Board of Estimate and Apportionment approves 11 items including transit appropriations and a $200 property sale

The Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Wednesday approved 11 items presented for first reading, including transit appropriations to the Bi-State Development Agency and the sale of a vacant lot in St. Louis.

A board member moved "I move that we adopt items 1 through 11 as presented for the 1st time," and the presiding officer indicated a second and called for a roll call. After recorded "Aye" votes for Mayor Spencer, Comptroller Beringer, and President Green, the presiding officer declared, "All approved."

Why it matters: The package includes two identical appropriations of $13,529,900 from public transit sales tax trust fund accounts to the Bi-State Development Agency, funds routed to the regional transit operator; a separate transportation appropriation was listed and corrected in the transcript to $56,000 from the City Transportation Trust Fund to the Bi-State Development Agency. The package also included the sale of 4052 Camellia Avenue (St. Louis 63115) to Willie Jarman for $200 and multiple personnel and table-of-organization adjustments across city departments.

Details of approved items (as read into the record):

- Item 1: Comptroller's request for approval of contracts and leases from various city departments as listed in Exhibit A — approved.

- Item 2: Board bill 52 — ordinance appropriating $13,529,900 from the public transit sales tax trust fund (account 1) to the Bi-State Development Agency — approved.

- Item 3: Board bill 53 — ordinance appropriating $13,529,900 to the city public transit sales tax trust fund (account 2) to the Bi-State Development Agency — approved.

- Item 4: Board bill 60 — ordinance appropriating funds from the City Transportation Trust Fund to the Bi-State Development Agency for transportation purposes; the transcript contains an initial garbled figure that was corrected in discussion to "$56,000" — approved.

- Item 5: Board bill 44 — sale of 4052 Camellia Avenue, St. Louis, MO 63115, described as a vacant sign lot, to Willie Jarman for $200 — approved.

- Item 6: Department of Public Safety — table-of-organization change: add Executive Assistant 1 in the director's office and remove Executive Assistant 1 from the division of civilian oversight — approved.

- Item 7: Law Department — table-of-organization change: add Attorney 1 and remove Paralegal Supervisor — approved.

- Item 8: Problem Properties Unit (Law Department) — add client service coordinator positions (two roles referenced) — approved.

- Item 9: Health Department — add one clerical supervisor and remove one program manager — approved.

- Item 10: Supply Division — add one government service administrator and remove one account clerk and one clerk typist — approved.

- Item 11: Corrections Department — add one correctional training officer and remove one clerk typist — approved.

The board took no additional discussion on the items and adjourned shortly after the vote. The presiding officer closed the meeting with thanks to those present.

Votes at a glance: The roll call recorded in the transcript shows "Aye" votes for Mayor Spencer, Comptroller Beringer (transcript contains a later spelling variant "Behringer"), and President Green; the presiding officer announced the motion approved for all items.

What’s next: These items were adopted for first reading; the transcript does not specify subsequent readings, implementation deadlines, or additional steps for most items. Specific administrative follow-up (e.g., execution of contracts, property conveyance details) was not detailed in the recorded remarks.