St. Louis Board of Aldermen: New Board Bills 9/30/2016
The following Board Bills will be introduced at today’s meeting of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, review today’s agenda here:
Board Bill No. 143 | Basketball courts in Forest Park
BOARD BILL NO. 143 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN ANTONIO FRENCH An ordinance mandating that the Director of Parks, Recreation and Forestry shall cause the construction of four lighted basketball courts in Forest Park by July 1, 2017.
Board Bill No. 144 | Parking at City Hall
BOARD BILL NO. 144 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN ANTONIO FRENCH An ordinance pertaining to public parking at City Hall, mandating that the first hour of parking on the City Hall lot be provided free of charge during normal business hours, by amending Section 17.62.150 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis and Section 17.62.150 of Section One of Ordinance 62101; and containing an emergency clause.
Board Bill No. 145 | Grant for re-entry services
BOARD BILL NO. 145 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN FLOWERS An ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of the Department of Human Services, on behalf of the City of St. Louis, to accept a Grant Award from the Missouri Department of Corrections in the amount of $250,000.00 and to expend those funds for Re-entry Services for Former State Offenders, as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding attached as Exhibit A; appropriating said funds and authorizing the Director of the Department of Human Services, upon approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, to expend such funds as permitted by the Memorandum of Understanding – Grant Award; and containing an Emergency Clause.
Board Bill No. 146 | Grant for continuum of care homeless assistance
BOARD BILL NO. 146 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN FLOWERS An ordinance recommended and approved by the Director of Human Services and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Comptroller of the City of St. Louis (the “City”), with the recommendation of the Director of the Department of Human Services, via the Homeless Services Division (HSD), on behalf of the City of St. Louis, to accept, enter into, and execute on behalf of the City, Grant Agreement Awards offered by the the United States of America (the “Grant Agreements”, acting through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) the Grant Agreements to provide for the reimbursement or payment to the City for the United States of America’s share of eligible costs incurred for City approved eligible programs furthering the work of the Continuum of Care under the Grant Agreements; and specifically authorizing and directing the acceptance of the 2015 Continuum of Care Homeless Assistance Planning Project Grant Application in the amount of $336,892.00, and future Continuum of Care Grant awards, and directing the Director of Human Services to expend those Planning Grant Funding funds to accomplish and further the work of the Continuum of Care (CoC) as indicated in the Continuum of Care Program regulation (Federal Register Vol. 77 No. 147 dated Tuesday, July 31, 2012) pertaining to CoC (24 CFR part 578.7(a)(9) and 24 CFR part 578.9 (a)(3)(ii) and (b) ) and the 2015 Grant Agreement Award (MO0205L7E011500), the application for which as attached as Exhibit A; appropriating said funds and authorizing the Director of the Department of Human Services, upon approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, to expend such funds as permitted by the Continuum of Care Program regulation (Federal Register Vol. 77 No. 147 dated Tuesday, July 31, 2012) pertaining to CoC (24 CFR part 578.7(a)(9) and 24 CFR part 578.9 (a)(3)(ii) and (b) ) and the Grant Agreement Awards (MO0205L7E011500); and containing an Emergency Clause.
Board Bill No. 147 | Street name change to Barbara Beck Blvd
BOARD BILL NO. 147 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN STEPHEN CONWAY An ordinance authorizing and directing the Street Commissioner to take all necessary actions to honorarily designate the 4600 block of Cleveland Avenue as “Barbara Beck Boulevard.”
Board Bill No. 148 | Street name change to George and Sandy Grbac Lane
BOARD BILL NO. 148 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN STEPHEN CONWAY An ordinance authorizing and directing the Street Commissioner to take all necessary actions to honorarily designate the 4900 block of Botanical Avenue as “George and Sandy Grbac Lane.”
Board Bill No. 149 | Greenleaf TIF note
BOARD BILL #149 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN TAMMIKA HUBBARD An Ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment authorizing and directing the issuance and delivery of not to exceed $2,800,000 plus issuance costs principal amount of Tax Increment Revenue Notes (Northside Regeneration–Greenleaf Project) Series 20__-A/B, of the City of St. Louis, Missouri; prescribing the form and details of such notes and the covenants and agreements made by the City to facilitate and protect the payment thereof; prescribing other matters relating thereto, and containing a severability clause.
Board Bill No. 150 | Tucker and Cass CID
BOARD BILL # 150 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN TAMMIKA HUBBARD AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE PETITION TO ESTABLISH THE TUCKER & CASS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; ESTABLISHING THE TUCKER & CASS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT AS A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OF MISSOURI; CONFIRMING THE PRIOR DETERMINATION THAT THE TUCKER & CASS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS A BLIGHTED AREA; FINDING A PUBLIC PURPOSE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE TUCKER & CASS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; APPROVING APPOINTMENT OF THE INITIAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS; APPROVING A DISTRICT PROJECT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AND THE TUCKER & CASS COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT; AUTHORIZING CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS; AND CONTAINING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE.
Board Bill No. 151 | Amending Public Nuisances Code
BOARD BILL # 151 INTRODUCED BY ALDERWOMAN MEGAN GREEN An Ordinance revising and amending the Public Nuisances Code of the City of St. Louis to protect victims of domestic violence or stalking by amending Sections One, Two, and Five of Ordinance 69730, approved April 18, 2014 and codified at Chapter 15.42 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis; and containing a severability clause and an emergency clause. [Note: This bill is co-sponsored by Tyus, Ingrassia, Boyd, Krewson]
The meeting begins at 10am, it can be watched online here.
— Steve Patterson
Steve – what do you think of BB 144? As an occasional consumer of city services, I think that it would be a great thing, but as an advocate for fiscal responsibility, it seems like a step backwards (less revenue for a cash-strapped city + another step in the suburbanization of downtown).
I’m torn. It’s possible the cost of parking in the city lot keeps some citizens away from city hall. On the other hand, parking rates all over downtown are too low — they need to be higher to reduce demand.
I’d like to see a study of the city hall lot because I have a lot of questions. Who parks there? For how long? Can the spaces along Clark be returned to public use since the police headquarters moved 2+ years ago?
With the exception of the office that sells license plates, most of the offices in City Hall are just at that location, so city residents have little choice on whether/when they want/need to venture down there – it’s not like they can go to Maplewood or Dellwood, instead. But I do agree on all of your other points.
The lot can be used by anyone who wants to park there, provided their vehicle is removed from the lot by the the time the lot typically closes for regular hours. Also, city employees use the lot, and they pay to do so.I believe they still pay a monthly fee. Alderperson parking is in the Washington Square portion of the lot, on the north between City Hall and the Municipal Courts Building. They used to park free of charge, but don’t know for sure what changes if any have been made in that regard. After regular hours, the entire lot (including Washington Square) functions as an event parking lot for Blues Hockey or for patrons of special events at the Scottstrade Building (not sure if the name is still Scottstrade). Hourly rates apply during normal working hours, but for event parking, the rate is determined by the event type. Rates for kids’ events are typically lower than those for an adult musical concert. The lot does very well, and I suspect by now it is paid for. An annual budget is presented for anticipated maintenance, which also includes a reserve fund for unanticipated repairs. The maintenance and ongoing costs are really minimal, by comparison. Parking attendant salaries, debt service on the revenue control equipment, landscape maintenance and regular lot cleaning, light lamp replacements, and electrical usage represent the bulk of the expenses. Parking revenue control equipment is the most costly. And so it is likely that Treasurer Jones is giving up the first hour of parking just to make life easier on those whose business in City Hall will take only a few minutes. I personally commend her for this gesture of good will. The spaces along Clark probably should be metered and made available to the public (if they aren’t already), but the police and other city officials still have business in the academy portion of the old police station and at the morgue, so it is likely those Clark Street spaces will remain under the radar until the old police headquarters building is either demolished or renovated. And the renovation will happen only when someone with lots of big bags of money recognizes a need for the building.