Attendance
Members Present:
Dana Tallon – Secretary, Rochelle Alexander, Tom Burke, Audra George, Larry Hopper, Tabitha Pope, Liz Scheffe, Lori Wathen, Keith Wilkinson and Ken Wyatt
Member Excused: Sidna Madden Trimmel – Chair, Adam Lane – Vice-Chair, Scott Ellis – Treasurer, Vera Cheek, Marilyn Dillon, Heather Hancock, Jackie Haverly, James Helm, Curtis Singleton, Bryan Taylor,
Members Unexcused: Dr. Henry Asin, Herb Bailey, Zubayr Rahman,
Guest: Joy Turner; Faith McMillin; Laura Martin, Oklahoma History Center;
Call to Order
Secretary Dana Tallon called the meeting to order at 9:03 am
Introductions and Welcome:
Larry Hopper that we allow Deputy Director Laura Martin from Oklahoma History Center address the committee about OHC.
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
- Sent June Minutes for approval
- Keith Wilkinson moved to approve
- Larry Hopper seconded
- Motion passed unanimously
Treasurer – Scott Ellis
- No report
Vice-Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Trimmel
- no report
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management – Audrea George
- Right now things are quiet except for the a water line issue at Lake Stanley Draper that is effecting City residents.
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- No new initiatives go on. He got a few complaints from attendees of the Women’s Softball College World Series. OKC has done a lot out there for accessibility. The stadium was built before the ADA passed. Our project corrected many issues but it is not perfect. Many complaints dealt with parking, Keith has reached out to staff to start working with them and it seems like communication is the big issue.
- Other than that just working normal complaints that come in.
- Keith is still waiting for the public works department to make their training center more accessible from the parking lot, so we can move the OKC MCDC meetings there.
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- No report
Awards — Tabitha Pope
- Rochelle Alexander and Tabitha Pope sent an email asking for publicity media release. Dana Tallon will send that. Needs a timeline.
Audit — Marilyn Dillon
- No report
Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis
- No report
Outreach — Herb Bailey
- No report
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No an OKC issue. He has an issue in Sulphur
Expo – Adam Lane
- No report
Luncheon Activities — Dana Tallon
- No report
Membership Review —Lori Wathen
- David Birch needs to attend two more. Joy Turner and Faythe McMillian from Oklahoma Disability Law Center are attending their second meeting.
Public Relations — Zubayr Rahman
- No report
Strategic Planning — Larry Hopper
- NW Rapid Transition celebration was last week and not sure why OKC MCDC didn’t get invitations.
- OHC Disability Exhibit is free. Maybe we could all visit as group. He wants to move some pieces to the City Hall lobby to bring exposure. Wants to pay for the transportation of items. Wants to have another show around October in the City Hall lobby. Wants an agenda item about Oklahoma History Center with a budget item.
Ways and Means — Marilyn Dillon
- No Report
Other Business
- None
New Business
- None
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- Ken Wyatt – the Riverfront Board – canceled
- Keith Wilkinson – Traffic and Transportation – accessible parking meeting next Monday
- Larry Hopper – Trails Advisory – extension of trails from Grand Boulevard to Lake Draper; COPTA meeting was the celebration of the opening of the Rapid Transit.
- Ken Wyatt – Fireworks at Scissor Tail Park, VIP parking lot was 90% vacant. The parking that was available was beaten up concrete that would have been difficult for wheelchairs.
- Tabitha Pope – Downtown Design not report.
Announcements from Members
- People with Disabilities Awareness Day date is March 7, 2023 at the Oklahoma History Center
Adjourn: Next MCDC Meeting – Aug 10, 2022, at 9 am
Keith Wilkinson made a motion to adjourn
- Adjourned at 9:50 a.m.
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.