Attendance
Members Present: Cal Bryant, Linda Bryant, Scott Ellis, Larry Hopper, Adam Lane. Faythe McMillin, Tabitha Pope, Liz Scheffe, David Storer, Dana Tallon, Joy Turner, Lori Wathen and Keith Wilkinson,
Member Excused: Rochell Alexander, Vera Cheek, Jeff Dismukes, Audrea George, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Jackie Haverly, James Helm, Greg Morgan, Sidna Trimmell, and Ken Wyatt,
Members Unexcused: Marilyn Dillon, and Kyle King,
Guests:
Teresa Gaston and Larry Beuchholez
Call to Order
Vice Chair Adam Lane called the meeting to order at 9:01 am
Introductions and Welcome:
Roll Call
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
Secretary – Dana Tallon
- Tabled February Minutes
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- Ending balance $4,883.83
Vice-Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Trimmel
- Scott Ellis for Sidna – Free Tickets to the circus were available for the taking.
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – David Storer
- Working on the Memorial Marathon
- Olympic Trials
- Preparing New Website
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- Recapped the Christmas gifts for the foster kids assigned to OKC MCDC
- Woodson Park – East side of the interstate has new ball fields, trails, remodeled
- AmTrack platform inspected
- Finalized the 1-240 athletic complex was built in the 70s wasn’t compliant and it is now. Now owned by the city
- Parking and concession area and seating
- Embark
- 500 new shelters to include front and back loading and unloading
- New Senior Center inspection on showers.
- The plaza area new sidewalk from 16th and Penn
- SW 29th Street – limited right away sidewalk project had few hiccups but working on
- Paeso was a tough job. They are 3/4 done and making it work. The engineer has done an excellent job.
- City Arts got all partners together to ensure ADA
- ODOT – Sarah Road and SW 59 – a hawk fried wires by trying to eat his rabbit causing the new stop light not to work.
Annual Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- No report
Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis
- June 8th PVA car show at 10:30 to 1:30 pm at Mustang Broncho Bowl
Outreach/Public Relations — Herb Bailey/Liz Scheffe
- No report
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No report
Membership Review —Lori Wathen
- No report
Ok Let’s Talk event – Sidna Trimmel
- Don’t have date nailed down
- 9-11 am tenative time
- Airport Express – 3hour block- $300
New Business
- Eddy Beasley Award – Adam Lane
- April 1st at 10:30 am in the Mayor’s office
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- None.
Announcements from Members
- Sooner Success -March 23, Easter Egg Hunt for Children with disabilities and siblings at Sellers Park.
- June 8th PVA car show at 10:30 to 1:30 pm at Mustang Broncho Bowl
Next MCDC Meeting – April 10, at 9 am; in person at the Oklahoma City Central Maintenance Facility Training Center, 3738 SW 15th St, Building 3, Oklahoma City, OK 73108.
Adjourn at 10:03 am: Larry Hopper made a motion to adjourn
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 Trimmell at (405) 684-7223 or sidna10@att.net 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 Sidna Trimmell 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.