October 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes

Attendance

Members Present:  Sidna Madden – Chair, Dana Tallon – Secretary, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, Tom Burke, Vera Cheek, Jackie Havery, Larry Hopper, Liz Scheffe, and Lori Wathen,

Member Excused: Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Franklin Barnes, Marilyn Dillon, James Helm, Curtis SingletonKeith Wilkinson, and Ken Wyatt

Members Unexcused: Rochelle Alexander, Dr. Henry Asin, Herb Bailey, Tabitha Pope, Sandra Webster, Zubayr Rahman, Jacob Hill,

Prospective Member: Unexcused – Kristi Birk Steinberg



Call to Order

Chair Sidna Madden called the meeting to order at 9:01 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.

Reports:  Executive Committee Reports

Approval of September 2021 Minutes – Dana Tallon

  • Minutes approved – pass unanimously
    • Moved: Scott Ellis
    • Seconded: Larry Hopper
  • November minutes tabled

Treasurer – Scott Ellis

  • Current balance $6,490.90
  • Sidna accepted on behalf of the committee

Vice-Chair – Adam Lane

  • No Report

Chair – Sidna Madden

  • No Report

Committee Member Bio – James Helm, Dale Rogers Training Center

Moved to November

Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator

Emergency Management – Frank Barnes

  • No Report

City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson

  • No Report

Reports

ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden

  • Nothing new.

Awards — Scott Ellis

  • No Report

Audit — Marilyn Dillon

  • No Report

Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis

  • No report

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

  • Lori has a copy of the membership handbook from 2020 – its not completed and now needs to be updated and the bylaws have to be moved into the document.

Public Relations — Zubayr Rahman

  • No report

Strategic Planning — Larry Hopper 

  • No report

Ways and Means — Marilyn Dillon

  • No report

Other Business

  • Committee Boards of Commission assignments
    • Sent to the City for assignments

New Business

  • Covid Grant – Lori Wathen
    • Lori said she could take on the grant paperwork and we have to decide on 2,000 or 4,500 dollar amount, talked about Walmart Grocery Subscriptions.
    • $4,500 grant was decided to try for.

Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions

  • No report

Announcements from Members

  • No Announcements

Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – November 10, 2021, at 9 am

  • Adjourned at 9:43 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.