Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee Meeting

Overview

Description

This Board of Aldermen committee meeting will be held in person in the Kennedy Room – Rm 208 St. Louis City Hall. There will not be a Zoom Link. Public comment will be taken.

The Board of Aldermen continues to encourage observing COVID-19 safety protocols in the office and during in person meetings, when transmission rates are high. Those who wish to wear a mask are encouraged to do so. The wearing of a mask is optional.

You may watch the meeting live via the web @ www.stltv.net   

You may also watch the meeting live on Youtube@https://youtube.com/CityofStLouisMO 

STL TV PLAYBACK TIMES FOR THE FULL BOARD OF ALDERMEN MEETINGS 

MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 10:00am

MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 3:00pm

MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 6:00pm

MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 12:00am

On Charter Cable with digital box (Channel 992) 

On AT&T U-Verse Channel 99

Committee members will discuss and take public comment on the following Board Bills: 

Board of Aldermen Rule 34 - Public Hearing Procedures

After the presentation of a bill, resolution, or topic for discussion by City Officials or invited guests at a Committee Meeting, the proponents and the opponents of said bill or resolution shall be heard alternately, and public comment on the topic for discussion shall be heard. If the hearing is set in person, all persons who wish to testify at a public hearing shall sign a list which shall be made available by the Chair of the Committee at least one-half hour before the announced time of the hearing. If the hearing is held via electronic communication, all persons who wish to testify may, but are not required to sign up in advance. Registered persons shall be called upon first, followed by participants who request to testify during the hearing.

The initial presentation of any witness shall be no longer than five minutes except with the permission of the Committee Chair, but any witness may respond to questions by members of the Committee for an additional period of time to be determined by the Committee Chair; and any witness may submit written testimony to the Committee at any time prior to the conclusion of the hearing on the bill.

Board Bills

Board Bill Number 26
Introduced by Alderwoman Sharon Tyus

An Ordinance recommended by the Planning Commission on May 10, 2023, to change the zoning of property as indicated on the District Map, from the “B” Two-Family Dwelling District to the “F” Neighborhood Commercial District, in City Blocks 4441.10 (3600-18 Clarence Avenue & 4237, 4239 & 4241 Lexington Avenue) and 4445 (3605-07, 3609 & 3615-17 Clarence Avenue & 4307-09 & 4315 Lexington Avenue), so as to include the described parcels of land in City Blocks 4441.10 and 4445; and containing an emergency clause.

Board Bill Number 59
Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem ClarkHubbard, Anne Schweitzer, Daniela Velazquez, Alisha Sonnier, Michael Browning, Rasheen Aldridge, President Megan E Green

This proposed ordinance would establish a program providing access to legal representation for tenants facing eviction or equivalent proceedings; provide an appropriation for initial costs to begin the program; create the position of program coordinator in the Department of Human Services to implement and oversee the program; require the ongoing assessment of and oversight over the needs and outcomes of the program; provide that organizations providing legal representation under the program should work to provide the best possible outcome for a case; require property owners to provide tenants information regarding the availability of the program when terminating tenancy, and require the program coordinator to produce and make available to property owners materials for this use; and require that the program coordinator will work to engage and educate tenants and others about the program, including a severability clause, and an emergency clause.

Resolutions

Resolution Number 35
Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard, Anne Schweitzer, Shane Cohn, Alisha Sonnier, Michael Browning, President Megan E Green

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the 2023-2024 Housing, Urban Development, and Zoning Committee will prioritize policy that supports the creation and preservation of affordable housing, improves community engagement processes for development, and creates protections for tenants and those that are housing insecure.

Contacts and Location