1 00:00:07,759 --> 00:00:14,000 Calling to order the public infrastructure and utilities committee 2 00:00:10,719 --> 00:00:18,360 meeting for Wednesday, September 9th. Madame clerk, would you please call 3 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:18,360 roll? 4 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:25,480 » Autumnoman Boyd, Alderwoman Clark Hubard, 5 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:25,480 » here. 6 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:34,840 » Vice Chair Switzer, >> present. 7 00:00:31,279 --> 00:00:34,840 Alderman Devote. 8 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:39,960 Alder woman Cox Anti. 9 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,239 » Chair Brownie >> present. 10 00:00:48,160 --> 00:00:54,480 We have three present. Don't think that makes up a quorum. But 11 00:00:53,600 --> 00:00:57,280 there's almond. >> Almond devote 12 00:00:56,399 --> 00:01:02,079 » present. >> We have four present. We have a quorum. 13 00:00:59,359 --> 00:01:07,840 » Thank you, madame clerk. Uh with that, uh I will accept a motion to approve the 14 00:01:04,720 --> 00:01:11,040 minutes from Wednesday, July 15th. >> Some move. 15 00:01:10,560 --> 00:01:13,760 » Second. >> Second. 16 00:01:11,680 --> 00:01:17,040 » Uh and move moved by the alder from the 10th, 17 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:22,400 seconded by the other one from the first. Uh Mad, please call roll. 18 00:01:19,680 --> 00:01:28,880 » Alderwoman Boyd. Alderwoman Clark Hubard. I 19 00:01:24,000 --> 00:01:32,640 » vice chair Switzer. Hi. Alderman Devotey >> I. 20 00:01:29,360 --> 00:01:34,320 » Alderwoman Cox Antwee. >> Chair Browning 21 00:01:33,680 --> 00:01:40,079 » I. >> We have five We have four I votes. 22 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:43,759 » Thank you. And with that, we'll go ahead and move to the fourth item on our 23 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:48,159 agenda, which is board bills for review. Uh we have two board bills to review 24 00:01:46,079 --> 00:01:53,280 today. Uh we'll start with Alderwoman Velasquez, who I believe we have online. 25 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:57,840 Um Alderwoman Velasquez, you are recognized on board bill number 34. 26 00:01:56,320 --> 00:02:02,240 Uh thank you, Chair Browning, and members of the public infrastructure uh 27 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:07,360 committee. Um this is hopefully a relatively simple uh bill. So we it's a 28 00:02:05,040 --> 00:02:12,959 speed hunt bill. I know our favorite. Um there was an error when we uh were 29 00:02:10,239 --> 00:02:17,680 during the engrossment process. And so um we're back here. We popped it back to 30 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:22,000 committee to add an amendment um to hopefully send back. So I believe what 31 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:29,280 is labeled amendment three in your drive which is actually the only amendment 32 00:02:24,720 --> 00:02:36,080 um there was it is just changing the exhibit to we had two versions we had 33 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:42,879 the same exhibit twice. Um so we replaced the old exhibit 3 with the 34 00:02:39,519 --> 00:02:49,200 accurate exhibit 3 uh which is the map of the 4300 block of PTOAC. So, I'd like 35 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:53,920 to ask the committee that we adopt, I guess, amendment one, but labeled as 36 00:02:50,959 --> 00:03:01,840 amendment three in your drive to uh board bill 34 as amended in committee. 37 00:02:58,400 --> 00:03:07,360 » Uh so, I'd move that we adopt amendment number three 38 00:03:04,560 --> 00:03:09,680 uh to board bill number 34. >> Second. 39 00:03:07,920 --> 00:03:14,000 » Second. >> All right. Moved by myself, the on the 40 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:18,400 ninth and seconded by the from the 10th. Uh so we um madam clerk if you could 41 00:03:16,959 --> 00:03:22,400 call roll. >> Alderwoman Boyd. Alderwoman Clark Hubard 42 00:03:21,680 --> 00:03:25,280 » I. >> Vice Chair Schwitzer 43 00:03:24,800 --> 00:03:28,080 » I. >> Alderman de voting 44 00:03:27,599 --> 00:03:31,360 » I. >> Alderwoman Coxantu. 45 00:03:30,239 --> 00:03:33,519 Chair Browning >> I. 46 00:03:31,760 --> 00:03:37,280 » We have four I votes. >> Thank you Alderone. We've adopted the 47 00:03:34,959 --> 00:03:42,000 amendment. You may proceed. >> Thank you chair. Um with that I ask for 48 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:46,239 your favorable consideration of this bill. So the residents of the sixth war 49 00:03:44,080 --> 00:03:50,959 can happily get their speed homes. >> Thank you. Uh we'll uh see if anyone on 50 00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:55,920 the committee has any questions. If you have a question, just raise your hand. 51 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:59,519 Don't want to belabor this. Seeing no questions. U madam clerk, are there any 52 00:03:58,319 --> 00:04:01,599 members of the public here to speak on this? 53 00:04:00,400 --> 00:04:05,360 » No. >> Thank you. And um alder one, just so I'm 54 00:04:03,680 --> 00:04:08,560 clear, we do have three amendments in front of us and I want to make sure that 55 00:04:06,640 --> 00:04:13,680 we adopted uh everything that you were looking to adopt in this bill. So, u ju 56 00:04:11,120 --> 00:04:18,560 just to clarify, we only needed to do amendment three. 57 00:04:15,439 --> 00:04:22,160 » Yep. Uh yes, sir. Uh when we were labeling these original amendments, we 58 00:04:20,239 --> 00:04:26,880 had labeled all the amendments that were previously adopted. Uh that's why it was 59 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:32,240 three because we had two amendments that were adopted earlier and that is just an 60 00:04:28,639 --> 00:04:36,000 error on our our our part that we that should have been labeled amendment one. 61 00:04:33,680 --> 00:04:40,960 So, everything is correct um and should be and is good to go now. 62 00:04:38,880 --> 00:04:46,000 » Okay. Thank you for that clarification. Uh with that, I'll accept a motion to 63 00:04:43,440 --> 00:04:48,720 pass board bill number 34 out of committee with a due pass 64 00:04:47,040 --> 00:04:52,320 recommendation. >> So move. 65 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:55,520 » Second. >> It's moved by the alderwoman from the 66 00:04:54,000 --> 00:05:01,759 10th, seconded by the alderman from the fifth. Madame clerk, please call roll. 67 00:04:59,120 --> 00:05:05,600 » Alderwoman Boyd. Alderwoman Clark Hubard. 68 00:05:02,800 --> 00:05:08,639 » I chair Vice Chair Schwitzer. >> Hi. 69 00:05:06,160 --> 00:05:10,720 » Alderman Devote. Hi, 70 00:05:09,520 --> 00:05:13,919 » Chair Brownie. >> I 71 00:05:12,080 --> 00:05:17,520 » We have four eye votes. >> Thank you, Alderwoman. Thank you very 72 00:05:15,919 --> 00:05:21,199 much. Your bill is now passed out of committee. Uh so we'll move on to item 73 00:05:19,680 --> 00:05:26,560 number two, which is board bill number 66. That is my board bill. And so I'm 74 00:05:24,000 --> 00:05:31,039 going to pass the chair over to Alderone Car since she is the member present in 75 00:05:29,280 --> 00:05:35,680 person today uh and the most senior member present. So with that, Alderwoman 76 00:05:33,520 --> 00:05:41,759 Car Hubard, I'm passing the chair to you and uh we can proceed. Thank you, 77 00:05:39,840 --> 00:05:45,400 Chair Browning. You're recognized on board bill 66. 78 00:06:01,840 --> 00:06:09,120 Thank you very much. Uh so today we have board bill number 66. This is an 79 00:06:07,199 --> 00:06:16,560 exciting board bill in that it is getting the ready for accepting uh some 80 00:06:12,800 --> 00:06:22,240 grants in order to do some really cool traffic uh calming and infrastructure 81 00:06:19,600 --> 00:06:30,560 projects in the city. Uh one of these is in my ward uh and the other two are on 82 00:06:26,479 --> 00:06:36,319 um Kings Highway as well as Cass Avenue. So, uh, madame clerk, if you could read, 83 00:06:33,600 --> 00:06:42,160 uh, the summary and then I have John Coh here from the board of public service to 84 00:06:38,160 --> 00:06:46,319 answer any questions that anyone might. >> Board bill 66 introduced by Alderman 85 00:06:44,479 --> 00:06:49,520 Michael Browning, an ordinance recommended by the board of public 86 00:06:47,840 --> 00:06:54,720 service of the city of St. Louis establishing multiple public works and 87 00:06:52,240 --> 00:07:00,080 improvement projects for the Cass Avenue multimodel corridor transformation phase 88 00:06:57,120 --> 00:07:04,800 two traffic management enhancement phase 10 on Kings Highway and the Linda 89 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:08,319 Boulevard cycle track within the city authorizing the city to enter into 90 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:13,120 supplemental agreements with governmental agencies and parties as 91 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:18,160 necessary for the comp complementation of such pro completion of such pro 92 00:07:16,000 --> 00:07:21,440 projects and containing an emergency clause. 93 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:25,919 Thank you very much. So, just like it says, this uh puts us into a place where 94 00:07:23,520 --> 00:07:30,479 we can accept the agreements with the governmental agencies to do these 95 00:07:27,919 --> 00:07:35,919 projects. Um I can speak to the project in my award and say I'm very excited for 96 00:07:32,639 --> 00:07:40,639 this project. It's u Lindle Boulevard is a premier boulevard. It has a a number 97 00:07:38,400 --> 00:07:46,319 of amazing things on it including the Cathedral Basilica and some other just 98 00:07:43,360 --> 00:07:51,680 gorgeous buildings and it deserves a gorgeous street to go with it. So, we're 99 00:07:48,160 --> 00:07:56,560 really excited for this new multimodal uh you know, better pedestrian 100 00:07:54,240 --> 00:08:00,560 facilities, better cycling facilities, and safer driving as well. Uh so, no 101 00:07:59,199 --> 00:08:04,960 matter how you choose to get around, we're aiming to make sure that you can 102 00:08:02,319 --> 00:08:08,240 do it safely. Uh with that, I'll turn it over to John. And John, feel free to 103 00:08:06,720 --> 00:08:12,160 share anything that you like about these projects. You've been deeply involved, 104 00:08:09,599 --> 00:08:16,199 and we certainly appreciate your work, uh and making these things happen. 105 00:08:16,319 --> 00:08:24,240 Thank you, Alderman Browning. Well, good afternoon, committeemen. I'm 106 00:08:21,199 --> 00:08:27,599 very excited to talk about our three major federally funded transportation 107 00:08:26,639 --> 00:08:30,720 projects. >> Excuse me. Could you say your name for 108 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:36,240 the record, please? >> Sure. I'm John Kohler. I manage the 109 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:40,200 planning and programming division for the board of public service. 110 00:08:40,800 --> 00:08:49,360 » Thank you. And I also wanted to express my appreciation of the board of alderman 111 00:08:46,560 --> 00:08:56,959 expediently move this bill forward. These are projects that have very tight 112 00:08:52,560 --> 00:09:02,080 dlines tied to federal funding and we are very diligent in making sure that we 113 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:06,880 meet those deadlines so as not to jeopardize federal funding. But while 114 00:09:04,800 --> 00:09:13,360 I'm up here, I would like to briefly talk about each of the projects. And I 115 00:09:10,720 --> 00:09:18,640 guess we can hold questions to the end or unless you prefer to address them as 116 00:09:15,920 --> 00:09:23,040 we go to each project. Okay. 117 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:28,959 The first project is Cass Avenue multimodal corridor transformation. And 118 00:09:26,320 --> 00:09:37,200 this information I'm presenting is in attachment A of board bill 66. This is 119 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:44,080 phase two. It's from Grand to Jefferson and involves almost three quarters of a 120 00:09:40,560 --> 00:09:49,760 mile from Grand to Jefferson. It's designed to provide safe multimodal 121 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:55,360 transportation choices and vital connections to regional active 122 00:09:52,160 --> 00:10:03,200 transportation networks to support healthy affordable neighborhoods. the 123 00:09:57,839 --> 00:10:10,080 new geospatial intelligence agency site and the brickline greenway on Grand that 124 00:10:05,920 --> 00:10:15,279 is wrapping up now and various school K through 12 access and the businesses 125 00:10:12,560 --> 00:10:21,519 institution around that phase 2 corridor. And just a comment on phase 126 00:10:18,480 --> 00:10:28,959 one, that is an active project to the east, which essentially runs from 127 00:10:25,120 --> 00:10:35,440 Jefferson all the way to Tucker or I70 and that is nearly complete with design 128 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:41,200 and moving along very well. We are planning to reduce traffic lanes 129 00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:46,240 and a great traffic calming features, new lighting, 130 00:10:43,519 --> 00:10:53,120 and we're going to construct a shared use path on the north side of the Cass 131 00:10:50,399 --> 00:11:02,519 Avenue, which will connect to the Grand uh Avenue and carry that multi-use pass 132 00:10:57,200 --> 00:11:02,519 all the way to Tucker at I70. 133 00:11:03,600 --> 00:11:11,120 And moving on to the second project that involves 134 00:11:08,240 --> 00:11:16,480 our traffic management enhancements. We are up to phase 10 now and this is on 135 00:11:14,320 --> 00:11:23,200 Kings Highway. 17 traffic signals are impacted with new 136 00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:30,480 monitoring cabinet. All new signal equipment. 3.75 137 00:11:26,240 --> 00:11:35,519 miles of Kings Highway from McCree to Shaw Meyer. And then there's a shard 138 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:40,480 piece on Eikleberger from Kings Highway to Christie. 139 00:11:37,600 --> 00:11:45,440 We do upgrade the fiber optic interconnections 140 00:11:42,880 --> 00:11:50,320 along the entire corridor to connect into the city's transportation 141 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:56,880 management center. And this allows us to optimize traffic 142 00:11:52,959 --> 00:12:01,279 flow along the corridor. We also we have recently upgraded the curb ramps 143 00:11:59,760 --> 00:12:07,120 along uh Kings Highway with the ARPA funding 144 00:12:03,519 --> 00:12:13,920 that was completed within the past year. Some of the ramps will be affected as we 145 00:12:10,880 --> 00:12:18,800 uh work on the new signal equipment and and any additional ramp upgrades that we 146 00:12:16,720 --> 00:12:23,680 may need will be incorporated in project. 147 00:12:20,880 --> 00:12:29,680 And then Alderman Browning provided some background on the Lindle Boulevard cycle 148 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:37,519 track. The total length which connects Forest Park to Van Avener is 1.34 miles. 149 00:12:34,720 --> 00:12:43,519 The two-way cycle track it's being proposed on the south side of Lindle and 150 00:12:41,440 --> 00:12:50,720 it'll be protected with a physical barrier between park cars or with the 151 00:12:47,440 --> 00:12:57,480 park cars also acting as barrier. and a lane reduction, one travel lane in 152 00:12:54,160 --> 00:12:57,480 each direction. 153 00:12:57,920 --> 00:13:06,399 We also plan to implement various traffic calming 154 00:13:03,200 --> 00:13:12,800 features, all new markings to improve pedestrian safety and access across 155 00:13:09,120 --> 00:13:18,160 Lindle and on the side streets. And we are very excited about this project. We 156 00:13:15,680 --> 00:13:24,079 will we'll have some improvements in coordination with bystate to improve t 157 00:13:20,880 --> 00:13:28,160 transit stops along corridor. But with that I'm available to answer 158 00:13:26,240 --> 00:13:34,680 any questions and I appreciate you hearing this board 159 00:13:31,680 --> 00:13:34,680 bill. 160 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:46,079 » Okay, we'll start with questions. I didn't see if uh Alderwoman Boy has 161 00:13:43,040 --> 00:13:51,120 joined us. No, she has not. 162 00:13:47,360 --> 00:13:57,440 » Okay. So, then I'll start with myself. Um, thank you, Mr. Kohler. The 163 00:13:55,839 --> 00:14:03,199 attachments. I know we don't have them here for the public to see. So, if you 164 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:09,360 can just go into like some some brief sight specific um traffic calming pieces 165 00:14:06,560 --> 00:14:14,399 of the Lindle project. Also, as it relates to the Kings Highway project, it 166 00:14:11,519 --> 00:14:18,800 sounds like that's all south, right? Am I correct on that? So, if you can just 167 00:14:16,959 --> 00:14:22,880 give I know you mentioned the streets, but if you can just kind of touch on to 168 00:14:21,680 --> 00:14:24,800 give people >> Sure. 169 00:14:23,279 --> 00:14:31,839 » a broader view of where those are like are they south of 64, south of 44. Mhm. 170 00:14:29,120 --> 00:14:37,600 So the features that many of you have seen on the ARPA funded projects 171 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:42,240 recently in Kings Highway in particular in this area, but also we've done them 172 00:14:40,240 --> 00:14:48,240 on Goodfellow >> Union, Jefferson, and Grand is our last 173 00:14:46,000 --> 00:14:54,480 one that we're wrapping up. >> We'll have very similar FE features. 174 00:14:50,959 --> 00:15:01,279 They are generally speaking pinned on concrete bumpouts at every intersection 175 00:14:58,000 --> 00:15:07,519 which shortens the pedestrian crossing >> both on Lindle and then potentially even 176 00:15:04,560 --> 00:15:13,360 on the side streets. It will help slow vehicles down and and improve visibility 177 00:15:11,360 --> 00:15:19,279 for pedestrians that are wanting to cross by having uh that bump out where 178 00:15:16,320 --> 00:15:21,760 cars can't park right close to an intersection. for example. 179 00:15:21,040 --> 00:15:27,519 » Mhm. >> And then we are building 180 00:15:25,199 --> 00:15:32,720 enhanced pavement markings. These are longlasting thermal plastic markings 181 00:15:30,399 --> 00:15:40,480 like we've done on the ARPA. They'll last the the length of the anticipated 182 00:15:36,320 --> 00:15:45,279 paving which could be 12 10 to 12 years >> where we will not have to stripe every 183 00:15:42,959 --> 00:15:51,519 couple years if it was traditional waterborne paint. So that's a very nice 184 00:15:48,639 --> 00:15:57,279 longlasting feature as well. We'll put in our standard continental or 185 00:15:54,160 --> 00:16:04,399 rectangular block markings on every pedestrian crosswalk. 186 00:15:59,680 --> 00:16:11,920 And we will be uh another safety feature and transit improvement will be uh 187 00:16:07,279 --> 00:16:18,079 platforms or where people but at bus stops along the corridor. We've worked 188 00:16:14,399 --> 00:16:24,079 closely with bystate to analyze where people are using transit 189 00:16:21,759 --> 00:16:31,199 and looking at ridership and any adjustments for bus stop locations and 190 00:16:27,600 --> 00:16:37,120 making it safer for accessibility for transit users along the route. 191 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:41,920 Um >> the let me see the so [clears throat] 192 00:16:40,480 --> 00:16:44,639 basically for Kings Highway I'll touch on that first. What you're saying is 193 00:16:43,120 --> 00:16:48,160 you're picking up where the art for fun left off going south. 194 00:16:47,199 --> 00:16:52,639 » Okay. >> Since I have you here about that, I'll 195 00:16:50,160 --> 00:16:59,519 just specifically touch on at Kings Highway and Delmare on the 196 00:16:57,360 --> 00:17:02,639 northwest corner. Mhm. >> I have a constituent that recently 197 00:17:01,199 --> 00:17:08,240 reached out to me, so this was perfect timing and witnessed a disabled um rider 198 00:17:06,319 --> 00:17:13,520 on the metro >> that could not navigate getting off of 199 00:17:10,319 --> 00:17:20,240 the bus and getting over to the sidewalk >> uh over to the sidewalk on Kings Highway 200 00:17:16,720 --> 00:17:24,880 because the area you all carved out, I guess, for pedestrians is not wide 201 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:31,200 enough um for wheelchairs. So they essentially had to ride their wheelchair 202 00:17:27,120 --> 00:17:35,039 down the lane of Delmare to get to the actual corner of Delmare and Kings 203 00:17:33,200 --> 00:17:39,120 Highway to get over. So I do want to flag that since I have 204 00:17:36,080 --> 00:17:45,760 » I appreciate that and and we will look at accessibility and we can some of the 205 00:17:43,120 --> 00:17:50,240 most projects are still open. We can modify and work with our construction 206 00:17:48,720 --> 00:17:55,120 department. And uh if you don't mind sending me an 207 00:17:52,320 --> 00:18:00,559 email with those specifics again and then I'll forward it to construction 208 00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:04,480 uh to look at accessibility and physically what's happening there. 209 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:07,360 » Perfect. I know you're always very responsive on things like that, but I 210 00:18:06,000 --> 00:18:11,919 just wanted to take advantage since I had to go ahead and flag it. And then 211 00:18:09,600 --> 00:18:15,600 also the last thing about the Lindle cycle track, can you just speak to what 212 00:18:13,919 --> 00:18:20,000 side of the street that'll be in? >> Sure. 213 00:18:17,200 --> 00:18:28,240 We've had public engagement meetings on this and we presented multiple options. 214 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:31,440 We landed on a two-way protected cycle track on the south side of Lyn. 215 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:38,559 » Mhm. >> So, it'll be a 10- foot wide cycle track 216 00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:44,559 on the south side with a small physical barrier similar to most likely what 217 00:18:41,520 --> 00:18:50,799 we're building on South Broadway. And then we'll have parked cars 218 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:55,919 » and one travel lane in each direction and then parked cars in the north side. 219 00:18:53,120 --> 00:18:58,960 So it'll be on on the south side. >> Great. That's great. And how far west 220 00:18:57,440 --> 00:19:03,600 will that go on Linda >> Vanav or Oh, it'll go to Kings Highway. 221 00:19:01,440 --> 00:19:08,640 » Kings Highway. Okay. And then we're we're looking at what was done on ORP or 222 00:19:05,840 --> 00:19:15,919 we're we're going to make potentially some minor modifications to make it safe 223 00:19:12,160 --> 00:19:18,240 to get into Forest Park by bicycle or pedestrian. 224 00:19:16,720 --> 00:19:23,120 » That'll be great. That'll be great. As well as feed into the new Lindle Union 225 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:29,080 Lindle bridge that um I'm in Brown and I share. So that'll be great. Thank you so 226 00:19:25,120 --> 00:19:29,080 much for my questioner. 227 00:19:30,400 --> 00:19:36,559 » Thank you. I appreciate the the presentation and the questions asked uh 228 00:19:34,799 --> 00:19:41,039 by Alder and Clark Hubard already. Those were really good questions. Um are there 229 00:19:38,640 --> 00:19:44,320 upcoming public um open houses on on some of these projects or are those 230 00:19:42,559 --> 00:19:51,200 already taking place? So some of the projects that involve 231 00:19:46,799 --> 00:19:58,160 studies like the Lindle, the study did have a public house meeting to garner 232 00:19:55,200 --> 00:20:02,720 public input on that during a study period. 233 00:19:59,919 --> 00:20:08,640 on that particular one or on all three of these. It is a requirement of East 234 00:20:05,520 --> 00:20:16,960 Gateway to have another public meeting at once MODOT approves the preliminary 235 00:20:12,160 --> 00:20:23,280 plans and the environmental clearances and then we'll schedule another public 236 00:20:19,120 --> 00:20:27,039 meeting for each one of these. So cat 237 00:20:25,120 --> 00:20:31,200 » well I will be following along and looking out for those public meetings 238 00:20:28,559 --> 00:20:33,679 and I will hopefully get to attend some of them. I appreciate appreciate the 239 00:20:32,559 --> 00:20:40,159 time and the questions. >> Thank you 240 00:20:36,640 --> 00:20:45,039 » Adam Devote. >> Yes. Uh thank you Mr. Kohler. It's 241 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:49,520 always good to to hear from you and thank you for the presentation. 242 00:20:47,280 --> 00:20:56,000 Uh can you please educate us on how these three particular projects were 243 00:20:52,159 --> 00:21:05,200 chosen? what what is that process? >> So I'll start with 244 00:20:59,600 --> 00:21:12,559 the Cass Avenue. This Cass was a initiative and promise that the city of 245 00:21:08,320 --> 00:21:20,080 St. Louis made to move the national the NGA to the north campus. We promised 246 00:21:17,039 --> 00:21:24,400 that federal agency that we would build Jefferson 247 00:21:21,760 --> 00:21:29,840 which is the north south spine to the NGA and then the east west was Cass. 248 00:21:27,679 --> 00:21:35,760 That was part of the agreement we had for NGA to relocate to North City. So 249 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:42,880 that's been in the works for some time and Cass is the last commitment to 250 00:21:38,640 --> 00:21:47,600 fulfill the NGA requirement or or agreement that we had with them 251 00:21:45,760 --> 00:21:53,840 on the the CMAC 252 00:21:50,000 --> 00:22:00,720 traffic management phase 10. We are in fairly good shape with all of 253 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:09,360 our signalized corridors. We have now gone through the city and 254 00:22:05,440 --> 00:22:15,520 interconnected and upgraded every major signalized corridor in the city. But the 255 00:22:12,240 --> 00:22:19,520 ones we did a while back are now obsolete. 256 00:22:17,039 --> 00:22:25,679 Kings Highway which is this phase 10. That is an example of the equipment 257 00:22:22,640 --> 00:22:31,440 doesn't meet current technology needs and we are now starting the process of 258 00:22:28,799 --> 00:22:37,120 going back and redoing our principal arterials that are in the most need. We 259 00:22:34,400 --> 00:22:43,840 have active discussions with the street department Len Effam of traffic as the 260 00:22:40,400 --> 00:22:48,880 traffic commissioner. he has uh significant input as to which corridors 261 00:22:46,960 --> 00:22:54,080 we prioritize uh moving forward. 262 00:22:51,600 --> 00:23:00,240 And so with respect to the King's Highway section of work, where might one 263 00:22:57,039 --> 00:23:05,039 be able to and and I know you identified it generally and I appreciate that, but 264 00:23:02,559 --> 00:23:08,799 is there a is there a map? Is there a list of those intersections that are 265 00:23:07,200 --> 00:23:13,039 going to be tackled as part of this project 266 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:19,120 » on the Lindle uh project? Oh, Highway. >> On the Kings Highway, sir. 267 00:23:14,400 --> 00:23:24,559 » Yes. If you open board bill 66 and exhibit A, it will show all 17 268 00:23:23,039 --> 00:23:30,559 intersections that are being impacted by that job. And 269 00:23:26,960 --> 00:23:36,480 it is I printed this off right from the city's website on board bill 66. and and 270 00:23:34,159 --> 00:23:41,760 and certainly and I realized that and and really what I was getting to and and 271 00:23:38,400 --> 00:23:46,480 I can I can post it with respect to my my media, but but I was wondering where 272 00:23:44,000 --> 00:23:51,840 on the city's website could a uh could could a resident access 273 00:23:49,520 --> 00:23:57,280 it. It is it merely by looking at the board bill or is there some somewhere 274 00:23:53,600 --> 00:24:03,039 else? So, as projects move forward through BPS, since we're the contracting 275 00:24:00,080 --> 00:24:09,360 and managing agency for all of these federally funded jobs, we populate each 276 00:24:06,559 --> 00:24:15,919 project on our board of public service website. because these were just 277 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:21,919 recently approved by Eastwiss Gateway at the end of August. Uh we haven't 278 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:27,679 developed a website yet because we haven't started design or concepts but 279 00:24:24,880 --> 00:24:33,679 eventually all these and you can look back on anything that we've done or or 280 00:24:30,640 --> 00:24:39,279 in design. We should have a website on all these federally funded projects as 281 00:24:36,559 --> 00:24:45,679 well as traffic studies and other projects that BPS has managed. We've 282 00:24:42,320 --> 00:24:50,880 we've really made a concerted effort to improve and enhance upon the available 283 00:24:48,559 --> 00:24:55,840 public information for each one of these projects. 284 00:24:53,840 --> 00:25:00,960 » Yes, sir. And I appreciate that. I and I thank you for that work because that is 285 00:24:58,320 --> 00:25:08,400 that is something that as an alder if we put out uh it can very easily be buried 286 00:25:05,120 --> 00:25:13,120 or lost or if it's on a central website it's it's easy for a resident to search 287 00:25:10,400 --> 00:25:17,679 and to find. So I do appreciate that and I like the idea that it's somewhere 288 00:25:15,039 --> 00:25:22,640 other than a board bill because that can be clunky for someone to find who isn't 289 00:25:20,559 --> 00:25:26,960 necessarily knowledgeable about where to look. So again, thank you very much and 290 00:25:25,279 --> 00:25:32,799 I appreciate the explanation. >> Thank you. And I I did want to just 291 00:25:29,120 --> 00:25:40,720 briefly talk about the last project, the Lindle as how we came to that selection 292 00:25:37,360 --> 00:25:46,640 particular project. That project is funded through transportation 293 00:25:42,799 --> 00:25:52,720 alternative program. It's very specific to for projects that address pedestrian 294 00:25:50,240 --> 00:25:59,600 improvements, bicycling, multimodal other than moving vehicle and 295 00:25:55,760 --> 00:26:04,559 it's a limited amount of money, three or $2.5 million federal is the max on a 296 00:26:03,039 --> 00:26:10,480 tab. Uh this project is right in the central 297 00:26:07,360 --> 00:26:15,600 core of the city. Alderman funded a traffic study that was extremely 298 00:26:12,559 --> 00:26:21,760 wellreceived by the community. We've all driven Lindle. We know how tight it is. 299 00:26:18,240 --> 00:26:29,919 A lot of crashes un could be considered unsafe crossing Lindle. It was an ideal 300 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:35,760 candidate to submit as a tap up funded project for this year. 301 00:26:32,799 --> 00:26:41,200 » Yes sir. So I lied. I do have another final question. You used a term of art 302 00:26:38,159 --> 00:26:45,919 multiple times. For those folks who are watching at home, what does multimodal 303 00:26:43,840 --> 00:26:50,640 mean? If you could define that for folks to make sure we're on the same page. 304 00:26:48,159 --> 00:26:59,440 » So multimodal means traveling by generally four forms 305 00:26:55,520 --> 00:27:06,080 or four modes. It could be someone moving by use of a automobile. That's 306 00:27:02,799 --> 00:27:12,559 one mode. anybody walking. That's a pedestrian mode. You could be traveling 307 00:27:09,360 --> 00:27:17,279 by bicycle. That's the third mode of transportation. And generally the last 308 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:23,360 mode of transportation that we have in this would be people using transit 309 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:28,880 buses, light rail. Of course, there's other multi modes, but we don't see a 310 00:27:26,000 --> 00:27:32,638 whole lot of other things in the city like Segways. [laughter] 311 00:27:32,720 --> 00:27:37,559 Thank you, sir. Thank you. 312 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:47,120 » All right, Madam Clerk, whether is there anyone from the public signed up to 313 00:27:44,320 --> 00:27:50,559 speak on board Bill 66? >> No, we're not. 314 00:27:48,880 --> 00:27:53,200 » And none online? >> No, we have none. 315 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:58,080 » Okay. Thank you. All right, Chair Brownie, you're welcome to close. Thank 316 00:27:54,640 --> 00:28:04,080 you, Mr. Colum. So, uh, we just heard a lot about these 317 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:08,480 exciting projects. I just want to take a moment to say that I think it's really, 318 00:28:06,320 --> 00:28:13,600 uh, wonderful to see these progressing because, uh, when you go to other 319 00:28:11,279 --> 00:28:19,200 cities, you see some of the steps they've taken to improve pedestrian, 320 00:28:16,559 --> 00:28:24,399 bicycle, even just their streets for driving. And we know that when we design 321 00:28:21,840 --> 00:28:28,640 roads for the most vulnerable user, we really design them to be safer for 322 00:28:25,919 --> 00:28:33,279 everybody. And so that really includes accessibility, which I really appreciate 323 00:28:30,480 --> 00:28:38,000 you raising all the one uh from the 10th because uh it's really really important 324 00:28:36,000 --> 00:28:41,919 that if the road meets the accommodations that people need that 325 00:28:40,320 --> 00:28:46,559 then everyone will be able to use that road safely. And so, uh, if someone who 326 00:28:44,799 --> 00:28:49,279 crosses the road, you know, if the slowest person can cross the road 327 00:28:47,840 --> 00:28:52,320 safely, that means the rest of us can make it. 328 00:28:50,480 --> 00:28:55,679 » And so, that's really important to making sure that people have that 329 00:28:53,360 --> 00:28:59,919 option. But it's also an issue of equity in that when you have the option not to 330 00:28:58,240 --> 00:29:04,080 own a car, which is a very expensive purchase and an ongoing expense as well. 331 00:29:02,480 --> 00:29:09,200 But when you have an option not to own a car or a second car and you have the 332 00:29:05,840 --> 00:29:14,399 ability to get around in other ways that is actually uh allows you to get your 333 00:29:11,600 --> 00:29:19,520 feet under you in life and uh maybe purchase your first home uh maybe uh you 334 00:29:17,679 --> 00:29:23,360 know upgrade your living situation. whatever it is, you know, that really 335 00:29:21,520 --> 00:29:28,559 helps people who getting started in life as I know it helped my family when we 336 00:29:25,760 --> 00:29:32,320 went with just one car for nine years um that that let us get our life started 337 00:29:30,240 --> 00:29:36,559 here. So, I like to think of St. Louis is a great place to build your life. 338 00:29:34,799 --> 00:29:40,640 » So, we're really excited to bring this today. Uh this is just, you know, a few 339 00:29:38,799 --> 00:29:44,559 projects, but I think you'll notice that there's more and more things happening 340 00:29:41,919 --> 00:29:47,520 in the city. Uh so, with that, I ask for your favorable consideration on board 341 00:29:46,159 --> 00:29:50,960 Bill 66. >> Thank you, Chair Brown. I mean, I did 342 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:55,760 have one quick question. So, the grants that we are accepting or legislating to 343 00:29:54,080 --> 00:29:59,440 accept, they fully cover these projects or is this kind of a partnership working 344 00:29:58,399 --> 00:30:02,480 here on some of them? >> There'll be a match on some of these 345 00:30:01,120 --> 00:30:07,279 projects. I I can't speak to the other two, but I can tell you from my part uh 346 00:30:04,399 --> 00:30:11,440 I am actively saving Ward Capital money so that we can uh do the match on this 347 00:30:09,760 --> 00:30:14,000 and make it happen as soon as that grant comes in. 348 00:30:12,240 --> 00:30:18,960 » That's great. We know that's sometimes the quickest way things can happen. So, 349 00:30:16,080 --> 00:30:22,159 it's a commitment. Um, madame clerk, can you please add me as a co-sponsor to 350 00:30:20,559 --> 00:30:26,880 board bill 66? >> So noted. 351 00:30:23,360 --> 00:30:30,640 » With that, I'll accept a motion uh that we pass board bill 66 out of 352 00:30:29,520 --> 00:30:33,640 committee with the due pass recommendation. 353 00:30:33,919 --> 00:30:38,480 » So moved. >> Second. [laughter] 354 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:43,200 » It was moved by Alderman Devodi and seconded by Autooman Schwicer that we 355 00:30:40,399 --> 00:30:49,039 pass out board bill 66 with the due pass recommendation. Madame clerk 356 00:30:46,159 --> 00:30:52,640 » with the call of a previous role with [snorts] no objections. So 357 00:30:51,279 --> 00:30:55,880 congratulations. >> Thank you. 358 00:31:13,760 --> 00:31:21,360 And with that, uh, that is all the board bills we have for review today. Uh, we 359 00:31:19,679 --> 00:31:24,799 do not have any resolutions on the calendar. Um, so we'll move on to the 360 00:31:23,520 --> 00:31:27,840 next agenda item, which is committee discussions. We don't have any committee 361 00:31:26,399 --> 00:31:34,000 discussions on the calendar, but we do have a gentleman who showed up today uh 362 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:38,640 who wanted to make some comment um on uh a board bill that is no longer in 363 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:43,279 committee, but I'm going to as chair just make an exception here and uh allow 364 00:31:41,039 --> 00:31:46,960 him three minutes to speak. Um, but I also want to emphasize that there is a 365 00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:56,399 planning commission meeting tonight at 5:30m at 1520 market uh that will be 366 00:31:52,720 --> 00:32:00,640 maybe not uh well let me let me pause on that but um for now we'll go ahead and 367 00:31:58,399 --> 00:32:05,840 let this gentleman speak. So if you uh could introduce yourself uh say what 368 00:32:03,120 --> 00:32:09,279 ward you're from and uh you will have three minutes to speak. 369 00:32:11,519 --> 00:32:19,360 Hey everybody, my name is Timothy Cusk. This is my wiener dog, Carito. I live in 370 00:32:16,320 --> 00:32:27,679 Sulard. Um, [clears throat] congrats on passing the speed humps and 371 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:32,880 keeping the traffic at bay. Um, I don't want to get too into it, but 372 00:32:31,120 --> 00:32:41,840 there's certain things that St. Louis needs and St. Louis ones and 373 00:32:37,600 --> 00:32:47,919 standing as is. I don't see our opinions being taken uh for what they are, which 374 00:32:44,960 --> 00:32:52,320 is we the people's words. I understand we need to keep people safe 375 00:32:49,919 --> 00:32:58,799 by putting traffic cones in humps places. Um and and don't get me wrong, 376 00:32:56,480 --> 00:33:05,279 there's issues. Um but when it's all said and done, uh I see St. Louis as the 377 00:33:01,919 --> 00:33:10,080 greatest city in the world. And um as a citizen of this great city, we just want 378 00:33:07,919 --> 00:33:14,559 to be heard. You know, we don't want data centers. We don't want to 379 00:33:12,799 --> 00:33:18,080 live in the new world order. Like, I'm not going to get too into this whole 380 00:33:16,000 --> 00:33:24,000 thing, but uh I appreciate you letting me say some things. Um but when it's all 381 00:33:21,200 --> 00:33:30,159 said and done, I'm a local alterman at my local parish and Caro here is my 382 00:33:28,320 --> 00:33:35,120 close confidant. And as we continue moving forward in St. 383 00:33:32,960 --> 00:33:41,600 St. Louis doing our own projects privately. I'm here introducing myself 384 00:33:38,399 --> 00:33:46,080 because I am an ally. I'm not here to go against anything about this. We just 385 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:52,240 have some discussions that all of us need to have and honestly like there's 386 00:33:49,279 --> 00:33:56,720 nobody here right now. I'm the only I don't know who you guys are. I 387 00:33:53,760 --> 00:34:01,600 appreciate you guys being here. Um but like I said, we got other issues than 388 00:33:59,519 --> 00:34:05,679 putting in speed bumps. It's simple. We need to figure out like what's going on 389 00:34:03,360 --> 00:34:11,359 in the sheriff's office. And correct me if I'm out of line because I don't come 390 00:34:07,840 --> 00:34:14,480 do these meetings often. Uh but there should be more conversations about how 391 00:34:12,960 --> 00:34:19,119 do we actually make St. Louis the greatest city and not worry about 392 00:34:17,040 --> 00:34:23,679 putting in more surveillance or more lights or more speed bumps or more 393 00:34:20,960 --> 00:34:28,800 delineators or taking away traffic or taking away parking spots and putting in 394 00:34:25,839 --> 00:34:33,040 more concrete. Like it's simple. like the city's fed up with this the way this 395 00:34:31,040 --> 00:34:38,800 entire thing is being run and the way the city's been run for most of history 396 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:43,839 and it is what it is at this point, but I had to come and say hello. So, with 397 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:47,040 that, I'm going to go back about my day. So, thank you. 398 00:34:45,359 --> 00:34:51,359 » Thank you. >> Thank you. And um I'm going to correct 399 00:34:49,440 --> 00:34:55,200 what I said earlier. Uh the planning commission meeting tonight will be at 400 00:34:52,720 --> 00:35:01,520 3140 Cass. >> 3140 Cass. Yeah. and um that they will 401 00:34:59,440 --> 00:35:08,720 be taking up changes that the board of alderman made uh to the uh board bill 49 402 00:35:05,200 --> 00:35:15,119 which is the data center regulations. So for anybody that has comment on that I I 403 00:35:11,440 --> 00:35:19,440 believe it will be also um online as well. Uh but there usually is public 404 00:35:17,359 --> 00:35:25,359 comment at these meetings. Uh, and this is a great chance to see the the process 405 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:30,960 um, as it works and uh, encourage anybody who's interested at 5:30 p.m. 406 00:35:27,520 --> 00:35:36,800 tonight to uh, go to 3140 cast or join online. Um, and I certainly appreciate 407 00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:39,440 all the members of uh, the the board of aldermen that serve on that committee as 408 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:46,000 well, including Alderone Schweitzer who's today. Um, so with that uh, we'll 409 00:35:43,760 --> 00:35:50,560 move on the agenda to announcements. Does any member have Oh, sorry. Didn't 410 00:35:48,560 --> 00:35:52,160 want to skip over any written testimony, clerk, 411 00:35:51,200 --> 00:35:57,359 » we have none. >> Okay. And with that, does any member of 412 00:35:53,680 --> 00:36:00,880 the committee have any announcements? >> Okay. Well, I do I have one announcement 413 00:35:59,280 --> 00:36:05,040 that I'd uh like to make other than the planning commission tonight, which is 414 00:36:02,160 --> 00:36:10,079 that uh look out on the agenda this Friday for board bill 75. Uh this is a 415 00:36:08,400 --> 00:36:15,760 board bill that I've been talking about for years now, and I'm really excited to 416 00:36:12,720 --> 00:36:21,440 introduce it. Uh it is getting rid of the process of doing a board bill to put 417 00:36:18,640 --> 00:36:25,599 in a speed hump and turning that over to the professionals in our departments to 418 00:36:23,040 --> 00:36:29,520 make those decisions. Also empowering residents to be able to request that uh 419 00:36:28,160 --> 00:36:34,160 and empowering neighborhood organizations, empowering our uh even 420 00:36:32,240 --> 00:36:37,359 our police captains and our other people to participate in this process. So, we 421 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:41,920 really want to make sure we bring the public uh to the table in this and we're 422 00:36:40,320 --> 00:36:45,440 really excited to introduce this bill that's been worked on in close 423 00:36:43,119 --> 00:36:50,240 coordination with the departments uh as we work on the transition to the 424 00:36:47,520 --> 00:36:57,440 department of transportation. So, thank you all. Uh really excited to bring that 425 00:36:53,040 --> 00:37:04,800 forward. Uh I'd like to excuse the alderwoman from the 13th and the 8th for 426 00:37:01,680 --> 00:37:08,640 necessary absence. And with that, I'll accept a motion to adjurnn. 427 00:37:06,960 --> 00:37:12,880 » So move >> second previous role. 428 00:37:10,320 --> 00:37:15,520 » Moved by the alder from the 10th. Uh second from the other one from the first 429 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:19,599 and a call for previous role from the alder one from the first. Hearing no 430 00:37:17,599 --> 00:37:22,599 objection, we are adjourned. Thank you all.