Other groups in the partnership include the MOKAN Construction Contractors Assistance Center; Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis; St. Patrick Center; United Way of Greater St. Louis; St. Louis Agency on Training and Employment; and the St. Louis Sports Commission.

The agreement calls for SC STL to partner with specific workforce development organizations but leaves the details of those agreements to be settled between SC STL and each of them individually. SC STL investor Dave Peacock said the goal is to “create a pipeline” for city residents into jobs related to stadium construction and operations.

The agreement would be governed by a five-person committee representing the owners, the city’s director of human services, the Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, the St. Louis Downtown Neighborhood Association, and one member to be appointed jointly by SC STL and the city. The committee would produce an annual report detailing yearly activities, and SC STL would pay the cost of preparing the report.

Although the Cardinals and Blues support similar charitable causes in the city, Mayor Francis Slay said the agreement would be the first of its kind with a St. Louis sports team. Slay, who leaves office this year, said such community benefits agreements should be included in future city financing partnerships beyond sports.