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Legislation Rules Committee Meeting - May 29, 2026

Board of Aldermen Committees — Friday, May 29, 2026
BodySt Louis, Missouri
SessionBoard of Aldermen Committees
DateFriday, May 29, 2026
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0:06

All right, we're up, we're live.

0:08

All right, thank you.

0:10

Uh, and with that, I we will now call to order uh the legislation rules committee for Tuesday, May 26th at 25 at 2.15 p.m.

0:20

Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

0:22

Alderman Cone.

0:24

Present.

0:25

Alderman Narayan.

0:26

Here Alder Woman Keys.

0:30

Present.

0:32

Alder Woman Sunier.

0:34

Vice Chair Devotee.

0:36

Here.

0:38

Chair Velasquez.

0:39

Present.

0:40

Alder Woman Sunier.

0:42

Five present.

0:43

We have quorum.

0:45

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

0:46

I will now intertend.

0:48

Uh I cannot talk today.

0:49

Entertain a motion for the approval for of the meeting for I cannot talk of the minutes for the meeting on March 17, 2026.

0:59

I move that we approve our meeting minutes for March 17, 2026.

1:03

Second.

1:04

Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

1:07

Alderman Cole.

1:09

Aye.

1:09

Alderman Narayan.

1:11

Present.

1:15

Alder Woman Keys.

1:19

Aye.

1:20

Alder Woman Sonier.

1:22

Vice Chair DeVote.

1:24

Aye.

1:26

Chair Velasquez.

1:28

Aye.

1:30

One present, four ayes.

1:33

Thank you, Madam Clerk.

1:34

We have approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 17th, 2026.

1:39

We have no board bills to review today.

1:41

We have no resolutions for review today.

1:44

And so today we will uh discuss and take public comment on the mayoral appointments of the Clean Energy Development Board.

1:51

We have two uh appointments, Stephen Westbrooks and Emily Andrews.

2:05

It doesn't appear we have anybody from the mayor's office.

2:09

Is that I know Claire is on vacation, so I'm assuming that we don't have anybody.

2:18

All right, then I move that we up that we appoint Stephen Westbrooks.

2:22

We'll take these one at a time.

2:23

I move that we unless let me back up.

2:26

Is there any there's no public testimony for this?

2:28

No ma'am.

2:30

Uh would anybody like to discuss these appointments?

2:40

I will just take the silence as a no, we would not like to discuss them.

2:48

Okay, then I will move that we appoint Stephen Westbrooks to the Clean Energy Board.

2:55

Second energy development board.

2:59

Second.

3:02

So that was moved by Comb, seconded by Narayan.

3:06

It was moved by the chair.

3:08

I'm sorry, it was seconded by seconded by me.

3:13

Okay.

3:16

Uh Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll?

3:21

Alderman Cone.

3:24

Aye.

3:26

Alderman Narayan.

3:28

Aye.

3:29

Alder Woman Keys.

3:32

Alder Woman Sunny.

3:34

I'm sorry.

3:34

Thank you, Alder Woman.

3:36

Thank you.

3:36

Alder Woman Sonier.

3:38

Vice Chair Devoty.

3:40

Aye.

3:41

Chair Velasquez.

3:43

Aye.

3:44

Alder Woman Sanyer.

3:46

Five eye votes.

3:48

Thank you, Madam Chair.

3:50

By that we have uh accepted the appointment to for Stephen Westbrooks to serve on the Clean Energy Development Board.

3:56

With that, I move that we appoint Emily Andrews to the Clean Energy Development Board.

4:01

Second.

4:01

Second role.

4:07

Alderman Cone.

4:08

Oh, would you previous role, Clerk?

4:11

Madam Clerk.

4:12

Yes.

4:20

We have to ask if there's an objection to previous role.

4:26

Does anyone object to previous role?

4:40

So the motion was made by seconded by Narayan previous role by Chair Velasquez.

4:49

Previous role by Narayan.

5:01

Don't note it.

5:05

All right.

5:06

With that, the committee has approved the appointment of Emily Andrews to the Clean Energy Board.

5:13

Madam Clerk, is there any written testimony?

5:16

We have none.

5:18

Okay.

5:18

My tentative announcement is that we are seeking to schedule another legislation and rules hearing this week.

5:26

Barring that it is okay with the clerk.

5:28

It's going to be at 3 p.m.

5:29

on Thursday.

5:32

And I will we will send out official notice of that.

5:36

I believe that all members were present.

5:39

Correct.

5:40

All right.

5:41

So I will entertain a motion to adjourn.

5:44

So moved.

5:46

Previous role.

5:49

Any objections to previous roll?

5:51

Which did we call?

5:52

Did we do nine four four?

5:59

I'm sorry, did we do I can barely hear?

6:08

Madam Clerk, what are you asking?

6:10

We didn't.

6:12

I can't hear.

6:13

It's going in and out.

6:15

She's asking who made the motion, it's my chair.

6:19

I made the motion to all right.

6:21

I made the motion to no Velasquez made the motion to adjourn.

6:25

I seconded it and requested previous roll.

6:27

Thank you.

6:30

All right, so we are adjourned.

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Summary of Proceedings

Legislation Rules Committee Meeting - May 29, 2026

The Legislation Rules Committee of the St. Louis City Council met on Friday, May 29, 2026, at 2:15 PM, with Chair Velasquez presiding. The committee approved the minutes from the previous meeting and voted to appoint two members to the Clean Energy Development Board. No public testimony was received.

Consent Calendar

  • Minutes Approval: The committee approved the minutes from the March 17, 2026 meeting. The roll call showed four ayes and one present (Alderman Narayan), and the motion carried.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public testimony was offered.

Discussion Items

  • Mayoral Appointments to Clean Energy Development Board: The committee considered two appointments: Stephen Westbrooks and Emily Andrews. No representative from the mayor's office was present. The chair noted no discussion and moved to appoint each individually.

Key Outcomes

  • Appointment of Stephen Westbrooks: Motion by Chair Velasquez, seconded by Alderman Narayan. The roll call vote was 5 ayes (Cone, Narayan, Keys, Sunier, Devotee, Velasquez). Appointment approved.
  • Appointment of Emily Andrews: Motion by Chair Velasquez, seconded by Alderman Narayan. Approved by previous roll call (5 ayes). Appointment approved.
  • Adjournment: The meeting was adjourned after the appointments.

Meeting Transcript

All right, we're up, we're live. All right, thank you. Uh, and with that, I we will now call to order uh the legislation rules committee for Tuesday, May 26th at 25 at 2.15 p.m. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? Alderman Cone. Present. Alderman Narayan. Here Alder Woman Keys. Present. Alder Woman Sunier. Vice Chair Devotee. Here. Chair Velasquez. Present. Alder Woman Sunier. Five present. We have quorum. Thank you, Madam Clerk. I will now intertend. Uh I cannot talk today. Entertain a motion for the approval for of the meeting for I cannot talk of the minutes for the meeting on March 17, 2026. I move that we approve our meeting minutes for March 17, 2026. Second. Madam Clerk, can you please call the roll? Alderman Cole. Aye. Alderman Narayan. Present. Alder Woman Keys. Aye. Alder Woman Sonier. Vice Chair DeVote. Aye. Chair Velasquez. Aye. One present, four ayes. Thank you, Madam Clerk. We have approved the minutes from Tuesday, March 17th, 2026. We have no board bills to review today. We have no resolutions for review today. And so today we will uh discuss and take public comment on the mayoral appointments of the Clean Energy Development Board. We have two uh appointments, Stephen Westbrooks and Emily Andrews. It doesn't appear we have anybody from the mayor's office. Is that I know Claire is on vacation, so I'm assuming that we don't have anybody. All right, then I move that we up that we appoint Stephen Westbrooks. We'll take these one at a time. I move that we unless let me back up. Is there any there's no public testimony for this? No ma'am. Uh would anybody like to discuss these appointments?

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