Attendance
Members Present: Cal Bryant, Linda Bryant, Scott Ellis, Heather Hancock-Blackburn, James Helm, Larry Hopper, Kyle King, Adam Lane, Faythe McMillin, Liz Scheffe, Dana Tallon, Sidna Trimmell, Joy Turner, and Keith Wilkinson
Member Excused: Vera Cheek, Audrea George, Jackie Haverly, Greg Morgan, Tabitha Pope, David Storer, Lori Wathen and Ken Wyatt,
Members Unexcused: Rochell Alexander, Marilyn Dillon, Jeff Dismukes,
Call to Order
Chair Sidna Trimmell called the meeting to order at 9:01 am
Roll Call
Guests: Denise Dickerson
Introductions and Welcome:
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Reports: Executive Committee Reports
Secretary – Dana Tallon
- Tabled February and May Minutes
- July Minutes
- Scott Ellis moved to accept the June Minutes
- Joy Turner seconded
- Motion passed all Ayes
Treasurer – Sidna Trimmel for Scott Ellis
- Ending balance $4,488.75
- Sidna Trimmel accepted on behalf of the committee
Vice-Chair – Adam Lane
- No Report
Chair – Sidna Trimmel
- No Report
Reports from Emergency Management and City ADA Coordinator
Emergency Management
- No Report
City ADA Coordinator – Keith Wilkinson
- Bridge on NW Express has had the slope repaired but not open yet.
- I-44 – Parabiotic too steep for compliance
- I-240 – Ramp too steep built in the 60s
- Streetcape Automobile Alley – 10th and Broadway – sidewalks drops dramatically hopes to have a fix in place.
- He did a few final inspections and they looked good.
Reports
ADA Workshop — Sidna Madden
- No report
Barrier-Free Design — Scott Ellis
- Board of Appeals had no meeting
- An out of town restaurant that Scott visited did not have an ADA accessible bathroom may continue to look into legal options.
Outreach/Public Relations — Herb Bailey/Liz Scheffe
- No report
Emergency Response — Ken Wyatt
- No report
Membership Review —Lori Wathen
- We are at capacity, no new members
Ok Let’s Talk event – Sidna Trimmel
- Sidna reported the event went well and was fabulous.
- Keith said it was a great idea
- Kyle said the speakers were great
- The next talk will be late March/early April. Kyle would like to see speaker gifts.
- There will be a Video of the event to distribute.
- Accessible Van was not necessary
- Committee thinks more booths would be good.
- 10 min was hard to stay on schedule.
- Have few speakers to stay on schedule
New Business
- Flickr for photo storage and sharing
- Joy Turner moved OKC MCDC purchase a membership to Flickr up to $132.99 for a 2 year subscription. Adam Lane Seconded. Motion passed unanimously.
Reports from Members on Boards and Commissions
- Lori – Reported on Parks Commission
- Keith – Transportation Committee talked about new regulations for street parking
Announcements from Members
- Dana Tallon announced that Jody Harlan will retire from DRS Sept. 1, 2024
Next MCDC Meeting – Sept. 11, at 9 am; in person at the OKC Central Maintenance Facility Training Center,
3738 SW 15th St, Building 3,
Oklahoma City, OK 73108
Adjourn at 9:50 am: Larry Hopper made a motion 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 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.