NovusAGENDA

CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
City Council Agenda

Stacy Kinder, Mayor
Dan Presson, Ward 1
Tameka Randle, Ward 2
Nate Thomas, Ward 3
David J. Cantrell, Ward 4
Rhett Pierce, Ward 5
Mark Bliss, Ward 6

City Council Chambers
City Hall
44 N. Lorimier St

Agenda Documents, Videos

Minutes, and Other Information:
www.cityofcape.org/citycouncil


June 3, 2024 5:00 PM


City residents desiring to speak about items NOT on the agenda must register no later than 8:00 am, on Monday, June 3, 2024, by using the form found at cityofcape.org/council, by emailing cityclerk@cityofcape.org, or by calling 573-339-6320.


Invocation


Pastor Timothy Lee of The Apostolic Promise Church in Cape Girardeau


Pledge of Allegiance


Study Session No action will be taken during the study session


Presentations


Communications/Reports


Items for Discussion

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Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants

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Consent Agenda Review


Regular Session


Call to Order/Roll Call


Adoption of the Agenda


Public Hearings


	1.	Public Hearing on the Annual Operating Budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. (Item 6; BILL NO. 24-59)


Consent Agenda

The Consent Agenda is a meeting method to make City Council meetings more efficient and meaningful to the members of the audience. All matters listed within the Consent Agenda have been distributed to each member of the Cape Girardeau City Council for reading and study, are considered to be routine, and will be enacted by one motion of the council with no separate discussion. Staff recommends approval of the Consent Agenda. If separate discussion is desired, that item may be removed from the Consent Agenda and placed on the Regular Agenda by request of a member of the City Council.


	2.	Approval of the May 20, 2024, City Council Regular Session Minutes.
	3.	BILL NO. 24-56, an Ordinance vacating the City's interest in a portion of North West End Boulevard Right of Way adjacent to 689 Highland Drive, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Second and Third Readings.
	4.	BILL NO. 24-57, an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute Supplemental Agreements with Bacon Farmer Workman Engineering & Testing, Inc., for the design of sidewalks along North Cape Rock Drive, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Second and Third Readings.
	5.	BILL NO. 24-58, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an Agreement with Nip Kelley Equipment Company, Inc., for 2024-2025 CIST Street Repair, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Reading and Passage.


Items Removed from Consent Agenda


New Ordinances

Mayor will ask for appearances after each Ordinance is read.

Individuals who wish to make comments regarding the item must be recognized be the Mayor/Mayor Pro Tempore. Each speaker is allowed 3 minutes and must stand at the public microphone and state his/her name and address for the record. The timer will buzz at the end of the speaker's time.


	6.	BILL NO. 24-59, an Ordinance adopting the annual operating budget for the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2024. First Reading. FIN - Lisa Mills
	7.	BILL NO. 24-60, an Ordinance establishing utility rates for the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by amending Chapter 29 relating to sewer and water rates. First Reading. FIN - Lisa Mills
	8.	BILL NO. 24-62, an Ordinance amending and adopting new sections of Chapter 2 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, relating to the Convention and Visitors Bureau. First Reading. PARKS - Doug Gannon
	9.	BILL NO. 24-61, an Ordinance authorizing the City Manager to execute a Transportation Planning Consolidated Grant Agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. First Reading. FIN - Alex McElroy


Appointments


	10.	Appointments to the Board of Appeals


Other Business

Appearances regarding items not listed on the agenda.

This is an opportunity for the City Council to listen to comments regarding items not listed on the agenda. The Mayor may refer any matter brought up to the City Council to the City Manager is action is needed. Individuals who wish to make comments must first be recognized by the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tempore. Each speaker is allowed 3 minutes. Please face and speak directly to the City Council as a whole. The Mayor and Council Members will not engage or answer questions during the speaker's time at the podium. The timer will sound at the end of the speaker's time.


Meeting Adjournment


Closed Session


The City Council of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, may, as a part of a study session or regular or special City Council meeting, vote to hold a closed session to discuss issues listed in RSMo. Section 610.021, including but not limited to: legal actions, causes of legal action or litigation, leasing, purchasing or sale of real estate, hiring, firing, disciplining, personnel issues, or confidential or privileged communications with its attorneys.


Future Appointments and Memos


	•	Appointment to the Public Library Board of Directors