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A
B
Everyone
I'm
Chris
Hernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri.
The
city
is
once
again
on
the
map,
the
digital
map,
that
is
a
second-place
winner
in
the
digital
city
survey.
This
honor
recognizes
cities
for
use
of
technology
to
improve
citizens,
services
and
transparency
and
to
encourage
citizen
engagement.
B
Kansas
City
moved
up
from
third
to
second
place
due
to
our
open
data,
ordinance,
smart
city
initiatives
like
interactive
kiosks,
smart
streetlights
and
50
blocks
of
free
public
Wi-Fi,
as
well
as
our
effort
to
bridge
the
digital
divide
in
the
city's
population.
Category
only
Virginia,
Beach
Virginia
beat
us
city
staff,
celebrated
America
Recycles
day
by
holding
a
plastic
bag
and
battery
recycling
an
event
for
employees.
Drop-Off
sites
were
inside
City
Hall
and
the
water
services
administration,
building
Casey's
green
team
sponsored
the
event.
B
The
green
team
is
the
city's
employee
led
initiative
to
make
city
operations
more
sustainable,
KC
Green
Team
helps
develop
policy,
implement
green
initiatives
and
educate
employees
about
sustainability,
be
sure
to
join
mayor,
Sly
James,
an
olympic
ice
skating
champions,
meryl
davis
and
charlie
white,
as
they
flip
the
switch
at
the
annual
mayor's
christmas
tree
lighting
ceremony.
It's
on
Friday
November
25th
at
Crown
Center
each
year
the
mayor's
Christmas
tree
fund
provides
holiday,
meals
and
presence
to
local
families.
B
Ornaments
are
made
and
designed
by
Hallmark
from
the
mayor's
tree
and
are
sold
the
following
year
to
support
the
charitable
fund.
You
can
purchase
this
year's
ornaments
at
customer
service
at
Crown
Center
or
you
can
make
a
direct
donation
to
the
mayor's
Christmas
tree
fund
at
KCA.
Org,
slash,
donate
the
tree
is
located
next
to
the
ice
terrace
and
will
be
on
display
until
mid-january.
Now,
let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city's
departments.
C
Santa's
wonderlands
return
to
Casey
parks,
the
first
weekend
of
December
spend
an
evening
celebrating
with
festive
live,
music
and
entertainment
by
the
Starlight
stars
in
rock
and
Rob
light
displays
and,
of
course,
a
visit
from
Santa
and
his
friends.
The
events
are
free
and
take
place
at
Gilliam
park
on
Friday
December,
second,
from
six
to
eight
pm
and
at
penguin
Park
on
Saturday
December,
third,
from
5
30
to
eight
pm.
Details
at
KC
parks
org
take
a
break
from
the
present
and
experience
a
19th
century
Christmas
at
the
20th
annual
visit
from
st.
C
Nicholas
on
Saturday
December.
Third,
at
the
shoal
creek
Living
History
Museum
enjoy
a
walking
tour
through
holiday,
decorated
homes
and
log
cabins,
while
reenactors
bring
the
village
to
life.
Experience
a
civil
war
encampment
warm
up
by
the
pot-bellied
stove
and
conclude
your
visit
with
a
horse-drawn
sleigh
ride
through
the
rolling
hills
of
Hajj
Park.
This
event
is
five
dollars
per
person
and
free
for
those
five
years
and
under
visit
KC
parks
org
for
more
information.
C
The
fairy
princess
reigns
over
the
Kansas
City
Museum
to
spread
cheer
on
the
second
and
third
weekend's
of
December
share
holiday
wishes
with
the
princess,
enjoy
storytelling
performances,
hands-on
activities
and
take
home
a
sweet
treat.
The
cost
is
ten
dollars
per
child
visit,
kansas
city
museum
org.
For
all
the
details,
do
you
like
ugly
Christmas
sweaters?
If
so,
you
need
to
sign
up
for
the
Kris
Kringle
ugly,
sweater
5k
on
December,
the
temp.
The
wintery
cross-country
course
will
take
you
up
and
down
hills
over
fields
and
through
historic,
Swope
Park.
D
E
D
Morning,
Casey
water
sends
out
a
fleet
of
trucks
to
vacuum
debris
from
storm
drain
inlets.
There
are
more
than
55,000
inlets
and
catch
basins
all
over
Kansas
City.
Our
goal
is
to
clean
15,000
a
year.
Over
the
past
five
years,
we've
averaged
over
17,000
a
year.
These
inlets
lead
to
either
a
body
of
water
or
a
wastewater
treatment
plant.
Keeping
them
clean,
keeps
debris
out
of
streams
and
rivers
reduces
the
amount
of
waste
going
into
the
wastewater
treatment
system
and
helps
prevent
street
flooding.
Larry
Willoughby
is
a
senior
operator.
Our.
E
D
Is
what
workers
typically
find
in
a
catch
basin?
That
hole
is
a
couple
of
feet
deep
and
it's
packed
full
of
trash
and
leaves
to
clean
it
out
the
crew
maneuvers
this
oversized
vacuum
hose
into
the
hole
and
turns
it
on
it.
Sucks
up
everything
falling
leaves,
make
the
biggest
mess
but
come
wintertime.
This
work
is
especially
important.
Every.
E
D
E
We
blow
our
leads,
it
seems
convenient
to
blow
them
all
into
the
streets,
but
you
could
create
a
hazard
for
yourself
because
those
leaves
are
going
to
go
somewhere
if
it
rains
heavy
they're
going
in
the
drains.
We
can't
get
to
your
drain
or
we
can
get
to
that
particular
street,
or
we
passed
that
particular
section
of
the
map
that
we're
working
on.
Then
you
can
create
a
serious
problem,
sometimes.
E
D
F
Hi
I'm
Janet
O'hagan
with
Kansas
City,
Convention
and
entertainment
facilities
here,
to
give
you
a
glimpse:
a
full
of
the
upcoming
events
taking
place
at
your
Kansas
City
facilities
live
from
Broadway.
The
illusionist
will
perform
at
the
Music
Hall
November
15th
through
November
20th
a
show
for
audiences
of
all
ages.
This
mind-blowing
spectacular
showcases
the
jaw-dropping
talents
of
seven
of
the
most
incredible
illusionist
on
earth,
with
the
most
outrageous
in
astonishing
x
ever
to
be
seen
on
stage.
F
F
The
37th
annual
gear
for
sports
warehouse
will
be
held
for
the
first
time
at
the
exhibition
hall
at
Municipal
Auditorium
from
November
15th
through
November,
20th,
free
and
open
to
the
public.
The
warehouse
sale
features
famous
maker
sports
gear
at
eighty
percent
off
retail
prices,
for
additional
information
go
to
gear
for
sports
com.
F
Car
enthusiasts,
listen
up,
stop
by
the
city's
bartle
hall
from
December
first
through
December.
Third
for
the
makeup
high-performance
December
auction
when
you
can
buy,
sell
our
view,
750
collector
cars.
Mecum
auction
is
the
world
leader
in
live
auctions
of
collector
cars,
classic
cars,
Corvettes
hot
rods,
street
rods
and
muscle
cars
for
more
information
visit,
mikham
dot-com,
the
Book
of
Mormon
comes
to
the
music
hall
december
six
through
december.
Eleventh
winner
of
nine
tony
awards,
including
best
musical.
F
This
outrageous
tour
de
force
follows
The,
Adventures
of
a
mismatched
pair
of
missionaries
sent
halfway
across
the
world
to
spread
the
good
word.
This
is
not
for
younger
audiences,
as
it
contains
explicit
language
for
tickets.
Go
to
the
municipal
box
office,
I
visit
ticketmaster.com
to
learn
more
about
events
taking
place
at
Kansas,
City's
convention
and
entertainment
facilities,
visit
KC
convention,
calm
and
click
on
the
events.
Calendar
call
816
five
one
three:
five
thousand.
G
Today
is
the
initial
house
that
we're
working
on
with
a
love
that
neighbor
initiative:
it's
a
collaboration
of
community
groups,
churches,
the
Negril
churches
that
came
forward
our
for
sale,
baptist
and
city
of
truth,
pastor,
alien,
pastor,
83,
along
with
city
staff,
the
letter
Dean
and
shine.
We
identified
senior
citizens
with
outstanding
warrants
for
code
violations
for
home
repair
and
they've
identified.
They
were
physically
or
financially
unable
to
make
the
repairs
and
needed
support.
We
had
support
from
the
business
community.
G
Je
Dunn
send
contractors
out
the
Carpenters
Joe
Hudson,
with
the
carpenters,
send
his
apprentices
out.
They
provided
all
the
materials
and
cut
all
the
wood
and
did
all
the
carpentry
work
the
skilled
labor.
So
today,
when
the
volunteers
came,
the
work
was
organized.
All
he
had
to
do
was
come
out
and
paint
remove,
brush
they're
cutting
trees
down.
We
had
100
men,
the
blue
hills
that
came
to
scrape
the
house
before
today
to
prep
it
so
I
was
very
well
organized
by
staff
and
mrs.
Hayden.
G
H
Always
happy
to
do
this
kind
of
work.
It
gives
me
no
greater
joy
than
to
contribute
to
the
community,
and
you
know
I
spent
so
many
hours
in
the
housing
court
and
it's
all
about
prosecution's
and
adversarial
relationships.
I
far
prefer
to
go
out
and
combined
with
the
community.
In
an
effort
like
this,
you
know
this
is
interesting
because
miss
Hayden
came
through
the
housing
court.
She
had
a
property
maintenance
issue
and
we
tried
to
channel
her
through
the
Municipal
Court
fun
and
it's
a
great
program.
G
Can
the
stakeholders
in
this
community
came
forward
we're
going
to
be
asking
the
same
of
other
neighborhoods
as
well
as
the
citywide
problem,
and
in
order
for
us
to
address
it's
going
to
take
the
whole
city
getting
involved,
and
so
we've
got
it
organized?
We
just
need
the
labor
and
if
you
guys
will
step
forward
and
help
us
do
this.
We
can
address
this
community
blight
issue,
one
house
at
a
time.
G
B
The
crack
of
the
bat
and
cheers
from
the
kids
film
okie
park,
baseball
fields
on
the
city's
west
side,
thanks
to
the
work
of
Casey
parks,
the
Kansas
City
Royals,
Major,
League,
Baseball
to
Cal
Ripken,
junior
foundation,
scotts
turf
management
and
the
Kansas
City
jr.
foundation
field
upgrades
include
an
irrigation
system,
grass,
infield
and
baseline
improvements.
The
fields
were
given
a
makeover
in
2012,
thanks
to
the
Major
League
Baseball
and
the
all-star
game
that
was
held
in
Kansas
City.
That
summer
I'm.
I
A
big
believer
that
kids,
that
are
our
teams,
are
engaged
so
everything
that
we
do
together
as
a
team
to
promote
things
that
are
great
for
the
kids
in
the
city
of
baseball.
Whatever
it
is,
is
a
good
thing.
So
here
we
have
a
dedication
of
a
park
that
people
like
Scott's,
contributed
to
do
all
of
the
turkey
and
get
these
kids
back
playing
baseball.
It's
always
great.
We
have
things
that
kids
can
do
that,
are
safe
and
fun
and
teach
a
wife.
B
Due
to
the
thanksgiving
holiday
on
thursday
november
24th
curbside
trash
and
recycling
collection
for
residents,
who
usually
have
thursday
or
friday
service
will
be
delayed.
One
day
of
that
week,
the
fall
leaf
and
brush
collection
continues.
As
the
second
round
of
pickups
begin,
the
week
of
November
28th
in
the
South
Zone
leaf
pickup
in
the
central
zone
will
be
the
week
of
December
fifth
and
the
North
Zone
pickup
will
be
the
week
of
December
twelfth.
B
Remember,
residents
may
leave
up
to
20
bags
or
bundles
of
leaves
and
brush
on
your
curb
on
your
regular
trash
pick-up
day.
The
city's
leaf
and
brush
drop-off
sites
are
also
now
open.
The
sites
are
located
and
116
60
North
Main,
18,
15,
North,
Shoto
traffic
way
and
10
301
raytown
road
drop-off
is
free
to
residents
on
Saturdays,
with
identification
for
more
information
about
leaf
and
brush
visit.
Kc,
MO,
gov
and
search
leaf
and
brush
holiday
activities
abound
throughout
the
city.
B
That
does
it
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this
edition
of
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and
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of
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great
programs
that
you
can
view
on
demand.
Thanks
for
watching
I'm
Chris
Hernandez
have
a
great
week.