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A
B
Everyone
I'm
Chris
Hernandez,
and
this
is
the
weekly
report.
We
know
that
street
repairs
are
very
important
to
our
residents,
always
a
top
priority,
and
we
also
know
that
potholes
are
a
huge
problem
right
now,
we've
been
getting
a
lot
of
questions
about
potholes
from
the
media
and
from
our
residents.
That's
why
we
invited
reporters
out
to
explain
how
we
feel
potholes
and
what
it
takes
to
get
those
holes
fixed.
B
If
you
look
at
last
year
in
the
first
six
months
of
2018
last
winter,
at
this
time
we
had
256
potholes
that
were
reported
to
our
through
in
one
Center
this
year,
1400
and
that's
just
the
ones
that
have
been
reported.
So
that
is
five
times
as
many
potholes
reported
this
year
for
the
first
six
weeks
of
the
year,
our
city,
crews,
overwhelmed
by
the
numbers.
Well
tell
you
what
it
is.
A
challenge
and
and
I
want
to
point
out
that
we
have
on
a
good
day
like
today.
B
This
is
a
week
where
we
can
really
get
caught
up,
because
the
weather
is
cooperating
right.
We
have
eight
to
ten
crews
out
around
the
city
right
now.
We've
assembled
a
few
here
to
be
able
to
show
you
how
we
actually
do
this,
but
all
over
the
city.
Right
now
we
have
multiple
crews
working,
so
we're
trying
to
get
caught
up
and
of
that
1,400
802
have
been
repaired
already.
That
still
leaves
600
to
go,
and
I
also
want
to
point
out
like
on
this
block
alone.
B
You
might
know
that
we
got
one
or
two
calls
two
three
one
one
right,
but
just
look
at
the
street
that
counts
is
50
or
60
potholes.
Just
in
this
one
block
alone,
where
they're
all
lined
up
down
the
centerline
there,
so
there
are
more
potholes
than
are
actually
reported.
We
know
that,
but
we
want
people
to
call
3-1-1,
because
that's
how
we
know
where
the
potholes
are,
so
we
can
get
out
there
and
we
can
fix
them.
Is.
B
The
problem-
oh
absolutely
I,
mean
one
staff
study
showed
that
if
we
had
forty
five
million
dollars
a
year
to
go
to
road
repairs,
that
would
be
where
we
need
to
be
as
a
city
right
now.
The
budget
has
about
10
million.
The
budget
request.
That's
going
to
be
revealed
tomorrow
takes,
would
take
that
up
to
16
million
wait,
I
have
a
job
for
y'all.
B
We
have
30
openings
in
public
works
right
now,
for
maintenance
workers
and
equipment
operators
and
we'd
love
to
put
you
to
work,
fixing
potholes,
it's
a
good
job,
good
benefits,
decent
pay.
The
city
also
has
a
pension
plan.
Still
a
lot
of
folks.
Don't
know
that.
But
we
are
a
good
place
to
work
and
we'd
love
to
hire
you
and
that's
30
jobs.
Just
in
Public
Works.
There
are
similar
openings
in
aviation
and
in
parks
and
in
neighborhood
services
as
well.
B
Oh
absolutely
I
mean
we
could
put
more
people
to
work
and
we're
ready
to
do
that,
but
it
is
what
it
is.
I
mean
you
look
around
at
the
economy
right
now.
We
have
a
booming
economy,
that's
good
for
Kansas
City,
but
it
also
needs
a
lot
of
competition
for
jobs.
We
now
have
something
called
thump
pads,
interesting
name.
What
does
it
do?
B
This
is
something
so
that
when
our
supervisors
and
inspectors
are
driving
around
the
city
a
lot
and
they
see
a
huge
crater
of
a
pothole,
they
can
grab
a
thump
pad
out
of
their
truck.
Throw
it
in
the
hole
creates
a
much
better
ride
for
you
as
a
driver,
so
you're
not
falling
in
that
hole,
and
then
they
can
call
in
the
repair
and
get
a
crew
out
there
more
quickly.
So
we've
got
some
of
those
here.
We
can
show
you
today.
The.
D
Procedure
when
we
redo
on
a
pothole,
we
come
to
the
pothole,
we
make
sure
no
debris,
no
ice
or
water
is
in
it.
Then
we
use
after
we
clean
it
out.
Then
we
use
a
veces
call,
tap
and
tack
by
the
new
asphalt
to
the
street
and
to
the
old
asphalt.
So
we
tack
them
up
real
good.
Then
we
either
put
a
hot
mix
or
cold
mix.
We've
been
using
cold
mix
because
it's
barely
got
boy
emulsion
many
more
hours
in
for
the
winter
time,
because
it's
wet
so
and
then
that
that
work
better.
D
B
Guys
are
working
every
single
day
and
they
don't
do
just
potholes.
These
are
guys
who
go
out
and
they
are
plowing
the
streets
they're,
helping
with
the
branch
pickup.
So
it's
been
a
tough
winter
for
them
as
well
I
mean
they
have
been
essentially
going
back
and
forth
between
plowing
streets
and
patching
potholes
back
and
forth.
Back
and
forth.
A
lot
of
12-hour
shifts
a
lot
of
weekend
work.
They
worked
even
on
the
Super
Bowl
that
day
we
were
nice
to
them
and
cut
the
shift
back
from
twelve
hours
to
eight
hours.
B
So
again
it's
a
tough
job.
We
appreciate
the
work
they're
doing
out
here
and
I
think
a
big
tip
of
the
hat
to
these
guys,
who
are
out
here
every
single
day
trying
to
do
this.
We
know
that
street
repairs
are
important
to
you
because
of
our
residents
surveys
and
this
year
in
the
budget
that
has
just
been
proposed.
We
are
calling
for
more
money
for
street
repairs.
If
you
want
to
speak
out
on
the
budget,
come
to
one
of
our
budget
hearings,
we
have
four
of
them
set
up
in
all
parts
of
the
city.
B
The
annual
citywide
budget
hearings
will
take
place
starting
Tuesday
February
19th
from
6
to
8
p.m.
at
the
southeast
community
center,
also
Thursday
February
21st
from
1
to
3
p.m.
at
the
Kansas
City
Police
Department
headquarters,
building
downtown,
also
Saturday
February
23rd
from
9
to
11
a.m.
at
the
RB
Doolin's
Center
in
the
Northland
and
Saturday
March,
2nd
from
9
to
11
a.m.
B
at
the
Greg
Kleist
community
center
on
the
east
side
in
the
historic
18th
and
vine
district,
we
are
still
out
there
picking
up
those
downed
branches
at
the
curb
from
those
storms
back
in
January,
but
guess
where
those
are
going
check
out
these
mountains
of
mulch.
This
is
where
we're
taking
all
the
limbs
and
branches
that
were
down
by
that
storm
crews
have
been
hard
at
work,
picking
them
up
they're
going
to
this
leaf
and
brush
site
off
40
highway,
the
limbs
are
being
mulched
and
those
will
eventually
be
sold
or
become
compost.
B
Nearly
80
600
residents
requested
the
free
curbside
pickup.
There
are
so
many
branches
at
the
curb
that
we
are
having
to
stand
the
amount
of
time
we
are
taking
to
pick
those
up
and
we've
also
rented
11
more
trucks
to
get.
Those
crews
are
expected
to
complete
the
project,
but
it
will
take
another
few
weeks
so
leave
your
branches
at
the
curb.
B
Do
you
like
to
ride
your
bike
either
for
fun
or
to
commute
to
work,
get
around
town?
Well,
we
are
rolling
out
a
new
bike
plan
and
we
want
your
final
input
on
it.
We're
holding
a
series
of
public
hearings
so
join
the
planning
department
for
any
of
these
hearings.
There
are
two
more
to
go.
We've
already
held
two,
but
the
next
two
are
Tuesday
February
19th
in
the
Northland
and
Wednesday
February
20th
at
the
Greg
Kleist
community
center.
All
meetings
are
held
from
6
to
8
p.m.
B
to
find
out
more
visit,
KC
mo
gov
/
KC
bike
plan
due
to
the
Presidents
Day
holiday,
trash
pickup
shifts
to
the
holiday
schedule
this
week
so
expect
Monday's
pickup
to
take
place
on
Tuesday
and
so
on.
Throughout
the
week,
Friday
trash
collection
will
take
place
on
Saturday
for
more
information
visit,
KC
MO
gov,
slash
trash
next
up,
some
more
great
videos
from
other
city
departments,
I'm,
Chris,
Hernandez,
hope
to
see
you
at
the
upcoming
budget
hearings
tie.
C
We
just
love
this
event
for
a
variety
of
reasons.
First
off
we
really
want
to
let
the
public
know
that
the
city
market
is
open
year-round
even
in
February,
even
when
it's
cold
out,
we
got
lucky
on
weather
today,
but
sometimes
it's
a
lot
chillier.
So
that's
that's
one
of
the
main
reasons
and
then,
of
course,
we
just
like
to
promote
all
kinds
of
diversity
and
love,
and
you
know,
promote
the
whole
spirit
of
Valentine's.
F
Kansas
City's
rich
history
is
represented
in
the
stories
of
the
individuals
who
live
in
Kansas
City,
the
stories
of
our
neighborhoods
and
our
communities.
One
area
filmmaker
who's
made
it
his
mission
to
share
these
important
histories
is
Rodney
Thompson,
whose
current
film
I
remember,
12
Street
will
be
screened
here
at
the
nelson-atkins
Museum
on
February
23rd,
Rodney
Thompson.
Thank
you
for
being
here,
and
we
also
have
a
special
guest,
Junie
and
James,
who
is
also
participating
in
the
film.
Thank
you
both
for
being
here.
Thank.
F
G
G
People
who
lived
during
the
1940s
and
1950s
at
its
height
of
popularity
and
to
allow
them
to
tell
their
stories
of
their
memories
of
12th
Street
I
was
struck
by
how
all
of
the
people
unanimously
seem
to
feel
a
great
sense
of
community,
a
sense
of
community
that
we
don't
seem
to
that,
doesn't
seem
to
exist
anymore.
So.
F
The
film
will
be
screened
here
at
the
nelson-atkins
Museum
and
it's
a
free
screening,
but
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
still
register
on
the
Nelsons
website.
Nelson
Atkins
org,
because
we
want
to
make
sure
that
people
reserve
their
seat
because
there
going
to
be
a
lot
of
activity
happening
at
the
Museum.
But
if
people
want
to
find
out
more
about
what
you're
working
on
either
upcoming
projects
or
past
projects,
where's
the
best
place
to
to
see
that
information.
Well,.
G
We've
been
very
fortunate
to
have
been
supported
by
an
organization
called
real
images,
film
and
video
group,
and
there
is
a
website
called
real
images.
Our
that's
our
EE
L
images,
org,
and
you
could
find
out
about
some
of
the
work
that
we're
doing
in
the
past
and
some
of
the
things
that
we're
working
on
right
now
and.
H
People
and
the
way
things
were
back
in
them
days.
You
know,
I
knew
it
most,
all
the
kids,
you
know
we
all
hung
out
together
play
together
and
in
the
streets
we
had
streetcars
back
then,
and
then
we
had
these
apartment
buildings,
one
too
many
houses,
most
places
were
apartment
buildings
and
then
the
people
and
then
all
the
different
clubs
and
the
pool
halls
and
restaurants
that
we
had.
We
had
small
restaurants.
We
had
one
that
spilled
later
on
in
the
years
with
called
Vivian's.
H
G
F
J
We
all
know
to
call
9-1-1,
but
did
you
know
that
there
is
a
new
hands-only
CPR
protocol
that
doesn't
require
mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation
check
to
see
if
they're
responsive
by
asking,
if
they're,
okay,
if
they're
unresponsive
immediately
call
911
remember
hands,
only
CPR
is
not
meant
to
replace
any
emergency
medical
services
with
an
ambulance
on
the
way
position
them
on
their
back
on
a
hard
flat
surface
check
for
a
pulse
and
breath
sounds
if
no
breath
sounds
or
pulse
are
detected
immediately
begin
chest.
Compressions,
remember,
no
mouth-to-mouth
place
your
hands
together
and
interlock.
J
Your
fingers
press
the
heel
of
your
hand
into
the
center
of
the
chest
press
down
firmly
about
two
and
a
half
inches
depth
into
the
chest.
Firm,
fast
quality,
chest
compressions
at
a
hundred
to
120
beats
a
minute
is
ideal,
continue,
quality,
chest
compressions
until
the
ambulance
arrives,
remember,
hands
only
CPR
works
by
doubling
the
person's
chance
of
surviving
for
more
information
contact
us
at
eight
one,
six,
five
one,
three,
four
six,
two
two.