KCMO City Hall, other city facilities will have ‘soft reopening’ Monday

PAST IN SHORT ORDER JOHNNY ROWLANDS NEWSCHOPPER 9 BACK TO YOU IN THE STUDIO JOHNNY. THANK YOU. WELL TODAY, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI BEGINS TO REOPEN BUSINESSES AFTER THE STATE HOME ORDER EXPIRED KING-SIZE BED. EVANS IS LIVE THIS MORNING NOT WHAT CAN PEOPLE EXPECT TODAY. ROB THAT STAYED HOME ORDER EXPIRING OVERNIGHT 1201 THIS MORNING. SO NOW ALL NON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ARE ABLE TO OPEN BACK UP UNDER SOME PRETTY STRINGENT GUIDELINES FROM THE CITY OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI SOME OF THOSE NON-ESSENTIAL RETAIL BUSINESSES THE HAIR SALONS NAIL SALONS THINGS LIKE THAT. THEY WERE ABLE TO REOPEN THEIR DOORS LAST WEEK DURING THIS SHOP REOPENING NOW GYMS AND FITNESS CENTERS CAN JOIN THEM ALONG WITH BARS AND RESTAURANTS AS WELL. MOST BUSINESSES WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE CITY’S 10-10-10 RULE A RULE THAT WE’VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. HERE’S A QUICK REMINDER ABOUT THAT RULE THAT LIMITS THE OCCUPANCY OF A BUILDING MEANS JUST 10 PEOPLE OR 10% OF A BUILDING OCCUPANCY CAN BE IN A SPACE AT ANY GIVEN TIME WHICHEVER ONE IS BIGGER THE THIRD 10 OF THIS PLAN HAS BEEN RELAXED A BIT. THERE’S NO LONGER THAT REQUIREMENT TO TAKE NAMES AND CONTACT INFORMATION FOR PEOPLE INSIDE A PLACE FOR LONGER THAN 10 MINUTES, BUT THAT IS STILL STRONGLY ENCOURAGED RESTAURANTS WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT SET OF RULES TODAY LIKE TABLES THAT MUST BE 10 FEET APART. THEY MUST ALLOW FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEREVER POSSIBLE AND THE BAR SEATING MUST BE KANSAS CITY MAYOR. QUINTON LUCAS SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS WHY PEOPLE MIGHT BE CONCERNED ABOUT THE CITY’S REOPENING BECAUSE HE’S WORRIED ABOUT IT, TOO. I AM AS CONCERNED AS ANYBODY NONE OF THE DECISIONS. WE MAKE ARE EASY ONES AND I SAID THE OTHER DAY DURING A PRESS CONFERENCE. MY PREFERENCE WOULD PERSONALLY BE TO STAY CLOSED, BUT I HAVE A CITY A LOT OF DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS ABOUT DIFFERENT THOUGHTS. THE ADVICE FROM THE CITY’S HEALTH DEPARTMENT REMAINS THE SAME TO STAY AT HOME WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND ALSO TRY TO LIMIT YOUR CONTACT WITH OTHER PEOPLE AND ANYTIME YOU DO GO TO ONE OF THESE BUSINESSES THAT IS REOPENING TODAY. MAKE SURE THAT YOU FOLLOW THOSE SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS AND WEAR A MASK LIVE IN DOWNT

Kansas City Interim City Manager Earnest Rouse announced a soft reopening of some city of Kansas City facilities, including City Hall, starting Monday. The gradual reopening includes limited public access to some buildings, with restrictions, and following the 10/10/10 guidelines. The city asks the public who enter city buildings are expected to wear masks, and a mask will be provided if you do not have one. The city said employees must wear masks when not at their private/individual workspaces.“To make this gradual reopening safer, we have installed plexiglass barriers at some customer service counters and will expand the use of visitor logs,” Rouse said. “Signs on elevators indicate where to stand inside the elevator, and the limit on passengers, in order to maintain social distancing.”Starting Monday, the public will be able to access some city services in person:• Limited public access for permits and plans at City Hall (5th and 15th floors)• KC Water’s Household Hazardous facility reopened at 9 a.m. Friday, with restrictions in place to protect customers and employees.• KC Water’s customer lobby at 4800 E. 63rd St. will reopen to the public by appointment only starting Monday. Call 816-513-1313 and select option 1 to make an appointment.• KCPD resumes normal parking enforcement, starting today.• Kansas City Zoo will reopen to the public May 16, but with some changes.The city will continue to offer most city services online or on the phone, including: • Pay water bills and parking fines• Compass KC for permits and more• Contact the 311 Center for service requests and information• Municipal Court virtual hearings• Participate in creating the new comprehensive plan “KC Spirit Playbook”

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The city asks the public who enter city buildings are expected to wear masks, and a mask will be provided if you do not have one. The city said employees must wear masks when not at their private/individual workspaces.

“To make this gradual reopening safer, we have installed plexiglass barriers at some customer service counters and will expand the use of visitor logs,” Rouse said. “Signs on elevators indicate where to stand inside the elevator, and the limit on passengers, in order to maintain social distancing.”

Starting Monday, the public will be able to access some city services in person:

• Limited public access for permits and plans at City Hall (5th and 15th floors)

• KC Water’s Household Hazardous facility reopened at 9 a.m. Friday, with restrictions in place to protect customers and employees.

• KC Water’s customer lobby at 4800 E. 63rd St. will reopen to the public by appointment only starting Monday. Call 816-513-1313 and select option 1 to make an appointment.

• KCPD resumes normal parking enforcement, starting today.

• Kansas City Zoo will reopen to the public May 16, but with some changes.

The city will continue to offer most city services online or on the phone, including:

• Pay water bills and parking fines

• Compass KC for permits and more

• Contact the 311 Center for service requests and information

• Municipal Court virtual hearings

• Participate in creating the new comprehensive plan “KC Spirit Playbook”

KCMO City Hall, other city facilities will have ‘soft reopening’ Monday

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