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THE BRUSH CREEK BULLETIN Volume 6, Issue 3 March 2004   BCCP ASSUMES ROLE AS TIF COMMISSION ADVISOR Brush Creek Community Partners recently activated an advisory committee to the city’s Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Commission to facilitate and provide community input on matters concerning the implementation of the Brush Creek Corridor TIF Plan. The TIF Commission approved BCCP as an advisor last December. The partnership pursued this role to further its service to the community as the advocate and catalyst for the realization of the highest and best land uses and economic development along the Brush Creek Corridor. In serving as an advisory to the TIF Commission, BCCP will: support the commission by helping the Brush Creek Corridor TIF Advisory Committee convene the Brush Creek community to discuss priorities for the use of TIF revenues. The community will be periodically re-convened for updates on the progress of developments, the application of TIF revenues and the reexamination of the established priorities. provide plan review and the Brush Creek Design Review process on plans and developments proposed for the Corridor. ensure appropriate communication between prospective developers of business and institutional uses in the Corridor with the community. Members of the Advisory Committee as established by the TIF Commission include BCCP officers, a member of the BCCP Board who serves as one of its neighborhood representatives; two members of the Kansas City City Council, one elected from the Fourth District and one elected from the Fifth District; and a professional staff member of the Kansas City Planning and Development Department. In 1997 and 1998, Brush Creek Partners sponsored creation of the Brush Creek Corridor Land Use and Development Plan as an expression of the partnership’s interest in addressing Corridor development and its commitment to working with all Corridor stakeholders to achieve a common future. Soon after the adoption of the land use plan in 1999, Brush Creek Community Partners began working closely with staff of the TIF Commission on the development of the Brush Creek Corridor Tax Increment Financing Plan, adopted in 2000. The TIF plan estimated almost $14 million in TIF revenues could be generated for community improvements as a result of the construction of 1.6 million square feet of new office, retail and institutional uses that would lead to the creation of 4,700 permanent jobs and 2,000 construction jobs in the Corridor. BCCP completed the Brush Creek Corridor Economic Development Plan last year, which identifies the most promising urban core redevelopment practices in order to promote public and private investment in the Corridor’s redevelopment. The partnership is optimistic the practices and incentives put in place, coupled with TIF, will stimulate the type of development BCCP and the TIF Commission envision for the future. Brush Creek Corridor Tax Increment Financing Advisory Committee BCCP President David Welte, member of the Stowers Institute for Medical Research Board of Directors BCCP Vice President William Downey, president, Kansas City Power & Light BCCP Secretary Rev. Stan Archie, pastor, Christian Fellowship Ministries BCCP Treasurer Rob Givens, president, Mazuma Credit Union BCCP Board Member Brian Ball, past-president, Rockhill Homes Association Kansas City Councilman Jim Glover, Fourth District At-Large Kansas City Councilman Terry Riley, Fifth District Kansas City Planning and Development Department Acting Director Robert Langenkamp   SAINT LUKE'S HOSPITAL ACCEPTS QUALITY AWARD United States President George W. Bush (far right) and Secretary of Commerce, Donald Evans (far left), presented the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award to Saint Luke's Hospital of Kansas City in Washington D.C. on March 9. George Hayes, Saint Luke’s senior vice president and chief operating officer (middle left), and Rich Hastings, chief executive officer (middle right), accepted the award. Each year, up to three companies in the categories of manufacturing, service, small business, education, and health care are selected for the quality excellence award. The top honor a U.S. organization can receive for quality management and quality achievement, the Baldrige Award recognizes organizations for their achievements in quality and performance, and raises awareness about the importance of performance excellence as a competitive edge. In his speech at the ceremony, Hastings praised the hospital's employees for Saint Luke's success. MRI CELEBRATES 60 YEARS Midwest Research Institute turns 60 this year and has plans for observing this milestone throughout 2004, including: presenting a Salute to Science monthly seminar series, featuring speakers that including Nobel Prize winners. The series is open to the public. Check out MRI’s website, www.mriresearch.org for details. constructing the first Habitat for Humanity house in Kansas City to feature renewable energy technology with the help of scientists from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory based in Golden, Colorado. Displaying historical pictures of the institution and its development at MRI’s Kansas City headquarters. A new, permanent display will be constructed to house the research facility’s historical photographs. PARTNER UPDATES Vicki Noteis, director of the City Planning and Development Department and assistant city manager, resigned her posts with the city this month. Noteis is leaving the City to run for the Missouri State Legislature. Noteis has been director of the City Planning and Development Department since 1997. She was named Assistant City Manager in December 2001. She has been a member of the Brush Creek Community Partners Board of Directors since November 1998. City Manager Wayne Cauthen has appointed Robert Langenkamp as acting director of the City Planning and Development Department. After directing the operations of the Greater Kansas City Local Initiatives Support Corporation 13 years, Jim White has announced he is retiring as LISC’s senior program director this spring. LISC’s Local Advisory Committee has established a Selection Committee that includes a representative from the national LISC office in New York. White has been a member of the Brush Creek Community Partners Board of Directors. University of Missouri-Kansas City Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Steve Ballard has accepted the position of chancellor at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina. He will begin his duties there June 1. Ballard has served as UMKC’s provost since July 2001. UMKC Chancellor Martha Gilliland has said she will be naming an interim provost as she begins the search for Ballard’s replacement. Rockhurst University will be offering the first bioinformatics bachelor’s degree in the Kansas City area beginning this fall as it also adds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry. Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary field that integrates molecular biology and computer science. Rockhurst reports that approximately 60 percent of declared undergraduate majors are in the health sciences or natural, applied and quantitative sciences. The University of Missouri-Kansas City has been awarded a $3.35 million research grant to study a new approach to improving the adherence of HIV patients in following their complex medication routines. Kathy Goggin, UMKC associate professor of psychology, is leading a team of researchers working with the Infectious Disease Center at Truman Medical Center, the Kansas City Free Health Clinic, and the UMKC Department of Psychology and Schools of Medicine and Dentistry on the collaborative community-based study. The study, being funded by the National Institutes of Mental Health, is intended to develop an understanding of the level of treatment necessary to increase patients’ motivation and sustain the life and quality of life for people living with HIV. CLEVELAND COLLEGE'S FUTURE PROCESS FOSTERS CRITICAL THINKING, CHANGE Reviewing Cleveland Chiropractic College’s clinical curriculum and discussing opportunities for continued improvement overall is the main focus of FUTURE, a faculty-led process with the ultimate goal of promoting discussion and advancing knowledge. “We are striving to ensure Cleveland Chiropractic College's continued improvement in educating excellent chiropractors skilled at patient assessment and the provisions of chiropractic adjustment,” Dr. David Deupree, chairman of Basic Sciences and FUTURE participant said. “And we’re succeeding. Several proposed and actual changes in the clinical curriculum have resulted from the FUTURE process.” The process of FUTURE, which stands for Faculty Undertaking Technique Upgrades Reaching for Excellence, revolves around weekly discussion meetings that are focused on the modes of patient analysis and treatment techniques utilized by the College. In addition, FUTURE investigates the published research and clinical experience that serve to address these assessment and treatment issues. Cleveland Chiropractic College “This process is designed to foster critical thinking about the essential elements of chiropractic practice,” Dr. Ashley Cleveland, interim academic dean and FUTURE participant, said. “We want to foster consensus among members of the campus community about what we will consider appropriate evidence for usefulness of analysis and adjustment techniques, and to determine how to balance our scientific questions with the reality of clinical practice.” The challenge, according to Cleveland, is finding a workable balance between the most effective chiropractic methods, old and new. “Ultimately, we are trying to hold onto those historically significant modes of analysis and technique that have been the mainstays of chiropractic practice, while embracing newer methods that sometimes require a shift not only in practice, but also in philosophy.” Cleveland Chiropractic College is a member of Brush Creek Community Partners. With campuses in Kansas City and Los Angeles the Cleveland Chiropractic Colleges are two of only 16 accredited chiropractic colleges in existence in the United States. PARTNER PROFILE Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art Mission The Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art believes that the arts cultivate exchange, debate, and greater understanding of the human experience among individuals living in a diverse society. The arts provide lifelong learning for all people, and that interaction with the arts in an enriching experience. History The museum opened at 4420 Warwick in October 1994 with a core permanent collection from R. Crosby and Bebe Kemper and the Kemper Foundations, including works by Jackson Pollock, Robert Rauschenberg, Georgia O’Keeffe, Christopher Brown, Willem de Kooning, and Robert Mapplethorpe. The museum has hosted more than 100 exhibitions and more than tripled its permanent collection to about 900 works. The eleven-foot tall bronze “Spider”, 1997, by Louise Bourgeois is a visible landmark of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art campus. It's imposing presence reinforces the museum’s and the area’s goal of being a cultural destination in Kansas City. Facts It is the first museum in Missouri dedicated to modern and contemporary art. The Kemper Museum hosts more than 120,000 visitors and presents eight to twelve special exhibition and 50 free educational programs annually. The museum is increasing its exhibit space by 1,500 square feet when it moves its administrative staff to 200 E. 44th Street upon completing renovation of the landmark house there. Open Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and, Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m., museum admission and parking is free. Contact www.kemperart.org for more information. Special Features The Fifth-Grade Busing Program brings in fifth-grade students and art teachers from Center and Kansas City, Missouri School Districts introducing them to contemporary art and a free community resource, and making connections between the Museum’s exhibitions and students’ lives. Each year, the Kemper Museum invites several exhibiting artists to participate as Visiting Artists allowing area students to work directly with artists, in a variety of media. The museum’s Café Sebastienne is one of the city’s four-star restaurants and features chef Jennifer Maloney¹s seasonal contemporary American cuisine with organic produce and an eclectic wine list. Kemper Museum supports a diverse vision of the arts You might expect the director of an art museum to describe herself as a visual person. You might not expect her to describe a vision for the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art that includes relocating scientists, business development and walking trails. Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, the Kemper Museum has brought contemporary works, exhibits, artists and educational programs within its modern setting. But Director Rachael Blackburn also sees the museum as a vital partner in the broader landscape. “It’s very positive for us to be involved in our immediate neighborhood, providing a cultural experience for people who live and work here, and even for those thinking about relocating.” The Kemper Museum’s exhibit of Amy Cutler’s work beginning on April 9 is typical of the caliber of contemporary art the museum has offered Kansas City for the last ten years. This is Cutler’s “Dinner Party”, 2002, gouache on paper, from the collection of A. G. Rosen. Cutler is a visiting artist at the museum. As an example of the mutually beneficial relationship, she refers to when the Stowers Institute recruits scientists from out of town. “When they’re shown the city and one of the things they see is a contemporary art museum, that says this is an intelligent, growing, thriving, community that is economically able to support this kind of institution,” said Blackburn. Aware that art is one part of the human experience, Blackburn appreciates the variety of institutions, including the Kauffman Foundation, the University of Missouri-Kansas City, and Stowers, that provide different kinds of opportunities for learning and progress. “Our philosophy is we believe the arts cultivate an exchange and greater understanding of different backgrounds and perspectives, and we see diversity along the corridor making it a very rich environment for everyone.” Within the museum, visitors are encouraged to take their time to view and think about a variety of works from very diverse artists. In the future, Blackburn hopes those who live and work in the area, as well as visitors to the city, will experience the Corridor closer up and at a slower pace. As a member of the Brush Creek Community Partners Board of Directors, she supports the proposed trail that will connect all of these areas together to the creek itself. “It will be wonderful when it’s finished, not only to benefit us, but as an attraction in the city.” She adds the “cultural trail” will make the area pedestrian friendly and introduce walkers to nature and institutions along the path. Some may not easily envision a mix of nature, science and business development and contemporary art, but the Kemper Museum’s Director does. ”We see our place in this community in a lot of different ways and one way is when a city has a thriving contemporary art museum,” said Blackburn. “It says to other places and visitors, we care about this stuff. We are doing a whole lot more in this city than just getting by.”