General Meeting Minutes- December 2025

Feb 4

Written By Andrew Paniello

Soulard Restoration Group | Board Meeting Minutes
Wednesday December 3, 2025

Minutes prepared by Mary Schlesinger, on behalf of Andrew Paniello

Agenda

Call to Order/Opening Remarks

Amanda Ramcharan called the meeting to order at 7:02pm.

Jami Cox-Antwi

Snow Update: The city snow plan is available on the city website. The response plan includes pretreating all snow routes with a salt solution, except when significant rain is expected or temperatures fall below 20 degrees. During a snow event, crews first fully clear arterial, secondary, and hill routes, then remove snow buildup at intersections before determining additional support for side streets, with all available staff mobilized if significant ice develops. For normal snowfall (under 1 inch per hour), arterial and secondary routes are cleared continuously and alternately, while severe snowfall prioritizes arterial routes first and secondary routes with reduced frequency. To strengthen capacity, the City maintains a contingency contract for extreme events, is expanding its salt supply to 15,000 tons for the season and is developing a pilot salt bank for residents. The snowplow fleet has been upgraded with new trucks and replacements for older equipment, and on-call pay is being increased to encourage more CDL-certified employees to assist with snow removal.

Committee Round-Up

Membership: Although there were no new members at the meeting, Christina informed us that there is a new database rolling out in January. Members will be able to easily check membership status, set up auto-renewal, and pay fees. They are looking for hosts for next year’s socials. Funding for socials is being increased to $200 from SRG and $50 to Vincent’s.
Safety: No Update.
Beautification: Jeff spoke about the Winter Pot Contest. Pick a pot, decorate it and email a picture to the Beautification Committee. Voting ends the end of January.
Communications: Abbey Goodson let us know that they are working on exploring updated blaster alternatives and working on expanding stripe (?) capabilities beyond pre-sale.
CI&E: Brad let us know the committee is planning a holiday decoration contest. You can register via the blaster by 12/19/25. The prize will be 4 tickets to Taste of Soulard this year. Non-SRG member winners will win a free year of membership.
Development: No updates.
Historical: Phillip let us know that the time-capsule has been purchased and delivered, and a company has been chosen for the marker.
Parlour Tour: The Parlor Tour is sold out, but house-sitters are still needed on both Saturday and Sunday. Reach out to Allyson Whipple via text if you can help.
PRT: Walker let us know that 1300 Sydney is going to be a retail shop and pop-up. The neighborhood plans to support.

Treasurer’s Report

Neil Putz, Treasurer, was not here. April Flores gave us a quick update. New gain of $1,000 in November. No breakdown of major costs this month, but there will be an update next month.

CID

Next, the Board welcomed Laura. She talked about holiday banners going up around the neighborhood. Mardi Gras banners will be up by 12th Night. Snow/Salt Update: the CID is taking care of salting what the city can’t. Please reach out if you need salt.

If you need bulk trash pick-up or have a messy ally, email cleanstreets@soulardCID.org

SBA

Mardi Gras merchandise is available all over the neighborhood.

Mardi Gras Inc.

Amy came up and let us know that 12th Night will be on January 6, 2026. Doors open at 5pm. South Broadway Athletic Club. Remaining events will be dropped next meeting.

Legion

Rick came up and wanted to thank SRG for Veteran’s Day donation.

Secretary’s Report

There was no report.

Stabilization Report

James Simpson gave us another snow update, that they are doing quality checks in the field and if salt or plow is needed, call the citizens bureau at 622-4800.

President’s Report

Amanda announced that parking lot at 1222 Allen was sold to the gas station on Russell. She is also having quarterly meetings with Jami. She is also working with Kim in Parks and Rec to update the splash pad at Pontiac Park.

Adjourn

The meeting adjourned at 8:45pm.