City Council — Cape Girardeau, MO
Date: 2025-10-20

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

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


 October 20, 2025
 5:00 PM
City residents desiring to speak about items NOT on the agenda must register no later than noon
on Saturday, October 18, 2025, by using the form found at cityofcape.org/council, by emailing
cityclerk@cityofcape.org, or by calling 573-339-6320.


Invocation
 Deacon Mark Kiblinger of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Cape Girardeau

Pledge of Allegiance

Study Session
Presentations
 Retirement presentation to Brad Dillow from the Cape Girardeau Fire Department
 CERT(Community Emergency Response Team) Graduation
 Citizen Academy Graduation

Communications/Reports
Items for Discussion
 Consent Agenda Review
 Appearances by Advisory Board Applicants
 Planning and Zoning Commission Report

Regular Session
A. Call to Order/Roll Call
B. Adoption of the Agenda
C. Public Hearings
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 October 6, 2025, Regular Session City Council Minutes.
 D.2. BILL NO. 25-101, an Ordinance Establishing Utility Rates for the City of Cape Girardeau,
 Missouri, by Amending Chapter 29 Relating to Water Rates. Second and Third Readings.
 D.3. BILL NO. 25-102, an Ordinance appropriating funds for operating expenditures, capital
 expenditures, and transfers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2025. Second and Third
 Readings.
 D.4. BILL NO. 25-103, an Ordinance approving the record plat of Park West Hospitality Center
 No. 6 Subdivision. Second and Third Readings.
 D.5. BILL NO. 25-104, an Ordinance amending Chapter 30 of the Code of Ordinances of the City
 of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, by changing the zoning of property located at 815 Themis
 Street, in the City and County of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, from C-1 to RUMD. Second and
 Third Readings.
 D.6. BILL NO. 25-105, an Ordinance granting a special use permit to Michael Morrow for the
 purposes of constructing, maintaining, and operating a vehicle tire sales, service and repair
 facility on property located at 401 and 415 South Sprigg Street, in the City and County of
 Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Second and Third Readings.
 D.7. BILL NO. 25-106, an Ordinance vacating the City's interest in a portion of an alley right of
 way between South Sprigg Street and South Ellis Street, in the City of Cape Girardeau,
 Missouri. Second and Third Readings.
 D.8. BILL NO. 25-107, a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute an agreement with
 Donohue & Associates, Inc., for Water System Capital Improvement Projects, in the City of
 Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Reading and Passage.
 D.9. BILL NO. 25-108, 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 531
 Broadway, 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. 25-109, an Ordinance accepting a Permanent Sanitary Sewer Easement from
 South K, Inc., for property located at 211 South Kingshighway, in the City of Cape
 Girardeau, Missouri. First Reading. DEV - Trevor Pulley
 F.2. BILL NO. 25-110, an Ordinance accepting Permanent Utility Easements from various
 property owners between South Sprigg Street and South Ellis Street, in the City of Cape
 Girardeau, Missouri. First Reading. DEV - Trevor Pulley

G. Appointments
 G.1. Appointments to the Board of Adjustment
 G.2. Appointment to the Historic Preservation Commission
 G.3. Appointments to the Planning and Zoning Commission
 G.4. Appointments to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board

H. Other Business
 H.1. City Council Meeting dates for the 2026 calendar year.

I. 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.
 Notice is hereby given of a closed meeting to discuss leasing, purchase or sale of real estate
 pursuant to Section 610.021(2)

Future Appointments and Memos
Advisory Board Minutes
 Advisory Board Minutes