Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee

Agenda Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee Regular Meeting St. Louis Board of Aldermen Tuesday, May 26, 2026 - 11:00 AM Kennedy Room President Megan Green Alderwoman Shameem Clark-Hubbard, Chair Alderwoman Alisha Sonnier, Vice Chair Committee Members: Alderman Shane Cohn Alderwoman Anne Schweitzer Alderwoman Laura Keys Alderman Michael Browning Alderman Rasheen Aldridge Order of Business I. Call to Order II. Roll Call III. Approval of Minutes Approval of the minutes from Tuesday, March 17, 2026. IV. Board Bills for Review (The committee will discuss the following and take public comment on the following) Item Number 1 Board Bill Number 22 Introduced by President Megan E. Green, Mayor Cara Spencer An Ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriating the sum of two hundred and thirty million and 0/100ths dollars ($230,000,000.00) of Rams Settlement Funds for deposit into various new special funds to rebuild North St. Louis from the May 16th tornado and decades of disinvestment, support infrastructure and neighborhoods citywide, and revitalize Downtown to increase revenue for the entire city with amounts as described herein; and containing a severability clause and an emergency clause. V. Resolutions for Review None VI. Committee Discussions Page 1 of 48  None VII. Acknowledgment of Any Written Testimony VIII. Announcements IX. Excused Members X. Adjournment Page 2 of 48 Summary Board Bill Number 22 Introduced by President Megan E. Green May 15, 2026 An Ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriating the sum of two hundred and thirty million and 0/100ths dollars ($230,000,000.00) of Rams Settlement Funds for deposit into various new special funds to rebuild North St. Louis from the May 16th tornado and decades of disinvestment, support infrastructure and neighborhoods citywide, and revitalize Downtown to increase revenue for the entire city with amounts as described herein; and containing a severability clause and an emergency clause. Page 3 of 48  BOARD BILL NUMBER 22 INTRODUCED BY PRESIDENT MEGAN E. GREEN COSPONSOR: MAYOR CARA SPENCER 1 An Ordinance recommended by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment appropriating the sum 2 of two hundred and thirty million and 0/100ths dollars ($230,000,000.00) of Rams Settlement 3 Funds for deposit into various new special funds to rebuild North St. Louis from the May 16th 4 tornado and decades of disinvestment, support infrastructure and neighborhoods citywide, and 5 revitalize Downtown to increase revenue for the entire city with amounts as described herein; 6 and containing a severability clause and an emergency clause. 7 WHEREAS, in 2021, St. Louis City, St. Louis County, and the Regional Convention and Sports 8 Complex Authority signed a $790 million settlement agreement with Rams owner Stan Kroenke 9 and the National Football League, resulting in the City negotiating receipt of $250 million as its 10 share from the settlement agreement, with an additional $30 million contingent on an 11 appropriation to the Convention Center; and 12 WHEREAS, completed in February 2024, the City’s extensive community engagement process 13 through the Rams Settlement Portal demonstrated that residents support using the Rams 14 Settlement Funds to upgrade water infrastructure, implement traffic calming and pedestrian- 15 friendly street design, invest in redevelopment of historically disinvested neighborhoods, and 16 improve downtown infrastructure and walkability; and 17 WHEREAS, in February 2026 the city invested $1,200,000 of ARPA interest and $5,464,157.84 18 of ARPA reappropriations to the Water Division; and 19 WHEREAS, the amount of Settlement Funds after such appropriations, and including accrued 20 interest, that are available for appropriation exceeds two hundred fifty million and 0/100ths 21 ($250,000,000.00); and Page 1 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 4 of 48  1 WHEREAS, the City has developed a number of comprehensive and community-supported 2 plans, including the Transportation and Mobility Plan (TMP), Neighborhood Plans approved by 3 the Planning Commission, the City of St. Louis ADA Transition Plan, and more, but many 4 critical components of those plans remain unfunded; and 5 WHEREAS, investing Rams Settlement dollars in tornado recovery, North St. Louis 6 neighborhood development, water infrastructure, citywide capital improvements, and Downtown 7 revitalization will strengthen critical public infrastructure, improve quality of life for residents, 8 and advance long-term equitable growth and resilience across the City. 9 BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS AS FOLLOWS: 10 SECTION ONE. Public Purpose Satisfied. It is hereby found that the funds created by this 11 ordinance and their purposes as defined herein serve a public purpose, because the City can 12 achieve its full economic and social potential by targeting investments to: 13 A. Support tornado recovery for residents, nonprofit organizations, and businesses in 14 Tornado Impacted Areas while advancing housing and infrastructure reinvestment to 15 strengthen long-term community resilience; 16 B. Improve public infrastructure across the City, so that all residents will have access to and 17 benefit from clean drinking water, safer sidewalks and streets; and 18 C. Provide dedicated funds to revitalize Downtown St. Louis, in recognition of its outsized 19 importance for economic impact and the quality of life for all residents and visitors not 20 just to the City but to the State of Missouri. 21 SECTION TWO. Definitions. Page 2 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 5 of 48  1 A. Available Monies. “Available monies” shall mean the sum of interest and the principal 2 accessible for such distribution as indicated for each respective fund. 3 B. Board of Public Service. The “Board of Public Service” shall refer to the St. Louis City 4 Office of the President of the Board of Public Service. 5 C. Downtown. “Downtown” shall mean the area encompassing the neighborhoods 6 Downtown and Downtown West as defined by the Planning and Urban Design Agency of 7 the City of St. Louis. 8 D. North St. Louis “North St. Louis” shall mean the area encompassing the following 9 neighborhoods: Academy, Baden, Carr Square, College Hill, Columbus Square, 10 Covenant Blu-Grand Center, Fairground Neighborhood, Fountain Park, Greater Ville, 11 Hamilton Heights, Hyde Park, Jeff Vanderlou, Kingsway East, Kingsway West, Lewis 12 Place, Mark Twain, Mark Twain I-70 Industrial, North Pointe, Near North Riverfront, 13 North Riverfront, O’Fallon, Old North St. Louis, Penrose, Riverview, St. Louis Place, 14 The Ville, Vandeventer, Visitation Park, Wells Goodfellow, and West End as such 15 neighborhoods are defined by the Planning and Urban Design Agency of the City of St. 16 Louis. 17 E. Open Streets “Open Streets” shall refer to the streets program in which underutilized 18 streets or portions of streets are transformed into welcoming public spaces, closed to 19 vehicles, using low-cost materials such as paint, movable planters, and seating. 20 F. Public Work “Public Work” shall mean projects, under the purview of the Board of 21 Public Service, as defined in RSMO 8.962, typically consisting of the construction, 22 alteration, repair, or maintenance of any public building, structure, highway, bridge, Page 3 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 6 of 48  1 viaduct, pipeline, or public works, which shall include, but need not be limited to, 2 moving, demolition, or excavation performed in conjunction with such work. Whether a 3 project constitutes a Public Work shall be decided in the reasonable discretion of the 4 Board of Public Service. 5 G. Recovery Office “Recovery Office” shall refer to the office created in the Mayor’s Office 6 by Executive Order Number 89. 7 H. Settlement Funds. “Settlement Funds” shall refer to the funds the City received as a 8 result of the City’s settlement of litigation against Rams Football Team owner Stan 9 Kroenke and the National Football League. 10 I. Tornado Impact Area “Tornado Impact Area” shall mean the following neighborhoods 11 and parks: Academy, Baden, Central West End, College Hill, DeBaliviere Place, 12 Fairground Neighborhood, Fairground Park, Forest Park, Fountain Park, Greater Ville, 13 Hamilton Heights, Jeff Vanderlou, Kingsway East, Kingsway West, Lewis Place, Mark 14 Twain, North Riverfront O’Fallon, O’Fallon Park, Penrose, Skinker DeBaliviere, The 15 Ville, Vandeventer, Visitation Park, Wells Goodfellow, West End, and Wydown Skinker 16 as defined by the Planning and Urban Design Agency of the City of St. Louis. 17 J. 50/50 Sidewalk Program “50/50 Sidewalk Program” shall mean the program existing 18 under Section 20.26.240 of the Revised Code of the City of St. Louis or any successor 19 provision. 20 SECTION THREE. Funds to Invest in North St. Louis. 21 A. Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund. 22 1. Establishment of the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund Page 4 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 7 of 48  1 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of seventy-nine million and 0/100ths dollars 2 ($79,000,000.00) from the available monies in the Settlement Funds into a special 3 fund to be known as the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund, created pursuant to 4 this ordinance, and to be held in a fund maintained by the City Treasurer. 5 b. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is authorized 6 and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the "Long-Term Tornado 7 Recovery Fund" for the purpose of supporting resident, housing, and business 8 recovery from the May 16th, 2025 tornado. All interest earned on the Long-Term 9 Tornado Recovery Fund and all repayments made on loans made from the Long- 10 Term Tornado Recovery Fund shall be retained in the Long-Term Tornado 11 Recovery Fund general account until appropriated to a sub-account of the Long- 12 Term Tornado Recovery Fund or transferred by the Board of Estimate and 13 Apportionment into one or more sub-accounts of the Long-Term Tornado 14 Recovery Fund created pursuant to this ordinance for the uses authorized for such 15 funds. The Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund shall be eligible to accept 16 additional monies from other City appropriations, private donations, or other 17 sources. All expenditures from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund shall be 18 appropriated in accordance with this ordinance and other applicable law. Sub- 19 accounts are created herein for the “Tornado Housing and Neighborhood 20 Stabilization Fund”, the “Tornado Resident Support Fund”, and the “Program 21 Delivery & Administration Fund”. Page 5 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 8 of 48  1 c. The purpose of the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund is to support the recovery 2 from the May 16th, 2025 tornado. 3 2. Eligible Uses of the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund Sub-accounts. 4 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of seventy million and 0/100ths dollars 5 ($70,000,000.00) from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund to a sub-account 6 to be known as the Tornado Housing and Neighborhood Stabilization Fund. 7 i. Available monies within the Tornado Housing and Neighborhood 8 Stabilization Fund shall be used exclusively for providing appropriations 9 for the purposes of: 10 1. Supporting the repair of housing damaged by the tornado, which 11 are located in the Tornado Impact Area, and other related costs; 12 2. Supporting housing preservation, vacant-unit rehabilitation, and 13 the construction of new housing across North St. Louis with 14 priority consideration for housing-focused nonprofit Community 15 Development Corporations that have been operating for at least 16 three (3) years and demonstrate stable financial standing and 17 sufficient operational capacity to successfully administer and 18 sustain the funded housing project; 19 3. Supporting sidewalk repairs, tree replanting, hazardous tree and 20 stump removal, and demolitions within the Tornado Impact Area. 21 Any reimbursed monies must go directly back into this fund. Page 6 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 9 of 48  1 a. A maximum of ten million ($10,000,000) may be allocated 2 towards this purpose. 3 b. There is hereby appropriated the sum of five million and 0/100ths dollars 4 ($5,000,000.00) from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund to a sub-account to 5 be known as the Tornado Resident Support Fund. 6 i. Available monies within the Tornado Resident Support Fund shall be used 7 exclusively for the purposes of: 8 1. Providing deposit and rental assistance to residents who were 9 impacted by the tornado to assist them with procuring safe 10 intermediate housing and other related moving costs; 11 2. Providing accelerated resident connections to housing stabilization 12 and resident support services; 13 3. Providing direct goods and services to support North St. Louis 14 residents in the Tornado Impact Area in their recovery. 15 c. There is hereby appropriated the sum of four million and 0/100ths dollars 16 ($4,000,000.00) from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund to a sub-account to 17 be known as the Tornado Program Delivery & Administration Fund. 18 i. Available monies within the Tornado Program Delivery & Administration 19 Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of providing 20 administrative support, oversight, fiscal compliance, and data support 21 systems through City staffing, contracted services, or other costs, efforts, Page 7 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 10 of 48  1 or programs necessary to deliver eligible uses of the Tornado Recovery 2 Fund. 3 3. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the Tornado Recovery 4 Fund. 5 a. The Recovery Office shall have general oversight over and administer the Long- 6 Term Tornado Recovery Fund. 7 b. The Recovery Office shall, in consultation with Affordable Housing Commission, 8 Community Development Administration, and any other City departments or 9 entities as may be necessary and helpful, develop and recommend appropriations 10 from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund to the Board of Estimate and 11 Apportionment for inclusion into the City’s annual operating budget by 12 submitting to the Budget Director by March 1 of each year or recommend to the 13 Board of Estimate and Apportionment specific awards or expenditures of funds 14 from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund through existing or new contracts 15 or agreements with specific recipients, contractors, or vendors. 16 c. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of a specific contract or 17 agreement with a recipient, contractor, or vendor shall constitute authority for the 18 City signatory to enter into the approved contract, contract amendment, or 19 agreement and expend the funds in accordance with such contract or agreement, 20 except with respect to any Public Work. 21 d. No monies may be appropriated from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund in 22 excess of available monies within that fund. Page 8 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 11 of 48  1 4. Fund Accountability. 2 a. The Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund shall be included among the funds 3 subject to regular audits of City funds as required under law. 4 b. The Recovery Office or its successor shall submit a quarterly report to the Mayor 5 and the Board of Aldermen detailing the status of projects funded with 6 appropriations made from the Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund, Tornado 7 Relief and Recovery Fund from Ordinance 72009, and the matching funds 8 leveraged to support projects authorized under this section. The quarterly reports 9 required under this section shall also be made available on the website of the 10 Budget Division of the City of St. Louis. 11 B. The North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund. 12 1. Establishment of the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund. 13 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of thirty-one million and 0/100ths dollars 14 ($31,000,000.00) from the Settlement Funds into a special fund to be known as 15 the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund, created pursuant to 16 this ordinance, and to be held in a fund maintained by the City Treasurer. 17 b. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is authorized 18 and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the "North St. Louis 19 Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund" for the purpose of implementation of 20 Neighborhood Plans adopted by the Planning Commission for North St. Louis 21 including supporting the accessibility and availability of housing, quality public 22 infrastructure, and providing funding for small businesses. All interest earned on Page 9 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 12 of 48  1 funds held in the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund and 2 all repayments made on loans made from the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan 3 Implementation Fund shall be retained in the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan 4 Implementation Fund until appropriated according to provisions of this ordinance. 5 The fund shall be eligible to accept additional monies from other City 6 appropriations, private donations, or other sources. All expenditures from such 7 funds shall be appropriated in accordance with this ordinance and other applicable 8 law. Appropriate sub-accounts may be created. 9 c. The purpose of the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund is to 10 implement the Neighborhood Plans adopted by the Planning Commission for 11 North St. Louis including supporting the accessibility and availability of housing, 12 quality public infrastructure, and providing funding for small businesses located 13 in North St. Louis. Funds held in the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan 14 Implementation Fund may be expended only as provided under this ordinance. 15 2. Eligible Uses of the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund. 16 a. Available monies within the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation 17 Fund shall be used for the purposes of: 18 i. Implementing the Neighborhood Plans adopted by the Planning 19 Commission or are actively under development by the Planning and Urban 20 Design Agency for North St. Louis neighborhoods, including but not 21 limited to supporting the accessibility and availability of housing, quality Page 10 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 13 of 48  1 public infrastructure, and providing funding for small businesses located 2 in North St. Louis. 3 1. Potential uses include, but are not limited to, funding single or 4 multi-parcel land assemblage and site preparation, gap financing, 5 home ownership support, neighborhood beautification initiatives, 6 funding for small businesses, and establishment of key 7 neighborhood services, and improving public facilities including 8 infrastructure and parks. 9 ii. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and other 10 administrative costs, provided that such costs do not exceed 5% of the 11 fund balance on an annual basis. 12 3. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the North St. Louis 13 Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund. 14 a. The St. Louis Development Corporation and the Planning and Urban Design 15 Agency shall make recommendations to the Community Development 16 Administration on the use of funds. The Community Development Administration 17 will initiate and issue all contracts and agreements in alignment with those 18 recommendations, including those to the St. Louis Development Corporation, to 19 administer programs or projects funded by the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan 20 Implementation Fund. The Community Development Administration, in 21 consultation with Planning and Urban Design Agency, St. Louis Development 22 Corporation, Recovery Office, Community Development Administration, Page 11 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 14 of 48  1 Affordable Housing Commission and any other City departments or entities as 2 may be necessary and helpful, shall recommend to the Board of Estimate and 3 Apportionment specific appropriations from the North St. Louis Neighborhood 4 Implementation Fund for inclusion into the City’s annual operating budget by 5 submitting to the Budget Director by March 1 of each year or recommend to the 6 Board of Estimate and Apportionment specific awards or expenditures of funds 7 from the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund through 8 existing or new contracts or agreements with specific recipients, contractors, or 9 vendors. 10 b. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of a specific contract or 11 agreement with a recipient, contractor, or vendor shall constitute authority for the 12 City signatory to enter into the approved contract or agreement and expend the 13 funds in accordance with such contract or agreement, except with respect to any 14 Public Work. 15 c. No monies may be appropriated from the North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan 16 Implementation Fund in excess of available monies within that fund. 17 4. Fund Accountability. 18 a. The North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund shall be included 19 among the funds subject to regular audits of City funds as required under law. 20 b. Proposals shall be presented to the Board of Aldermen and approved via 21 resolution before approval of expenditures from the Board of Estimate and 22 Apportionment. Page 12 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 15 of 48  1 i. These proposals shall reference and address how, with the funds available, 2 they are implementing portions of the neighborhood plans adopted by the 3 Planning Commission. 4 ii. Proposals shall include proof of consultation with trusted local 5 organizations and neighborhood leaders. 6 iii. These proposals shall identify the administering department and include 7 the estimated cost of administration including City staff, contracted 8 services, and other costs to deliver the above-mentioned eligible uses. 9 SECTION FOUR. Funds for Citywide Infrastructure and Neighborhood Improvements. 10 A. The Water Infrastructure Fund. 11 1. Establishment of the Water Infrastructure Fund. 12 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of thirty million and 0/100ths 13 dollars ($30,000,000.00) from Settlement Funds into a special fund to be 14 known as the Water Infrastructure Fund, created pursuant to this 15 ordinance, and to be held in a fund maintained by the City Treasurer. 16 b. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is 17 authorized and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the "Water 18 Infrastructure Fund" for the purpose of supporting City water 19 infrastructure and improvements. The fund shall be eligible to accept 20 additional monies from other City appropriations, private donations, or 21 other sources. All interest earned on funds held in the Water Infrastructure 22 Fund and all repayments made on loans made from the Water Page 13 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 16 of 48  1 Infrastructure Fund shall be retained in the Water Infrastructure Fund until 2 appropriated according to provisions of this ordinance. Appropriate sub- 3 accounts may be created. 4 c. The purpose of the Water Infrastructure Fund is to support City water 5 infrastructure maintenance and improvements. 6 2. Water Infrastructure Fund as an Interdepartmental Loan. 7 a. Before any disbursements from the Water Infrastructure Fund to the 8 Water Division shall be made, the Water Division shall enter into an 9 interdepartmental loan agreement with the Office of the Mayor to govern 10 such disbursements. Such interdepartmental loan agreement shall state that 11 the disbursements from the Water Infrastructure Fund to the Water 12 Division shall only be used for the purposes authorized by this ordinance 13 and shall constitute a loan without interest to the Water Division’s 14 enterprise fund, and the Water Division may repay the balance of the 15 potentially forgivable loan in full to the City’s Capital Fund on or before 16 the loan maturity date. The loan maturity date shall be June 1, 2036. The 17 form of the interdepartmental loan agreement shall be approved by the 18 Board of Estimate & Apportionment and the City Counselor prior to the 19 signatures of the Water Commissioner and the Mayor. 20 3. Eligible Uses of the Water Infrastructure Fund. Monies within the Water 21 Infrastructure Fund shall be used exclusively for supporting City water 22 infrastructure maintenance and improvements by providing: Page 14 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 17 of 48  1 a. Matching funds for federal and state grants that support City water 2 infrastructure maintenance and improvements; 3 b. Debt service payments for loans and/or bonds that support City water 4 infrastructure maintenance and improvements; and 5 c. Supporting professional studies and plans needed to support City water 6 infrastructure maintenance and improvements. 7 4. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the Public 8 Infrastructure Fund. 9 a. The Water Division shall (i) have general oversight over and administer 10 the Water Infrastructure Fund; (ii) recommend to the Board of Estimate 11 and Apportionment any appropriations from the Water Infrastructure Fund 12 for inclusion into the City’s annual operating budget for the Water 13 Division by submitting to the Budget Director by March 1 of each year; 14 and (iii) recommend to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment any 15 specific transfers to the Water Division for operating expenses, capital 16 improvements, infrastructure repair or replacement. 17 b. No monies may be appropriated from the Water Infrastructure Fund in 18 excess of available monies within that fund. 19 5. Fund Accountability. 20 a. The Water Infrastructure Fund shall be included among the funds subject 21 to regular audits of City funds as required under law. 22 B. The Public Infrastructure Fund. Page 15 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 18 of 48  1 1. Establishment of the Public Infrastructure Fund. 2 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of thirty million and 0/100ths 3 dollars ($30,000,000.00) from Settlement Funds into a special fund to be 4 known as the Public Infrastructure Fund, created pursuant to this 5 ordinance, and to be held in a fund maintained by the City Treasurer. 6 b. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is 7 authorized and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the "Public 8 Infrastructure Fund" for the purpose of maintaining and improving City 9 infrastructure that supports the mobility, health, and security of residents 10 across the City. All interest earned on funds held in the Public 11 Infrastructure Fund and all repayments made on loans made from the 12 Public Infrastructure Fund shall be retained in the Public Infrastructure 13 Fund until appropriated according to provisions of this ordinance. The 14 fund shall be eligible to accept additional monies from other City 15 appropriations, private donations, or other sources. All expenditures from 16 such fund shall be appropriated in accordance with this ordinance and 17 other applicable law. Appropriate sub-accounts may be created. 18 c. The purpose of the Public Infrastructure Fund is to support maintenance, 19 and improvements to streets, sidewalks, lighting, trees, and recreation 20 centers. Funds deposited and held in the Public Infrastructure Fund may be 21 expended only as provided under this ordinance. 22 2. Eligible Uses of the Public Infrastructure Fund. Page 16 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 19 of 48  1 a. Available monies within the Public Infrastructure Fund shall be used 2 exclusively for the purposes of: 3 1. Supporting the maintenance, repairs, traffic calming, safety, 4 reconstruction, and other improvements and accessibility of City 5 streets and sidewalks; 6 2. Provide gap financing for the 50/50 Sidewalk Program and other 7 sidewalk funding needs; 8 3. Supporting pilot initiative(s) for quick build projects or temporary 9 traffic calming including the bulk purchase of traffic calming 10 assets; 11 4. Develop an Asset Management program that will inventory and 12 assess equipment, street and sidewalk surface conditions, curb 13 ramps, and other assets in the City; 14 5. Providing matching funds for projects that demonstrate private 15 funding support for the maintenance, repairs and other 16 improvements, and accessibility of pedestrian-scaled lighting along 17 corridors; 18 6. Supporting the removal of hazardous trees and stumps in the City 19 right-of-way; 20 7. Supporting the redevelopment of Recreation Centers; Page 17 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 20 of 48  1 8. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and incurring 2 other administrative costs, provided that such costs do not exceed 3 5% of the fund balance on an annual basis. 4 3. Restrictions on Use of Funds. 5 a. No monies may be appropriated from the Public Infrastructure Fund to 6 fund projects in Downtown. 7 b. No monies may be appropriated from the Public Infrastructure Fund in 8 excess of available monies within that fund. 9 4. Fund Prioritization. Capital projects shall be prioritized by the following relevant 10 criteria: 11 a. Street and sidewalk projects along segments or corridors identified in the 12 High Injury Network of either the City of St. Louis or East-West Gateway; 13 and 14 b. Sidewalk projects suggested by the City of St. Louis ADA Transition 15 Plan; and 16 c. Street and sidewalk projects suggested by the Complete Streets 17 Committee as provided under Ordinance 71882 Section Five, Subsection 18 H; and 19 d. Recreation center projects which are located in high-need areas, as 20 indicated and measured by the Economic Justice Index Areas 1, 2, and 3 21 (EJI-1, EJI-2, EJI-3). Page 18 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 21 of 48  1 5. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the Public 2 Infrastructure Fund. 3 a. The Board of Public Service shall have general oversight over and 4 administer the Public Infrastructure Fund. 5 b. The Board of Public Service shall, in consultation with any other City 6 departments or entities as may be necessary and helpful, develop and 7 recommend appropriations from the Public Infrastructure Fund to the 8 Board of Estimate and Apportionment for inclusion into the City’s annual 9 operating budget by submitting to the Budget Director by March 1 of each 10 year or recommend to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment specific 11 awards or expenditures of funds from the Public Infrastructure Fund 12 through existing or new contracts or agreements with specific recipients, 13 contractors, or vendors. 14 c. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of a specific 15 contract or agreement with a recipient, contractor, or vendor shall 16 constitute authority for the City signatory to enter into the approved 17 contract or agreement and expend the funds in accordance with such 18 contract or agreement, except with respect to any Public Work. 19 6. Fund Accountability. 20 a. The Public Infrastructure Fund shall be included among the funds subject 21 to regular audits of City funds as required under law. 22 C. The Vacancy Reduction Fund. Page 19 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 22 of 48  1 1. Establishment of the Vacancy Reduction Fund. 2 a. There is hereby appropriated the sum of five million and 0/100ths dollars 3 ($5,000,000.00) from Settlement Funds into a special fund to be known as 4 the Vacancy Reduction Fund, created pursuant to this ordinance, and to be 5 held in a fund maintained in the Office of the City Treasurer. 6 b. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is 7 authorized and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the "Vacancy 8 Reduction Fund" for the purpose of reducing vacancy citywide. All interest 9 earned on funds held in the Vacancy Reduction Fund and all repayments 10 made on loans made from the Vacancy Reduction Fund shall be retained in 11 the Vacancy Reduction Fund until appropriated according to provisions of 12 this ordinance. The fund shall be eligible to accept additional monies from 13 other City appropriations, private donations, or other sources. Appropriate 14 sub-accounts may be created. 15 c. The purpose of the Vacancy Reduction Fund is to support City efforts to 16 reduce vacancy citywide through strategic staffing, enforcement, data, and 17 redevelopment tools. 18 2. Eligible Uses of the Vacancy Reduction Fund. 19 a. Available monies within the Vacancy Reduction Fund shall be used 20 exclusively for the purposes of: 21 i. Supporting the funding of City staff focused on vacancy, blight 22 reduction, and recovering the City’s vacancy-related expenses, Page 20 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 23 of 48  1 including but not limited to: a dedicated collections attorney and 2 paralegal; 3 ii. Supporting the expansion of a “Pre‑Approved Plans Library” including 4 architectural plans for standard single‑family, duplex, and multi‑family 5 new construction and common rehabilitation projects; 6 iii. Supporting city vacancy data infrastructure and analysis for internal 7 and/or public use; 8 iv. Supporting enforcement of vacancy and nuisance laws against 9 absentee property owners. 10 3. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the Vacancy 11 Reduction Fund. 12 a. The Department of Public Safety shall have general oversight over and 13 administer the Vacancy Reduction Fund. 14 b. The Department of Public Safety, in consultation with City Counselors 15 Office and any other City departments or entities as may be necessary and 16 helpful, shall develop and recommend appropriations from the Vacancy 17 Reduction Fund to the Board of Estimate and Apportionment for inclusion 18 into the City’s annual operating budget by submitting to the Budget Director 19 by March 1 of each year or recommend to the Board of Estimate and 20 Apportionment specific awards or expenditures of funds from the Vacancy 21 Reduction Fund through existing or new contracts or agreements with 22 specific recipients, contractors, or vendors. Page 21 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 24 of 48  1 c. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of a specific contract 2 or agreement with a recipient, contractor, or vendor shall constitute 3 authority for the City signatory to enter into the approved contract, contract 4 amendment, or agreement and expend the funds in accordance with such 5 contract or agreement, except with respect to any Public Work. 6 d. No monies may be appropriated from the Vacancy Reduction Fund in 7 excess of available monies within that fund. 8 4. Fund Accountability. 9 a. The Vacancy Reduction Fund shall be included among the funds subject to 10 regular audits of City funds as required under law. 11 SECTION FIVE. The Downtown Revitalization Fund. 12 A. Establishment of the Downtown Revitalization Fund. 13 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of fifty-five million and 0/100ths dollars 14 ($55,000,000.00) from Settlement Funds into the Downtown Revitalization Fund, 15 created pursuant to this ordinance, and to be held in a fund maintained by the City 16 Treasurer. 17 2. Upon the passage and approval of this ordinance, the Comptroller is authorized 18 and directed to establish a fund to be designated as the Downtown Revitalization 19 Fund for the purpose of strengthening the City’s downtown area through 20 investment in capital projects and activation programs that attract more visitors, 21 restaurants, and businesses to the downtown area. All interest earned on funds 22 held in the Downtown Revitalization Fund and all repayments made on loans Page 22 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 25 of 48  1 made from the Downtown Revitalization Fund shall be retained in its originating 2 sub-account until appropriated according to provisions of this ordinance. The fund 3 shall be eligible to accept additional monies from other City appropriations, 4 private donations, or other sources. 5 B. Eligible Uses of the Downtown Revitalization Fund. Monies within the Downtown 6 Revitalization Fund shall be used exclusively for providing appropriations as provided 7 under this ordinance for the following types of projects: 8 1. There is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen million and 0/100ths dollars 9 ($15,000,000.00) from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to a sub-account to be 10 known as the Strategic Major Capital Projects Fund. Available monies within the 11 Strategic Major Capital Projects Fund shall be used for the purposes of: 12 a. Acquiring, purchasing, and site prep at properties containing long-term 13 vacant buildings; 14 b. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and incurring other 15 administrative costs, provided that such costs do not exceed 5% of the 16 fund balance on an annual basis. 17 2. There is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen million and 0/100ths dollars 18 ($15,000,000.00) from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to a sub-account to be 19 known as the Downtown Infrastructure Fund. Available monies within the 20 Downtown Infrastructure Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of: Page 23 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 26 of 48  1 a. Improvements to the streetscapes to make Downtown streets safer, more 2 walkable, bikeable, and sustainable including one way to two way 3 conversions; 4 b. Spot sidewalk repair and ADA compliance and enhancement; 5 c. Expanding pedestrian-scaled streetlighting; 6 d. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and incurring other 7 administrative costs, provided that such costs do not exceed 5% of the 8 fund balance on an annual basis. 9 3. There is hereby appropriated the sum of fifteen million and 0/100ths dollars 10 ($15,000,000.00) from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to a sub-account to be 11 known as the Riverfront Fund. Available monies within the Riverfront Fund shall 12 be used for the purposes of but not limited to: 13 a. Planning, design, and implementation of a connected Riverfront from 14 Chouteau to Biddle including but not limited to all of the following: 15 i. Increasing commercial activity and pedestrian access including: 16 1. Reopening Laclede’s Landing roadways and evaluating a 17 new gate system 18 2. Connecting the riverfront to Downtown, with emphasis on 19 Washington Avenue corridor as a primary pedestrian and 20 commercial linkage 21 3. Improving circulation of routing and signage Page 24 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 27 of 48  1 ii. Signage, wayfinding, beautification, accessibility, and urban 2 activation support infrastructure, including: 3 1. New shade structures that will make it more comfortable to 4 be on the Central Riverfront during hot summer months 5 2. New infrastructure to attract vendors to open up shop on 6 the riverfront 7 3. Comfort stations 8 iii. Incentivizing riverfront ground-level development and improving 9 river-oriented attractions including: 10 1. Addressing long-term deferred maintenance on the 11 Riverfront as a prerequisite to new activation and 12 infrastructure investment 13 2. Constructing a large new Riverfront dock that may serve 14 day riverboat cruises and overnight cruise boats, with the 15 inclusion of restaurants, bars, and a water court to create a 16 new opportunity for St. Louisans and visitors to interact 17 with the Mississippi River and spend more time Downtown 18 iv. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and incurring 19 other administrative costs 20 4. There is hereby appropriated the sum of seven million five hundred thousand and 21 0/100ths dollars ($7,500,000.00) from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to a 22 sub-account to be known as the Downtown Retail and Corridors Program Fund. Page 25 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 28 of 48  1 Available monies within the Downtown Retail and Corridors Program Fund shall 2 be used exclusively for the purposes of: 3 a. Incentive funds to support strategic retail and restaurant activation along 4 major corridors, including but not limited to: 5 i. Sidewalk cafés, parklets, and Open Streets; 6 ii. Tenant improvements including facade improvements; 7 iii. Attraction of new businesses not already located in the city or 8 expansion of businesses already located in the city; 9 b. Procuring goods and services, compensating staff, and incurring other 10 administrative costs, provided that such costs do not exceed 5% of the 11 fund balance on an annual basis. 12 5. There is hereby appropriated the sum of two million five hundred thousand and 13 0/100ths dollars ($2,500,000.00) from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to a 14 sub-account to be known as the Event Attraction Fund. Available monies within 15 the Event Attraction Fund shall be used exclusively for the purposes of: 16 a. Supporting the creation of a public-private partnership fund supporting the 17 recruitment of sporting events to the City of St. Louis, providing that such 18 funds shall only become available upon the demonstration to the City of 19 an at least two-to-one matching amount of privately-raised funds to 20 support such public-private partnership fund. 21 C. Administration and Authority for Contracts and Expenditures for the Public 22 Infrastructure Fund. Page 26 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 29 of 48  1 1. The Board of Public Service shall, in consultation with any other City 2 departments or entities as may be necessary and helpful, develop and recommend 3 appropriations from the Downtown Revitalization Fund to the Board of Estimate 4 and Apportionment for inclusion into the City’s annual operating budget by 5 submitting to the Budget Director by March 1 of each year or recommend to the 6 Board of Estimate and Apportionment specific awards or expenditures of funds 7 from the Downtown Revitalization Fund through existing or new contracts or 8 agreements with specific recipients, contractors, or vendors. 9 2. The Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of a specific contract or 10 agreement with a recipient, contractor, or vendor shall constitute authority for the 11 City signatory to enter into the approved contract or agreement and expend the 12 funds in accordance with such contract or agreement, except with respect to any 13 Public Work. 14 3. No monies may be appropriated from the Downtown Revitalization Fund in 15 excess of available monies within that fund. 16 D. Fund Accountability. The Downtown Revitalization Fund shall be included among the 17 funds subject to regular audits of City funds as required under law. 18 SECTION SIX. Public Work. 19 For any Public Work proposed or recommended to be funded by the Long-Term Tornado 20 Recovery Fund, North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund, Water Infrastructure 21 Fund, Public Infrastructure Fund, Vacancy Reduction Fund, and/or Revitalization Fund, the 22 Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of the scope of work of the project shall Page 27 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 30 of 48  1 constitute authority for the City to proceed with the Public Work. Upon such approval, the Board 2 of Public Service shall proceed with the bidding, letting, contracting, expenditure, and execution 3 for the Public Work, together with all other actions it may find necessary and proper therefore, in 4 accordance with its normal lawful processes for such work. This Ordinance, together with the 5 Board of Estimate and Apportionment’s approval of the scope of work, shall constitute due 6 authorization of such Public Work. 7 SECTION SEVEN. Severability Clause. 8 It is hereby declared to be the intention of the Board of Aldermen that each, and every part, 9 section and subsection of this Ordinance shall be separate and severable from each, and every 10 other part, section, and subsection hereof and that the Board of Aldermen intends to adopt each 11 said part, section, and subsection separately and independently of any other part, section, and 12 subsection. In the event that any part, section, or subsection of this Ordinance shall be 13 determined to be or to have been unlawful or unconstitutional, the remaining parts, sections, and 14 subsections shall be and remain in full force and effect, unless the court making such finding 15 shall determine that the valid portions standing alone are incomplete and are incapable of being 16 executed in accordance with the legislative intent. 17 SECTION EIGHT. Emergency Clause. 18 This being an ordinance for the preservation of the public peace, health and safety, it is hereby 19 declared to be an emergency measure within the meaning of Sections 19 and 20 of Article IV of 20 the Charter of the City of St. Louis, and therefore, this ordinance shall become effective 21 immediately upon its passage and approval by the Mayor. Page 28 of 28 Board Bill Number 22 Green May 15, 2026 Page 31 of 48  EXHIBIT A: Funding Designations Item Amount Funds to Invest in North St. Louis $110,000,000 Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund $79,000,000 Tornado Housing and Neighborhood Stabilization Fund $70,000,000 Tornado Resident Support Fund $5,000,000 Tornado Program Delivery & Administration Fund $4,000,000 North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund $31,000,000 Funds for Citywide Infrastructure and Neighborhood $65,000,000 Improvements Water Infrastructure Fund $30,000,000 Public Infrastructure Fund $30,000,000 Vacancy Reduction Fund $5,000,000 The Downtown Revitalization Fund $55,000,000 Strategic Major Capital Projects Fund $15,000,000 Downtown Infrastructure Fund $15,000,000 Riverfront Fund $15,000,000 Downtown Retail and Corridors Program Fund $7,500,000 Tourism Event Attraction Fund $2,500,000 Reserves $25,000,000 Total $255,000,000 Page 32 of 48 BOARD BI LL 22 USING THE RAMS SETTLEMENT TO INVEST IN OUR CITY Page 33 of 48  T O P I D E A S F R O M J A N U A RY 2 0 2 4 VO T E PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT Replacement of Water Mains 2024—PRESENT Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Friendly Street Design Increase Wages or Salaries for City Employees Free or Municipally Subsidized Child Care for Residents I D E A S P O R TA L Improve Downtown Street and Sidewalk Infrastructure Establish a Redevelopment Revolving Loan Fund VO T I N G O N PRIORITY IDEAS Support the Northside-Southside Metrolink Rehabilitation of Water Treatment Plants PUBLIC HEARINGS Protected Bike Lanes and Bike Network Before and After School Care Improve Existing or Build New Youth Recreation Centers Real Estate Development Downtown & North St. Louis B OA R D B I L L Page 34 of 48 WHAT CHANGED? TORNADO NEIGHBORHOOD STATE SUPPORT R E C OV E RY PLANS FOR DOWNTOWN Page 35 of 48 BOARD BILL 22 CITY-WIDE DOWNTOWN INFRASTRUCTURE REVITALIZATION $70,000,000 $55,000,000 TO R N A D O Water Infrastructure Redevelopment R E C OV E RY $30 Million $15 Million $110,000,000 Infrastructure City-wide Infrastructure $15 Million Long Term Tornado $30 million Recovery Riverfront $79 million $15 Million Vacancy Reduction $5 million Retail North St. Louis $7.5 Million Neighborhood Plan Tourism Implementation $2.5 Million $31 million Page 36 of 48 PUBLIC COMMENT MAY 27 Speak Up, St. Louis 11:59 pm stlouis.govocal.com JUNE 3 Public Hearing 6:00 pm Julia Davis Library Page 37 of 48 RAMS SETTLEMENT PROPOSAL MAY 26, 2026 Page 38 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal Three Focus Areas $110M $65M $55M North St. Louis Citywide Downtown Rebuilding Infrastructure & Revitalization Neighborhood Improvements Page 39 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal North St. Louis Rebuilding $110 Million Tornado Housing & Neighborhood Tornado Resident Support & Stabilization ($70M) Housing ($5M) 1,000+ home repairs, affordable housing preservation, and Additional rental assistance, non-profit case management additional infrastructure (e.g., demolition, sidewalk repairs, and supports, and direct goods to aid resident recovery hazardous trees and stumps) Program Delivery & North St. Louis Neighborhood Administration ($4M) Plan Implementation ($31M) Ensures proper fiscal oversight, systems, and staffing to Support resident-built neighborhood plans including housing, manage effort effectively local business corridors, streets and infrastructure Bottom Line: North St. Louis faces decades of disinvestment exacerbated by the May 16th tornado. Investment is critical to rebuilding our neighborhoods. Page 40 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal North St. Louis Rebuilding | Implementation Timeline Need Initiative Timeline ● Rapid Repair: 1,000-1,200 addt’l home repairs to be added to Immediate: July 2026 - queue through existing infrastructure (construction management Dec 2027 contractor and growing rapid repair contractor pool) Tornado Housing & Neighborhood ● Infrastructure: Remove remaining hazardous trees (600+) & Immediate: July 2026 - Stabilization limbs (450+), stumps (2,700+), and unfunded emergency Nov 2026 ($70M) demolitions (TBD); address tornado driven sidewalk repairs (90+) ● Affordable Housing Preservation: Repair and bring affordable Launch app in Q3; deploy housing units back online (deductible payment, repairs, VUTs) through June ‘27 Tornado Resident ● Next phase of resident supports (e.g., rental assistance, case Finalize plan in Q3 2026; Support ($5M) mgmt, nonprofit supports; direct goods) contracting in Q4 2026 Program Delivery ● 2-year staffing costs for Recovery Office to deliver funded & Administration July 2026 - June 2028 programs ($4M) Neighborhood Plan ● Resolution to determine infrastructure and priorities for Resolution passed: Q4 ‘26 Implementation neighborhood plan implementation Implementation: TBD Page 41 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal Citywide Infrastructure & Neighborhood Improvements $60 Million Streets & Sidewalks Water ($30M) We have been critically underfunding our streets for decades. While Address the most urgent of $700M in outstanding capital need ARPA plugged the hole in the problem, we need a long term solution. through a bond issuance supported by this fund; contingency The 50/50 sidewalk system was designed in the 1960s. It no longer fund nearly depleted requiring immediate action serves residents appropriately. The City needs to move to a block-by- block model Trees Recreation Centers Ensure progress on $7.98M in basic repair needs; Clear backlog of 2,709 hazardous trees and 6,529 stumps requiring Additional needed to make them a more welcoming space removal; creates path forward to re-planting trees. for our children Bottom Line: Dependable infrastructure and strong neighborhoods are the foundation of a thriving city. Page 42 of 48  Rams Settlement Proposal Citywide Infrastructure Improvements | Implementation Timeline Need FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 $60 Water debt Water service payments Continue for life cycle of funds begin (~$6M) Traffic calming Traffic calming materials (~$250K) materials refresh Streets gap Streets gap ($250k) Streets gap Streets gap Streets Asset management financing financing financing financing Streets gap program launch financing Pass Board Bill to Gap financing for Gap financing for transition away from the 50/50 First year of the Block-by-block Block-by-block the 50/50 Sidewalks 50/50 sidewalk program and lay out sidewalk sidewalk block by block program boost program boost the block by block program to finish program (~2M) (~$1M) (~$1M) program program it Stump removal citywide contracts (~$1.5M) Complete any remaining Trees & Tree removal citywide concerns for stumps and hazardous trees that is Stumps contracts (~$1.5M) outside the bounds of Enact tree trimmer position Forestry Division Capacity reforms Page 43 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal Vacancy Reduction $5 Millions Cost of Vacancy: Solutions: ● In 2024, the City devoted about $20M in direct services ● Fund City staff focused on vacancy, blight reduction, and to maintain vacant property recovering the City’s vacancy-related expenses ● Annual loss of $25M in real estate tax revenue ● Support established nonprofit legal organizations to support ● $16,323,843.33 outstanding fees and fines to the Building private enforcement of vacancy and nuisance laws against Division absentee property owners ● $11,991,182.34 in outstanding fees and fines owed to ● Support city vacancy data infrastructure and analysis the Forestry Division ● Support the expansion of a “Pre‑Approved Plans Library” Bottom Line: Blight and vacancy has held back our neighborhoods for too long. Addressing this large problem will have a massive return on investment for residents and the City. Page 44 of 48  Rams Settlement Proposal Vacancy Reduction Implementation Timeline Need FY27 FY28 FY29 FY30 FY31 FY32 $60 Pass BB to push at least a portion of property tax Pilot staff costs Revolving based Revolving based Revolving based Revolving based City Staff revenue and (~$500k) on collections on collections on collections on collections excess revenue back into this fund Enforcement Support established of absentee nonprofit legal Continue for life cycle of funds property organizations owners (~$250K) Assess City databases for capabilities and limitations; Implement, maintain, and continuously Vacancy Data organize and streamline integrated and automated assess vacancy data data infrastructure systems infrastructure systems Continue for life cycle of funds Infrastructure and processes across for accuracy and relevant departments. ($240k) sufficiency. ($140k) Assess codes, launch Pre- Request for Proposals, Implement plan processes, assess program performance select plan catalog, publish Approved plan catalog, launch library, and update plan designs Continue for life cycle of funds every 1.5-2 years to keep Plans Library conduct community outreach. pace with changing codes. Page 45 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal Downtown Revitalization $55 Million Public Infrastructure ($15M) Catalyst Projects ($15M) Downtown should feel like the heart of the city again, a place built for By restoring the Railway Exchange Building, one of Downtown’s people, not just traffic. By investing in safer, more walkable streets, we most iconic historic landmarks, we can turn a symbol of decline into can create a Downtown that feels alive, welcoming, and made for the a catalyst for renewal and build momentum for a more active people who live, work, visit, and believe in St. Louis Downtown. Retail & Events Program ($10M) Downtown should be a place where people come for the game, the Riverfront ($15M) show, the restaurant, the shop, and the street life around it. By creating programs that incentivize retail activation and turn tourism into foot Reclaiming the riverfront would reconnect Downtown to the traffic, we can help increase activation, economic activity, and give Mississippi and give St. Louisans back one of the city’s greatest residents, tourists and workers more reasons to stay, gather, and come assets: a riverfront worthy of the city it represents. back. Bottom Line: When Downtown grows, the whole city grows with it. Page 46 of 48 Rams Settlement Proposal Downtown Revitalization Priorities Catalyst Projects Riverfront ● Vacant building stabilization and restoration ● Increase activity and activation along the riverfront ● Priority Actions: stabilize, secure, and establish site control for the ● Priority Actions: address the physical barriers that cut Downtown off from Railway Exchange Building the Mississippi ● 1–2 Year Focus: reduce risk, stop further deterioration, and prepare the ● Prioritize deferred maintenance, basic infrastructure upgrades, better building for phased reuse, starting with ground floor reactivation paths, lighting, access points, and public-space improvements ● Immediate Impact: move a major historic asset closer to redevelopment ● Immediate Impact: make walking from Downtown to the river safer, and strengthen confidence in the surrounding blocks clearer, and more natural while making the riverfront itself more usable Public Infrastructure Retail & Events Program ● Prioritize practical street-level infrastructure that makes Downtown safer ● Expand tourism while making sure visitor spending reaches Downtown and more accessible small businesses ● Priority Actions: coordinate event-day marketing, storefront activation, ● Priority Actions: repair sidewalks, curb ramps, crossings, lighting, signals, pop-ups, vendor opportunities, and wayfinding from hotels, venues, and and pavement markings attractions ● Focus investments on key corridors and intersections with high pedestrian, ● Support restaurants, retailers, and entrepreneurs with tenant transit, business, and visitor activity improvements, outdoor dining, technical assistance, and promotion ● Immediate Impact: improve safety, access, and connectivity for people ● Immediate Impact: turn games, conventions, concerts, and attractions into moving through Downtown more foot traffic, stronger storefronts, and more local spending Page 47 of 48 THANK YOU Page 48 of 48