November  2024 Regular Meeting

Nov. 13, 2024 — 9 am,
at
OKC Central Maintenance Facility Training Center,
3738 SW 15th St, Building 3,
Oklahoma City, OK  73108

Committee Members:

Sidna Trimmell – Chair Adam Lane – Vice-Chair Dana Tallon – Secretary Scott Ellis – Treasurer Keith Wilkinson – Parliamentarian Rochelle Alexander Cal Bryant Linda Bryant Vera Cheek Marilyn Dillon Jeff Dismukes Audrea George Heather Hancock-Blackburn Jackie Haverly James Helm Larry Hopper Kyle King Fayth McMillin Greg Morgan Tabitha Pope Liz Scheffe David Storer Joy Turner Lori Wathen Ken Wyatt

Regular Meeting:

Call to Order

Roll Call

Welcome and Introductions

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 from Officers

Approval of Minutes – Dana Tallon

Pending:

• May Minutes
• February Minutes
• October Minutes

Treasurer’s Report – Scott Ellis

Vice-Chair Report – Adam Lane

Chair Report – Sidna Madden Trimmell

Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator

Emergency Management – Lt. David Storer / Capt. Audrea George

City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson

Reports

ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden Trimmell

Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis

Outreach / Communications — Herb Bailey / Co-chair Liz Scheffe

Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt

Membership Review — Lori Wathen

OK, Let’s talk — Sidna Madden Trimmell

New Business

Sensory Holiday Party

Sooner SUCCESS would like to request $250 donation to assist with their Sensory Holiday Party that will be held on Saturday, Dec 14^th from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Draper Park Christian Church located at 8500 S Santa Fe. OKC. This money will be used to purchase cookies and hot cocoa for refreshments. Last year we had approx. 200 attendees.

MCDC can have a booth at the event if they choose and we will have signage at dessert/drink table stating courtesy of or provided by MCDC. We cannot offer these events for families raising a child/adult with a disability without the support of our community partners as our state grant funding does not allow food purchases.

2025 Meeting Dates

We will continue to meet monthly at 9 a.m. here at the OKC Central Maintenance Facility Training Center, on the second Wednesday of each month. What are your thoughts on moving the meetings to the third Wednesday of each month?

New By-law Change

Proposed by-laws change

We create a membership called the “Permanent Membership”. This is for organizations that are either City, County, or State, or Federal agencies. The permanent organizations will be removed from the regular rolls. This class will then be able to send a representative of their organization to the meeting should the appointed member not be available. This will increase participation and regular updates.

I propose the following organizations be placed into this category:

• The OKC VA Hospital
• Embark
• OKC City Police Department Emergency Management
• Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
• OKC ADA Coordinator
• Oklahoma Disability Law Center

Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions

Announcements from Members

Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting

Next meeting Dec. 11, 2024, 9 am, at OKC Central Maintenance Facility Training Center,
3738 SW 15th St, Building 3, Oklahoma City, OK  73108.

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.