Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee Meeting

Overview

Description

This Board of Aldermen committee meeting will be held in person in the Kennedy Room 208 at the St. Louis City Hall. Members of the public may attend in person or use the Zoom Webinar Link below to join the meeting. 

Public comment will be taken on the designated Board Bills and topics listed below. A sign in sheet will be available for those who wish to make public comment in person. There is no pre-registration to speak at this meeting. Rules for speaking are outlined below.

COVID Protocols for In Person Attendance 

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 @ 2:00 am
MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 10:00 am
MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 4:00 pm
MONDAY THRU SUNDAY @ 10:00 pm

On Charter Cable with digital box (Channel 992) 

On AT&T U-Verse Channel 99

To attend and/or testify at this meeting virtually click the link below: 

https://stlouis-mo-gov.zoom.us/j/89174753325?pwd=cVdoekJHb3g3ZDUvVkU5dVkvaHBVUT09  

Procedures to Speak in Committee Meetings Virtually

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.

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 

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 (if any) 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 following: 

Board Bills

Board Bill Number 197
Introduced by Alderwoman Laura Keys

This Board Bill seeks to approve a Chapter 99 Redevelopment Plan and Blighting Study for the 2601 Market St. Redevelopment Area. The prospective redeveloper plans on constructing two multi-story buildings with 304 hotel rooms, at the cost of $126 million. Kimpton Hotel will be in the eastern building. Staybridge Suites will be in the western building. 116 full time employees will be employed by the hotels. The redeveloper plans to use utilize private funds for this project. This Board Bill allows up to ten (10) years of tax abatement based on 75 percent of the assessed value of the incremental improvements.

Board Bill Number 206
Introduced by Alderwoman Laura Keys

This board bill is being introduced to establish the 2601 Market Community Improvement District (the “District”). The District will be comprised of a single parcel of property with a common street address of 2601 Market, St. Louis, MO 63103 (the “District Property”), which is generally located at northwest corner of the intersection of Market Street and Jefferson Avenue in Downtown West. The principal objective and purpose of the District is to provide a mechanism to provide funds to finance the District’s Projects, which will involve the redevelopment of the District Property through the construction of certain improvements in order to prepare the District Property for commercial uses. The District will cause the design and implementation of various District Projects located within the District Property. Such improvements may be undertaken in multiple phases or may occur in one phase. The contemplated improvements could consist of the construction, reconstruction, installation, repair and maintenance of any of the improvements and the provision of any of the services permitted by the Act including, but not necessarily limited to: (a) Removal, renovation, reconstruction, rehabilitation, or demolition of any buildings or structures within the blighted area of the District; (b) Repairing, maintaining and equipping of any buildings or structures within the District; (c) Any utility infrastructure; (d) Drainage, water, sewer, storm and sewer systems; (e) Convention center and meeting facilities; (f) Parking lots, garages or other traffic and parking improvements; (g) Sidewalks, streets and alleys; (h) Landscaping, hardscaping, pedestrian plazas and lighting; (i) Facility signage (roadway and monument); (j) Preparation and implementation of the District Projects; (k) Employing and/or contracting for personnel and services necessary to carry out the purposes of the District, including, but not limited to security personnel and security services, maintenance services, advertising, or assistance to attract further investment within the District; and (l) All other useful, necessary or desired site improvements. Under the terms of the District’s Petition, to be adopted by this Board Bill, the District shall terminate on the date the District will have reached its twenty-seventh (27th) year of existence as measured from the effective date of the City Ordinance establishing the District. For example, if the District is formed by a City ordinance effective on April 1, 2024, the District would terminate pursuant to this section as of March 31, 2051. Pursuant to the Petition and Section 67.1545 of the CID Act, RSMo, the District shall have the power to impose a District sales tax on all retail sales made within the District that are subject to taxation at a rate not to exceed one percent (1%) and to impose a special assessment in an amount not to exceed $5.00 per occupied sleeping room per night in any hotel, motel, inn or other place in which sleeping rooms are available to the public that is operated within the District. The District will also have all the authority and powers granted by the CID Act and as otherwise provided by law unless limited in the Petition or the District’s Five-Year Management Plan.

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