City Council — Cape Girardeau, MO
Date: 2025-09-02

CITY OF CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI
 City Council
 Council Regular Session Agenda

Stacy Kinder, Mayor City Hall Council Chambers
Dan Presson, Ward 1 44 N. Lorimier Street
Tameka Randle, Ward 2 Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
Nate Thomas, Ward 3
David J Cantrell, Ward 4 Agenda Documents, Videos
Bryan Johnson, Ward 5 Minutes, and Other Information:
Mark Bliss, Ward 6 www.cityofcape.org/citycouncil


 September 2, 2025
 5:00 PM
City residents desiring to speak about items NOT on the agenda must register no later than noon
on Saturday, August 30, 2025, 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
Presentations

Communications/Reports
Items for Discussion
 Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants
 Consent Agenda Review

Regular Session
A. Call to Order/Roll Call
B. Adoption of the Agenda
C. Public Hearings
 C.1. A Public Hearing to consider a request to rezone property located at 538 and 542 South Ellis
 Street and 549 South Sprigg Street from R-3 (High Density Single-Family Residential
 District) and C-1 (General Commercial District) to CBD (Central Business District). (Item
 No. F1; BILL NO. 25-95)
 C.2. A public hearing to consider a proposed amendment to Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances
 of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, regarding R-4, Medium Density Multifamily
 Residential District. (Item No. F2, BILL NO. 25-96)

D. 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.
 D.1. Approval of the August 18, 2025, Regular Session City Council Minutes.
 D.2. BILL NO. 25-92, an Ordinance accepting a Permanent Drainage Easement from Roman
 Catholic Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau, for proposed Veterans Memorial Drive
 Phase 6 Project, in the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Second and Third Readings.
 D.3. BILL NO. 25-94, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a License and
 Indemnity Agreement for installation of a sign in the right of way adjacent to 32 North Main
 Street, in the City of Girardeau, Missouri. Reading and Passage.
 D.4. BILL NO. 25-97, a Resolution adopting the updated Council Policy Manual, in the City of
 Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Reading and Passage.

E. Items Removed from Consent Agenda
F. New Ordinances
 Mayor will ask for appearances after each Ordinance is read. Individuals who wish to make
 comments regarding the item must be recognized by 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.
 F.1. BILL NO. 25-95, an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by changing the zoning of certain properties in the City and
 County of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, to CBD, Central Business District. First Reading.
 DEV-Ryan Shrimplin
 F.2. BILL NO. 25-96, an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, regarding R-4, Medium Density Multifamily Residential
 District. First Reading. DEV - Ryan Shrimplin

G. Other Business
H. 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 if
 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.
 The City Council of the City of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, gives notice of a closed meeting to
 discuss personnel matters, pursuant to RSMo. Sections 610.021(3).

Future Appointments and Memos
 City Council and Mayoral Election Procedures
 Appointments to the Board of Adjustment

Advisory Board Minutes
 Advisory Board Minutes