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Chair Browning opened the conversation by saying the committee will capture priorities in a resolution so the board and the public are clear about its work this session. Members voiced shared concerns about traffic safety, Complete Streets implementation, the Vision Zero resolution, and the ADA transition plan as frameworks the committee will use to guide policy.

Alderman Schweitzer described recent reckless driving incidents and urged a combination of enforcement and infrastructure improvements to reduce road deaths. He said he expects to press for implementation of the city's transportation and mobility plan, for predictable pavement and pothole maintenance, and for better sidewalk asset management. Schweitzer noted a paving plan due from the streets department on July 1 under the city's utility coordination ordinance.

Alderman Charmaine Clark Hubbard and others said they want to improve day‑to‑day infrastructure services, including sidewalk replacement programs (the transcript referenced the city's 50/50 sidewalk program) and decorative street-light replacement where special fixtures have been slow to be repaired. Alderman Devote emphasized utility right-of-way repairs and longstanding steel plates and called for addressing alley cave-ins in his ward that affect residents' access to property.

Members also raised water-division issues. Alderman Schweitzer asked for regular updates on the water division's master plan, noted staffing shortfalls and requested a rate sufficiency and equity study ahead of a billed increase scheduled to take effect in 2026. He also discussed floodwater planning tied to recent property tax funding for regional projects and cited an identified regional need of roughly $700,000,000 for floodwater management projects; committee members said they want clarity on how city portions of that funding will be prioritized.

Chair Browning said the committee will steward these topics, prioritize equity across neighborhoods and seek transparency in timelines and funding. The committee did not take formal action during this item; members said a resolution listing priorities will be prepared for public comment in a future meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee - May 14- 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Committee members used the meeting's discussion item to outline priorities for infrastructure and utilities this session, focusing on the new Department of Transportation, pedestrian safety, sidewalk repair and water-division funding and staffing.","taxTitle","St. Louis City, St. Louis County, Missouri","taxId",2587,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6055995,"Committee adopts substitute to reassert city enforcement of parking district near SLU",175,474000,649000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3312753-64b26250104d091f74701e3f57e8f655&start=474&end=649","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3312753-64b26250104d091f74701e3f57e8f655/thumbnail_474000.jpg","/articles/6055995/St-Louis-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Committee-adopts-substitute-to-reassert-city-enforcement-of-parking-district-near-SLU","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055995-e1ab6d8f1af213b63eeb6fe5fb8d83bc/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148827&Signature=alzah5PdsNLvh~7gNxX09NmdQLycdUnijH-yAyZ2GwuN9CwMVmT6~UnirC3KeXASIPi6giW8-V16bZFL-UTj-8jz1GQReAFnl3RZfc7Ay6I3ms0n3AYuzPaKWkTuzD0K3~GM0iQ8hA3RVYj0qmkR~9w~HYX0BKm9B-ABpRmUUWCWp2yOBpvYXEMZ4ybGKLAEGSXZZZUlIC85DYF98cFHh8Wj-ttmeRFug8mbF4Y7bH7lPa9P~f6Nepv78qwV6cEt~eux7vqB7ypO8xeOtpbF6rBHx5XwZLv3aUzoHkm64yAsBrLPMpBKqxjOYtZs3xqjeM0NA9gv4u~CrPBl9lAZ~w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on Wednesday adopted a committee substitute to a board bill that restores city-managed enforcement for a residential parking district near Saint Louis University.

Sponsor Alderwoman Sonya said the district covers blocks adjacent to SLU and is intended to address long-term parking by institution staff that residents say has pushed parking deeper into neighborhoods. The committee substitute reassigns administration and enforcement of the district to the city treasurer's parking division and clarifies implementation parameters.

Adam Lane, St. Louis City treasurer, told the committee the treasurer's office now manages ticketing and digital permits for parking districts and that this will be the second district under the parking division's active oversight. Lane said the office uses a digital permitting system tied to vehicle records, and parking enforcement officers will issue tickets for violations in the district. He described the change as moving enforcement out of an informal, neighborhood‑managed model and into a consistent, city-run system.

Alderwoman Sonya said the parking district previously existed but was not enforced; she described substantial resident outreach, door‑knocking and more than 20 email complaint chains supporting action. Committee members asked how enforcement would differ from prior practice; Lane said enforcement officers would be deployed under the treasurer's purview and that signage and permit administration would be handled centrally.

The committee adopted the substitute by motion and previous roll call with no objections. The substitute clarifies parameters for permit enrollment, directs the treasurer's office to implement the digital permit system, and relies on the parking division's existing enforcement officers to ticket violations.","A committee substitute for a board bill creating a digitally administered residential parking district near Saint Louis University moved forward after the treasurer's office described enforcement and the sponsor said residents had sought action.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6056000,"Committee backs speed-hump measures for blocks on Vermont, Lower, Newberry and Caveney avenues",72,229000,301000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3312753-64b26250104d091f74701e3f57e8f655&start=229&end=301","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3312753-64b26250104d091f74701e3f57e8f655/thumbnail_229000.jpg","/articles/6056000/St-Louis-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Committee-backs-speed-hump-measures-for-blocks-on-Vermont-Lower-Newberry-and-Caveney-avenues","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6056000-2c268fc01b47ee9cd1ba7ce00f642658/orig.mp4?Expires=1771148827&Signature=cth38EAO~eWs5odGU1zbMNJ31Ng-1DfSvjLGfpPgeqquvuC7vyI1YjshPuryGbSGBHXRdaoZcGI9jq~6dJ0wTFfAraNndpsa2A1Oy77~QKMO8KCbFIpBijRFvpU5VCNE5Y0uWwG~1VKLfDK-QWbBI0jvnhf905~p09iwxokIzEUvbc2HVxZEinJ3gQvw~wEL7DWoU198Yj3truMXWYwlkd8nZaxVzax4Z1sQE4oJ0ysKdWFNK0yNexKDQfh2bwA0wThm6EYaKlozls-Mfql81ppuH3kf4h7l-vMUehc~lVa64knCTtyyjVHBN~F2MebHUyXqz9cdl~Aj1Rx8LAqV-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The St. Louis City Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on Wednesday recommended approval of two board bills to install speed humps on several residential blocks, saying the measures respond to constituent requests to reduce speeding.

The committee gave a do-pass recommendation to board bill 3, authorizing a speed hump on the 6600 block of Vermont Avenue in the First Ward, and to board bill 7, which directs the streets director to install speed humps on multiple blocks including the 400 block of Lower Avenue, the 4500 block of Newberry Terrace, the 5100 block of Caveney Avenue and the 4400 block of Laurel (near Skinker to Bolivar). Both measures advanced by committee vote or by unanimous consent.

Committee members who reviewed the bills said the proposals came at the request of residents on the affected blocks. Sponsors and members described the local petition process commonly used for speed-hump requests: most petitions require signatures from a majority of the block (the sponsors said they seek at least 51 percent support). For some requests, Aldermen reported conducting door‑to‑door outreach instead of formal petitions when blocks are small or sparsely populated.

Board bill 3 advanced on a recorded roll call with five aye votes. Board bill 7 advanced after a motion and no objections on the committee floor. Committee members who spoke during the items expressed general support for traffic calming in areas with speeding concerns and called the petition process a standard way to show resident support.

The bills cited the city's existing traffic‑calming ordinance framework (ordinance 70333, as amended by ordinance 71394) for authority to install speed humps.

The measures will proceed with the committee's do-pass recommendations to the next steps in the council process.","The Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee gave do-pass recommendations for two board bills to install speed humps on several blocks across multiple wards after sponsors said constituents requested traffic calming and, in some cases, submitted petitions.","actionData","errors"]

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Committee lays out infrastructure priorities: DOT formation, sidewalks, paving and water funding

Committee adopts substitute to reassert city enforcement of parking district near SLU

Committee backs speed-hump measures for blocks on Vermont, Lower, Newberry and Caveney avenues