Public Safety Committee Meeting

Overview

Description

Overview:

Due to the COVID-19 virus the Board of Aldermen is holding regular meetings by electronic Webinar. Each meeting will have an electronic link and phone number that can be used to view and/or listen to a meeting. Each meeting will also have a Meeting ID Number that can be used if requested while you are accessing the meeting.

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Meeting ID: 832 3710 9619

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Meeting ID: 832 3710 9619

Public Hearing 
The committee will take public comment on the Board Bills and/or Resolutions listed in this meeting announcement. This meeting will be held by Zoom Webinar. A person may speak at this committee hearing via a Zoom Webinar Link, which will allow them to be visible at the meeting, or by a phone call. Please see the following instructions on how to register to speak to the committee. 

Procedures to Register to Speak

Email or Phone Requests:

Those interested in making a comment on the Board Bills and/or Resolutions listed in this meeting announcement must send an email or call in by phone expressing their interest to speak. This email should be sent to the Board of Aldermen Clerk - Mr. Terry Kennedy at: kennedyt@stlouis-mo.gov. Persons may also call 314 589-6845 and register by phone.

Required Information

The email sent or phone message should supply a person’s name, street address, email contact address or area code and phone number. It should specify which Board Bill and/or Resolution Number(s) a person wants to speak about. They should also indicate if they are in “support”, “in opposition” or have “no position” on the Board Bill and/or Resolution Number(s) they wish to speak about.  Failure to supply all the requested information may result in a person not being able to speak.

Confirmation:

Those making a request by email will receive an email confirmation and then later a link from the St. Louis Communications Division that will allow them to join the meeting as a speaker. Procedures will also be sent to those wishing to speak. Those calling in by phone will receive a return phone call with all the pertinent information. Please note that if you do not receive a confirmation email or a return phone call no later than an hour before the meeting your request may not have been received.

Registration Deadline:

All requests to speak at this hearing must be made by 1pm the day before this hearing.

Order of Speaking:

Speakers will be called to speak in accordance with the Rules of the Board of Aldermen which can be found on the Board of Aldermen Website. The link is below.

Rules of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen

https://www.stlouis-mo.gov/government/departments/aldermen/rules/upload/boa-rules-2021-2022-session-final.pdf

Visibility

Speakers must use a device that allows them to be seen when speaking. 

Written Comments

Written comments to be shared with members of the Board on the topics open for public comment at this meeting may be emailed to the Board of Aldermen Clerk - Mr. Terry Kennedy at: kennedyt@stlouis-mo.gov.  They may also be mailed through the US Postal Service or dropped off. They should be addressed to: Mr. Terry Kennedy, Clerk, St. Louis Board of Aldermen, St. Louis City Hall 1200 Market Street Room 230, St. Louis Mo. 63103.

Those with Disabilities

Individuals with disabilities who may need sign language interpreters, written materials in alternative formats, or other accommodations should make a request to kennedyt@stlouis-mo.gov or call 314-589-6845 at least 48 hours before the meeting.

The committee will meet to review and discuss the following: 

Board Bills

Board Bill Number 193
Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, Sharon Tyus, Brandon Bosley, James Page, Anne Schweitzer, Carol Howard, Thomas Oldenburg, Marlene E Davis, Cara Spencer, John Collins-Muhammad, Joseph Vaccaro, Bret Narayan, Pamela Boyd

The purpose of this ordinance is to authorize the Fire Chief, on behalf of the City of St Louis, to enter into and execute an Assistance to Firefighters Grant Agreement with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to receive $273,568.18 in such grant award funds. The ordinance appropriates the awarded funds and the required match amount of $27,356.82 and authorizes the Fire Chief to spend the program funds for approved purposes, which include fitness training, health and wellness programs, and exercise equipment for the firefighters’ use. The ordinance contains an emergency clause.

Board Bill Number 195
Introduced by Alderman Brandon Bosley, James Page, Dan Guenther, Carol Howard, Thomas Oldenburg, Marlene E Davis, Cara Spencer, John Collins-Muhammad, Joseph Vaccaro, Bret Narayan, Shameem ClarkHubbard, Pamela Boyd

This Ordinance would authorize the Director of the Department of Public Safety or the Police Commissioner to enter into agreements regarding reimbursement of the City for the cost of training provided to law enforcement trainees in cases where such trainees do not accept law enforcement positions with the City or who leave their City law enforcement positions in a short period of time. The Ordinance contains a severability clause and an emergency clause.

Board Bill Number 198
Introduced by Alderwoman Sarah Martin, James Page, Anne Schweitzer

The proposed bill will make it unlawful for an individual to operate an “all-terrain vehicle”, as defined in the bill, on any public right-way or public property in the City.

Board Bill Number 201
Introduced by Alderman Joseph Vaccaro, James Page, Carol Howard, John Collins-Muhammad

The proposed bill would amend Section 1 of Ordinance 57831 (Chapter 17.32.050 of the City’s Revised Code of Ordinances), pertaining to vehicle exhaust systems, in order to specifically prohibit straight pipe exhaust systems.

Board Bill Number 209
Introduced by Alderman Joseph Vaccaro

This ordinance would authorize the Fire Commissioner, on behalf of the City of St. Louis, to enter into a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an award of funds under the American Rescue Plan Act-Rural program and to provide the Fire Commissioner with authority to spend such funds. This is an award for providing Medicare, Medicaid, or similar federally-funded health care services to persons with rural addresses, regardless of the location of the provider.

Board Bill Number 210
Introduced by Alderman Joseph Vaccaro

This ordinance would authorize the Fire Commissioner, on behalf of the City of St. Louis, to enter into a grant agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for an award of funds under the Phase 4 Provider Relief Fund and provides the Fire Commissioner with authority to spend such funds.

Contacts and Location