Committee advances repeal of St. Louis Zoological Board provisions

Alderwoman Shamim Clark Hubbard asked the Legislation and Rules Committee on Sept. 30 to advance Board Bill 64, an ordinance to repeal certain sections of the Revised Code of the City of Saint Louis relating to the Zoological Board of Control.

The clerk read the bill summary aloud: "Board Bill number 64, introduced by Alderwoman Shamim Clark Hubbard, an ordinance to repeal certain sections within the revised code of the city of Saint Louis relating to the zoological board of control." Clark Hubbard told committee members she had consulted with Billy Brennan, who serves as director of public relations to the board, and said the board supported the cleanup.

A motion to pass Board Bill 64 out of committee with a do‑pass recommendation was made and seconded. The clerk conducted a roll call; the transcript records some procedural confusion about who seconded the motion, but the committee proceeded and the chair later announced that Board Bill 65 had passed out of committee and congratulated Alderwoman Clark Hubbard. The transcript does not contain a full, explicit roll-call tally printed for Board Bill 64 in the same way as Board Bill 65; the clerk's announcement and sponsor remarks indicate the bill received favorable consideration and will move forward.

The ordinance text was not read in full on the record in this session; committee members asked no substantive questions during the discussion and no public testimony was submitted.