uh that it go through the president's office.

That's the problem that I have with it.

It's not that it's not a good grant or should be done, but we actually have departments that could uh address this grant.

So I'm trying to figure out why this is going through the president's office.

And I can't remember any of them.

I've served with way more presidents than you starting with when I got here, it was Tom Villa.

Then it was from who was it, Francis Slay, Jim Shrewsbury, Lewis Reed, uh so I've served with a few more presidents than you.

I've never seen anything like that, and I don't think this is appropriate, and I don't need to harp on it anymore.

I will be voting no, not because of the grant, because I do not believe that it's appropriate for it to be going through the president's office.

Um, and so that's what I will be voting no on.

That it should be sent to one of our departments that's fully staffed to do this kind of thing and not run it through the president's office.

Yeah, and Alder Woman just I'll ask my roll call.

I'm not asking any further questions.

I have no further questions from you.

I just was for your uh information.

I'm not asking for uh any more answers.

I just want to know if you knew of some, because I certainly don't.

I think this is inappropriate, and uh I will want a roll call and I will be voting no.

Thank you.

And that's fine, Alder Woman, but I do have the opportunity to close and also provide responses to the case.

But you're not closing right now.

I have the floor, so you don't have the floor.

You only yielded to my questions.

So you do not get to close, but you can close when the president gives you that permission.

You did just say that you're finished with your questions.

No, I no, no, but you still have not been.

I said I had I was finished with you.

That's what I was saying.

Okay.

I'm finished.

I have no questions with you.

Thank you very much.

Again, let me reiterate.

I think this is inappropriate.

I will not be supporting this.

I think this looks political, has no business going through the president's office, and um she's running it from her office.

This is the kind of thing that if it was gonna happen, this ought to be something that has a written lengthy legal opinion saying how does this work?

Because this is not how we're a legislative body, we're not supposed to be the body uh actually doing this, is a uh executive privilege, not a legislative privilege, and that's where it should be in the executive offices under one of our departments.

And for that reason, again, I am voting no and requested an enroll call.

I have no further questions.

Any further discussion?

Alderman from the third.

Thank you, Madam President.

Uh, you know, I uh want to just also reiterate, you know, part of the reason why this funding has come through uh the president alderman at president's office is because the youth council is administered through the president's office.

There are other functions that are administered through the president's office, such as the poet laureate, which was a designation that was created by this body as well.

And however, you know, this is the way that the Board of Aldermen uh drafted and created these uh you know processes as an entire body, not the president's office itself.

Um and so this grant was applied for to provide resources to folks on the youth council, and uh would again ask for everyone's favorable consideration.

It uh it's been moved by the alderman from the third, seconded by the alder woman from the 10th.

Um Mr.

Clerk, before we do roll, if you could please make sure I am added as co-sponsor on board bill thirty-two.

So noted.

Um it's been moved by the alderman from the third, seconded by the alder woman from the 10th that we perfect board bill 32.

Mr.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Audder woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye.

Audible woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Audible woman Sarye.

Audible woman Cox Antween.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Audible Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Audible Keys.

Audible Tyers.

No.

Audible woman Browite.

Present.

Alderman Aldridge.

Aye.

President Green.

Aye.

Thirteen ayes, one no, and one present.

By your vote you sustain the motion for the Alderman from the third to perfect board bill thirty-two.

Yes.

That's the extent of the extent of the board bills for perfection.

Report of engrossment.

Board bills 42, 45, and 46, 52, and 53.

Next extended the board report of engrossment.

Third reading and final passage of board bills consent.

Board bills 42, 45, and 46.

Okay.

Alder woman from the tenth.

You're recognized on the motion to adopt the third reading, final passage of board bills on the calendar.

Thank you, Madam President.

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

Second by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we adopt the third reading final passage of board bills on the consent calendar.

Is there any discussion?

Seeing none, Madam Clerk, please cross up uh Mr.

Clerk.

It's gonna take me a while to get used to this.

Mr.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Alderman Oderberg.

Alderman Cole.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Alder Woman Sonia.

Aye.

Alder Woman Cox Antoine.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman Tyers.

Alder Woman Boy.

Aye.

Alderman Aldridge.

President Green.

Alder Woman Tyers.

Aye.

Fifteen aye votes.

Yes.

By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alder Woman from the 10th to third read and finally pass the aforementioned bills.

Third reading and final passage of board bills.

Alderman from the uh 14th.

This is a non-debatable motion.

Madam Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Alderman Odenberg.

Alderman Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sunway.

Alder Woman Cox Antwee.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Maybe fifth.

Alder Woman tires.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

Aye.

Alderwoman tires.

Aye.

15 hour votes.

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

Uh Alderman, you are now you can now make your motion to move back to perfection.

Thank you, Madam President Members of the Board.

I'd like to make a motion to send board bill 50 floor substitute or 50.

I'd like to make a motion to send board bill 50 committee substitute as amended in committee back to perfection.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th, that we uh move board bill 50, committee substitute as amended in committee back to the regular perfection calendar.

Uh Madam Clerk, Mr.

Clerk, please call the roll.

Alder Woman Sweitzer.

Aye.

Alderman Odin Board.

Aye.

Alderman Cone.

Aye.

Alderman Ryan.

Alderman Devotee.

Aye.

Alder Woman Velasquez.

Aye.

Alder Woman Sonway.

Aye.

Alder Woman Cox Anchween.

Aye.

Alderman Browning.

Aye.

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

Aye.

Alder Woman Keys.

Aye.

Alder Woman Tyres.

Aye.

Alder Woman Boyd.

Aye.

Alderman Aldrich.

Aye.

President Green.

Aye.

Fifteen votes.

Mr.

Clerk, if we can now take up Board Bill 50, committee substitute as amended in committee perfection.

Yes.

Board Bill 50, committee sub as amended in committee, sponsored by Alderman Aldridge, President Green, Alder Woman of Velasquez, Alder Woman Sonia, and Alder Woman Cox Antwick.

An ordinance repealing ordinance 71212 as codified in Chapter 8108A of the revised code of the city of St.

Louis.

Predetermined vending locations.

Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 50, committee substitute as amended in committee.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that we perfect board bill 50 committee substitute as amended in committee.

It's been moved by the Alderman from the 14th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we perfect board bill 50 committee substitute as amended in committee.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that we adopt the floor substitute to board bill 50.

It's a lot of this.

I have talking happening over here.

Alderman from the 14th, uh, you may continue on uh the motion for uh the floor substitute.

Floor substitute to board bill 50.

Uh yes.

So uh thank you, madam present members of the board.

Uh the floor sub is just one quick change.

Um when we amended uh this board bill and committee, there when we added a street for downtown west that was uh needed to be fixed.

Uh in the vending districts or something called downtown commercial district and downtown west, and that amendment accidentally took out the downtown commercial district, which is uh that rung or that runs along the intersection and public right-of-way among market between the intersection South A Street and South 16th Street, and on the public right-of-way of Chestnut Street between the intersection of Market Street and North 15th Street, and the public right-of-way along Chestnut Street between the intersection of North 14th Street and North 15th Street, as well as one of uh I want to thank the Alderman of the Fifth Ward.

Um, that caught some language in the downtown west commercial vending district.

We have the intersection right uh on the public right-of-way of Pine Street between the intersection and North Beaumont, but we didn't uh mention the other intersection uh that pine with sit, which is north uh lefting well.

So uh this again is the language that uh was just left out when we did an amendment uh in committee to fix downtown west and accidentally took out the whole downtown commercial district.

And with that, I'll be open for any questions.

Any discussion on the motion for the floor substitute alder woman from the 12th um actually my hand was up, but it's since it's still up.

Um, if the alderman from the 14th with yield the alderman 14th yield questioning from the alder woman from the 12th, yes.

Thank you.

Um Alderman.

Um, so the correction is to add downtown back in because that was left out in trying to uh include another downtown portion is a different uh section.

Is that right?

Correct.

So in committee, um, we needed to fix the downtown west commercial vending district and change one of the intersections to originally it said north um 20th on Olive, and it was supposed to be North 23rd on Olive and move it up to Jefferson.

Um, but when we did that amendment, we struck out because once it's downtown and once it's downtown west, we said replace trying to fix the downtown west.

We left off the word west, and that struck out the whole downtown commercial district since downtown has downtown west and downtown.

Yes, ma'am.

Two separate names, right?

Yes, ma'am.

Okay, so now everybody's taken care of the cardinals are taking care of, and everybody's a happy camper now downtown.

Is that correct?

That's correct, and the cardinals language is uh that was already fixed in the bill during committee, so we didn't touch that.

But yes, they came and they testified in support of it.

So what I'm saying by this change, we won't now hear from the cardinals saying, hey, wait a minute.

So everybody's happy now.

Everyone's happy, and this will be the last time we talk about food trucks this session.

I doubt it, but okay.

Uh all right.

I thank you.

I have no further questions.

Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Seeing none, it's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the eighth that we adopt the floor substitute for board bill fifty.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Aye opposed motion carries.

Alderman, you are now recognized on the perfection of board bill 50.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I renew my motion on board bill fifty.

You have to make a motion that we actually substitute.

I make a motion we perfect the floor substitute to board bill fifty.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we perfect board bill 50 floor substitute.

Is there any discussion on the motion to perfect?

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

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

By your vote, you have sustained the motion to perfect board bill 50 floor substitute.

Uh Mr.

Uh, sorry, Alderman from the 14th.

Mr.

Clark.

Okay.

Um, with that, I would like to request that we send board bill, we refer board bill 50 floor substitute to the legislation rules committee for engrossment.

So no second leader.

Right.

Third reading and final passage of board bills.

Board bill 52, sponsored by Alvin Cohn.

An ordinance pertaining to the transit sales tax imposed pursuant to section 94.660 as adopted by the voters of the city of St.

Louis on August 2nd, 1994, pursuant to the ordinance 63168, creating the City Public Transit Sales Tax Trust Fund.

Directing the Treasury of the City of St.

Louis to deposit funds, received pursuance of sales sales tax into the city public transit sales trust fund account one, appropriating million five hundred and twenty-nine thousand nine hundred dollars from the said sales tax for the period of July 1st, 2026 through June 30th, 2027 to the by State Development Agency for certain purposes and containing several ability and emergency cars.

Alderman from the third, you are recognized in the third reading, final passage for bill 52.

Thank you, Madam President.

I'm going to ask that we place board bills 52 and 53 on the informal calendar.

Mr.

Clerk, if you could please place Board Bills 52 and 53 on the informal calendar at the request of the mood.

Report of the finally passed and signed by the president.

Board bills 42, 45, and 46.

All other business being suspended, the president shall an open session affix her signature here to the end that these may become law.

Okay.

All right.

No, I need to call her out these.

Yeah.

These two should not have been there.

Yeah, I'll give her a call.

At this point in time, we will go back to the courtesy resolution calendar.

If uh Alderwoman from the 11th would like to approach the dais with her honored guests for the presentation of resolution 75.

Yeah, but I guess it's nice to have somebody say that.

Oh thanks, Alderman.

Good morning.

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

Um this morning we are honoring Lee Jojo Johnson with a resolution number 75.

Um I would like to commend Mr.

Philip Johnson.

Uh this is his first day taking the helm.

He's doing a wonderful job.

Now, Philip, I want you to take a drink of water.

And then you're gonna get ready to read this resolution.

It's the long one.

Resolution number seventy-five, honoring Lee Jojo Johnson.

Whereas Beaumont, whereas William Beaumont High School has served as a cornerstone of education, community pride, leadership, development, and lifelong relationships in the city of St.

Louis since his founding in 1926.

And as the school celebrates its historic centennial anniversary in 2026, it is recognized not only for a century of academic excellence, but also for a significant role in the history of public education and civil rights.

And whereas throughout its distinguished 100-year history, we in Beaumont High School has produced generations of accomplished graduates whose achievements have reflected the values and spirit of Blue Jacket tradition.

And among those exemplary alumni stand Lee Jojo Johnson, a devoted alumnus and steadfast leader who served as the president of the Beaumont High School Alumni Association from 2011 to 2026.

Dedicate themselves to the preservation put to preserving the school's legacy, strengthening alumni engagement and uniting generations of graduates under the belief that we are family.

And whereas Lee Johnson has distinguished himself as a devoted alumni alumnus and steadfast leader of the Beaumont School Alumni Association, serving as president from 2011 to 2026 and dedicating countless hours to preserving the legacy traditions and the spirit of William Beaumont High School.

And whereas we're beginning as an inaugural gathering of approximately 200 alumni is going to one of the city's most notable alumni celebrations, attracting nearly 2,000 attendees and served as a testament to Lee Johnson's leadership, dedication, and unworthy believe the Beaumont Alumni or Indued Family.

Be it further resolved that the Board of Rodman extends his sincere congratulations and best wishes to Lee Johnson and all the members of the William Beaumont High School Alumni Association as they commemorate the 100th anniversary of the William Beaumont High School on June 13, 2026, and expresses gratitude for their continued efforts to inspire unity, service, pride, and excellence under the enduring banner of We are family, and be further recognized that this resolution shall be spread upon the records of the Board of Alderman and that a commemorative copy be presented to Lee Johnson as a lasting expression of appreciation for his outstanding contributions to William Beaumont High School, its alumni community in the city of St.

Louis.

Introduced this 10-day 10th day of July by the Honorable Laura Keys, all the women of the Love War.

Thank you so much for that.

So if any of you have ever had the opportunity to attend or even pass by Fairground Park and see the annual um celebration of Beaumont High School alumni, it is something to behold.

I am an honorary uh Beaumont graduate.

I've been accused so many times of being an alumni of Beaumont.

So now I just say, Yeah, you know, one woman, I'm gonna tell you this quick story.

So one woman, I was at Walmart, and she came up and she embraced me, and she said, Girl, it's been a long time.

You know, we remember when we were at Beaumont, we I said, Oh I said, Oh ma'am, uh, I I'm sorry, I didn't graduate from Beaumont.

She said, Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

So I took out my ID and still, she was like, So that's my Beaumont story.

But I'm gonna hand the right reins over to Aura Higgs, who is a Beaumont alumni.

Woo!

Jack G.

Good morning, everybody.

This is such an honor, and I know that if Mr.

Johnson could be here today, he would be.

Yes, to 2023.

Mr.

Um Johnson, um, he has helped strengthen and bond uh Baumont graduates by establishing traditions that continue to bring us together.

He has started our annual alumni picnic and has organized our annual alumni bonfires for all of the PHLs that come together where we have taken first place every year.

We show up strong in our blue and gold, and we are so proud that um we can connect and bring back uh memories.

Um, but not only has he done that for us, I just want to recognize that how important it is to keep our schools open because it produced such great people in this room, leaders, people who have become um local politicians, where we have had people who have served on major league baseball teams, such as Lee Johnson.

So the importance of keeping our schools open, it is just very important because our kids need our neighborhood schools.

And when we look back on people that has graduated from Roosevelt, like our own clerk Sherida Rogers, um, like myself associate clerk has graduated from Beaumont High School, such as Pruitt who works in the mayor's office.

Um so many people who work for the city of St.

Louis are on chief of staff who graduated from Vishawn High School.

And it's just such an honor to be a part of St.

Louis Public Schools.

And for someone like Lee Johnson to recognize the importance of keeping us together and just being able to reminisce on those memories.

So I thank you today.

And I'm sure if he could be here, he would be so honored.

So thank you guys for today.

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the 10th and then Alder Woman from the 7th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I would I rise here in full support, knowing that there are two people smiling down today.

Because if not for the halls of Beaumont, myself or the 10th board and turned this morning, my little brother, we wouldn't be here.

My parents, Joseph W.B.

Clark Jr.

in Class of 66 and Rochelle Clark, Simmons Clark, then class of 67, graduated, met in the halls of Beaumont, graduated, went on to Mazoo, went on a litter lives and have a family, and now to be able to stand here in a position to honor their alma mater that my mother loved and served with Mr.

Johnson for so many years for the alumni celebrations.

66, this is their 60th uh year.

They're having a big thing this year.

So again, I just want to offer my support.

This is amazing grace and power just reflected right here from Beaumont uh in the dais.

And again, if you see this sea of blue and yellow when they take over Nature Bridge, as Alder Woman Key said, you would know the magic that is happened at Beaumont High School.

So with that, I would like to add my name as a co-sponsor and offer my support.

If there's ever anything that I can do in any position uh to honor Beaumont again in honor of my parents, please don't hesitate to call.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Um I also just rise to echo my support.

I get just a good warm, fuzzy feeling whenever I get to see any of our staff up there, and even Miss Rochelle.

Um I think one of my favorite things about St.

Louis is the pride that we have within our educational institutions.

I think it's unmatched across the country.

Uh the way that we say with such proud we are.

When I seen that blue jacket coming in, I knew exactly what time it was when I walked in here today.

Uh so just wanted to add my support and make a motion to embank this.

It's been moved by the older woman from the seventh, seconded by the alderman from the third, that we embank resolution 75.

Is there any discussion on the moment's motion to embank?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Alderman from the third.

Thank you, Madam President, uh, members of the board, um, and the wonderful alumni of Beaumont.

Uh the contributions of our public school system to our city are immeasurable.

And um, while I didn't graduate from Beaumont, I did uh actually volunteer for a couple years at Beaumont, um helping to facilitate financial literacy classes uh there as a volunteer and the youth that came out of that school, I believe to be leaders of the future of our city.

And um literally have some blood, sweat, and tears put into that building up there on Natural Bridge, too, because I uh also helped paint fences and do other things up there uh to make the environment healthier and better for the young people that were going to school there at the time.

And um, you know, the one thing about the conversations that are taking place right now that I think are very sad for a lot of St.

residents are the loss of these beautiful facilities and our our city as a whole.

Um, you know, certainly I talk about it pretty often in my neck of the woods with the old Cleveland High School building.

Um there's such a sense of identity and pride that comes with having these schools in our community.

And um I certainly hope that we continue to uplift all of the students of SLPS, you know, through our actions down here at the Board of Aldermen, um, but also all of the wonderful activities that the alumni of SLPS continue to pour back into the district and into our city.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all that you all do for our city, for our neighborhoods, and for our kids.

Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

Then seeing none, Alder Woman from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board, I move that we adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.

It's been moved by the alder woman from the 10th, seconded by the alderman from the third, that we adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.

Is there any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

If we would like to uh pause for a moment and go to the stairs to take a picture together, please join us on the stairs.

All the way down to the city, and the stop reading of resolutions and reference to committees.

Solidarity with the graduate student workers of St.

Louis University.

Alder Woman from the 7th, you are recognized on the first reading, resolution 67.

Thank you.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I would like to request unanimous consent.

Hearing no objection, you may proceed.

Thank you.

Um resolution uh I would like to move to adopt resolution 67.

Second.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 7th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th, that we adopt resolution 67.

Alder Woman, you may proceed.

Uh resolution 67 um is a resolution that is very uh near and dear to my heart.

Um I have the honor of being an alum of St.

Louis University.

And so during my time there, my undergraduate studies, um, you know, it was oftentimes graduate students who were really doing the teaching.

Uh, for example, the intro biology class has over a hundred students in it.

So usually it is graduate students who are running that and teaching that.

Um in St.

Louis University is a great institution with a lot of educational opportunities.

But one of the things that doesn't get discussed enough is the treatment of graduate students and how they uh track into the overall economic ecosphere of the university.

Uh some things that I think is important that this body and our city know is that uh the average graduate student at St.

Louis University gets about 25,000 to 30,000 a year.

A full living wage at $15 an hour would be $31,000 a year.

And as a part of their graduate student contracts, they're actually prohibited from having outside employment.

And if you happen to be a student that comes from um, you know, an international community, a foreign country, you have even more uh restrictions in terms of other employment you can do.

Another fact that I think is really important for this body to know is things such as health care um information.

I just mentioned they get 30, 25,000 to 30,000 a year.

Uh their emergency room co-pays can be anywhere from 300 to 500.

And a lot of times when we're talking about workers who are unionizing, graduate students get what you know good passed over, even though essentially they are usually the labor that is moving institution.

They're teaching the classes, they're running the labs, they're grading the papers, uh, while also assisting their professors who are tenured with further research efforts.

And so resolution 667 calls upon St.

Louis University to uh engage with them in good faith.

They have been engaging in their process for over a year now, and I'm very sad and disappointed to say that they've not made much progress in those conversations.

Obviously, this is a difficult time for educational institutions across our country, but I think as we make hard decisions, we have to do in a way that centers our people and doesn't leave graduate students struggling to afford one bedroom apartments, doesn't leave graduate students struggling to afford child care, struggling to get groceries, struggling to pay their utilities to meet the basic uh necessities.

We know in our city the average cost for a one bedroom apartment for a family is probably around 41,000 that you need.

So resolution 67 is just putting these things on record, um, and identifying the value, the insurmountable value that graduate students bring to the university uh St.

Louis University.

It is calling on St.

Louis University to negotiate and engage with them in good faith.

Um, and it is my hope that us doing this will encourage them to come to that table and work with them.

I think it's unacceptable that contracts have not been improved um in over five years, that health care hasn't been looked at in over five years.

Um, I think it's unacceptable that students who are essentially the engine oil for the institution are really economically struggling, and in some cases, make below um federal poverty guidelines.

That in some cases we have baristas and other individuals that are valuable members of the workforce that are out earning them.

And so um resolution 67 speaks to that, and we have many of them uh graduate students who are able to join us today in our gallery today.

If you all could just wave your hand, um I thank you so much for showing up today, and I hope um this conversation that we have today helps you all to feel supported and to know that we are standing in solidarity with you.

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the sixth uh one want to thank my colleague from the seventh for presenting this resolution.

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

Mr.

Clerk, please make note of that.

So noted.

Any further discussion?

Alder Woman from the first thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Uh please add me as a co-sponsor as well.

I appreciate you bringing this forward, Alderman from the 7th.

Uh, it's very important to make sure workers from all fields are uh represented and have options to organize.

So thank you.

Mr.

Clerk, please make note of that.

Alderman from the ninth.

Thank you for the Alder Woman from the Seventh for bringing this forward.

I'd also like to be added as a co-clerk, please make note of that.

Alderman from the fourth.

Thank you, Madam President.

Members of the board.

Uh, I'm already a co-sponsor on this, but I would ask that pass this instead.

It's been moved uh by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alder woman from the eighth, and we make the motion in the bank.

Is there any discussion on the one bank?

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

Aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carried.

Uh for those in the gallery.

Uh resolution 67 has now been embanked, which means that every member of the board of aldermen has signed on in support as a co-sponsor.

Alder.

Any further discussion?

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

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

How exciting that every member has joined.

It is my hope that this encourages um the institution.

It helps you all organizing efforts.

Um, I think what all the women first said is really important that we want to support all of our workers, all of them.

Um, we don't want to pick and choose which ones get support.

And we certainly don't want to see many cases like you all where you all are young professionals, some of you are getting PhDs in biochemistry, these other things, uh, but you're also having to go get food stamps and wonder if you can afford to go to the hospital.

Um I think that's unacceptable, and I would love to see our institutions meet you all there.

And so I hope this gives you a little bit more support and a little bit more leverage, and I hope that conversations continue to progress.

Thank you.

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

We adopt resolution seven.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

Resolution 76.

Sponsored by President Green and Alman Ryan, solidarity with the members of the teams who are local 600 and local 68 at the breakthrough beverage distribution.

Alderman from the fourth, you're recognized in the first reading resolution 76.

Thank you, Madam President.

I request unanimous consent.

Hearing no objection, you may proceed.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board in uh carrying on with uh with this general.

Oh, I move to adopt uh resolution six.

It's been moved by the alderman for the fourth, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we adopt resolution 76.

Alderman, you may proceed.

Thank you.

Uh, and carrying on with uh the the current theme.

Uh this uh resolution is regarding the Teamsters Local 600 and 688.

Uh for more than 60 days now over at Breakthrough Beverage.

There's been a strike going on.

Uh more than 215 drivers.

One of the things that they're asking for that I think is really important is they're uh asking to continue to have picket line protection.

This is the backbone of the union movement.

Uh breakthrough is trying to force the teamsters to deliver across picket lines.

And uh if they have to do that, you know, that's that's just a non-starter for anyone who who cares about uh organized labor.

Um I'll say this is kind of a a personal issue for me because uh they uh uh breakthrough is the distributor of my preferred brand of whiskey, so I won't drink it until uh the strike is over.

Um the teamsters have asked for anyone who wants to support them to not drink Jim Beam, Maker's Mark, Pinnacle Vodka, Querbo, 1800 Tequila, Three Olives, Absolute Vodka, Hendrix Sauza, Monaco, Yingling, Malibu, Seagram Escapes, Jameson, Deep Eddie, Boda Box, Athletic, Kendall Jackson, and Wagner Family Wine.

Uh so if if you want to support the Teamsters, uh tell your your local bar that you're not drinking that, let them know why.

Uh they'll bring that information back to breakthrough.

And uh I think it's important to uh support all of organized labor, and that's what we're trying to do here today.

I ask for your favorable consideration.

Need further discussion, aldermen from the 14th and then the 7th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

Uh first and foremost, I want to thank our uh Teamsters brothers for continuing to uh stand on the picket line and make our voices heard as uh we used to say in the fight for 15 strike, strike, strike, strike, organizing is a right, strike, strike, strike, strike, organizing is a right.

Uh and I just want you guys to know that this board of Alderman uh stands by you, continue to support you.

Um it's a very labor uh supportive board.

Um I don't think there's been one um labor resolution or legislation that's come to this board that this board has not uh supported.

So I know I need to get out there and stand with you all on the picket line, and that is my commitment to be there.

I would encourage my colleagues also to come on out.

I'm also happy to know that Crown Apple is not on that list.

So I'm good to go on that one, but uh as Alderman said, do not drink the others.

With that, Madam President, I move that we embank this resolution.

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the 7th that we embank resolution 76.

Is there any discussion on the motion to embank?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries for those in the gallery.

That means that resolution 76 has now had every alderman at the board of aldermen on in support as a co-sponsor.

Need further discussion.

Alder Woman from the 7th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I just wanted to go on record and make sure I accepted or welcome the invitation to stand on the picket line as well.

And also just wanted to make sure to the Alderman of the Fourth that um I played on record that I think it is some nasty work to require or ask of you all to cross a picket line to do deliveries.

Um and I'm really proud of you all for standing on that.

I think that is a strong principle.

I think crossing picket lines is um not very good camaraderie and is um, you know, uh, in some ways just a violation of principles.

So I'm glad that you all are calling on that, but I also want to make sure I say publicly that I think that even that ask in itself um is just a level represents a level of not understanding the purpose of organizing the purpose of union, the purpose of solidarity.

And so I'm very disappointed to hear that that axe would even be made.

I think it's very nasty work, and I commend you all for you know doing that, and I commend the alderman of the fourth for bringing this resolution forward.

Any further discussion, alder woman from the 10th wanted to also thank you, Madam President, members of the board and rise in support of both of the organizing efforts here.

I had already sent uh word to the clerks to ask to be added as co-sponsor, but now in bank we are all co-sponsors, and I want to say, especially to you all.

I see you all when I'm going to pick up my brother at the brain injury foundation.

I take 44 to Southwest.

I get off on Southwest.

See the big purple red, which I always got my eyes, and I've uh bought some items as well.

So the honking showing up on the uh on the pick uh showing up with you all and being down here to be in support and in banking these resolutions all make a difference.

So just know we have your back.

Thank you.

Any further discussion?

Any further discussion?

It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alder woman from the sorry, that was on the in-bank.

It has been moved by the alderman from the fourth, seconded by the alder woman from the seventh that we adopt resolution number seventy-six.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye opposed.

Motion carries.

Second reading, resolutions, committee reports, and adoptions.

Report from the Health and Human Development Committee.

Vinzo, Maria Kevdon, and Barry Rosenberg.

Alder Woman from the 13th, you are recognized the Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Forest Park Advisory Board.

Thank you, Madam Chair.

Uh Madam Chair and Board.

I asked for your favorable consideration for the members for the Forest Park Advisory Board.

It's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 13th.

Second by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we approve Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Forest Park Advisory Board.

Is there any discussion?

Alderman from the 4th.

Thank you, Madam President Member.

Just a quick cleanup.

That should read Venco K-O, not Z-O.

Just want to make sure we're confirming the right folks here.

Thanks.

Mr.

Clerk, please make note of that.

No, thank you.

Any further discussion?

Seeing none, it's been moved by the Alder Woman from the 13th.

Seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th that we approve Spencer's appointments to the Forest Park Advisory Board.

All those in favor signify by saying aye.

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

We have none.

Announcements.

Wednesday, July 15th, public infrastructure utilities meeting, 3 30 p.m.

in the county room.

Is there a alder woman from the 13th?

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

I'd like to do a reminder for July the 11th.

We'll have our quarterly meeting.

Any further announcements?

Would also like to announce that the board of aldermen will have two additional board meetings, one on July 20th at 10 a.m.

and the other on July 24th at 10 a.m.

in order to finally pass the data center regulations.

Alder woman from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to excuse.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

All members were present at this.

Alder woman from the 10th, you're recognized in the motion to adjourn.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.

I move that we adjourn to I know we have in this special meeting.

Monday, July 20th.

Monday, July 20th, 2026, 10 a.m.

in the board of Alderman Chambers.

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

Any discussion?

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

Aye.

Opposed.

Motion carries.

We are adjourned.