CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL

Cape Girardeau City Council

Monday, Sept. 16, 7:30 p.m.

Public Hearings

1. A public hearing regarding the city's present ordinance regulating fireworks and whether to ban fireworks, partially ban fireworks or leave the city's ordinance as is.

2. Water bond presentation.

Appearances

3. Appearance by Richard McClarney regarding nuisance complaints on Saddleridge Drive.

4. Appearances before the council on items listed on the agenda.

5. Appearances before the city council on items not listed on the agenda.

City Council

6. Communications to be presented by members of the City Council

7. Communications to be presented by the city manager or city staff.

Consent Ordinances

8. Change the zoning of a tract on the east side of Interstate 55 by Bloomfield Road and new Highway 74 from C-1 to C-2.

9. Change the zoning of 1918 N. Kingshighway from C-2 and R-1 to C-3.

10. Grant a special use permit extension to Boyd Missouri Inc., Downtown Parking Inc. and J.D. Main for purposes of constructing, maintaining and operating landside support facilities and parking for an excursion riverboat gaming vessel in downtown Cape Girardeau.

11. Accept general warranty deeds for the Cape LaCroix Creek/Walker Branch flood control project.

12. Place stop signs on South Louisiana Street and Merriwether Street.

13. Repeal a stop sign on Sena Fawn and enact new stop sign locations on Sena Fawn and Melody Lane.

14. Establish speed limits on Lexington Avenue and North Sprigg Street.

15. Establish prohibited truck traffic.

16. Establish no parking on Lexington Avenue.

17. Establish no parking on North Henderson Street.

18. Appropriate funds for the Department of Public Works.

19. Accept permanent easements and temporary construction easements for Twin Lakes Subdivision sanitary sewer project.

New Ordinances

First readings.

20. Place stop signs on North Henderson Street.

21. Establish an Ethics Commission, its membership, terms and duties.

22. Amend the city code relating to streets and sidewalks.

23. Accept into the city's system various street improvements, storm sewers, stormwater improvements, sanitary sewers and water improvements to serve Randol Farms Estates 2nd Addition contingent upon completing certain items.

24. A motion accepting into the city's system various street improvements, storm sewers, stormwater improvements, sanitary sewers and water improvements to serve Randol Farms Estates 3rd Addition contingent upon completion of remaining construction punch list items.

25. Approve the reimbursement of $6,523.57 to Dave Gerlach for the additional cost to pave Kenneth Street in Randol Farms Estates 2nd Addition and Randol Farms Estates 3rd Addition to collector street width.

26. Approve the record plat of Randol Farms Estates 3rd Addition.

27. Accept permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the Twin Lakes Subdivision sanitary sewer project.

28. Accept permanent easements and temporary construction easements for the Twin Lakes Subdivision water main extension project.

29. Enact a new law relating to political campaign signs.

Resolutions

30. Authorize the city manager to execute agreements with the Safe House for Women Inc. and the Salvation Army for emergency shelter grant funds from the Missouri Department of Social Services.

31. Authorize the city manager to execute a water main extension agreement with Ashland Development Corp.

32. Accept into the city's system the street, storm sewer and water improvements to serve a portion of Cape West Seventh Subdivision.

33. Accept into the city's system the water main extension to serve Kuss Family Fun Park on Commercial Street.

34. Accept into the city's system the water main extension to serve the Lutheran Home.

35. Accept the correction to the engineer's final report for the 1995-96 street overlay program and authorize the additional sum of $835.20 to be paid to ASA Asphalt.

36. Discussion regarding the request of the Knights of Columbus for their Tootsie Roll drive.

37. Discussion regarding a proposed ordinance amending the city's zoning ordinance.

38. A motion filing the recommendation of the Planning and Zoning Commission disapproving the request of Mike and Linda Lawrence to rezone 625 N. Spanish St. from R-4, multiple family residential, to C-1, local commercial, or a motion setting a public hearing on the matter.

39. Discussion regarding a proposed ordinance prohibiting possession of tobacco products by minors.

40. Discussion regarding a request for a change in the traffic ordinance dealing with turning requirements.

41. Discussion regarding the status of charter amendments.

42. Other business.

43. Adjournment.