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From YouTube: Mayor's Development Roundtable 2012 - Part 6 of 6
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Mayor Mick Cornett hosts the 11th Annual Mayor's Development Roundtable.
A
Thank
you
all
very
much.
Please
continue
to
eat.
It
is
my
opportunity
to
kind
of
sum
up
what
we've
heard
today,
but
at
the
same
time,
kind
of
a
get
to
a
new
idea
or
something
that
I'd
like
to
explore
and
communicate
to
this
particular
audience
that
I
might
not
have
had
an
opportunity
to
communicate
on
any
other
day.
A
I
am
able
to
do
about
one
or
two
out-of-state
speaking
engagements
a
month,
but
the
requests
are
many
times
that
and-
and
so
it
has
gotten
me
to
think
and
examine
and
trying
to
figure
out
how
oklahoma
city
did
emerge
as
this
blossoming
urban
urbanist
community
and
I
think,
to
a
certain
extent,
it
goes
back
to
the
experiences
that
we've
shared
and
perhaps
most
importantly,
what
we
learned
from
them
and
in
this
generation
alone.
You
know
we
have
learned
a
great
many
things
about
humility.
A
and
before
you
know
it,
the
rest
of
that
decade
was
over
and
over
a
hundred
banks
had
closed
in
the
state
of
oklahoma
and
I
think,
to
a
certain
extent
that
impacted
all
of
us
in
so
many
ways
that
are
apparent
today.
First
of
all,
we
had
a
generation
of
young
people
who
might
have
received
hired
collegiate
degrees
who
couldn't
find
jobs
that
measured
up
to
their
educational
attainment.
They
probably
are
somewhere
else
today.
A
And
we
saw
that
there
was
interest
in
doing
something
better
for
the
city.
But
we
just
couldn't
figure
out
exactly
how
to
get
there.
And
we
saw
a
couple
of
failed
initiatives
in
the
1980s
and
then
the
the
well-told
story
about
united
airlines
and
their
maintenance
facility
and
and
what
may
fall
under
the
definition
of
the
best
thing
that
never
happened
to
oklahoma
city.
A
A
What
we
continued
to
learn
throughout
the
90s
and
our
conservative
economic
development
standards
that
continued,
what
we
learned
from
the
oklahoma
city
bombing
about
ourselves
and
about
our
community
and
about
the
way
the
rest
of
the
country
felt
about
us
and
that,
as
the
maps
project
started
to
open,
and
we
and
our
ourselves
started
to
see
that
we
had
a
community
really
for
the
first
time
in
our
generation
that
was
worthy
of
inviting
people
from
other
parts
of
the
country
to
come.
See.
A
A
One
element
of
our
city's
leadership
structure
that
I
began
to
take
first
notice
of
during
the
maps
iii
campaign
was
the
large
number
of
people
under
the
age
of
35
who
were
interested
in
getting
involved
in
their
community
and
at
first
I
have
to
tell
you
it
scared
me
to
death.
You
know
this
was
they
were
untested?
A
They
they
to
a
certain
extent.
They
were.
They
lacked
experience
in
these
types
of
endeavors
and
I
don't
think
any
of
us
knew
necessarily
exactly
how
to
direct
them,
how
to
lead
them,
how
to
corral
the
energy
and
enthusiasm
in
a
positive
way.
But
I
think
what
we've
now
seen
is
that
these
people
are
much
more
capable
than
we
gave
them.
A
And
you
see
that
in
public
works
projects
today
and
what
what
we
had
inspired
our
civil
engineers
to
do
20
years
ago,
is
not
what
we've
inspired
them
to
do
today
and
that
the
planning
department
has
a
major
role
to
play
in
the
development.
Community's
role
in
this
city,
I
think
is,
is
something
you
see
playing
out
today
on
a
on
a
very
widespread
basis.
A
So
I
tell
you
much
of
this
so
that
you'll
be
able
to
pass
on
these
talking
points
when
you
are
inevitably
asked
by
people
who
live
outside
the
city
about
oklahoma
city,
but
to
the
to
the
general
question
of
what's
going
on
there.
How
did
you
all
make
that
happen?
I
think
you
will
have
your
own
story,
your
own
version
of
what
you
saw
take
place
and
how
that
played
out
and
how
the
elements
fell
into
place
for
this
renaissance.
A
A
A
I
thought
you
know.
One
of
the
best
things
we
could
probably
do
for
people
is
to
try
and
somehow
corral
the
list
of
things
that
are
about
to
open
or
have
open
since
the
last
mayor's
development
roundtable
and
try
to
show
a
picture
of
it,
and
you
know
if
we
can
throw
in
a
data
point
or
a
bullet
point
of
information
about
it.
It
may
be
a
project
that
people
weren't,
necessarily
interested
in
the
problem
we
ran
into
immediately,
was
there's
just
too
much
stuff
going
on.
A
I
thought
it
would
be
a
very
finite
project
to
put
together
you
know
the
10
or
15
things
that
in
my
mind,
I
knew
were
going
to
be
opening
here
in
2012
and
the
list
got
longer
and
longer
and
at
some
point
we
just
came
to
the
conclusion.
Well,
let's
just
do
the
best
we
can
and
to
the
extent
that
it
won't
be
comprehensive.
I
hope
you'll
forgive
us.
I
think
secretary
ray
lahood
made
a
comment
that
in
certain
ways,
points
out
one
of
the
reasons
we're
succeeding.
A
A
So
it's
probably
not
worth
passing
along
once
you
leave
the
rooms,
it's
probably
an
estimate,
but
my
my
my
experience
was
in
going
through
the
numbers
roughly
was
that
the
construction
on
the
devon
tower
was
basically
equivalent
to
a
thunder
home
game
every
day,
and
I
can't
tell
you
how
many
times
I've
been
asked
about
the
economic
impact
of
the
thunder-
and
you
start
thinking.
Okay.
A
Well,
that
could
that
that
tower
was
under
construction
for
over
a
year,
and
certainly
there
were
some
days
when
it
had
a
larger
impact
than
other
days,
but
the
economic
impact
of
that
tower
was
no
small
feat,
as
I'm
sure
secretary
lahood
would
attest
we'll
go
through
some
of
the
projects.
Now,
of
course,
I
mentioned
the
opening
of
interstate
40.
We
held
the
grand
opening
in
january.
You
can't
help
but
have
noticed
now
that
there's
a
a
lot
of
the
the
is
deconstruction.
Is
that
a
word?
A
The
deconstruction
of
the
old
bridge
that
held
up
the
old
I-40
platform
is
now
being
taken
down
and
we're
in
the
final
stages
of
planning
the
boulevard
and,
of
course
the
boulevard
will
take
place
and
we
have
a
timeline
set
of
2014
for
the
boulevard
to
replace
this
old
alignment
of
interstate
40..
There's
no
question,
though:
it's
it's
a
much
improved
road
and
I
I
think
one
that
we're
going
to
look
back
years
and
years
from
now
and
say:
why
did
it
take
us
so
long?
A
You
know
to
to
realize
the
opportunities
there,
the
skydance
bridge,
really
the
first
element
of
core
to
shore
court
ashore
in
a
sentence.
The
idea
of
taking
downtown
development
from
the
core
of
the
city
down
to
the
river,
and
I
the
reason
we
had
to
build
the
sky
dance
bridge
earlier
rather
than
later
was
because
odot
didn't
think
it
was
a
great
idea
to
be
building
that
after
the
traffic
had
been
relocated.
A
So
the
good
news
was,
we
got
to
front
end
the
skydance
bridge
and
get
to
enjoy
it
longer,
but
I
think
those
of
you
who
have
seen
it
especially
at
night
will
appreciate
its
beauty
and
the
communication
that
I
think
it
sends
to
people
across
the
country
as
you
travel
on
I-40.
Is
that
that's
that's
something
they
didn't
have
to
do
that
city
stepped
up
and
did
something
special
on
what
could
have
been
just
a
pedestrian
pedestrian
bridge?
A
A
There
are
six
packages
inside
of
project.
180
four
have
been
completed.
The
fifth
package
is
that
area
around
city
hall,
so
you
see
the
park
and
you
see
the
the
patient
sliding
circle
there
under
construction
that'll
be
completed
in
just
a
few
weeks.
There's
one
package
left
that
we
may
break
up
into
two
packages.
It's
a
decision.
A
As
has
already
been
mentioned,
the
spokees
program
has
already
had
its
its
first
announcement
and
it
launches
this
friday.
There
are
six
stations
in
oklahoma
city,
there's
one
in
midtown,
one
in
deep
deuce,
one
at
the
ballpark
one
at
the
library,
one
at
the
national
memorial
and
then
one
in
that
area
between
the
convention
center
and
chesapeake
arena.
A
I
got
a
feeling
this
is
going
to
exceed
our
expectations
like
most
of
the
other
things
that
we've
been
doing
of
recent
years
in
the
health
and
safety
department
and
the
2007
bond
issue.
We
knew
we
had
fire
stations
to
build.
We
decided
to
go
ahead
and
and
seek
leads
certification
on
that,
and
indeed
this
fire
station,
which
opened
since
the
last
mayor's
development
roundtable
back
in
september,
has
been
certified.
Leed
silver,
it's
pretty
neat!
A
A
A
A
A
The
level
is
located
at
second
and
walnut
228
units.
I
walked
over
there
over
the
weekend
and
kind
of
acted
like
I
belonged
and
just
started,
walking
around
and
talked
to
some
people
who
were
in
the
process
of
moving
in
and
then
you,
you
know,
you
see
a
lot
of
construction
still
taking
place.
So
one
of
those
settings
where
construction
is
taking
place
on
one
side
of
the
building
and
people
are
actually
living
on
the
other
side
of
the
building,
but
an
extremely
exciting
project.
A
A
A
A
This
is
the
library
that's
at
southwest
134th
street
it
opened
in
march,
was
paid
for
at
a
bond
issue
that
was
passed
until
2000
and
2007
in
the
first
three
days
had
over
a
thousand
people
come
through
the
doors
and
in
the
first
month
they
had
26,
000
books
checked
out,
hopefully
checked
back
in
as
well
at
122nd
and
macarthur
the
northwest
oklahoma
city
library.
We
will
be
naming
this
on,
may
22nd.
The
patience
s
ladding,
library
and
mayor
ladding,
I
understand,
is
excited
and
will
be
attending
the
opening
of
the
event.
A
She
makes
very
few
public
appearances
as
you
know,
and
so
we're
excited
that
she's
excited,
and
this
is
a
pretty
amazing
building
itself
and
it
is
leed
certified.
I
believe
it
receives
silver,
certification
and
I'll
be
opening
here
in
in
just
a
few
days
as
far
as
arts
and
culture.
I
think
one
of
the
things
that
I
employ
you
to
show
visitors
from
out
of
town
is
the
land
run
sculptures
that
are
continuing
to
to
get
larger
and
larger
down
on
the
canal.
A
I
made
several-
I
guess
trips
down
there
over
the
winter,
as
I'm
showing
people
from
out
of
town
and
almost
every
one
of
them
had
the
same
response.
It
was.
I
had
no
idea
and
some
of
these
people
lived
in
oklahoma,
but
we
have.
We
have
not
done
an
adequate
job.
I
think
of
promoting
and
and
leading
people
to
this.
If
you
don't
get
on
the
canal
boats,
it's
kind
of
hard
to
find-
and
you
may
not
hear
about
it,
but
when
you
do
do
not
take
this
for
granted,
we
have
more
statues
coming
out.
A
A
Perhaps
the
most
eye-opening
success
story
of
2011.
Is
the
myriad
gardens
renovation
it's
receiving
national
attention
as
a
true
example
of
a
great
urban
park,
and
you
don't
have
to
spend
much
time
there
to
to
see
why
I
took
my
granddaughter
there
over
the
weekend.
It
was
her
second
visit
and
the
biggest
problem
with
going
is
I
can't
ever
get
her
to
leave.
I
mean
literally,
it's
me
holding
her
feet
and
her
holding
on
to
one
of
the
elements
and
and
and
the
two
of
us
having
a
tug
of
war.
A
Her
dress
was
soaked
as
a
result
of
getting
into
the
water
feature
and
she
couldn't
have
had
a
better
time,
but
careful
planning
when
you
take
a
five-year-old
the
bicentennial
park
is
under
construction.
If
you've
seen,
we
intend
to
have
this
open
by
september,
so
cross
your
fingers
for
for
good
weather
for
a
construction
schedule
right
now
we're
a
couple
of
weeks
ahead
of
the
schedule,
which
is
really
really
good,
but
the
civic
center
will
be
holding
its
75th
anniversary
this
september
and
it
would
be
lovely
if
we
could
dedicate
the
park
at
that
time.
A
A
And
then
there's
things
like
the
youth
pavilion,
the
zipline
ropes
course.
The
ou
uco
boathouse.
The
zip
line
is
going
to
open
with
the
pavilion.
So
if
you
thought
it
was
not
enough
for
you
to
row
on
the
river
you're
now
going
to
be
able
to
fly
across
the
river
and
we
are
aiming
for
a
2013
construction
time
frame
for
the
youth
pavilion.
A
But
it
appears
that
the
ropes
course
and
the
what
we're
calling
the
blue
cross
blue
shield
blue
zone,
which
is
for
the
kids,
is
going
to
open
up
this
summer
in
late
september.
So
if
you
haven't
been
to
the
river
lately,
this
is
one
of
those
parts
of
the
city
where
you
have
to
go
about
every
month
or
two,
because
it
will
change
almost
forgotten
in
a
lot
of
our
construction
projects
are
the
improvements
that
we
continue
to
make
to
the
chesapeake
arena.
A
This
will
be
the
main
entrance
in
the
chesapeake
arena
in
the
in
the
years
and
decades
to
come
and
it
will
be
being
completed
in
the
early
fall
and
we've
had
a
citizens
advisory
board.
Who
has
done
great
work?
As
you
know,
the
revenue
on
this
project
came
in
under
expectations
and
so
changes
and
challenges
emerged
and
the
citizen
oversight
board.
That's
been
looking
after.
A
Another
project
which
is
a
little
bit
under
the
radar
screen
because
the
thunder
don't
exactly
like
us
hanging
around
for
their
practices,
but
the
practice
facility
has
opened,
and
it's
the
best
in
the
nba
and
that's
kind
of
what
we
want
our
team
to
be
so.
Why
shouldn't
their
practice
facility
reflect
that
it
is.
It
is
designed
to
be
the
players,
you
know
home
away
from
home
their
office
and
also,
I
think,
perhaps
it's
been
unspoken.
But
let
me
speak
it.
A
You
know
we're
a
small
market
team
this
year
next
year,
10
years
from
now
we're
going
to
be
competing
with
a
lot
of
other
cities
for
talent
and
things
like
the
practice
facility
play
into
the
minds
of
these
young
men
when
they're
trying
to
determine
where
they
want
to
live
and
take
their
basketball
futures.
So
I
think
this
gives
us
if
not
a
competitive
advantage
at
least
allows
us
to
hold
our
own
against
a
lot
of
really
tough
factors
and
if
you're,
not
a
member
of
the
thunder,
you
can
go
here.
A
This
is
our
new
outdoor
facility
at
southwest
corner
of
walker
and
reno.
It's
across
from
la
luna,
I
drove
by
the
other
day,
and
I
saw
a
five-on-five
game
taking
place,
it's
open
daily
until
11
p.m.
My
anecdotal
evidence
has
been
I've
not
been
on
the
court
myself,
but
I
have
purchased
a
basketball
so
actually
dribbling.
It
will
be
the
next
step,
but
I
I
intend
to
be
out
there
and
I
think
it's
one
of
those
things
that
that
we're
going
to
scratch
our
heads
and
say
why
didn't
we
do
this
earlier?
A
A
It's
open,
okay,
dick
tannenbaum
says
it's
already
open
it's
already
summer,
chesapeake
energy
as
their
child
development
center.
This
is
buildings
12
and
13..
These
projects
are
going
to
be
completed
this
year,
chesapeake's
been
building
for
about
10
years
straight
now.
Sandridge
energy,
as
you
know,
is
redoing
an
entire
block.
The
sandridge
commons
is
supposed
to
be
completed
this
october,
we're
also
working
on
the
streetscape
project
as
part
of
project
180,
and
then
the
branof
building
will
be
done
estimated
time
of
june
of
2013.
So
just
over
a
year
from
now.
A
The
devon
energy
corporate
headquarters,
a
huge
impact
on
downtown
development,
we'll
be
talking
more
about
that
in
a
few
moments,
the
west
town
resource
center
was
our
opportunity
to
consolidate
a
lot
of
the
social
services
that
are
available
in
oklahoma
city.
This
is
a
6.3
million
dollar
facility,
but
the
idea
is
to
become
kind
of
a
one-stop
shop
for
social
services,
with
multiple
agencies
and
in
a
day,
shelter
located
on
site
and
here's
where
we
start
getting
into
this.
A
We
can't
possibly
make
this
a
complete
list,
because
there's
been
so
many
opportunities
for
shopping
and
dining
opening
up
and
here's
kind
of
a
collage
of
some
of
them.
Whole
foods
opened
up
last
summer,
anthropology
elemental,
coffee
native
roots,
market,
schlegel,
bicycles
in
automobile
alley.
Sunflower
market
opened
up
fuzzies,
tacos.
A
A
Seemed
to
be
a
year
where
we
didn't
open
a
lot,
you
know
compared
to
what
we've
done
in
other
years.
I
think
that's,
probably
reflective
of
the
poor
economic
times
in
2008
and
2009
and
some
into
2010.,
because
what
we've
seen
in
2012
is
there's
going
to
be
a
number
of
ribbon
cuttings,
all
right.
Let's
transition!
Now
from
my
remarks
into
the
mayor's
award
for
outstanding
development.
This
is
an
annual
award
and
I'll
go
back
through
the
past
winners.
A
We
have
started
this
back
in
2008
by
awarding
the
skirvin
hotel
with
the
award
for
outstanding
development
in
2009
we
brought
in
the
leaders
of
bricktown
in
2010.
We
are
honored
a
presbyterian
health
comp
community
and
the
whole
complex
there
in
2011
we
honored
chesapeake,
and
I
am
proud
to
announce
that
the
2012
award
for
outstanding
development
will
be
presented
to
devon
energy.
A
Anyone
who's
been
within
a
20-mile
radius
of
downtown
has
has
seen
it.
It's
devon's
new
headquarters,
1.8
million
square
feet,
50
stories
tall
850
feet
high,
while
the
building
is
still
under
construction,
employees
have
begun
moving
in,
and
preparations
are
underway
for
the
building's
official
opening
this
fall.
There
is
no
question
that
devon's
new
headquarters
building
has
dramatically
changed
the
oklahoma
skyline
and,
while
many
companies
likely
would
stop
there
devon
executive
chairman
larry
nichols
knew
this
project
was
going
to
be
large
and
was
able
to
help
leverage
his
impact
of
that
building.
A
To
make
this
community
even
greater
the
site
devon
chose
was
located
in
an
existing
tax,
increment
financing
district.
Of
course,
these
are
known
as
tiffs
the
districts
capture
a
portion
of
the
tax
monies
generated
by
new
developments
to
help
create
financial
incentives
to
bring
even
more
improvements
into
the
area.
A
Now,
typically,
owners
of
these
new
projects
coming
into
a
tif
district
seek
to
tap
into
the
revenues
helping
to
pay
some
of
the
infrastructure
that
might
be
incurred
by
the
construction
costs.
Devon.
Looked
at
it
and
decided
to
ask
the
city
of
oklahoma
city
if
they
could
create
a
separate
tif
within
the
tif
that
would
only
collect
monies
from
devin's
new
development.
The
only
catch
was
that
devon
did
not
want
to
use
any
of
the
money
on
the
construction
of
their
new
building.
A
Instead,
larry
nichols
had
a
vision
for
improving
downtown
and
creating
an
area
that
would
attract
businesses
to
relocate
to
downtown
oklahoma
city.
Besides
his
own,
the
tiff
made
it
possible
to
completely
renovate
downtown
streetscapes
and
parks
and,
as
you
now
know,
it
has
been
known
as
project
180..
This
renovation.
A
This
initiative
is
drastically
improving
downtown's,
curb
appeal:
the
new
streets
feature
bike
lanes,
updated
signage,
attractive
lighting,
newly
paved
sidewalks.
There
are
bountiful
trees,
contemporary
benches
and
we're
beginning
to
see
how
this
project
is
providing
continuity
and
creating
a
cohesive
look
to
the
rest
of
downtown
project.
180
is
also
responsible
for
the
recent
makeover
of
the
myriad
botanical
gardens
and
while
the
crystal
bridge
provided
the
city
with
an
iconic
attraction,
the
berms
and
the
other
features
were
preventing
that
park
from
being
everything
it
could
be.
A
Larry's
vision
helped
create
a
special
place
that
the
success
of
the
gardens
could
only
bring
more
and
more
people
into
downtown,
so
the
myriad
gardens
foundation
became
a
key
partner
in
this
project.
They
started
hosting
public
meetings
to
help
the
team
of
city
leaders
and
key
stakeholders
understand
what
elements
the
community
might
best
enjoy
and
work
with,
as
a
team
went
through
the
process,
so
after
much
planning
and
construction.
What
we
see
today
is
a
garden
that
invites
people
to
enjoy
beautiful
gardens
and
amenities
for
everyone.
A
There
is
a
bold
water
feature
that
captivates
people
as
they
enter
the
gardens
from
the
central
business
district,
a
pavilion
that
offers
a
place
for
farmers,
markets
and
other
events
there's
the
children's
gardens.
It
features
a
thunderstorm
fountain,
hedge
mage
and
plenty
of
educational
play
and
structures.
A
That's
where
my
granddaughter
got
wet
a
plaza,
provides
a
peaceful
place
during
the
summer,
it'll
be
making
way
for
an
ice
rink
in
the
winter.
We
have
a
dog
park
that
allows
pets
to
enjoy
the
gardens
and
we'll
have
a
restaurant
that
will
be
opening
later
this
year
in
this
space.
All
in
all,
it's
it's
dramatically.
Changed
downtown
oklahoma
city,
just
when
we
thought
it
couldn't
change
any
more
than
it
already
had.
Please
join
me
in
recognizing
devon
energy
and
larry
nichols
for
their
commitment
to
oklahoma
city
and
extensive
contributions
to
downtown
revitalization
larry.
B
B
Thank
you
very
much
mayor.
You
know,
oklahoma
city
has
the
only
mayor
in
the
entire
country,
the
because
of
our
economic
development
drives
around
town
with
a
shovel
in
his
trunk,
just
in
case
there's
some
drive
by
groundbreaking
that
he
needs
to
go
to
it's
really
an
envious
position
to
be
in
mayor
to
be
in
that
situation.
Thank
you
very
much
for
this
award.
It
of
course,
goes
to
a
whole
lot
of
people
to
picard
chilton
who
designed
it
to
heinz
who's
our
developer.
B
It's
a
holder
in
pointco
are
actually
running
the
small
army,
okay,
medium-sized
army
of
workers
that
work
on
that
every
day,
it's
been
a
great
pleasure
to
see
how
it
has
changed
oklahoma.
When
we
first
started
this
project,
the
architect
said.
How
would
you
define
success,
which
seems
like
an
easy
question,
and
my
first
thought
was
something
that
you
know:
houses
all
of
our
employees,
that
you
know
that
gets
us
all
in
one
building,
so
we're
a
unified
team
one
more
time
and
they
said
well.
Would
you
define
successes
as
tall?
I
said.
B
No,
that's
that's
just
ego
stuff
tall.
If
we
wanted
to
make
it
tall,
in
fact
our
our
podium
is
a
block
and
a
half
long
is
400
000
square
feet.
It's
about
the
same
size
as
the
old
kerm
mcgee,
now
sand
ridge
building.
We
could
stick
that
on
inside
and
have
another
tall
building
here,
but
they're
the
kind
or
stick
it
up
and
have
a
really
tall
building.
But
someone
always
has
a
taller
building,
and
then
we
thought
of
beautiful
because
beautiful
is,
is
not
something
like
height.
B
That's
fleeting,
and
you
know
so
we
looked
around
at
other
cities
and
saw
square
buildings,
rectangle
buildings
with
flat
roofs
with
little
deviations
here
and
there
to
make
them
interesting.
We
challenged
the
architects
to
come
up
with
something
that
would
not
be
zany
would
not
be
off
the
wall
and
impractical,
but
would
be
a
little
more
interesting
than
your
usual
square
building
with
a
flat
roof
and
that's
what
they
came
up
with
unified
by
a
big
rotunda.
B
If
you
haven't
gone
into
the
six
story:
glass
rotunda,
which
serves
as
a
town
hall
as
a
hub
and
spoke
for
other
buildings.
So
please
go
there
because
if
you
tell
me
the
building's
beautiful,
I
smile,
if
you
say
it's
tall
yeah
well,
you
know.
That's
that's
not
really
it,
but
then
we
really
landed
on
after
some
thought.
B
It
occurred
to
me
that
how
you
would
really
judge
success
of
a
project
like
this,
and
that
is
that,
if
our
employees,
when
they
went
home
at
night
and
met
with
their
spouse,
met
with
their
their
parents
met
with
their
kids
said,
I
work
in
the
best
building
the
best
office
building
anywhere
in
the
united
states
that
I've
ever
seen
in
my
life,
and
it
is
really
gratifying
to
me
to
see
if
you
go
down
on
a
saturday
or
sunday.
I
left
something
office
and
had
to
go
down
on
sunday
and
pick
it
up.
B
And
that
really
is
a
gratifying
testament
that
you
got
success
appreciate
this
word
immensely,
particularly
the
part
that
led
us
to
tiff
an
idea
that
came
from
from
frank
hill
originally
to
do
it,
because,
when
we
walked
around
town
with
the
architects
and
with
the
landscape
architects,
we
saw
that,
while
oklahoma
city
had
done
a
great
job
with
some
of
the
buildings
that
the
public
spaces
the
streets,
the
parks
were
really
in
derelict
condition.
That
maps
had
gone
a
long
way
with
the
buildings.
B
But
you
know
the
streets
and
parks
were
antiquated
out
of
shape
led
by
the
mary
gardens,
which
was
virtually
vacant
day
after
day
and
to
allow
all
of
our
tax
dollars
into
those
projects
to
help
the
development
that
a
lot
of
others
before
us
have
already
done,
and
after
us
will
continue
to
do,
is
gratifying,
because
you
can
now
look
at
that
park
and
see
a
tremendous
amount
of
people
in
there
at
all
times
of
the
day,
having
fun
and
enjoying
a
public
park
as
it
should
be.
So,
thank
you
very,
very
much.