Housing, Urban Development and Zoning - Regular Meeting
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen recognized STL TV for 35 years of service, reviewed multiple new board bills, and debated the contentious transfer of the Homer G. Phillips Senior Apartments lease.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Housing, Urban Development and Zoning
- Meeting Type
- Housing, Urban Development And Zoning
- Location
- St. Louis, MO
- Meeting Date
- October 16, 2026
Published excerpts
Only published remarks appear here. The full transcript is not published.
58 sections (from 59 segments)
The board will now come to order. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
A quorum being present, we will dispense with the regular order of business to take up the courtesy resolution calendar. Alderwoman from the 10th could you please approach the dais with your honored guests good morning thank you madam president members of the board if i could have stl tv come up
Okay. Everyone want to introduce themselves real fast?
Any further discussion? Any further discussion? Seeing none, well, I want to thank everybody for your service for making us look good. A little bit slimmer, right? For bringing transparency to the Board of Aldermen and to city government in general. And with that, I would like to ask us all to please join us on the steps so that we may get a picture. Alderwoman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar.
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 11th, that we adopt the courtesy resolution consent calendar. Is there any discussion?
Any further discussion? Seeing none, it's been by the older woman from the 10th section and by the older woman from the 11th that we adopt the courtesy resolution 10 calendar. All those in favor, signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Introduction of honored guests. Any introduction of honored guests?
Thank you. Any further introduction of honored guests? Seven.
A further introduction of honored guests.
Any further introduction of honored guests? Seeing none, Alderwoman from the 10th, you are recognized on the approval of the minutes from Friday, October 9th, 2026.
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 7th that we approve the minutes from Friday, October 9, 2026. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Report of city officials.
Anyone wish to take any bills or resolutions off of any of our informal calendars? Alderman from the 5th.
We will first have to take it off of informal, put it on perfection, and then when we get to perfection, you can request to send it back to committee.
Regular perfection. Mr. Clerk, please make note of that.
Second reading report of standing committees.
We can dispense with line items 15 and 16, board bills for perfection.
Alderman, from the 14th, you are recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 80 as amended in Committee.
It's been moved by the alderman from the 14th, seconded by the alderman from the 7th, that we perfect Board Bill 80 as amended in committee. Alderman...
Other woman, if you could please speak into the microphone.
Would the alderman from the 14th yield to questioning from the alderman from the 5th?
Would the alderman for the 14th yield to questioning for the alderwoman? Yes. Alderwoman, you may proceed.
Is the alderman from the fifth available?
Okay, if we want to go back to him in a, or here he comes.
Alderman from the 5th, will you yield to questioning from the Alderman from the 7th?
Any further discussion? Alderwoman from the 12th.
Alderwoman from the 12th, or sorry, 13th, if she still has her hand up, and then the 12th.
The alderman from the 14th yield to questioning from the alderwoman from the 13th. Yes, ma'am. Alderwoman, you may proceed.
The alderman from the 14th yields questioning from the alderman from the 8th.
Alderwoman from the 12th. Thank you. Members of the Board.
The Alderwoman from the 8th yields questioning from the Alderwoman from the 12th. Yes, ma'am. Alderwoman, you may proceed.
So when I went to look... Could we please keep side conversations to a minimum or step off the floor to have side conversations? Thank you.
Would the Alderman from the 5th yield questioning from the Alderwoman from the 12th?
Will the Alderwoman from the 11th yield to the Alderwoman from the 12th? Yes, I will. Alderwoman, you may proceed.
Would the older woman from the 13th yield to questioning from the older woman from the 12th?
Mr. Clerk, if you could please place Board Bill 80 as amended in committee on the formal calendar. So noted. Thank you.
Alderman from the 5th, you're recognized on the perfection of Board Bill 78.
It's been moved by the alderman from the 5th and seconded by the alderwoman from the 12th that we move Board Bill 78 back to the Public Infrastructure Committee. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
Third reading and final passage, board bills can set.
Alderwoman from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to adopt the third reading and final passage of board bills on the consent calendar.
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 11th, that we adopt the board bills on the third reading and final passage of board bills on the consent calendar. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
By your vote, you sustain the motion from the Alderwoman from the Tent to third read and finally pass the aforementioned bills. Third reading and final passage of board bills. We in dispense with line item 20. Report of the finally passed and signed by the President.
All other business being suspended, the President shall in open session affix her signature here to the end that these may become law. First reading resolutions in reference to committees.
In dispense with line item 22, second reading resolutions committee reports and adoptions.
Alderwoman from the 12th year recognized on Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Bade and Market Central Special Business District.
Well, I think Alderwoman from the 12th had already sent it back to committee. So we would have to vote that motion down before.
So there was a motion made by the Alderwoman from the 12th. Was there a second on that motion? to send them back to committee. It's been seconded by the Alderman from the 4th. Mr. Clerk, please call the roll.
By your vote, you failed to sustain the motion from the older woman from the 12th. Madam President, I move to put the lease on Foreman Callender. Unfortunately, you're not able to do that. It's not a resolution or a board bill, and so it is up to the chair of the committee. No, it's not up to the chair. Where does it say it's up to the chair? It is. Percent to what rule?
You are not the sponsor. I am the person that they asked to sponsor it. These are the mayor's appointments and his responsibilities.
We could stand at ease and we will get that rule for you. Thank you.
it is pursuant to rule 47.7 numbers four and seven of robert's rules of order under the duties of the presiding officer of assembly um it is my due to state duty to state and to put to vote all questions that legitimately come before the or otherwise arise from the course of proceedings and to also expedite business in every way compatible with the rights of members. If you do not like my ruling as chair, you do have the ability under Rule 39 to appeal the decision.
Alderwoman from the 10th, would you like to make a motion to adopt the mayor's appointments to the Baden Market Center special...
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderwoman from the 7th, that we adopt Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Baden-Markin Special Business District. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Opposed? Motion carries.
Alderwoman from the 10th, you are recognized on Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Nuisance Property Review Board.
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 14th, that we approve Mayor Spencer's appointments to the Nuisance Property Review Board. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Motion carries. Miscellaneous and unfinished business.
Any further announcements? Alderman from the 9th.
9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday. Thursday. Okay. Thank you. Alderwoman from the 7th.
Any further announcements? Seeing none, Alderwoman from the 10th, you're recognized on the motion to excuse.
It's been moved by the Alderwoman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 8th, that we excuse the Alderwoman from the 6th for necessary absence. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Motion carries. Alderwoman from the 10th, you are recognized on the motion to adjourn.
It's been moved by the Alderman from the 10th, seconded by the Alderman from the 3rd, that we adjourn until Friday, October 3rd, 2026 in the Board of Aldermen Chambers. All those in favor signify by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? No. Motion carries. We are adjourned except for the Alderman from the 14th. Okay, can we...
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