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Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee Meeting - September 9, 2026

Board of Aldermen Committees — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
BodySt Louis, Missouri
SessionBoard of Aldermen Committees
DateWednesday, September 9, 2026
StatusNEW · FILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
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Calling to order the public infrastructure and utilities committee meeting for Wednesday, September 9th.

0:13

Madam Cork, would you please call roll?

0:18

Audem Woman Boyd.

0:20

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard here.

0:26

Vice Chair Sweitzer.

0:28

Present.

0:30

Alderman Devotee.

0:35

Alder Woman Cox Antwie.

0:42

Chair Browning.

0:44

Present.

0:47

We have three present.

0:50

I don't think that makes up a quorum.

0:53

But there's Alderman Devote.

0:54

Alderman Devoting.

0:56

Present.

0:57

We have four present.

0:58

We have a quorum.

0:59

Thank you, Madam Cork.

1:00

Uh with that.

1:01

Uh I will accept a motion to approve the minutes from Wednesday, July 15th.

1:07

So moved.

1:10

Second.

1:11

Second.

1:11

Uh and move move moved by the Alderman from the 10th.

1:15

Seconded by the Alderman from the first.

1:17

Uh Madam Cork, please call roll.

1:19

Alder Woman Boyd.

1:21

Alder Woman Clark Hubbard.

1:23

Aye.

1:23

Vice Chair Sweitzer.

1:25

Aye.

1:26

Alderman Devotee.

1:28

Aye.

1:29

Alder Woman Cox Antwee.

1:32

Chair Browning.

1:33

Aye.

1:34

We have five.

1:35

We have four aye votes.

1:37

Thank you.

1:38

And with that, we'll go ahead and move to the fourth item on our agenda, which is board bills for review.

1:43

We have two board bills to review today.

1:46

We'll start with Alderwoman Velasquez, who I believe we have online.

1:51

Alderwoman Velasquez, you are recognized on board bill number 34.

1:56

Thank you, Chair Browning and members of the public infrastructure uh committee.

2:00

Um this is hopefully a relatively simple uh bill.

2:04

So we it's a speed hunt bill.

2:05

I know our favorite.

2:06

Um there was an error when we uh were during the engrossment process, and so um we're back here.

2:13

We popped it back to committee to add an amendment um to hopefully send back.

2:18

So I believe what is labeled amendment three in your drive, which is actually the only amendment.

2:24

Um there was it is just changing the exhibit to we had two versions.

2:32

We had the same exhibit twice.

2:35

Um, so we replaced the old exhibit three with the accurate exhibit three, uh, which is the map of the 4300 block of Potomac.

2:45

So I'd like to ask the committee that we adopt, I guess amendment one, but labeled as amendment three in your drive to uh board bill thirty-four as amended in committee.

2:58

Uh so I move that we adopt amendment number three uh to board bill number thirty-four.

3:07

Second, second all right, moved by myself, the all of them on the ninth and seconded by the autumn from the tenth.

3:13

Uh so we um madam clerk, if you could call roll.

3:18

Audder woman boyd, alder woman Clark Hubbard, aye.

3:22

Vice Chair Sweitzer.

3:24

Aye.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Transportation Safety█████████████████████████████████████████████69%
Procedural████████12%
Community Engagement█████7%
Public Engagement███5%
Sheriff Duties███5%
Equity in Transportation█2%
Summary of Proceedings

Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee Meeting - September 9, 2026

The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee met on Wednesday, September 9, 2026, to consider two board bills, approve prior meeting minutes, and hear public comment. The committee passed both board bills and discussed upcoming transportation projects.

Consent Calendar

  • Unanimously approved the minutes from the July 15, 2026 meeting (4 aye votes).

Public Comments & Testimony

  • Timothy Cusick (resident of Seward, with his dog Carlito) expressed general concerns about city priorities, stating residents feel unheard. He urged more discussion on issues like the sheriff's office and criticized the focus on speed humps, traffic lights, and surveillance. He noted he is not opposed to safety measures but wants broader community dialogue.

Discussion Items

  • Board Bill 34 (Speed Hump Amendment – 4300 block of Potomac): Sponsored by Alderwoman Velasquez (online). The bill corrects an engrossment error by replacing an incorrect exhibit with the accurate map of the 4300 block of Potomac. The committee adopted amendment (labeled as amendment 3) with 4 aye votes, then passed the bill out of committee with a due pass recommendation (4 aye votes).
  • Board Bill 66 (Transportation Project Grants): Sponsored by Chair Browning. The ordinance authorizes the city to accept federal grants and enter agreements for three projects: Cass Avenue Multimodal Corridor Transformation Phase 2 (Grand to Jefferson), Traffic Management Enhancements Phase 10 on Kings Highway (3.75 miles), and Lindell Boulevard Cycle Track (1.34 miles, Forest Park to Vandeventer). John Kohler (Planning and Programming Division, Board of Public Service) presented details:
    • Cass Avenue: Reduces lanes, adds shared-use path, lighting, and traffic calming; connects to NGA site and Brickline Greenway.
    • Kings Highway: Upgrades 17 signalized intersections, fiber optic interconnections, and curb ramps; replaces obsolete equipment.
    • Lindell Cycle Track: Two-way protected cycle track on the south side, lane reduction to one per direction, physical barriers, improved transit stops.
    • Alderwoman Clark Hubbard asked about accessibility concerns at Kings Highway and Delmar (wheelchair access) and confirmed the Lindell track will be on the south side. Alderman Devotee asked about project selection and public access to maps; Kohler noted projects are posted on the Board of Public Service website. The committee passed BB66 with a due pass recommendation (no objection, voice vote).

Key Outcomes

  • BB34 adopted amendment and passed out of committee (4-0).
  • BB66 passed out of committee with a due pass recommendation (voice vote, no objections).
  • Chair Browning announced upcoming planning commission meeting at 5:30 PM on 3140 Cass Avenue regarding BB49 (data center regulations) and previewed BB75 (to streamline speed hump approval process, introduced Friday).
  • Committee adjourned.

Meeting Transcript

Calling to order the public infrastructure and utilities committee meeting for Wednesday, September 9th. Madam Cork, would you please call roll? Audem Woman Boyd. Alder Woman Clark Hubbard here. Vice Chair Sweitzer. Present. Alderman Devotee. Alder Woman Cox Antwie. Chair Browning. Present. We have three present. I don't think that makes up a quorum. But there's Alderman Devote. Alderman Devoting. Present. We have four present. We have a quorum. Thank you, Madam Cork. Uh with that. Uh I will accept a motion to approve the minutes from Wednesday, July 15th. So moved. Second. Second. Uh and move move moved by the Alderman from the 10th. Seconded by the Alderman from the first. Uh Madam Cork, please call roll. Alder Woman Boyd. Alder Woman Clark Hubbard. Aye. Vice Chair Sweitzer. Aye. Alderman Devotee. Aye. Alder Woman Cox Antwee. Chair Browning. Aye. We have five. We have four aye votes. Thank you. And with that, we'll go ahead and move to the fourth item on our agenda, which is board bills for review. We have two board bills to review today. We'll start with Alderwoman Velasquez, who I believe we have online. Alderwoman Velasquez, you are recognized on board bill number 34. Thank you, Chair Browning and members of the public infrastructure uh committee. Um this is hopefully a relatively simple uh bill. So we it's a speed hunt bill. I know our favorite. Um there was an error when we uh were during the engrossment process, and so um we're back here. We popped it back to committee to add an amendment um to hopefully send back. So I believe what is labeled amendment three in your drive, which is actually the only amendment.

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