City of Cape Girardeau

The City of Cape Girardeau Gun Violence Task Force was a citizen advisory committee of agency partners and community members examining the city government role in gun violence prevention. At their initial planning session July 23, 2024 they approved a tentative schedule of presentations and meetings to result in recommendations to City Council after six months. They presented their final report of recommendations to the City Council during their regular meeting Jan. 21, 2025. 

Planning Session (7/23/24)

• Introductory presentation of committee mission, role, and schedule
• Related workgroups presented: SOLVE at CPSEMO, Gun Crime Task Force and police data primer
• Small group discussions of values, schedules, and future presentations and discussion topics
  
  DOWNLOAD PDF - Agenda, Minutes, Handouts, Presentation

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES (8/1/24)
Police Department Staff

• K9 Presentation 
• SoundThinking products, ShotSpotter data (Slideshow)
• Recruitment challenges
• AGENDA - MINUTES - VIDEO

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES (8/15/24)
Missouri 32nd Circuit Court
Presiding Judge Ben Lewis

• Perspectives from the court system
• Violent gun crimes, common themes
• AGENDA PACKET - MINUTES - VIDEO

CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERIES (8/22/24)
Cape Girardeau County Prosecuting Attorney Mark Welker

• Recap Video (Audio error in original video)
• AGENDA PACKET - MINUTES

YOUTH & JUSTICE SERIES (9/19/24)
Juvenile Officer Kevin Gruenwald

• AGENDA PACKET - MEETING VIDEO - MINUTES - HANDOUTS
  

YOUTH SERIES (10/8/24)
Cape Girardeau Public Schools

• AGENDA - MINUTES - VIDEO - SLIDESHOW
  

WORKSHOP (10/22/24)

CITY ORDINANCES (11/6/24)
Chronic Nuisance, Rentals, Court

• AGENDA - MINUTES - VIDEO
  

NONPROFITS & SOLVE (12/5/24)

• AGENDA - VIDEO - SLIDESHOW
  

PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL (1/21/25)

• Final Report PDF - Presentation Slides

MEMBERS

City Liaisons

(Non-voting)
Mayor Stacy Kinder
Dr. Kenneth Haskin
Trevor Pulley
Adam Glueck
Nicolette Brennan
Gayle Conrad
Shannon Farris
Randy Morris