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From YouTube: The Weekly Report - April 15, 2021
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The Weekly Report provides news and insight about Kansas City, Mo. programs and services provided by City departments. Here are the top three things you should know this week:
1. The new KCI terminal project hit the half-way mark - on-time & on budget
2. KC Water signed an updated consent decree for the Smart Sewer program
3. And thank -you voters for approving the e-tax once again which provides funding to many basic city services
A
Hello,
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
weekly
report.
I'm
justin
meyer
with
the
kansas
city
aviation
department,
and
here
are
the
three
things
you
need
to
know
this
week
here
at
kansas
city,
international
airport.
The
build
kci
new
terminal
project
continues
on
budget
and
on
time
for
a
march,
2023
opening
casey
water
announced
a
newly
signed
consent
decree
for
their
smart
sewers
program,
which
should
lower
the
financial
impact
on
customers
and
allow
for
more
green
infrastructure.
A
Most
of
all,
I'd
like
to
thank
you,
the
kansas
city
voter,
for
voting,
yes
to
support
kansas
city's
earnings
tax.
This
tax
in
part
funds,
fire
police,
trash
removal
and
road
repair
city
leaders
visited
the
new
kci
terminal
site,
the
largest
single
infrastructure
project
in
the
city's
history.
The
new
terminal
is
scheduled
to
open
in
march
2023,
with
39
gates
and
the
ability
to
expand
up
to
50
gates
in
the
future.
A
It
was
originally
planned
as
a
25-year
5
billion
dollar
program
that
resulted
in
dozens
of
important
projects,
but
it
also
started
several
years
of
double-digit
wastewater
rate
increases
for
kc
water
customers.
This
amendment
means
less
need
for
new
gray
infrastructure,
which
drove
high
rate
increases
the
first
decade
of
the
program.
B
B
So
excited
to
see
the
e-tax
renewed
for
five
more
years
here
in
kansas
city,
kansas
city,
voters,
since
1963
have
helped
support
us
with
a
truly
regional
funding
source,
a
way
that
we're
able
to
do
things
like
deliver
basic
services,
fix
our
roads,
address,
public
safety
concerns
and
you're
all
doing
the
most
important
work
in
connection
with
it.
So
a
huge
thank
you
to
our
taxpayers,
who
make
it
all
possible
all
of
our
residents
of
kansas
city
and
now
we're
going
to
do
the
hard
work
make
sure
we
fix
up
the
things
that
we
said.
C
C
You
know
frisbee
whatever,
so
I
put
chicken
wire
around
them
and
just
really
had
to
stay
on
top
of
watering,
and
you
know
babying
them
for
the
first
three
years
until
they
got
some
size
and
as
you
can
tell
they're
pretty
happy
after
all
that
time
and
consistently
blew
last
year
when
they
were
blooming,
the
bees
were
just
thick
underneath,
so
you
could
stand
under
these
trees
and
you
would
just
hear
the
bees
humming.
It
was
really
really
cool.
C
D
D
Hi
everybody
welcome
to
lakeside
nature
center.
My
name
is
jackie
blessington,
I'm
one
of
the
staff
here.
Today's
video
series
is
going
to
be
all
about
cottontails
all
right.
You
see,
I
don't
actually
have
a
live
cottontail
here.
That's
because
these
guys
are
high
high
high
stress
animals,
and
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
idea
that
we
would
have
a
cottontail
here
for
you
guys
to
see.
So
my
little
friend
here
is
going
to
help
us
with
our
demonstrations
today
about
what
to
do
for
baby
cottontails.
D
First,
a
little
natural
history.
Now
these
guys
they
really
kind
of
like
to
live
on
forest
edges,
even
in
open
areas
anywhere,
they
can
find
a
tuft
of
grass
that
they
can
hide
in
a
pile
of
wood.
Things
like
that
bunnies
are
pretty
much
everywhere
anywhere.
They
have
a
good
food
source
which
is
like
you
know,
clover
and
grass,
or
maybe
your
vegetables
from
your
gardens,
because
they
like
that
too,
did
you
guys
know
that
bunnies
when
they
are
active,
it's
actually
called
something
called
crepuscular
ever
heard.
D
That
word
before
a
lot
of
times,
people
think
of
bunnies
as
being
active
during
the
day,
which
is
diurnal
or
sometimes
we
see
him
at
night,
which
is
nocturnal,
but
these
guys
are
actually
probably
more
active
in
the
early
morning,
at
dawn
and
at
dusk,
which,
by
the
way,
is
when
mom
feeds
her
babies.
We'll
get
that
get
to
that
here
in
just
a
second
speaking
of
babies.
D
It
only
takes
about
30
days
three
to
four
weeks
roughly
before
a
baby
is
born,
and
it's
on
their
own
here
in
the
missouri
area,
they'll
start
having
babies
as
early
as
february,
depending
on
the
weather,
and
it
could
be
as
late
as
september
now
the
average
nest
might
be
oh
one
to
nine.
They
could
have
up
to
13
babies
in
the
nest,
but
that's
quite
a
few.
D
It's
usually
a
little
bit
less
than
that
and
when
they're
born
they're
kind
of
naked
little
guys,
maybe
you
know
three
to
four
inches
long,
but
they
grow
so
fast.
Did
you
guys
know
that
bunnies
are
what
we
call
at
the
bottom
of
the
food
chain?
Does
everybody
know
what
food
chain
is
well,
unfortunately,
for
the
bunny,
but
good
for
a
hawk.
D
Now,
there's
a
lot
of
reasons
why
you
might
think
I
don't
want
to
keep
these
guys
in
my
yard.
You
know
I
have
cats,
I
have
dogs
what
if
a
predator,
gets
them
well,
as
I
mentioned.
Unfortunately,
that
is
a
part
of
the
role
that
they
play
in
the
ecosystem,
but
that
being
said,
we
have
some
tips
that
we
can
help
you
with
to
help
keep
those
baby
bunnies
safe
from
your
dogs
and
other
things
going
on
in
your
yard.
D
So
let's
say
you
find
a
nest
of
bunnies
and
you
think,
oh,
my
gosh
there's
no
mom
around,
they
must
be
abandoned
or
they
maybe
are
orphaned.
Well,
that's
not
actually
true.
Remember.
I
said
that
they're
crepuscular
mom
only
comes
twice
a
day
to
feed
these
guys
nurse
them
actually
and
remember.
I
said
that
they
are
high
praised
species.
Well,
mom
comes
just
twice
a
day
in
the
morning
and
in
the
evening
she
hovers
over
the
nest
for
literally
just
a
couple
minutes
and
those
babies
nurse
very
quickly.
D
Mom
covers
the
nest
back
up
back
up
and
then
she
takes
off
that's
to
help
so
that
predators
don't
go
to
the
nest
and
find
the
babies
once
in
a
while.
She
gets
disturbed
while
she's,
nursing
and
those
babies
end
up
out
of
the
nest,
so
you
might
find
a
random
little
baby
outside
of
the
nest,
and
it
might
simply
be
because
mom
got
disturbed,
look
for
the
nest.
It's
not
going
to
be
too
far
away.
D
Take
those
little
babies,
put
them
back
in
the
nest
and
cover
it
back
up
and
let's
give
mom
some
time
to
come
back
and
do
what
she
does
best
now.
Sometimes
you
find
a
little
bunny
that
might
be
about
this
size,
maybe
even
a
little
bit
smaller
out
roaming
around
in
the
grass
on
its
own
and
again,
you
think,
oh,
he
must
be
abandoned
or
he's
orphaned.
D
Remember
what
I
said,
though
these
guys
grow
up
and
leave
the
nest
when
they're
only
between
three
and
four
weeks
old,
we
like
to
say,
are
they
size
of
a
tennis?
Ball
are
their
ears
up
and
in
straight,
and
do
they
look
bright
and
alert?
These
guys
are
probably
just
fine
and
they're
making
their
way
on
their
own.
D
Some
things
you
might
look
for,
though,
is
are
they
a
little
unstable?
Are
there
some
flies
around?
Maybe
are
they
not
trying
to
get
away?
Maybe
they
need
to
be
checked
out
by
the
staff
here
at
the
nature
center.
Like
I
mentioned
in
one
of
our
earlier
videos,
you
can
always
bring
the
babies
in.
We
can
make
sure
that
they're
healthy
and
they
can
go
right
back
out
to
where
mom
can
finish
taking
care
of
them
or
they
can
live
their
life
on
their
own
okay.
D
So
there
might
be
several
situations
where
you
do
find
a
baby
out
of
the
nest,
or
you
create
a
situation
where
the
baby
might
be
out
of
the
nest.
For
example,
one
thing
that
we
run
into
with
folks
a
lot
is
running
the
lawnmower
or
running
the
weed
eater.
They
didn't
know
that
that
nest
of
bunnies
was
there
and
suddenly
there.
D
It
is
what
you
want
to
do,
of
course,
is
check
to
make
sure
that
all
the
bunnies
are
okay,
if
any
of
them
are
injured,
definitely
bring
them
on
into
the
nature
center,
but
if
they're
not
injured,
put
them
back
into
the
nest
cover
them
back
up.
Mom's
going
to
have
a
lot
of
leaf
clippings
and
some
fur
that
she's
put
in
there
to
line
that
nest
up
for
them.
D
We
have
some
tongue
depressors
here,
for
example,
what
you're
going
to
want
to
do
is:
let's
say
that
this
is
the
nest
where
those
babies
were
at
you're
going
to
want
to
take
a
few
sticks
and
maybe
make
some
crisscross
patterns
over
them
and
make
sure
that
you
have
enough
on
there
that
mom,
if
there's
just
two,
she
might
sneak
right
in
on
the
side
and
you'll,
never
know
whether
or
not
she
was
there.
So
let's
do
at
least
four
if
we
could
cover
that
nest.
Up.
D
Put
these
on
top
come
back,
maybe
later
that
evening
see
if
those
sticks
have
been
disturbed
if
they
have,
that
means
mom's
been
back
to
check
on
the
babies
and
nurse
them.
Let's
say
this
happened
in
the
evening:
do
it
overnight
come
back
and
check
it
first
thing
in
the
morning,
after
dawn
and
again,
if
those
sticks
are
disturbed,
that
means
that
mom's
been
there
and
she's
taking
care
of
her
babies
now.
Sometimes,
though,
those
sticks
look
exactly
the
way
they
did
when
you
first
put
them
down,
it
doesn't
mean
that
mom
hasn't
been
there.
D
She
just
might
be
really
good
at
getting
in
there
and
taking
care
of
those
babies.
Something
you
can
do,
though,
is
gently
move
those
sticks
away
and
cover
the
top
of
the
nest
and
look
at
the
babies.
Let's
make
sure
that
there
aren't
any
injuries,
there's
no
flies
flying
around
and
you
could
actually
look
at
those
babies
and
see
if
they
look
like
they
have
milk
in
their
bellies
gently
pick.
D
The
baby
up
turn
them
over
and
you
might
see
some
white
shadowing
or
what
looks
like
milk
in
their
tummies
mom's,
been
there
just
gently
put
them
back
in
a
lot
of
people
believe
that
if
you
touch
a
baby,
bunny
mom
will
reject
them.
That's
actually
not
the
case,
and
if
you
want
to
be
extra
careful,
you
can
wear
gloves
or
just
touch
all
the
babies,
so
they
all
smell
the
same
baby.
Bunnies
though,
when
they're
first
born
they
actually
don't
have
much
smell
to
them.
D
Because,
remember,
like
I
said
before
their
bottom
of
the
food
chain,
they
don't
want
to
attract
more
predators
by
smell,
so
it's
okay
go
ahead
and
take
care
of
that
make
sure
those
babies
are
getting
fed
and
they've
got
milk
in
their
tummies.
Okay.
Another
reason
that
we
get
a
lot
of
calls
about
baby
bunnies
in
the
yard
that
people
are
concerned
about
is
their
cats
and
their
dogs,
and
we
understand
and
appreciate
that
people
want
to
make
sure
that
those
bunnies
are
safe.
So
we
have
a
lot
of
options
out
there.
D
They
might
be
temporary
or
permanent
options
that
will
help
to
keep
baby
bunnies,
safe
and
protected
away
from
your
cats
and
your
dogs.
So
let's
take
a
look
at
some
of
those
options.
We
have
here
that
you
might
be
able
to
try.
You
know
first
things.
First,
you
might
just
want
to
keep
your
dogs
out
of
the
backyard
if
that
bunny
nest
is
in
the
backyard.
Keep
the
dogs
out
of
the
backyard
take
them
out
front.
D
D
Other
options
in
case
you
don't
have
a
milk
crate
at
home
is
maybe
a
laundry
basket
again.
Another
simple,
easy
fix
simply
take
that
basket.
Out,
put
it
over
the
top
of
the
nest.
If
you
need
to
weight
it
down,
put
a
brick
on
top
of
it
voila
you
can
do
that
until
the
dogs
go
back
into
the
house
and
don't
forget,
though
you
want
to
take
those
baskets
and
crates
off
the
nest
once
the
dogs
go
back
in,
because
mom
needs
to
be
able
to
get
to
her
babies.
D
Now,
maybe
you
have
dogs
that
are
a
little
more
persistent
and
that
crater
that
laundry
basket
isn't
going
to
deter
them
from
the
nest,
or
maybe
you
need
to
have
something:
that's
up
all
the
time,
because
your
dogs
are
in
and
out
a
little
more
often
than
just
5
or
10
minutes
at
a
time.
Well,
we
have
more
options
for
you.
One
is
look
at
this
beautiful
gate
or
wire
paneling
that
we
have
here.
D
D
D
You
can
again
either
put
a
wire
top
on
it
or
even
more
safely
is
to
put
a
board
over
the
top
of
it,
and
you
can
weight
it
down
with
another
cinder
block
now,
as
long
as
you
have
cinderblocks,
they
can
still
get
ventilation
into
the
nest.
Mom
is
still
going
to
search
out
those
babies
and
she's
going
to
go
in
and
out
of
there
and
that's
going
to
be
a
pretty
good
deterrent
for
some
of
those
more
determined
dogs
or
even
cats
that
are
out
there.
D
What
you
could
do,
though,
just
to
give
that
nest
a
little
bit
of
a
break
is
you
could
remove
the
board
when
the
dogs
aren't
out
or
at
least
for
periods
during
the
day,
then
let
it
get
some
ventilation
as
well,
but
as
long
as
we
have
those
cinder
blocks
there,
they
should
be
good
to
go.
Another
easy
option
that
you
have
is,
if
you
have
say
a
wheel
barrel,
wheel,
barrels
are
perfect
because
you
can
elevate
it
with
a
cinder
block
underneath
of
it
and
mom
can
actually
go
in
and
out.
D
Wheelbarrows
are
also
perfect
for
that
lovely
spring
rainy
weather
that
we
have
around
here.
The
wheelbarrow
is
going
to
protect
the
nest
and
keep
it
from
getting
wet
and
flooded,
and
if
you
need
to,
you
can
always
take
the
wheelbarrow
off
while
the
dog
goes
back
in
the
house
and
put
it
back
when
he
comes
back
out,
we
know
as
springtime
in
the
midwest
springtime
in
missouri
means
lots
of
rain
heavy
rains
again.
Those
wheelbarrows
are
perfect
for
covering
the
nest
to
help
protect
it
from
flooding.
D
D
If
you've
got
something
like
a
coffee
can
or
a
small
plastic
container
and
inside,
if
you
will
take
like
a
rice
bag
or
a
bean
bag,
warm
it
up
not
too
hot
30
seconds
or
so
put
that
inside
of
your
little
container
with
a
nice
soft
rag
or
a
blanket
and
put
those
babies
in
there.
Let
them
get
dry
and
warm
once
the
rain
subsides
or
you
can
get
the
nest
dried
out.
You
can
do
that
in
a
couple
ways
too.
Take
some
paper.
D
If
you're
worried
about
mom
coming
back,
we
already
talked
about
how
we
can
test
it
to
see
if
she
comes
back
using
those
sticks
to
see
if
she
moves
them,
give
mom
at
least
one
feeding
opportunity,
if
not
two
to
come
back,
if
you're,
not
sure
she's
come
back
and
you
want
to
have
them
checked
out
just
bring
them
on
into
the
nature
center,
we'll
make
sure
that
they're
doing
okay.
Okay,
so
we
know
that
life
can
be
challenging
sometimes,
and
people
just
don't
want
to
deal
with.
Maybe
our
temporary
barricades,
our
semi-permanent
barricades.
D
They
just
simply
want
to
take
that
nest
and
move
it
to
a
different
part
of
the
yard
where
it's
out
of
the
problem
with
maybe
a
cat
or
a
dog.
Well,
that
is
really
not
the
way
to
go
with
baby
bunnies.
A
mom
is
not
going
to
look
for
a
nest
of
babies.
She'll
just
assume
that
the
babies
are
gone.
Remember
that
there's
predators
out
there
and
we'll
just
abandon
the
search.
D
After
that
now
remember,
let's
say,
though,
you
found
one
of
those
little
guys,
that's
three
to
four
weeks
old
on
their
own
they're,
bright,
they're
alert,
their
ears
are
standing
up,
those
guys
are
independent
and
they
can
be
safely
moved
out
of
your
yard,
a
little
ways
away:
don't
move
them
a
block
away,
just
maybe
move
them
into
the
next
yard.
That'll
give
them
an
opportunity
to
grow
up
a
little
bit
more
and
then
they
won't
be
in
your
yard,
where
maybe
there's
a
problem
with
cats
and
dogs
a
lot
of
times.
D
We
get
calls
asking
for
assistance
with
babies
of
all
sorts,
whether
it's
bunnies,
which
we're
talking
about
today,
and
they
ask
what
can
I
feed
this
baby
until
I
can
bring
it
into
the
nature
center?
Basically,
we
say:
don't
feed
it
anything.
It
is
much
better
to
not
feed
the
animal
and
risk
potential
problems
like
aspirations
getting
milk
into
the
lungs
instead
of
the
stomach.
Also
remember:
every
animal
has
their
own
special
milk
that
they
feed
their
babies
and
what
you
have
at
home
may
not
be
appropriate
for
them.