Legislation & Rules Committee — St. Louis, MO
Date: 2026-05-26
Time: 14:00

Agenda
 Legislation & Rules Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 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
 To approve the minutes from Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 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
 Mayoral Appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board: Stephen Westbrooks and
 Emily Andrews.
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
X. Adjournment

Agenda
 Legislation & Rules Committee
 Meeting
 St. Louis Board of Aldermen
 Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 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
 To approve the minutes from Tuesday, March 17, 2026, 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
 Mayoral Appointments to the Clean Energy Development Board: Stephen Westbrooks and
 Emily Andrews.
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members



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X. Adjournment




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 Minutes
 Legislation & Rules Regular Committee
 Tuesday, March 17, 2026
 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 2:08pm.
II. Roll Call
 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll and the following
 members answered with their names: Mr. Cohn, Ms. Keys, Ms. Keys, Ms.
 Sonnier, Mr. Devoti and Chair Velazquez. 5 members were present. A
 quorum was established.
III. Approval of Minutes
 Approval of the minutes from Tuesday, February 24, 2026, committee
 meeting.
 The Chair entertained a motion to approve the minutes of the Tuesday,
 February 24, 2026, committee meeting.

 Mr. Cohn moved to approve the minutes of the Tuesday, February 24, 2026,
 committee meeting.

 Seconded by Ms. Sonnier.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll on the motion to
 approve the minutes of the Tuesday, February 24, 2026, committee meeting.

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

 The following voted No:
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 None

 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
 (The committee will discuss and take public comment on the following)
 Board Bill Number 165
 Introduced by Alderman Rasheen Aldridge, President Megan E
 Green An Ordinance to standardize the current authority of City Departments
 pre-paying qualifying expenses from qualifying organizations who are under
 contract with the City of St. Louis to provide the City of St. Louis a product
 or service, by requiring that minimum documentation is received and by
 installing a cap on the pre-payments allowed to be given.
 The Chair recognized Mr. Aldridge for introducing Board Bill Number 165
 before the committee.

 Mr. Aldridge introduced Board Bill Number 165 before the committee and
 stated that he had a committee substitute to Board Bill Number 165 that he
 wanted to put before the committee.

 Members of the committee asked questions and made comments.

 Hearing no further questions or comments from members of the committee,
 the Chair entertained a motion to adopt the Committee Substitute to Board
 Bill Number 165.

 Ms. Sonnier moved to adopt the Committee Substitute to Board Bill Number
 165.

 Seconded by Mr. Cohn.


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 Ms. Velazquez requested the previous roll.

 Hearing no objection to the previous roll, the Chair stated that the Committee
 Substitute to Board Bill Number 1654 was adopted.

 The Associate Clerk recorded the votes from the previous roll. The following
 voted Aye: Mr. Cohn, Ms. Keys, Ms. Sonnier, Mr. Devoti and Chair
 Velazquez. 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 votes were cast. The motion carried.

 Mr. Aldridge recognized Mr. Matt Heskamp, Legislative Assistant to
 Alderman Aldridge of the 14th ward, to present a PowerPoint Presentation on
 Board Bill Number 165 Committee Substitute.

 After no further discussion, 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 entertained a motion to adopt Board Bill Number 165 committee
 Substitute out of committee with a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Ms. Sonnier moved to adopt Board Bill Number 165 Committee Substitute
 out of committee with a Do Pass Recommendation.

 Seconded by Ms. Keys.

 The Chair directed the Associate Clerk to call the roll on the motion to adopt
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 Board Bill Number 165 Committee Substitute out of committee with a Do
 Pass Recommendation.

 The Associate Clerk called the roll. The following voted Aye: Ms. Keys, Ms.
 Sonnier, Mr. Devoti and Chair Velazquez. 4 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 4 votes were cast. The motion carried.
V. Resolutions for Review
 None
 None
VI. Committee Discussions
VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony
 None
VIII. Announcements
IX. Excused Members
 The Chair did not excuse Mr. Narayan for necessary absence.
X. Adjournment
 Having no other business to discuss, the Chair entertained a motion to
 adjourn the meeting.

 Ms. Keys moved to adjourn the meeting.

 Seconded by Ms. Sonnier.

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 The vote was carried by unanimous consent.

 The meeting adjourned at 2:41pm.
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Minutes approved:

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