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From YouTube: The Weekly Report - December 21, 2021
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The Weekly Report provides news and insight about Kansas City, Mo. programs and services provided by City departments.
President Biden visited KC to kick-off his Build Back Better Plan, Did you know you pouring fats or grease down the drain can cause sewer back ups and don't forget City Hall will be closed Dec. 24 for the holiday and the bi-annual trash amnesty happens the week of Dec. 27 on your regular trash day.
A
Hi
everyone
and
welcome
to
the
weekly
report,
I'm
mike
savero
with
city
communications,
and
here
are
the
top
three
things
you
should
know
this
week
the
president
visited
kansas
city
to
kick
off
his
build
back
better
plan.
He
spoke
about
funding
for
infrastructure
projects
like
electric
buses,
transportation
like
the
kc
streetcar
and
the
city's
innovative,
no
fare
bus
program,
holiday
get-togethers
with
friends
and
family
are
always
memorable
and
you
may
have
already
started
baking,
but
did
you
know
pouring
grease
or
fats
down
your
drain?
A
Could
plug
up
your
plumbing
and
may
even
cause
blockages
in
the
sewers
in
your
neighborhood
planning
ahead,
city
hall
will
be
closed
december
24th
and
the
31st
for
the
holidays.
There
will
not
be
any
trash
delays
in
those
weeks
trash
amnesty
will
be
the
week
of
monday
december
27th
through
the
31st
residents
can
put
up
to
12
bags
of
trash
on
the
curb
that
week.
B
C
B
C
B
D
D
Now,
sometimes,
life
comes
full
circle.
About
30
years
ago
there
was
a
kansas
city
woman,
whose
family
moved
a
lot
but
lived
primarily
on
kansas
city's
east
side.
She
had
three
kids
within
five
years
of
age
and
got
them
around
and
herself
around
on
the
bus
riding
to
work
each
and
every
day
the
weights
could
be
long
on
a
cold
day.
The
quarters
it
cost
to
ride
at
the
time
could
add
up
to
taking
food
off
of
that
kid's
table,
but
she
kept
riding
to
build
opportunities
for
herself
and
her
family.
D
D
D
You,
the
kansas
city,
are
looking
to
find
the
job
that
helps
them
reach
the
middle
class,
the
missourian
who
is
looking
for
access
to
the
skills
they
need
to
be
competitive
in
the
next
generation
and
the
president's
bill,
supported
by
my
congressman
and
forever
my
mayor,
supported
by
a
congresswoman
who
knows
the
story
of
a
hard-working
mom,
who
always
believed
in
her,
even
when
others
may
not
and
supported
by
a
bipartisan
consensus
of
americans
across
the
country,
will
launch
more
success.
Stories,
build
more
good
paying
union
jobs.
D
And
will
help
us
build
that
better
life
for
all
americans,
no
matter
where
they're
from
or
where
they
start.
I'm
proud
to
stand
here
today
with
my
congresspersons
we're
proud
to
stand
here
with
the
president
and
I'll
note
here
in
kansas
city,
I'm
honored
mostly
today
to
talk
about
a
city
that
is
leading
on
zero
fare
and
reduced
emissions,
public
transportation.
D
In
early
2020,
kansas
city
became
the
first
major
american
city
to
implement
a
permanent
zero
affair
transit
initiative,
making
all
public
transit
fare
free
and
putting
thousands
of
dollars,
two
thousand
dollars
per
person
back
into
the
pockets
of
hard-working
men
and
women
in
kansas
city
and
during
the
pandemic.
We
never
gave
up
on
our
public
transit
system,
and
importantly,
we
never
gave
up
on
the
riders,
like
my
mother,
those
years
before,
like
the
essential
workers
who
are
going
to
work
each
day,
and
this
is
the
type
of
transformative
work
that
we're
talking
about.
D
When
we
say
infrastructure
is
about
equity,
it's
about
jobs.
It's
about
connectivity,
it's
about
opportunities,
america's
mayors,
america's
congress,
people,
and
so
many
others
are
committed
to
ensuring
these
dollars
translate
into
action,
lifting
up
communities
where
government
commitment
will
now
and
finally
match
the
hope
and
opportunity
in
all
people's
hearts.
D
Kansas
city,
the
country's
eyes,
are
on
us
and
we
will
continue
to
showcase
what
it
means
to
be
a
city
committed
to
equitable
service
delivery
and
committed
to
working
for
all
folks
in
all
neighborhoods.
Now
I
know
the
president
has
an
appointment
at
some
point
with
kansas
city
barbecue,
so
I'll
keep
us
moving
along.
D
I
have
to
recognize
just
a
few
other
folks.
Every
sign
today
was
printed
in-house
in
kansas
city
missouri,
with
good
union
labor
of
local
500,
and
I'd
like
to
thank
everybody
in
public
works,
kcata
fire
department,
the
police
department,
every
worker
in
kansas
city.
Let's
give
them
a
round
of
applause
as
well.
E
E
I've
been
a
transit
operator
here
for
six
years,
but
the
long
hours
became
too
much.
I
have
three
children's
age,
five,
six
and
twelve.
I
needed
to
be
home
more
so
I
recently
transferred
to
maintenance
department
where
I
could
work.
Eight
hours
go
home
for
baseball
games,
basketball,
games
and
just
be
a
dad.
E
E
E
F
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
mayor
quinton
lucas,
mayor
q.
You've
done
an
amazing
job
both
in
terms
of
economic
justice
as
well
as
economic
progress.
The
infrastructure
law
I
signed
thanksgiving
would
not
be
possible.
This
is
not
hyperbole
without
the
leaders
here
today,
congress
emanuel
cleaver
was
a
great
mayor,
a
significant
leader
in
the
house.
F
Before
he's
both
those
things,
he
was
a
pastor
and
he
saw
he
saw
a
highway
cut
through
the
neighborhood
many
of
his
congregants
call
home.
So
he
knows
that
we
need
to
build
our
infrastructure.
The
right
way,
not
just
build
it,
but
build
it
the
right
way.
He
also
has
a
big
reason.
Kansas
city
is
adding
electric
buses
to
his
fleet.
F
And
congress
sharice
davis,
there
is
no
stronger
advocate
for
infrastructure
investment
in
the
united
states
congress
that
I've
ever
met
anyway
and,
as
vice
chair
of
the
house,
transportation
infrastructure
committee,
your
your
leadership
was
key
in
getting
this
passed.
So
I
want
to
thank
you
there.
You
are.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
F
First
of
all,
it's
safer,
but
secondly,
it's
going
to
save
over
time
millions
of
barrels
of
oil,
millions
of
barrels
of
oil,
because
it's
electric
an
overstructure
wall,
means
more
projects,
like
extension
of
the
kansas
city
streetcar.
So
you
can
connect
union
station
with
km.
Excuse
me
umkc,
and
everything
in
between
I
mean
students
can
easily
get
to
internships
and
jobs
in
downtown
core.
It
means
families
can
get
to
restaurant
stores,
the
plaza
to
read
the
riverfront
to
catch
the
kansas
city,
current
game
at
the
new
stadium,
the
first
stadium.
F
The
law
invests
42
billion
dollars
to
modernize
our
ports
and
airports
in
america
like
the
new
terminal,
you're
building
the
kansas
city,
international,
or
improvements
for
the
island
port.
In
the
missouri
river,
helping
get
agricultural
products
from
the
midwest
to
the
rest
of
the
nation,
and
this
bill
has
16
billion
dollars
in
it
to
improve
reports
like
yours.
F
F
And
this
law
builds
back
our
bridges,
our
water
systems,
our
power
lines,
electric
grids,
better,
stronger
and
more
resistant
to
the
negative
effects
of
climate
change.
One
of
the
reasons
I
feel
so
firmly
in
the
proposals
is
because
I
know
what
this
country
can
be.
We've
always
been
a
nation
of
possibilities.
F
F
F
I
truly
believe-
and
I
promise
you
this-
I
believe
that,
50
years
from
now,
when
historians
look
back
on
this
moment,
they're
going
to
say
this
was
the
moment
that
america
won
the
competition
for
the
21st
century,
we're
not
going
to
lose
any
more.
I
promise
you,
the
time
of
losing
is
over
it's
over
over
over
over
god,
bless
you
all,
and
may
god
protect
our
troops.
Thank
you
for
your
patience.
I
appreciate
it.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
B
The
holidays
are
almost
here
as
a
reminder:
city
hall
and
city
offices
will
be
closed
on
friday,
december
24th
and
friday
december
31st.
This
will
not
impact
trash
recycling
or
bulky
services.
Those
weeks
trash
amnesty
will
run
december
27th
through
december
31st
for
all
kcmo
residents.
At
this
time,
residents
may
place
up
to
12
bags
of
trash
for
crews
to
collect
each
bag
must
weigh
under
40.
Pounds
must
not
contain
any
leaf
and
brush
hazardous
waste
or
bulky
items.
B
This
free,
no-tag
service
is
provided
after
the
holidays
to
help
lessen
the
burden
of
trash
accumulated
during
the
holidays
before
the
holidays.
Think
green
and
try
to
reduce
household
holiday
trash.
Please
remember,
most
gift
wrap
and
all
tissue
paper
cannot
be
recycled.
Here
are
a
few
sustainable
alternatives
when
giving
gifts
this
year.
Consider
reusable
bags
and
gift
boxes,
use
plain
paper
bags
and
let
your
kids
get
creative
with
some
of
their
artwork
strands
of
lights
are
not
recyclable
on
your
curbside
collection,
but
the
city's
three
drop-off
recycling
centers
do
take
them.
G
So
this
is
a
coffee
cup
that
was
mine
that
I
drank
out
of
for
many
years
before
I
tested
it
for
lead
after
abuse.
It's
done.
It's
reading,
2300
micrograms
per
centimeter,
so
that's
pretty
high
for
lead.
This
is
when
I
used
at
work
every
day
a
lot
of
times.
What
we'll
find
is
different
types
of
pottery
that
are
especially
those
that
are
imported
or
glassware.
G
G
G
And
that's
working,
none
at
all,
so
it
really.
You
have
to
test
an
object
to
determine
you
can't
just
look
at
it
and
say:
yes,
obviously,
that's
lead.
You
really
have
to
bring
something
in
and
have
us
test
it
and
just
tell
us
about
the
concern
they
have
if
it's
an
item
that
they
want
to
get
tested
or
if
they
have
a
child
that
they
think
may
have
lead,
poisoning
or
they're
just
concerned
about
it.
We
can
definitely
do
that
here
as
well.