Board of Aldermen - October 16, 2026

The City of St. Louis Board of Aldermen meeting on October 16, 2026, considered several procurement- and capital-related measures. Board Bill 80, concerning transfer of the Homer G. Phillips Senior Apartments lease from Eagle Point to CIG Properties, drew extensive debate. The sponsor cited approximately $509,000 in planned upgrades (elsewhere described as a plan approaching $600,000) and an amendment directing the existing $50,000 annual city payment into a dedicated building fund. Members raised concerns about missing audited financial statements, accountability for the current lessee, and CIG’s inherited property-tax arrears; the sponsor said CIG had paid $10,000 toward those arrears that day. The bill was not perfected or finally passed; it was placed on the formal calendar for further consideration. Separately, the board voted to return Board Bill 78, concerning allocation of the St. Louis Works Street Improvement Fund, to the Public Infrastructure and Utilities Committee.

First readings included Board Bills 92 and 93, authorizing amendments to airport agreements with Enterprise Leasing Company of St. Louis, LLC; Board Bill 94, appropriating opioid-settlement funds to the Department of Health and authorizing related contracts as funds are received; and Board Bill 102, accepting and appropriating a HUD Community Project Funding grant for construction of a new refuse transfer station near the South River Port and authorizing related contracts. These bills were referred to committees, with no awards or spending approvals recorded at this meeting. The board also approved Board Bills 64, 76, and 81 on third reading, but the transcript does not identify their subject matter.