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Board Bill 30 covers several locations in the Holly Hills Special Business District and is based on a traffic study produced by TrailNet and an engineering firm, CBB, at the district’s request. Alderman Schweitzer told the committee the business district will fund the speed humps; her office mailed letters to about 50 households on affected blocks and said only one resident has registered opposition. The plan follows extensive public engagement done by the Holly Hills Special Business District.

Board Bill 16 would install speed humps on the 5200 and 5300 blocks of Lansdowne in the Fifth Ward; Alderman Devote said the petition showed overwhelming resident support and noted the two blocks run along the southern edge of Buder School, making traffic calming urgent for the school area.

The nut graf: Both measures were advanced by the committee — Board Bill 30 on a 5–0 roll call in committee and Board Bill 16 via previous-roll procedure with no recorded objection — after sponsors described neighborhood outreach, traffic studies or petitions supporting the installations.

Committee members had no substantive questions and there was no public testimony. The committee’s due-pass recommendations send both bills to the full Board of Aldermen for final action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee - June 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The committee voted to recommend passage of Board Bills 30 and 16, authorizing speed-hump installations in the Holly Hills Special Business District and on two blocks of Lansdowne near Buder School. Holly Hills said it will fund the measures after a traffic study; Lansdowne measures followed a resident petition.","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},6202276,"Housing authority developer wins committee approval to vacate streets for Clinton Peabody redevelopment",351,3375000,3726000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc&start=3375&end=3726","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc/thumbnail_3375000.jpg","/articles/6202276/St-Louis-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Housing-authority-developer-wins-committee-approval-to-vacate-streets-for-Clinton-Peabody-redevelopment","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202276-fc14477a58aa89427da22a464d449551/orig.mp4?Expires=1770420059&Signature=cTlv2TM-f69waGseetwP3lM1qWUXrbJzr3wsNsgn4QXEUHXJycVVKG~xxO~qzJvYVfVnB4W41EKSZvMYsrdl5~wXDxgBwOmdx-lUigVyLKu8wRx-U1aAsFN~N3mB5tKbAMP~wmzNn3dyLYsBVIGAdbpPrhEc5TM2i-cmF-QFUzR83UqIUhVar3WR~hXzx80x48UeYy89YIZqBSJ2eGoh5aDmDWXDbo0DS38hrXe3IeiX0WyZXFGXsLIsLkrYIPeUqBNrVQPvL~hLqnTqbgEIs3TSJrfyRj736QokrOgdnMRVPWzJOMvAbZO4~0dLOO6VOrAYnLLmYxSCSIJz3LhE3Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stephanie Ko, developer with Preservation of Affordable Housing, and Naysha Tobias, a St. Louis Housing Authority representative, told the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on June 11 that the Clinton Peabody public-housing site will be redeveloped in multiple phases and requires street vacations and right-of-way changes.

Ko said her nonprofit was selected in 2022 to lead a master redevelopment plan and that the first financed phase would deliver 89 of a projected 350 units and feature modern architecture, a central park and improved street alignment. The redevelopment requires vacating a zig-zag section of LaSalle Avenue between St. Ann and Dillon and a right-of-way vacation on Dillon Avenue to standardize setbacks and avoid irregular building lines.

The nut graf: Ko said the street vacations are part of a broader design to remake an isolated public-housing site into a connected neighborhood with predictable street lines and improved sightlines; the city would re-dedicate the realigned streets to the public after construction, with anticipated re-dedication around 2027.

Ko provided a timeline showing demolition for the first phase could begin as early as July pending environmental and zoning approvals, with construction of phase one targeted to start in early next year. She said the development team has engaged residents and stakeholders to craft the plan, that residents asked for new construction rather than refurbishment, and that the first phase is fully financed.

The committee had no public comment. Aldermen praised the pace of work and the developer’s outreach. Board Bills 26 and 27 were moved and passed out of committee with due-pass recommendations; committee procedures used previous-roll approvals with no recorded objections reported in committee minutes.","Preservation of Affordable Housing and the St. Louis Housing Authority presented a master redevelopment plan for Clinton Peabody. The committee approved Board Bills 26 and 27, which vacate and realign sections of LaSalle and Dillon avenues to allow new construction, a central park and modernized housing phases.",{"_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},6202280,"Committee backs parking-division appropriation; treasurer details revenue, reserves and community programs",1858,998000,2856000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc&start=998&end=2856","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc/thumbnail_998000.jpg","/articles/6202280/St-Louis-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/Committee-backs-parking-division-appropriation-treasurer-details-revenue-reserves-and-community-programs","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202280-42344da5672254a68e1c72fa266a476c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770420059&Signature=U07RwF9kgd1vReAp-q8V~T-QgrS9RB55wOXKoy7UZTYo4wI4roy0TU2vV5h7l~yg7Jsr5JjiT5hRLBQA-~hyNqgCJaJycqjSWpF6~zCjOA4Yyr-l3KMi~59RuIsgZlqOKiLqeNrSTwT5lSDDCETaR~9piph1oTWlBrzVyQEWJ30HlKKDoFoJQPaSwuUG5CnrgwhrVmxqjUluur8tlPj9VxNgfeKbIkLnf4Gr3TMJ6pXUQGDC6OpMgXaR96MVkOu4t9Yv721T23wlETrjjkuzxI~gh3KefPAn6~QnplsR5ZFSNXrYejGVr92PWXOczT8~OegXZbY20TGa71FCz2~paA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Treasurer Adam Lane told the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on June 11 that the Parking Division operates as an enterprise fund that does not use general tax dollars and that, by state statute, about 40 percent of parking-division profits are transferred to the city’s general fund.

Lane, the city treasurer, reviewed FY25 performance and a proposed FY26 budget tied to Board Bill 22, an ordinance to appropriate operating expenses, capital costs, lease-purchase agreements and debt service for the Parking Division. He said the division manages on- and off-street meters, about 15 garages and lots, and the parking enterprise’s budgeted revenue was roughly $20,000,000 with expenditures near $18,000,000 in the most recent year.

The nut graf: Lane emphasized reserves and capital planning — noting a significant dip in reserves in 2020–21 after a one-time transfer of about $15,000,000 to general revenue before the pandemic — and described programs financed by parking revenue, including ticket amnesty, the juror shuttle and a nearly $500,000 program of fee waivers and permits that the division provides.

Lane told the committee the Parking Division pursues conservative revenue forecasts and cited shifts after COVID that reduced monthly parker counts as downtown office footprints shrank. He also described technology upgrades, security work in garages and a change in how the division procures event security — including a recent contract with the sheriff’s office to supply officers at major venues and garages to assist parking attendants and deter theft. Shirley Rutschick, the treasurer’s chief of staff, told the committee the sheriff contract was recently finalized for a one-year term with a 30-day termination clause.

The treasurer highlighted value-added programs funded with parking revenues: waiving fees for community events and job fairs, a juror shuttle provided at no cost to jurors, and the Office of Financial Empowerment. Adam Lane and Alderman Schweitzer described the Office of Financial Empowerment as funded from parking revenue at a little over $500,000 and cited the College Kids program (a youth savings account initiative) and other financial-coaching services.

Aldermen praised staff response to recent emergencies and the office’s community outreach. After brief committee discussion, the panel moved a due-pass recommendation for Board Bill 22. The motion to recommend passage was moved by the alderman from the Fifth Ward and seconded by the alderman from the Tenth Ward. The clerk’s roll call recorded four aye votes and one abstention; Alderman Boyd abstained because she said she had not heard the full presentation earlier.

Board Bill 22 passed out of committee with a due-pass recommendation and will advance to the full Board of Aldermen for further action.","Treasurer Adam Lane presented Board Bill 22, an ordinance for the Parking Division’s operating and capital appropriations. The committee gave the bill a due-pass recommendation after Lane outlined revenues, reserves, a statutory 40% transfer to the general fund and programs funded by parking revenue, including the Office of Financial Empowerment.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6202285,"St. Louis Water director warns of aging pipes, rising delinquencies as master plan begins",1715,3992000,5707000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc&start=3992&end=5707","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3787549-60ded05969f49ec22da46aef2343f2fc/thumbnail_3992000.jpg","/articles/6202285/St-Louis-City/St-Louis-County/Missouri/St-Louis-Water-director-warns-of-aging-pipes-rising-delinquencies-as-master-plan-begins","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6202285-5e92d46c83aa9ad900220b2e822bcbdb/orig.mp4?Expires=1770420059&Signature=j~PsQtB9H6ecqCO9Btq2AwEW87yDNmhiV1y6zRMvKmBNK4ZV1I73GJffmSALuYUeLAxFnXU~Gkap-5cZUX8nZCb3TDLZXcnUFzxM3jcVlZow13NVbyH9leGx7odTrnWhrA2GGRVU-JLJbFSDC8V0dB9xoKV0lXkWwYJsoL2z~GECzj3iz8pJqfl5eSZ-xlO1beA7451W-J1BAwiLpTo-pJCEJFJaCDXwb9KmwsOkX~ZDHh5BU0cp-DurIEAnlmCYO4M6vZ9Ys8FfJxWT11MJfcWIaedf3UP0XMlkl7vwdVrmh68BF8s-PQX0zpSOzhUrVMX3-3U3TXq7iIVmg7LIyA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A day without water, what would that be like? Director Neeraj Patel, head of the St. Louis Water Division, asked the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee on June 11 as he outlined the utility’s fiscal year 2025 review and near-term work.

Patel told the committee the Water Division has executed a $1,275,000 contract to produce a 20-year water master plan that will inventory infrastructure, update hydraulic models, forecast demand and identify a capital renewal plan. He said the plan will inform but not replace a separate cost-of-service and rate-sufficiency study the division must complete to satisfy bond indentures and to evaluate future rate changes.

The nut graf: Patel said the division faces substantial deferred capital needs and system stress — an average of about 340 main breaks a year, a transmission assessment estimated at $5,000,000, and a lead-service-line replacement universe that could cost in the hundreds of millions — while roughly a quarter of billed accounts are delinquent.

Patel outlined key fiscal and operational figures. The utility reports roughly 12,600 metered accounts and about 77,992 flat-rate accounts; it sold less wholesale water in FY25 than the prior year. He said average residential bills were intentionally kept low and that a two-year, iterative 20% rate increase enacted in 2023 produced modest monthly bill increases for typical customers. The division projects a 3% automatic adjustment for 2026 built into FY26 revenue assumptions.

Patel described several near-term and regulatory priorities: completing the master plan, integrating a $75,000–$150,000 cost-of-service scope into the required rate-sufficiency study, expanding the lead-service-line inventory and field verification work funded in part by federal grants, and preparing for potential regulatory changes such as revisions to the lead and copper rule and consumer confidence-report requirements. He said the Water Division does not yet detect PFAS in its source water but monitors for more than 150 contaminants.

On lead lines, Patel said the division has a grant-funded inventory and is moving to a field-investigation phase that will test tree‑lawn excavations and include outreach. He cited an estimate of about $10,000 to replace a service line and noted a potential universe of tens of thousands of lines — a program that could scale to hundreds of millions of dollars if full replacement is required.

Patel also described system performance and finances. The city’s water system averaged roughly 340 main breaks annually (about 26 breaks per 100 miles), above a cited national average of 15 per 100 miles. The division averaged roughly $42,000 in account write-offs in FY24. Delinquencies had climbed to about 25 percent of billed amounts, a total the director described as “over $10 million” subject to daily fluctuation. Patel said the department is developing outreach and a customer-assistance program, funded in part with ARPA dollars, to help customers bring accounts current and reduce the need for shutoffs.

Committee members pressed on collections and affordability. Alderman Boyd asked whether the department has finalized senior-targeted assistance; Patel said a customer-assistance program is near rollout but that, in the interim, staff handle municipal payment plans and other individual arrangements. Several aldermen emphasized both the quality of St. Louis water and the need to act on long‑term capital needs and on collection practices so ratepayers do not subsidize unpaid service indefinitely.

Patel said the division has applied to the State Revolving Fund and been placed on a fundable list; he described potential bond issuances as revenue bonds that must be supported by the utility’s rate structure and financial position. The division projects taking $4.1 million from its contingent fund in FY26 under current assumptions and emphasized that reserves have been used as a de facto capital source in past years.

The presentation closed with operational notes: both treatment plants have long track records of meeting standards, the division has maintained timely audits for more than a decade, and hiring remains a challenge with roughly 275 of a 365 authorized positions filled. Patel said the master plan kickoff is imminent and said the study will produce a prioritized capital list and cost estimates to inform future rate and financing decisions.

Looking ahead, Patel told the committee the division will use the master plan to shape the cost-of-service study and to better position the utility for SRF financing and potential revenue bonds, while rolling out the customer assistance effort in the coming weeks.","Director Neeraj Patel told the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee that the Water Division has executed a $1.275 million contract for a 20-year water master plan, is preparing a rate sufficiency/cost-of-service study, and faces a roughly 25% delinquency rate and major capital needs including possible lead-service-line replacements.","actionData","errors"]

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