St. Louis Board Of Aldermen Preliminary Minutes
The meeting commenced with a roll call establishing a quorum, followed by an opening reflection/prayer led by guests from Carol House Quick Fix Pet Clinic. Key legislative actions involved the Third Reading and Final Passage of several Board Bills, including those establishing traffic control measures (three-way stop at Shenandoah/Virginia Avenues, speed humps in various wards/blocks), authorizing cooperation agreements regarding the Prop NS program and the Syndicate Trust Community Improvement District (CID) termination, and approving amendments/establishment of other CIDs. Funding appropriations were addressed for capital maintenance of the flood wall ($5,000,000 initially, later substituted for $4,100,000) and water infrastructure repair ($1,200,000) using American Rescue Plan Act interest funds. The Board also worked on bills concerning car rental operations at the airport, authorizing parking revenue bonds up to $5 million, submitting charter amendments regarding election methods and general language modernization to voters, and imposing a business license fee for short-term rentals to fund affordable housing and right to counsel. Several resolutions were adopted honoring Police Detective Gregory Rodden, Police Officer Cole Bornhop, Detective Timothy Simms, and Police Officer James Massey as Detectives/Officers of the Year for 2025 for the Second Police District. The meeting concluded with adjournment until Friday, February 27, 2026.