Attendance
Members Present: Sidna Madden Trimmel – Chair, Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Rochelle Alexander, Franklin Barnes, Tom Burke, Jackie Havery, James Helm, Larry Hopper, Tabitha Pope, Liz Scheffe, and Lori Wathen,
Member Excused: Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Vera Cheek, Marilyn Dillon, Zubayr Rahman, Curtis Singleton, and Ken Wyatt, Keith Wilkinson,
Members Unexcused: Dr. Henry Asin, Herb Bailey, Dana Tallon – Secretary,
Guest: Joy Reardon; Elisha Barlow
Call to Order
Chair Sidna Madden called the meeting to order at 9:02 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.
Joy Readon: EMBARK is still allow pets and ESA’s on the buses; She wants sidewalks cleared during snow season, especially in the downtown area; scooters are being left all over in curb cuts and the middle of the sidewalks.
Reports: Executive Committee Reports
- No Minutes for January
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- Current balance $6,490.90; balance unchanged
Sidna accepted on behalf of the committee
Vice-Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Madden
- no report
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – Frank Barnes
- COVID Report
- All matrixes trending downward
- Number are still high
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- No report
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- Still waiting for Richard S. to give a date.
Awards — Tabitha
- No report
Audit — Marilyn Dillon
- No Report
Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis
- Went to a hearing and while waiting for the hearing to start, they solved the problem
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
- Grant application: Lori Wathen reported the grant was of approved for us to give 40 Walmart delivery subscriptions to people with disabilities in the OKC area.
- James Helm and Tabitha Pope helped make the decisions;
- Google Docs form and Hard copy form available
- will be first come first serve
- must have an OKC address.
- Notice about grant will be sent through committee members and their clients
- Larry Hopper move that OKC MCDC cover any postage cost incurred by grant; Adam Lane seconded; motion passed unanimously.
New Business
- none
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- OKC Trails Commission: Larry Hopper attended nothing to report
- Downtown Urban Committee: Tabitha Pope needs meeting information and hasn’t been contacted by the committee yet.
- Bricktown Urban: Scott Ellis attended;
- Library Commission: Lori Wathen did not attend Decembers. January is cancelled.
- Zoo Trust: Jackie Haverly – attended January’s meeting – no news;
- Housing Authority meeting: Liz Scheffe cancelled
Announcements from Members
- Adam Lane’s Ride Across America starts April 11 in San Diego and will end in New York.
- DRTC is partnering with Goodwill Oklahoma and hosting an Abilities Fair on Feb. 17 from noon to 2:30 p.m. at the State Fair grounds Hobby Arts and Craft building
- People with Disabilities Awareness Day is March 8 at the Oklahoma History Center – need table workers
Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – March 9, 2021, at 9 am
Scott Ellis made a motion to adjourn
- Adjourned at 9:39 am.
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.