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Outgoing council president urges support for cemetery's National Register nomination
Summary
At his final meeting as Council President, Michael Galba delivered a farewell address and asked the council to support a resolution backing the nomination of St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery to the National Register of Historic Places; the council approved the resolution and it was signed as Resolution R26-010.
Michael Galba used his final remarks as Council President to reflect on his tenure and to ask the council to support a resolution nominating St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery to the National Register of Historic Places.
Galba described three priorities of his presidency: servant leadership, building a team, and creating lasting programs such as the "Leaders of Tomorrow" initiative that recognizes student leadership. He asked members to support Item #10 on the agenda, the resolution backing the St. Charles Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in its nomination effort for the cemetery.
The resolution, sponsored by Galba and several councilmembers, passed unanimously at the meeting and was approved by the Mayor on May 6, 2026 as Resolution R26-010. Galba highlighted the cemetery's historical significance, mentioning interments of Jean Baptiste Point DuSable and Louis Blanchette as part of his appeal for preservation.
