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The Weekly Report provides news and insight about Kansas City, Mo. programs and services provided by City departments. Show notes are posted at kcmo.gov/weeklyreport.
A
Hi
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez.
This
is
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri.
The
city
has
joined
next
door,
a
private
and
free
social
network
for
neighborhoods,
more
than
100
Kansas
City
neighborhoods
are
already
using
next
door
as
a
kind
of
virtual
neighborhood
watch.
This
helps
neighbors
get
to
know
each
other
and
share
recommendations
on
services
or
just
talk
about
public
safety
issues.
The
city
communications
office,
the
mayor's
office
and
the
police
department
will
use
next
door
to
send
messages
about
local
news,
safety
alerts
and
neighborhood
services.
A
B
If
we
have
more
neighbors
talking
to
each
other,
protecting
each
other
supporting
each
other,
we'll
have
happier,
people
will
have
less
crime
and
then
what
we
really
ought
to
do
is
we
ought
to
get
big
signs
that
say:
next-door
neighbor
hood,
don't
bring
your
stuff
in
here
and
put
it
up.
So
the
people
who
want
to
come
in
and
cause
trouble
set
know
that
if
you
go
in
there,
your
chances
are
getting
caught
are
going
to
be
much
higher.
That's
what
we
need
to
do
in
this
city.
A
To
sign
up
visit
nextdoor.com
and
enter
your
address
as
a
next-door
member,
you
only
have
access
to
your
specific
neighborhoods
site.
This
keeps
conversation
secure.
You
must
also
verify
that
you
live
in
your
neighborhood
and
once
verified,
you
can
begin
posting
more
than
10,000
fans
crowded
into
kansas
city's
power
and
light
district
to
watch.
The
recent
World
Cup
games,
soccer
fans
from
across
the
Metro
came
to
celebrate
in
downtown
Kansas
City
on
the
crowds
enthusiasm
generated
national
publicity
for
our
city.
It.
C
A
Fire
department
will
provide
free,
continuous
chest,
compression
training
sessions
for
local
groups
and
residents
continuous
chest
compressions,
also
known
as
hands.
Only
CPR
is
now
the
preferred
CPR
method.
A
training
session
only
takes
15
or
20
minutes
and
covers
basic
heart
safety
facts
how
to
locate
and
use
an
AED
and
how
to
administer
hands.
Only
CPR
groups
interested
in
attending
a
training
session
may
call
816,
784
9200
or
sign
up
online
at
HOA
heart,
safe
gorg.
Now,
let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city's
departments.
D
Hi
I'm
Heidi
downer,
with
Kansas,
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
summer
is
in
full
swing,
so
be
sure
to
take
advantage
of
these
fun
activities
at
your
KC
parks
facilities,
it's
national
parks
and
recreation
month.
This
year's
theme
out
is
in
encourages
everyone
to
do
something
outside
every
day
of
the
month
to
make
sure
getting
out
becomes
part
of
your
daily
routine.
Follow
hashtag
KC
parks
on
social
media
during
july
for
ideas
and
activities
to
get
outside
be
inspired
and
change.
D
Your
outlook
visit,
kc
parks
org
for
the
entire
out
is
in
july,
calendar
of
outing,
our
official
national
parks
and
recreation
month
celebration,
Kansas,
City's,
big
picnic
takes
place
on
Sunday,
July
twentieth
as
Casey
parks
partners,
with
the
nelson-atkins
Museum
of
Art
to
host
the
biggest
picnic
the
region
has
ever
seen.
The
Donald
J
hall
sculpture
park
entice
park
will
be
linked
to
become
a
giant
space
for
Kansas
City
to
come
together
for
an
evening
of
fun.
D
Family
activities
get
all
the
details
at
KC
parks,
org,
the
world's
most
beloved
musical
The
Sound
of
Music,
is
presented
at
starlight
theater
in
Swope
Park
from
july
twenty
fifth
through
31st.
This
true
story
of
the
Von
Trapp
family
in
Austria,
has
it
all
and
features
some
of
Broadway's.
Most
well-known
songs
tickets
are
available
at
kc,
starlight,
calm,
kansas
city
parks
and
recreation
is
planning
for
our
future
and
needs
your
help
to
determine
priorities.
D
Please
visit
our
website.
Casey
parks
org
between
now
and
august,
first
to
launch
the
10
minute
survey
and
let
your
voice
be
heard.
Your
thoughts
and
suggestions
are
very
important
to
us
to
learn
more
about
these
or
other
events.
Kansas
City,
Parks
and
Recreation
has
to
offer
visit,
KC
parks,
org
and
click
on
the
calendar
or
give
us
a
call
at
eight
16,
5,
13
7500.
E
F
Interaction
officer
position
provides
many
opportunities
for
for
the
police
department
to
be
able
to
help
people
more
times
than
not.
It's
just
a
positive
experience
and
allows
us
to
engage
the
community
break
down
barriers,
earn
trust,
earn
friendships
and
just
just
try
to
make
community
safer.
It's
about
relationships,
partnerships
and
communication
CIOs
offer
an
opportunity
for
direct
engagement
with
the
community
that
goes
beyond
just
the
typical
call
for
service
natural.
G
Ceo
position
is
important:
it
gives
the
homes,
associations,
businesses,
citizens
a
contact
person
even
to
ask
what
happened
on
the
block
to
what
can
I
do
about
crime.
In
my
neighborhood,
we
bring
things
to
the
table,
talk
about
them,
work
things
out,
problem
solving,
there's
just
a
lot
of
people
in
the
city
that
won't
help
central.
H
The
CIO
serves
as
a
critical
link
between
the
citizens
of
Kansas
City
and
the
Kansas
City
Missouri
Police
Department
in
Central
Division
I
think
we
got
some
of
the
best
groups
in
the
entire
Kansas
City
metropolitan
area,
very
close
group.
They
actually
become
family
instead
of
just
residents.
South.
I
Seems
like
each
day
there's
new
challenges,
different
situations.
The
community
comes
to
me
with
it
I
end
up
scratching
my
head,
wondering
okay,
how
we
going
to
handle
this?
How
we're
going
to
combat
this
issue
that
this
group
is
encountering
one
we're
out
there
in
the
community,
where
we're
viewed
as
the
officer
friendly
kind
of
the
liaison
between
the
community
and
the
police
department.
A
lot
of
people
have
questions.
They
want
to
add,
get
in
touch
with
different
units.
I
J
It's
it's
exactly
what
I
wanted
to
do
since
I,
since
since
the
beginning
to
work
with
the
community
to
deal
with
issues
at
hand
and
absolutely
love
it
up
north,
we
have
great
communication
with
our
HOAs
our
community
at
hand.
The
communication
between
North
Patrol
and
the
citizens
is
has
has
has
been
great
a
good
day
when
I
don't
get
any
complaints
about
speed,
bumps,
show.
K
Very
much
rewarding
it
gives
me
the
opportunity
to
interact
with
the
public
and
be
that
liaison
between
the
public
and
what
the
department
can
do
for
them.
I
do
think
it's
very
important
that
the
department
have
community
interaction
officers,
just
because
the
title
itself
says
that
we
are
ones
that
work
with
the
public
and
that
we
want
to
interact
with
them
and
address
their
problems,
and
let
them
know
what
the
police
department
can
do
for
them
and
what
they
can
do
also
to
obviously
have
helped
themselves
and
finally,.
L
The
community
interaction
officers
are
vitally
important
to
our
department
and
to
the
communities
they
serve.
They
have
to
know
the
dynamics
of
each
neighborhood.
They
work
with
Nathan
know
the
dynamics
of
the
division
they
work
within.
They
have
to
keep
current
on
what's
happening
within
the
department
and
within
the
community.
They
are
the
go-to
person
for
those
neighborhoods.
We
have
a
great
mix
between
people
that
have
been
a
CIO
for
many
many
years
to
people
that
are
just
starting
as
a
CIO.
They
seem
to
work
together
very
well
as
a
group
they
share
information.
L
Cios
should
never
be
used
as
an
emergency
contact.
They
are
strictly
and
after
the
fact
resource
eager
to
find
out
what
was
happening
in
your
neighborhood
or
to
provide
intelligence
information.
I
think
a
lot
of
people
not
only
in
the
community
but
also
a
lot
of
officers.
Forget
the
cios
have
a
lot
of
wonderful
contacts
in
their
neighborhoods
and
they
receive
an
awful
lot
of
intelligence
about
who
is
doing
what
and
where
it
does
take
a
very
special
type
of
person
to
be
sdio.
You
have
to
be
somebody
that
is
outgoing.
L
That
is
willing
to
meet
new
people
that
can
work
with
very
limited
supervision.
At
the
same
time,
you
know
the
department
has
to
trust
them,
that
they're
going
to
follow
the
Department
guidelines
and
put
out
the
department
viewpoints
I'm
very
pleased
with
the
current
caliber
of
CIOs
that
we
have
chief.
E
Forte
often
says
relationships
mean
everything
as
CIOs.
We
reach
out
to
businesses,
schools,
faith-based
organizations,
home
associations
and
community
groups.
We
keep
the
public
informed
on
what
the
police
department
does
and
why
we
do
it.
We
assist
in
neighborhoods
setting
up
their
block
watch
programs,
we
listen
to
complaints
and
suggestions
and
we
answer
questions.
Our
connections
range
from
the
City
Council
to
state
representatives
and
Senators
people
often
say
where's
a
cop
when
you
need
one
well,
CIOs
may
be
the
easiest
to
find.
A
The
city
will
partner
with
the
raytown
Animal
Hospital,
to
hold
free
pet
vaccination
clinics
at
the
spirit
of
freedom
fountain
and
at
Marlborough,
Park,
rabies,
vaccinations
and
microchipping
will
be
free.
However,
pet
owners
will
be
required
to
buy
a
city
pet
license
for
ten
dollars.
The
next
pi
act
meeting
will
be
held
on
Thursday
July,
seventeenth
from
6
30
to
8
30
p.m.
at
the
Bruce
R
watkins
cultural
heritage
center.
This
is
your
chance
to
suggest
public
improvements
from
the
city's
capital
budget.
A
Pi
h
is
the
public
improvements
advisory
committee
for
complete
listing
of
hearings
throughout
the
summer.
Please
visit
kc,
MO,
gov
and
search
for
pike
hearings
for
more
information
about
any
of
today's
stories.
Please
log
on
to
KCMO,
gov
and
search
for
the
weekly
report.
That
does
it
for
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report.
I'm
Chris
Hernandez
have
a
great
week.