COUNCIL TO EXPAND CITY ADVISORY BOARDS

The Cape Girardeau City Council will expand most of its city boards in an effort to involve more citizens in local government.

The council Monday night approved Councilman Richard Eggimann's suggestion to add two people to each advisory board, excluding the Board of Adjustment, the public library board, and the Show Me Center Board of Managers.

The Board of Adjustment and the library board are already at their membership limits as spelled out by state law.

The Show Me Center board has three members appointed by the city and three appointed by Southeast Missouri State University. The size of the Show Me Center board and how its members are appointed is spelled out in a 1984 operating agreement between the city and the university.

In addition to expanding the boards, the council Monday night imposed term limits for advisory board members.

Advisory board members appointed from now on will be limited to two, consecutive terms.

Eggimann said that expanding the size of city boards would allow the council to appoint new people to the boards.

In August and September, 356 Cape Girardeau residents turned in forms in which they expressed an interest in serving on various city boards.

But with the council regularly reappointing advisory board members, few new appointments have been made.

Expanding the size of city boards should address the problem, Eggimann said.

CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL

Agenda, Monday, 7:30 p.m., City Hall

Public Hearings

Request of Red Oak Estates for special use permit for a model home as a sales office.

Request of East Missouri Action Agency for a special use permit to operate community action programs including Head Start at 1111 Linden.

Plan for relocation assistance from the Community Development Block Grant program for the flood buyout.

Consent Ordinances (Second and third readings unless otherwise noted)

Refinanced water system bonds with issuance of $9 million in new bonds.

New Ordinances (First readings)

Executed a license and indemnity agreement for a temporary gravel street on Dixie Boulevard right of way.

Prohibited parking on section of South Sprigg Street.

Granted a special use permit to Red Oak Estates for a sales office.

Granted a special use permit to East Missouri Action Agency for community action programs.

Prohibited parking on Caruthers adjacent to Central High School.

Approved plan to place a stop sign at Caruthers and Whitener.

Hiked water charges by 3 percent, effective Jan. 1.

Resolutions

Set a public hearing for Jan. 8 on a request to annex Old Hanover Lutheran Church and school.

Executed a contract with Bowen Engineering for the Hopper Road project.

Approved flood buyout and relocation policies.

Executed an agreement with Southeast Missouri State University for the Henderson-New Madrid Street intersection project.

Other

Donated reserve fire engine to the Delta Volunteer Fire Department.

Tabled action on annual city audit.

Placed charter amendments on the April ballot.

Approvedrecommendations of City Council committee on advisory boards.

Discussed funding request of the Colonial Cape Girardeau Foundation.

Approved improvement plans for The Capes Subdivision.

Discussed transportation trust fund policies.