Cape Girardeau City Council to consider water main improvements for Century Casino Hotel

Cape Girardeau City Council members will consider the acceptance of water main improvements for Century Casino Hotel during their regular meeting Monday, Jan. 8.

The council will hold second and third readings of ordinances for vacating the city's interest in and accepting a permanent access and utility assessment from Cape G LLC at 720 Main St. According to the ordinances, a city water line had to be relocated for the construction of Century Casino Hotel, and now the property owners will cover the replaced water line.

Council members will also decide on two resolutions authorizing city manager Kenneth Haskin to execute agreements with Nip Kelley Equipment Co. Inc to replace the Capaha Field outfield fencing and to construct improvements to Lexington Avenue.

There will be a public hearing to consider a proposed voluntary annexation and zoning of property at 3101 County Road 620.

The council members will also read other ordinances from the agenda

• Approving a record plat of Stevenson Subdivision No. 2;
• Vacating the city's interest in easements on a property at 2062 Silver Campaine Lane;
• Appropriating money for payment of additional employee compensation for services between now and the end of the third quarter of the fiscal year ending June 30 to pay a one-time payment of $1,000 to each full-time employee;
• Annexing land at 3101 County Road 620;
• Amending chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances by zoning annexed property at 3101 County Road 620 as R-1, single-family suburban residential district;
• Approving the record plat of the Dodd Subdivision;
• Approving the record plat of the EOC 2nd subdivision;
• Accepting a permanent fiber optic easement from the Cape Girardeau School District to a new building at the Central Swimming Pool building at 1920 Whitener St.;
• Extending Ward 4 to include recently annexed property in Cape Girardeau.

The council will appoint three members to the Convention and the Visitors Bureau Executive Board. They will also appoint Mayor Stacy Kinder and Haskin to the SE MO Redi Board of Directors.