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From YouTube: City Talk March 2011 with Amelia Hamilton Morris
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City of Des Moines Chied Communications Officer Amelia Morris interview leaders of Des Moines Water Works and the Des Moines Public Library
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A
Hello,
I'm
Amelia,
Morris,
chief
communications
officer
for
the
City
of
Des
Moines,
welcome
to
City
talk
when
you're
driving
along
floor
drive,
everyone
notices,
grayslake
and
waterworks
park.
Nestled
behind
the
trees
of
the
park
is
a
very
busy
and
important
place
that
provides
us
with
clean
water
des
moines.
Water
works
today,
we'll
visit
with
Randy
beavers,
CEO
and
general
manager,
along
with
Chris
Jones
laboratory
supervisor,
about
what's
new
at
their
facility.
A
The
des
moines
public
library
stays
on
top
of
it
all
new
technology,
programming
for
all
age
groups
and
everything
in
between
now
the
library
is
under.
New
leadership
will
visit
with
Greg
hi
the
new
director
for
the
des
moines
public
library,
and
find
out
what
his
plans
are
for
the
future.
We
have
some
real
news.
You
can
use
so
stay
tuned
city.
Talk
we'll
be
right
back.
B
Dm
TV
is
on
the
move.
Mediacom
is
upgrading
their
cable
system
to
digital
technology
and,
as
part
of
that
transition,
DM
TV
will
be
moving
to
channel
86
and
97.1,
depending
on
your
TV's
technology.
Follow
us
on
April
27
to
our
new
home
on
channel
86
and
97.1
or
watch
us
live
online
at
www
new
smart
card
parking
meters.
There
is
no
need
to
carry
around
a
pocketful
of
change.
B
There
are
a
thousand
parking
meters
that
now
accept
the
new
smart
cards,
use
your
smart
card
at
Downton
meters,
insert
the
card
and
buy
time
on
the
meter.
Come
back
insert
the
card
again,
and
the
remaining
value
is
refunded.
Back
to
your
card.
You
can
purchase
smart
cards
at
any
one
of
the
three
vending
machines
order
located
at
City
Hall.
The
third
and
court
parking
garage
in
the
ninth
and
locust
parking
garage
get
yours
today
and
leave
your
change
at
home.
A
Welcome
back
to
Citi
talk,
my
first
guess:
r-randy,
beaver
CEO
and
general
manager,
and
chris
jones
laboratory
supervisor
of
des
moines
water
works.
Welcome
to
city
top.
Thank
you
very
much.
Randy.
Let's
begin
with
you,
we
know
that
water
comes
out
of
our
tap
from
des
moines
water
works,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
other
things
that
are
going
on
there.
Besides
cleaning
and
processing
water.
Why
don't
you
tell
us
what
you
do
there
well.
C
C
And
of
itself
it's
one
of
the
largest
urban
parks
in
the
United
States,
but
we
also
operate
to
water
treatment
plants
to
ensure
quality,
drinking
water
and
we'll
have
a
third
treatment
plant
which
will
be
coming
online
very
soon
and
in
addition
to
the
water
treatment
and
delivery
responsibilities.
We
also
operate
the
botanical
center
and
maintain
the
floor.
Drive
flower
mediums
under
contract
with
the
City
of
Des
Moines
wow.
A
C
We've
had
relationships
with
many
of
public
and
NGO
private
organizations,
public
organizations
who
put
on
things
like
the
children's
water
festival,
which
is
really
held
up
in
ankeny,
but
we
participate
in
that.
The
fishing
derby
IV
fishing
derby
is
a
very
popular
event
and
the
jolly
holiday
lights
is
a
very
popular
event
yeah
and
couple
that,
with
weddings
most
every
weekend
or
multiple
weddings
when
the
weather
is
nice,
runs
and
other
uses.
The
park
gets
a
lot
of
use.
It.
C
There's
the
urban
hunt
which
we
coordinate,
the
DNR
has
been
going
on
for
over
10
years
now
and
that
runs
from
roughly
the
first
part
of
October
into
early
January
and
that's
the
bow
and
arrow
bow
and
arrow.
Only
that's
to
help
keep
the
density,
a
deer
density
down,
and
my
understanding
is
that
that's
working
pretty
well
yeah.
A
D
Amelia
I
always
say
we
do
two
basic
things
there
at
the
treatment
plant
we
get
the
dirt
out.
The
river
has
a
lot
of
dirt
in
it,
as
we
know,
and
so
the
first
step
in
the
process
is
to
remove
that
dirt,
and
then
we
get
the
rock
out
which
we
would
call
softening.
We
reduce
the
level
of
hardness
in
the
water,
so
those
are
the
two
main
processes
and
we
also
disinfect
the
water
with
chlorine.
D
A
A
D
Watershed
is
an
area
of
land
that
drains
to
a
common
point,
and
actually
here
in
Des,
Moines
to
large
watersheds
meet
the
upper
Des,
Moines
River
watershed
and
the
raccoon
river.
Watershed
converge
right
here
near
SEC,
Taylor
Stadium.
The
concept
of
a
watershed
is
important
to
Des
Moines
residents
and
des
moines.
Water
works
customers,
because
everything
that
enters
the
river
upstream
from
us
affects
our
water
quality.
Here
in
Des,
Moines
I.
A
D
First
of
all,
there
are
several
projects
that
are
being
conducted
right
now:
a
raccoon
river,
wha
record
River
watershed
master
plan
is
being
created
by
des
moines.
Water
works,
the
Iowa
DNR
commodity
organizations
and
environmental
groups,
and
this
will
determine
what
agricultural
best
management
practices
can
best
keep
fertilizer
and
bacteria
out
of
the
river.
The
waterworks
is
also
conducting
a
watershed
project
in
the
brushy
creek
watershed.
That's
one
of
the
large
tributaries
of
the
Raccoon
River.
The
objective
there
is
to
keep
manure
inputs
out
of
the
stream.
D
The
Iowa,
Soybean,
Association
and
other
groups
are
conducting
projects
in
the
Boone
River
watershed,
which
is
part
of
the
Des
Moines
River
Lions
Creek,
and
they
also
manage
a
volunteer
monitoring
project
for
the
raccoon
river
watershed,
that's
funded
by
the
des
moines
water
works
and
Agriculture's
clean
water
alliance.
So.
A
So
its
residents
I
can
see
now
that's
important,
so
they
we
want
to
make
sure
that
things
that
don't
belong
in
our
drinking
water
don't
get
into
the
watershed
which,
even
though
your
process-
and
it's
still
not
a
good
thing
for
that
to
happen-
is
that
right
and
later
the
sterns
anyway
I'm
very
much
okay.
What
can
we,
as
residents,
do
to
help
keep
our
water
clean?
Is
there
something
we
can
do
well.
A
D
You
can,
if
you
don't
use
chemicals
wisely
on
your
lawn
and
in
your
flower,
gardens
and
vegetable
gardens.
You
want
to
use
fertilizers,
for
example,
sparingly,
don't
use
more
than
what
you
need.
Don't
use
chemicals
when
we
know
there's
rain,
coming,
for
example,
when
we
know
that
it
might
be
washed
off
into
the
stream.
So,
yes,
there
are
things
that
the
city
residents
can
do.
I
know.
A
C
We
conduct
yearly
financial
cost
of
service
studies
that
help
us
compare
what
our
cost
per
unit
he
has
in
productive,
producing
water
versus
what
our
revenue
is
and
the
improvement
our
increase
in
water
rates
are.
There
is
going
to
be
in
the
order
of
two
to
three
dollars
per
month
for
a
customer
depending
on
how
much
water
a
person
uses
so
we're
trying
to
price
our
water
to
produce
the
revenue
that
we
need
to
adequately
maintained
our
system.
C
A
C
Been
yearly
increases
for
about
the
last
three,
whether
it's
an
increase
in
the
commodity,
the
rate
the
water,
the
amount
we
charge
for
water
or
whether
it's
in
the
fixed
charge
for
water,
because
our
fixed
charge
is
going
to
be
six
dollars
per
month.
Whether
or
not
anyone
uses
any
water
and
that's
the
basic
cost
to
maintain
I'd.
C
Our
or
if
it's
our
customer
service
area
and
produce
a
bill
and
have
the
piping
in
everybody's
street
there's
a
lot
of
fixed
costs
or
whether
anybody
uses
anyone
or
so
we'll
have
that
and
then
the
unit
cost
will
increase.
So
that's
evaluated
each
year
as
to
whether
or
not
the
fixed
cost
should
be
adjusted
or
whether
the
unit
cost
for
water
should
be
adjusted
well.
A
C
Most
certainly
the
one
of
the
number
one
things
a
customer
can
do
is
to
make
sure
that
they
fix
repair
leaking
and
dripping.
Faucets
are
leaking
toilets.
Those
are
things
that
add
up
very
quickly
and
because
of
customers
not
only
paying
for
the
cost
of
water,
but
they're,
also
paying
for
the
cost
of
the
waste
water
based
on
that
water,
you,
so
that's
the
really
the
biggest
impact
yeah.
A
C
A
C
Have
a
using
water
wisely
link
on
our
DM
w
com
website,
cocaine
and
customers
who
have
access
to
a
computer
can
certainly
use
that
we
have
an
education
program
that
is
focused
predominantly
with
grade
school
kids
good
plan.
That's
been
in
place
a
long
time.
We
do
that
in
conjunction
with
the
City
of
Des,
Moines
and
Metro
solid
waste
and
the
stormwater
utility.
That's
an
organization
called
the
urban
environmental
partnership,
so
that
does
an
excellent
job
of
providing
our
youth,
the
necessary
information
about
drinking
water
and
in
what
we
can
do
with
our
environment.
A
C
A
E
Des
Moines
International
Airport
is
continuing
to
offer
the
highest
level
of
service
to
his
customers
with
the
newest
additions
from
delta
airline
delta.
Airlines
will
soon
offer
two
additional
flights
from
Des
Moines
to
Detroit
and
Atlanta
airports.
Also,
the
nonstop
flights
to
Cincinnati
have
returned
during
this
spring
break
season.
The
airport
wants
to
make
sure
you
get
the
most
affordable
fares
through
the
air
fare
watchdog.
E
Tracker
stay
connected
with
the
airfare
watchdog
for
alerts
on
discounted
fares
visit
the
Des
Moines
International
Airport
website
at
WWDC,
a
ir
p,
0
RT
com
enjoy
these
and
other
offers
brought
to
you
by
the
Des
Moines
International
Airport,
though
it
may
not
look
like
it
outside
spring,
is
on
the
way,
be
sure
to
mark
your
calendars
for
the
mayor's
annual
bike.
Ride
registration,
volunteer
opportunities,
early
bird
swimming
passes
and
experience
greater
Des
Moines
cards
for
more
information
on
registration
for
these
activities.
Please
contact
the
City
of
Des
Moines
information
center
at
515.
E
283
4500
time
is
running
out
to
get
your
2011
season
pet
licenses.
Before
a
penalty,
fine
is
assessed
licenses
persons
after
March
31st
will
have
a
fifty-dollar
late
fee
per
pet
assigned
for
more
information
on
pet
licenses.
Contact
the
City
Clerk's
office
at
515
283
for
209,
the
Human
Rights
Commission
is
hosting
its
25th
annual
Human
Rights
symposium
at
Des
Moines
university,
located
at
3,200
grand
avenue
on
march.
23Rd
registration
is
from
eight
a.m.
E
E
A
The
des
moines
public
library
has
always
been
about
more
than
just
books.
It
provides
us
with
access
to
some
of
the
latest
technology
and
it
has
annual
events
and
activities
that
are
quite
popular
with
the
community.
My
next
guess
is
the
new
leader
of
the
des
moines
public
library,
Greg,
hide
welcome
to
city
tom
Thank,.
A
F
Previous
position
was
at
the
Atlanta
Fulton
public
library,
as
I
was
the
deputy
director
for
public
services,
both
for
the
central
library
and
for
the
30
branches.
Eight
of
those
eight
additional
were
in
the
public
service,
public
housing
areas,
and
then
I
had
a
couple
of
bookmobiles
and
some
Marta
kiosk
libraries
that
were
in
the
down
underground
subway
system
after
that
I
served
for
13
years
has
director
of
the
Covington
branch
library
in
newton
county,
and
that
was
a
city
and
a
county
that
was
about
half
hour
east
of
atlanta
mm-hmm.
A
A
F
I
saw
that
the
school
media
centered
the
media
librarian,
could
not
shell
books
and
so
I
organized
some
different
students
at
that
time,
where
we
would
shelve
books
and
we
were
supposed
to
be
paid
fifty
cents
an
hour,
but
that
was
a
little
bit
against
you
know
code,
and
so
we
were
paid
fifty
cents
if
we
donated
it
to
the
school
student
fund
and
then
through
seventh
grade
I
was
paid
a
dollar
an
hour
went
to
college
and
during
college
went
through
13
made
years
before.
I
came
right
back
to
wanting
to
be
a
librarian.
A
F
Say
it's
a
blend
of
things
arm,
rather
than
one
asset
I,
do
espouse
critical
thinking
on
all
issues
and
to
really
look
at
all
sides
of
an
issue
and
be
able
to
do
some
form
of
analysis
of
everything
that
is
about
an
issue
or
a
topic
or
service.
Also
consensus-building,
I
really
find
that
I
enjoy
building
consensus.
Building
teams,
as
well
as
the
communication
I,
feel
that
communication
is
very
important
to
be
open,
transparent
and
to
communicate
with
everyone
and
to
let
everyone
know
what's
going
on
or
where
I'm
coming
from.
Okay.
A
F
It's
very
important
because
during
the
70's
and
80's,
the
advent
of
the
computer
was
something
that
libraries
had
to
accommodate
themselves
with
and
during
the
90s
we
really
adopted
computers
in
our
service
model.
Right
now
that
wave
has
kind
of
gone
buying.
Computers
are
our
tools
and
we
use
it
for
everyday
operation.
Everything
that
we
touch
practically
has
a
computer
involved.
F
F
It's
very
important
for
libraries
to
adopt
these
new
conventions
of
talking
to
people
communicating
with
people
and
for
everywhere,
from
Twitter
to
Facebook
to
even
Foursquare
the
new
type
of
communication,
which
isn't
some
people
don't
think
is
communication,
but
it
is
where
Twitter
people
talk
to
themselves
about
where
they
are
and
where
they
to
be
and
where
they
want
to
go,
but
I
plan
to
be
on
the
forefront
as
far
as
the
cheerleader
for
social
media
and
how
the
library
can
adapt
as
different
services
to
integrate
with
social
media.
Well,.
A
I
know
now
you
can
do
a
lot
of
things
online
with
the
library
from
checking
out
a
book,
audio
books
looking
for
materials,
but
as
we
move
forward
in
this
type
of
communication,
for
example,
ipads
and
iphones
or
android
phones,
there
is
also
the
new
mobile
apps.
Are
the
library
thinking
about
taking
that
approach?
Oh
very.
F
Much
so,
in
fact,
we
have
just
started
looking
in
and
have
purchased
a
system
where
we're
going
to
migrate
our
web
page
so
that
you
can
access
the
web
page
both
on
a
regular
computer
or
you
can
migrate
or
you
can
actually
access
by
a
small
media
forum
such
as
smart
phone
or
an
iPad
or
a
tablet
pc
and
a
lot
of
people
think
well.
Why
can't
you
do
that
now?
Well,
do
two
technologies!
F
You
can't
just
go
to
any
website
with
your
smartphone,
that's
true,
and
so
we've
looked
at
the
technology,
we're
purchasing
something
so
that
we
can
appeal
to
these
people
via
this
format,
and
we
find
that
a
lot
of
different
communities
out
in
the
Des
Moines
area.
That's
how
they
communicate
with
different
agencies
through
their
smartphone.
So
it's
smart
of
us
to
get
on
the
bandwagon
and
be
to
be
able
to
communicate
via
that
medium,
cutting.
A
F
I
plan
to
continue
it
right
now.
The
deputy
directors
Sally
is
interacting
directly
with
the
public
that
do
blog
the
library
I'm,
letting
my
feet
get
a
little
bit
wet
I've
been
here,
not
that
long,
so
I'm
still
in
the
discovery
period.
So
once
I'm
a
little
bit
more
settled,
I
plan
to
also
blog
with
the
citizens
of
des
moines.
A
F
The
short
term
goals
are
very
personal
right
now,
I
mean,
as
I
said,
the
discovery
period,
and
so
I'm
finding
out.
What
is
it
that
the
des
moines
public
library
is
all
about,
and
also
what
is
it
that
the
City
of
Des
Moines
is
about
discovering
the
different
city
departments
and
discovering
the
different
community
organizations
once
I've
gone
through
that
process?
I
suppose
you
would
say
my
goal
would
be
to
find
out
what
is
it
that
the
citizens
of
Des
Moines
want
as
a
future
for
Des
Moines?
F
Where
are
we
now
and
how
can
the
library
help
the
City
of
Des
Moines
reach
its
future
reaches
vision,
then,
as
far
as
long-term
goals,
that's
something
that
I'll
be
developing
with
the
library
board,
with
the
library
staff
and
with
members
of
the
community.
What
should
be
the
vision
of
the
library?
Of
course,
there
will
be
things
that
I'll
help
with
such
as
we
do
have
the
reality
of
computerization,
so
we'll
be
looking
at
new
formats,
and
also
there
are
new
services
that
we
will
have
to
address
in
the
future.
F
40
years
ago
there
was
a
different
type
of
senior
citizen
that
came
into
the
library.
Now
it's
a
whole
different
type
of
senior
citizen
that
we
never
would
have
thought
they
sometimes
have
their
second
or
third
career.
So
these
are
things
that
will
be
developing
and
you'll
hear
more
about
our
long-term
visions
and
goals.
Once
we've
got,
that
said,
know.
A
F
Coming
along
very
nicely,
in
fact,
I
was
there
just
yesterday,
and
the
walls
are
up,
the
sheetrock
is
being
taped.
Some
of
the
tile
is
up
in
the
children's
restrooms,
and
the
crew
is
just
really
going
great
guns
on
that
project.
I'm
I
was
very
pleased
with
what
I
saw.
We
now
are
thinking
that
will
be
o,
be
able
to
open
the
library
sometime
in
the
summer
too
late
summer.
So.
A
A
F
Former
building
was
a
little
bit
cramped
and
one
of
the
things
that
we
find
with
a
new
library
is
that
features
that
you've
had
all
along
on
collections
that
you've
had
all
along
because
of
the
space
people
think
that
they're
new,
it's
just
that
they
can
see
them
in
the
larger
space,
so
I
think
we'll
have
a
lot
of
circulation.
I
think
that
the
programs
will
have
more
space
for
programming,
so
you
will
see
more
programs
that
will
be
made
available
to
the
public
and
you'll
also
see
more
of
a
Commons.
E
F
Cozy,
and
also
for
those
people
that
telecommute
I
know
it's
more
and
more
popular
to
stay
home,
one
or
two
days
a
week
and
work
at
home.
Sometimes
home
is
a
little
bit
too
tempting
with
those
snacks
in
the
kitchen
or
the
kids
have
the
day
off.
So
a
lot
of
telecommuters
will
come
to
the
library
and
enjoy
the
features
of
the
library
to
do
their
work
instead
of
coming
down
to
the
office.
Well,.
A
F
For
the
months
of
march,
right
away
is
the
soul,
food
festival
at
the
forest,
avenue
branch
and
the
community
that
it's
sponsored
by
the
friends
of
the
library,
but
the
community
is
always
so
receptive.
I
believe
the
first
saturday
is
the
fifth
of
march,
and
also
throughout
the
month
we
have
on
the
7th.
F
A
F
Have
a
lot
of
teen
programs
such
as
on
the
thirtieth
of
the
month
at
the
Franklin
Avenue
library?
We
have
something
that's
very
popular
decorating,
cupcakes
for
teens
and
it's
something
that
teens
really
like
to
do
so
come
down
to
the
franklin
avenue
library
or
on
the
same
day,
at
the
north
side
library.
We
have
a
teen
DIY
craft
time,
where
they're
going
to
be
dealing
with
of
all
things.
Duct
tape-
and
you
know,
duct
tape-
is
quite
the
fashionable
thing
in
New
York
now
to
make
wallets
and
purses
out
of
duct
tape.
F
Who
would
have
thought
who
woulda
thought
and
then,
of
course,
throughout
the
month,
we
have
different
story
times
at
the
various
libraries.
Call
your
library
and
find
out
what
story
time
is
being
offered
for
what
age
group
for
child
Toddlers
whatever.
But
at
the
central
library
we
have
a
free
movie
on
the
seventeenth
animated
movies.
We
serve
popcorn
and
juice,
and
also
on
the
17th
at
the
south
side
library.
We
have
a
craft
time
for
our
readers
and
we're
going
to
feature
a
twin
up.
A
F
A
Great
again,
thank
you
and
welcome
to
Des
Moines
and
thank
you
so
much
for
coming
to
visit
with
us
on
city
cop.
Well,
thank
you
immediately.
It's
been
wonderful
to
be
here
that
wraps
up
this
edition
of
city
talk,
I,
hope
you
will
join
us
again
here
on
dmt,
the
city,
cable,
channel,
86
and
97
one.
Every
month
we
visit
with
a
different
city
department
and
we
bring
you
new
information
about
our
community.
Today's
program
can
be
seen
again
during
the
replays
on
the
dates
and
times
listed
on
your
television
screen.