Return to the Missouri House of RepresentativesWhereas, Kansas City, known as the "Heart of America" and the "City of Fountains", includes more than one hundred thirty-six cities with a population of approximately one million six hundred thousand people; and
Whereas, Kansas City offers a diverse selection of shopping and entertainment areas such as Crown Center, Westport and Country Club Plaza, and is home for two impressive art museums, the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design; and
Whereas, Kansas City is also big on professional sports with the Truman Sports Complex, home of Kansas City Chiefs football, Kansas City Royals baseball and Kansas City Wizards soccer; Kemper Arena, home of Kansas City Blades IHL hockey and Kansas City Attack NPSL soccer; and Hale Arena in the American Royal Complex where the Explorers play professional tennis; and
Whereas, Kansas City's 18th & Vine Historic District attractions include the Kansas City Jazz Museum, the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum and the renovated Gem Theatre Cultural and Performing Arts Center; and
Whereas, Kansas City's Liberty Memorial is the country's only memorial and museum dedicated to World War I veterans; and
Whereas, June 3, 2000, marks the 150th anniversary of the incorporation of the Town of Kansas in the County of Jackson, Missouri; and
Whereas, Kansas City is commemorating its sesquicentennial with a wide range of projects and celebrations, known as "KC150", throughout the year across the Kansas City metropolitan area; and
Whereas, May 26 to June 4, 2000, marks the midpoint for celebrations which will include a May 26, 2000, free public debut performance of a Rob Kapilow symphony inspired by the memories and history of Kansas City and Union Station, a performance on May 28, 2000, by the United States Air Force Band, free admittance to major Kansas City-area museums and entertainment complexes on June 2, 2000, and a "Barbecue and Basie on the Boulevard"day featuring a barbecue contest between professional and backyard barbecue teams; and
Whereas, the celebrations will end on January 1, 2001, with the opening of a Century Box that was placed in 1901, and the sealing of a new time capsule to be opened January 2, 2101:
Now, therefore, be it resolved that the members of the Missouri House of Representatives of the Ninetieth General Assembly, Second Regular Session, the Senate concurring therein, hereby declare June 3, 2000, to be "KC150 Day" and encourage the people of the state of Missouri, especially those persons in the Kansas City metropolitan area, to support and participate in the year-long celebrations commemorating the 150th Anniversary of Kansas City.
Offered by Representative Tim Van ZandtReturn to the Missouri House of Representatives