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Votes at a glance: council approves consent agenda items, zoning changes, easements and airport appointments
Summary
At its regular meeting the Cape Girardeau City Council approved a consent agenda of contracts and resolutions, accepted several easements and first-read ordinances, confirmed zoning and annexation items, and appointed two members to the Airport Advisory Board.
The Cape Girardeau City Council moved and approved its consent agenda and a series of ordinances and resolutions on Monday, taking final or first-reading action on contracts, easements, zoning and property transactions and appointing two airport advisory board members.
Key votes and short descriptions
- Bill 2,534 — Approved (consent): First Amendment to a redevelopment agreement between the city and Arsenal Venture LLC (read into the record by staff). Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,535 — Approved (consent): Ordinance amending Chapter 30 (zoning) to change zoning of property at 1918 N. Kings Highway from C2 to NC (staff reading). Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,537 — Approved (consent): Ordinance authorizing acquisition of temporary construction and permanent easements from property owners for the Cape LeCroy Trail repair project. Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,538 — Approved (consent): Ordinance authorizing the mayor to execute a special warranty deed in connection with property adjacent to 3556 Pheasant Cove Drive (staff reading). Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,541 — Approved (consent): Resolution authorizing the city manager to execute a demolition contract with JAC3 Excavating LLC for demolition of a building at 1226 Rainey Ave. Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,542 — Approved (consent): Resolution authorizing a license/land use agreement with EBM Investments LLC for improvements at 13 N. Fountain St. Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,543 — Approved (consent): Resolution authorizing an airport ground lease with Plaza Car Wash / Plaza Tower at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Outcome: adopted as part of the consent agenda.
- Bill 2,548 — First reading and approved: Ordinance accepting a permanent water-line easement for property at 4445 LaSalle Ave (related to a new church building; staff explained the water main and hydrant work will be conveyed to the city). Outcome: first reading passed.
- Bill 2,549 — First reading and approved: Ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute a grant agreement with the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MoDOT) to fund air-service promotion and marketing at Cape Girardeau Regional Airport. Funding presented: total grant $203,856 with a 10% local match (city match cited as $20,386; MoDOT portion cited as $183,000). Outcome: first reading passed; one councilmember asked to be marked as abstaining during the vote.
- Bills 2,550, 2,551, 2,552 — First readings and approved: Series of actions involving a small parcel along Hopper Road and a property at 3556 Pheasant Cove Drive: acceptance of donated permanent utility easements (2,550), vacation of a portion of the city—s utility-easement interest (2,551), and a quitclaim deed to the Mulhickey family trust for the vacated easement (2,552). Outcome: first readings passed.
- Bills 2,544–2,547 — Zoning and annexation (first readings) approved: Bill 2,544 corrected Central Business District regulations to restore a previously permitted use (recreational marijuana dispensaries were restored to the CBD regulations); Bill 2,545 annexed 126 Dogwood St.; Bill 2,546 adjusted ward boundaries for the annexation; Bill 2,547 zoned the newly annexed property R-1 (single-family). Outcomes: first readings passed.
Planning & Zoning commission report (informational): Planning & Zoning reported three approvals from their recent meeting: rezoning at 212 Southwestern Boulevard (rezoned to R-3, 8–0), a rezoning at Reagan Street (to R-3, recommended 6–0 with two abstentions), and Strawberry Field subdivision plat Phase 1 (8–0). Those were advisory recommendations to council.
Airport advisory board appointments: Council voted to appoint John Russell and Kent Ward to the Airport Advisory Board; the motion carried.
Applicants and other items: Two applicants briefly introduced themselves for airport advisory-board consideration: Dr. John Russell (physician; lifelong local resident) and Brock Freeman (applicant; local economic development experience). Russell and Kent Ward were the two appointees.
Records and next steps: Where bills received only first reading tonight, staff indicated future council sessions will return with ordinances for final adoption as required. Several property and utility easement items included maps and public-notice steps described by staff.
