Summary of how entire Rams fund will be spent

Long-Term Tornado Recovery Fund — $79M
• Tornado Housing & Neighborhood Stabilization Fund — $70M
• Repair of housing damaged by the May 16, 2025 tornado in the Tornado Impact Area
• Housing preservation, vacant-unit rehab, and new housing construction across North St. Louis
• Sidewalk repairs, tree replanting, stump removal, and demolitions in the Tornado Impact Area (capped at $10M)
• Tornado Resident Support Fund — $5M
• Deposit/rental assistance and moving costs for tornado-impacted residents
• Connections to housing stabilization and resident support services
• Direct goods and services for North St. Louis residents in the Tornado Impact Area
• Tornado Program Delivery & Administration Fund — $4M (administrative support, oversight, fiscal compliance, data systems)
North St. Louis Neighborhood Plan Implementation Fund — $31M
• Implementing Planning Commission–adopted neighborhood plans
• Housing accessibility/availability, small business funding
• Land assemblage and site prep, gap financing, homeownership support, neighborhood beautification, key neighborhood services, public facilities/infrastructure/parks
• Administration (capped at 5% annually)

Section Four — Citywide Infrastructure & Neighborhoods ($65M)
Water Infrastructure Fund — $30M (interdepartmental loan to Water Division, repaid by June 1, 2036)
• Matching funds for federal/state water grants
• Debt service on water infrastructure loans/bonds
• Professional studies and plans
Public Infrastructure Fund — $30M (no Downtown projects allowed)
• Street and sidewalk maintenance, repairs, traffic calming, safety, reconstruction, accessibility
• Gap financing for the 50/50 sidewalk program
• Quick-build/temporary traffic calming pilots and bulk traffic-calming asset purchases
• Asset Management program (inventory of equipment, streets, sidewalks, curb ramps)
• Matching funds for pedestrian-scaled corridor lighting
• Removal of hazardous trees and stumps in the right-of-way
• Recreation Center redevelopment
• Administration (capped at 5% annually)

Vacancy Reduction Fund — $5M
• Staffing focused on vacancy and blight reduction (including a dedicated collections attorney and paralegal)
• Expansion of a “Pre-Approved Plans Library” for standard residential construction/rehab
• Vacancy data infrastructure and analysis
• Enforcement of vacancy and nuisance laws against absentee owners
• Administration (capped at 5% annually)

Section Five — Downtown Revitalization Fund ($55M)

•	Strategic Major Capital Projects Fund — $15M: acquisition, purchase, and site prep of properties with long-term vacant buildings  
•	Downtown Infrastructure Fund — $15M: streetscape improvements (including one-way to two-way conversions), spot sidewalk/ADA repair, pedestrian-scaled streetlighting  
•	Riverfront Fund — $15M: planning/design study from Chouteau to Biddle, Laclede’s Landing roadway reopening study, riverfront-to-Downtown connections (especially Washington Ave.), deferred maintenance, a large new Riverfront dock for Arch cruises and overnight cruise boats (with restaurants, bars, water court), shade structures, vendor infrastructure, comfort stations  
•	Downtown Retail and Corridors Program Fund — $7.5M: sidewalk cafés, parklets, Open Streets, tenant improvements, business attraction/expansion incentives  
•	Event Attraction Fund — $2.5M: public-private partnership for sporting event recruitment (requires 2:1 private match)