Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee - June 9, 2026

The City of St. Louis Housing, Urban Development & Zoning Committee convened on June 9, 2026, to discuss Board Bill 22 concerning the allocation of funds from the Rams settlement. The meeting featured extensive public testimony, primarily focused on the distribution of approximately $150 million in settlement funds, with strong advocacy for increased funding toward North City tornado recovery and home repair efforts. Numerous speakers urged reallocating funds from the proposed $55 million downtown revitalization allocation to North City, emphasizing urgent housing needs, community stabilization, and equitable investment. The committee considered multiple amendments to the bill, including increasing tornado recovery funding, allocating funds for water infrastructure, vacancy reduction, and specifying allocations for affordable housing preservation. Amendments were debated and voted on, with motions to reallocate reserve funds to water infrastructure and increase tornado relief funding passing unanimously. The committee also discussed transparency and accountability measures for fund administration, particularly concerning the Office of Recovery and the Affordable Housing Commission. The bill, as amended, was passed out of committee with a due pass recommendation, reflecting a compromise between downtown investment and prioritizing North City recovery efforts. The meeting underscored community concerns about equitable resource distribution and the need for strategic, transparent use of settlement funds to address long-standing disinvestment and disaster recovery in St. Louis.