The board will now come to order. Madam clerk, please call the roll.
Aldermen Schweitzer. Aldermen Oldenburg.
Present. Aldermen Cohn.
Aldermen Ryan.
Aldermen Davodi.
Aldermen Velazquez.
Aldermen Sonye. Aldermen Coxantui.
Alderman Browning, Alderwoman Clark Hubbard, Alderwoman Keyes, Alderwoman Tyus,
Alderwoman
Boyd, Alderman Aldrick,
President Green, Alderman Cohn,
Alderwoman Sanye,
Alderman Browning,
Aldermen,
Aldermen keys,
Aldermen tires,
12 present.
A coin being present, we will dispense
with line items three and four,
any introduction of honored guests.
Aldermen from the 10th.
Point of order.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.
My special guest is Madam President, Madam President.
I'm sorry, Alderman Cohn was speaking.
Alderman from the third, did you have a point of order?
I didn't hear the second roll call here.
Okay, you were called. We will mark you as present.
Thank you.
Alderwoman from the tenth.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. I would like to have as my honor guests first welcoming the Hill Smith family.
Many of them live here.
Mr. William, Ms. Claudine, they're like a second pair of aunties and uncles to me over in the 10th Ward.
I've had the honor of serving them since 2012.
First is their committee woman then.
They're all the women in the 26th and now the 10th.
Their family is in town celebrating again the 50th anniversary of the Hill Smith family.
So I would like to welcome the Hill Smith family as my honor guest.
And my second honor guest just made it to the galley.
Please welcome William C. Harris, the second here as an intern with the Treasure Adam Lane's
office.
Welcome to the Board of Honor, William.
Any further introduction of honored guests?
Alderwoman from the 11th.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the Board.
I apologize for not being able to be with you all in person this morning.
I am sitting in my car, not driving.
And, but my honored guest today, if it hasn't already been mentioned, our hero, our hero,
with our streets department, who was able to save an infant who was set on Goodfellow,
Michelle Jones, Bravo, Bravo, I thank God for you, being there at that moment in time
where he needed you to be.
So that is my honored guest for today.
Thank you.
any
further introduction of honored guests seeing none older woman from the
10th you're recognized only prove all the minutes from Friday July 20th 2026
Monday sorry from Monday July 20th 2020 thank you Madam President members of the
board I move that we approve the minutes from Monday July 2026 it's been moved by
by the older woman from the 10th, seconded by the older woman from the 7th that we approved
minutes for Monday, July 20th, 2026. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor
signify by saying aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Report of city officials. Report of city
officials can be found in A, B, C, and D of the agenda and has been placed in a
Google Drive for your review. Does anyone wish to take any bills or resolutions off
of any of our informal calendar. Anyone wish to take any bills or resolutions off of any
of our informal calendars. Seeing none, first reading of board bills.
Board bill number 64, introduced by Alder Woman Sonye, an ordinance directing the Director
of Streets to permanently close, barricade, or otherwise impede the flow of traffic.
on the 2,800 block of Oregon Avenue by blocking said traffic flow at Pestilose Street 120 feet
north of the East Curve line of Oregon Avenue. That is the extent of first reading of board
bills. Reference to committee of board bills. To the Public Infrastructure Committee board
bill number 64. Second reading and report of standing committees. The following board
bills reported out of the Health and Human Development Committee with a do-pass recommendation.
Board bill number 63, introduced by Alderman Clark Hubbard, President Green, Alderman Odenburg,
Alderman Keese, Alderman Boyd, Alderman Sonye, and Alderman Cox-Antwy.
An ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimates and Apportionment wherein the
Board of Aldermen authorizes the acceptance of the grant and the receipt and appropriation
of funds awarded by the U.S. Department of Labor relating to the youth bill grant, authorizing
the Director of the Street of St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment to make, negotiate
and execute any and all contracts and documents on behalf of the City of St. Louis needed
to expend such funds containing an emergency clause.
The following board bills reported out of the Transportation and Commerce Committee
with a do pass recommendation.
Warbill number 60, introduced by Alderman Cohn
and President Green.
An ordinance appropriating the sum of 26,056,000
as described in section 94.600
through 94.655, or as the mode 2000,
as amended for the period of July 1st,
2026 through June 30th, 2027,
which sum is hereby appropriated
out of the Transportation Trust Fund to the Bystate Development Agency for Transportation
Purposes and Containing the Serability and Emergency Clause, that is the extent of Second
Reading and Report of Standing Committees.
Other women from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the
purposes of moving Board Bill 63 to the Perfection Consent Calendar.
Thank you Madam President, members of the Board, I move that we suspend the rules
for the purposes of moving board bill 63 to the perfection consent calendar it's
been moved by the older woman from the 10th seconded by the older woman from the
seven that we spend the rules for the purposes being board bill 63 to the
perfection consent calendar this is a non-debatable motion madam clerk please
call the roll Alderman Alderman Switzer Alderman Oldenburg hi Alderman
Aldermen Klum.
Aye.
Aldermen Narayan.
Aldermen Devotee.
Alderwoman Velazquez.
Alderwoman Sonye.
Alderwoman Cox-Antui.
Aldermen Browning.
Alderwoman Clark-Covert.
Alderwoman Keys.
Alderwoman Tyus.
Aye.
Alderwoman Boyd.
Aye.
Aldermen Aldrick.
President Green.
by your vote you sustained the motion from the older woman from the 10th. Madam Clerk, please place board bill 63 on the perfection consent calendar, so noted, Alderman from the third you are recognized on the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of moving board bill 60 to the regular perfection calendar.
Thank you, Madam President. I move to suspend the rules to move Board Bill 60 to the regular
Perfection Calendar.
It's been moved by the Alderman from the third, seconded by the Alderman
from the fourth, that we suspend the rules for the purposes of moving Board Bill 60 to
the regular Perfection Calendar. This is a non-debatable motion. Madam Clerk, please
call the roll. Aldermen Schweitzer? Aldermen Odenberg?
Aldermen. Aldermen Kohn?
Hi. Alderman Orion. Alderman Davody. Alderman Velazquez. Alderman Sonye. Alderman Cox-Antwy.
Alderman Browning. Alderman Clark Hubbard. Alderman Keyes.
Alderman Tyus. No.
Alderman
Boyd?
Aye.
Alderman Aldrich?
President Green?
Aye.
14 aye votes.
1-0.
Madam Clerk, if you could please place Board Bill 60 at the end of the regular perfection
calendar.
So noted.
Report to special committees.
We have none.
Candidates fenced with line item 15, perfection consent calendar.
Board Bill No. 63, introduced by Alder Woman Clark Hubbard, President Green, Alderman Odenberg,
Alder Woman Keys, Alder Woman Boyd, Alder Woman Sonye, and Alder Woman Cox Entry. An ordinance
recommended by the Board of Estimation and Apportionment wherein the Board of Aldermen
authorizes the acceptance of the grant and the receipt and appropriation of funds awarded
by the U.S. Department of Labor relating to the youth bill grant authorizes the
director of the St. Louis agency on training and employment to make
negotiate and execute any and all contracts and documents on behalf of the
city of St. Louis needed to expend such funds containing an emergency clause.
Other women from the tent here recognized in the motion to adopt the
board bills on the perfection consent calendar. Thank you Madam President
the members of the board I move that we adopt the bill of
protection consent calendar.
It's been moved by the older woman from the 10, seconded by
the older woman from the 7, that we adopt the board of
protection consent calendar. Is there any discussion?
Aldermen from the 4th.
Thank you Madam President, member of the board, please add me as a
co-sponsor to Board Bill 63.
Madam clerk, please make note of that. Aldermen from the 14th.
Thank you Madam President, members of the board. I'd like to be
as a co-sponsor to Board Bill 63.
Madam clerk, please make note of that. Other woman from the 6th.
as a co-sponsor as well.
So noted.
Madam Clerk, please make note of that.
Any further discussion?
Seeing none, it's been moved by the Alder Woman
from the 10th, seconded by the Alder Woman from the 7th
that we adopt the board bills
for the Perfection Consent Calendar.
All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Board bills for perfection.
Board Bill number 60, introduced by Alderman Cohn and President Green, an ordinance appropriating
the sum of $26,056,000 is described in Section 94.600-94.655, RSMO 2000 is amended for the
period of July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027, which sum is hereby appropriated out of
the Transportation Trust Fund to the Bi-State Development Agency for Transportation Purposes
and containing a Serability and Emergency Clause.
Alderman from the third, you are recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 60.
Thank you Madam President.
I move to perfect Board Bill 60.
Second.
It's been moved by the Alderman from the third, seconded by the Alderman from
the 14th that we perfect Board Bill 60.
Alderman you may proceed.
Thank you Madam President.
Then Board Bill 60 is a companion piece of legislation
to Board Bill's 52 and 53 which we discussed
at our meetings, our past two meetings I believe actually,
which are appropriations over to Metro.
They are not related to the green line,
they're related to their annual appropriations
for operations and would ask
for our colleagues favorable consideration.
any further discussion other women from the 12th and president members of the
board I will continue to vote against all by state appropriations green line or
whatever because this is another one of the long-term lies that was made to
North St. Louis and then we just go on about our business as though it was not
a lie a bold-faced lie about funding Metro link and North St. Louis and
And people take that for granted so much so that during COVID, we have the former mayor
have its event at Forest Park Community College.
And when the people in North St. Louis complained about how far it was, one of her staff members
says, well, just get on Metrolinck and ride over.
And the lady came and said, excuse me, we don't have Metrolinck in North St. Louis.
So things that people take for granted, we don't have.
And in this case it was a lie and on top of that that would have been bad enough. It was a lie that they were going to fund it next, but that by state then and the city spent 70 to $100 million on a failed what should have been a little trolley bus.
Total disregard for a whole part of the city that was all in in the beginning of Metro League
actually did more to help Metro League by having to go through long-term hearings about digging up
grades of black people up near the airport and move them, which was very contentious. And all of that
to get here 35 years later and not one track has been laid in North St. Louis and not only that,
but the current by state CEO president trying to in called me to imply that that was never
aligned that was supposed to go from um um um so all the way down to natural bridge all the way
down natural bridge to downtown unfortunately for him since I was there and he wasn't I actually
have all the stuff that we have and many of the people who were on the board at that time
know that that's what we agreed to and South St. Louis had their own line and they were supposed
to meet downtown and for us not to have even a single track is ridiculous so I will be continuing
and protesting against anything that by state is seeking for funds and especially as they now
and members of this board push this big bus theory as though that takes the place
of the Metro link that was promised for North St. Louis you will continue to disregard us if
we don't have any voice that says this is not right. This is not right. And I'm of course requesting
a roll call so that I may vote no in protest. Not because it's going to stop anything because I want
to have that conversation each and every single time that when you lie and you have ongoing lies
for 10, 20, 30 years and you do nothing to make it happen, but you feel comfortable in spending
70 to 100 million dollars on a boondoggle. That means you don't care about one part of
the city.
Any further discussion?
Seeing none, it's Alderman from
the third, your recognized close. I renew my motion. It's been moved by the Alderman from
the third, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th that we perfect Board Bill 60. Madam
Clerk, please call the roll. Alderman Schweitzer. Alderman Odenberg.
Alderman Cohn. Aye.
Alderman Orion, Alderman DeVody, Alderwoman Velazquez, Alderwoman Sanjay, Alderwoman
Cox and Twee, Alderman Browning, Alderwoman Clark Hubbard, Alderwoman Keys,
Alderwoman
Tyus, Alderwoman Boyd, Alderman Aldrick, President Green, Alderwoman
Keys. 13 aye votes. By your move, sustain the motion to perfect Board Bill 60.
Reportive engrossment. Board Bill number 44 58 and 62. Third reading and final
passage of Board Bill's consent. Board Bill number 44. Board Bill number 58.
And Board Bill number 62. Other women from the 10th year recognize on the
motion to adopt the third reading and final passage of board bills on the
consent calendar.
Thank you madam president members of the board I move that
we adopt the board bills on final third reading finally passage on board bills in
consent calendar I got distracted. It's been moved by the older woman from the
10th second by the older men from the 14th that we adopt the third reading
final passage of board bills on the consent calendar is there any discussion?
Seeing none madam clerk please call the roll.
Alderman Schweitzer, Alderman Odenberg,
Alderman Cohn,
Alderman Orion,
Alderman Devotee,
Alderman Velazquez, Alderman Sonye, Alderman Cox-Han-Twee, Alderman Browning, Alderman Clark Hubbard,
Alderman Keyes,
Alderman Tyus,
Alderman Boyd, Alderman Aldrick.
President Green?
Aye.
Alderman Cohn?
Aye.
Alderman Narayan?
Alderwoman Clark Hubbard?
Aye.
Alderwoman Keyes?
Aye.
14 aye votes.
By your vote you sustain the motion from the Alderwoman from the 10th to third read
and finally pass the aforementioned bills.
Third reading and final passage of board bills.
We have none.
In suspense with line item 20 reported the finally passed and signed by the president.
Board bill number 44?
All other business being suspended, the President shall an open session to fix her signature
here to again that these may become law.
First reading resolutions referenced to committee.
Resolution number 82 introduced by Alderman Aldrich, submitting a proposal to the FHWA
to amend the DOTS-MUTCD to allow for the usage of a new street sign.
Alderman from the 14th, you're recognized on the first reading resolution 82.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. I would like to move it to the Public
Infrastructure Committee.
Is there a second? It's been moved by the Aldermen from the 14th, seconded by the Aldermen
from the 8th that we send Resolution 82 to the Public Infrastructure Committee. Is there
any discussion?
Aldermen from the 4th.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. Please add me as a cosponsor.
Madam Clerk, please make note of that.
So noted.
Any further discussion? Seeing none. All those in favor signify by saying aye.
Opposed? Motion carries. Second reading resolutions committee reports and adoption.
We have none. We can dispense with line item 23.
Alderwoman from the 10th you are recognized in the motion to suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution 84.
Thank you Madam President of the Board. I move that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution 84.
It's been moved by the Alderman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th that we suspend the rules for the purposes of introducing resolution 84.
This is a non-debatable motion. Madam Clerk, please call the roll.
Alderman Switzer. Alderman Oldenburg.
Aye.
Alderman Cohn.
Aye.
Alderman Orion.
Aye.
Alderman Devotee.
Alderwoman Velazquez, Alderwoman Sonye, Alderwoman Constantui, Alderman Browning, Alderwoman
Clark Hubbard, Alderwoman Keyes, Alderwoman Tyus,
Alderwoman Boyd, Alderman Aldrick,
President
President Green?
Aye.
Yeah.
Alderwoman Keyes?
Alderwoman Tyus?
Thirteen aye votes.
Alderwoman Tyus?
Aye.
Fourteen aye votes.
Madam Clerk, please place resolution 84 at the end of the courtesy resolution calendar.
So noted.
Alderwoman, from the 10th, you are recognized in the motion to adopt the courtesy resolution
consent calendar.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board.
but that we adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.
It's been moved by the older woman from the 10th,
seconded by the older woman from the 7th.
We adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.
Is there any discussion?
Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye.
Opposed?
Motion carries.
Ms. Elenius and unfinished business.
The following board bills were held
in the legislation and rules committee.
Board bill 13 as amended in committee.
40, 41 as amended in committee, and Board Bill 50, floor substitute.
That is the extent of miscellaneous and unfinished business.
Announcements.
Thursday, July 30th, 2026, Health and Human Development, 9 a.m., webinar.
Any further announcements?
Alderman from the fourth.
It's blinking.
There we go.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the Board.
I just wanted to wish President Green a happy birthday tomorrow.
So, yes.
Other women from the 10th.
Thank you, Madam President.
Before I mention my events,
can I please ask for a moment of silence?
I just want to thank my colleagues for allowing me to suspend the rules
to introduce this resolution in honor of Mother Leola Ackerson,
who was an anchor in the West End in the former 26th and now 10th Ward.
In our culture, you know, some mothers just have a special touch about them,
but there's another title that we have in our culture that is very enduring.
Many will know it. She was the candy lady.
And so when you have a candy lady in your community,
you touch an immeasurable amount of families, generations,
people from close that can walk to you or far if they're visiting.
And she was just a soul that will truly be missed in the West.
And I'm praying for her children, children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren,
her church family.
And I would, again, ask for us to just hold a moment of silence for Mama Lottie,
Mother Leola Ackerson.
We could please stand and bow our heads for a moment of silence.
Thank you.
I also want to mention up in the galley in the blue shirt for my colleagues that may have met her yet.
That is KJ. That is our new liaison to the streets department. You see her around. She's very engaging.
She has been very responsive for me in the last couple of weeks.
So if you have the time, I'm on your break to meet with her. Schedule a meeting.
Tell her the needs that you have in the street department because listen,
she's met a few of mine just within less than a week's time.
So thank you for being here, KJ.
And on Monday and the 10th award is our one-on-one meeting that we have at the last Monday of
the month.
I am so excited to welcome my colleague from the fifth Alderman devotee to be our guest
speaker not only to talk about prop in but people want to hear about how we work together
down here and I tell them all the time about even in the differences we are alike in
so many ways with our constituencies and with their needs and so opportunities like
this that we create on the last Monday of the month for our neighbors from all eight neighborhoods
in the 10th Ward to come together have been so valuable. Thank you Alderman Devotee looking
forward to Monday. It will be from 630 to 730 at Memorial Presidency Church, 201 South
Sinker Boulevard in the White House Sinker neighborhood under the direction of Reverend
Greg Johnson. And along with Alderman Devotee, we will also have the League of Women Voters
of Metro St. Louis, representatives from our second and fifth districts of the St. Louis
Metropolitan Police Department. All neighborhood improvement specialist from the 10th war will
be present as well as an update from the St. Louis City Recovery Office. I hope to see
you there.
We need further announcements. Alderman from the 14th.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board. Since we don't have, I think I'm
being scheduled when this event comes up. I would also like to wish on August 1st is
Joe Chief of Staff birthday, so I would like to wish Mr. Bay Nelson a happy, curly birthday.
Got lots of Leos in the office.
Any further announcements? Alderman from the third.
Thank you, Madam President. I would be remissed since the Alderman from the 14th mentioned Japhante's birthday.
He shared her birthday with my partner, Darren, so I'd like to give a shout out and honorable
mention to my partner and his birthday coming up on August 1st as well.
Their birthday cleanse.
Any further announcements?
Seeing none, all the women from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to excuse.
Thank you, Madam President, members of the board, all members who are present.
All the women from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to adjourn.
Thank you Madam President, members of the board, we adjourn. I move that we adjourn until Friday,
September 11, 2026 in the Board of Aldermen Chamber. It's been moved by the Aldermen from the 10th,
seconded by the Aldermen from the 14th that we adjourn until Friday, September 11, 2026 in
the Board of Aldermen Chambers. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
We are adjourned