2026-10-09 - Board of Aldermen

00:02Alwoman Sonier,

00:06>> Alderwoman Cox,

00:09>> Alman Browning,

00:10>> present.

00:13>> Awoman Clark Hubbert

00:14>> here.

00:16>> Awoman Keys

00:19>> here.

00:20>> Here. Awoman Taius.

00:25Aldwoman Boyd,

00:30Alman Aldridge,

00:34>> President Green

00:35>> present,

00:37>> Alman Devote,

00:41Alderwoman Sonier,

00:45Alwoman Boyd

00:49>> here.

00:52>> We have 13 present. A corn being

00:55present, we will be led in an opening

00:57reflection by our very own alderman from

01:00the third ward in honor of National

01:03Night or National Coming Out Day.

01:08[laughter]

01:10Uh thank you, Madame President. Um and

01:12thank you all for indulging me this

01:15morning. I actually did not have any

01:17prepared remarks. I just uh was asked to

01:20do this about 3 minutes ago. Um, but I

01:24do want to uh one remember the stories

01:28that are often left out of history books

01:31and um as a young queer person who had

01:35not yet come out to myself. Um, National

01:38Coming Out Day symbolizes a lot to me.

01:43Uh it was 28 years ago this coming

01:46weekend, October 12th, that Matthew

01:49Shepard was killed in a field in Laram,

01:52Wyoming. I was only 18 years old when

01:55that happened. And it made the national

01:57news.

01:59And I had not yet come out to myself at

02:01that point in time. I was still

02:03struggling with my own identity and

02:04coming to terms.

02:06um which is a a really uh incredible uh

02:11internal battle for many people. Um the

02:14fear, the pain, the

02:19uh angst and anxiety of wondering if

02:23you're going to have a family after

02:25coming out, wondering if you're going to

02:26have friends after coming out, wondering

02:29if people are going to accept you for

02:31who you are. all those fears start to

02:35melt away when you do come out and you

02:39get to express yourself.

02:42Not everyone has that privilege. Not

02:44everyone has the ability to do that. And

02:47so I think it's important and days like

02:49today that we recognize the resilience,

02:52creativity,

02:53love, and joy and not only the struggle.

02:58Um behind me you might notice a large

03:02rainbow flag. Uh there's actually a

03:04resolution that's on our agenda today

03:06that commemorates uh not just LGBTQ

03:09history month but also National Coming

03:12Out Day. And this flag, this flag was

03:15the first flag to fly over city hall

03:18back in 2013 when Pridefest moved

03:21downtown. Um, we also had the civil

03:24courts building lit up in in rainbow

03:26colors that year and it's been lit up

03:28every year since then um to celebrate

03:31the occasion and commemorate the people

03:34and families that call St. Louis home

03:36who are part of the LGBTQI place

03:38community. And

03:43in closing, because I did tell the

03:45president's office I'd keep this short.

03:47Um, I think it's important that we, you

03:49know, make respect, safety, and

03:52belonging part of our everyday actions.

03:55And I think it's important that we keep

03:56working towards a future where everyone

03:59can live openly and as their authentic

04:02selves. And I appreciate you all uh

04:04rising today and reflection of the our

04:08community. And um I would also uh if the

04:12president would allow a moment of

04:14silence uh commemorating the passing of

04:17Matthew Shepard.

04:20We could please stand and bow our heads

04:22for a moment of silence for Matthew

04:24Shepard.

04:32Thank you.

04:40Six war six. Okay.

04:48>> That we will dispense with the regular

04:50order of business to take up the first

04:52reading of resolutions and reference to

04:54committee. Alderwoman from the six, you

04:56are recognized on the first reading

04:58resolution 150.

04:59>> Thank you, Madam President. I'd like to

05:01ask for unanimous consent. Hearing no

05:04objection, Alderwoman, you may proceed.

05:06>> Thank you, Madam President. I ask that

05:08we adopt or I move that we adopt

05:09resolution 149

05:12>> 150.

05:12>> I'm sorry, 150.

05:14>> Second.

05:14>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

05:16the 6, seconded by the alderman from the

05:189th that we adopt resolution

05:21uh number 150.

05:24At this time, I would You want to go

05:27ahead and adopt it? Okay. Um is there

05:30any discussion on resolution 150?

05:35Seeing none, all those in favor signify

05:37by saying I. I

05:39>> opposed. I

05:42>> motion carries. With that, I would like

05:45to invite um all of our honored guests

05:48today, the code blue winter response

05:51team to the dis for the presentation of

05:54resolution

05:56150.

06:35Apologies, my agenda was wrong in front

06:37of me. It was resolution 149.

06:41Um, so I am going to alerwoman from the

06:43six, if you don't mind, ask for another

06:46motion. [laughter]

06:50>> Thank you, Madam President. I ask for

06:51unanimous consent. Uh,

06:53>> hold on. Uh, alderman from the nine

06:54needs to pull back his second and you

06:56need to pull back your

06:57>> I withdraw my second.

06:58>> I withdraw my motion to adopt what was

07:00not resolution 150.

07:02>> Okay. [laughter] And now if you would

07:04like to make the uh [cough]

07:07motion on uh resolution

07:11one uh 149.

07:14>> Thank you. I ask for unanimous consent

07:16for resolution 149.

07:19>> Alderwoman from the 12s, please state

07:20your point of order.

07:24>> We We just did that. We just Alderman

07:26Browning just did.

07:27>> But we need to

07:28>> Yes. And then I I rescended my motion.

07:30He rescended a second. I rescended my

07:32motion.

07:33>> Consider not withdrawing your first and

07:35second. So we just all she has to do is

07:38on the prevailing side say she's doing a

07:40motion to reconsider and she voted on

07:42the prevailing side.

07:43>> Alderwoman from the six do you want to

07:44make a motion to recons?

07:46>> I I want to make a motion to reconsider

07:49our

07:51>> 14 150.

07:52>> Second.

07:54>> Okay. It's been moved by the alderwoman

07:56from the 6th, seconded by the alderman

07:58from the ninth that we consider

08:00resolution 150. Is there any discussion?

08:04Seeing none, Mr. Clerk, please call the

08:07role.

08:12>> Aloman Schwitzer.

08:15>> Alman Odenberg.

08:19>> Oldenberg.

08:20>> Hi. [laughter]

08:22>> Alman Con.

08:24>> I

08:26alion.

08:28>> Alman Dvote.

08:31>> Alwoman Velasquez.

08:32>> Hi.

08:34Yeah. Alderwoman Sonier,

08:37>> Alwoman Cox Ane,

08:42>> Alman Browning,

08:43>> hi.

08:45>> Alderwoman Clark Hubbert,

08:47>> hi.

08:49>> Alderwoman Keys,

08:50>> initiate a comment.

08:53>> Alderwoman Tus.

08:54>> Hi.

08:55>> Good job. Alwoman Borite.

08:59>> Hi.

09:01>> Alman Aldridge.

09:02>> No.

09:05>> President Green.

09:06>> Hi.

09:09>> Alman Devosi.

09:11>> Alwoman Sonier.

09:15>> 12 eyes and one no.

09:18>> By your vote, you sustain the motion to

09:20reconsider 150 which can be left on the

09:23first reading of resolutions. And at

09:25this time I will ask the alderwoman to

09:29on resolution 149.

09:31>> Thank you. I move to adopt resolution

09:33149.

09:34>> Second.

09:35>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

09:37the sixth, seconded by the alderman from

09:38the ninth that we adopt res. Sorry, you

09:41have to do unanimous consent first.

09:44>> I ask for unanimous consent for

09:46resolution 149.

09:47>> Hearing no objection. Uh now you

09:50>> I now move to adopt resolution.

09:52[laughter]

09:53>> Alderwoman. It's been moved by the alder

09:55woman from the sixth, seconded by the

09:56alderman from the ninth that we adopt uh

09:59resolution 149. Is there any discussion?

10:04See uh alderwoman from the 10th.

10:07>> Thank you. Please add my name to

10:09resolution.

10:11>> Mr. Clerk, if you could please add the

10:13alderwoman from the 10th.

10:15>> Noted. Thank you.

10:16>> Alderman from the ninth.

10:20>> Hello. I move that we embank uh

10:22resolution 149.

10:24>> It's been moved by the alderman from the

10:26ninth, seconded by the alderwoman from

10:29the sixth that we embank uh resolution

10:32149. Is there any discussion on the

10:34motion to embank?

10:37Seeing none, all those in favor signify

10:39by saying I. I

10:41>> opposed.

10:43Motion carries

10:46that. Um, now we can Is there any

10:49further discussion on resolution 149?

10:53Seeing none, all those in favor signify

10:55by saying I.

10:56>> I.

10:57>> Opposed.

10:59>> Motion carries.

11:01>> And then at this time, I would like to

11:04Oh, alderwoman from the seventh, you are

11:06here. If uh you would like to approach

11:08the dis for the resol presentation of

11:11resolution uh 149.

11:17Thank you, Madame President, members of

11:18the board. Sir, clerk, may you read the

11:21resolution?

11:23>> Resolution 149 recognizing and honoring

11:26the cold blue winter response team.

11:29Whereas the city of St. Louis and its

11:31partners share a solemn commitment to

11:34the safety, dignity, and well-being of

11:36every resident, including those most

11:39vulnerable to the life-threatening

11:40dangers of extreme cold, extreme winter

11:43cold. And whereas Cold Blue is a city of

11:46St. Louis's emergency response program

11:49that activates when temperatures fall to

11:51dangerous levels, mobilizing emergency

11:54shelter beds, warming centers,

11:56transportation services, and street

11:58outreach teams to protect people

12:00experiencing homelessness from

12:02hypothermia, frostbite, and death. And

12:05whereas the 2025 winter season marked a

12:07significant expansion and formalization

12:10of cold blue with the city establishing

12:12tiered activation levels from level one

12:15through level four to ensure a timely

12:18and scalable response to severe cold

12:19weather conditions making emergency

12:22shelters available to over 600

12:24individuals on the most dangerous

12:25nights. And whereas this effort was not

12:28the work of any single agency, but

12:30rather the int an intentional

12:32coordinated partnership among the city

12:34of St. Louis Department of Human

12:36Services, Mission St. Louis, St. Louis,

12:39Winter Outreach, America Cororps, St.

12:41Louis, Pier and Paul Community Service,

12:44St. Patrick Center, Urban City Services,

12:47Welston Loop, CDC, Tent Mission, STL,

12:51BioState Development and Metro Transit,

12:53Faith Communities, Neighborhood

12:54Organizations, and countless individual

12:57volunteers who gave up their time and

12:59energy to ensure no person had to face

13:01code alone. And whereas the men of of

13:05the neighbor stabilization division,

13:07including our own neighbor state

13:09improvement specialists, many of whom

13:11volunteer for outreach duties beyond

13:14their regular responsibilities together

13:15with the department of health and the

13:17department of human services, served as

13:19a collective institutional backbone of

13:21Cold Blue, ensuring that emergency beds

13:24were available, that partnerships were

13:26activated, and no activation level was

13:28ever treated as routine when lives were

13:30at stake. And with being further

13:33resolved that the board of alderman

13:35calls upon the city of St. Louis to

13:37continue investing in expanding cold

13:39blue and related winter homelessness

13:41program response programs, honoring the

13:44spirit of partnership and the urgency

13:45that makes this season's efforts a

13:47success and recommitting to a long-term

13:50goal of ensuring that every resident of

13:52the city of St. Louis has safe, stable,

13:54and dignified housing.

13:57introduced this ninth day of October

13:592026 by the honorable Alicia Sonier

14:01Autowoman Deth Ward.

14:03>> Thank you sir clerk and thank you to

14:05every one of my colleagues for embanking

14:08the resolution. Um this resolution is

14:11really in recognition of um I think we

14:13know most of us who serve here that the

14:16unhoused is an issue every single year

14:18and some of us have even served here

14:19while we've had members of our unhoused

14:21community freezing the cold. And so, um,

14:24this time maybe a year and a half ago, a

14:27group of unhoused providers approached

14:28me and they said, "Hey, have you heard

14:30of Code Blue? Um, it's a practice that

14:31many people have in their cities and

14:33it's pretty successful and the goal is

14:35really simple. You want to make sure

14:36that no one freezes to death within your

14:38municipality." Um, it struck my

14:40interest, of course, right away. I went

14:42home, I looked it up, I did my research.

14:45Um, I think at that time, Miss Murder

14:47was still here and we spent time looking

14:48into it and found all these places where

14:50it had been. And then we took that

14:52resolution um took took what they handed

14:54to me. I polished it up, cleaned it up,

14:56and approached the mayor's office um and

14:58approached President Green's office and

15:00said, "Hey, there's these things called

15:01Cold Blue. They do them in cities all

15:03across our country. Maybe we could have

15:05something like this here in the city."

15:07And I had been informed by President

15:08Green and by Mayor Spencer that they

15:10were kind of already thinking of the

15:12need to do something during the winter.

15:13We knew that we had a tornado, so we

15:15would have even more folks who were

15:17unhoused. and the mayor said, "Hey, I'm

15:19actually working on something to bring

15:20our departments together. How would you

15:22feel about us incorporating code blue

15:24into uh what we're working on? I would

15:27like to pause, you know, on legislation

15:28because we just had a tornado and

15:30because I'm a new administration, but I

15:32would love to work with you to

15:34incorporate this to implement this." And

15:36um, of course, the city can only do so

15:38much. And so, city departmental leaders,

15:40some of which are behind me, and

15:42providers really teamed up. We moved a

15:44$3.3 million interest bill from the Rams

15:47to fund that operation and had what most

15:49would regard as our most successful

15:51winter um that we've ever had and

15:53certainly since I've been serving. Um

15:55and the resolution is just to recognize

15:56all of the hard work that goes into it.

15:59There are a lot of folks who offered up

16:00their spaces. There were a lot of

16:02providers who came to the table and

16:04infrastructure that really they had

16:05already created and were running

16:07themselves were able to get some formal

16:08support for. U many folks were happy to

16:11get trained, were happy to volunteer.

16:13many city departments um just had roles

16:15and so I just really wanted to do this

16:17resolution to commemorate and to

16:19acknowledge the hard work that goes into

16:21it and I think the most important thing

16:23is to know that it is not any one entity

16:25or one organization or one official that

16:27can do a successful operation code blue

16:30it really truly takes a collaborative

16:32effort and so with me today I have some

16:34folks who from the city end have helped

16:37lead this initiative and of course um I

16:39would like to start with Dr. Pearson,

16:41who is our director of human services,

16:43and who I mean, it could be midnight, it

16:45could be 2:00 a.m., it could be early in

16:47the morning, is always on the call, and

16:49really was a key stakeholder in making

16:51sure this entire operation was

16:52successful.

16:56[applause]

17:01[applause]

17:03Madame President, alders, thank you so

17:06much for the opportunity to be here and

17:09share some remarks.

17:11As was mentioned, the idea of code blue

17:14kind of represented a convergence of two

17:17different issues facing back in 2025.

17:20The first one was the May 16th tornado.

17:24Thousands of people were displaced

17:27by the tornado. We understood that going

17:29into the winter that our capacity for

17:32emergency shelter and what we normally

17:34had in inventory would not be enough.

17:37And so we understood with the recovery

17:39office led by Julian Nicks and with the

17:41mayor's office and department of human

17:43services, we needed to stand up some

17:46additional beds in the winter should

17:48people not want to stay in their damaged

17:51homes. That was one piece. The other

17:54piece as Alderwoman Sier mentioned is

17:57that there was a core group of

18:00advocates, COC members, providers,

18:03outreach folks who recognized that what

18:06the city normally had for winter

18:08services was not enough. Even without

18:11the tornado, without any other large

18:13weather impacts, the 400 yearround

18:16emergency beds simply would not be

18:18enough. And so we stood up code blue

18:22with the understanding that we needed to

18:24work together to formulate a plan that

18:27could bring hundreds of additional

18:29people inside, potentially even a

18:32thousand more people inside from those

18:34who were impacted by the tornado. And so

18:37what I want to do is just share my

18:39recognition of this body and my

18:42gratefulness of this body because you

18:44all passed legislation that made it

18:46possible. The 3.34 million that

18:49supported this effort. Almost 25,000

18:53bed nights throughout this winter, which

18:56is an enormous feat.

19:00We had around 1,66

19:02shelter uh transportation routes or at

19:06least riders who were able to get access

19:08to shelter. Those who could not make it

19:11to shelter themselves were able to get

19:13picked up at various rally points and

19:15access points throughout the city.

19:18this body in collaboration with the

19:20mayor's office and the comproller worked

19:24collaboratively to create the

19:26infrastructure that no doubt saved a lot

19:30of lives this past winter. And so I'm

19:32extremely grateful for you, for the

19:35folks behind me, for some of the leaders

19:38of this project. I could not have done

19:40this work and the city could not have

19:42done this work without you. We spent a

19:45lot of time early in the mornings, late

19:47at night, 2 am, 3:00 am, sometimes

19:51discussing shelter beds and how to refer

19:53people out. Um, the work that they did

19:56was heroic. I I know that they won't

19:58call themselves heroes, but I think they

20:00stood up in ways that the city had not

20:03stood up before, and I appreciate that.

20:05There are some providers who may be

20:07watching right now, shelter operators,

20:10outreach teams, um folks who are

20:13generally concerned and involved in the

20:15effort who did some outstanding work and

20:18we could not have done that without

20:19them. I know there are some folks up in

20:21the stands behind me who represent the

20:23continuum of care and a number of other

20:26outreach organizations. I want to

20:28recognize them for their work. They save

20:31lives as well. So, I'm just here briefly

20:35to share my thanks to all of you for the

20:37work that you did and helping us to push

20:39this project forward and we are hoping

20:42to create another successful cobblue

20:44operation this coming winter. Thank you.

20:47[applause]

20:55The other city department who played a

20:57key role in Code Blue is our health

20:59department. So we have Miss Amway who's

21:01here today to speak um in terms of the

21:04department of health. You know I think a

21:05lot of times when you're talking about

21:06the unhoused population you're talking

21:08about a lot of other things um in terms

21:10of mental health in terms of substance

21:13use in terms of many things that tie

21:14into public health. And so the

21:16department of health was at the table

21:17for COB blue were essential partners in

21:19pulling that out. And I thought it was

21:20really important that she was here to

21:22speak to that aspect of code blue.

21:26[applause]

21:29Good morning. Good morning, Alderwoman

21:30Sier, members of the board of alder me

21:33guests. Thank you for your recognition

21:35of the collective efforts behind code

21:37last year's code blue response. The

21:39department of health focuses during cold

21:41winter events is rooted in public health

21:44protection, disease prevention, and

21:47ensuring the safety of our most

21:48vulnerable residents.

21:51Led by my colleague behind me, Michael

21:53Gilbert, the Department of Health also

21:55supported the cold blue outreach through

21:58direct uh outreach with unhoused

22:00residents, including our collaboration

22:02and coordination around the rally

22:03points. I want to thank the partnership

22:05with uh Director Pearson with the

22:07Department of Human Services for these

22:09efforts. These efforts really reflect a

22:11comprehensive and compassionate response

22:14around centered around one shared

22:16priority protecting people. I want to

22:19thank everyone for their dedication and

22:21collaboration, most notably obviously

22:24the department the partnership with

22:26Director Pearson, but many department of

22:28health staff who are not in the room

22:30today um went above and beyond the call

22:33um including multiple long days, long

22:36nights, multiple calls, early mornings,

22:39247 texts, emails, and extensive

22:42discussion and and collaboration. I look

22:45forward to putting the we look forward

22:46to putting these lessons that we learned

22:48from last year's cold blue into works

22:50for this coming winter season. Thank

22:52you.

22:56[applause]

22:57Thank you, Commissioner Anory. Um the

23:00other area of health um especially post

23:02tornado that was really involved is the

23:04emergency preparedness team. Uh they

23:06probably had their highest workload that

23:08they've had probably since he began and

23:10certainly since I've seen it. And so Mr.

23:12Gilbert is specifically a part of

23:14department of health but specifically

23:15emergency preparedness and obviously in

23:18an operation like cold blue where you

23:19are having to set up these operations

23:21very quickly as soon as you notice that

23:22it is going to be 32 degrees or not you

23:24got to move very quickly um and then

23:26with much larger group of part of the

23:28unhoused population as well and so Mr.

23:30Gett if there was anything that you

23:31wanted to share in that regard would be

23:33happy to have you speak to that.

23:37[applause]

23:39>> First of all, I want to thank uh the

23:41border alt for passing this this

23:44wonderful bill. I think a city is only

23:48as strong as their weakest link and our

23:50unhoused.

23:52It just it just makes me cry. Right. So,

23:56I want to also extend an invitation

23:59because I'm not good at this public

24:00speaking. I'm I'm really a a background

24:03person. Uh but this group above me and

24:06the group behind me, they really I can't

24:09say enough. Uh Adam told you 25,000

24:13bids, it it's just an amazing feat. Um I

24:17also want to extend the invitation to

24:19all all of you alderman. We are starting

24:23cold blue again. Uh, and we're picking

24:25up. I want to extend a invitation to you

24:28all to volunteer to ride. I think it

24:30will change your life. I am a a veteran

24:33firefighter and a veteran Marine. Uh,

24:37I have done

24:40many things in my lifetime, many things

24:42in the 36 years that I've served, but

24:45this was one of the ones that tugged at

24:46my heart. Uh, and I appreciate you.

24:49Thank you.

24:51[applause]

24:56>> [applause]

24:58>> and our last speaker. Um, you know, I

25:00think the most important component of

25:02COBLO is absolutely the continuum of

25:04care, all of the unhoused providers, all

25:06of the volunteers, all of the folks who

25:08come out. And I'll tell you that we have

25:10so many folks. Um, you know, I know

25:12Nicole couldn't be here today. We have

25:13so many folks. It was hard uh to kind of

25:16figure out which person could speak to

25:17it. But Christina Sturman, um, I am a

25:20Christina Sturman stand. I am a fan. I

25:22am number one of her fan club. Um, her

25:25work for Code Blue, I don't know that we

25:27will ever be able to capture it. I don't

25:29know that we will ever be able to uh,

25:31put that into writing. She was a part of

25:33the group of folks who originally

25:34approached me with the legislation, but

25:36then continuously throughout every step

25:38of the process, including coordinating

25:40with city departments, including

25:41coordinating with SLMPD, whatever was

25:43necessary, uh, she has continued to be

25:45at that table. she still is a part of

25:47many of the conversations that are

25:48happening in the city about other things

25:50to support our unhouse. So, you know,

25:52I'm not sure that I can give her a

25:53proper introduction honestly. Um, but

25:56when I think of someone whose heart is

25:58just truly of service and truly for

26:00people, Miss Sturman comes to mind and

26:02it really would not have been right for

26:03me to do this without bringing her up.

26:05And I think what she represents is the

26:06critical community component that makes

26:08this a really collaborative effort. So,

26:10I'm really honored that she today and so

26:12honored that she took this act um

26:14invitation to speak and to be recognized

26:17because the work that she does. I mean,

26:19honestly, I cannot put it into uh words,

26:21but I am so grateful and she was a key

26:23part of making sure that we were able to

26:25do this not just from scratch, but with

26:27data with evidence from practices that

26:29have happened before. Um, and clearly

26:31her goal was to keep folks alive and her

26:33expertise was just of such benefit and

26:35continues to be of such benefit to all

26:37of us.

26:39>> [applause]

26:46[applause]

26:50[applause]

26:56>> Thank you. Good morning.

26:58>> Good morning.

26:59>> Sorry.

27:02>> I'm okay. Okay. Um, good morning. Uh, I

27:07want to say thank you to the board of

27:09alderman,

27:10alderwoman Sonier, and everyone who

27:13brought us here today. It means a great

27:15deal to me to have the work of so many

27:17people across our community recognized

27:20in this way. A year and a half ago,

27:23experts in the field came together and

27:25formed the code blue coalition. We had

27:28an idea that St. Louis could have a

27:31coordinated response to dangerous winter

27:33weather, one that ensured our

27:35unsheltered neighbors had somewhere safe

27:37to go. Last winter, it became a response

27:40that people could actually access.

27:43This happened because the coalition,

27:46community allies, and the St. Louis

27:49Continuum of Care kept pushing because

27:52Alderwoman Sonier helped bring the idea

27:54into city government and because Mayor

27:56Spencer and the Department of Human

27:58Services worked with our partners to

28:01turn that idea into an actual system.

28:04But this response didn't begin with the

28:06city. It was built on the expertise and

28:10relationships of people who had already

28:11been doing this work for decades.

28:14Outreach workers who knew where people

28:16were. shelter providers who knew how to

28:18welcome them, volunteers who were

28:21willing to go out into the cold, and

28:24people with lived experience who

28:25understood what would and would not

28:27work. Code Blue brought that knowledge,

28:31those relationships, and the city's

28:33resources together. On the coldest

28:36nights, we were able to bring hundreds

28:37of additional beds online. At the

28:40highest level of activation, that meant

28:42600 emergency beds in addition to the

28:45city's 400 year round beds.

28:48But the number of beds isn't what I

28:50reflect on the most. I remember what

28:53happened when people who ordinarily

28:55ordinarily would not choose shelter were

28:57given options that actually worked for

28:59them. transportation, different types of

29:03shelter, different locations, and places

29:06where they could bring their families

29:08and even their pets.

29:11Because having options matters, it meant

29:14that someone could stay closer to their

29:16community, choose a shelter that met

29:18their needs, and have a way to get

29:20there. I remember one man along the

29:23north shuttle route. On each activation,

29:27the shuttle stopped and offered him a

29:28ride to shelter. And every time he said

29:31no. On a very cold night, the shuttle

29:34made its rounds again, and he said no.

29:38But by the third round that night, as

29:40the temperature continued to fall, he

29:43said yes. And I think about him a lot.

29:49Code Blue ensured that when he was ready

29:51to come inside, there was somewhere for

29:53him to go.

29:55There [snorts] was transportation.

29:57There was a bed. There was a door that

29:59was open. And there were people ready to

30:02welcome him.

30:04People deserve choices. They deserve to

30:06be treated with dignity. They deserve to

30:09be able to say no and know that someone

30:11will come back and ask again.

30:14That's what Code Blue looked like on the

30:16ground.

30:18I've spent a lot of time in this work

30:20seeing where systems break down, where

30:22people fall through the gaps. Code Blue

30:25gave us a chance to do something

30:27different. We built the response

30:29together instead of continuing

30:31separately and hoping the pieces would

30:34connect.

30:36Nicole Warrington and I had the

30:38privilege of helping coordinate last

30:40winter's response, and neither of us

30:43could have done it alone. Nicole brought

30:45years of relationships and outreach

30:47experience to this work and I am so

30:49thankful I got to do it alongside her.

30:52I'm grateful to the CodeBlue Coalition,

30:55St. Louis Winter Outreach, Every

30:57Shelter, and everyone who drove a

30:59shuttle, staffed or volunteered at a

31:02shelter, answered a phone call, or

31:04helped someone get somewhere warm. We

31:07know the importance of planning before

31:09the temperature drops instead of

31:11scrambling after it does. And we've

31:14proven that when we make these resources

31:16available, our neighbors will use them.

31:20Because ultimately, this isn't really

31:21about beds or buses or activation

31:23levels. It's about people. The people we

31:27were trying to reach last winter and the

31:29people we will reach this winter are

31:32part of our community. They're our

31:34neighbors.

31:36And last winter, when the weather became

31:38dangerous, people across St. Louis

31:40decided those neighbors were worth

31:42showing up for. And that's what I'm

31:44proud of and that's what I hope we carry

31:47forward. A commitment to keep showing

31:49up, to keep working together, and to

31:52make CodeBlue a permanent part of how

31:54St. Louis responds when the cold becomes

31:56dangerous. Thank you. [applause]

32:05[applause]

32:10>> [applause]

32:15>> Um, I just also wanted to thank all of

32:17the providers that have joined us in the

32:19gallery. I saw some folks from St. Louis

32:21Winter Outreach. I see some folks from

32:23Peter and Paul. I just see many

32:25organizations represented. I appreciate

32:28you all for taking the time to uh join

32:30us today and to be supportive. I know

32:32that your work is coming into a busy

32:34season and I just want to thank my

32:35colleagues again and all the folks

32:37behind me for such um us being able to

32:39do a successful code blue for the first

32:40time and I look forward to the work

32:42continuing. A lot of katuna.

32:47[applause]

32:49Thank you alderwoman from the seventh

32:51and thank you for all of our service

32:53providers, city departments um that have

32:56have worked on this um carrying this on

32:59into the future. I also want to make

33:01note of a couple more. Um, thanks to

33:04this body, we did approve in the city

33:06budget this year dedicated funding to

33:09code blue. [applause]

33:15And just this week, the board of

33:17estimate and aortionment um approved

33:19contracts for code blue providers for

33:21this next year. I have to say in all of

33:24my years in city government, I have

33:26never seen us be this proactive um and

33:30actually be talking about and prepared

33:32for winter by the time we reached

33:35October. Um and I I think [applause]

33:42I think we go into this winter even more

33:45prepared for um than we were last year.

33:48And I'm um just so incredibly thankful

33:51for all of the advocates that have

33:53really, you know, worked with us, put

33:55pressure on us over the years to make

33:57sure that we got to this point. We know

33:58that the work not done. Um but we do

34:01have a lot to celebrate and a lot to be

34:03thankful for um in what we have

34:05accomplished so far. And with that, I

34:08would like to ask if everybody would

34:09please um go on to the steps for a

34:12picture.

34:27heart.

34:34Wow.

34:45So you said you're the

34:59Congratulations.

35:05[applause]

35:27All right.

35:40>> Any introduction of honored guests? Any

35:43introduction of honored guests?

35:47Alderwoman from the 10th.

35:50Thank you, Madam President, members of

35:52the board. Uh, I'm not going to say the

35:54entire group that was here because I'm

35:56sure their alder is going to introduce

35:57them, but I would like to have as my

36:00guest one of the students of the class

36:02that was upstairs, Miss Cadence Lewis.

36:04And I want to read her accolades. If she

36:06was here, I wanted her to stand. She

36:08just received a proclamation in the

36:10mayor's office as well. and I wanted her

36:12to know how much we honor efforts and

36:15and and all of the work that she's done

36:17just at the young age of 9 years old

36:19here in the city of St. Louis. She is

36:21the national record holder in the 800

36:24meter run for 9year-old girl. She broke

36:26the 10-year standing record by running

36:29at a time of 2.25.32

36:32in June. She's the 2026 Junior Olympic

36:35National Champion in the 800 meter run.

36:389 years old 2026 junior Olympic national

36:42champion in the 4x400 relay for 9 and 10

36:45girls national record holding 4x400

36:48reber [applause]

36:50for the 9 and 10 year old girls broke

36:52the national record in June in 2026

36:55indoor national champion in two in the

36:58200 and 400 dash and the 800 meter run.

37:02She is the 2026 Rising Stars indoor

37:05champion in the 800 meter run in the 400

37:08meter dash in the 2026 Northern Indoor

37:11National Champion of the 800 meter run

37:13in a 400 meter dash at 9 years old.

37:16Kayen, keep going, baby girl. The best

37:18is yet to come.

37:20[applause]

37:23Alderman from the ninth.

37:25>> Thank you. So, as part of that class, um

37:28we had the fourth uh graders from New

37:31City School here today. And so, um they

37:33they did have to step out, but we were

37:36happy to show them around the city hall

37:38today and take their questions. They're

37:40a really bright group of students, and

37:42we always love hosting the new city

37:44school kids here. So, that's my first

37:46honored guest. Uh my other honored guest

37:48is my mother-in-law, Denine Dickler, uh

37:50is here today, and uh my wife, Kogan.

37:53[applause]

37:54We're excited to have them here today as

37:55well.

37:57>> Alderman from the 14th.

37:59>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

38:00the board. Before she leaves, I think it

38:01was the eighth ward, but uh we have the

38:04former alderwoman Annie Rice down here

38:07with us who also is my former committee

38:08woman.

38:10[applause]

38:12Also, I have Miss Mon'nique Buchanan in

38:15uh the gallery who isn't a 14th world

38:17resident, but do so much work.

38:19[applause]

38:22And also I want to give a huge shout

38:24out. Thank you to alderwoman of the

38:25seven war for having a lot of people as

38:28a care here. Uh I see Tekk in the

38:30gallery who used to be a 14th ward

38:31resident [applause]

38:34and also I can't see her behind the

38:35pillar but I believe that's Miss Kathy

38:37Connors who is the director of gateway

38:39180 in the 14th award [applause]

38:42as well as staff members and folks uh at

38:45Peter and Paul who do great work in the

38:46for as well. So glad to have you guys.

38:50Any further introduction of honored

38:52guests? I'll

38:55>> She's not going to like this, but uh

38:57Miss Julie Summers is also in the

38:58gallery with us and she also does a lot

39:01of work with the unhoused community.

39:04Yes. And um Mr. Jonathan Becker, you as

39:06well. I see so many faces up there. I

39:08just again just express our gratitude

39:11you all being present today.

39:15[applause] Alderwoman

39:18from the 10th, you are recognized on the

39:20approval of the minutes from Friday,

39:22October 2nd.

39:24>> Thank you, Madam President. Members of

39:26the board, I move that we approve the

39:27minutes from Friday, October 2nd, 2026.

39:31>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

39:32the 10th, seconded by the alderwoman

39:34from the 7th. We minutes from Friday,

39:36October 2nd, 2026. Is there any

39:39discussion?

39:41Seeing none, all those in favor signify

39:43by saying I. I

39:45>> opposed.

39:46Motion carries. Report of city

39:48officials.

39:49>> Report of the city officials can be

39:51found on A, B, C, and D of the agenda

39:54has been placed in the Google Drive for

39:56your review.

39:58>> Anyone wish to take any bills off of any

40:01of our informal calendars? Anyone wish

40:04to take any bills off of any of our

40:05informal calendars? Seeing none, first

40:08reading of board bills. Board bill

40:10number 88 sponsored by Alderman Aldridge

40:13and Aldwoman Clark Hubard. An ordinance

40:15authorizing the honorary street name

40:17Puit Igo Lane pursuant to ordinance

40:20number 68937

40:24which shall begin at the intersection of

40:27North 20th Street and Cass Avenue.

40:30Board Bill 89 sponsored by Alvin

40:32Aldridge. An ordinance authorizing the

40:35honorary street name Lois Connley Lane

40:38pursuant to ordinance number 68937 which

40:41should begin at the intersection of St.

40:43Louis Avenue and North 25th Street

40:47Bill number 90 sponsored by woman Sonier

40:51and ordinance pertaining to the vacant

40:52nuisance property amending title 25 of

40:55the revised code of city of St. Louis by

40:58enacting a new chapter 25.34

41:01be known as municipal receiverhip

41:04pursuant to the authority granted by the

41:05section 82.126

41:08of the revised statute of Missouri as

41:11amended by house bill 199 authorizing

41:14the city to petition the circuit court

41:16circuit court for the appointment of a

41:18receiver to rehabilitate demolish or

41:22sell vacant nuent properties

41:24establishing procedures for the notice

41:26petition

41:27and list pendants. Establishing

41:29qualifications for receivers and buyers,

41:32prioritizing rehabilitation over

41:34demolition, providing for receiver

41:36powers, compensations, compensation,

41:39leans and sale procedures, and

41:41containing a severability clause and

41:43emergency clause.

41:45Board bill 91 sponsored by Aldwoman

41:48Sonier, Alman Aldridge, Alwoman Boyd,

41:51and Aldwoman Velasquez. An ordinance

41:53amending chapter 11 of the revised code

41:55of the city of St. Louis by adding a new

41:57section 11.120

42:00to establish a cold blue emergency

42:02weather response program providing for

42:04it declaration shelter access and

42:06operations transportation protection of

42:10survival supplies and public outreach

42:12creating the cold blue fund and

42:14dedicating it to the city's three three

42:16local 3% sales tax on adult use

42:19marijuana containing a severability

42:21clause and emergency clause. This

42:23extended the first reading of board

42:25bills.

42:27>> Mr. Clerk, if you could please add me as

42:28a co-sponsor on 911.

42:31>> We'll do. Thank you.

42:32>> Reference to committee of board bills

42:35>> to the public infrastructure and

42:36utilities committee board bills 89 89

42:40and 88 to the housing urban development

42:42and zoning committee board bill number

42:4590. and to the Health and Human

42:47Development Committee board bills. Board

42:49bill number 91 that is the extended

42:52reference to committee board bills.

42:53>> Second reading report of standing

42:55committees.

42:56>> The following board bill was reported

42:58out of the housing urban development

43:00zoning committee with the due pass

43:02recommendation. Board bill 80 as amended

43:05in committee sponsored by Alderman

43:06Aldrich. An ordinance providing for the

43:09execution and delivery of an

43:11acknowledgement and consent assignment

43:13of the amended and restated lease for

43:15multif family apartment buildings

43:17commonly known as the homer G Philip

43:20senior apartments located at 2601

43:23Whittier Street and containing an

43:25emergency clause that is the extent of

43:27the second reading report of standing

43:29committees

43:30>> report of special committees. We have

43:31none.

43:32>> Dispense with line item 15, perfection

43:34consent calendar.

43:36>> Board bill 64, sponsored by woman

43:38Sonier, an ordinance directing the

43:40director streets to permanently close,

43:42barricade, or otherwise impede the flow

43:45of traffic on the 2,800 block of or

43:47Oregon Avenue by blocking said traffic

43:50flow on Pesalloi Street, 120 ft north of

43:54the east curb line of Oregon Avenue.

43:58Board Bill 81 sponsored by Alman

44:00Odenberg, Alwoman Schwitzer, Alman Con,

44:03Alman Devote,

44:05Alwoman Sier, Alman Clark Hubard, Alman

44:09Aldridge, Alman Browning, and Alwin

44:10Velasquez.

44:12An ordinance recommended by the planning

44:14commission amending the text of the

44:15zoning code to define and regulate smoke

44:18shops in the city of St. Louis and

44:20containing a civility clause and

44:22emergency clause.

44:25Board Bill 76 sponsored by Velasquez,

44:28Alwoman Mier and Al Velasquez.

44:31An ordinance to codify the office of

44:32sustainability within the planning and

44:34urban design agency and authorizing

44:36sustainability director.

44:40>> This extended the perfection consent

44:43calendar.

44:44>> Mr. Clerk, please make sure I'm listed

44:45as a co-sponsor on 76.

44:48>> We do. Thank you.

44:52Alderwoman from the 10th, you are

44:53recognized on the motion to adopt the

44:55board bills for the perfection consent

44:56calendar.

44:58>> Thank you, Madam President. Members of

44:59the board, I move that we adopt the

45:01board bills for perfection consent

45:03calendar.

45:04>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

45:05the tent, seconded by the alderman from

45:07the second that we adopt the board bills

45:08for the perfection consent calendar. Is

45:10there any discussion? Alderwoman from

45:12the eth.

45:12>> Yes, madam president. Mr. Kirk, can I

45:14please be added as a co-sponsor to board

45:16bill number 81?

45:17>> Uh, Mr. Clerk, please make note of that.

45:20>> Senator, thank you. Any further

45:22discussion?

45:24Any further discussion?

45:26Seeing none, it's been moved by the

45:28alderwoman from the tent, seconded by

45:29the alderman from the second that we

45:30adopt the board bills for the perfection

45:32consent calendar. Is there uh all those

45:34in favor signify by saying I

45:37>> I

45:38>> opposed. Motion carries. Board bills for

45:41perfection.

45:43>> We have none.

45:44>> We can dispense with line item 17,

45:46report of engrossment.

45:47>> Board bill 69, committee sub. Board bill

45:5051, committee sub. Board bill 75 is

45:53amended on the floor. And board bill 71,

45:56>> third reading and final passage of board

45:57bill's consent.

45:59>> Board bill 69, committee sub, board bill

46:0251, committee sub,

46:05board bill 71.

46:08>> Alderwoman from the 10th, you are

46:10recognized on the motion to adopt the

46:11third reading and final passage of board

46:13bills on the consent calendar.

46:14>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

46:16the board. I move that we adopt the

46:17board third reading finally passage of

46:19board bills on consent calendar.

46:21>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

46:22the tenth seconded by the alderwoman 7th

46:24that we adopt the third read passage of

46:27board bills on the consent calendar. Is

46:29there any discussion?

46:32Seeing none, Mr. Clerk, please call the

46:33role.

46:35>> Alman Schwitzer.

46:38>> Alman Odenberg.

46:41>> Alman Cole.

46:43Alman Dion,

46:45>> Alman Deoji,

46:49>> Alwoman Velasquez,

46:50>> hi.

46:52>> Alderwoman Sonier,

46:53>> hi.

46:55>> Alderwoman Cox,

46:56>> hi.

46:58>> Alman Brownie,

46:59>> hi.

47:00>> Alderwoman Clark Albert,

47:02>> hi.

47:03>> Alderwoman Keys.

47:06>> Hi,

47:08Alwoman Tus. Hi,

47:11>> Alwoman Boyd.

47:15Alman Aldrich

47:20then they got the

47:23>> president

47:25>> I

47:27al devote

47:29>> alderwoman from the 13th if you could

47:30please mute yourself

47:40I

47:43We have 14 eye votes.

47:45>> By your vote, you sustain the motion

47:47from the alderwoman from the tent to

47:49third read and finally pass the

47:50aforementioned bills. Third reading and

47:53final passage of board bills.

47:55>> Board bill 75 as amended on the floor

47:57sponsored by Alman Browning, President

48:00Green, Alwoman Switzer, Alman Dion,

48:03Alman Dvote, Alwoman Velasquez, and

48:06Alwoman Clark Huard. an ordinance

48:08pertaining to a neighborhood

48:09neighborhood implementation traffic

48:11calming system in the city of St. Louis

48:14establishing procedures for constituent

48:16requests of traffic calming and the

48:18process for implementation containing

48:20definitions of effective date and the

48:22servability clause.

48:24>> Alderman from the ninth, you're

48:25recognized on the third reading and

48:27final passage of board bill 75 as

48:29amended on the floor.

48:31>> Thank you. I move that we third read and

48:33finally pass board bill 75 as amended on

48:36the floor. It's been moved by the

48:37alderman from the ninth, seconded by the

48:38alderman that we third read and finally

48:41pass board bill 75 as amended on the

48:43floor. Alderman, you may proceed.

48:46>> Thank you. Um I won't uh belabor this. I

48:49think it's really important that we take

48:52this really important step today just to

48:54move things into the departments to try

48:57to professionalize traffic calming on

48:59our streets to make sure that no matter

49:00where you are in our city safe as you

49:03get around and uh to really make sure

49:05that we open this up to the public

49:07provide accountability and transparency

49:09to this process and I'm happy to answer

49:12any questions that my colleagues have.

49:14But uh really just want to emphasize

49:16that this has been a work that's been

49:17going for the last two years. Many

49:20people involved. I'll thank them at

49:22closing, but I want to just acknowledge

49:24that this has been a very collaborative

49:25effort and appreciate everyone who has

49:27worked with me on this.

49:29>> Any further discussion? Alderwoman from

49:30the ETH.

49:31>> Thank you, Madam President. I appreciate

49:33the alderman from the ninth work on this

49:35bill and would like to be added as a

49:36co-sponsor.

49:37>> Unfortunately, it's on third reading and

49:39so we can't add co-sponsors at this

49:41time. Well, then I would just like to

49:42publicly thank the alderman from the

49:43ninth for putting forward this bill. Um

49:45I know he's put a lot of effort into

49:47this and I think it could be very

49:48transformational for the city and for

49:50the work that we're doing um to help

49:52make the department of transportation

49:53successful in the long run. So I just

49:55wanted to publicly acknowledge that and

49:56thank you for all of your efforts.

49:58>> Thank you.

49:59>> Alderwoman from the 12th.

50:02>> Members of the board, if the alderman

50:04from the 9th would yield.

50:05>> The alderman from the ninth yields

50:07questioning from the alderwoman from the

50:0812th.

50:09>> Yes. So last week we spoke at length

50:11about this board bill. Um and I had

50:13questions and I hadn't read it. I of

50:15course have read it now. Um the first

50:18thing I need to ask you is how will this

50:20new department be funded with what

50:22monies?

50:24>> So the process as it will exist after we

50:27pass this board bill will still have

50:30ward capital be the source for the

50:32traffic calming that gets installed.

50:34We'd love to get this to a point where

50:36the department has its own fund

50:37eventually to be able to start doing

50:39this, but for now uh they will the

50:42process will work like a resident or

50:44neighborhood association or the alder

50:46person or the SLMPD captain for that

50:49area uh will make the request for

50:51traffic calming. The department will

50:53review it, determine what the best uh

50:56measure of traffic calming is for that

50:58street. Uh then they'll make their

50:59recommendation. The other person will

51:01then either fund it or not fund it. And

51:04all this will be reported on an online

51:06portal where people can see very clearly

51:07what the request is, whether it's been

51:09funded or not, and where it's going to

51:11go and what the estimated time of

51:12completion is. So, uh trying to just

51:15take this from beginning to end with a

51:16lot of transparency and uh make sure

51:19that people can see whether we're

51:22meeting their needs or not, but also um

51:24acknowledging that eventually we would

51:26love to move to a place where the

51:28funding for this is allocated to the

51:29department every year. so they can do

51:31this on a more systemic basis, making

51:34sure that we are very equitably applying

51:36traffic calming all across our city.

51:38>> So, we're not taking ward capital. We're

51:40just going to be able to filter it is

51:42what you're saying. Really?

51:43>> Yeah. This bill does not change any

51:45funding mechanism at time

51:46>> and we're not taking 50/50 sidewalk.

51:49>> Nope. That's not this bill.

51:51>> And I want to ask you this. People

51:53always talk about war capital. So, I've

51:54been here since we created it. In 1994

51:58is when we started getting it. Okay. We

52:00passed a bill. We passed uh the citizens

52:03passed uh uh uh uh not a bill, but they

52:07passed through a vote to create it in

52:10November of 1993 and we start collecting

52:13in '94. Do you know besides war capital

52:16there's also parks and there's also

52:19something for major streets that the

52:22mayors tend to hijack and take away but

52:26that was for major projects. If we would

52:29get that money and fund it properly we

52:31would have some money for uh major

52:34projects, major streets and things like

52:36that. It doesn't just have to be speed

52:37humps. It's for other things. It's about

52:40paving uh the larger streets that it's

52:44really not fair. Um if you have five I

52:47have like eight 10 major streets now

52:49since I have 14 neighborhoods. So I go

52:52from the riverfront to right you know

52:54where I go right at Delmare and

52:56Vanderven where we touch that's a pretty

52:58large area. Okay. Um, so I wish that I

53:02think early on we allowed

53:05Francis Slay to put that some of that

53:07money in a bond issue and I don't know

53:09if we ever got it back, but we really

53:11need to take a look at that because that

53:13was set aside with the very thought that

53:16there were major streets that needed to

53:17be addressed and I never hear anybody

53:19talk about that, but that's a source of

53:22funds. Um, I I'm just going to be a

53:26president. I'm not going to be a no. I

53:27still, like I said, the only reason I

53:29wrote that um speed hump legislation is

53:32because how unfair the implementation

53:35was. And um a lot of things that you're

53:38talking about transparency, we already

53:40have. And um when I talked to Lynn um in

53:44the streets department, he said they're

53:45putting everything online already anyway

53:48now. So you can go and look if you want

53:50to. So I still just don't trust the

53:53people who have not been trustworthy

53:55with me. and that has been the street

53:57department and creating a new group of

53:59people um because they had their little

54:02favorites. And so that's why we had so

54:05many co-sponsors of my board bill that

54:07became an ordinance is because you

54:09couldn't get anything done. You would

54:11put your request in and you would wait

54:13and two and three years later it wasn't

54:16because of a tornado. I have uh lots of

54:18speed humps that's getting ready to be

54:20done, but it was because of tornado and

54:22we had to wait and I understood that,

54:24but there wasn't any tornado. That was

54:26just plain old, okay, we're not doing

54:30yours. And then the whole thing of

54:31coming up with the $900.

54:34That was a farce. I I I give Rich

54:36Bradley a hard time about it to this day

54:39because there was no reason for that

54:41$900 except for they grabbed for a war

54:44capital money and they've been doing

54:45that ever since that it has been in

54:48existence. As soon as they got it, they

54:50start telling the new alderman, you have

54:52to pay for dumpsters. You do not.

54:54There's all kind of things that they try

54:56to get your money. When I came came back

54:58down here, the alderman from the third

54:59was the alderman from the 25th and he

55:02had been trying to get trees or

55:03something for like five or six years.

55:06Just ridiculous. Whatever it was, he was

55:08go, you know, trying to get that. So, I

55:10still don't have a real um trust and

55:15that you can because you're new and you

55:17didn't experience it. But when somebody

55:18has hit you upside the head several

55:20times, oops, you do not believe that

55:23they're going to do the right thing. So,

55:25I'm not going to be a part of that. Um,

55:28and also they still don't have my money

55:30correct. So, that's another thing. You

55:32know, every time I send them back, oh,

55:33we forgot to add that. So, that is

55:36another problem that I have. Um, so I'm

55:40just a present. I'm not a no. Cuz I you

55:42do need to do new things. And if I

55:44hadn't experienced that, I would have

55:45never even passed that speed hump bill.

55:47For years, I was a proponent of speed

55:49humps. Okay? Because when I first came

55:52here, they said that that was very

55:54dangerous and if somebody hit and we

55:56those were speed bumps we talked about

55:58then if somebody hit them and it hit

56:00somebody, somebody got hit like by the

56:02car who hit the speed bump, then the

56:04city would be um on the uh hook for that

56:07and then we came up with speed humps

56:09which was slower and as I said it has

56:12saved the life of many people in my

56:14neighborhood. It saved property values

56:16and everything. So, I've went from being

56:18a staunch opponent to a very very um I'm

56:23a very much supportive of it and because

56:25uh different neighborhoods are

56:26different. Most of my neighborhoods are

56:28straight through. So, if you can drive

56:30eight or nine blocks straight through,

56:33if you don't find something to break

56:34that traffic up, and I have a board bill

56:37in your your um committee now that I'm

56:39going to ask for a hearing, and it's

56:40about closing off a part of math because

56:43under the tornado, most of math has

56:46disappeared in that 45 44 down to the

56:493,900 block. And so, people are using

56:51math as a they just drive from Vander

56:54down to Marcus. So, we're going to just

56:56close one street, which will cut some of

56:59that out. Um, but if we ever come back

57:01and build new housing, which I'm hoping

57:03that we will, they will need to do

57:05something about that cuz it's a very

57:06wide street. And um, until we get our

57:11communities to teach our children and

57:14young people to drive better and respect

57:16life and to understand that when you are

57:19driving that fast, the life you can take

57:22may not only just be your own, it'll be

57:24somebody else's. Okay. Um, so I I still

57:27don't trust it, so I can't support it.

57:29I'm not adamantly opposed to it. I'm a

57:31present and I'll ask for a roll call.

57:33Thank you.

57:34>> Thank you, Alder.

57:40>> Any further discussion? Alderwoman from

57:42the seventh.

57:42>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

57:44the board. I also just wanted Alderman

57:46Browning for his work on the legislation

57:49and particularly um appreciate you being

57:52open to that amendment. you know, I too

57:54had some reservations around the bill

57:56and some questions about transparency.

57:58So, I just really appreciate you coming

58:00to the table to work on that and

58:02continuing to be a leader for the

58:03Department of Transportation because I

58:04do think it'll take some time for us to

58:06get there, but I think the Department of

58:08Transportation will yield to better

58:09results for all of our city. Thank you,

58:12Alderwoman from the 13th.

58:15Uh, thank you alderman Brown and I

58:18appreciate what you doing, but you and I

58:20have had conversations

58:22and so I can't support it because how

58:26can I support a bill when I have a

58:29department that I've been waiting 10

58:31years for speed humps and they keep

58:34coming back telling me other things

58:37aren't done, other things aren't done

58:38and we follow every guideline. So I hope

58:42the best for what you doing, but I hope

58:44they get it together because when you

58:47keep changing leadership in these like

58:50streets, when you change leadership when

58:54it comes to the speed humps, the

58:56sidewalks and those apartments, by the

59:00time the new person figure out

59:02[clears throat] what's going on, then

59:04you literally have to start all over

59:06again. And guess what? the residents are

59:08losing because they're not getting what

59:10they have asked for. So I I hope you do

59:14accomplish the goal you're trying to

59:16accomplish, but right now I don't have

59:19faith in that department to get what I

59:22need in my projects done and I've turned

59:25my money over and I'm still waiting on

59:27those projects to be initiated. Thank

59:30you.

59:32>> Any further discussion? Alderwoman from

59:34the 12th. Um, members of the board, if

59:37the alderman from the ninth would yield.

59:39I have a follow-up to the alderwoman

59:40from the 13th.

59:41>> Will the alderman from the ninth yield

59:42to alderwoman from the 12th?

59:44>> Yes.

59:45>> Alderwoman, you may proceed.

59:46>> Thank you. So, Alderwoman from the 13th

59:48brings up a very good point. Um, and so

59:51is there anything that we have to hold

59:53people accountable? So once it gets in

59:55there, if they lose it, lose it, they

59:57can't find it, it gets lost someplace,

1:00:00what's the accountability?

1:00:02So the bill includes a reporting section

1:00:05uh that actually creates an online

1:00:07portal that will have a map that shows

1:00:10not only the requests. So the moment the

1:00:12request comes in, it's going to get

1:00:14added to that list and you'll be able to

1:00:15go online and see where the requests are

1:00:17coming from uh but you'll also be able

1:00:19to see whether or not um or what the

1:00:22department recommended to do as far as

1:00:24traffic calming, whether or not the

1:00:26older person funded it or not. uh and

1:00:29why uh so if there's a rejection by the

1:00:31department or the older person they'll

1:00:33they'll allow they'll be spaced for a

1:00:34reason why uh for instance you know if

1:00:37someone requested a speed hump on on

1:00:39King's Highway we'd be like we don't do

1:00:41speed hump highway cuz we it would be a

1:00:43no

1:00:44>> right so uh there there would be

1:00:46transparency in that and then uh if it

1:00:49gets to the point of construction you

1:00:51know there's going to be estimated

1:00:52completion dates so what the other one

1:00:55from the 13th brought up uh will

1:00:57hopefully be avoided voided in that

1:00:58we'll be able to look at it, point to it

1:01:00and say, "Hey, these speed humps have

1:01:02been requested or this traffic calming

1:01:03has been requested and it hasn't been

1:01:05installed yet. You know, where is it at

1:01:07in that process?" And both her residents

1:01:10and herself will have that ability to go

1:01:12and look and see what is in progress.

1:01:15>> So, what I want you to know is we need

1:01:17more. So, I sat on streets for 20some

1:01:19years. I was the vice chair of streets

1:01:21probably for eight years and I've been

1:01:22the chair of streets which is what

1:01:25comparable to what you have what you're

1:01:27the chair of now and so the another

1:01:29reason I wrote that uh board bill was

1:01:32because they were skipping around and

1:01:35doing just what she's saying doing

1:01:37certain persons and not other people and

1:01:40we don't have any enforcement mechanism

1:01:42if they say oh yeah we're working on it

1:01:45and it's 10 years later I actually have

1:01:47written some legislation to hold the

1:01:49directors and things responsible because

1:01:51if you held something over a couple of

1:01:53years, it's ridiculous. When we first

1:01:55got our W capital, literally you would

1:01:58put it in and the next year it would be

1:02:01done. Okay? And I So I created a a

1:02:04matrix back then about how to pave

1:02:06streets, how to put curbs in, and that's

1:02:08what we did. And you put your money in,

1:02:10and the next year they were getting it

1:02:12done. But over the time they got slower

1:02:15and slower, they didn't do that. So to

1:02:18give this money and put it in that same

1:02:21mechanism and without saying we're going

1:02:24to hold you liable for it if you don't

1:02:26get it done then we're going to go ahead

1:02:29over your head and do it or we're going

1:02:30to hold you personally. There has to be

1:02:32a trigger in which we can hold people

1:02:34accountable cuz the politics will come

1:02:36in and then that is not good for uh the

1:02:39community. Once we wrote this board

1:02:41bill, people got fairness in getting

1:02:44their board their speed humps done. And

1:02:46I don't understand um cuz the things

1:02:49that uh the auto woman from the 13th is

1:02:51talking about, she put in when she was

1:02:53the orderwoman from the 27th. There

1:02:55should be nobody who should have their

1:02:57things done before hers is done. So, it

1:02:59makes no sense to me um that that's not

1:03:02done. And I'm going to go look into

1:03:03them, help her look into it myself

1:03:05because we do need an enforcement

1:03:06mechanism. Giving people power without

1:03:09making them accountable even though

1:03:10they're transparent. So what they're

1:03:12transparent. You're playing around or if

1:03:14a mayor is playing around and somebody's

1:03:16playing around and they don't do what

1:03:18clearly should be done, then we need to

1:03:20make sure they do it. So, I'm going to

1:03:22I've been writing something now and I

1:03:23think I'm going to introduce it probably

1:03:25next week that holds the directors and

1:03:27things responsible to have to come

1:03:29before the board if it's been over a

1:03:31year and they have not done what should

1:03:33have been done so that maybe they will

1:03:35have to put some we could put some eyes

1:03:36on them and they can explain what they

1:03:38did or why they're not doing it. Thank

1:03:41you.

1:03:42>> Thank you all. And just to note that I

1:03:45also neglected to mention that the

1:03:46department will have to come in front of

1:03:48the public infrastructure utilities

1:03:49committee or its successor u once a year

1:03:52to report on that. So we do want to be

1:03:55able to have that chance to hold them

1:03:56accountable. I as well as you would be

1:03:59happy to work with the alder from the

1:04:0013th to figure out why those speed humps

1:04:03requested haven't been installed. I know

1:04:05it's certainly not the intention of

1:04:06anybody to neglect any ward at least not

1:04:10not here on this floor. Um, and I would

1:04:13say that the department, you know, its

1:04:15failures in the past are exactly why

1:04:17we're trying to reform this process and

1:04:19get to a better place in the future.

1:04:21You're not the only person frustrated

1:04:22with the state of our streets right now.

1:04:24Our our residents are as well, and they

1:04:27spoke loud and clear when they passed

1:04:28Prop T to create the Department of

1:04:29Transportation. Almost 90% of people in

1:04:32the city during a presidential election

1:04:34uh voted for a Department of

1:04:35Transportation because that's just how

1:04:38strong that feeling was. and we want to

1:04:40deliver that for them because people are

1:04:42really asking for it.

1:04:43>> I don't know if you know this, we

1:04:44already had a department of

1:04:45transportation that was subdivision of

1:04:47the streets department anyway. Um, and

1:04:49sometimes I think people think all of

1:04:51our um, wards are monolithic and they're

1:04:55not. Okay? Because I paved all of my

1:04:57wards when they tore my ward up into

1:04:59five different wards. Um the people all

1:05:02uh Antonio French and others would say

1:05:04all of your streets are paved or you've

1:05:06done this because we did it very

1:05:08systematically not who I liked and there

1:05:10are some people who do that not who I

1:05:12didn't like was very systematically with

1:05:15a a way to get it done. Um but there are

1:05:18people that didn't do it. For instance,

1:05:19Kings Howie you just mentioned when I

1:05:21came down here that was one of my pet

1:05:23peeves because I had lived in the

1:05:25central quarter. I had lived in South

1:05:27St. Louis. And then when I moved to

1:05:28North St. Louis Kings Highway was not

1:05:30paid for 30 years. I fought and fought

1:05:32and there used to be a North Side

1:05:34Journal and finally they said Tyus gets

1:05:36her money and the former alderman from

1:05:38the 28 Diane Magcguire then stole my

1:05:40money um in committee and then I had to

1:05:43take it back on the floor. Um we we

1:05:46never fell out about it. We just laugh

1:05:47about it even to this day. Um but

1:05:50everybody else got Kings Highway paved

1:05:53and I lived in different parts of Kings

1:05:55Highway so I saw what was happening but

1:05:57when it came to North St. Louis, not 30

1:05:59years. Okay. And so I fought and fought

1:06:03and got that. So there are other

1:06:05political forces that you don't want to

1:06:06acknowledge that happens that we don't

1:06:09get things the way they are supposed to

1:06:10be done. And that's been with block

1:06:12grant money that you you're talking

1:06:14about. You're you're the hope for the

1:06:16future. I have to live with what has

1:06:18happened. So that doesn't give me the

1:06:20same look that you cuz you haven't the

1:06:22Central West End since they start to

1:06:24create it never had done to it what

1:06:27North St. Louis did. And in fact, I I'll

1:06:30tell you this again. My ward used to

1:06:32outvote every ward before they tore it

1:06:34all up except for two or three. We were

1:06:36always the top because we were very

1:06:37concise and compact and contiguous just

1:06:40like the charter says she's supposed to.

1:06:42But we are also middle and upper middle

1:06:44class black people with lawyers and

1:06:46doctors and teachers. And the things

1:06:48that been done purposely to our

1:06:50community have made people move. And

1:06:52people have tried to to take things that

1:06:54should have gotten done and they pushed

1:06:55gas stations which they pushed all this

1:06:58other stuff. So it wasn't just gas

1:07:00stations and homeless centers and

1:07:02halfway houses. It was also not doing

1:07:04things that need to be done. But the

1:07:06thought that all streets need to be

1:07:08paved in North St. Louis. I just wanted

1:07:10to put this out. A lot of times now I'm

1:07:12not paving streets because we need to

1:07:14demolish buildings and it makes no sense

1:07:16to pave your street and then you got to

1:07:19go right back and demolish the building.

1:07:21So even my speed humps is getting ready

1:07:23to go down. Certain streets said don't

1:07:25put our speed humps down. Don't pave our

1:07:27streets. They we got the money for both

1:07:29and they're already allocated but they

1:07:31want for the buildings to come down cuz

1:07:34they don't want to wait and find out

1:07:35when they might get another street done.

1:07:37So I'm just saying there are reasons why

1:07:39in North St. Louis certain streets not

1:07:41paved and it's not cuz the alderman

1:07:43don't want to. It's because there's so

1:07:46many more vacant buildings that are

1:07:47coming down and you have to get the

1:07:49water tap and the sewer tap. So it can't

1:07:51just be oh the alderman is ignoring it.

1:07:54And I hope when they're getting these

1:07:56requests to get things done that they

1:07:58take into effect or they check with

1:08:00people to find out why it's not going

1:08:02on. The places where I haven't done I've

1:08:04talked to the people so they know

1:08:06they've made their own decision. But

1:08:08anybody can just go on and say, "I think

1:08:10uh Mafet Place needs to be paved. I live

1:08:14on Mafet Place. We don't need to be

1:08:15paved. We have a closed street. That's a

1:08:18waste of money. I would never fund that.

1:08:20Even though people on my street would

1:08:21get mad at me. So, I'm just saying that

1:08:23there are some things that, you know, as

1:08:25the alder person that people who are

1:08:27removed may not know. So, we'll just see

1:08:30how this works, but she makes a very

1:08:32good point and we need to clean that up

1:08:33and she needs to get her speed hump

1:08:35yesterday. Thank you. Any

1:08:41further discussion? Any further

1:08:43discussion?

1:08:45Seeing none, alderman from the ninth,

1:08:47you are recognized to close.

1:08:49>> Thank you. Um, I just want to wrap up by

1:08:52thanking the people who have worked with

1:08:53me on this over the last couple years.

1:08:55Starting with our new director of

1:08:58streets, director James Jackson, uh,

1:09:00Kyle Nelson, our, uh, our streets and

1:09:03pedestrian coordinator, our bicycle and

1:09:04pedestrian coordinator. uh Scott Oglevie

1:09:07in the planning department. Uh Caitlyn

1:09:09Smith, who used to be my legislative

1:09:10assistant, is now uh directing policy

1:09:12for the mayor. Uh she helped keep this

1:09:15bill going even as she transferred

1:09:17offices. Adam Trester, my legislative

1:09:19assistant, who has lent his expertise as

1:09:22a transportation uh planning background

1:09:24and making sure that we were doing uh

1:09:27best practices and uh looking at other

1:09:30cities and making sure that we were

1:09:31designing something that could really

1:09:33work. and of course my colleagues. I

1:09:35really appreciate all of your support

1:09:38and working with this. Uh I see a real

1:09:42um a real

1:09:45I'd say honest uh and earnest uh feeling

1:09:49that we need to move forward as a city

1:09:51when it comes to how we're working on

1:09:53our streets and making them safe for

1:09:55everybody who them. So I can tell that

1:09:57that's a shared passion on this board

1:09:59and I really think we're going to make

1:10:00some progress over the coming years. So,

1:10:02thank you all and I renew my motion.

1:10:04>> Roll call.

1:10:05>> It's been moved by the alderman from the

1:10:07ninth, seconded by the alder that we

1:10:11third read and finally pass board bill

1:10:1275 as amended. On the floor, Mr. Clerk,

1:10:15please call the role.

1:10:17>> Alman Schwiser,

1:10:19>> Alman Odenberg,

1:10:21>> hi.

1:10:22>> Alman Con,

1:10:27>> Alman Ryan, hi.

1:10:30Alman Devotei,

1:10:33Alderwoman Velasquez. Hi,

1:10:37>> Alwoman Sier. Hi,

1:10:41>> Alwoman Coxantu.

1:10:42>> Hi,

1:10:44>> Al Brownie.

1:10:45>> Hi,

1:10:47>> Alwoman Clark Hubard.

1:10:49>> Hi,

1:10:51Al Keys.

1:10:54Hi,

1:10:56>> Alias.

1:10:57>> Present.

1:11:00Alman Boyd.

1:11:02>> No.

1:11:05>> Alman Aldridge.

1:11:06>> Hi.

1:11:08>> President Green.

1:11:09>> I.

1:11:11>> Alman Con.

1:11:12>> I.

1:11:14>> Alman Doti.

1:11:18We have 12 eye votes, one no and one

1:11:20present.

1:11:21>> By your vote, you sustain the motion

1:11:22from the alderman from the ninth to

1:11:24third read and finally pass board bill

1:11:2675 as amended on the floor.

1:11:29report of the finally passed and signed

1:11:31by the president.

1:11:32>> War bill 69, committee sub, board bill

1:11:3651, committee sub, board bill 71, and

1:11:39board bill 75 as amended on the

1:11:42>> all other business being suspended. The

1:11:44president shall in open session a fix

1:11:46her signature here to that these may

1:11:48become law.

1:12:18Okay. Now, I hope you never have to hear

1:12:20about speeds again. If you do, I'm I'm

1:12:23going to tell the people in your

1:12:25threats.

1:12:30>> There's so many hills.

1:12:35Second reading of resolutions, committee

1:12:37reports and adoption.

1:12:40>> We have none.

1:12:41>> Can dispense with line item 23.

1:12:43Alderwoman from the 10th, you are

1:12:45recognized in the motion to adopt the

1:12:46courtesy resolution consent calendar.

1:12:54>> Uh, Madame Clerk,

1:12:57>> I move that we adopt the courtesy

1:12:59resolution consent calendar.

1:13:01>> Second. It's been moved by the

1:13:02alderwoman from the tenth, seconded by

1:13:04the alderman from the ninth that we

1:13:05adopt the courtesy resolution consent

1:13:07calendar. Is there any discussion?

1:13:09Alderman from the ninth.

1:13:11>> Uh thank you. I would move that we pass

1:13:14resolution uh or uh that we pass

1:13:17resolution 147 in bank.

1:13:19>> Second.

1:13:20>> It's been moved by the alderman from the

1:13:22ninth, seconded by the alderwoman from

1:13:2410th that we make resolution 147 in

1:13:27bank. Is there any discussion on the

1:13:29motion to embank alderwoman from the

1:13:3010th? Yeah.

1:13:33>> Not on the motion to unbank.

1:13:35>> I was going to do it now, but I still

1:13:37wait.

1:13:37>> I'll just say something real quick if

1:13:38that's all right.

1:13:39>> All right.

1:13:40>> I just really want to express my

1:13:41appreciation for STL TV and everybody

1:13:45who works to bring our meetings, our

1:13:48committee meetings, our, you know,

1:13:50special meetings that we call. Sometimes

1:13:51they go into the night, sometimes

1:13:53they're lasting four or five hours. It's

1:13:56a lot of work. uh we know that they do a

1:13:58very good job of, you know, bringing

1:14:00that level of transparency to the public

1:14:02and uh I just am so grateful for the

1:14:05people we get to work with every day.

1:14:06They they're the they express the utmost

1:14:08professionalism and uh just do a great

1:14:11job and so uh they do have an award

1:14:15ceremony tonight. I'm sorry I'm not

1:14:17going to be able to make it tonight, but

1:14:18I'm wishing them all the best because I

1:14:20I really do think that this is an

1:14:22outstanding group of people we have

1:14:23serving our city.

1:14:24>> Yeah. Alder woman from the 10th.

1:14:26>> Thank you, Madam President. Since

1:14:27Alderman Browning kicked it off, I

1:14:29wasn't going to do this now. We had

1:14:31planned to do it later, but so in the

1:14:32back, if you're listening, you know our

1:14:34little plan. Let's do it now. What I

1:14:37wanted to do later in announcements as

1:14:39well was um publicly thank STL TV for

1:14:42their 35 years of service here in St.

1:14:45Louis. The transparency that people like

1:14:46to throw around and talk about down

1:14:48here, they are the reason why we have

1:14:50it. um the pivoting, the immediate

1:14:52solution solving that they are able to

1:14:54do, the response that they have, not

1:14:56just out here on the floor, but out in

1:14:59community as well is uh remarkable. So,

1:15:02happy 35th anniversary to STL TV. And I

1:15:05asked them to come out so they could

1:15:06wave so you can see any of the champions

1:15:10and there are many more that will be

1:15:11celebrated this night at their 35th

1:15:14anniversary. Thank you, STL TV and Joe.

1:15:18We are enough. [laughter]

1:15:20>> Any more discussion on the motion to

1:15:22embank

1:15:25embank? No. Okay. Then it's been moved

1:15:28by the alderman from the ninth, seconded

1:15:30by the alderwoman from the 10th that we

1:15:31embank resolution 147. All those in

1:15:34favor signify by saying I.

1:15:36>> I.

1:15:37>> Opposed. Motion carries.

1:15:40>> I.

1:15:41>> Any further discussion? Alderwoman from

1:15:43the 10th and then 14th.

1:15:46>> Thank you, Madam President. Members of

1:15:47the board, please add me as the

1:15:48co-sponsors for resolutions 151 and 152.

1:15:54>> Alderman from the 14th.

1:15:56>> Thank you, Madam President. Members of

1:15:57the board, I just want to echo comments

1:15:59from the alderman from 9th and the older

1:16:01woman from the 10th. A huge thank you to

1:16:03STL TV. Uh they make it possible for

1:16:06people uh who can't be down here at the

1:16:08board meetings or to be able to watch

1:16:10what's going on. um you know they

1:16:13they're they have to deal with us with

1:16:15very long meetings. Sometimes budget

1:16:17runs long and then they got another

1:16:18meeting with public infrastructure. Uh

1:16:20they just put so much hard work into

1:16:22making sure that the public are able to

1:16:24see what happens down here. So I just

1:16:25want to wish them a congratulations on

1:16:28their 30th anniversary. I know their

1:16:29gala is tonight. Uh the staff is

1:16:31amazing. They're super underpaid, but

1:16:33they do a great work. I know Aldwin from

1:16:36the 11th always say just uh shave off a

1:16:39little bit more from her. and I think

1:16:41they always make her and the rest of us

1:16:42look amazing down here. So, uh, thank

1:16:44you to TV for the great work that you do

1:16:46down here for the board. All man,

1:16:48congratulations on your 30 years of

1:16:49service.

1:16:51>> Alderwoman from the 6th.

1:16:56>> Thank you, Madame President. I would

1:16:57like to move that we embank Resolution

1:16:59151.

1:17:03It's been moved by the alderwoman from

1:17:05the sixth, seconded by the alderwoman

1:17:07from the seventh that we embank

1:17:08resolution 151. Is there any discussion

1:17:11on the motion to embank?

1:17:14Seeing none, all those in favor signify

1:17:16by saying I.

1:17:18>> I.

1:17:18>> Opposed?

1:17:19>> I.

1:17:20>> Motion carries. Resolution 151 is now in

1:17:23bang. Uh, alderwoman from the six,

1:17:26you're still recognized.

1:17:27>> Great. I would actually also like to ask

1:17:28that we make a motion that we embang

1:17:30resolution one. It's been moved by the

1:17:33alderwoman from the sixth, seconded by

1:17:34the alderwoman from the 7th that we

1:17:36embank Resolution 152. Is there any

1:17:39discussion?

1:17:41Seeing none, all those in favor signify

1:17:43by saying I.

1:17:44>> I.

1:17:46>> Opposed?

1:17:47>> Motion carries. You could please also in

1:17:50bank uh [clears throat] 152. Is there

1:17:53any discussion on the further discussion

1:17:56on the courtesy resolution consent

1:17:58calendar?

1:17:59Alderman from the 14th. I'd like to be

1:18:01added as a co-sponsor resolution 148.

1:18:04>> Mr. Clerk, please make note of that. And

1:18:06I would also like to be added as a

1:18:08co-sponsor on 148.

1:18:13>> Noted. Thank you.

1:18:14>> Alderwoman from the 7th.

1:18:16>> Uh, I would also like to be added as a

1:18:18co-sponsor to resolution 148.

1:18:20>> Mr. Clerk, please make note of that.

1:18:22>> Woman from the sixth,

1:18:23>> I would also like to be added to 148 as

1:18:25a co-sponsor. [laughter]

1:18:27>> Mr. Clerk, please make note of that.

1:18:30And alderman from the ninth [laughter]

1:18:32[gasps] bank.

1:18:33>> Somebody want to make an inbank motion.

1:18:38Alderman from the third.

1:18:44>> Madame President, I'd like to make a

1:18:45motion that we embank Resolution number

1:18:4714.

1:18:48>> Second.

1:18:49>> It's been moved by the alderman from the

1:18:50third, seconded by the alderwoman from

1:18:52the seventh that we embank Resolution

1:18:55148. Is there any discussion?

1:18:58Seeing none, all those in favor signify

1:19:00by saying I.

1:19:01>> I.

1:19:02>> Opposed.

1:19:04>> Motion carries. Any further discussion

1:19:07on the courtesy resolution consent

1:19:09calendar? Alderman for the third. Are

1:19:11you up or not? Okay. Seeing none, it has

1:19:14been moved by the alderwoman from the

1:19:1610th, seconded by the alderman from the

1:19:189th that we adopt the courtesy

1:19:19resolution calendar. All those in favor

1:19:21signify by saying I.

1:19:23>> I.

1:19:24>> Opposed. Motion carries. I

1:19:27>> miscellaneous and unfinished business.

1:19:30>> Board bill 59 was held in the budget and

1:19:33public employees committee.

1:19:35>> Announcements.

1:19:37>> Tuesday, October 13, 2026. HUD's meeting

1:19:4111 a.m. in the Kennedy room. Wednesday,

1:19:44October 14th, 2026.

1:19:46Public infrastructures and utilities at

1:19:483:30 in the Kennedy room. Friday,

1:19:51October 16th, 2026. full board meeting

1:19:5410 a.m. in the chambers.

1:19:57>> Alderwoman from the ETH.

1:20:03>> Thank you, Madame President. Uh this

1:20:05weekend is the 24th uh annual

1:20:08celebration of the Mary Meechum Freedom

1:20:10Crossing. Uh it's going to be taking

1:20:11place down at the riverfront under the

1:20:13St. Louis Arch. Uh if you all aren't

1:20:16familiar with Mary Meechum, uh she was a

1:20:19prominent historic um African-American

1:20:22known in the city of St. Louis for

1:20:23actually uh founding one of the first

1:20:25black churches in the city. Um and she

1:20:28is known for being an abolitionist that

1:20:30help lead uh hundreds and hundreds of

1:20:33freedom seekers um across from Missouri

1:20:35to Illinois uh to find their freedom. So

1:20:38every year uh many St. Louisans get

1:20:40together to reenact that freedom

1:20:42crossing. And this year we're actually

1:20:44moving it down from the Mary Meechum

1:20:46Freedom Crossing site down to the St.

1:20:48Louis Arch to help people um be able to

1:20:51more publicly experience this and see

1:20:53that celebration firsthand. So, I want

1:20:55to invite everyone uh to join them uh

1:20:58tomorrow from 2:00 p.m. to 400 p.m. Um

1:21:01and I want to thank my colleagues for

1:21:03embanking resolution 151 um that is

1:21:05celebrating that work and also

1:21:07celebrating all the people that it takes

1:21:08to make this moment possible. Uh the

1:21:10Great Rivers Greenway Foundation, St.

1:21:13Louis Artworks, the Anna Dilva

1:21:14Foundation that are all coming together

1:21:16uh to mark this celebration. I also want

1:21:19to announce uh that uh tonight is the

1:21:21kickoff for the Sulard October Fest as

1:21:23well. Um so down in Sulard, we will be

1:21:25celebrating um October Fest. It will be

1:21:27going on today um and tomorrow all day.

1:21:30So invite people to join us for October

1:21:32Fest as well. You alone from the 7th.

1:21:38>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

1:21:40the board. Um, I wanted to announce that

1:21:42there is a people's parade tomorrow to

1:21:44Amron's headquarters. Um, fight climate

1:21:47chaos with joy. Um, I don't know if

1:21:50folks saw, but Ammon released a 20-year

1:21:52plan where they completely abandoned

1:21:55their, um, carbon reducal goals, and

1:21:58they are increasing their reliance on

1:22:00fossil fuels from 5% to 60%. Um, it

1:22:03makes no mention of previous commitments

1:22:06that have been made. Like literally not

1:22:07even a mention of, you know, goals to

1:22:09bring things in. Obviously, a lot of

1:22:11these are being done with the intent to

1:22:13create additional capacity for data

1:22:16centers. But I'm highly disappointed

1:22:17that we're not even trying to thread a

1:22:19needle and have certain requirements in

1:22:21place to make sure that it doesn't

1:22:22impact our environment as well. I know

1:22:24that there are a lot of residents who

1:22:26share my sentiments as well. Um and so

1:22:28if you are one of those residents, I

1:22:29would encourage you tomorrow from 11 to

1:22:322:00 p.m. um at the current pavilion in

1:22:35Lafayette Park. Um there's going to be

1:22:37um a march to Amron's headquarters. It

1:22:39is just a way for residents to kind of

1:22:41voice your thoughts, voice your

1:22:42concerns, and I would say it's pretty

1:22:44important because a lot of people don't

1:22:45pay attention to the plans and details

1:22:47that Ammon released, but these things

1:22:49will be impacting our city for

1:22:51generations and decades to come. And so

1:22:52if you're able to join that parade, I

1:22:54certainly would encourage you to. Um,

1:22:56and I just want to make sure I say

1:22:58publicly too how disappointed I am and

1:23:00am. Thank you.

1:23:02>> Alderwoman from the sixth.

1:23:04>> Thank you, Madam President. I would like

1:23:06to uh wish a happy birthday to set of

1:23:09our colleagues. Uh, alder room from the

1:23:11eighth birthday is on Sunday and alder

1:23:14room. Yes.

1:23:17And the elder room from the seventh

1:23:19birthday is on Monday.

1:23:22She also shares a birthday with my

1:23:24committeeman Keith Rose. So, happy

1:23:25birthday to all of you. I'm not going to

1:23:28sing, so you probably all will thank me

1:23:29for that. Um, and then serious note, uh,

1:23:32the Shaw Art Fair is this weekend,

1:23:35Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 6:00,

1:23:36I believe, on floor place. So, please,

1:23:38it's in its 34th year. Um, if you need

1:23:41to decorate your walls or your office,

1:23:43uh, please stop by.

1:23:45>> Alderman from the 14th.

1:23:47>> Thank you, Madam President. Members of

1:23:48the board, on October 15th, uh, next

1:23:51week, continue Continuous of Care is

1:23:53having their town hall on homelessness.

1:23:55It will be at 13:15 Chestnut, uh, and

1:23:58the 14th ward from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. We

1:24:02had a lot of the providers here today.

1:24:03Uh, please come out and hear the great

1:24:05work that they're doing and how you can

1:24:07get involved. Also, happy birthday to

1:24:09the old woman from the ETH and the old

1:24:11woman from the 7th. You know, there's a

1:24:12lot of caucuses out there. We call

1:24:14ourselves the young and black caucus. Uh

1:24:17so happy birthday to my two sisters as

1:24:19well as a happy birthday to the older

1:24:23woman from the eighth uh baby girl. Her

1:24:26birthday is on Tuesday. She's going to

1:24:27be turning a terrible too. So wish her

1:24:30luck y'all. Happy birthday.

1:24:33>> Alderwoman from the 11th.

1:24:36>> Thank you Madam President and members of

1:24:37the board. Uh just wanted to announce

1:24:39that uh the committee woman of the

1:24:41elevated 11th ward, Amber Cole, uh will

1:24:44be hosting a uh ward meeting uh at Julia

1:24:48Davis Library tomorrow, Saturday,

1:24:51October 10th at 1000 a.m. Uh and by the

1:24:54way, that address is 4415 Natural

1:24:57Bridge. Uh they will be talking about a

1:25:00myriad of of different issues as it

1:25:02relates to upcoming elections and ballot

1:25:05uh issues. uh please let your uh

1:25:09neighbors know that this meeting uh will

1:25:11also be attended by some of our

1:25:13neighboring neighborhood organizations.

1:25:16So unfortunately I nor Mr. Keys will be

1:25:18able to be there but it will be a lively

1:25:21discussion and a great meeting uh and

1:25:24Amber just does a fantastic uh job even

1:25:27on her own. So we look forward to that

1:25:29being a successful uh endeavor. Thank

1:25:32you.

1:25:33>> Any further announcements? Alderwoman

1:25:35from the 10th.

1:25:36>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

1:25:37the board. I have two announcements.

1:25:39First, I want to thank Left Bank Books

1:25:41and Kat Neville, and of course, Katie

1:25:44Lee of Katie Lee's Pizza. Last night, I

1:25:46had the honor of uh attending her book

1:25:50signing. If you don't know who Katie Lee

1:25:52is, if you don't know her story, if you

1:25:54don't know the story of Katie's Pizza, I

1:25:56encourage you to look it up. I encourage

1:25:58you to purchase a book. I encourage you

1:25:59to get any opportunity to listen to her.

1:26:01What Cat said yesterday is so true about

1:26:04Katie Lee is that she is something that

1:26:06is good about St. Louis and her

1:26:09inspiration. She has chosen to give it

1:26:11back to St. Louis. And the reason I was

1:26:13there was to publicly thank her for the

1:26:15way she gives back on Giving Back

1:26:17Tuesdays at Katie Lee's Pieces. The 100%

1:26:19of the proceeds go to nonforprofits and

1:26:22one of them is a nonforprofit that is

1:26:24very near and dear to my heart. And so

1:26:27having the opportunity to thank people

1:26:28publicly is I pray for and I'm going to

1:26:30continue my gratitude and encourage you

1:26:32to purchase the book which my colleague

1:26:34from the third ward already asked me to

1:26:36borrow and read. So I want to let him

1:26:39know that we're going to get you your

1:26:40own copy of Unemployable by Katie Lee.

1:26:43And my other uh announcement is that the

1:26:47legendary legend Singers will be at a

1:26:50free concert. If you don't here again

1:26:52know who the Legend Singers are, then

1:26:55maybe you don't know how much people

1:26:56will pay, willingly pay for a ticket to

1:27:00go see the Legend Singers, but they will

1:27:01be in the 10th Ward for free on Sunday

1:27:04at 3:30 p.m. at Pilgrim Congregational

1:27:08Church at 8:26 North Union Boulevard.

1:27:11So, if you are looking again is good

1:27:13about St. Louis, then I encourage you to

1:27:15join us 3:30 p.m. at Pilgrim

1:27:18Congregational Church, 826 North Union

1:27:21Boulevard for the Legend Singers in

1:27:24Concert directed by Dwayne Bugs. Thank

1:27:27you.

1:27:28>> Any further announcements?

1:27:31Seeing none, Alderwoman from the 10th,

1:27:33you are recognized on the motion to

1:27:35excuse.

1:27:40>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

1:27:41the board. I almost didn't miss him. But

1:27:44now I want to make sure we excuse the

1:27:46alderman from the fifth ward for

1:27:48necessary absent. It's been moved by the

1:27:51alderwoman from the tent, seconded by

1:27:52the alderman

1:27:55the alderman for necessary absent. There

1:27:58any discussion? Seeing none, all those

1:28:00in favor signify by saying I.

1:28:03>> I.

1:28:03>> Opposed?

1:28:05Motion carries. Alderwoman from the

1:28:0710th, you're recognized on the motion to

1:28:08adjurnn.

1:28:09>> Thank you, Madam President, members of

1:28:10the board. I move that we till Friday,

1:28:13October 16th, 2026th at 10:00 a.m. in

1:28:17the board of alderman chambers.

1:28:18>> It's been moved by the alderwoman from

1:28:19the tent, second by the alderwoman from

1:28:21the 7th that we adjourn until Friday,

1:28:22October 16th, 2026 in the board of

1:28:25alderman chambers. All those in favor

1:28:27signify by saying I.

1:28:29>> I.

1:28:30>> Opposed. Motion carries. We are

1:28:32adjourned.

1:28:37>> Alder woman, step into my studios.