Attendance
Members Present: Sidna Madden – Chair, Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Dana Tallon – Secretary, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Rochelle Alexander, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Vera Cheek, James Helm, Larry Hopper, Liz Scheffe, Lori Wathen, Keith Wilkinson, and Ken Wyatt
Member Excused: Franklin Barnes, Marilyn Dillon, Jackie Havery, Curtis Singleton,
Members Unexcused: Dr. Henry Asin, Herb Bailey, Sandra Webster, Zubayr Rahman, Jacob Hill,
Prospective Member: Tom Burke, Tabitha Pope and Kristi Birk Steinberg
Call to Order
Chair Sidna Madden called the meeting to order at 9:01 am
Introductions and Welcome:
Public Comments: The Oklahoma City Mayor’s Committee on Disability Concerns welcomes citizens comments at the beginning of each meeting. Comments shall be limited to three (3) minutes and citizens must sign in at least five (5) minutes before the meeting is scheduled to begin. Citizens that are not committee members are not permitted to participate in regular meeting discussion. By signing up for comments, you acknowledge the commenting procedures of the committee.
Reports: Executive Committee Reports
Approval of August 2021 Minutes – Dana Tallon
- Minutes approved – pass unanimously
- Moved: Scott Ellis
- Seconded: Keith Wilkinson
- November minutes tabled
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- Current balance $6,490.90
- Sidna accepted on behalf of the committee
Vice-Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Madden
- No Report
Committee Member Bio – Lori Wathen from Sooner Success
- Lori gave an overview of Sooner Success
Next month, Member Bio will be James Helm
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – Frank Barnes
- No Report
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- City’s new convention center is adding two new ramps to improve the accessibility of the building.
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- Nothing new.
Awards — Scott Ellis
- Need Subcommittee’s input
Audit — Marilyn Dillon
- No Report
Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis
- No report
Outreach — Herb Bailey
- No report
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No reports
Expo – Adam Lane
- No report
Luncheon Activities — Dana Tallon
- No report
Membership Review —Lori Wathen
- No report
Public Relations — Zubayr Rahman
- No report
Strategic Planning — Larry Hopper
- No report
Ways and Means — Marilyn Dillon
- No report
Other Business
- Committee Boards of Commission assignments
- decided to hold on for a few days to get new members assigned too.
New Business
- Vote on Tom Burke for committee membership
- Motion to approve: Lori Wathen
- 2nd the motion: Keith Wilkenson
- All voted Aye. Motion passed unanimously.
- Vote on Tabitha Pope for committee membership
- Motion to approve: James Helms
- 2nd the motion: Lori Wathen
- All voted Aye. Motion passed unanimously.
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- Riverfront – no report
- COPTA – Embark is doing a new website that will be mobile friendly.
- Zoo Trust – no report
- Trails – no report
Announcements from Members
- No Announcements
Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – October 13, 2021, at 9 am
- Adjourned at 10:11 am.
- Motion to adjourn: Scott Ellis
It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires an accommodation, modification of policies or procedures, or auxiliary aid or service in order to participate in this meeting should contact the MCDC Chair, Sidna Madden at (405) 951-3581 or smadden@oksilc.org no later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. If you need an alternate format of the agenda, please contact Ms. Madden 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.