Cape Girardeau City Council action 9/18/07

Nearly two dozen residents at Monday's city council meeting turned a discussion on the traffic light at Independence and Pacific streets into a vote.

Despite a series of city studies showing steadily dwindling traffic at that spot since 1973, the city council agreed unanimously to keep the light in place.

In other city council action:

• Lot 24, block 2, Park Place subdivision, at 1330 Broadway, was rezoned from R-2 to C-1.
• Trifecta Development LC and Family Video Inc. was granted a special-use permit to construct, maintain and operate a building and parking lot for commercial and retail uses at 506 N. West End Blvd.
• BAC Enterprises LLC was grated a special-use permit to construct, maintain and operate a residence and a duplex on an existing vacant lot at 1000 N. Frederick St.
• Brenda Ware Lewis was granted permission to maintain and operate a day care at 805 S. Sprigg St.
• Stop signs on Woodland Hills Drive at its intersection with Greenbrier Drive were approved.
• A permanent sewer easement, from Whispering Oaks of Cape Girardeau LC for maintenance of sewer "E" in Whispering Oaks subdivision, was approved.

New ordinances, first readings

• Operating and capital expenditures from the convention and tourism fund for the fiscal year ending June 30 were approved.
• The record plat of Olive Garden Condominiums was approved.
• The record plat of Ramsey Plantation was approved.
• The record plat of Sexton Subdivision was approved.

Resolutions

• Supported the conversion of Schultz School to senior citizen housing.
• Authorized the city manager to execute a wrecker service agreement with Cape Auto Pool, d/b/a A&A Towing.
• Authorized the city manager to execute a vehicle lockout service agreement with Cape Auto Pool, d/b/a A&A Towing.

Appointments

• Ron "Ike" Carlton was reappointed to the Public Library Board.

Liquor licenses

• Approved change in managing officer for Sams East Inc. d/b/a Sams Club No. 6479, 232 Shirley Drive, and Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, d/b/a Wal-Mart Supercenter 188, 3439 William St., Lorene Samson, managing officer.

Other

• Approved a taxicab license for Chuck Nocera, d/b/a Heavenly Delivery and Cab Service, 403 S. Pacific St.
• Approved the preliminary plat of Boulder Crest Estates.
• Denied the request of Heather Soohon to operate a day care for a maximum of 20 children at 2126 W. Cape Rock Drive.
• Accepted improvements completed under the 2006 concrete overlay program, waiving liquidated damages and authorizing final payment to Fronabarger Concreters Inc.