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At-a-glance: key council votes July 13 — CDBG admin, transport projects, public-safety grants, short-term rentals
Summary
At its July 13 meeting the council passed multiple consent and final-passage bills including CDBG administration, MDOT/BNSF crossing agreements, public-safety and health grant appropriations, and substitute short-term rentals ordinance (Substitute Bill 5,490). Vote tallies are provided where recorded.
The St. Charles County Council recorded several final-passage votes and one notable substitute ordinance during its July 13 session.
- Bill 5,498: Authorized an administrative agreement with the City of St. Charles for operation of the Urban County’s 2026–2030 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Passed by roll call (unanimous affirmative responses recorded).
- Bill 5,499 and Bill 5,500: Approved supplemental agreements with the Missouri Department of Transportation and BNSF Railway for highway-rail crossing improvements at Dwiggins Road and Parrot (Paruke) Creek Road, respectively. Both measures passed by roll call.
- Bill 5,502: Authorized execution of DHS grant award documents for the BioWatch program and added appropriations to the police budget ($467,982) and positions funded by the grant. Passed by roll call.
- Bill 5,503: Authorized an amendment to a Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services contract for violent death and overdose death surveillance reimbursement. Passed by roll call.
- Bill 5,504: Amended county code concerning careful and prudent driving. Passed by roll call.
- Substitute Bill 5,490 (Short-term rentals): Taken off the table, amended and adopted as a substitute. The roll call for the substitute recorded: Councilman Swanson — No; Councilman Bridal — Abstain; Councilman Hammond — Yes; Councilman Elam — No; Councilman Hollander — Yes; Councilwoman York — Yes; Councilman Baker — Yes. Tally: 4 yes, 2 no, 1 abstain; substitute passed.
Where the transcript records roll calls, votes were recorded aloud by the clerk and the result announced on the floor. Several bills passed with no extended floor discussion and were moved through by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls.
