Board of Aldermen - Regular Meeting

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Councilor Sawyer Councilor Cox-Anthony Councilor Browning Councilor Clarke-Bas Councilor Keyes Councilor Boyd Present Councilor Thewes Councilor Eldridge. President Greene.

Present.

Councilor Cohn. Councilor Velazquez. Councilor Arthus. We have 13 present.

The quorum being reached, we will move on to points 3 and 4. Are there any guests of honor to present? Are there any guests of honor to present? Councilor of the 11th arrondissement.

Hello, here we are. How are you all today? Welcome back. Even if we are supposed to be on pause, I do not criticize anyone. But thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. My guest of honor today is the mayor of Daywood, Reggie Jones, who is a dear... Et mardi dernier, la conseillère Shamim Clark Hubbard et moi-même avons pu célébrer avec une foule d'amis et de proches les 30 ans de service du Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club situé dans notre 11e arrondissement. Je demanderai un moment de silence, s'il vous plaît.

Si nous pouvions nous lever et baisser la tête pour un moment de silence.

Merci beaucoup. De plus, je voulais partager une excellente nouvelle. Mon mari James et moi venons de fêter notre 40e anniversaire de mariage. Merci. Merci. Il y a 40 ans, un vendredi, nous sommes allés au tribunal civil devant le juge Tillman. Nous nous sommes mariés, puis nous sommes retournés au travail car notre objectif était d'acheter une maison. Et ainsi, nous avons passé 40 années constantes et continues d'engagement, de service et de dévouement l'un envers l'autre.

Merci beaucoup.

D'autres présentations d'invités d'honneur. D'autres présentations d'invités d'honneur. Personne ne demande la parole. Conseillère du dixième, vous avez la parole pour l'approbation du procès verbal du vendredi 24 juillet 2026. Merci, Madame la Présidente, Membre du Conseil. Je propose d'approuver le procès verbal du vendredi 24 juillet 2026. Il est proposé par la conseillère du dixième et appuyé par la conseillère du onzième d'approuver le procès verbal du vendredi 24 juillet 2026. Y a-t-il des questions? In the absence of comments, those who are for are asked to say for and against. The motion is adopted. Municipal representatives report.

The municipal representatives report is at points A, B, C and D of the order of the day and has been placed on the Google Drive for your examination. Dear members of the council, I am pleased to submit the following people for a nomination to the Cathedral Square Special Business District. The nomination of Michael Smith. The nomination of Kyle Howerton. Kyle Howerton. I respectfully ask for your approval for these nominations. Carefully, Kara Spencer, Mayor.

The 9th Municipal Council recognizes the nominations of Mayor Spencer for the Cathedral Square Special Business District.

Thank you. I propose that we accept the nominations of the Mayor for the Cathedral Square Special Business District, Michael Smith and Kyle Howerton.

It was proposed by the Councilor of the 9th and supported by the Councilor of the 2nd that we approve the nominations of Mayor Spencer to the Cathedral Square Special Business District. Is there a discussion? In the absence of discussion, all those in favour signify it by saying for.

For.

Against. The motion is adopted.

Dear members of the Council, I have the pleasure of submitting you to the following people for a reintroduction to the Council of the Library. The reenactment of Vincent Volpi, the reenactment of Nina North Murphy, the reenactment of Keith Savage, the reenactment of David Sweeney, the reenactment of David Sweeney, the reenactment of Keith Savage, the reenactment of Alison Furing and the reenactment of John Dubinsky. I respectfully ask for your approval for these reenactments. Cordially, Harry Spencer, Mayor.

The 9th Councilor has recognized here the nominations of Mayor Spencer to the Council of the Library.

Merci. Je propose que nous acceptions les nominations du maire au conseil de la bibliothèque.

Il a été proposé par le conseiller du 9e et appuyé par la conseillère du 7e que nous approvions les nominations du maire Spencer au conseil de la bibliothèque. Y a-t-il une discussion ? En l'absence de discussion, que tous ceux qui sont en faveur le signifient en disant pour. Contre ? La motion est adoptée.

Dear members of the Council, I have the pleasure of submitting the following people for a nomination to the EQH Market Street Community Improvement District. The nomination of Janet Filiberto, the nomination of Janice Assic, the nomination of Ivana Markovic and the nomination of Crystal Hill Gross. I respectfully ask for your approval for these nominations. Carefully, Cara Spencer, Mayor.

Councilor of the 14th, you recognize the nominations of Mayor Spencer to the EQH Market Street Community Improvement District.

Thank you Madam President of the Council. I propose that we lead the members in this EQH District. EQH.

EQH Improvement District. Il a été proposé par le conseiller du 14e et appuyé par la conseillère du 7e que nous approuvions les nominations du maire Spencer à l'EQH Market Street Community Improvement District. Y a-t-il une discussion ? En l'absence d'objection que ceux qui sont pour se manifestent en disant pour ou contre, la motion est adoptée.

Members of the Council, I have the pleasure to submit to you the following people for the reintroduction within the Grove Community Improvement District. The reintroduction of Titala Tilnikevola, that of Kelly Cantner and that of Amelia Rogers-Sears. I respectfully request your approval for these reintroductions. Carefully, Cara Spencer, Mayor.

Mr. Lechevin of the 9th, you have the floor regarding the nominations of Mayor Spencer for the Grove Community Improvement District.

Thank you. I propose that we accept the nominations of the Mayor for the Grove Community Improvement District.

Il a été proposé par les chevins du 9e et appuyé par les chevines du 11e que nous approuvions les nominations de Eminem et le maire Spencer au Grove Community Improvement District. Y a-t-il des discussions? En l'absence d'objections, que ceux qui sont pour se manifestent en disant Paragraphy? Contre? La motion est adoptée.

Members of the Council, I have the pleasure of submitting the following person for a nomination to the San Luis Hills Special Business District. Charles Kevin Goodwin. I respectfully request your approval for this nomination. Carefully, Kara Spencer, Mayor.

Mr. Lechevin of the Second, you have the floor concerning the nomination of Mayor Spencer to the San Luis Hills Special Business District.

Members of the Council, I propose the nomination of the Mayor for the San Luis Hills Special Business District.

It was proposed by the heads of the 2nd and supported by the heads of the 3rd that we approve the nomination of the mayor of the San Luis Hills Special Business District. Are there any discussions? In the absence of objections, those who are for this manifesto by saying for which?

For.

Against? The motion is adopted.

Chairman of the Council, I have the pleasure of submitting the following person for a nomination to the Board of Adjustment. The nomination of James Dwyer. I respectfully request your approval for this nomination. Carefully, Karen Spencer, Mayor.

Mr. Le Chouin of the 9th, you have the floor concerning the nominations of Mayor Spencer to the Board of Adjustment. Thank you.

I propose that we accept the nominations of the Mayor to the Board of Adjustment.

It was proposed by the members of the 9th and supported by the members of the 11th that we approve the nominations of Mamie Le Maire-Spencer to the Board of Adjustments. Le Maire-Spencer. Are there any discussions? In the absence of objections, those who are for this manifesto by saying for and that? Against?

The motion is adopted.

Does anyone wish to withdraw from the legal projects or resolutions of our informal calendar? Mrs. Lechevine of the 1st. Merci Madame la Présidente. Membre du Conseil, veuillez retirer le projet de loi 49 tel qu'amendé du calendrier informel et le placer sur le calendrier de perfectionnement.

Monsieur Clark, veuillez en prendre note.

Je vais commencer par le septième. Présidente, merci Madame la Présidente. Membre du Conseil, veuillez retirer le projet de loi 55 du calendrier informel et l'inscrire au calendrier de perfectionnement. Monsieur Clark, veuillez en prendre note.

C'est noté.

First reading of the Council's bill.

Project law 65, sponsored by Oliver and Cohn, an order recommended and approved by the airport commission. The public service council and the estimation and distribution council establishing and authorizing an improvement program of public works at the Saint-Louis-Lambert international airport, foreseeing and consisting of projects of immobilization as described in more detail in the joint annex entitled list of projects of the 2025 EMAE exercise, containing a divisibility clause and an emergency clause. Law Project No. 66, sponsored by Le Chemin Browning, an ordinance recommended by the Council of Public Services of the City of Saint-Louis, establishing multiple public works and improvements projects for the transformation of Cass Avenue's multi-modal corridor, Phase 2 of the improvement of traffic management on King's Highway and the cycle track of Lindell Boulevard within the city. authorizing the city to conclude additional agreements with government agencies and parties according to the needs for the completion of these projects and containing an emergency clause. Projet de loi 67 parrainé par les Chevincônes et une ordonnance recommandée par la commission de la fonction publique modifiant les ordonnances numéro 60. 1050 pour fournir une nouvelle échelle de rémunération applicable au directeur des aéroports avec une fourchette salariale spécifique et une clause d'urgence. Bill 68, sponsored by the ECHOINCON, an ordinance modifying section 18.8020 of the revised code of the city of Saint-Louis to allow the mayor's office to conclude a binding agreement with the airport director for a period exceeding the mayor's mandate, with the approval of the airport commission and the estimation and distribution council, and containing an emergency clause. Projet de loi n°69, parrainé par les Chevines Sonia, conformément à l'ordonnance n°63-33 telle que modifiée par l'ordonnance n°61-94, une ordonnance au directeur de la voirie d'installer des dodanes pour calmer le flux de circulation sur divers côtés de maisons dans tout le 7e arrondissement. Cela termine la première lecture des projets de loi du Conseil.

Renvoi des projets de loi du Conseil au comité.

To the Commission for Transport and Commerce, the bill 65, 67 and 68. To the Commission for Public Infrastructure and Public Services, the bill 66 and 69. This concludes the return of the bill from the Council to the Committee.

Second reading and reports from the permanent committees.

We have none.

We can move on to point 14, reports from the special committees. We have none. We can move on to point 15, the consent calendar for improvement. We have none. We can move on to point 16, the council's bill for improvement.

Bill 49, as amended, sponsored by Councilor Switzer, President Green, Councilor Sonia, Councilor Browning, Councilor Clark-Bard and Councilor Ryan. An ordinance recommended by the Commission of Urbanism modifying the zoning code to add article 26.66.7 of the regulations. Completed for the data centers approved by the Commission of Urbanism on June 10, 2026 and containing a divisibility clause.

Councilor of the 1st district, you have the floor for the finalization of the 49th bill as amended. Thank you Madam President and members of the Council. I propose to finalize the 49th bill as amended. It was proposed by the Councilor of the 1st District and supported by the Councilor of the 7th District that we finalize the project of Law 49 as amended.

Councilor, you can continue.

Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council. The project of Law 49 as amended in front of us today is the one that was modified by the Council of Echevins during our last meeting, devoted to the regulation of data centers. Thus, what is presented to us today includes all the amendments that we have brought. Le projet de loi a généralement connu de nombreuses itérations, passant d'abord par la commission d'urbanisme, puis arrivant jusqu'à nous. Vous vous souvenez peut-être que nous avons commencé à parler des centres de données ici au Conseil des Echevins en septembre, lorsque nous avons adopté la résolution 111. Ce projet de loi est donc le résultat de toutes ces conversations, des dizaines d'heures d'audience publique et des centaines de commentaires reçus par la Ville de Saint-Louis sur la réglementation des centres de données. To provide a little more context to those who are watching us and who are not familiar with the process when it comes to zoning regulations, we previously amended this bill during a session of the Council of the Settlers. I placed it on the informal calendar. It was returned to the Commission of Urbanism to examine all the amendments made by the Council of the Settlers. The Commission of Urbanism examined all these amendments and rejected those made by the Council of the Settlers. Pour deux de ces amendements, ils les ont rejetés sans proposer de formulation alternative et pour l'un d'eux, ils l'ont rejeté, mais ont proposé une alternative. Donc aujourd'hui, alors que ce projet de loi est toujours sur le calendrier de finalisation, nous avons l'opportunité d'examiner ces recommandations pour apporter d'autres amendements au texte, que ce soit à partir de ces recommandations ou de notre propre autorité. Des chevins ! J'ai donc quelques amendements aujourd'hui que j'aimerais que nous examinions. Voici des amendements que j'ai partagés avec vous tous ces derniers jours afin que vous puissiez les examiner, mais ce sont des points dont nous discutons depuis un moment. Le premier amendement concerne la recommandation présentée par la Commission d'urbanisme concernant la densité des centres de données. Sur ce, je propose l'adoption de l'amendement numéro 1 It was proposed by the Councilor of the 1st and 2nd Districts and by the Councilor of the 7th Districts that we adopt Amendment 1. Councilor, you may continue. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. La Commission d'urbanisme a examiné le texte de l'amendement que nous avions élaboré ici au Conseil municipal pour modifier certaines règles de densité et réglementer les centres de données dans les districts H, I et L lorsque la Commission d'urbanisme a reçu ces informations, le personnel a donné un aperçu de la recommandation ou de l'amendement fait par le Conseil. Ils ont fourni des informations sur les raisons de cet amendement et ont présenté une voie alternative. Rather than follow this path, the Urbanism Commission has declared that it was satisfied with its latest position concerning this demand for density for data centers in H, I and L districts. They therefore recommended that we return to the text as it was at the time of its release from the EAPS committee. This allows us to restore the original text. This is what this amendment does. It stipulates that in H, I and L districts, at less than 300 feet from a similar use of data centers, any other data center can only occupy up to 30% of the building, with an activation requirement of 50% on the ground floor. Amendment 1 is therefore the one that restores the text as it came out of the UD-CNCD committee. I am ready to answer your questions. Other discussions? The 8th district councillor. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I would like to start by thanking the councillor for presenting this text and for all the context she shared concerning the evolution of this bill over the past few weeks. I would like to say that when I first intervened on this bill, the first thing I expressed was my agreement on the importance of implementing these regulations to ensure that we have strict rules for data centers here in the city of Saint-Louis. I know that the last time we talked about it, I also proposed two amendments that the Deputy Mayor described and shared, and I am grateful to my colleagues for having adopted them by this instance and for having transmitted them to the Urbanism Commission for examination. For me, the most important thing was that these amendments raised questions that, in my opinion, still presented gaps concerning this bill, and this allowed the Urbanism Commission to examine these points and to give its opinion. I think it's the responsibility of this office and I recognize that the legislative body has done it. I also had the privilege of attending the meeting of the Urbanism Commission and listening to the Mayor's Adjoint and the members of the committee on these same amendments. Although as an elected official, I could not fully express myself, I expressed myself as a citizen and I had two minutes to share my reflections on these amendments and the reasons for which I proposed them. I know that two minutes is not enough to explain something as complex as what these amendments do. Before talking about the first amendment proposed by the Mayor's Adjoint, I wanted to add a few points that I wanted to share with the people present on this day. I believe that two realities can coexist simultaneously. The first is that our environment is undeniably in danger as we see technology progress over the years. We know that some improvements will have to be made to protect our environment and it is important to ask ourselves about the social cost and the cost for the public good of these technological advances. I also think there is a second point. It is that if we continue to adopt technology and its innovations, while implanting them in areas and communities that are already neglected and vulnerable, what do we do to help strengthen these communities in the face of this cost? By listening to the debates in our city, one thing has become very clear. We have not taken these two aspects into account simultaneously, as they should have been. One of my amendments, the one we are discussing today, aims to address this second crucial point, namely what happens to the communities where the authorized data centers will be installed, especially knowing that many of these communities have already undergone investments year after year. When we talk about density and concentration, it is important to know that by regulating data centers in a given area, we actually create density. It is therefore important for us to think about the tools that we will give to these communities so that they can move forward. When I talk about HIL districts, of which a third of my neighborhood is made up, let's say I'm not talking about only dense areas that people imagine with skyscrapers, towers and stadiums. That's what people normally think when they think about density. I'm talking about small areas, restricted spaces, factories on the river's edge, where there may be only one factory standing in the middle of the other and which has not received any investment for a very long time. I'm talking about dense areas in the corridors and in our city centre, not the ones where people feel comfortable walking, but the ones where they are not, but the ones where they are not. The streets, the corners and the places where you may not want to turn left because you don't know what's going on. Ce sont ces zones dont je parle lorsque nous évoquons l'endroit où nous allons concentrer ces centres de données. Je pense donc qu'il est important pour nous de considérer non seulement la première chose, mais aussi la seconde. L'histoire nous a montré que nous avons déjà emprunté cette voie par le passé. Lorsqu'une nouvelle industrie s'installe, nous la concentrons parfois dans des zones oubliées parce que nous voulons les oublier. Et puis parfois nous ne donnons pas à ces zones les outils dont elles ont besoin pour pouvoir surmonter cela. And years later, we will say to ourselves, my God, what happened to this neighborhood? So that's what I'm trying to avoid by proposing this amendment. By ensuring that when we talk about density and the way we approach it, we also talk about setting up the right tools to fill the gaps and give communities what they need to improve. Two things can be true at the same time. I would like to thank the Prime Minister's councillor, because since this meeting of the Urbanism Commission, I know that we have had many conversations on this specific question. She understood why I raised this question and why I wanted to present this amendment. The problem for me with this amendment is never the objective that it was aimed at, but the process that we have chosen and the state of mind that we have adopted to address it. What I ask my colleagues today is to reject the amendment so that we can examine a second amendment on which I have worked closely in collaboration with the Mayor's Office and the staff of the Urbanism Commission. I think that this amendment meets the concerns raised during the meeting of the Urbanism Commission, while addressing the points that I wanted to raise by proposing this amendment. When we talk about the density of data centers and their location, we must give these communities, where they will remain, the necessary tools to bring the improvements that they need. I therefore ask my colleagues today to vote against Amendment 1 so that we can present Amendment 2. And I hope you will all consider supporting Amendment 2, which seems to me to be an equitable compromise in responding to these concerns, while offering these communities the chance they deserve. Thank you.

Councilor of the Seventh Arrondissement.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I simply wanted to try to speak to the microphone for each amendment to express what concerns me and explain the process a little. First of all, I would like to thank the Councilor of the First Arrondissement for her work on the bill as well as the Councilor of the Eighth for our many exchanges. I think that both versions of these amendments bear witness to ongoing discussions and that some of my most serious concerns have been eased. But first of all, I would like to explain to the people who are watching us or who are present in the courtroom that regarding all the amendments in front of us, I have received letters from us. I have received letters asking, please, do not vote for them. So I would like to clarify the legislative process. If we do not vote for any of these amendments today, this means that the amendments voted previously will remain in the bill. Concerne cet amendement spécifique, l'amendement initial proposé par la conseillère du 8e ne comportait aucun plafond et contenait des dispositions sur les avantages communautaires qui, selon nos informations, posent des problèmes juridiques. I would like to point out that when you see us vote, it is not on the initial bill, as it came from the UD that we pronounce, but on the modified bill by the amendments brought to the Commission. As for these specific amendments, once again, it is a very collaborative process. We had a lot of discussions. Je compte toujours voter pour la première version de l'amendement. Vous savez, les préoccupations de la commission d'urbanisme sont très légitimes. Ce sont eux les experts et les professionnels. Ils ont tout de même recommandé de rejeter le texte et même le personnel technique avait des réserves, mais je pense qu'ils ont essayé de trouver un juste milieu. Il est donc clair que je préfère que la première version soit adoptée, mais je dirais que la seconde atténue aussi certaines de mes inquiétudes. Je suis heureux de voir que le chiffre a été ramené à 50 progressants. I think that part of our debate here is to manage, honestly, certain concerns related to holidays and the consequences of the installation of a data center in a building, as well as to reduce environmental impacts, which was the priority of the Urbanism Commission. If you followed, they had a very in-depth discussion and talked a lot about the need to encourage a real commercial activity, Je dirais aussi que j'aurais aimé discuter avec la conseillère du 8e arrondissement de la possibilité de créer une taxe qui aurait pu inciter à agir. Si l'on dépasse 30% de densité tout en restant sous le plafond de 50%, cette taxe aurait pu alimenter un fonds pour la vacance, comme nous l'avions établi dans un projet de loi de règlement. These files are submitted to very short deadlines, so we have not been able to achieve this point, but I would say that this is an option that I would have preferred. If we had to go from 30% to 50%, I would have preferred a type of exchange that would allow, in the event of exceeding 30%, to activate the length of the ground floor, which seems really important to me. But my current fear is that there is not really any application mechanism in the bill, so even if we say, if you exceed 50%, we want you to ensure this level of activation in the Magui-Chosé-Méga highway. Without taxes or any type of application, as yet other things in this city, I simply do not have confidence in the fact that it will be respected. You know, I would prefer today that we vote for the first version, but I want to make sure to be as transparent as possible with those who are watching us from home, those who are in our stands on this process and the conversations that have taken place so far, and also to officially act, my privileged position. Thank you. Other interventions? Council of the 9th arrondissement.

Thank you. I had the chance to attend the meeting of the Commission on Urbanism a few weeks ago and to hear the debate around these different amendments and I think it is useful to underline that the Commission unanimously rejected the amendment of the Municipal Council which softened its density requirements. And I also find it very interesting that last week, there was an article in the Post-Dispatch explaining that the shops in the city center, those on the ground floor, the animation we're talking about, are in trouble because they no longer have the influx of employees, of offices from before. That's not what's on the ground floor that counts. That's what's in the towers above. And there's no one in the towers, and that's what prevents these shops from surviving. I understand the concern about dark streets where people don't want to venture, but if you walked on Olive, it's a dark street, lifeless, because there is no animation on the ground floor. There is a windowless building that occupies half of the patio. And right next to the street, there is another data center, of which all windows are condemned. No entry or exit activity. The residents say they don't see anyone getting out of the day. That's where my concern is, we're not creating any more holidays, because a data center is above all a human void. Few people work in these facilities. Few people go out for lunch. They won't cross the street to eat at Chrysat de Dauquette. Or go down the street to go to Ucraft. They won't go shopping in the neighborhood because they don't work there. Few people actually work there. They are buildings full of machines for the most part. And I recognize, of course, the economic interest. I recognize that there is an important tax revenue to be drawn from these projects and I think that if a data center can complete the development, it can be done in a way to attract people to the building, while allowing to cover the real costs of rehabilitation necessary to fill these buildings again. But the reason why I oppose to the softening of these demands and to the implementation of measures that focus only on the activation of the sidewalk is that I fear that this is not enough. When I walk in the city center today, I see no one around. Unless there is a match of the Blues or the Cardinals, the sidewalks are crowded during these brief moments. People go to the stadiums, but the rest of the city center is sadly empty. This is what the Post-Dispatch article highlighted this week. We have a holiday rate of 30% in the city center, higher than the national average, and we have a hard time converting these buildings to . I also note that we have made great progress recently. Missouri legislature has adopted incisive measures that could help to convert some of these large office towers into housing. J'aimerais donner une chance à ces mesures car je pense que l'ajout d'habitants est la solution au problème du centre-ville. Je pense que nous constaterons que lorsque ces bâtiments seront habités, les commerces situés au rez-de-chaussée prospéreront. Je le sais car je représente un quartier où cela se produit. Le Central West End offre un très bon mélange de commerces au rez-de-chaussée et de logements aux étages, créant un écosystème capable de soutenir ces entreprises. Nanator. I say capable of supporting OV because a shop has just been closed in Yukon-McPherson due to lack of passage. The city may be 270 Ziaville inhabitants at the moment. We will see it at the next survey because we know that the tornado affects our population. We see less and less people in this city and although data centers may seem to be a way of animating buildings, it is not an animation in the traditional sense because no one enters or leaves. That's where my concern lies. That's why I would really prefer to stick to the recommendation of the Urbanism Commission. They devoted much more time to this subject than we did here at the Council. They are the experts. They are the ones who sought to understand this issue. The Urbanism staff went to study different cities. They examined the data centers that currently exist in our city. They analyzed the impact of the latter on their immediate environment and sought to find a fair environment. They published a note with this project of law when they sent it. And the note specifically said, it is not a ban, it is not an intentional ban, because we recognize the need for economic returns that it could bring. We recognize that it is an industry that could represent the future. We must find a balance with the needs of our fellow citizens. And when I think about data centers and people, they are two very different things. Because data centers do not attract people, they bring an activity of a different kind that does not really benefit the surrounding community. And so that's where I think the regulations as written and as initially sent by the urbanism committee and as recently sent with a unanimous rejection of any change to these density requirements. I think we should hold on to it because these are the regulations designed to make people go first.

Any other discussion on the amendment? Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council. I would like to bring a little more context here. One of the reasons why I support Amendment 1, the recommendation of the Urbanism Commission on Density, and why I believe that the Urbanism Commission has also supported it, are the months of research that we have devoted to this bill and the different opinions that we have received. Some opinions come from users of already existing data centers. In these districts, they currently operate data centers that make, you know, 10 megawatts or less at the moment. To put things in perspective, about 1 megawatt of electricity corresponds to the consumption of 700 homes. So a lot of electricity. If you imagine that, 17,000 homes correspond to a data center in the city center. And all these data centers told us that they were planning to develop that it plans to attract more customers, more businesses. It plans to use more electricity. We should therefore see the data centers of the city center already existing, increase the number of generators on their roofs, the number of emissions, finally the amount of emissions they produce on site, the amount of emissions they are responsible for the energy that is provided to them, you know, mainly natural gas at this stage, with perhaps 10% renewable energy, but above all gas. And so we will see all these data centers develop. So if in a radius of 90 meters, Il peut y avoir encore plus de croissance que ce que prévoient déjà ces règlements qui imposent un maximum de 30% d'utilisation pour des centres de données à moins de 90 mètres d'une installation existante. Vous savez, cette utilisation de 30% pour un centre de données va également consommer une grande quantité d'énergie. Il faudra énormément de générateurs. Tout cela affecte notre qualité de vie, celle des gens qui vivent et travaillent au centre-ville, comme nous ici et qui sont si proches d'un centre de données déjà existant. Cela affectera le bruit que nous entendons, la chaleur produite et les générateurs qui fonctionnent. Tout cela est cumulatif. Les effets négatifs vont donc s'accentuer à mesure que les centres de données, premièrement, se développent au centre-ville comme prévu, et deuxièmement, que de nouveaux arrivent ou que les existants s'étendent dans d'autres bâtiments. This is why I strongly support Amendment 1 to maintain this 30% ceiling, which allows, as the 8th district councilor pointed out, this type of development in an area where we already see it, where there is a network and the possibility for them to easily connect to the electrical networks they need. The draft law provides for this to be authorized only with a 30% ceiling, which, once again, I believe is very important to maintain this at a manageable level. As we know, and as I have said, all the data centers currently in the city center intend to add, those with whom we spoke at least, intend to grow and therefore to increase their impact on the environment. So, knowing that we have made this bill, you know, I think, very favourable to existing data centres and to their ability to expand within their own perimeter. You know, we know that they will continue to do so. The bill allows it. I think that what the bill also tries to predict, if we adopt this amendment, it is a really reasonable growth outside the current perimeter and which allows, you know, all the other things that we want to see in the city centre to exist. L'une des choses dont j'ai parlé lors de notre dernier débat, c'est que, vous savez, je pense que notre rêve pour le centre-ville, comme l'a souligné le conseiller du 9e district, du 9e district, c'est plus de monde. Des gens qui se promènent, fréquentent les commerces et travaillent au centre-ville. Ce n'est pas ce qu'apporte un centre de données. Ce n'est pas, selon moi, notre objectif. Je soutiens vraiment le centre-ville. I really want it to succeed. You know, we discussed the RAM funds and the money that was allocated to this end. And so I think it's not about, you know, it's a question of what we want for the city center as much as for the rest with this ceiling. I appreciate your attention today and I hope to get your support for Amendment No. 1. The motion was presented by the members of the First Committee and seconded by the members of the Seventh Committee. We adopt amendment number 1 to the project of law 49, as amended in session. Mr. Secretary, please make the nominating call.

Members of Switzerland. Members of Oldenburg. Members of Cologne. Members of Narayan. Devo. Velazquez. Sawyer. Koksan Chondo. Rene. Clark Robert. Keyes. I choose Tyress. I choose Boyd.

Against.

I choose Roger. President Green.

For.

I choose Cohen. Four votes for and nine votes against. Five votes for and nine votes against.

By your vote, you have not supported the motion on amendment number 1. Chavine du Premier, you have always the floor. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. Amendment No. 2 represents a compromise on which the 8th and myself have worked to respond to some concerns raised concerning the current bill of the bill which allows the data center to reach 100% in this area of ​​300 feet. Cela crée une limite plus stricte en maintenant un plafond de 30% pour 50% d'activation du rez-de-chaussée, mais si le bâtiment consacre jusqu'à 50% un centre de données, il doit alors activer au moins 75 stands du rez-de-chaussée. L'échevine du 8e s'exprimera pour elle-même, je l'espère, mais je pense que nous considérons cela comme un compromis. and I ask you to kindly support Amendment No. 2. On this, I propose the adoption of Amendment No. 2. This motion has been presented by the First Lady and seconded by the Eighth Lady to adopt Amendment No. 2. Other discussions? The Eighth Lady. Thank you, Madam President. I take the floor to echo the remarks of the First Lady. I think we have had a very in-depth discussion on this subject and I am convinced that this commitment is in line with the concerns of the Commission of Urbanism concerning the original text that was presented to them, while preserving the key element that, in my opinion, was in place to ensure a form of additional protection and a requirement for the activation of the Red Chaussée. As a result, I ask my colleagues to support amendment number 2 today. Other discussions. Other discussions. Mr. Councilor of the 9th Member of Parliament.

I just want to say that I appreciate this period of compromise. I know that people have worked together to find a solution and that's really what characterizes this whole bill. We have made a lot of compromises on this bill. If you look at all the amendments that have been made, there are amendments that have been made to the Commission to reinforce it. There were amendments made during the last plenary meeting that weakened it. And this is yet another compromise. Uh, I only speak in my name here, but I continue to emphasize that the accent put on the activation of the ground floor is to see the tree that hides the forest. The city center needs people. And if the rest of the building is empty, there won't be enough people to make any activity live on the ground floor, on the ground floor. So when you walk around the city center, and I encourage you to do it, after today's meeting, it's beautiful. Go walk on Tucker. Notice how, by going north, there are less and less people and more and more vacant spaces. Even the buildings say, activate, activate, eyes that are desert. And it is this city center that is in difficulty today. This situation does not improve by activating the ground floor of these very large buildings more and more. The reason why the city center generates so many tax receipts for the city is because they are very large buildings. And when they are empty, we do not receive these tax receipts. But when we fill them with data centers, we may get the income, but we will not have people or activity, we will see even more holidays. And I think we are encouraging the wrong thing by making these exceptions. So I understand that everyone has his reasons for his position, but I think this compromise is always focused on the bad aspect. And I don't think I can support it today.

Other discussions on amendment number 2? Madame la conseillère du premier arrondissement, la parole est à vous pour conclure sur l'amendement numéro un. Merci. Je tiens à rappeler à tout le monde que cet amendement renforce les exigences de densité réglementaire par rapport au projet de loi actuel. Donc, pour moi, voter pour, c'est renforcer la réglementation sur la densité. Je tenais simplement à le dire clairement pour ceux qui envisageraient de voter contre. Cela rend effectivement la réglementation plus stricte. Je précise également qu'il est spécifiquement mentionné ici que les usages actifs incluent les bureaux, le commerce ou les usages institutionnels. J'espère donc que certaines de ces activations au rez-de-chaussée concerneront des bureaux ou des institutions, des choses qui attirent les gens vers ces rez-de-chaussée. and it still maintains a 50% ceiling for the activation or use of data centers in the building, even if it is not. The 30% for which I voted a moment ago, I think we find here an agreement between the current project, which allows up to 100% use in data centers, and this amendment which limits itself to 50% J'espère donc que si vous partagez mon souhait de limiter d'une certaine manière la possibilité pour les centres de données d'être situés à moins de 300 pieds les uns des autres et de plafonner la part du bâtiment dédié aux centres de données, j'espère vraiment que vous joindrez à moi pour voter en faveur de cet amendement. Je tiens à remercier la conseillère du 8e arrondissement pour sa collaboration sur ce dossier. Bye. Je sais que l'une des choses que j'essaye toujours de faire est de compter les votes et de savoir comment mes collègues vont voter. Je pense que nous avons vu lors du dernier vote que le résultat était de 5 contre 9. C'est donc un domaine où nous trouvons des moyens de travailler ensemble pour nous rapprocher et j'espère que cela sera adopté à l'unanimité aujourd'hui. Merci beaucoup. Il est proposé par la conseillère du premier arrondissement, appuyée par la conseillère du huitième, que nous adoptions l'amendement numéro 2 au projet de loi 49 tel qu'amendé en séance. Monsieur le greffier, veuillez faire la parole.

Conseillère Spencer, Councilor Oudenbourg Councilor Kappelman Councilor Royer Councilor Devotee Councilor Velazquez Councilor Sani Councilor Cox-Armswy Conseller Browning. Conseller Clark Hubbard. Conseller Keyes. Conseller Thiers. Conseller Boyd. Conseller Aldridge. President Greene. Councilor Condon. Councilor Browning. We have 12 votes for, 13 votes for and 1 abstention.

By your vote, you support the motion on amendment number 2. Councilor of the 1st District, it's up to you. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. So that was the discussion we were supposed to have on the density of data centers. As I mentioned in my preliminary remarks, there were some points where the amendments were made during the Council of the Echevins session for which the Commission of Urbanism has engaged a discussion and a recommendation or a rejection of the second subject. So we just finished on the density of data centers. I will not present any other amendments on this subject. Now let's move on to the second subject, which concerns the requirement of renewable energy credits. La Commission d'Urbanisme a voté pour rejeter l'amendement qui avait été fait par le Conseil des Échevins concernant les crédits d'énergie renouvelables, notamment à cause de la clause d'exonération de responsabilité qui y figurait lors du processus de dérogation qui avait été créé par un amendement lors de notre dernière discussion à ce sujet devant le Conseil des Échevins. As I mentioned before, you know, I tried to talk to you all, to talk to all the members of the Council of Echevins about each of these themes, each of these amendments that have been submitted to us, and to really understand your position to all of you, in order to know how the vote will take place during the session. You know, I counted the votes on the recommendation of the Urbanism Commission for renewable energy credits to return to this state, you know, before the derogation, you know, 100 times. Je pourrais compter les votes mille fois et je ne crois pas que les votes changeraient au sein du Conseil des échevins. Donc, pour nous épargner ce vote, je souhaite proposer l'amendement numéro 5, qui est un amendement qui modifie le processus de dérogation, passant d'une possibilité de 5 ans à une dérogation de 2 ans. Il ajoute des dispositions concernant l'examen par un tiers des crédits d'énergie renouvelable disponibles. I would like to add a public consultation from the Office of Sustainable Development of the City which would be made public concerning the obligation or not of the derogation. And I think that this reinforces the position in which we find ourselves with the current bill. As I mentioned previously, the bill we have adopted is the one that has been amended in the plenary session of the Council of Echevins 1. This amendment strengthens, in my opinion, the requirements in terms of renewable energy that are included in the current bill, if we do not adopt it. This is therefore the reason why I take the floor today. On this, I propose to adopt amendment number 5 of the Council's 49 bill as It was proposed by the first, second and seventh chairmen that we adopt Amendment 5 to the 49th bill of the Council, as amended in session. Other interventions? The chairmen of the fourth.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I think that a discussion took place more behind the scenes than in session, which is a bit regrettable, namely that it is a bill on zoning. So, once it will no longer be in our hands, it is in this way that the Adjustment Council will examine its proposals in the future. One of my great concerns is to know if, in the event of an impossibility on the market of renewable energy certificates to really buy these RECs, the Adjustment Council will grant derogations based on the impossibility for any promoter to conform to the regulations as initially stated. This means that if this derogation is granted, this promoter will never have to worry about the environment. This amendment would allow them to come to the council every two years to demonstrate that they can't actually respect the requirements. Hum... I think most people who know me know that I'm fundamentally technophobe. I don't like IA. I don't like social networks. If it was only up to me, we would cut the internet. But this answers to his environmental concerns. And I would ask you to... well, to examine it favorably. Yeah.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. Once again, what is currently in the legislation, the one on which we voted last time, is a five-year prerogative process. We had a very lively discussion and I personally intervened at the microphone to say, hey, I have the feeling that five years is too long. I have other concerns about some of the other processes. So we went to the meeting of the Planning Commission to have this discussion. The Schweizer horses and the Oldenburg horses also had a lot of exchanges, just to try to find the right environment and determine what we can do. I'll be honest, as far as I'm concerned, I'm not a fan of the derogation process. I find it very interesting, as I said, at the Urbanism Commission, that when the public council, the council at the level of the state, votes to increase the rates of Amren, the residents do not get a derogation. When their electricity rates increase, they end up with late fees, penalties, and then cuts, and then cuts. So I'm perplexed about this, but I just want to explain to the public that the reflection behind this is that in terms of renewable energy, it can be available or not. And so, several parties, including colleagues, say, you know, we should give a derogation since renewable energy could not be available. Once again, I think that if you observe this process, as I said, I had questions on this subject. I feel uncomfortable with the derogations. I have the impression that often the advantages that large companies benefit from are not accessible to ordinary residents. So that makes me uncomfortable. However, this amendment that has been submitted to us, I think it is really important because if it remains for five years, one of my concerns is that the renewable energy market is changing enormously. And so if you give a derogation and you say only we will talk about it in five years, there could have been changes. Energy could have become available and you could not act. I would also highlight that one of the points put forward by the Urbanism Commission is that, according to the previous formulation of the amendment, if you say we want to do 50 megawatts and Camarines-Cody, there is 40 megawatts of renewable energy available. As the amendment was written, you could have obtained a derogation on the totality of the 50 megawatts because it was not specified. And so the text that is presented to us also specifies that the derogation could only be granted for, you know, for the necessary energy. So I want to make sure as much as possible to explain some of the differences between the previous text and this one. I really think it's much, much better. Better? I think it's a much better compromise. I think it addresses in its own way all the concerns Of course, I understand that for many, this was one of the most controversial points of the bill, but I think that the text in front of us is probably as fair as possible, given all the existing concerns. And again, I feel really relieved about specifically the two-year term, because five years is longer than an automatic mandate, longer than a mayor's mandate, a senator's or a deputy's. J'étais donc très mal à l'aise à l'idée de mettre en place quelque chose d'aussi long. Je suis donc heureux que nous passions à une exemption de deux ans. Nous avons aussi eu l'occasion de discuter avec la commission d'urbanisme, où siège Rich Bradley. Il a parlé du rôle que jouait le BPS dans le processus. Cela a donc pu être largement discuté. Je voulais simplement, à mesure que nous avançons, prendre le micro pour partager des éléments de la conversation afin d'expliquer où nous en sommes, afin d'expliquer... Je voterai certainement en faveur de cet amendement aujourd'hui, j'espère que mes collègues feront de même, et je suis fière de notre capacité à nous réunir, à avoir des discussions difficiles et à trouver un terrain d'entente. Je pense que bien souvent ces compromis ne correspondent pas aux préférences initiales de chaque parti, car c'est ainsi que fonctionne le compromis. Cependant, je pense que certaines de mes préoccupations concernant le bien-être des gens, l'évolution de l'industrie et la durée de deux ans, et l'absence de rapport annuel d'avancement, et l'absence de rapport annuel d'avancement, je pense vraiment que cet amendement répond à certaines de mes inquiétudes les plus sérieuses.

Merci.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council.

First of all, I would like to take the floor to support this amendment and I appreciate the work that the First Lady and the Secondary Councilor have done to lead to this text of compromise. We know that when the text left the Assembly, there was a form of exemption that would allow up to five years. Mais je pense que le texte de compromis proposé par le conseiller du deuxième et la conseillère du premier, fixant cette durée à deux ans, est très bon. Je veux être très clair car nous parlons de cette exemption et s'ils ne peuvent pas produire les REC en commission, c'était une question nouvelle pour moi de savoir ce que sont les REC, les crédits d'énergie renouvelable. J'apprécie vraiment que l'adjointe du premier arrondissement ait pris le temps de rencontrer ses collègues en privé. Ce qu'il est important de rappeler, c'est qu'en septembre dernier, ce Conseil a bel et bien adopté une résolution concernant les centres de données. Et oui, la commission de planification, composée de membres du personnel et de commissaires bénévoles, ainsi que l'adjointe du premier, celle du septième et un membre de votre bureau, Monsieur le Président, font partie. They had access to a lot of information because, as you know, the data centers continue to evolve and they have examined in depth the many published data, while this council may not have had this opportunity. These meetings have always been public, but one of my concerns about this amendment on the Havrex Yes, and I think this is a point that has been raised. A data center really wanted to produce renewable Rx, grouped Rx. I think it's important to talk about grouped and non-grouped credits because I mentioned it several times in the commission. Grouped Rx are renewable energy credits that are more locally anchored. But I will be very clear, this does not necessarily mean that they will be injected into our network. But if I'm not mistaken, they are not necessarily directly located in the region of Saint-Louis. These are non-grouped Rx or renewable energy credits that are simply not local. So I would say that in terms of this amendment, the derogation does not put an end to renewable energy credits. What it stops if the data center, say Amarin, does not have the capacity to produce its Rx is that for two years, they will always have to produce it. But it will be non-grouped Rx. And I really want to be clear on the subject. These are non-grouped Rx. Non-grouped. It is therefore always renewable energy credits, but they do not come from the local level. There is therefore always good clean credits that they will have to respect. It's just that if they get the derogation, they will be non-grouped. I also want to point out that regardless of the derogation, whether it is 2, 4 or 6 years after 10 years, whatever happens with this bill, they will all have to reach 100% renewable energy. So I think there is a very good intention in terms of renewable energy in this legislation. I know that the councilor of the 2nd arrondissement, to whom I supported the amendment, tried with the initial formulation to find a solution. If Amren cannot produce its credits, how not to penalize individuals? And I think that the text between the councilor of the 1st and the 2nd arrondissement improves the situation, avoiding a too long calendar where they should constantly come back in front of the BPS. But I'm going to be very clear, it doesn't matter if a derogation is granted, it is always a non-grouped credit, that is to say a renewable energy credit that they must provide, whatever happens. And after 10 years, all data centers will have to reach the threshold of 100% renewable energy credit. So I ask my colleagues to support this amendment. I think it's a better amendment and I think, as the advisor said, Comme elle l'a dit alors que vous comptez les voix, j'apprécie son leadership dans cette volonté de faire des compromis et de travailler avec la conseillère du deuxième arrondissement pour essayer d'améliorer le texte en garantissant la fourniture de crédits d'énergie renouvelables. Il faudra toujours atteindre 100% de crédits d'énergie renouvelables après 10 ans afin que nous puissions continuer à essayer d'atteindre nos objectifs de durabilité. Je demande donc à mes collègues de soutenir cet amendement. Merci.

Other discussions from the second arrondissement.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. This amendment embodies, in my opinion, the spirit of compromise. I think it proves that compromise is not a big word. That two opposing points of view can get a little more of what they want. And in the end, we serve the residents of this city of Saint-Louis with a future that can include renewable energy. but which will not punish either a promoter, a risk taker, an investor, in the event that they would not be able to buy renewable energy. So I want to publicly thank the first arrondissement's councillor. Thank you for working on this. And we have reached an agreement, and I appreciate that. So I fully express myself in favour of this amendment. This amendment will also avoid a unpleasant conflict between the Urbanism Commission and the Municipal Council. There may be a lot of reproaches. I think it can help to bridge the gap and I hope that the Urbanism Commission will see it when it comes back for a last discussion, a last debate and a recommendation.

Other discussions? Other discussions? In the absence of opposition, Councilor of the 1st District, you have the floor to conclude on Amendment No. 5.

Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council. I renew my motion.

It has been proposed by the Councilor of the 1st District, supported by the Councilor of the 7th District, to adopt Amendment No. 5 to the 49th Law, as amended, in session. Mr. Secretary, please proceed to the sentence.

Councilor Switzer. Councilor Oldenburg. Councilor Cohn. O'Brien. De Boet. Velazquez. Saouyer. Cox Sanctuary. Brunner. Clark-Hubbard. Keyes. Thayer. Councilor Boyd? Yes. Councilor Aldridge? Yes. President Greene?

Yes.

13 votes for and 1 abstention.

By your vote, you support the motion to adopt Amendment No. 5. Councilor DuPremier, you have the floor. Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council, and thank you all for your vote on this subject. I think that this reinforces the capacity of the city to keep the promoters responsible for respecting the requirements in terms of renewable energy credits for this bill. So thank you for doing it. Thank you for this vote. Let's move on to the third subject dealt with by the Urbanism Commission concerning the concept mentioned during our last meeting on data centers, campuses and the different necessary recourses as well as changes required for these specific campuses. The Urbanism Commission has adopted this amendment and has also rejected the amendment proposed by the Council of Councilors of Ils ont proposé une formulation alternative pour respecter l'esprit de l'amendement proposé par la conseillère du 8e district concernant la définition d'une école. La commission d'urbanisme a donc proposé une formulation à cet effet. Je vais m'exprimer davantage là-dessus, mais je dois d'abord proposer l'adoption de l'amendement numéro 7 au projet de loi 49. It has been proposed by the first councillor, supported by the seventh councillor, to adopt amendment number 7 of the 49th bill, such as the 41st session. Councilor, you may. Thank you very much, Madam President, members of the Council. So, to continue in this direction, the Urbanism Commission has recommended to add after the word school the mention of school buildings containing classrooms, work spaces, residential facilities or similar uses, as well as to remove the mention of institutional campuses and any modification of the feedback requirements that would have been raised by this provision. And I hope to get your support on this point. I think we have achieved, let's hope so, an agreement with the 8th arrondissement councillor, who presented this proposal on the fact that it is an acceptable compromise. Recommended by the Urbanism Commission, but I will let it express itself on this subject. Thank you very much and I appreciate any favorable consideration that you could give to amendment number 7. The 8th arrondissement councillor. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. First of all, I would like to thank the Urbanism Service for examining this amendment and for proposing its recommended modifications. I think that their modifications meet my main concern raised by this amendment, namely the way we define and address the definition of a school. They took this aspect into account, and I also understand their feedback on the terminology of an institutional campus. Consequently, with their feedback, I support this amendment and I encourage my colleagues to support it as well.

La conseillère du septième.

Merci madame la présidente, membres du conseil. Je souhaitais simplement prendre la parole pour témoigner du travail que j'ai vu se dérouler en temps réel avec la conseillère du huitième, la conseillère du huitième, la conseillère du premier, vous savez le personnel d'urbanisme, et les commissaires à ce sujet. I was quite firmly opposed when it was mentioned for the first time. I clearly expressed that I had a lot of concerns. I have the honor of representing a neighborhood that not only has the medical campus of the SLU University, but also satellite campuses of other establishments. And I feared the way you could correspond to the definition of institutional campus, be exposed to the definition of institutional campus and be exposed to centers. And I even had residents who are probably looking now, who went to collect signatures and petitions and put them back to me during neighborhood meetings, saying to the neighborhood, saying, we don't want that in this bill. Like, don't make sure we can have data centers in our neighborhoods. And so I hope that these residents who have circulated these petitions are looking now and you can see that, you know, I think this amendment is much better. And what I would say is that I think that a large number of questions revolved around the lack of clarity of certain definitions, such as those of institutional campuses or schools. So I think that the text that was presented to us seeks to solve this problem, but I really wanted to express myself as a person, having had the honor to participate in this process at each stage to confirm that there was a lot of discussion. I sincerely thank the members of the 8th arrondissement for listening to the return of the Urbanism Commission and for continuing the discussion to find a solution that answers these questions and concerns, while bringing the clarity they were looking for, but also by dealing with the questions and the reserves that I had myself, in particular for the inhabitants of the 7th arrondissement and on the general impact of the University's freedom of action, which was a point of friction here. Other interventions? Other interventions? The candidate from the 1st arrondissement has the floor to close amendment number 7. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I renew my motion. It is proposed by the 1st candidate and seconded by the 7th candidate that we adopt amendment 7 to the 49th bill as amended in session... A request has been made to use the previous amendment. Without objection, amendment number 7 is adopted. Merci Madame la Présidente, membres du Conseil, et merci à vous tous d'avoir voté pour soutenir la recommandation de la Commission d'urbanisme sur cet amendement. Passons à la suite. J'ai une toute dernière proposition d'amendement pour aujourd'hui. This amendment does not come from the Urbanism Commission but emerged during the last weeks of discussion following the return of our community and ourselves because we want these regulations to come into force as soon as possible to move from the current situation where data centers are not regulated to the application of these rules which, in my opinion, are as successful as possible at the current time. It is therefore a matter of adding an emergency clause that will allow the mayor to act immediately after the vote of this project by the municipal council by signing it and accelerating its entry into force. This is why I propose the adoption of amendment number 9 to the 49th bill as amended. It is proposed by the first and seconded by the seventh that we adopt amendment number 9 to the 49th bill as amended in session. Monsieur le Secrétaire, veuillez procéder à l'appel nominal. Une demande a été faite pour utiliser le précédent appel nominal. Sans objection, l'amendement numéro 9 est adopté. L'élu du premier arrondissement, vous avez la parole sur le perfectionnement du projet de loi numéro 49 tel qu'amendé en séance. Merci Madame la Présidente. Je propose de finaliser le projet de loi qu'amendé devant cette Assemblée, devant cette Assemblée. It was proposed by the Councilor of the 1st Arrondissement and supported by the Councilor of the 7th that we finalize the 49th bill as amended here. Councilor, you may continue. Thank you very much, Madam President, members of the Council. This process took months and months of work, and this step taken today to reach an almost unanimous agreement on some of these amendments is, I think, an excellent progress. We have had many in-depth discussions. Between us, with the public, as well as with the members of the Commission d'Urbanisme and all those who have been involved, as mentioned earlier by the Councilor of the 2nd arrondissement, the fact of having brought these amendments today leads to a new examination by the Commission d'Urbanisme. This meeting is scheduled for the previous Wednesday, our official return, after the break on September 11. This meeting of the Commission d'Urbanisme will therefore take place only two days in advance. Lors de cette séance, la Commission d'urbanisme examinera tous les amendements que nous avons votés. Il est bien entendu dans leurs attributions de rejeter à nouveau ces amendements, ou plutôt de rejeter ces nouveaux amendements et de proposer des modifications. J'en ai déjà parlé à mes collègues, mais je tenais à le répéter devant vous ici. Je pense que ce projet de loi est arrivé au maximum de ce que nous pouvons obtenir en termes de rigueur des réglementations mises en place. Je considère que c'est le point ultime pour le Conseil des échevins et je le clarifierai auprès de la Commission d'urbanisme. If they ever reject one of these amendments, I think we have the voices within the Council of Echevins to go beyond what requires 10 voices, a threshold that we seem to have reached with these amendments that we have just adopted. So it's a really important point. But, as it must return to the Urbanism Commission, I will replace this bill with the informal calendar so that, during our next meeting, I can remove it from the informal calendar to finalize it, ideally, without any other changes from the Commission. I don't think they will do it. I won't do any of it. But it's fair. Counselor, it's not exact. Pardon, Madame la Présidente? Désolée, nous devons le finaliser pour pouvoir procéder à la troisième lecture et au vote final lors de la prochaine réunion. J'aurais suspendu le règlement pour le perfectionner et comme il n'y a pas d'amendement... Cela suspend la mise au point et la troisième lecture... Il doit être mis en forme définitive. Je vous présente mes excuses. Merci beaucoup de l'avoir fait remarquer. Nous allons le perfectionner et si nous devons revenir en arrière, je demanderai, ayant voté du côté majoritaire, de le renvoyer à l'étape du perfectionnement. Je ne m'attends pas à ce que cela arrive ! But in case something unexpected happens, which I do not anticipate, I just wanted to point out that it is an option. And so, I suppose, to conclude my remarks or just to say a little more about the bill, I would like to thank the planning team, in particular Myriam Keller and Alicia Russell, for all the work they have devoted, the hours and hours they have invested in this bill, as well as the time and efforts made to ensure that we have the best possible product in front of us today. Je pense que nous sommes très proches du but. J'ai donc hâte de perfectionner ce projet de loi aujourd'hui, d'avoir la discussion qui aura lieu au sein de la commission de planification, puis de revenir devant vous tous le 11 septembre pour la troisième lecture et enfin faire adopter ce projet. D'autres discussions ? Madame la conseillère du Seman ? Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I just wanted to put it all back in context. I just wanted to make sure, you know, that what I would say to residents and voters during my trips is simply to reiterate that, in my opinion, the Law 49 project is something that deserves to be celebrated. I think that by having this conversation, we are one of the first cities in the country to address it in a serious way. Many other municipalities have opted for moratoriums, which avoids going into the nuances and technical details concerning renewable energies, water consumption, electricity or electromagnetic networks or electromagnetic networks. I mean, I have a whole vocabulary on the data centers in mind that I didn't have 10 months ago. But what we did, even if it was difficult and there were all sorts of unprecedented twists and turns, regulations will be among the strictest in the whole country. And it's a fact. You can check and compare this with what others are doing. Others don't have any regulations, either a moratorium. I think that the adoption of this legislation is essential for our city. I think that it makes us pioneers. I think that, yes, as much as possible, we have found a medium way. And I think that the amendments brought today focus more on the well-being of people while balancing them with economic interests. And I think that you know, each member of this assembly, each member of the office of the president, the office of the mayor, the planning staff and also all the residents, you have been so present throughout this process, in so many meetings, for hours and hours, and you do not receive any remuneration. It's a totally volunteer project, but you kept up during the 8 or 10 months during which we had this discussion. I know that for the 7th arrondissement in particular, I can't go to the grocery store without you stopping me to ask me, what about the data center? What about the moratoriums? I can't be in the farm market without being questioned. So, you know, I really congratulate the city. I congratulate the residents for their continued commitment. I know there have been times in this process where you have been disappointed, but I hope that what you have seen today gives you a little hope. J'ai porté du bleu aujourd'hui parce que je voulais représenter la démocratie et je pense que ce que vous avez vu aujourd'hui c'est le fonctionnement de la démocratie. Le processus législatif est complexe. Plusieurs organismes et parties prenantes sont impliquées et nous sommes rarement tous d'accord. Mais je pense qu'aujourd'hui nous avons trouvé un juste milieu et ce juste milieu, j'imagine, surtout alors que le comté, à ces mêmes débats, définira probablement des tendances nationales, non seulement dans notre région, mais aussi dans tout le pays. So I am extremely proud of the Law Project 49. I am incredibly proud of the staff and residents. And I am also extremely proud of Tom Schmitzer. I think she did a fantastic job. I think this Law Project was very difficult because it is one of the most controversial issues in the country. I would say that flash cameras are one of the most controversial topics in the country at the moment. So I congratulate her for taking this into her own hands and for leading this conversation. I congratulate my colleagues for not having abandoned the discussion even after having had some very difficult exchanges. We all stayed there and found common ground, and I'm really proud of it because I want to say something that I care about. I want our community to see that this organ is not dysfunctional. That we are a productive organ. That we have a diversity of opinions. We don't all agree, but we can stay focused on people and adopt good policies to make things move forward. And I really think we have demonstrated that today in a fantastic way. Thank you. Other discussions? Other discussions? Personne ne demandant la parole, la conseillère du premier district autorisée à conclure. Merci madame la présidente, membres du conseil. J'apprécie vraiment les mots de la conseillère du septième district. Elle a mieux résumé la situation que je n'aurais pu le faire avec tout le travail accompli et le nombre de personnes qui se sont impliquées, même quand nous n'étions pas tous d'accord. Alors j'apprécie vraiment cela et cela me donne beaucoup d'espoir sur notre capacité à accomplir des choses difficiles. et je serai négligente si je ne remerciais pas la conseillère du 7e pour tout son travail. Nous avons été ensemble à chaque étape depuis que nous étions toutes deux à la commission d'urbanisme et cela aurait été impossible sans son aide, sans son aide. Je tenais vraiment à le souligner. Sur ce, je propose de perfectionner ou de renouveler ma motion pour perfectionner le projet de loi 49 tel qu'amendé en séance. Nous avons déjà cette motion, vous devez juste la renouveler. J'ai dit la renouveler au début ! It was proposed by the 1st district councillor, seconded by the 7th district councillor, that we perfect the 49th bill as amended in session. A request has been made for the previous vote. A nominative appeal has been requested. Mr. Graftier, please proceed with the nominative appeal.

Councilor Slicer?

Yes.

Councilor Oldenburg? Yes. Councilor Kappelmann? Councilor Orian Councilor Dowell Councilor Velazquez Councilor Sawyer Councilor Cox-Anthony Councilor Burnett Councilor Brookings Councilor Harris Councilor Taliaferro Councilor Boyd?

Yes.

Councilor Aldrich? Yes. President Gris?

Yes.

Councilor Cohn? Yes. Thirteen votes for an abstention.

By your vote, you support the motion of the Councilor of the 1st District, aiming to perfect the 49th bill, which was amended in session.

Bill 55, sponsored by Councilor Saunier, President Greene, Councilor Switzer, Councilor Clarke-Bard, Councilor Velazquez, Councilor Aldrich and Councilor Navarro. An ordinance modifying Chapter 31660 of the Code revising the Ordinances of the City of Saint-Louis to add definitions and a section prohibiting the obtaining of tax incentives at data centers containing a divisibility clause and an emergency clause

La conseillère municipale du 7e district est reconnue pour la finalisation du projet de loi 55.

Merci madame la présidente du conseil. Je souhaite déposer une motion pour finaliser le projet de loi 55.

Il a été proposé par la conseillère du 7e et appuyé par la conseillère du 9e que nous finalisions le projet de loi 55. Five councillors, you may continue.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. For the Law 55 project, a very simple explanation. It is essentially written in the ordinance that no data center can receive local tax incentives. This is probably the simplest way I can explain it. This topic has come up again and again. We are at the beginning of our discussion with the UD, but this project has progressed, you know, a little faster than the one we finished before. But this project requires that the 49th bill be finalized first. They must move forward in pairs because it rejects the definitions of data centers as well as other elements. So it's a proactive way to clarify things for the public. You obviously know that if the argument in favor of data centers is that they will be excellent income generators and will bring us a lot of money, then there is no reason to give them incentives because we want all these dollars to enter the city. Once again, we have no control over the Councils of State or any other entity that could grant incentives to the data centers, but this legislation will ensure that, in favor of municipal law, we cannot grant local tax incentives to a data center. Thank you. Any other discussion? Any other discussion? We don't see any. Councilor of the 9th.

It is very simple to be added as a comment.

Mr. Le Greffier, please take notes. Any other discussion? Seeing none, councillor, you are allowed to conclude. Thank you. I renew my motion. It was proposed by the councillor of the 7th and supported by the councillor of the 9th that we finalize the bill 55. Mr. Le Greffier, please make the call.

Councilor White, madam. Councilor Oldenburg. Councilor Cohn. Conseiller Ryan. Conseiller Devor. Conseillère Vasquez. Conseillère Sawyer. Conseillère Cook-Jones. Conseillère René. Conseillère Clark-Bard. Conseillère Keyes. Conseillère Taylor. Conseillère Boyd. Conseillère Cox. Presidente Greene.

Pour.

14 voix pour, aucune voix contre.

Par votre vote, vous soutenez la motion de la conseillère du 7e pour valider le projet de loi 55.

Cela a prolongé les projets de loi pour validation.

Rapport de mise honnête.

Projet de loi 63 et 60.

Troisième lecture et adoption finale des projets de loi sous consentement.

Projet de loi 63.

Councilor of the 10th, you have the floor for the motion to adopt in the third reading and vote for the end of the bill on the consent calendar.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I propose to adopt in the third reading and vote for the end of the bill on the consent calendar.

It has been proposed by the Councilor of the 10th and supported by the Councilor of the 7th to adopt in the third reading and vote for the end of the bill on the consent calendar. Is there any discussion? Seeing none, Mr. Secretary, you may call.

Councilor Spencer. Councilor Oldenburg Councilor Cohn Councilor Wexbeck Councilor Dowell Councilor Villegas Councilor Saouyé Councilor Cox-Anthony Councilor Rayy Councilor Clark-Consernau Councilor Kappelman Councilor Thunay Councilor Boyd.

For.

Councilor Osterman.

For.

14 votes for.

By your vote, you support the 10th Councilor's motion to proceed to the third reading and final vote of the suspended bill. Third reading and final adoption of the bill.

Bill 16, sponsored by Councilor Cohn and President Greene. Ordinance alloying the sum of $26,056,000, according to section 94,600 to 94,055, as amended, for the period from July 1, 2026 to June 30, 2027, sum levied on the Transport Fund and paid to the Bi-State Development Agency for transport needs, including a separation and emergency clause.

Councilor of the Third, you have the floor for the third reading and final adoption of the Law 60 project.

Thank you, Madam President. I propose the third reading and final adoption of the Law 60 project.

It has been proposed by the Councilor of the Third and supported by the Councilor to proceed with the third reading and final adoption of the Law 60 project. Councilor, you may continue.

Thank you, Madam President. As the Deputy Secretary has already so kindly emphasized, it is a budgetary law project for Metro by State. It is a complementary law project and usually accompanies the two others that we have already adopted. This one was presented, I believe, about a week before we went on summer vacation. It is therefore a procedure that we carry out every year. We have already had conversations and fairly exhaustive debates on the other two bill projects with our colleague from the 12th arrondissement, asking several questions and so on. And so I request the favorable examination of all, but I remain open to any discussion.

Other discussions. Other discussions. If no one wants to intervene, you have the floor to conclude.

I renew my motion.

It has been proposed by the heads of the 3rd and supported by the heads of the 14th that we proceed to the third reading at the final adoption of the bill 60. Monsieur le greffier, veuillez procéder à l'appel.

Et je fais un Switzer. Et je fais un Oldenbourg. Et je fais une Cône.

Pour.

Et je fais une Orianne. Et je fais un De Waal-Vauté. Et je fais un Velázquez. Et je fais un Sawyer. Et je fais un Cox & Sleigh. Et je fais un Browning. Et je fais un Clarke-Bart. Et je fais un Clarke-Bart. Eschewin-Kees Eschewin-Tavarez Eschewin-Boyd Poo Eschewin-Autridge Presidente-Green Poo Fourteen votes for Poo.

By your vote, you support the motion of Eschewin-Tavarez for the third reading and final adoption of Bill 60. Report as adopted and signed by the President.

Bill 63 and Bill 60.

Any other case being suspended, the President must submit her signature here in public session so that this becomes law. First reading of the resolutions and return to the committee.

We have none.

You can move on to point 22, second reading of the resolutions, report of the committees and adoption.

Resolution 78, sponsored by Chevines-Boyd, Chevines-Broidy and Chevines-Velasquez. Exhorting the Education Council of the City of Saint-Louis and the Public Schools of Saint-Louis to ensure more public engagement, transparency and coordination with the educational planning efforts previously adopted by the City, before making a final decision on the Future Ready EQ-U plan.

Chevines of the 13th, you have the floor for the second reading of Resolution 78. Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council. Nous avons tenu la réunion du comité de santé. La résolution a été lue et nous avions des personnes présentes pour témoigner. J'ai donc demandé au Conseil d'accepter le rapport du comité et l'adoption de la résolution 78. Y a-t-il un second? Il a été proposé par l'échevine du 13e et appuyé par l'échevin du 4e que nous adoptions la résolution 78. Échevine, vous pouvez poursuivre.

Thank you.

This resolution was brought to the attention of Saint-Louis public schools and we ask that they suspend the closure of these schools until we develop a plan referring to the municipal plan which required two years of work. Thus, we are again asking the public schools of Saint-Louis de Sursoir to close their establishments as long as they do not have a comparable plan to use these buildings, which would lead to an increased decline in our community. And I support my motion. Other discussions? The Councilor of the 7th arrondissement. Madam President, members of the Council, I just wanted to take the floor to mention some points already mentioned by Councilor Boyd. We had a solid hearing in the Commission where members of the SLPS came to speak. I know that I often mention the fact that I am a member of the Council of Education, so I am very attached to the public schools of Saint-Louis. And I think that this resolution contains elements that, in a way, have already been implemented. The Future Forward plan and that of the SLPS has actively modified the list of schools that had to close. They have pushed back their calendar and have globally recognized some of the points asked in this resolution, namely that it is necessary to have more conversations, dialogue and engagement with the community. This is why I wanted to bring my support and I also want to officially act that we must do this much more often because I think we are not talking enough about what is happening in our public school district. I am amazed by the number of families and people who have children within the SLPS who do not even know that there are, you know, maybe 20 to 27 schools on the Seylette. And I think that one of the things that we can do as a municipal council to bring our support is to adopt resolutions and adopt resolutions in commission. You know, we have platforms, people pay us a little more attention here than they usually do for the Education Council. And so I am delighted to see that we are beginning to discuss more of what is happening in our public school district. And I can't wait for us to do it more often. And I can't wait to support this resolution and to discuss further how the Council of Education and the Municipal Council can maintain a more collaborative relationship, because I think that when we talk about economic development and economic trajectories, the choice of a place of residence often depends on schools and the quality of education in this community. And so I think that all of this is very linked. Thank you. Other discussions. Other discussions.

In the absence of opposition, Councilor of the 13th, you have the floor to conclude.

Thank you, Madam President and members of the Council, and thank you, Councilor of the 7th, for your words of encouragement.

So I renew my proposal.

The Councilor of the 13th proposed and the Councilor of the 4th supported the adoption of Resolution 78. Those who are for this manifesto by saying for RUGA. Opponents? The motion is adopted. Second reading, resolution and adoption committee report. I would like to propose that some parts of the session be closed to the public in accordance with section 610.073, in order to allow members of the committee to discuss questions relating to the hiring, the dismissal, the discipline or the promotion of employees of the Council of Councilors. We need a proposal. Il a été proposé par le conseiller du quatrième et appuyé par la conseillère du septième que nous passions en séance à huis clos. Monsieur le secrétaire, veuillez faire l'appel.

Conseiller Weiser. Conseiller Oldenburg. Conseiller Cohn. Conseiller O'Reilly. Conseiller de Vautic. Counselor Velazquez. Counselor Osterman. Counselor Cox-Anthony. Counselor Browning. Counselor Clarkebard. Counselor Keyes. Counselor Sawyer. Counselor Boyd. Counselor Rodriguez. President Greene.

For.

12 votes for you.

By your vote, do you support the motion? If we could free the room, please, everyone, with the exception of Philippe, can stay. We are back. Councilor of the 10th... 11th, you have the word concerning the motion to suspend the regulation in order to present the resolution 93...

Thank you again, Madam President, members of the Council. We propose that we suspend the regulation to introduce the resolution of courtesy 93.

It has been proposed by the Councilor of the 11th and supported by the Councilor of the 14th to suspend the regulation in order to present the resolution 93. This is a motion that cannot be discussed. Mr. Secretary, please make the call.

Waxpack. Councilor Oudenburg. Councilor Kappelman. Councilor Rey. Councilor Villegas. Councilor Velazquez. Councilor Sawyer. Councilor Cox-Anthony. Councilor Burnett. Councilor Clark-Purkart Councilor Harris Councilor Thomson Councilor Brookings Councilor Odomen, Councilor Osterman President Greene 14 votes for you.

By your vote, you support the motion. Please place Resolution 93 at the end of the calendar of courteous resolutions. Councilor of the 10th, you have the floor on the motion to adopt the consent calendar for courteous resolutions. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I propose that we adopt the consent calendar for courteous resolutions. It has been proposed by the Councilor of the 10th and supported by the Councilor of the 7th that we adopt the consent calendar for courteous resolutions. Are there any comments? Councilor of the 9th arrondissement.

Thank you. May I be added as co-parent of the resolution 92 for Régie Jones

Monsieur le Secrétaire, veuillez en prendre note et si vous pouviez m'ajouter également. Conseiller du ?

Merci.

Quatorzième. Pouvons-nous mettre cela en réserve ? Oui, je pense que le conseiller du quatorzième est sur le point de faire cette motion.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. First of all, before making the motion, I would like to express myself on this subject. I would simply like to express my condolences to the M. Jones family, Mayor of Dalewood, and sincerely to this entire community. When we talk about leadership, about how to lead as no one has ever done before, always focused on people, On ne trouve pas cela très souvent politique. Il a toujours placé Dalwood au cœur de son travail. Il restera sans doute dans les mémoires, comme l'un des meilleurs maires de Dalwood, et je veux simplement envoyer tout mon amour à sa femme, ses enfants, ses petits-enfants, aux résidents de Dalwood, et je propose que nous mettions en réserve la résolution 92,

The motion is proposed by the Councilor of the 14th, seconded by the Councilor of the 7th to put in reserve the resolution 92. Is there a discussion? All those who are in favor, please say for. Against. The motion is adopted. Councilor of the 3rd arrondissement.

Thank you, Madam President. I would also like to be added as a witness to resolution number 93.

Mr. Secretary, could you take notes, please?

It's noted. Thank you.

Councilor of the 7th arrondissement. Thank you, Madam President. I just wanted to thank Councilor King of the 11th arrondissement for presenting this and not missing the opportunity to express my sincere condolences to Mayor Rège, to his family and to his relatives. I don't think there are many people in politics who have not known Mayor Rège, but I had the chance to maintain excellent relations with him, especially during my mandate at the Council of Education. Everyone knows how much he believed in mentoring and youth. I remember that he was one of the first to encourage me vigorously when I had the idea to introduce myself to this position. He has always been a great support for children, young people and mentoring. And you know, my heart is with his family. I know it was very unexpected, very uncertain. So my heart, my prayers and my condolences accompany the community that is crying for him.

Thank you.

Councilor of the 11th arrondissement.

Merci Madame la Présidente, Membre du Conseil. Pour le projet de loi 93, célébrant les 45 ans d'Andy Seasoning, je souhaiterais que ce projet soit mis à l'ordre du jour.

Il a été proposé par la conseillère du 11e, appuyé par la conseillère du 7e, que nous inscrivions la résolution 93-1. Y a-t-il une discussion sur la motion de mise à l'ordre du jour ? N'entendons rien que tous ceux qui sont pour le manifeste en disant « pour ».

Pour.

Against? The motion is adopted. Other discussions? Notwithstanding, it was proposed by the High Councilor, the Councilor of the Third.

Thank you, Madam President. I would simply like to thank my colleague for presenting this resolution. You know, whoever met the family, it is to what extent they are devoted to the city of Saint-Louis. And you know, they have wonderful products made here in the city of Saint-Louis. If you have not yet tasted the Dandy seasonings, they are sold everywhere in Saint-Louis. But it's a wonderful product. It's a beautiful family, they do a lot for our city. I am happy to have them here and happy that we take the time to honor them. Thank you.

It was proposed by the 10th Council, supported by the 7th Council, that we adopt the courtesy resolution, the consent calendar, that all those who are for the manifesto by saying « for » Opposed? The motion is adopted. Diverse questions and unresolved cases.

The following bills have been held by the Legislation Committee and the Rules Committee. Bill 41, as amended in the Committee, and Bill 50, substitute session.

Announcement. Councilor of the 10th. Proposed. I was ready to raise the session. Other announcements. Councilor of the 11th.

Merci encore madame la présidente, membre du conseil. Je voudrais simplement profiter de cette occasion pour féliciter mon collègue ou notre collègue Shane Cohn, qui a été élu nouveau conservateur des hypothèques de la ville de Saint-Louis. Je ne m'attendais pas à le voir aujourd'hui, mais j'ai été heureuse de l'entendre dire, je serai là jusqu'à la fin. C'est un engagement envers ce conseil. Et Shane, cela a vraiment été un honneur et une joie de siéger avec vous et d'être ici au Conseil des Échevins avec vous. J'ai appris certaines choses en cours de route, alors je vous apprécie et je vous adresse mes félicitations les plus sincères.

Je tue troisième.

Dans la lignée du travail pour les citoyens, je souhaiterais m'assurer que nous programmions une réunion du comité des transports et du commerce pour le 15 septembre à 9h. Et merci madame la conseillère pour vos aimables paroles. J'ai cependant encore une élection en novembre. C'est juste pour info, mais vous savez, le travail reste à faire et j'apprécierais madame ou monsieur le greffier si vous pouviez ajouter la réunion du TNC au calendrier pour le 15 septembre.

Councilor of the 6th. Thank you, Madam President. I would simply like to announce that we are organizing a special listening session tonight at Power Creative. It will be about how people want the city to prioritize road repairs. Ah! This is part of a pilot project with Les Voiries, so it will be at Power Creative at 321 Oak Hill from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. tonight. So if you want to talk about Nidpool on a Friday evening, join us. Councilor of the 14th.

Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I would also like to congratulate Mr. Goudidz for having crossed the line during this last election in the position of mortgage conservator. You know, Councilor Cohn has, I think, a history, a very avant-garde history, especially for the LGBTQIA community, as the very first member of LGBTQIA+, in the Council of Echevins, and now the first on the scale of the city to continue to break the barriers and show that representation counts. Yes, I consider him as a good deed to the mayor. I therefore take the candidatures for a new mayor, the good deed to this council, but it was a real honor. He does not go anywhere in the immediate, so to take honestly from him and have his support on so many good things. I want to address him all my congratulations. I also wish to present and ask everyone to welcome, arrived only a few minutes ago, my new legislative assistant, Dominique Lewis, there at the bottom. Make him a very warm welcome. And finally, if we could also observe a moment of silence for the regretted Holly Parson, who also left us. She did a great job. One of the most important things she really pushed was to make sure that children, you know, have access to free books. Some would also say that she herself was a mini drag queen. But just a legend. So if we could observe a moment of silence for the death of Holly Parson and her family.

Could we all stand up and lower our heads for a moment of silence in memory of Dolly Parton? Other announcements? Councilor of the 9th.

Thank you. I declare open the meeting of the Committee of Public Services and Infrastructure on September 9 at 3.30 p.m. at 3.30 p.m. We will examine the bill 60.

Other announcements? Nothing to report, Madam Councilor of the 10th arrondissement, you have the floor. Madame la conseillère du septième arrondissement. Merci Madame la Présidente, Monde du Conseil. Je souhaite annoncer une inauguration demain sur Cherokee Street. Le collectif Herpin ouvre ses portes, donc si vous êtes dans le secteur au 2026 Cherokee, de midi à 17h, ils vous accueilleront. C'est un véritable pôle consacré aux objets vintage, que ce soit pour la décoration, le mobilier, les vêtements ou autres. All my congratulations. Thank you for coming to work within our community. I also wanted to make sure to announce that the Festival of Nations will take place. Councilor Velazquez, in her district, is a little busy at the moment. Je veux donc m'assurer que nous enregistrions bien que le Festival des Nations se déroule comme prévu. Je crois que moi-même, la conseillère Velázquez et la présidente Green sommes également prévues pour intervenir dimanche. Et je pense que des membres du bureau du maire prendront aussi la parole. Si vous souhaitez soutenir notre communauté immigrée et internationale et déguster de délicieux plats, soyez présents. J'avais acheté un sac très mignon l'année dernière qui a fini par se déchirer. J'espère que ce vendeur sera de nouveau là. Il propose toutes sortes de marchandises. J'espère que vous pourrez vous y rendre. Ensuite, bien sûr, pour le septième arrondissement, nous organisons notre prochaine réunion publique, la dixième déjà. Je n'arrive pas à croire que je conseillère depuis assez longtemps pour en être à ma dixième réunion. Mais nous tiendrons cette dixième réunion à l'école primaire Shenandoah. Comme cela a été évoqué plus tôt, le plan Future Forward prévoit la fermeture de l'école primaire Shenandoah. It's a subject on which I received a lot of feedback, information and questions. I don't want us to be left alone in the comments or on social networks. I want residents who have these concerns to be able to express them directly on a real platform where the leaders will hear you. Le 2 septembre, à l'école élémentaire Shenandoah, nous recevrons la présidente du conseil scolaire, le docteur Karen Adams, le surintendant du district scolaire, le docteur Berry, ainsi que Steven Westbrook, président directeur général de la Saint-Louis Development Corporation, pour discuter de la planification future concernant la fermeture des écoles et du développement urbain. Ce n'est pas dans le 7e arrondissement, mais je sais que de nombreux parents, familles et membres de la communauté ont des questions. Je ne ferme jamais mes portes à personne. C'est ouvert à tous, sans exception, donc tout le monde est le bienvenu. Je vous demande simplement de confirmer votre présence si vous comptez venir, car je prévois toujours des rafraîchissements et une garde d'enfants. Je veux m'assurer d'avoir assez de ressources pour tout le monde. Rendez-vous donc à l'école élémentaire Shenandoah le 2 septembre. Nous organiserons un forum de ressources de 17h30 à 18h15 où nous proposerons une remise sur les amendes de stationnement. Le trésorier était présent dans la tribune tout à l'heure. Merci pour cela. Des représentants du Bureau de la santé mentale seront présents pour parler des ressources disponibles ainsi qu'une personne du STL City Greens Market. Alors venez, nous aurons une multitude de ressources. La réunion publique débutera à 18h15. Merci de confirmer votre présence si vous comptez venir et je vous verrai mercredi. Merci. D'autres annonces. Madame la conseillère du 10e, vous avez la parole pour la motion d'excuses. Merci madame la présidente, membre du conseil. Je propose d'excuser l'absence nécessaire de la conseillère du 1er arrondissement. Euh, du 12e arrondissement. Je m'excuse. Du 12e arrondissement. Tout le monde sait que vous êtes là, sauf nous. Y a-t-il un appui pour cette motion ? It is proposed by the Councilor of the 10th and supported by the Councilor of the 11th to excuse the necessary absence of the Councilor of the 12th. All those in favour, you may say for and against. The motion is adopted. It will be. Madam Councilor of the 10th, you have the floor for the motion of adjournment. Thank you, Madam President, members of the Council. I propose to adjourn the session until Friday, September 11, 2026, at 10 o'clock in the room of the Council of Echevins. It is proposed by the Councilor of the 10th and supported by the Councilor of the 6th to adjourn the session until Friday, September 11, 2026, in the Council of Echevins. In the Council of Echevins. All those in favor, please say for. Against. The motion is adopted. The session is adjourned.