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A
Hello,
everyone
I'm
Chris
Fernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
news
from
the
city
of
Kansas
City
Missouri
capital
improvements
continue
throughout
the
city.
The
latest
upgrades
are
being
installed
along
135th
street
in
Martin
City.
The
3
million
dollar
project
includes
new
sidewalks
curbs
and
gutters
street
lighting,
waterline
upgrades
and
an
enhanced
streetscape
that
pedestrians
will
enjoy
I.
B
Serve
as
vice
chair
of
Transportation
and
Infrastructure
is
a
committee
that
focuses
on
where
our
priorities
are
going
to
be
building
the
infrastructure
for
the
future
of
the
city,
and
it's
about
more
than
just
connecting
people
and
providing
safe
access.
It's
about
building
a
community.
It's
about
providing
a
place
where
people
want
to
be.
People
want
to
stay,
people
want
it
to
their
business
and
invest
I.
C
C
Put
a
lot
of
money
into
this,
the
county
has
helped
out,
but
the
Martin
city,
CID,
has
been
a
key
part
of
this
pudding
in
I
think
about
six
hundred
thousand
dollars
today.
So
what
these
features
that
you
see
such
as
this
behind
me,
the
wonderful
landscaping,
the
flowers
in
the
pots,
many
other
things
have
been
contributed
by
the
CID,
which
is
the
small
business,
is
basically
supporting
the
commune.
E
A
Third
phase
of
improvements
is
scheduled
for
next
year.
Zipping
around
downtown
just
got
a
little
easier
this
week
as
the
car
sharing
company
zipcar
added
eight
new
cars
at
four
locations
between
the
city
market
and
Union
Station,
the
new
locations
are
at
third
in
Delaware
14th
in
Baltimore,
19th
and
main
and
Pershing
and
main
street
right
across
the
street
from
Union
Station.
You.
A
Also,
if
you're
driving
your
car
around
downtown
and
you're
looking
for
a
place
to
park,
the
city
is
continuing
its
partnership
with
assurant
employee
benefits
that
has
also
added
300
additional
spaces
to
the
crossroads
district
on
weekend
evenings.
The
parking
lot
at
twentieth
and
grand
is
a
public-private
partnership
with
assurant
that
provides
employee
parking
during
the
week
for
its
employees
and
then
during
weekend
evenings.
It
provides
convenient
parking
for
nearby
businesses
and
entertainment
venues.
City
staff
manages
the
operation
from
530
p.m.
through
to
30
a.m.
A
I
J
K
We're
at
the
kansas
city,
zoo
in
the
helzberg
penguin
plaza
and
behind
me,
is
our
reef
tank.
We've
got
Dorian
there.
We
have
two
dories.
She
is
a
blue
tang.
They
get
that
name
from
the
blue
color
their
scales.
They
also
have
a
black
pattern
on
their
body
and
a
really
pretty
yellow
on
their
fins,
freckles
and
cute
little
freckles
on
their
faces.
K
We
also
have
two
different
kinds
of
clownfish
in
here,
so
you
can
also
find
Nemo.
When
you
come
to
the
zoo
we
have
another
species
of
Tang
called
a
yellow
tang.
We
have
a
watchman
goby,
ten
banggai
cardinalfish
and
a
bicolor
doggy
back
in
here.
My
name
is
Susan
I
work
on
the
water's
edge
department
at
the
kansas
city
zoo,
and
we
work
with
everything
from
polar
bears
and
river
otters
to
jellyfish
penguins
and
blue
tangs.
Clownfish
are
probably
about
an
inch
long.
Blue
tangs
can
get
about
eight
inches
long,
maybe
a
foot
long.
K
If
they're
taking
care
of
really
well.
They
can
also
live
for
a
really
long
time
about
20
years.
Our
tangs
are
extremely
silly
fish
and
they
like
to
swim
upside
down.
They
swim.
All
over
the
tank
they
like
to
play
in
the
Jets,
where
the
water's
coming
in
a
lot
like
the
character
Dory
from
the
movie,
so
we
feed
them
twice
a
day
and
blue
tangs
are
omnivores.
They
get
a
really
wide
variety
of
food.
We
give
them
chopped
up
fish,
we
give
them
krill,
we
give
them
flakes.
K
We
give
them
pellets
a
really
special
gel
that
has
a
lot
of
vitamins
and
nutrients
in
it
that
are
good
for
the
fish.
We
have
to
scrub
that
tank
every
single
day.
We
dive
it
once
a
week,
they're,
not
really
friends
in
the
wild,
but
they
don't
really
fight
either
they're,
not
really
going
on
adventures
or
anything
like
that,
though,
I
do
believe
that
fish
can
communicate
with
each
other.
K
You
can
actually
see
them
they'll
posture
at
each
other
when
they
don't
like
things
or
if
they
do
like
each
other,
they
might
rub
against
each
other,
so
they
will
make
faces.
Essentially
we
didn't
name
our
fish
and
our
exhibit
a
lot
of
people
call
them
dory.
We
call
them
dory
and
Nemo
a
lot
of
times,
but
there
are
five
Nemo's
and
two
dories
and
we
also
have
a
penguin
named
Dory,
a
gentoo
penguin.
K
So
if
you
look
for
word
with
an
orange
band
and
green
beads,
you
can
find
dory
and
our
penguin
exhibit
fish
can
make
good
pets.
But
you
have
to
make
sure
that
you
are
researching
the
kind
of
fish
you're
getting
and
where
you're
getting
it
from,
since
you
make
sure
you're
getting
it
from
a
sustainable
source.
And
you
know
an
animal
like
this.
One,
blue
tangs
can
get
to
be
eight
inches
long.
They
can
live
for
up
to
20
years.
The
water
can
be
expensive
to
mix
and
maintain.
K
K
L
Did
you
know
that
the
Metropolitan
Community
College's
maple
woods
campus
is
the
birthplace
of
the
Kansas
City
storytelling
celebration
now
in
its
17th
year
and
that
it
has
grown
to
over
225
performances
throughout
the
Kansas
City
area
here
to
tell
us
about
this
four-day
event
that
is
supported
by
the
neighborhood
Tourist
Development
Fund
is
Heather
Pettis,
who
is
the
community
relations
coordinator
for
maple
woods,
Community
College
and
is
also
the
coordinator
for
this
event.
Heather.
Thank
you
for
having
us
here
today.
Oh.
L
M
Thank
you
so
much
for
asking
here,
there's
a
rich
history
behind
this
celebration
and
I'm
really
proud
to
talk
about
those
folks
that
kind
of
put
it
together.
Steve
otto
was
a
local
storyteller
and
he
worked
here
at
the
campus
in
the
community
education
department
and
he
taught
storytelling
classes
well.
He
got
together
with
Joyce
later,
who
was
our
artistic
director
still
to
this
day,
17
years
later
and
with
her
former
president,
dr.
M
L
M
Joyce
later
does
a
fabulous
job
in
doing
that
she
listens
to
those
tellers.
She
goes
out
and
she
finds
those
tellers
are
going
to
fit
within
the
communities
that
we
have,
that
we
tell
stories
in
so
she's
very
good
at
kind
of
listening,
seeing
where
the
storytellers
talents
were
their
music,
their
drama,
their
theater
all
fit
into
the
scheme
of
where
we
go
throughout
the
community.
L
M
M
Kids
dating
material.
We
go
into
the
Guadalupe
center,
the
juvenile
detention
centers.
We
go
into
a
lot
of
the
schools.
A
lot
of
our
supporters
from
the
site
committee
are
from
schools
north
in
Kansas,
City,
School,
District,
Fort,
Osage
Liberty.
We
work
with
a
lot
of
different
community
school
districts
to
make
sure
we
get
the
message
out
there,
and
then
we
also
work
with
the
three
major
library
systems
here
in.
E
M
City
Missouri
kinsa
de
Missouri,
Public,
Library,
Kansas,
City,
Kansas,
public
library
and
the
mid-continent
Public
Library's,
of
which
there
are
37
branches.
So
we
work
with
them
to
get
out
not
only
into
the
schools
but
also
into
their
library
systems,
so
we're
very,
very
lucky
to
have
them.
As
on
our
site
committee,
to
help
us
choose.
L
M
Most
wonderful
thing
about
the
neighborhood
Tourist
Development
Fund.
Is
they
give
us
the
opportunity
to
reach
out
outside
of
our
community
to
bring
folks
in?
So
we
look
outside
of
Kansas
City.
We
have
a
family,
actually
that
comes
from
Glen
Ellen
Illinois
and
their
Bay
bring
a
van
full
of
people
to
come
and
that's
through
the
help
and
support
of
NT
DF.
M
So
we
will
probably
bring
in
the
shirt
close
to
25,
to
28
thousand
folks
to
hear
stories,
and
not
only
because
of
the
libraries
because
of
the
schools,
but
also
in
our
various
public
free
events
and
for
those
people
that
are
wanting
to
come
in
town.
They
can
look
at
a
free
public
schedule
on
our
website
at
KC,
storytelling
ork,
that's
Casey,
storytelling,
dot,
orc.
We
hope
you'll
go
out
there
and
take
a
look
at
the.
L
Schedule
absolutely
there's
so
much
to
see
on
your
website
as
well
and
with
you
for
the
videos
and
the
and
the
photos
to
give
p
people
an
idea
of
what
to
expect
also
and
just
the
multiple
locations
that
you
cover.
So
thank
you
all
for
what
you
do
and
thank
you
for
bringing
so
many
people
to
Kansas
City
so
that
we
continue
to
to
share
the
story
of
our
city
with
everyone
who
visits.
Thank
you.
So
much.
N
O
The
Kansas
City
Missouri
Police
Department,
is
a
family
in
more
ways
than
one.
Many
members
of
the
department
are
related
to
someone
else
who
works
for
KCPD.
So
what's
it
like
to
have
brothers,
cousins,
uncles
and
in-laws,
all
working
in
the
same
place
in
this
series
we'll
be
talking
with
kCPT
families
working
in
law
enforcement,
both
civilian
and
sworn
sergeant,
Tony
Sanders
of
the
traffic
enforcement
division,
motorcycle
unit
and
judy
williams
of
the
South
patrol
division
are
a
father-daughter
crime-fighting
team.
Okay,
I,
don't.
P
Think
law
enforcement
has
has
done
anything
to
make
our
bond
stronger.
I
think
it
was
already
strong.
I
came
on
late
in
life
in
law
enforcement
years,
I
was
30
when
I
came
on
a
lot
of
people
come
on
a
lot
earlier
hold
think
I
was
like
23
and
and
I
think
our
bond
was
already
established
before
the
end.
I
think
it's
what
I'm
trying
to
say.
In
the
same
with
my
other
daughter,
it
was
one
of
those
things
where
we
had
outside
interests.
We
had
things
that
we
did.
P
We
had
family
members,
we
have
vacations,
so
it
was
already
there
and
you
know,
and
we're
just
like
typical
other
fam
other
families
that
get
on
each
other's
nerves.
Sometime
talk
too
much
when
we
shouldn't
be
talking
a
too
much
opinion
in
the
soup
on
this
on
this
matter.
Without
one
so
I
don't
think
a
law
enforcement
is
just
a
piece
of.
It
is
a
piece
of
the
whole
family
fabric
that
we
that
we
share.
O
P
Be
look
disingenuous
if
I
said
I
wasn't
worried,
but
it
was
one
of
those
things
where
we
talked
I
would
tell
her
hey
make
sure
you
do
this.
Don't
do
that.
You
know
is
one
of
those
typical
father-daughter
relationships
where
I
was
telling
hey
make
sure
you
know,
and
I
was,
and
I
was
probably
a
little
too
overbearing
as
it
will
as
far
as
how
she
should
conduct
herself
here
and
that
she
should
handle
her
cell
phone
calls
etc,
and
then
it
just
got
to
the
point
where
I
was
on.
She
knows
what
she's
doing.
P
Q
Q
O
I'm,
the
nice,
with
some
families,
have
left
a
legacy
for
others
to
follow.
John
Cooley
jr.
is
with
the
fugitive
apprehension
team
and
his
brother,
Jason
Cooley
is
with
the
Violent
Crimes
enforcement
division.
Their
father,
John
Cooley
worked
at
East
patrol
for
a
number
of
years
as
a
community
interaction
officer
and
their
brother
sergeant,
Gary
Cooley,
who
is
now
deceased,
was
a
sergeant
with
KCPD,
and
there
was
an
aunt
Terry
who
also
worked
for
KCPD
at
one
time.
That
caused
a
bit
of
confusion
for
a
while
from.
D
94
to
97
all
four
of
the
immediate
Cooley
family
was
working
for
the
Department,
all
together.
Dad
was
still
on
and,
of
course,
Jon
and
Gary,
and
myself-
and
you
know
so
for
three
year
time
frame
and
tell
me
that
wasn't
confusing
to
the
community
when
they
were
calling
in
trying
to
track
us
down
for
a
question.
I
need
to
talk
to
officer
Cooley,
and
it
was
like
what
which
one
so
that
was
kind
of
special
yeah.
Then
we
could
always
put
blame
off
on
the
other
one.
R
Was
almost
four
years
and
we
were
actually
all
officers,
we
were
all
the
rank
of
officer.
We
all
wore
the
blues
and
three
of
the
four
of
us
had
the
first
initial
J
so
Jacob
with
three
out
of
four
times.
He
got
confusing
at
times
for
that's
right,
I
trying
to
get
hold
of
us,
but
that
was
a
special
time
when
my
dad
was
still
on
and
my
brother
Gary
as
well.
R
Grew
up
around
police
work.
My
dad
was
an
officer.
Aunt
area
was
a
during
our
childhood.
My
mom's
sister,
my
aunt
Terry
was
a
police
officer
for
Kansas
City.
You
know
during
our
childhood
growing
up
and
her
husband,
which
would
have
been
our
uncle
by
marriage,
was
also
a
Kansas,
City
police
officer,
and
we
were
just
around
it
growing
up
and
I.
Think
as
we
became
young
men,
we
all
three
individually,
just
knew
that
that's
what
we
wanted
to
do,
we'll.
A
With
the
end
of
daylight
savings
time
right
around
the
corner,
the
city
encourages
residents
to
be
safe
when
out
and
about
after
dark.
The
Public
Works
campaign
is
leading
the
globe
before
you
go
campaign
to
remind
pedestrians
and
bicyclists
that
they
must
be
seen
to
be
safe,
to
learn
more
about
glow
before
you
go
and
for
additional
tips
on
how
to
stay
safe.
When
traveling
at
night
visit,
KCMO,
gov,
/,
glow
the
cities
fall,
curbside
leaf
and
brush.
Pickup
is
underway
with
collection
in
the
central
zone,
the
week
of
October
thirty-first
through
November.
A
Fourth
Northland
residents
can
set
out
their
leaves
and
brush
the
week
of
November
14th
and
then
a
second
round
of
collection
runs
from
late
November
through
mid-december.
Remember,
you
may
leave
up
to
20
bags
or
bundles
of
leaves
and
brush
at
your
curb
on
your
regular
trash
day.
The
city's
leaf
and
brush
drop-off
sites
are
also
now
open.
The
sites
are
located
at
116,
60,
North,
Main,
1815,
North,
Shoto,
Trafficway
and
1030.
A
That
does
it
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this
edition
of
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weekly
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channel
and
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of
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great
programs
that
you
can
view
on
demand.
Thanks
for
watching
I'm
Chris
Fernandez
have
a
great
week.