Legislation & Rules Committee — St. Louis, MO
Date: 2025-09-30
Time: 14:00

Agenda
 Legislation & Rules Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 2:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, Chair
Alderman Matt Devoti, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderman Shane Cohn
Alderman Bret Narayan
Alderwoman Laura Keys
Alderman Alisha Sonnier


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Minutes of the Friday, July 11, 2025, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the following)
 Item Number 1
 Board Bill Number 64
 Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard
 An ordinance to repeal certain sections within the revised code of the City of St. Louis
 relating to the Zoological Board of Control.
 Item Number 2
 Board Bill Number 65
 Introduced by Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez
 An ordinance to repeal various obsolete boards and commissions established under city
 ordinances and to remove them from city code.
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 None
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment

Agenda
 Legislation & Rules Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Tuesday, September 30, 2025 - 2:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, Chair
Alderman Matt Devoti, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderman Shane Cohn
Alderman Bret Narayan
Alderwoman Laura Keys
Alderman Alisha Sonnier


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Minutes of the Friday, July 11, 2025, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the following)
 Item Number 1
 Board Bill Number 64
 Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard
 An ordinance to repeal certain sections within the revised code of the City of St. Louis
 relating to the Zoological Board of Control.
 Item Number 2
 Board Bill Number 65
 Introduced by Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez
 An ordinance to repeal various obsolete boards and commissions established under city
 ordinances and to remove them from city code.
V. Resolutions for Review
 None



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VI. Committee Discussions
 None
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment




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 Minutes
 Legislation & Rules Committee Meeting
 Board of Aldermen
 Friday, July 11, 2025 - 9:00 AM
 Kennedy Room

Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez, Chair President Megan Green
Alderman Matt Devoti, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderman Shane Cohn
Alderman Bret Narayan
Alderwoman Laura Keys
Alderman Alisha Sonnier


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
 The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:06 a.m.

II. Roll Call
 The following members were present: Mr. Cohn, Mr. Narayan, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti, and Chair
 Velazquez. 5 members were present. A quorum was established.

III. Approval of Minutes
 Minutes from the Tuesday, June 24, 2025, committee meeting.

 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of Tuesday, June 24, 2025, committee meetings
 committee meeting.

 Mr. Cohn moved to approve the Tuesday, June 24, 2025, committee meeting minutes.

 Seconded by Ms. Keys.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll.

 The Associate Clerk called the roll and the following votes were recorded:
 The following voted Aye: Mr. Cohn, Mr. Narayan, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti, and
 Chair Velazquez. 5 Aye votes were cast.

 The following voted No:
 None


 The following voted Present:
 None



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 The following Abstained:
 None

 The following were present but did not vote:
 None


 A total of 5 votes were cast. The motion carried.


IV. Board Bills for Review
 None

V. Resolutions for Review
 None

VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss the following. No public comment will be taken)



 Item Number 1
 Review of the Credentials for Newly Elected 8th Ward Alderman.

 The committee will review the credentials of the newly elected Alderman of the 8th
 Ward.

 The Chair gave a brief discussion on the newly elected 8th ward Alderwoman Jacqueline Cox Antwi.

 After no further discussion, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of the committee for
 questions and comments.

 Hearing no questions or comments from members of the committee the Chair entertained a motion to
 approve the credentials of the newly elected Alderwoman, Jacquelin Cox Antwi out of committee with a
 Do Pass Recommendation.

 Mr. Devoti moved to approve the credentials of the newly elected Alderwoman, Jacquelin Cox Antwi
 out of committee with a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Seconded by Ms. Keys.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll.

 The Associate Clerk called the roll and the following votes were recorded:
 The following voted Aye: Mr. Cohn, Mr. Narayan, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti, and
 Chair Velazquez. 5 Aye votes were cast.




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 The following voted No:
 None


 The following voted Present:
 None


 The following Abstained:
 None


 The following were present but did not vote:
 None


 A total of 5 votes were cast. The motion carried.


VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None

VIII. Announcements
 None

IX. Excused Members
 All members were present.

X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair moved to adjourn the meeting.


 Seconded by Ms. Keys.


 Mr. Narayan requested the previous roll.


 Hearing no objection to the previous roll


 The motion was carried by unanimous consent.


 The meeting adjourned at 9:11a.m.




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Summary
Board Bill Number 64
Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard
September 12, 2025

An ordinance to repeal certain sections within the revised code of the City of St. Louis relating to
the Zoological Board of Control.




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 BOARD BILL NUMBER 64 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN SHAMEEM CLARK-
 HUBBARD

1 An ordinance to repeal certain sections of Chapter 22.28 within the revised code of the City of

2 St. Louis relating to the Zoological Board of Control and remove them from the city code.

3 WHEREAS the state statutes authorizing the City’s Zoological Board of Control were repealed

4 and said Board has been replaced by the St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict of the

5 Metropolitan Zoological Park and Museum District established pursuant to §§184.350-184.388

6 Revised Statutes of Missouri.

7 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

8 SECTION ONE. Ordinance Number 49920 as codified in Section 22.28.030 of Chapter 22

9 (Zoological Board of Control—Composition—Term—Compensation—Organization) is hereby

10 repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.

11 SECTION TWO. Section 22.28.040 through Section 22.28.050 (Zoological Board of

12 Control—Moneys and Zoological Board of Control—Annual Report) is hereby repealed and

13 shall be removed from the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.




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 Board Bill Number 64
 Clark-Hubbard
 September 12, 2025

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 111916
 Ordinance 49920 president of the board of alder¤len,
 (·S,uib. B.B. No. 1'94) and president of ·the board of public
 service, shall always be members of
 An ordinance to repeal Section 64 the board ex officio. Such ex officio
- of Chapter 48 of the Revised Code of members may designate one of their
k the City of St. Louis, 1948, relating to subordinates to act for them. All mem-
 the "Zoological Board of Control," and bers and all subordinates designated
 enacting in lieu thereof a new section by ex oftlcio members to act for them
 to be known as Section 64 of Chapter shall serve without compensation.
 48 of the Revised Code of the City of When the members are sol appointed
 St. Louis, 1948, and relating to· the by the mayor, the board shall immedi-
 same subject-matter and containing an ately assemble and elect one of its
 emergency clause. members as president, and elect such
 other officers as it may deem neces-
 Be it ordained by the City of St. sary. Its members shall at their first
 Louis, as follows: meeting divide the four members ap-
 Section One. Section 64 of Chapter pointed ·by the mayor into three
 48 of the Revised Code of the City of classes, as nearly equal in number as ]
 St. Louis, 1948, is hereby repealed and possible; the first class to hold office
 enacted in lieu thereof,is a new sec- for one year; the second class to hold
 tion to be knowii as Section 64 of office for two years, amd the third
' Chapter 48 of the Revised Code of the class to hold office for three years,
 City of St. Louis, which shall ·read as and . until successors are chosen, dat-
 follows: ing from the first day of April follow-
 ing their appointment; and annually
 Section 64. Same-Zoological :board thereafter the board shall ;before the
 of control-composition; term; cora- first day of April of each year, -elect
 pensation; organizatiion, etc.-The members for the class whose terms
 management and care of the St. Louis are then to expire, and to fill vacan-
 Zoological park shall be vested in a cies in other classes. The mayor may,
 board of nine members, and 910 more, by and with the consent of the board
 to 'be known as "the zoological board of aldermen, remove any member of
 of control," consisting of the mayor, the board for misconduct or neglect of
 comptroller, director of parks, recrea- duty, and no members so removed
 tion and forestry, vice-president of shall ;be eligible to appointment upon
 the board of aldermen, and president the board thereafter.
 of the board of public service, all of
 whom shall be members of the board Section Two. Tihe passage of Uhds
 ex officio, and four other members to ordinance ibeing deemed ireces'sary for
 be appointed by the mayor. The four t·he immediate preserv·altion of the
 members appointed by the mayor shall public js,afe,ty, R is hereby ·declared to
 hold their office for a term of ,three be an emergency measure and shall
 years, except as hereinafter provided, beco,me effe'ative immedlialtely upon iltls
 but the persons holding the respective passage and approvIal Iby ithe Mayor.
 offices of mayor, comptroller, director
 of parks, recreation and forestry, vice- Approved: 1\*mach 21,1960.




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 22.28.030 - Zoological Board of Control—Composition—Term—Compensation—Organization.

 The management and care of the St. Louis Zoological park shall be vested in a board of nine members,
 and no more, to be known as "the Zoological Board of Control," consisting of the Mayor, Comptroller,
 Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, Vice-President of the Board of Aldermen, and President of the
 Board of Public Service, all of whom shall be members of the Board ex officio, and four other members to be
 appointed by the Mayor. The four members appointed by the Mayor shall hold their office for a term of
 three years, except as hereinafter provided, but the persons holding the respective offices of Mayor,
 Comptroller, Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry, Vice-President of the Board of Aldermen, and
 President of the Board of Public Service, shall always be members of the Board ex officio. Such ex officio
 members may designate one of their subordinates to act for them. All members and all subordinates
 designated by ex officio members to act for them shall serve without compensation. When the members are
 so appointed by the Mayor, the Board shall immediately assemble and elect one of its members as
 President, and elect other officers it may deem necessary. Its members shall at their first meeting divide the
 four members appointed by the Mayor into three classes, as nearly equal in number as possible; the first
 class to hold office for one year; the second class to hold office for two years; and the third class to hold
 office for three years, and until successors are chosen, dating from the first day of April following their
 appointment; and annually thereafter the Board shall before the first day of April of each year, elect
 members for the class whose terms are then to expire, and to fill vacancies in other classes. The Mayor may,
 by and with the consent of the Board of Aldermen, remove any member of the Board for misconduct or
 neglect of duty, and no members so removed shall be eligible to appointment upon the Board thereafter.

 (1948 C., Ch. 48, § 64; 1960 C., § 226.030; 1994 C., § 22.28.030; Ord. No. 49920, § 1, 1960.)


 22.28.040 - Zoological Board of Control—Moneys.

 The Zoological Board of Control shall make and appoint bylaws, rules and regulations for its own
 guidance and for the election of its members and for the administration of the zoological park fund they
 may deem expedient. They shall have exclusive control of the expenditure of all moneys collected to the
 credit of the zoological park fund and of the construction and maintenance of any zoological park building
 built or maintained, in whole or in part, with the moneys of such fund, and of the supervision, care and
 custody of the grounds, rooms or buildings constructed, leased or set apart for the purpose of a zoological
 park. All moneys received for the zoological park fund shall be deposited with the Treasurer of the City to
 the credit of the zoological park fund, and shall be kept separate and apart from all other moneys of the City
 and shall be drawn upon by the Comptroller upon the vouchers of the Zoological Board of Control, properly
 authenticated by the signature of the President and other officers of the Board of Control as may be
 provided by its bylaws. The Zoological Board of Control shall have power to:

 A. Erect appropriate buildings for the use of the zoological park;


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 B. Appoint a director or superintendent and such necessary assistants as deemed advisable, and
 fix their compensation, and shall have power to remove such appointees.
 (1948 C., Ch. 48, § 65; 1960 C., § 226.040; 1994 C., § 22.28.040.)

 22.28.050 - Zoological Board of Control—Annual report.

 The Zoological Board of Control shall make, before the second Monday in April, an annual report to the
 legislative branch of the City, stating the condition of their trust on the first day of April of that year, the
 various sums of money received from the zoological park fund, and from other sources, and how such
 moneys have been expended, and for what purposes, the number and character of the acquisitions to the
 collections added by purchase, gift or otherwise during the year, together with the number at the beginning
 of the year, and such information and suggestion as they may deem of general interest. All portions of the
 report as relate to the receipt and expenditure of money, as well as to the number and value of the
 collections and description and value of the property, shall be verified by affidavit.

 (1948 C., Ch. 48, § 66; 1960 C., § 226.050; 1994 C., § 22.28.050.)




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Summary
Board Bill Number 65
Introduced by Alderwoman Daniela Velázquez
September 12, 2025

An ordinance to repeal various obsolete boards and commissions established under city ordinances
and to remove them from city code.




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 BOARD BILL NUMBER 65 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN DANIELA
 VELAZQUEZ

1 An ordinance to repeal various obsolete boards and commissions established under city

2 ordinances and to remove them from city code.

3 WHEREAS, the City has various boards and commissions established under the city

4 ordinances which no longer meet and/or no longer have responsibilities; and

5 WHEREAS, obsolete ordinances in the city code can lead to confusion among residents

6 who cannot distinguish between which laws are in effect and which are not; and

7 WHEREAS, old ordinances should not be allowed to stay on the books especially when

8 they may contradict more recent laws.

9 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

10 SECTION ONE. Ordinance Number 69757, as codified in Section 3.125 of Chapter 3 (Bond

11 Oversight Committee) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code of the

12 City of St. Louis.

13 SECTION TWO. Ordinance Number 55660, as codified in Section 3.46 of Chapter 3 (Model

14 City Agency) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code of the City of St.

15 Louis.

16 SECTION THREE. Ordinance Number 45288, as codified in Section 3.58 of Chapter 3 (City

17 Athletic Commission) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code of the

18 City of St. Louis.

19 SECTION FOUR. Ordinance Number 54944, as codified in Section 3.64 of Chapter 3

20 (Convention and Tourism Bureau) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the Revised

21 Code of the City of St. Louis.




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22 SECTION FIVE. Ordinance Number 55455, as codified in Section 3.66 of Chapter 3

23 (Commission on Crime and Law Enforcement) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the

24 Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.

25 SECTION SIX. Ordinance Number 57407, as codified in Section 3.67 of Chapter 3

26 (Metropolitan Corrections Commission) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the

27 Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.

28 SECTION SEVEN. Section 3.70 of Chapter 3 (Municipal Bridge Commission) is hereby

29 repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.

30 SECTION EIGHT. Section 3.76 of Chapter 3 (Youth Commission) is hereby repealed and

31 shall be removed from the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis.

32 SECTION NINE. Ordinance Number 68407, as codified in Section 3.105 of Chapter 3

33 (Gateway Mall Advisory Board) is hereby repealed and shall be removed from the Revised Code

34 of the City of St. Louis.

35 SECTION TEN. Severability Clause.

36 The sections of this ordinance shall be severable. In the event any section of this ordinance is found

37 by a Court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, the remaining sections of this

38 ordinance are valid unless the Court finds the valid sections of this ordinance are so essentially

39 and inseparably connected with, and so dependent upon the void section that it cannot be presumed

40 that the Aldermen would have enacted the valid sections without the void ones; or unless the Court

41 finds that the valid sections, standing alone, are incomplete and are incapable of being executed in

42 accordance with the legislative intent.




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 ORDINANCE #68407
 Board Bill No. 103
 Committee Substitute

 An ordinance establishing a Gateway Mall Advisory Board and providing for its membership, authority and responsibilities.

 WHEREAS, in 2007 the Gateway Foundation, at the urging of Mayor Francis Slay, worked with a number of planners
and development professionals and the Planning and Urban Design Agency to develop the “St. Louis Gateway Mall Master Plan”
for the Gateway Mall area;

 WHEREAS, the City contemplates finalizing the 2007 St. Louis Gateway Mall Master Plan and presenting it for approval
to the Planning and Urban Design Commission pursuant to Chapter 3.48 of the City Code; and

 WHEREAS, the establishment of a Board to perform certain functions with respect to implementation of the Gateway Mall
Master Plan is desirable;

 NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

 Section One. There is hereby established a Gateway Mall Advisory Board.

 Section Two. The membership and terms of office of members of the Gateway Mall Advisory Board shall be as specified
in Exhibit A hereto, incorporated herein by this reference.

 Section Three. The appointments of members of the Gateway Mall Advisory Board by the Mayor, other than ex officio
members, shall be subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen by resolution.

 Section Four. The Gateway Mall Advisory Board shall have the authority and responsibilities set forth in Exhibit B hereto,
incorporated herein by this reference.

 Section Five. The requirement of Article Eight, Section Twelve of the City Charter, that all City officers not excepted by
such section or by ordinance devote full time to their duties of their office, shall not be applicable to the members of the Gateway
Mall Advisory Board.

 Exhibit A
 GATEWAY MALL ADVISORY BOARD: MEMBERSHIP

The following members shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to the approval of the Board of Aldermen:

 1. A designee of the St. Louis Public Library;

 2. Four representatives of businesses with physical locations adjacent to the Gateway Mall;

 3. A real estate developer with one or more projects adjacent to the Gateway Mall;

 4. A representative of the Downtown St. Louis Residents’ Association;

 5. A representative of an organization which has conducted a festival or other special event in the Gateway Mall
within two (2) years prior to appointment;

 6. An architect or landscape architect;

 7. A representative of a public arts organization or agency;

 8. A person with expertise in urban sustainability;

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ORDINANCE NO. 68407 Board Bill No. 103

 10. Two persons, one designated by each of the Aldermen of Wards Six and Seven , respectively; after revision of
ward boundaries, one person designated by the aldermen of any ward in which any part of the Gateway Mall is located.

The following members shall serve ex officio:

 1. The Chairman of the Parks and Environmental Matters Committee of the Board of Aldermen or his designee;

 2. The Aldermen of Wards Six and Seven or their designees; after revision of ward boundaries, the aldermen of any
ward in which any part of the Gateway Mall is located, or their designees;

 3. A representative of the Planning and Urban Design Agency;

 4. A representative of the Department of Parks, Recreation and Forestry designated by the Director of that
department;

 5. The Special Events Program Executive;

 6. The Soldiers Memorial Superintendent;

 7. A designee of the Partnership for Downtown St. Louis; and

 8. A designee of the Gateway Mall Conservancy.

 The terms of all the ex-officio members shall correspond to their respective official terms. Of the members appointed by
the Mayor, three shall be appointed initially for terms of one year, four for terms of two years, four for terms of three years and four
for terms of four years. All members thereafter shall be appointed for terms of four years. No member appointed by the Mayor shall
be an officer or employee of the City or of any political subdivision thereof. All members shall have one vote on the Board.

 EXHIBIT B
 RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHORITY OF THE GATEWAY MALL ADVISORY BOARD

 1. Monitor the implementation of the Master Plan and provide ongoing community input about Gateway Mall.
"Master Plan" as used herein means a Gateway Mall Master Plan as approved by the Planning and Urban Design Agency.

 2. Oversee and review compliance with the Master Plan and provide review of proposed modifications to the Plan.

 3. Constitute a part of a public review and comment process for major Gateway Mall projects, for consistency with
the Master Plan, as specified by the "Project Approval Process" schematic diagram, attached hereto as Exhibit 1.

 4. Conduct a public review of any proposed permanent expansion, modification, replacement, relocation, adaptive
re-use, or removal of existing buildings, roads, parking lots, paths, recreation areas or natural areas within the Gateway Mall
("Proposed Physical Changes"). No City board (including but not limited to the Boards of Estimate and Apportionment, Aldermen
and Public Service) commission, agency, or department shall take any action upon any proposed ordinance, contract, permit,
appropriation, or other form of authorization of a Proposed Physical Change, until a public review has been conducted. Such public
reviews shall be conducted within thirty days after they are initiated. The Gateway Mall Advisory Board (“Board”) may initiate a
public review by written notice to the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry (the "Director") that it is doing so. The Director
may initiate a public review by written notice to the Board to conduct a public review including full particulars concerning the
Proposed Physical Change. In conducting such review, the Board may provide opportunities for citizen involvement and public input
as it deems necessary. After completing such review, the Board shall promptly report to the Mayor, the Director, and the public
whether the Board finds:

 i) the Proposed Physical Change is significant or minor;

 ii) the Proposed Physical Change is consistent or inconsistent with the Master Plan, or, is not addressed
 by the Master Plan; and

 iii) if the Proposed Physical Change is not addressed by the Master Plan, whether the Board considers the

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 Proposed Physical Change beneficial to the Gateway Mall, or not beneficial to the Gateway Mall, with stated
 reasons.

 The Board in its reports may address such other matters or findings as it believes will assist the public to evaluate
 the proposals which are reported on.

 5. Keep the public informed and advised of matters relating to the Master Plan.

 6. Perform such other functions and take such other actions as are consistent with its responsibilities and authority
as stated in paragraphs 1 to 5, inclusive.

 7. The Board is not authorized and shall not have power to amend or change the Master Plan. The Board may
recommend changes to the Master Plan for consideration by the Planning and Urban Design Agency.

 8. The Board is authorized to reasonably request of, and shall receive from, the Director, meeting space, clerical
assistance from time to time, and supplies. The Director's obligation to comply with such requests is subject to Departmental
budgetary limitations as determined by him in good faith.

 9. The Director shall on an ongoing basis provide to the Board, with or without request from the Board, information
necessary and appropriate for the Board to consider in carrying out its responsibilities under paragraphs 1 to 7 inclusive. The Board
shall receive from the Director any public reports prepared or received by department personnel relating to or concerning Gateway
Mall.

 10. The Board may request and upon such request shall promptly receive information from the Director concerning
plans of the City affecting the Gateway Mall.

 11. The Board shall meet at least once in each calendar quarter after public notice as required by law and as
determined by the Board.

 12. The Board shall select officers and adopt rules for the conduct of its business, consistent with any applicable law,
including but not limited to Chapter 610 and section 105.452 RSMo. 2000 as amended. The Board shall keep detailed minutes of
its meetings and proceedings and maintain files of its correspondence and communications. The Board may adopt rules and
procedures, consistent with applicable law, which it believes appropriate concerning records of communications to Board members
and disqualification of members from voting on matters originated by the group, organization, institution, person, or entity which
nominated them, or, in the case of ex officio members other than aldermen, the organization or City office in which they are
employed.

Approved: July 15, 2009




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 City of St. Louis Ordinance No.69757




 1 BOARD BILL NO. 2 CS INTRODUCED BY PRESIDENT REED,
 2 ALDERMAN TERRY KENNEDY, ALDERMAN FRANK WILLIAMSON,
 3 ALDERMAN LARRY ARNOWITZ, ALDERMAN ANTONIO FRENCH,
 4 ALDERMAN CHRIS CARTER
 5
 6 An ordinance establishing a bond oversight committee to help ensure efficiency, equity,

 7 timeliness and accountability in the expenditure of proceeds from any general obligation

 8 bonds issued in the city of St. Louis after the effective date of this ordinance.

 9 WHEREAS, in times of need for capital improvements that are lacking funding, the city of

10 St. Louis has proposed to the voters of the city general obligation bonds to provide a source

11 of funding for those capital improvements; and

12 WHEREAS, after bonds are approved by the voters and issued, citizens should have the

13 ability to monitor the spending of the funds and a mechanism of reporting that will provide

14 the general public with a history of the expenditure of funds; and

15 WHEREAS, the city of St. Louis will hereby establish a Bond Oversight Committee to

16 provide this monitoring and reporting to the general public; and

17 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS:

18 SECTION ONE. That a Bond Oversight Committee is established to monitor and report on

19 the expenditure of any proceeds from general obligation bonds approved by the qualified

20 electors of the City of St. Louis after the effective date of this ordinance.

21 SECTION TWO. The committee shall be composed of nine city residents appointed by the

22 Board of Estimate & Apportionment, with each member of the Board of Estimate &

23 Apportionment appointing three individuals, and approved by the Board of Aldermen.

24 No less than two of the committee members shall have a background in engineering

 Date: April 15, 2014__
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 Board Bill No. 2 CS Sponsor: President Lewis Reed, Alderman Terry Kennedy, Alderman
 Frank Williamson, Alderman Larry Arnowitz, Alderman Antonio French, Alderman Chris
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 1 or planning. No less than two of the committee members shall have a background

 2 in accounting or finance. No less than one of the committee members shall be an

 3 attorney at law. The members of the committee shall be appointed to two-year staggered

 4 terms, with the terms of five committee members expiring on December 31 of even-number

 5 years, and the terms of four committee members expiring on December 31 of odd-numbered

 6 years.

 7 SECTION THREE. The committee shall elect, by majority vote and from within its

 8 membership, a chair and any other officers necessary for the performance of the

 9 committee’s duties.

10 SECTION FOUR. The committee shall meet not less frequently than once every six

11 months. The committee may meet more frequently if the committee determines that

12 additional meetings are necessary.

13 SECTION FIVE. The committee shall review the implementation of the Capital

14 Committee’s and the Board of Public Service’s plans and expenditures in relation to

15 proceeds received from any general obligation bond passed by the qualified electors of the

16 City of St. Louis after the effective date of this ordinance.

17 SECTION SIX. The committee shall monitor

18 (a) the timeliness of the implementation of the plans for capital projects

19 presented in relation to any general obligation bond issuance after the

20 effective date of this ordinance.




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1 (b) Any changes in the amount of bonds issued or cash commitments made

2 as compared to the total capital projects plan presented to the public at

3 the time of bond issuance.

 4 SECTION SEVEN. The committee shall annually provide a written report to the Board of

 5 Aldermen Ways & Means Committee indicating whether

 6 (a) the timing and location of projects are equitably distributed in all areas

 7 of the City,

 8 (b) the projects are built in a cost-effective manner and within budget

 9 targets, and

10 (c) the projects are built to acceptable standards of quality.

11

12 SECTION EIGHT. The Board of Public Service and the Budget Director’s office will

13 respond to requests of the Bond Oversight Committee as necessary to meet the provisions of

14 this ordinance.

15




 Date: April 15, 2014__
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 Chapter 3.70 - MUNICIPAL BRIDGE COMMISSION



 3.70.010 - Created—Composition.

 There is created a commission to be known as the Municipal Bridge Commission which shall perform
 duties and exercise authority as in this chapter or any ordinance prescribed. The Commission shall consist
 of the Mayor, the President of the Board of Aldermen, the Comptroller, the President of the Board of Public
 Service, the Director of Public Utilities, and the Director of Streets, who shall serve as members of the
 Commission during their incumbency of their respective offices, and without pay other than that received
 for the performance of the duties imposed in connection with their offices. A majority of the members of the
 Commission, at any meeting thereof, shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all
 action by the Commission shall require the concurrence of a majority of all members.

 (1948 C., Ch. 19, § 2; 1960 C., § 591.010; 1994 C., § 3.70.010.)


 3.70.020 - Oaths—Subpoenas.

 Each member of the Municipal Bridge Commission is authorized and empowered to administer oaths
 and affirmations in matters incident or belonging to the exercise of the duties or powers of the Commission.
 The Municipal Bridge Commission is empowered to require, by subpoena, the attendance and testimony of
 witnesses, and the production of books, papers and documents, in any hearing or investigation conducted
 by or before the Commission in respect to any matter or thing pertaining to the use of the railroad deck, or
 its approaches, of the Douglas MacArthur Bridge under the provisions of this chapter and Chapters 20.02—
 20.06.

 (1948 C., Ch. 19, § 3; 1960 C., § 591.020; 1994 C., § 3.70.020.)


 3.70.030 - Authority to make rules—Employment of experts.

 The Municipal Bridge Commission shall make rules for its guidance and procedure under the provisions
 of this chapter, and shall regulate the mode and manner of procedure in all investigations and hearings
 before it. The Commission may, from time to time, employ and consult experts and other persons as may be
 necessary to aid the Commission or the superintendent to carry out the provisions of this chapter and
 Chapters 20.02—20.06 and shall fix their compensation. Such compensation shall be paid out of the
 Municipal Bridge Fund or out of such other appropriations as may be made by ordinance for that purpose,
 and shall be added to the cost of operation of the Douglas MacArthur Bridge and approaches.

 (1948 C., Ch. 19, § 4; 1960 C., § 591.030; 1994 C., § 3.70.030.)


 3.70.040 - Civil engineer.
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 The Municipal Bridge Commission is authorized to appoint and employ a civil engineer. He shall perform
 duties as assigned to him by the Chairman of the Commission.

 (1948 C., Ch. 19, § 5; 1960 C., § 591.040; 1994 C., § 3.70.040.)


 3.70.050 - Control of Douglas MacArthur Bridge.

 Subject in all respects and at all times to superior jurisdiction as the secretary of war, the Interstate
 Commerce Commission, the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri, the Board of Public Service
 of the City, or any other body, tribunal or official may have the authority to exercise in the premises, and
 subject also, to all present and future valid and pertinent laws, the Municipal Bridge Commission shall have
 and exercise general supervision and control over the maintenance, regulation and operation of the
 Douglas MacArthur Bridge and all parts thereof, with power from time to time to make, alter and enforce
 rules and regulations for the hauling and movement of traffic over and upon the respective portions of the
 bridge and approaches under the control of the Commission, and to make recommendations as to the
 charges for the use of the vehicular as well as the railroad deck of the bridge, as necessary or proper for the
 interests of the public and of the commerce of St. Louis the Commission may have additional powers and
 duties as prescribed.

 (1948 C., Ch. 19, § 6; 1960 C., § 591.050; 1994 C., § 3.70.050.)




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 Chapter 3.76 - YOUTH COMMISSION



 3.76.010 - Appointment—Terms.

 The Mayor is authorized to appoint nine residents of the City to serve with the same number appointed
 by the St. Louis County Supervisor, who when so appointed, shall become members of and constitute the
 Metropolitan St. Louis Youth Commission. The Chairman of the Commission shall be elected by the
 members so appointed. The Chairman may or may not be a Commission member and may either be a
 resident of the City or of the county of St. Louis. If the elected Chairman is one of the members appointed by
 the Mayor, the Mayor shall appoint another resident of the City to fill the vacancy thus created. The
 members of the Commission and its Chairman shall serve as such without compensation. Each member of
 the Commission shall be appointed for, and serve for, a term of three years. Of the nine members first
 appointed after July 11, 1957 three shall be appointed and shall serve for a term of one year; three shall be
 appointed and serve for a term of two years; and three shall be appointed and serve for a term of three
 years, respectively. All members shall continue to serve until their reactive successors shall have been
 appointed. The Chairman of the Committee on Parks, Recreation and Juvenile Delinquency of the Board of
 Aldermen, shall be an ex officio member of the Commission, but shall not have a vote in the proceedings of
 the Commission.

 (1960 C., § 22.010; 1994 C., § 3.76.010; Ord. No. 48473, § 1, 1957; Ord. No. 47958, § 1, 1956.)


 3.76.020 - Powers and duties.

 The powers and duties of the Youth Commission shall be to conduct surveys and make studies of the
 causes and conditions affecting juvenile delinquency in the metropolitan community, to coordinate and
 correlate the activities of individuals, agencies and offices presently acting to combat juvenile delinquency
 and to make advisory recommendations to the Mayor and the St. Louis County Supervisor as proper with
 regard to programs, legislation or other actions bearing on the problem of juvenile delinquency in the
 metropolitan community. The Commission shall have the power to make rules and regulations concerning
 the conduct of its own operations as necessary.

 (1960 C., § 22.020; 1994 C., § 3.76.020; Ord. No. 47958, § 2, 1956.)


 3.76.030 - Personnel—Expenses.

 The Commission is authorized to employ personnel within budgetary limitations as necessary to carry
 out the purposes of the Commission for terms and on conditions as the Commission may prescribe. The
 Commission may incur reasonable expenses relating to the operation of the Commission, the expenses to


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 include, but not being limited to, salaries of employees of the Commission, office furniture, equipment and
 supplies and related miscellaneous expenses.

 (1960 C., § 22.030; 1994 C., § 3.76.030; Ord. No. 47958, § 3, 1956.)

 3.76.040 - One-half expenses paid by City.

 The expenses of the Metropolitan Youth Commission, when certified by the Chairman shall be paid out of
 the appropriate account set aside for the Commission in the annual budget of the City in an amount not to
 exceed one-half of the obligation.

 (1960 C., § 22.040; 1994 C., § 3.76.040; Ord. No. 47958, § 4, 1956.)




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Minutes
 Regular Legislation & Rules Committee
 Tuesday, September 30, 2025
 2:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
 Minutes are preliminary and may change until finally approved
I. Call to Order
 The Chair called the meeting to order at 2:00 p.m.
II. Roll Call
 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll and the following
 members answered their names: Mr. Narayan, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Ms.
 Devoti, and Chair Velazquez. 5 members were present. A quorum was
 established.
III. Approval of Minutes
 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the Friday, July 11,
 2025, committee meeting.

 Mr. Narayan moved to approve the minutes of the Friday, July 11, 2025,
 committee meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Devoti.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll. The Associate Clerk
 called the roll and the following votes were recorded: The following voted
 Aye: Mr. Narayan, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti and Chair Velazquez. 4 Ayes
 votes were cast.

 The following voted Aye:
 None

 The following voted No:

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 None

 The following abstained:
 None

 The following were present but did not vote:

 A total of 4 Aye were cast. The motion carried.




IV. Board Bills for Review
 (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the
 following)
 Item Number 1
 Board Bill Number 64
 Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard
 An ordinance to repeal certain sections within the revised code of the City of
 St. Louis relating to the Zoological Board of Control.
 Chair Velazquez introduced Ms. Clark-Hubbard to present Board Bill
 Number 64 before the committee.

 Ms. Clark-Hubbard gave a brief description of Board Bill Number 64.

 After no further discussion, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of
 the committee for questions and comments.

 Hearing no questions or comments from members of the committee, the Chair
 entertained a motion to pass Board Bill Number 64 out of committee with
 a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Mr. Devoti moved to pass Board Bill Number 64 out of committee with a Do
 Pass Recommendation.

 Seconded by Ms. Sonnier.


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 Mr. Narayan call for the previous roll.

 Hearing no objection to the previous roll, the Chair passed Board bill Number
 64 out of committee with a Do Pass Recommendation.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to record the votes from the previous
 roll.

 The Associate Clerk recorded the votes from the previous roll.
 The following voted Aye: Mr. Narayan, Ms. Clark-Hubbard, Ms. Keys, Mr.
 Devoti, and Chair Velazquez. 5 Aye votes were cast.

 The following voted No:
 None

 The following voted Present:
 None

 The following Abstained:
 None

 The following were present but did not vote:
 None

 A total of 5 Aye votes were cast. The motion carried.


 Item Number 2
 Board Bill Number 65
 Introduced by Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez
 An ordinance to repeal various obsolete boards and commissions established
 under city ordinances and to remove them from city code.
 The Chair recognized Cristina Garmendia, Policy Director for the President
 of the Board of Aldermen.

 Ms. Garmendia stated that the President supports Board Bill Number 64 and
 Board Bill Number 65.

 After no further discussion, the Chair turned the meeting over to Vice Chair
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 Devoti to chair the meeting to introduce Board Bill Number 65.

 Ms. Velazquez presented a brief PowerPoint presentation.

 After no further discussion, Vice Chair Devoti opened the discussion up to
 members of the committee for questions and comments.

 Hearing no questions or comments from members of the committee, the Vice
 Chair entertained a motion to pass Board Bill Number 65 out of committee
 with a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Mr. Narayan moved to pass Board Bill Number 65 out of committee with
 a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Seconded by Ms. Sonnier.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll.

 The Associate Clerk called the roll and the following votes were recorded:
 The following voted Aye: Mr. Narayan, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti
 and Chair Velazquez. 5 Aye votes were cast.

 The following voted No:
 None

 The following voted Present:
 None

 The following voted Abstained:
 None

 The following were present but did not vote:
 None

 A total of 5 votes were cast. The motion carried.

 After no further discussion, the Vice Chair turned the meeting back over to
 Chair Velazquez to resume chairing the meeting.


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V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 None
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None
VIII. Announcements
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to
 adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Narayan.

 The motion was carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 2:18 p.m.
IX. Excused Members
 The Chair entertained a motion to excuse Mr. Cohn from the committee
 meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Narayan.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll. The Associate Clerk
 called the roll and the following votes were recorded: The following voted
 Aye: Mr. Narayan, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti, and Chair Velazquez. 4 Ayes
 votes were cast.

 The following voted Aye:
 None

 The following voted No:
 None

 The following abstained:
 None

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 The following were present but did not vote:

 A total of 4 Aye were cast. The motion carried.
X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to
 adjourn the meeting.

 Mr. Narayan moved to adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Devoti.

 The motion carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 2:18 p.m.




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