General — St. Louis, MO
Date: 2025-09-24
Time: 18:00

Agenda
 Budget & Public Employees Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 6:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, Chair
Alderman Michael Browning, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier
Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez
Alderman Matt Devoti


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Approval of the minutes from Thursday, September 4, 2025, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 None
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss and take public comment on the following)

 Discussion Item Number 1
 Rams Funds

 The committee will discuss and receive a report on Rams Settlement Fund expenditures.
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment

Agenda
 Budget & Public Employees Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Wednesday, September 24, 2025 - 6:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
President Megan Green
Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, Chair
Alderman Michael Browning, Vice Chair
Committee Members:
Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier
Alderwoman Daniela Velazquez
Alderman Matt Devoti


Order of Business
I. Call to Order
II. Roll Call
III. Approval of Minutes
 Approval of the minutes from Thursday, September 4, 2025, committee meeting.
IV. Board Bills for Review
 None
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss and take public comment on the following)

 Discussion Item Number 1
 Rams Funds

 The committee will discuss and receive a report on Rams Settlement Fund expenditures.
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members


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X. Adjournment




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 Minutes
 Budget & Public Employees Committee Meeting
 Regular Meeting
 Thursday, September 4, 2025
 6:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
 Minutes are preliminary and may change until finally approved.
I. Call to Order
 The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m.

II. Roll Call
 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll and the following members answered to their names:
 Mr. Aldridge, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Browning, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Devoti. 5 members were present. A
 quorum was established.

III. Approval of Minutes
 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, July 30, 2025, committee
 meeting.

 Mr. Devoti moved to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, July 30, 2025, committee meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Browning.

 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. Browning, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Devoti, Chair Aldridge and President Green. 5
 Aye votes were cast.

 The following voted No:
 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.

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IV. Board Bills for Review
 None

V. Resolutions for Review
 None

VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss and take public comments on the following)

 Discussion Item Number 1
 Rams Funds-The committee will discuss and receive a report on Rams Settlement Fund
 expenditures.
 The Chair recognized Mr. Julian Nicks, Chief Management Officer with the Mayors' Office.

 Mr. Nicks along with members of his team, Jim Hill, Chief of Finance, and Adam Pearson, Director of
 Human Services, who gave a PowerPoint Presentation outlining the Rams Interest, the three phases in
 recovery and the four focused efforts within those priorities through 2025.

 After no further discussion, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of the public for public
 testimony.

 Rams Funds
 1. Julia Allen, 12 ward
 2. WyKeshia Atkins, 10th ward
 3. Armon Walker, 2nd ward
 4. Rodney Wilson, 10th ward
 5. DaAndria Fulsom, 10th ward
 6. Tammy Newburn (did not speak)
 7. DeShauna Howard, 11th ward
 8. Chris Wilcox, 14 ward
 9. Christopher Sudlik, St. Louis County resident
 10. Demetrice Davis, 12th ward
 11. Damon Stark, 11th ward
 12. Andrew Rucker,
 13. Melanie Marie, The Peoples Response
 14. Michael McLemore, 12th ward
 15. Aminhan Lobster, 3rd ward
 16. Brittany Jones, online speaker with the Board of Health

 Hearing no further testimony from members of the public, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of
 the committee for questions and comments.

 Members of the committee asked questions and made comments.

VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None

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VIII. Announcements
 None

IX. Excused Members
 The Chair did not excuse Ms. Tyus from the meeting. He stated that Ms. Tyus has not appeared for any of
 the Budget and Public Employee meetings and will no longer be a member of the Budget and Public
 Employee Committee due to her lack of attendance. He stated that he would convey the information to the
 Clerk by email.

X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting.

 Ms. Velazquez moved to adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Devoti.

 The vote was carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 8:48 p.m.




Minutes approved on Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Minutes prepared by: Associate Clerk, Ora Heggs
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 Minutes
 Budget & Public Employees Committee Meeting
 Regular Meeting
 Thursday, September 4, 2025
 6:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
 Minutes are preliminary and may change until finally approved.
I. Call to Order
 The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:09 p.m.

II. Roll Call
 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll and the following members answered to their names:
 Mr. Aldridge, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Browning, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Devoti. 5 members were present. A
 quorum was established.

III. Approval of Minutes
 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, July 30, 2025, committee
 meeting.

 Mr. Devoti moved to approve the minutes of the Wednesday, July 30, 2025, committee meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Browning.

 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. Browning, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Devoti, Chair Aldridge and President Green. 5
 Aye votes were cast.

 The following voted No:
 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.

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IV. Board Bills for Review
 None

V. Resolutions for Review
 None

VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss and take public comments on the following)

 Discussion Item Number 1
 Rams Funds-The committee will discuss and receive a report on Rams Settlement Fund
 expenditures.
 The Chair recognized Mr. Julian Nicks, Chief Management Officer with the Mayors' Office.

 Mr. Nicks along with members of his team, Jim Hill, Chief of Finance, and Adam Pearson, Director of
 Human Services, who gave a PowerPoint Presentation outlining the Rams Interest, the three phases in
 recovery and the four focused efforts within those priorities through 2025.

 After no further discussion, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of the public for public
 testimony.

 Rams Funds
 1. Julia Allen, 12 ward
 2. WyKeshia Atkins, 10th ward
 3. Armon Walker, 2nd ward
 4. Rodney Wilson, 10th ward
 5. DaAndria Fulsom, 10th ward
 6. Tammy Newburn (did not speak)
 7. DeShauna Howard, 11th ward
 8. Chris Wilcox, 14 ward
 9. Christopher Sudlik, St. Louis County resident
 10. Demetrice Davis, 12th ward
 11. Damon Stark, 11th ward
 12. Andrew Rucker,
 13. Melanie Marie, The Peoples Response
 14. Michael McLemore, 12th ward
 15. Aminhan Lobster, 3rd ward
 16. Brittany Jones, online speaker with the Board of Health

 Hearing no further testimony from members of the public, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of
 the committee for questions and comments.

 Members of the committee asked questions and made comments.

VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None

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VIII. Announcements
 None

IX. Excused Members
 The Chair did not excuse Ms. Tyus from the meeting. He stated that Ms. Tyus has not appeared for any of
 the Budget and Public Employee meetings and will no longer be a member of the Budget and Public
 Employee Committee due to her lack of attendance. He stated that he would convey the information to the
 Clerk by email.

X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to adjourn the meeting.

 Ms. Velazquez moved to adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Devoti.

 The vote was carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 8:48 p.m.




Minutes approved on Wednesday, September 24, 2025
Minutes prepared by: Associate Clerk, Ora Heggs
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BOA Budget & Public Employees
Committee Update: Rams Interest

September 24, 2025
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Progress Since the Last BOA Budget & Public
Employees Update (9/4/25)
● Additional $6.9M funds in deployment or deployed since 9/4/25 for a total of
 $22.8M
● $7.2M of the $30M Rams Settlement Interest remaining to be deployed
● Key accomplishments:
 ○ Working with the United Way on Non-Profit Reimbursement Grants (70 applications received,
 $4.3M requested); Legal Resources, Mental Health, and Hunger Relief applications due 10/3
 ○ Disaster Case Management set to launch October 13
 ○ Contracts awarded for logistics ($1.2M)
 ○ Contracts awarded ($2.7M) to make 219 vacant units available the next few months
 ○ AmeriCorps Community PPDR work underway with plans for 60-80 homes/month
 ○ Right-of-Entry (ROE) & hazardous tree and sidewalk RFPs in process, plan to start ROE work
 by mid-October
 ○ FEMA Public Assistance Cost Recovery Consultants on the ground 9/9


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 $30M has been announced and allocated across core
 priorities; $22.8M in deployment/deployed
 Community Resident
 Resource Hubs Intermediate Housing Debris Removal
 Services / Cooling

 $9.0M $3.5M $10.5M $5.35M
UW Fiscal Agent ($8.0M): UW Fiscal Agent ($1.5M) : City Distributed: City Distributed:
● $3.5M non-proﬁt operational ● $1.5M disaster resource hub ● $5.0M in home repair funds
 ● $5.35M in private property
  support grants and/or distribution non-proﬁt ● $5.0M in intermediate
 debris removal
 operations housing (e.g., vacant unit
● $3.0M disaster case
 turns, rental assistance)
  management, legal resources City Distributed ($2.0):
 ● $0.5M disaster case work Recovery Oﬃce
  support, and mental health and ● $1.5M procurement and
 ● Additional to $5.4M in
  wellness distribution of supplies emergency stabilization funds
● $1.0M unmet needs assistance ● $0.5M resource hub (ARPA) $1.65M
  (e.g., storage, rental assistance) equipment and appliances ● Addt’l $1.2M shelter (CDBG) City Distributed:
● $0.5M for hunger relief
 ● $1.0M Recovery Oﬃce
City Distributed ($1.0M):
 staﬃng
● $0.9M donations to nonproﬁts
 ● $0.65M cost recovery
  to provide cooling and heating
 consulting services
  for individuals
● $0.1M water station lofts,
  sprinkler/misting equipment,
  water messaging 3
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Status Update by Fund: Community Resident Services
Area Item Amount Status Details

 ● 70 applications received and $4.3M requested
 ● 15 approved / pending final approval upon receipt of
 documentation (receipts, timesheets) totaling $1.013M (Exhibit I)




 Community Resident Services / Cooling
 Non-Profit Grants $3.5M (UW) In-Deployment
 ● 44 applications to be reviewed with total requested of $3.2M
 ● 11 applications denied (not nonprofits, insufficient submissions)
 ● Funds may be remaining; if so, will reallocate to other needs
 ● Oct 13 target launch of DCM (training week of Oct 6)
 Disaster Case ● Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, Lifewise, and HOPE to provide
 Management $2.1M (UW) In-Deployment 26 FTEs for a year and $2.4M (finalizing budget) (Exhibit II)
 (DCM) ● Submitted DCM application to FEMA 9/5 - expect response in
 December, and if approved, funds available in the Spring
 Legal Resources / ● Accepting applications; deadline extended 2 weeks to 10/3
 $1.1 (UW) In-Deployment
 Mental Health ● 7 mental health applications received
 Unmet Needs $1.0M (UW) Not Deployed ● Will be distributed alongside DCM

 ● Accepting applications; deadline extended 2 weeks to 10/3
 Hunger Relief $0.5M (UW) In-Deployment
 ● 11 hunger relief applications received
 Cooling: Misting
 $0.1M (City) Deployed ● $0.1M deployed for summer cooling
 Stations, Water
 Cooling/Heating: ● Finalizing plan focused on homeowner heating; Health
 Non-Profits $0.9M (City) Not Deployed Department issuing NOFA in September

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Status Update by Fund: Resource Hubs and
Intermediate Housing
Area Item Amount Status Details

 ● Finalizing strategy and plan with community groups for
 intermediate resource hubs, including case management, legal
Resource $1.5M (UW) In-Deployment and mental health services
 Resource Hubs ● Providing supplies for 6 pop-up resource hubs, while intermediate

  Hubs
 resource hubs are being set up

 Deployed/ ● $1.2M contract awarded to Diamond Divas for logistics
 $2.0M (City)
 In-Deployment ● $0.8M being deployed for supplies and equipment, as needed

 Deployed/ ● Deployed and allocated to Healthy Home Repair program
 $2.0M (City)
 In-Deployment (administered through CDA)
 Home Repair




  Intermediate Housing
 $3.0M (City) Not Deployed ● To be allocated to stabilization or healthy home repair as required

 ● $2.7M allocated to four contracts to turn 219 units at Parkview,
 Deployed/
 $2.7M (City) Homer G. Phillips, Murphy Park, and Fox Manor (Exhibit III)
 Intermediate In-Deployment
 ● Work started in September
 Housing
 $2.3M (City) Not Deployed ● $2.3M being identified for deployment

 Resident
 ● $0.5M deployed to Red Cross for shelter resident transition case
 Transition Case $0.5M (City) Deployed
 management from NCS in collaboration with the Urban League
 Management
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Status Update by Fund: Debris Removal and Recovery
Office
Area Item Amount Status Details

 ● RFPs for 1) ROE and HSA services and 2) Tree and Sidewalk
 Debris Deployed /
 Assessment due 9/19; plan to award contracts by 10/3
 ● Dumpsters and materials deployed in support non-profits &
 Debris Removal $5.35M (City) In-Deployment
Removal community partners through Operation Brightside
 ○ Ex: AmeriCorps launched PPDR earlier this month; plans
 60-80 houses/month from the Crisis CleanUp list

 ● Recovery Office staffing fully allocated and working
 RO Staffing $1.0M (City) Deployed ● Cost-recovery related-activities performed by RO Staff eligible
Recovery FEMA reimbursement


 Oﬃce ● FEMA PA Cost Recovery Firm started Sept 9; significant progress
 Cost recovery $0.65M (City) Deployed being made
 ● Consulting firm’s costs are eligible for FEMA reimbursement




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FEMA PA Cost Recovery Update
● Estimated $15.6M FEMA PA costs incurred that are eligible for reimbursement

 ○ $8.5M in FEMA Public Assistance (PA) projects submitted to FEMA for reimbursement (up
 $1.0M since 9/4/25)

 ○ Additional $7.5M to be submitted by 9/30/25

● Tetra Tech (FEMA PA cost recovery consulting firm) started September 9

● Mayor’s Office working with the Governor’s office and SEMA to understand
 details and impacts of last week’s PPDR announcement


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QUESTIONS?


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Exhibits


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Exhibit I - Non-Profit Grants
 Agency Amount Status
Diamond Diva Empowerment Foundation $150,000 Awarded
Incarnate Word Foundation $87,152 Awarded
St. Louis Integrated Health Network $83,492 Awarded
 Total Awarded $320,644
Gateway Housing First
Haven Recovery Gives Back
Home Sweet Home
Northside Youth and Senior Center
Park Central Development Corporation
Power 4 STL Approval pending receipt of requested
 $692,165 documentation
Seed St. Louis
 (expense receipts, timesheets)
Sikhs of Missouri
St. Louis Public Schools Foundation
The Pink Angels Foundation
The Village Keepers
Wesley House Association

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Exhibit II - Disaster Case Management (DCM) Awards

 Agency Funding DCM Staffing


 The Salvation Army $1,001,471* 12 Case Managers


 HOPE $194,412 2 Case Managers


 Lifewise $269,467 2 Case Managers


 Catholic Charities St. Louis $937,879 10 Case Managers


 Total $2,403,229* 26 Case Managers




 * Finalizing budget with the Salvation Army and/or additional $300K needed to support 26 DCMs




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Exhibit III - Housing Turns
 Project Total
 Cost / Unit
 Owner Units Cost

 Parkview Manor Apartments CDA 40 $700,000 $17,500


 Fox Manor CDA 28 $441,100 $15,753


 Murphy Park I, II, III AHC 61 $1,367,750 $22,422


 Homer G. Phillips CDA 90 $243,000 $2,700


 Total 219 $2,751,850




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BOA Budget & Public Employees
Committee Update: Rams Interest

September 4, 2025
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REMINDER: Where are we in the Recovery eﬀort?
 THREE PHASES IN RECOVERY

 Respond Restore Reimagine
 WE ARE
 May – July 2025 HERE 2025 - Mid-2027 Now -2035


 ● Emergency declarations
 ● Intermediate housing and ● Neighborhood vision &
 ● Immediate safety home stabilization/repair planning
 ● Shelter, hot meals and basic ● Debris removal and ● Long-term housing (rebuild
 needs demolition (incl. private and inﬁll housing)
 ● Connection to resources (DAC property) ● Business corridor development
 and DRC) ● Resident support (case
 ● Clearing the right of way of mgmt and recovery needs)
 debris and public property ● Public infrastructure
 ● Basic infrastructure (electricity, restoration (sidewalks & tree
 traﬃc lights) canopy)
 ● State and federal support and ● Communal infrastructure and
 deployment (FEMA) campus/institutional anchors
 = Top RO immediate priorities 2
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 Agenda



 Title 1:
Recovery Update:
 Current Funding
 Title 2 Title 3 The  Path
 Title 4
  Oﬃce Ram’s
 Section Update Forward
Updates Interest




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Reminder: St. Louis City Recovery Oﬃce Priorities
 Provide the support impacted residents need to stabilize,
1 Care for one another stay in St. Louis, and recover


  Remove debris and Clean up aﬀected areas to ensure safety, prevent further decline,
2 restore infrastructure and create opportunities for new growth and development


 Transform our impacted communities into thriving places with
3 Restore & rebuild housing housing people can proudly call home


  Accelerate communal Proactively address administrative barriers to recovery and build
4 planning & development local capacity to support resident-driven neighborhood development


  Catalyze neighborhood Support neighborhood businesses and anchor nonproﬁts
5 economies to build back stronger

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Four focused eﬀorts within these priorities through 2025


 1 2 3 4
 Maximize Establish Eliminate debris Launch formal
 Available intermediate and demolish community
 Intermediate community unsafe engagement
  Housing by resource hubs structures and
 Winter neighborhood
 planning eﬀorts


 Additional work still ongoing, but these are top priorities.
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1
 Housing: STLRecovers Programs = Immediate Focus




 Intermediate Housing Long-Term Housing

 Stabilization & Home Repair Intermediate Housing Production Reconstruction
 & Home Ownership Assistance
 Emergency Stabilization (Kwame) Vacant Unit Turns
 TBD (Home STL)

 Healthy Home Repair Program Temporary
 (Mission STL) (Trailers, RVs, Tiny Homes)
 Rebuild Financial Incentives
 Home Repair Partners TBD (tax incentives, forgivable loans, bonds,
 (HRN, MHDC awardees) etc.)


 Financial Assistance: Transitional Housing: Long-Term Housing Production
 Rental & Direct Lease Shelters
 Conversions (Schools, Comm.)
 FEMA Hotels (UL/ARC)
 New Trad Housing (LHTC, CDC, Market)
 St. Louis City COC Shelters (COC)
 Innovative Housing (Modular, Pallet, Prefab) 6
 Other (MHDC, ARC)
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2
 Intermediate Community Resource Hubs: Designing
 and launching support model through early 2026
 Tentative Goals of Intermediate Resource Hubs
 ● Collective effort in community care in response to trauma and direct individual needs
 created by the tornado

 ● Maintain a physical presence in community to support healing, managing loss of
 home and support for basic food & supplies, social, financial, legal and spiritual needs

 ● Multiple physical hubs with equitable access across communities and consistent
 resources support

 ● Collective collaboration with groups on the ground who have already developed trust
 and demonstrated responsiveness to community needs in immediate tornado aftermath

 Overall plan still in development with community groups
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3 Intermediate Debris Removal: Three phases for debris
 removal
 Phase I: Phase II: Phase III:
 Emergency Debris Intermediate Debris Long-term Debris
 Removal Removal Removal

 Clearing streets and Clearing parks,
 alleys (or high build up temporary debris sites, Clearing debris on public
 on street curbs) and property debris and private property
 placed on street side; including structural
 emergency demolitions safety demolitions

 EXECUTION
 COMPLETE PLANNING UNDERWAY
 UNDERWAY
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3
 Intermediate debris removal: Two components
 Focused Debris Removal Work Emergency Demolitions




 ● 4 SLPS temporary debris sites (complete) ● Demolition of structures that pose an
 ● 2 large temporary debris sites (complete) immediate risk to an occupied structure
 ● Debris on the right of way ● 29 identified and under review
 ○ Phase 1 (July-Aug): Spirtas ● 21 confirmed for demolition
 ○ Phase 2 (Sept-Oct): Looks Great ○ 4 executed, 5 contracted awaiting
 Services execution, 3 out for bid, and 9 pending
 owner contact
 ● [In-Design] Private property debris removal
 volunteer support (dumpsters and materials) 9
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3
 Intermediate debris removal: New contract signed
 with Looks Great Services for ROW Debris Removal




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4
 Community Engagement: We announced two advisory
 committees to help drive recovery
 Resident and Community Voices

 Gather community input on priorities,
 plans, and implementation through RO
 working sessions and day-to-day
 conversations

 Share community
 priorities
 Resident & Community Civic Leaders Recovery
 Recovery Advisory Committee Advisory Committee
 Request
 clarifications
 Support community engaged priority Support resourcing and public/private
 setting and plans for long-term recovery partner activation around resident and
 by facilitating communication with community recovery priorities, and
 affected residents advise/support implementation


 The Recovery Office will coordinate input, finalize priorities
 and plans, and drive execution within the City 11
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4 Resident & Community Advisory: Sign-up for Advisory
 Committee!

 Selection Process: Proposed Schedule:
 Tues. 9/16:
 Tues. 8/26: Tues. 9/9:
 ● Open call for applications Selections and
 Announce & Close
 alternates for
 announced, posted on open application applications
 mayoral review
 STLRecovers
 ● Modiﬁed lottery selection to
 ensure broad representation
 Wed. 9/17 - Tues. 9/23: Thurs. 9/25:
 of geography, demographics Week of
 Interviews to conﬁrm Announce
 9/29: Hold
 and impacts from tornado availability and interest, committee
 ﬁrst meeting
 ● Option to indicate interest in select meeting date members

 Neighborhood Planning
 Committee
 APPLY HERE BY SEPT. 9
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4 Civic Leaders Advisory: Thank you to our Committee
 Members!
 Non-Proﬁt: Human Services, Health, Faith and Advocacy Business and Economic Development
 ● Andwele Jolly, St. Louis Integrated Health Network ● Dustin Allison, Greater St. Louis
 ● Andre Alexander, Tabernacle ● Karen Branding, Regional Business Council
 ● Adolphus Pruitt, NAACP St. Louis
 ● Eddie Ross, Diamond Diva Empower Foundation Infrastructure/Utilities
 ● Kayla Reed, Action St. Louis ● Chris Peoples, Great Rivers Greenway
 ● LaKricia Cox, American Red Cross St. Louis Chapter ● Meredith McAvoy Perkins, Forest ReLeaf of Missouri
 ● Linden Bowie, Spirit of St. Louis ● Patrick Brown, Ameren
 ● Dr. LJ Punch, 314Oasis ● Taulby Roach, Metro Bi-State
 ● Michelle Tucker, United Way of Greater St. Louis
 Foundations
 ● Mike McMillan, Urban League of Metro St. Louis
 ● Jim Mann, Trustee, Crawford Taylor Foundation
 Non-Proﬁt: Neighborhood Building ● Dr. Dwayne Proctor, Missouri Foundation for Health
 ● Aaron Williams, 4theVille ● Dr. Jason Q. Purnell, James S. McDonnell Foundation
 ● Dara Eskridge, Invest STL ● Dr. Kelvin Adams, St. Louis Community Foundation
 ● Linda Nguyen, Community Builders Network
 Banks/CDFIs
 Education & Workforce Development ● Alex Fennoy, St. Louis Community Credit Union
 ● Don Pohl, Ranken Technical College ● Orvin Kimbrough, Midwest Bank Centre
 ● Jeﬀ Pittman, St. Louis Community College ● William Carson, U.S. Bancorp Impact Finance
 ● Millicent Borishade, Saint Louis Public Schools

 Architecture and Design
 ● Karl Grice, Grice Group Architect 13
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 ● Stacy Bourne, The Bourne Group
4 Community Engagement: Neighborhood plans
 are beginning and will drive priorities
 Tornado Areas Neighborhoods

 Project Connect Jeff Vanderlou, Hyde Park, St.
 by SLDC Louis Place, Old North St. Louis,
 (Underway) Carr Square, Columbus Square

 Plan Area I The Ville, Greater Ville, Kingsway
 (Underway) East

 West Wells Goodfellow, Hamilton
 Cluster Heights, and Kingsway West
 Plan Area IV
 Central
 Penrose, O’Fallon
 Cluster
 (Starting)
 East College Hill, Fairground
 Cluster Neighborhood

 Plan Area V Academy, Fountain Park, and
 (Starting) Lewis Place

 Formal Neighborhood Planning Committees and community 14
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 input forums will be developed as part of the effort
 Agenda



 Title 1:
Recovery Update:
Current Funding
 Title 2 Title 3 The  Path
 Title 4
 Oﬃce Ram’s
Section Update Forward
Updates Interest




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 Federal and local funds secured thus far
 ● IA: ~$40M in Individual assistance across over 8,600 applications
 ● IA: $20.4M oﬀered and $90.3M disbursed SBA Loans
Federal
 ● PA: 75% federal local cost match reimbursement for select categories (e.g.,
 debris removal, emergency protective measures, repair public infrastructure)

 ● MDPS: $100 million in disaster relief to the City of St. Louis
 ● MHDC: $25 million for emergency housing assistance (individual non-proﬁts
Local: State
 eligible to apply)
 ● MDR: $5,000 income tax deduction for aﬀected individuals

 ● MDR: $20M+ in emergency response operations (e.g. Debris removal,
 immediate assistance, staﬀ straightline, staﬀ overtime, warehouse, etc.)
Local: City
 ● CDBG-DR/ARPA/Other: $20M+ in funds targeted toward tornado zone
 ● Ram’s Settlement: $30M in interest
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Total tornado response incurred and obligated thus far
 Obligated/
 Description Incurred Total
 Committed

  Debris Removal ROW emergency debris
 $10.2M $5.0M $15.2M
  (Reimbursable) removal

  Rams Funds Details in next section $3.5M $26.5M $30M

  Emergency Police, Fire, EOC,
  Response Damaged City-Owned $4.1M - $4.1M
  (Reimbursable) Vehicles, Boardup

  Infrastructure
 Traffic Signals, Street
  Repairs $1.3M $0.5M $1.8M
 Lights, Buildings, Parks
  (Reimbursable)

 Total $19.1M $32.0M $51.1M

  Note: Reimbursable means it is a likely eligible expense for reimbursement under Public Assistance (FEMA 75% and State 10% cost share)
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Status of Cost Recovery
● $7.5M in FEMA Public Assistance (PA) projects already submitted to FEMA
 for reimbursement

● Estimated $15.6M FEMA PA costs incurred that are eligible for reimbursement

● Engaging leading FEMA consulting firm to expedite reimbursement (cost
 recovery work is eligible for 100% reimbursement from FEMA)




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 Agenda



 Title 1:
Recovery Update:
Current Funding
 Title 2 Title 3 The  Path
 Title 4
 Oﬃce Ram’s
Section Update Forward
Updates Interest




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 $30M has been announced and allocated across core
 priorities; ~16M in deployment/allocated
 Community Resident
 Resource Hubs Intermediate Housing Debris Removal
 Services / Cooling

 $9.00M $3.50M $10.50M $5.35M
UW Fiscal Agent ($8.0M): UW Fiscal Agent ($1.5M) : City Distributed: City Distributed:
● $3.5M non-proﬁt operational ● $1.5M disaster resource hub ● $5.0M in home repair funds
 ● $5.35M in private property
  support grants and/or distribution non-proﬁt ● $5.0M in intermediate
 debris removal
 operations housing (e.g., vacant unit
● $3.0M disaster case
 turns, rental assistance)
  management, legal resources City Distributed ($2.0):
 ● $0.5M disaster case work Recovery Oﬃce
  support, and mental health and ● $1.5M procurement and
 ● Additional to $5.4M in
  wellness distribution of supplies emergency stabilization funds
● $1.0M unmet needs assistance ● $0.5M resource hub (ARPA) $1.65M
  (e.g., storage, rental assistance) equipment and appliances ● Addt’l $1.2M shelter (CDBG) City Distributed:
● $0.5M for hunger relief
 ● $1.00M Recovery Oﬃce
City Distributed ($1.0M):
 staﬃng
● $0.9M donations to nonproﬁts
 ● $0.65M cost recovery
  to provide cooling and heating
 consulting services
  for individuals
● $0.1M water station lofts,
  sprinkler/misting equipment,
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Status Update by Fund: Community Resident
Services/ Cooling
Area Item Amount Status Details

 Non-Profit Grants $3.5M (UW) ● Fund is active with over 65 applications in progress requesting
 $1.0M; application deadline is Sept 19th
 Deployed/ ● 17 complete applications with over $1.0M requested; 5 approved




 Community Resident Services / Cooling
 In-Deployment at $387K and award letters in progress; 4 follow-up required; 8
 applications denied

 Disaster case $1.9M (UW) ● October 1 target launch of case manager services available
 mgmt Deployed/ ● Sole-sourced to Catholic Charities, Salvation Army, Lifewise and
 In-Deployment Hope for 25 FTEs (finalizing budget and making awards)
 ● Submitting 9/5 joint FEMA disaster case management application
 Legal resources / $1.1 (UW) Deployed/ ● NOFA is live and accepting applications as of 9/3
 mental health In-Deployment
 Unmet needs $1.0M (UW) Not Deployed ● Will be distributed alongside disaster case management

 Hunger relief $0.5M (UW) Deployed/ ● NOFA is live and accepting applications as of 9/3
 In-Deployment
 Cooling/heating: $0.1M (City) ● $0.1M already deployed toward summer cooling
 Misting stations, Deployed/
 water In-Deployment

 Cooling/heating: $0.9M (city) ● Finalizing plan for $0.9M focused on homeowner heating and
 Non-Profits Not Deployed cooling
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Status Update by Fund: Resource Hubs, Intermediate
Housing, and Debris Removal
Area Item Amount Status Details

 ● Finalizing plan with community groups (announcement details
  Resource
 $1.5M (UW) Not Deployed
 coming soon)
 Resource Hubs
 Hubs $2.0M (City) Not Deployed
 ● $1.2M distribution allocation (tentative award; awaiting E&A)
 ● $0.8M not yet deployed

 Deployed/ ● Deployed and allocated to Health Home Repair program
 Home Repair $5.0M (City)
 In-Deployment (administered through CDA)

  Intermediate $2.3M (City)
 Deployed/
 ● ~$2.3M deployed or slated for approval with E&A
 Intermediate In-Deployment
 Housing
 Housing $2.7M (City) Not Deployed ● ~$2.7M still being identified for focused deployment

 Disaster Case ● Full $0.5M allocated to Red Cross for shelter resident transition
 $0.5M (City) In-Deployment
 Work support in collaboration with Urban League

 ● RFP posted for ROE and HSA services for private property debris

 Debris
 removal
 Debris Removal $5.35M (City) Not Deployed
 ● Defining program for dumpsters and materials support for
 non-profits in collaboration with community partners

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Status Update by Fund: Recovery Office
Area Item Amount Status Details

 RO Staffing $1.0M (City) In-Deployment ● Recovery Office staffing fully allocated and approved
 RO
 Cost recovery $0.65M (City) Not Deployed ● $0.65M cost recovery allocation (tentative award; awaiting E&A)




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 Title 1:
Recovery Update:
Current Funding
 Title 2 Title 3 The  Path
 Title 4
 Oﬃce Ram’s
Section Update Forward
Updates Interest




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Path forward for this forum
● Cost recovery consulting support to begin next week (pending E&A
 approval); will accelerate cost recovery and provide more timely regular
 external ﬁnancial reporting

● BOA Budget and Public Employees committee updates moving forward to
 focus on ﬁnance only (e.g., ﬁnancial spending and status of cost recovery),
 led by Jim Hill

● Recovery Oﬃce will begin to hold regular program updates as separate
 forum in the impacted community (details in design and to be announced)


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QUESTIONS?


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Minutes
 Budget & Public Employees Committee
 Regular Meeting
 Wednesday, September 24, 2025
 6:00 PM
 Kennedy Room
 Minutes are preliminary and may change until finally approved
I. Call to Order
 The Chair called the meeting to order at 6:04 p.m.
II. Roll Call
 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll and the following
 members answered their names: Mr. Browning, Mr. Devoti and Chair
 Aldridge. 3 members were present. A quorum was established.
III. Approval of Minutes
 Minutes of the Thursday, September 24, 2025, committee meeting.
 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the Thursday,
 September 24, 2025, committee meeting.

 Mr. Browning moved to approve the minutes of the Thursday, September 24,
 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. Browning, Mr. Devoti and Chair Aldridge. 3
 Aye votes were cast.
 The following voted No:
 None

 The following abstained:
 None

 The following were present but did not vote:
 None

 A total of 3 votes were cast. The motion carried.


IV. Board Bills for Review
 None
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
 (The committee will discuss and take public comment on the following)


 Discussion Item Number 1
 Rams Funds

 The committee will discuss and receive a report on Rams Settlement Fund
 expenditures.
 The Chair introduced Jim Hill, Chief Financial Officer for the office of the
 Mayor's Recovery Office, and Adam Pearson, Director of Human Services.

 Mr. Hill and Mr. Pearson gave a detailed PowerPoint presentation on the
 Rams' Interest.

 After no further discussion, the Chair opened the discussion up to members of
 the public for public testimony.
 Rams Settlement Funds

 Danni Eickenhorst 9th and 11th ward Undecided
 Melanie Marie People Response Undecided
 Julia Allen online Undecided
 Aminhan Lobster 3rd ward Undecided

 Hearing no further testimony from members of the public, the Chair opened
 the discussion up to members of the committee for questions and comments.

 Members of the committee asked questions and made comments.

 After no further questions or comments from members of the committee, the
 Chair excused Ms. Sonnier and Ms. Velazquez from the meeting for
 necessary absences.


VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None
VIII. Announcements
 None
IX. Excused Members
 The Chair excused Ms. Sonnier and Ms. Velazquez for necessary absences.
X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to
 adjourn the meeting.

 Mr. Browning moved to adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Mr. Devoti.

 Chair Aldridge requested the previous roll.

 Hearing no objection to the previous roll the Chair adjourned the
 meeting.

 The motion was carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 7:49pm




Minutes approved Wednesday, October 29, 2025
Minutes prepared by Associate Clerk, Ora Heggs