Ordinances by Topic Federal and State Government Services

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the City of St. Louis, by and through the Division of Human Services (“DHS”), on behalf of the City of St. Louis, for the St. Louis Area Agency on Aging to enter into a contract agreement with the Missouri Association of Area Agencies on Aging (ma4), to help older adults and community members access vaccines. Attached is Exhibit A, the ADVC Subaward and Scope of Work.

This Board Bill, recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, appropriates up to Seven Hundred Fifty-Seven Thousand One Hundred Ninety-One Dollars and Thirty-Five Cents ($757,191.35) of the Cooperative Agreement for Emergency Response: Public Health Crisis Response grant award to the Department of Health. The Department of Health is hereby authorized to accept such funds. The Director of the Department of Health is hereby authorized to expend such funds, and to make, negotiate, and execute any and all contracts or other documents on behalf of the City, for the purposes set forth in the grant; and contains an emergency clause.

An Ordinance recommended and approved by the Airport Commission, the Board of Public Service and the Board of Estimate and Apportionment authorizing and directing the Director of Airports, the President of the Board of Public Service, and the Comptroller of The City of St. Louis (the "City") to enter into and execute on behalf of the City the “Memorandum Of Agreement for Expansion Of and Improvement To Inbound Baggage System and Facilities Terminal 2” (the “MOA”) at St. Louis Lambert International Airport® (the "Airport"), that memorializes the agreement between the City and Southwest Airlines Company (“Southwest”) under which Southwest will partially fund, contract for, administer, and manage the expansion and renovation of the Terminal 2 baggage claim area and related equipment and facilities (the “Project”), which is defined and more fully described in Section 2 of the MOA, subject to and in accordance with the terms, covenants, and conditions of the MOA that is attached hereto as ATTACHMENT “1” and made a part hereof; authorizing the Mayor, the Comptroller, the Register, the City Counselor, the President of the Board of Public Service, the Director of Airports, and other appropriate officers, agents, and employees of the City, with the advice of the Director of Airports, to enter into and execute on behalf of the City and in the City’s best interest any attendant or related documents, agreements, applications, permits, amendments, affidavits, certifications, or instruments deemed necessary to effectuate the terms set forth in the MOA and/or deemed necessary to preserve and protect the City’s interest, and/or to take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated in the MOA; containing a severability clause, and containing an emergency clause.

BOARD BILL NO. 259 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN TERRY KENNEDY An ordinance authorizing and directing the Fire Commissioner, on behalf of the Mayor and the City of Saint Louis, to enter into and execute a Grant agreement with the U.S. Department of homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, Assistance to Firefighters Grant, to fund the 2015 Fire Operation and Safety Grant, upon approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, to expend funds by entering into contracts otherwise for grant purposes and containing an emergency clause.

BOARD BILL NO. 145 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN FLOWERS An ordinance authorizing and directing the Director of the Department of Human Services, on behalf of the City of St. Louis, to accept a Grant Award from the Missouri Department of Corrections in the amount of $250,000.00 and to expend those funds for Re-entry Services for Former State Offenders, as set forth in the Memorandum of Understanding attached as Exhibit A; appropriating said funds and authorizing the Director of the Department of Human Services, upon approval of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, to expend such funds as permitted by the Memorandum of Understanding – Grant Award; and containing an Emergency Clause.

BOARD BILL NO. 67 INTRODUCED BY ALDERMAN ANTONIO FRENCH An ordinance revising The Transparency in Government Law, Ordinance 69707, codified at Chapter 3.115 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis, to require the video recording of all public meetings of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, including committee meetings; the Board of Estimate & Apportionment; the Board of Public Service; and the Preservation Board.

BOARD BILL NO. 229 INTRODUCED BY: ALDERMAN STEPHEN CONWAY An Ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment authorizing and directing the issuance, sale and delivery of not to exceed Twenty Three Million, Ten Thousand Dollars ($23,010,000) principal amount of General Obligation Refunding Bonds, Series 2015 (or such other series designation as permitted herein) (the “Bonds”), of The City of St. Louis, Missouri (the City”), to refund, defease and/or pay, together with other available funds (if any), certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City and to pay the costs of issuance of such Bonds; setting forth certain terms and conditions for the issuance of such Bonds; prescribing the form and details of such Bonds; appointing a Paying Agent and Bond Registrar in connection with such Bonds; authorizing the appointment of an escrow agent (if any) and a verification agent (if any) in connection with the refunding, defeasance and/or payment of certain outstanding general obligation bonds of the City; authorizing the negotiated sale of such Bonds and the execution and delivery of a Bond Purchase Agreement; authorizing the preparation and distribution of the Preliminary Official Statement, the preparation, execution and distribution of the Official Statement and the preparation, execution and delivery of the Continuing Disclosure Agreement, the Escrow Agreement (if any); and other matters with respect thereto; authorizing the negotiation and purchase of bond insurance, if any, and the approval and execution of documents necessary to comply with the duties of the City under any agreement for bond insurance; and providing for the levy and collection of an annual tax for the purpose of paying the principal of and interest on such Bonds as they become due; authorizing the proper officials, agents and employees of the City to execute such documents and to take such actions as are necessary or appropriate; repealing ordinances of the City to the extent inconsistent with the terms of this Ordinance; and containing a severability clause.

An ordinance, recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, authorizing the Mayor of the City of St. Louis, on behalf of the City, to submit a 2016 Annual Action Plan to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") as required to apply for funding under the Federal Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG"), HOME Investment Partnership ("HOME"), Emergency Solutions Grant ("ESG") and Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS ("HOPWA") Entitlement Programs, authorizing and directing the Mayor and the Comptroller on behalf of the City to enter into and execute agreements with HUD for the receipt of 2016 CDBG, HOME, ESG and HOPWA funds