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From YouTube: The Weekly Report - March 15, 2013
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The Weekly Report is a program for City of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) residents. It provides news and insight about the programs and services provided by City Departments.
For more on KCMO, visit the official government web site at http://kcmo.org. Links to information presented in this episode can be found at http://kcmo.org/CKCMO/Depts/CityManagersOffice/CityCommunications/Channel2/TheWeeklyReport.
A
Hello,
I'm
Fred,
Schneider
and
you're
tuned
in
to
the
weekly
report,
a
look
at
news
and
insight
related
to
programs
and
services
provided
by
departments
of
the
city
of
Kansas,
City
Missouri.
The
311
call
center
recently
began
accepting
service
requests
sent
through
Twitter
a
social
networking
platform
residents
may
tweet.
Service
requests
to
the
twitter
handle
at
KCMO
311
and
a
311
call
center
representative
will
respond
with
a
unique
case
number
the
311
call
center
Twitter
account
can
be
accessed
at
twitter.com.
A
/
KCMO
311,
with
springtime
arriving
now
may
be
a
good
time
to
get
an
energy
audit
of
your
home
energy
works.
Kc
is
a
program
that
provides
residents
and
businesses
with
individualized
and
economical
energy
efficiency,
upgrade
recommendations
to
learn
more
visit,
KCMO
org,
slash,
ewk,
see
now.
Let's
check
in
with
some
of
our
city
departments
for
information
and
insight.
B
Hi
I'm
Heidi
downer
with
the
Kansas
City
Missouri
Parks
and
Recreation
Department.
Our
parks
and
facilities
offer
a
wide
variety
of
events
and
programs
for
you
and
your
family
to
enjoy
this
spring,
for
example,
come
out
to
bartle
hall
on
March
22nd
through
24th
for
the
2013
Greater
Kansas
City,
Home,
Show
and
flower
lawn
and
garden
show
residents
interested
in
sprucing
up
their
home.
Our
yard
this
spring
are
guaranteed
to
find
many
clever,
decorating
design
and
remodeling
ideas.
B
The
23rd
annual
blue
river
rescue
is
saturday
april
6
from
eight
a.m.
to
noon
at
lakeside,
Nature
Center
in
Swope
Park.
This
is
Missouri's
largest
one-day
cleanup
project
and
requires
help
from
volunteers.
Residents
are
invited
to
get
a
group
together
to
help
beautify
the
Blue
River
by
planting
trees,
picking
up
trash
and
checking
the
quality
of
the
river
water.
Refreshments
will
be
served
and
all
volunteers
will
receive
a
t-shirt
and
gloves
visit,
lakeside
nature
center
org
for
more
information.
A
holiday,
unique
to
Kansas
City
fountain
day
will
be
celebrated
on
tuesday
april
9th
at
11am.
B
On
this
day,
all
Kansas
City
fountains
will
turn
on
for
the
season.
This
year's
fountain
Day
festivities
will
take
place
at
the
children's
fountain
located
at
the
intersection
of
north
oak
trafficway
and
missouri
route
9,
the
children's
fountain
was
dedicated
in
1995
and
features
six
dancing,
playful
bronze
boys
and
girls
crafted
by
Kansas
City
sculptor
Tom
Corbin.
B
on
sunday,
casey
north
south
east
tonio,
gary
and
hillcrest
community
centers
will
open
from
noon
to
six
pm
free
open
ice
skating
at
line
creek
will
take
place
from
12
22
to
20
p.m.
for
more
information
about
these
and
other
parks
and
recreation
events
and
activities,
visit,
KC
mode,
org,
slash
parks
and
click
on
the
events
calendar
or
give
us
a
call
at
eight
1651,
375
00.
C
D
Some
of
the
other
ideas
are
making
a
list
of
your
triggers
and
what
time
of
day
and
the
occasions
that
you
smoke,
this
may
lead
to
you
discovering
some
of
your
barriers
when
you're
thinking
about
quitting
smoking.
The
next
thing
you
should
do
is
plan
a
quit
date.
Write
it
on
the
calendar.
Talk
to
your
family,
your
co-workers,
your
friends
about
your
quit
date.
Have
them
support
you
and
encourage
you
in
that
decision.
D
The
next
thing
you
should
try-
or
the
next
thing
you
should
do-
is
talk
to
your
family
physician
if
you
plan
on
using
some
medications
to
help
you
with
withdrawal,
symptoms
and
that
could
be
lozenge
errs
patches
gum
and
some
of
the
new
medications
that
are
out
there
on
the
market.
That
way,
if
you
have
any
underlying
medical
conditions
or
are
taking
other
medications,
this
will
help
you
discover
what's
right,
for
you.
C
E
Welcome
to
envision
arts
and
culture
k,
City
I
want
to
be
sure
this
city
is
meeting
your
cultural
needs
because
you,
the
citizens
of
Kansas
City,
stand
to
gain
the
most
from
the
local
arts
and
culture
scene.
I
invite
you
to
be
part
of
envision
ackc
and
to
help
shape
the
city's
cultural
future.
Casey
has
a
distinguished
arts
heritage.
E
We
are
the
birthplace
of
jazz
and
the
home
to
musicians
such
as
Count
Basie,
Charlie,
Parker
and
Mary
Lou
Williams
Walt
Disney
attended
the
Art
Institute
and
created
Mickey
Mouse
here
in
his
first
studio,
Thomas,
Hart,
Benton,
taught
and
painted
here.
This
heritage
is
impressive,
but
kansas
city's
future
is
even
brighter.
E
1.5
billion
dollars
has
recently
been
invested
in
our
major
cultural
institutions.
Stakeholders
are
considering
plans
for
a
downtown
arts
campus,
and
our
city
boasts
vibrant
arts
districts
in
the
crossroads
and
18th
and
vine.
So
now
we
need
to
create
a
plan
to
take
the
Arts
to
that
next
level.
We
know
arts
are
important
to
you,
nearly
half
of
kansas
city's
residents,
support
to
performing
arts
through
their
attendance
at
events,
monetary
donations
or
through
other
outlets.
Because
of
that
dedication,
total
arts,
participation
and
spending
are
much
higher
here
than
the
national
average.
E
F
The
work
of
this
task
force
and
resulting
report
will
create
a
path
for
the
city
to
move
forward
to
deeper
engagement
with
the
citizens
of
Kansas
City
that
will
make
the
arts
more
purposeful,
rewarding
and
meaningful
for
our
community.
Our
outreach
campaign
envisioned
ackc,
is
truly
about
you.
The
arts
can
play
a
greater
role
in
our
city
and
in
developing
our
neighborhoods,
creating
jobs
and
enriching
our
children's
lives.
We
need
your
ideas
to
help
make
this
possible.
F
G
What
do
we
mean
by
arts
and
culture?
We
used
to
think
of
the
arts
as
a
pyramid
with
the
Symphony
opera
and
ballet
on
top
and
pop
music
and
television
on
the
bottom.
We
now
see
the
arts
as
a
level
playing
field
with
each
expression
occupying
a
different
place,
all
important
all
valuable
all
art
forms
and
cultural
expressions
are
included.
Artists
and
other
creative
individuals
are
at
the
center.
So
what
are
we
planning
about
envision?
G
Ackc
is
interested
in
strengthening
the
role
of
arts
and
culture
in
neighborhoods
urban
revitalization
and
place,
making
job
creation,
youth
development,
education
and
promoting
Kansas
City
as
a
national
cultural
center.
So
get
involved,
go
to
and
vision,
ack
cor
g
and
contribute
your
ideas
and
see
the
ideas
of
as
we
all
work
together
to
create
a
new
future
for
the
arts
and
culture
of
Kansas
City
Missouri.
H
Last
year,
Kansas
City
had
over
4,000
auto
break-ins
and
they
typically
represent
25%
of
crimes
reported,
but
there's
a
simple
thing:
you
can
do
to
lower
the
risk
of
becoming
a
victim.
Put
your
junk
in
your
trunk
phones,
laptops,
GPS
units
iPads.
Anything
of
value
that
can
be
seen
lying
in
your
car
is
an
invitation
for
a
break
in
most
likely
a
thief
won't
break
into
a
vehicle.
Unless
there's
something
to
steal,
forgetting
to
place
your
items
out
of
sight
could
cost
you.
As
Catrin
heuser
owner
of
a
fair
restaurant,
can
attest
I
left.
I
A
bag
that
was
of
no
value,
it
was
my
kids
bag
with
books
in
it
in
the
backseat,
didn't
think
about
putting
it
away
and
somebody
felt
like
they
needed
to
break
the
glass
and
take
it.
We
addressed
it.
Susan
Aaron's
from
the
community
association
really
addressed
it
with
the
campaign.
Put
your
junk
in
the
trunk
and
we
haven't
had
any
problems
in
the
last
months.
There's
been
great
cooperation
with
the
community.
The
police
has
been
wonderful,
there's
been
an
increased
police
activity,
they
patrol
the
Lots.
The
community
in
generals
made
an
immense
difference.
I
H
Merchants
and
residents
of
the
crossroads
district
have
initiated,
displaying
put
your
junk
in
the
trunk
posters
and
parking
lots
and
shops.
As
a
gentle
reminder
to
lock
your
valuables
out
of
sight,
the
program
has
been
adopted
from
Minneapolis
Minnesota,
where
it
has
made
a
significant
impact:
Renee
Allen
crime
prevention,
specialist
of
the
Minneapolis
PD
reports.
Since
the
program's
inception,
they
have
seen
a
huge
reduction
in
theft
from
Otto's
efforts
are
underway
to
make
it
a
citywide
campaign.
A
Collection
for
residents
in
the
South
Zone
will
be
the
week
of
april
eighth
and
pick
up
for
residents
in
the
north
zone
will
be
the
week
of
april
fifteenth
to
find
out
when
your
pickup
day
is
visit,
KCMO
org,
slash
trash,
the
city
will
participate
in
earth
hour
and
encourages
residents
and
businesses
to
join
in
by
turning
off
all
non-essential
lights.
On
Saturday
March
23rd
from
832
930
p.m.
to
learn
more
visit
earth.
Our
org
wage-earning
residents
have
until
Monday
April
fifteenth
to
file
their
2012
earnings
tax
returns
and
pay
any
tax
due.
A
Although
the
revenue
division
has
mailed
a
postcard
to
residents
with
instructions
on
using
the
online
system,
taxpayers
who
prefer
to
mail
in
tax
returns
can
download
forms
online
at
KCMO,
org,
slash
finance
or
call
the
revenue
division
at
81,
65
131
120
for
more
information
about
this
or
any
of
today's
stories.
Please
log
on
to
KCMO
org
scroll
to
the
bottom
right
hand,
corner
and
click
on
the
weekly
report
for
links
that
does
it.
For
this
edition
of
the
weekly
report,
I'm
Fred
Schneider
have
a
great
week.