Attendance
Members Present: Sidna Madden – Chair, Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Dana Tallon – Secretary, Franklin Barnes, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Vera Cheek; Jackie Haverly, Larry Hopper, Liz Scheffe, Lori Wathen and Keith Wilkinson
Member Excused: Marilyn Dillon,
Members Unexcused: Dr. Henry Asin, Herb Bailey, Brittany David – Parliamentarian, Jacob Hill, Zubayr Rahman, Nedra Ruth, Sharron Schaefer, Curtis Singleton, James Timberlake, Sandra Webster, Emma Woodford, and Ken Wyatt.
Call to Order
Chair Sidna Madden call the meeting to order at 9:03 am
Introductions and Welcome: Guest James Helms from Dale Roger Training Center
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 September 2020 Minutes – Dana Tallon
- Adam Lane moved to approve the minutes and Keith Wilkinson seconded the motion. Motion passed unanimously
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- Scott reported that we have a balance of $ 6,530.90
Vice Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Madden
- No Report
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – Frank Barnes
- The city moved its DME from a state warehouse to a city owned property.
- They are distributing PPE to city schools
- CoVid – no vaccine for virus; no ICU beds right now but the medical response unit is working to find beds, data shows the masks help keep down the cases.
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- No new initiatives at this time
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- No report
Awards — Scott Ellis
- Received documentation
Audit — Marilyn Dillon
- No Report
Barrier Free Design — Scott Ellis
- No report
Outreach — Herb Bailey
- No report
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No report
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
- None
New Business
- None
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- Jackie Haverly attended Zoo Trust
- Larry Hopper attended COPTA mentioned the Embark currier service where individuals can order things from stores and Embark will pick up and deliver.
- Lori Wathem asked where are we on the assignments. Sidna said she would check with Zubayr
Announcements from Members
Lori Wathen spoke of Sooner Success’ Caregiver conference. She will email Dana Tallon the information to send to the group.
Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – November 12, 2020 at 9 am
- Adam moved to Adjourn at 9:56 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 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.