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From YouTube: Press Conference - Summer of Resurfacing Update 2022
Description
Kansas City officials update the press about the street resurfacing that has been done this summer.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
everybody
for
coming
today.
This
is
our
press
conference
for
the
summer
of
resurfacing
updates,
and
so
we
just
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
all
the
accomplishments
that
we've
made
during
this
time.
So,
thanks
to
an
infusion
of
nearly
300
million
dollars,
we
were
able
to
do
a
lot
of
work.
We
have
done
over
347
lane
miles
272
streets,
milled
and
overlaid
and
268
ton
thousand
268
000
tons
of
asphalt,
used
we're
going
to
have
the
mayor
city
manager
and
councilwoman
boo
speaking
with
you
today.
B
B
You've
also
seen
ordinance
changes
passed
by
city
council
that
make
sure
where
our
utilities
are
digging
up
and
carving
up
streets
that
you're
having
full
lanes
that
are
getting
resurfaced.
This
is
important
because
I
want
to
make
sure
people
know,
I
think,
when
I
was
growing
up.
We
had
this
fear
that
kansas
city
would
always
have
the
worst
streets.
B
Seeing
us
address
so
many
things
that
we've
had
issues
with
over
time:
water
mains,
roads,
our
buildings
and
you'll-
hear
more
about
that
in
the
weeks
ahead,
making
sure
that,
even
though
we're
an
old
city
we're
one
that's
taking
care
of
basics,
we're
taking
care
of
every
corner
of
our
city
and
more
than
anything,
we're
giving
people
the
kansas
city
that
they
and
their
tax
dollars
deserve.
I
am
so
proud
to
have
as
our
partners.
Certainly
my
colleague,
andrea
bu,
of
kansas
city
city
council.
B
We
are
in
her
district
today
we
give
her
congrats
for
making
sure
that
we
have
good
resurfacing
projects
like
this,
certainly
more
cement
trucks,
something
important
to
us,
but
also
the
city
manager
of
kansas
city.
But
there's
another
group
that
I
want
to
look
out
for
on
a
hot
day.
Like
this,
where
we
have
people
are
out
on
the
streets
each
and
every
day
and
throughout
the
summer
street
resurfacing
as
we've
resurfaced
hundreds
of
lane
miles
and
as
you
all
know,
it
has
been
a
very
very
hot
summer.
B
We've
had
our
workforce
out
there,
both
from
kansas
city,
public
works
and
our
contractors
who
are
doing
good,
important
and
vital
work,
and
so
thank
them
and
make
sure
as
you're
seeing
these
improvements.
You
know
that
there
are
people
behind
it.
So
with
that
and
with
more
noise
I'll
turn
it
over
to
councilwoman,
andrea
boone,
and
we
look
forward
to
more
questions
ahead.
C
Well,
welcome
to
the
sixth
district.
It
is
a
pleasure
to
be
here
at
the
corner
of
63rd
and
warnell.
Wornall
is
a
street
that
connects
our
plaza
all
the
way
to
south
kansas
city,
and
it
is
a
very
important
road
to
a
lot
of
the
residents
in
the
sixth
district,
and
we
can
say,
we've
heard
you,
we
have
started
the
recon
or
the
resurfacing
of
warner
road
and
it
will
continue
throughout
this
fall.
C
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
coming
on
this
hot
day.
I
won't
add
too
much
more
to
the
mayor's
comments,
except
to
say
you
know
we
are
listening,
kansas
city.
We
know
that
the
condition
of
our
roads,
our
sidewalks,
our
curbs,
are
very
important
to
our
constituents
and
we
are
listening
and
we
are
doing
all
that
we
can
to
ensure
that
they
are
in
great
condition
for
the
citizens
of
kansas
city,
and
I
will
turn
it
over
to
our
city
manager,
brian
platt,.
D
Thank
you
so
much.
Thank
you
all
for
being
here.
This
is
exciting
for
us
right
now
when
we
all
started
these
jobs
a
couple
of
years
ago.
We
knew
that
we
needed
to
focus
on
our
essential
core
city
services
and
improving
the
city's
operation.
We
spent
a
lot
of
time
restructuring
departments
changing
the
way
we
fund
things
and
prioritize
those
most
urgent
needs
and
our
priorities
of
our
residents
and
it's
working,
we've
resurfaced
hundreds
of
miles
of
streets.
In
the
last
couple
of
years.
D
We've
got
a
lot
more
to
go
here,
we're
doing
exponentially
more
than
we've
ever
done
in
this
city.
300
miles
a
year
is
our
new
pace.
That
is
a
huge
number.
We've
got
years
and
decades
of
deferred
maintenance
in
all
neighborhoods
across
the
city
that
we're
trying
to
catch
up
with,
as
the
mayor
said,
and
it's
not
going
to
be
easy,
but
we're
really
happy
and
proud
of
our
team
for
all
the
work
they've
been
doing
on
this
and
a
lot
of
different
things.
D
I'd
like
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
the
public
works
team
director
mike
shaw
and
the
entire
street
preservation
team,
unbelievable
job
reframing
and
restructuring
the
way
that
we
approach
street
resurfacing,
using
technology
being
more
responsive
to
our
residents
and
the
needs
of
our
communities
and
just
doing
a
better
job.
So
thank
you
to
that
entire
team
that
we've
got
here.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank
you.
So
I.
B
Well,
how
do
you
catch
up
on
five
billion
dollars
worth
of
backlogs
and
it's
one
street
at
a
time,
one
block
at
a
time,
one
neighborhood
in
one
community
at
a
time?
That's
what
we're
doing
in
kansas
city.
We
won't
allow
ourselves
to
get
overwhelmed
by
the
magnitude
of
it,
but
instead,
as
the
city
manager
mentions,
to
make
sure
we're
using
data
to
ensure
that
we're
addressing
these
problems
in
a
proactive
manner
to
make
sure
that
we're
actually
addressing
the
problems
equitably
throughout
our
city
and,
more
than
anything
that
kansas
citians
are
seeing
change.
B
We've
seen
change
with
our
street
resurfacing
we're
seeing
change
with
our
snow
removal
program
and
brian.
I
feel
like
we're
only
a
month
or
two
away
from
revealing
the
snow
plan
for
next
year,
although
it
seems
very
odd
on
a
day
like
this,
but
we're
staying
ahead,
and
this
is
really
a
new
day
in
kansas
city
government.
We
are
so
proud
of
it
and
with
that
I
want
to
welcome
any
questions
that
you
all
might
have
for
us,
while
you're
here.
B
We
still
deal
with
that.
Some,
I
think,
you've
seen
better
coordination,
particularly
better
coordination
between
kansas
city
public
works
in
the
kansas
city,
water
department.
That
makes
sense,
because
that's
a
utility,
that's
part
of
city
government,
but
we're
looking
for
that
cooperation
increasingly
from
our
friends,
particularly
it's
fire.
There's
been
a
lot
of
gas
work
on
the
streets.
Lately
we
continue
to
push
them
to
make
sure
that
they're.
Looking
at
our
plans,
the
city
of
kansas
city
every
week,
is
releasing
new
resurfacing
plans.
We
regularly
have
meetings
with
the
utilities.
B
There
is
no
reason,
no
reason
that
you
should
see
a
street
carved
up
right
after
that.
Resurfacing
is
done,
and
another
thing
that's
been
important
for
us
is
resurfacing
a
full
lane
right
anybody,
who's
lived
in
kansas
city
for
a
long
time
has
seen
for
years,
this
patchwork
that's
being
done
bit
by
bit
and
how
that's
usually
the
source
of
our
road
decay.
B
D
Summer
beard
we've
got
a
new
street
preservation
regulation
in
place.
That
does
three
key
things.
One
is
improves
the
safety
of
any
excavations,
make
sure
that
they're
covered
and
they're
safe
and
secure
it.
It
requires
better
coordination
between
contractors
and
anyone
who's
excavating
and
putting
holes
in
our
streets,
but
it
also
requires
if
an
excavation
occurs
on
a
street.
D
That's
been
resurfaced
within
the
last
five
years
for
full
lane
resurfacing
and
restoration,
sometimes
multiple
lanes,
depending
upon
the
locations
of
those
cuts
and
and
to
the
mayor's
point,
while
collaboration
and
communication
has
improved,
and
while
we
are
seeing
a
lot
less
damage
to
our
recently
resurfaced
streets,
it's
been
happening
and
we've
had
some
issues
with
spire.
In
particular,
we
put
a
hold
on
all
new
work
permits
perspire
until
we
get
some
issues
resolved
by
them.
D
B
You
said
neighborhood
issues
or
labor
issues,
I'm
not
aware
of
that
either.
One
thing
I
guess
I'll
speak
briefly
on
labor
right,
the
city
pays
a
prevailing
wage
on
all
of
its
projects.
We
make
sure
that
we
have
good
minority
women
owned
business
representation,
and
so
certainly
in
terms
of
those
who
work
for
us,
that's
been
important
as
to
staffing
and
making
sure
that
we
have
enough
people,
which
is
a
challenge
in
government.
Broadly.
I
think
our
contractors
have
been
very
good
partners
in
making
sure
that
we
have
staff
to
address
those
sorts
of
issues.
B
When
I
served
on
city
council
for
four
years,
we
didn't
really
do
this
now.
There
are
people
working
hard
to
try
to
make
sure
we're
addressing
problems
with
the
amount
of
investment.
The
amount
of
work
that
our
public
works
department
has
done,
I
think,
is
really
kind
of
history
making
in
terms
of
kansas
city
and,
of
course,
the
workforce
we've
built
to
try
to
do
it
as
well.
So
that's
why
we
do
give
great
credit
to
them
and
also
great
credit
to
our
employers.
B
E
B
You
know
there's
there
is
always
work
that
needs
to
be
done,
but
I
think
how
we
strategically
prioritize
the
streets
at
issue.
Every
year
our
public
works
department
every
year.
Every
month
it
seems
our
public
works
department.
Working
with
the
city
manager
working
with
our
contractors
are
looking
at
those
streets
that
may
have
the
most
concerns
those
areas
that
have
had
a
number
of
complaints.
Three
one
one
still
matters
in
connection
with
this
system:
priorities
of
the
city
council
matter
in
this
system.
B
One
of
the
reasons
we're
on
warren
today
is
because
it's
a
heavily
traveled
street.
You
know
we've
seen
improvements
in
other
areas
on
prospect,
avenue
in
kansas,
city's
urban,
core,
blue
ridge,
in
kansas
city,
southeast
area
and
east
side,
making
sure
that
we're
addressing
streets
throughout
the
community,
but
really
based
on
long-term
complaints,
the
condition
of
the
roads
themselves
and,
frankly,
the
traffic
that
they're
often
dealing
with
and
we're
making
sure
that
we're
as
strategic
as
we
can
be
with
all
of
that,
all
right.