August 12, 2020 — 10 am,
Zoom Meeting
Regular Meeting August 2020
Attendance
Members Present: Sidna Madden – Chair, Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Dana Tallon – Secretary, Franklin Barnes, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Jacob Hill, Zubayr Rahman, Liz Scheffe, Curtis Singleton, Lori Wathen Emma Woodford,
Member Excused: Herb Bailey, Vera Cheek; Marilyn Dillon, Jackie Haverly, Larry Hopper, Sharron Schaefer, Keith Wilkinson,
Members Unexcused: Dr. Henry Asin, Brittany David – Parliamentarian, Nedra Ruth, James Timberlake, Sandra Webster, and Ken Wyatt.
Call to Order
Chair Sidna Madden call the meeting to order at 10:05 am
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Reports: Executive Committee Reports
Approval of July 2020 Minutes – Dana Tallon
- Liz Scheffe moved to approve the minutes and Curtis Singleton seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- Scott reported that we have a balance of $7,124.49
Vice Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Madden
- Chair Sidna Madden reported that Emma Woodford was retiring and was leaving the committee September 1 – during her goodbye comments Emma changed her mind and asked to stay on in an At-large capacity. Sidna said yes.
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – Frank Barnes
- Reported they are still tracking the virus, not just looking at the numbers but watching the long term trends. We are not out of the woods but new infections may be trending down.
- They have been given space at a closed park center to house the durable medical equipment at a city run facility not with the state.
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- No Report
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- No report
Awards — Marilyn Dillon (emailed in, Sidna read)
- nothing to report, no nominations have been received since our last in-person meeting. Marilyn would like to have someone else take this task over, effective 9/1/2020. We have had some reorganization and retirements at EMBARK and she will be very busy through next June as we transition and step into the MAPS4 projects.
- Scott Ellis volunteered to take on this task.
Audit — Marilyn Dillon (emailed in, Sidna read)
- need to schedule this (normally around April but she put it off due to COVID). Need volunteers to review electronic documents and then meet virtually to discuss (would be best if they have the ability to electronically sign the audit report as we are being discouraged from face-to-face contact at this time).
Barrier Free Design — Scott Ellis
- Scott Ellis attended the re-striping of a large parking lot to ensure proper compliance for handicap parking.
Outreach — Herb Bailey
- Sidna reported that Larry did go see Herb and all is good.
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No report
Expo – Adam Lane
- No report
Luncheon Activities — Dana Tallon
- No report
Membership Review —
- Sidna reported that we still do not have a member to chair and Lori Wathen agreed to be chair.
Public Relations — Zubayr Rahman
- Wanted to know where our priorities lay? Sidna told him they are hard to define because of CoVid19
- Wanted to know what the quorum was? Sidna told him 8.
Strategic Planning — Larry Hopper
- No report
Ways and Means — Marilyn Dillon (emailed in, Sidna read)
- Still open to ideas, no one has reached out to be co-chair or assist. Recommend we look at OCCF and whether we can be a part of their online giving program – please discuss and let me know if her should retrieve additional details for consideration at the next meeting.
Other Business
- none
New Business
- None
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- Lori asked if the assignments had been made. It was brought up that Zubayr had volunteered to make the assignments. He said that he would get on that.
Announcements from Members
- Emma announced that the Department of Education was giving away HotSpots for students who needed internet and the families should ask at their schools if they need one.
Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – September 9, 2020 at 9 am
- Adam moved 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 an 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.