GRANT JOINS CITY, CARING COUNCIL, OTHERS

Shirley Ramsey isn't sure there has been a strong community response to preventing juvenile delinquency before it happens, but a federally funded grant should help reverse that.Ramsey, executive director of the Community Caring Council, said there have been programs established to help children who were at-risk for juvenile delinquency, but nothing as complete as PACT.PACT is Parent and Child Together, a new grant-funded program to help prevent juvenile delinquency. PACT brings together area agencies like the Caring Council, Civic Center, both Cape Girardeau and Jackson schools, Division of Family Services, Cape Girardeau County Health Department, and Southeast Missouri State University to pool resources that could help families.The program is funded by the U.S. Justice Department and administered through the Missouri Department of Public Safety and the state juvenile justice advisory group.Community Caring Council and the city joined to apply for the grant. It was approved for $46,650 with equivalent in-kind matches for services. The grant will fund a coordinator at $40,810, the Chief's Club at $1,000 and GREAT at $3,840. The in-kind services also include supervision, office and meeting space.The Cape Girardeau City Council approved a resolution Monday night finalizing the grant agreement with the state. The grant had to be submitted by a governmental unit."We are all very excited about this," said Ramsey. Though the grant will include agencies that have been working together for several years, it is adding new components to their work."We want to connect the parents and strengthen the families and prevent risk," she said. A coordinator will be hired to work as a connection between families seeking help and the agencies in the community that offer such help. "We've never really had that before," Ramsey said. "We are bringing together all the resources and community services that we can to those families and keeping the kids in the home and out of trouble."

CAPE GIRARDEAU CITY COUNCIL

Council Chambers, 401 IndependenceMonday, Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m.Study session at 5 p.m.Public hearings* Held a hearing regarding the request of Glyn Ferrell, Steven Dirnberger, Paul Dirnberger, Rita Dirnberger, Charlette Dirnberger and Kim Ferrell for a special-use permit for a manufactured unit for office purposes at 902 S. Kingshighway in a heavy-industrial district.*(Held a hearing regarding the request of Tim Singleton for a special-use permit for a 200-foot radio tower at 802 Enterprise St. in a light-industrial district.* Held a hearing regarding the request of the Lutheran Home for the Aged for a special-use permit for offices for the Lutheran Home Health at 2911 Bloomfield Road in a single-family residential district.Consent ordinances (Second and third readings)* Approved an ordinance amending Schedule C of the City Code by placing a stop sign on Koch Street. * Approved an ordinance amending Schedule K of the City Code by placing a yield sign on Prospect Drive.* Approved an ordinance accepting a general warranty deed from Northfield Properties Inc. for improvements in Northfield 19th Subdivision.* Approved an ordinance approving the record plat of Blattner Fourth West Subdivision. * Approved an ordinance approving the record plat of Cape West Ninth Subdivision.* Approved an ordinance calling an election in the city on the question of issuing sewerage system revenue bonds.* Approved an ordinance accepting a quit claim deed from DSW Development Corp., for a portion of Cape West Parkway.* Approved an ordinance approving the record plat of Cape West Eighth Subdivision.New ordinances (First reading)* Approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to Glyn Ferrell, Steve Dirnberger, Paul Dirnberger, Rita Dirnberger, Charlette Dirnberger and Kim Ferrell for a manufactured unit for an office at 902 S. Kingshighway.n Approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to Tim Singleton for a 200-foot radio tower at 802 Enterprise St.* Approved an ordinance granting a special-use permit to the Lutheran Home for the Aged for offices for the Lutheran Home and Lutheran Home Health at 2911 Bloomfield Road.* Approved the record plat of La Croix Meadows Business Park Phase II Subdivision.* Accepted deeds and easements from property owners for the Bloomfield Road improvement project Phase I between Christine Street and Spring Avenue.Resolutions (Reading and passage)* Passed a resolution acknowledging receipt of an annexation petition and setting a public hearing regarding the proposed annexation (Frank's Lane).* Passed a resolution acknowledging receipt of annexation petitions and setting a public hearing regarding the proposed annexation (County Road 313).* Passed a resolution supporting the formation of the I-55 Jackson/Cape Girardeau Corridor Projects Transportation Corp. * Passed a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute all necessary grant documents to the Missouri Department of Public Safety to establish a juvenile delinquency prevention program.* Passed a resolution authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement with Nip Kelley Equipment Co. Inc. for Bloomfield Road widening from Christine Street to Spring Avenue.Liquor license* Gave approval of a Sunday sales liquor license for Deborah Weatherholt, dba In the Wine Cellar, 31 N. Main St., Deborah Weatherholt, managing officer.