Housing, Urban Development and Zoning Committee Meeting

Overview

Description

In Person/ Hybrid Meeting 

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 virtually. 

Public Comments

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.

Public Seating, Free and Open to the Public 

This meeting is free and open to the public. There is designated seating in the Committee Meeting room for members of the public who wish to attend. 

Electronic Viewing

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 Zoom 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: boameetings@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 boameetings@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: 

Discussion Item Number 1 

Soulard Community Improvement District (CID)

The committee will discuss the petition to establish the Soulard Community Improvement District. 

Board Bills

Board Bill Number 150
Introduced by Alderwoman Cara Spencer

This Board Bill An ordinance approves the dissolution of the Cherokee-Lemp Special Business District by repealing Ordinance Number 63957.

Board Bill Number 152
Introduced by Alderwoman Cara Spencer, Rasheen Aldridge

The purpose of this Board Bill is to expand the Soulard Community Improvement District (the “CID”). This Board Bill will approve the Petition to Amend the Petition to Establish the Soulard Community Improvement District (the “Petition”) which proposes the addition of property to the CID’s territory. Some 520 parcels are included in the existing CID, and this Board Bill adds approximately 500 additional parcels to the CID. This Board Bill extends the CID’s southern boundary to Lynch Street (from current southern boundaries Sidney Street and Ann Ave); the expanded CID’s other boundaries are 1-55 and 18th Street to the west, I-55 and Marion St. to the north, 3rd Street and Broadway to the east. The Petition was signed by over 50% of the property owners within the CID per capita (approx. 59%) and by assessed value (approx. 63%), as required by the CID Act, and has been filed with and approved by the City Register’s Office. This Board Bill does not change the CID’s duration, powers, status as a political subdivision, or the requirements to serve on the board of directors, all of which will remain the same.

Board Bill Number 158
Introduced by Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer

This board bill is being introduced to remove a certain undeveloped parcel of land from the Carondelet Commons Community Improvement District (the “CID”). The removal of this parcel from the District is being done at the request of the owner of the Parcel in connection with the proposed sale of the Parcel to a new owner that does not wish to participate in the CID. Approval of this Board Bill is part of the required procedures for removing a parcel from the boundaries of an existing community improvement district, as set forth in section 67.1441.1 of the CID Act.

Board Bill Number 159
Introduced by Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer

This Board Bill approves the Third Amendment to the Redevelopment Agreement between the City and Carondelet Broadway TIF, Inc. The purpose of this amendment is to remove certain property from the encumbrance of the Redevelopment Agreement originally approved by Ordinance No. 69520 and previously amended by Ordinance Nos. 70183 and Ordinance No. 70498.

Board Bill Number 161
Introduced by Alderwoman Cara Spencer

This Board Bill authorizes the City to issue taxable industrial revenue bonds in a principal amount not to exceed $41,000,000 to finance the costs of a proposed industrial development project for Anheuser – Busch, LLC. The proposed project includes new equipment and other personal property to support the Company’s operations. The project will also help the City meet its clean energy goals by reducing the Company’s reliance on fossil fuels. The industrial development bonds authorized by this Board Bill will be secured solely by lease payments made by the Company. The purpose of the bonds is to facilitate a 10-year, 50% personal property tax abatement on the equipment and other personal property acquired as part of the project. The bonds do not constitute a debt of the City and are not payable from any City tax revenues.

Board Bill Number 168
Introduced by Alderwoman Shameem Clark Hubbard

This proposed Board Bill proposes repealing Ordinance No. 65280, Ordinance No. 65361, which was in part ratified in Ordinance No. 65423, Section 501, and Ordinance No. 66970, respectively dissolving the special allocation funds for 3800 Park Avenue, the Gravois Plaza, and 6175-81 Delmar redevelopment areas and respectively terminating the designation of certain portions of The City of St. Louis, Missouri, as redevelopment area because the Obligations issued related thereto were paid or matured. The Special Allocation Funds will pass through any PILOTs and EATs captured to the statutory Taxing Jurisdictions.

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