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The Weekly Report provides news and insight about Kansas City, Mo. programs and services provided by City departments. Links to content presented in this episode are available on the Kansas City, Mo. Official Government Site at http://www.kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityManagersOffice/CityCommunications/Channel2/TheWeeklyReport/index.htm.
A
Hello
and
Happy
New
Year
I'm
Chris
Hernandez.
This
is
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
news
about
programs
and
services
provided
by
departments
of
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri.
The
city's
municipal
art
Commission,
is
accepting
proposals
from
artists
for
two
very
high-profile
projects.
The
first
is
the
2014
avenue
of
the
arts.
That's
a
temporary
public
art
installation.
This
project
is
open
to
Missouri
and
Kansas
artists
who
live
within
125
miles
of
Kansas
City.
The
Avenue
of
the
Arts
Foundation
will
Commission
up
to
eight
artists
to
create
site-specific
artworks.
A
The
art
will
be
placed
on
Central
Avenue
in
downtown
Kansas
City
from
June
through
October
of
next
year.
Proposals
are
due
January
10th
for
more
information,
including
the
request
for
qualification
forms,
visit,
KCMO,
org,
slash,
art
and
click
on
avenue
of
the
arts.
For
the
second
project,
your
art
would
be
a
permanent
part
of
kansas
city's
downtown
streetcar
project.
A
Artists
are
asked
to
develop
aesthetic
elements
to
enhance,
stops
along
the
streetcar
line,
proposals
for
this
project
or
do
January
27th
for
more
information,
go
to
KCMO,
org,
slash
art
and
click
on
Casey
streetcar,
public
art
RFQ.
If
you
have
strings
of
holiday
lights
that
are
burned
out,
you
can
recycle
them
rather
than
tossing
them
in
the
trash.
Take
old
or
burned
out
lights
to
any
of
the
city's
three
recycling
centers
through
februari
15th.
The
centers
are
located
at
400,
Northwest,
barrie,
road,
4707
de
ramos
avenue
and
9051
hillcrest
road.
A
The
city
reminds
landlords
that
they
must
renew
or
established
registration
of
their
KCMO
rental
properties
with
the
city's
neighborhoods
and
Housing
Services
Department
for
2014
by
January
31st
annual
registration
of
rental
properties
is
required
by
city
ordinance
and
failure
to
do
so
will
result
in
a
fine
to
register.
Please
click
on
KCMO
org,
slash,
NHS
and
click
rental,
property
registration,
or
you
may
call
a
165
13
90
10.
Now,
let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city's
departments.
B
Hi
I'm
Janet
O'hagan
with
Kansas
City,
Convention
and
entertainment
facilities.
Here
are
some
events
taking
place
at
city
facilities
that
are
guaranteed
to
brighten.
The
winter
gloom
make
plans
now
for
the
annual
New
Year's
Eve
celebration
in
the
beautiful
Grand
Ballroom
at
the
Kansas
City
Convention
Center
enjoy
a
fabulous
dinner
party,
favors
photo
booth,
casino
tables,
character,
artist
and
a
balloon
drop
at
midnight.
The
high
energy
Michael
beers
band
will
get
the
whole
party
dancing.
B
Single
tickets
are
on
sale
at
the
Municipal
Auditorium
box
office
and
party
packages
are
available
at
the
Kansas
City
downtown
Marriott
for
reservations.
Call
816.
Forty-One
three-thousand,
the
2014
mid-america
RV,
show
rolls
into
bartle
hall
from
January
16
through
19.
This
is
the
nation's
largest
consumer
show
dedicated
to
all
things
RV,
including
accessories
resorts
and
travel
destinations.
B
Don't
miss
sister
act
at
the
Music
Hall
on
January
21st
through
26,
featuring
original
music
by
8-time
Oscar
winner
Alan
Menken
Sister
Act
tells
the
story
of
Deloris
van
Cartier.
A
wannabe
diva
who's
alive
takes
a
surprising
turn
when
she
witnesses
a
crime.
The
cops
hide
her
in
the
last
place,
where
anyone
would
think
to
look.
A
convent
tickets
are
on
sale
at
ticketmaster.com,
Municipal
Auditorium
box
office
take
the
first
step
toward
a
year
of
exciting
outdoor
ventures
and
attend
the
60th
annual
Kansas
City
bout
and
sports
show
on
January
23
to
26.
B
At
bartle
hall
tickets
are
ten
dollars
with
ages
15
and
under
admitted
free
for
shale
hours
and
more
information
visit,
Kansas
City
sport
show.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
I'll
call,
816,
513,
5,000,.
C
In
addition
to
solving
the
crime,
KCPD
has
always
taken
an
active
role
in
linking
the
families
of
homicide
victims
to
services
available
to
help
them
through
an
extremely
difficult
time
at
the
direction
of
chief
Forte.
This
victim-centered
approach
has
now
been
expanded
to
reach
families
that
are
impacted
by
any
violent
crime
with
the
creation
of
the
victims
assistant
unit
director,
Doug
wisher
explains
the.
D
Staff
is
consists
of
sworn
officers
at
this
point
and
there's
four
of
them
and
what
they
do
is.
They
are
assigned
currently
aggravated
assaults
to
contact
victims
by
phone
predominantly,
and
they
basically
provide
assistance
in
in
three
ways.
If
there's
crisis
intervention,
that's
required,
they'll
help
with
that
they're
trained
to
do
that
other
than
that
they're
going
to
give
the
victim
rights
information
and
compensation
information
that
is
required
by
state
statute
of
our
police
department
to
provide
victims
if
a
victim
of
an
aggravated
saw,
for
example,
has
been
shot.
D
The
detective
in
the
case
will
try
to
find
the
suspect
and
work
the
case
try
to
get
it
to
court
for
trial,
but
in
the
meantime
the
victim
has
medical
bills
from
the
wound
may
have
need
for
trauma.
Counseling
all
these
kind
of
things
that
our
result
of
the
crime
that
occurred
maker
may
May
resound
into
a
cascade
of
services
that
they
need,
and
what
we
do
is
we
try
to
hook
them
up
with
services
that
our
community
already
provides.
D
But
we
really
need
to
expand
beyond
just
homicide,
victims,
families
and
having
a
staff
to
be
able
to
do
what
Jennifer
does
with
additional
victims
like
aggravated
assault,
robberies,
sex
crimes
and
and
all
the
violent
crimes
are
out.
There
will
really
help
us
be
able
to
touch
a
lot
more
people,
the
victim
assistance
specialist
they
are.
Although
there
are
police
officers
and
detectives,
they
are
really
trained
to
become
in
a
very
real
sense,
an
entirely
different
element.
We've
had
our
Police
Department.
D
If
you
look
at
Jennifer
Miller
and
see
what
she
does
there
you're
going
to
mirror
what
she
does
Community
Relations
is
a
huge
piece
of
this.
The
whole
point
of
the
chief
with
one
of
his
strategic
plan
objectives
was
to
expand
community
policing
to
the
entire
department.
So
by
doing
this
in
the
investigations
Bureau,
it's
a
it's
a
piece
that
hasn't
been
there,
expanded
to
the
extent
that
we
we
now
can
do
it
and
we
know
it
works.
It
worked
with
Jennifer.
Miller
will
continue
to
work
with
her,
so
we're
giving
her
some
additional
help.
D
C
E
Hi
I'm
Heidi
downer
with
the
Kansas
City
Missouri,
Parks
and
Recreation
Department
here,
to
tell
you
about
some
exciting
news
and
events
happening
at
your
local
city
parks
and
facilities
make
2014
your
best
year
ever
with
a
new
healthy
habit
joining
one
of
our
10
Kansas
City
community
centers,
now
through
January,
31st,
Parks
and
Rec,
is
offering
residents
an
annual
all-access
pass
valid
at
all
of
the
city's
community.
Centers
for
only
two
hundred
dollars
hazards
include
access
to
facilities,
fitness
centers,
pools
and
select
classes.
E
Residents
may
also
opt
to
purchase
a
monthly
pass
for
$25
valid
at
the
center
of
their
choice.
Purchase
have
passed
at
any
of
the
city's
community,
centers
learn
more
by
visiting
KC
parks,
org
and
clicking
centers.
The
brush
creek
community
center
is
hosting
a
Martin
Luther
King
junior
youth,
basketball
tournament
January
17th
through
the
19th
for
youth
ages,
8
to
15
we're
looking
for
the
best
basketball
teams
in
the
Midwest
to
play
in
this
competitive
tournament,
teams
must
register
by
January
10th
tournament.
E
Divisions
includes
10
and
under
12
and
under
and
15
and
under
team
uniforms
must
be
alike
in
color,
with
a
number
on
the
front
or
back
for
more
information.
Call
816
5130,
730
phase
2
of
swope
park
soccer
villages,
13-point,
44
million
dollar
expansion
has
begun.
This
project
will
build
five
new
synthetic
soccer
field.
This
year
at
63rd
street
and
lewis
rose
in
Swope
Park
when
completed
the
Swope
Park
soccer
village
will
be
home
to
nine
full-size
soccer
fields
and
facilities,
including
new
restaurants.
E
Concession
stands
and
storage
amenities,
Swope
soccer
village
will
host
NCAA
men's
and
women's
soccer
championship
tournaments
through
2017.
To
learn
more
about
these
or
other
events.
Kansas
City,
Missouri,
Parks
and
Recreation
has
to
offer
visit
KC
parks
org
or
give
us
a
call
at
eight
165,
137
500
in.
A
Observance
of
the
New
Year's
holidays
city
offices
and
the
311
call
center
will
be
closed
on
wednesday
January
first
curbside
trash
and
recycling
collection
will
also
be
delayed.
One
day
for
residents
with
Wednesday
Thursday
or
Friday
pickups
residents
who
usually
have
monday
or
tuesday
collection
will
not
be
affected.
Nonprofit
organizations
that
host
cultural,
social,
historic,
educational
or
recreational
activities
may
apply
for
a
grant
from
the
city's
neighborhood
Tourist
Development
Fund.
This
fund
is
now
accepting
grant
applications
for
activities
that
take
place
in
March
or
April
of
2014.
A
Applications
must
be
received
by
january,
fifteenth
for
details,
see
KCMO,
org,
slash,
n
tdf
or
call
816
513
4505
for
more
information
about
this
or
any
of
today's
stories.
Please
log
on
to
KCMO
org
scroll
down
to
the
bottom
right
hand,
corner
and
click
on
the
weekly
report.
That
does
it
for
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report.
I'm
chris
hernandez
have
a
great
week.