Health and Human Development Committee Meeting

Overview

Description

This meeting will be via Zoom Webinar. Any items open for public comment will be delineated below.    

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           

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Procedures to Speak at Virtual Meetings (Zoom Webinars) During Committee Meetings

The Chair of the Committee will announce when the meeting will be open for public comment. If you wish to speak, click the “Raise Hand” icon and function in the Zoom Meeting Screen while in the meeting. This will place a raised hand next to your name. Usually only people showing a raised hand will be called on to speak. If the raised hand icon does not work please send a Zoom chat message to the person clerking the meeting.

When the Chair is ready for you to speak you will be moved from the attendee list to the participant list by the meeting manager. You will be moved back to the attendee list once you are completed. Speakers from the public will be called to speak in order of appearance on the list. Committee members may have questions after your talk.

When you enter the meeting to speak the Chair will ask your name and may ask if you are for, against or have no position on the petition. The Chair may also ask other questions related to your relationship to the petition.

The Chair will determine the amount of time all speakers will have. The Chair may determine this after all those wishing to speak have raised their hands. The time usually allotted to speak is about three (3) minutes. The exact time will be announced by the Chair before the public comments begin.

Board of Aldermen Rule 34 - Public Hearing Procedures in Committees

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.

Written Comments

Written comments to be shared with members of the Board 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 discuss and take public comment on the the following. 

Discussion Item Number 1

Safe Staffing Levels and Patient Safety 

A discussion will be held with representatives from the Nursing Union and various health institutions about safe staffing levels for patient safety.

Board Bills

Board Bill Number 164
Introduced by Alderman Shane Cohn, Daniela Velazquez, Alisha Sonnier

This Board Bill amends Ordinance Number 64401 as codified in Chapter 8.37 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis in order to extend the opportunity to register domestic partnerships in the domestic partnership registry of the City of St. Louis to employees of the City of St. Louis who do not live within the City, as well as to City residents. It contains and Emergency Clause.

Board Bill Number 223
Introduced by Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer

An ordinance prohibiting an owner of a residential dwelling unit from obtaining a Certificate of Inspection if mold is present in an amount deemed hazardous by the Building Division, empowering the Building Division to inspect residential buildings for mold, providing for notice protocols to owners of units where mold is found, requiring owners to remediate mold, imposing penalties for violating this ordinance, and containing a severability clause.

Board Bill Number 226
Introduced by Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier

An ordinance also known as the “Safe Temperatures In Rentals,” that provides a temperature performance standard to protect the health and safety of tenants from extreme temperatures; containing an enforcement provision, providing for penalties; containing a severability clause; and including an effective date.

Contacts and Location