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From YouTube: Mayor's Magazine - October 2012
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Mayor Mick Cornett welcomes US Rep. James Lankford - OK Dist. 5 and Pam Henry/Jason Johnston of the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns.
A
Hello
there
and
welcome
once
again
to
the
mayor's
magazine,
I'm
Mick
Cornett,
the
mayor
of
Oklahoma
City,
glad
you're
with
us.
This
is
our
show
for
october,
two
thousand
twelve
in
our
first
two
segments,
we're
going
to
visit
with
oklahoma
city's
congressman
James
Lankford
welcome
to
the
show
congressman.
Thank
you
very
much
glad
to
be
able
to
be
here.
I,
say:
Oklahoma
City
you
represent
about
what
eighty
percent
of
Oklahoma
City
servicing.
B
So
it's
almost
all
of
Oklahoma
County,
except
for
the
area
right
around
Tinker,
Air,
Force,
Base
and
then
some
course
Oklahoma.
As
you
know,
well,
Oklahoma
City
is
not
just
Oklahoma
County
stretches
into
multiple
counties
around
us,
and
so
it
doesn't
include.
Cleveland
doesn't
include,
Canadian
doesn't
include
Logan,
but
it
includes
Oklahoma,
County,
Pottawattamie,
County,
Seminole
County.
B
Been
an
eventful
couple
of
past
years
and
say
the
least:
there's
a
lot
going
on
there.
There
are
more
things
moving
than
people
realize.
Another
media
narrative
right
now
is
nothing's
happening,
nothing's
going
on
there
just
sitting
around
twiddling
their
thumbs.
It's
actually
not
true.
Just
the
things
that
are
passing
are
things
that
aren't
all
that
sexy
and
and
they're,
not
the
big
thing,
which
is
the
budget,
we're
stuck
right
now,
I'm
on
the
house
budget
committee,
and
we
passed
a
budget
in
2011
paso
in
2012.
A
B
Can
there
are
a
lot
of
things
that
are
coming
down
the
end
of
this
year
with
a
lame
duck
time
period?
It's
interesting
I
had
people
say
you
know,
that's
the
folks
that
are
voted
out.
That's
not
necessarily
true,
you're
elected
for
a
two-year
time
period,
beginning
in
january,
ending
in
the
next.
You
know
two
years
later,
beginning
of
january,
so
these
are
still
the
elected
representatives
finishing
things
out,
even
if
they
were
voted
out
but
november
and
december
of
this
year,
starting
the
13th
of
november.
B
We
have
to
settle
all
tax
policies,
a
lot
of
folks
talk
about
the
bush
tax
cuts
and
assume
that's
just
for
the
wealthy.
It's
actually
not
true.
The
tax
cuts
of
2001
2003
were
every
single
tax
bracket
from
the
lowest
all
the
way,
the
highest,
every
single
one
of
them
going
to
cut
all
of
those
go
up
starting
January
the
first
of
next
year.
The
estate
tax
would
effectually
call
the
death
tax
that
goes
up
dramatically.
B
The
amt
alternative
minimum
tax,
it
also
skyrockets
January
the
first,
as
well
as
a
bunch
of
other
taxes
that
kick
in.
So
that's
all
January
one.
If
we
don't
stop
it
and
can't
stabilize
our
tax
policy,
it's
automatically
going
to
go
up
and
then
the
sequestration
everyone
talks
about
last
last
summer
at
one
love
the
budget
talks
last
summer
and
how
painful
and
bloody
all
of
those
were
to
try
to
get
some
spending
reductions
he's
really
a
two-step
plan.
B
It
was
bring
down
some
of
the
spinning
about
trillion
dollars
in
spending
and
then
a
year
later
there
was
going
to
be
another
level
that
was
going
to
come
down.
If
not,
then
there
be
automatic,
across-the-board
cuts.
This
is
the
same
as
what
happened
in
the
late
80s
Early
90s
when
it's
the
same
formula
was
used,
but
the
difference
is
at
that
time.
Congress
actually
work
together
and
they
got
it
done
this
year.
B
Congress
has
not
been
able
to
complete
that
so
there's
an
automatic,
across-the-board
cut
coming
in
all
line
items
and
people
talk
about
being
a
huge
defense
cut,
and
it
is
so
ten
percent
cuts
of
defense.
But
it's
also
a
ten
percent
cut
to
FBI
ten
percent
cut
Border
Patrol.
It's
an
eight
percent
cuts
all
of
our
scientific
research
and
a
medical
research.
A
B
There
are
a
couple
areas
on
that
one
is
you
look
at
tax
policy
which
are
tax
policies,
horrible
I've,
yet
to
run
into
anyone
that
files
their
taxes
and
says
when
they
file
them?
I
know
they're
right,
everyone,
files,
their
taxes
and
things
I
hope
those
are
right,
but
but
you
never
feel
like
you
really
ever
got
it
done
right,
70,000
pages
of
tax
policy,
you're
guessing,
basically,
when
you,
when
you
turn
it
down,
so
the
first
thing
we
go
to
do
is
simplify
the
tax
code
dramatically.
B
That
happened
30
years
ago,
we're
long
overdue
again
to
do
a
major
simplification.
And
yes,
that
means
removing
the
deductions
most.
Those
deductions
are
for
high-income
individuals,
that's
just
the
way
they're
written.
So
a
lot
of
those
deductions
should
go
away
and
simplify
it,
but
it
should
also
bring
down
the
we're
thirty
five
percent
right
now
that
should
come
down
for
both
business
taxes
and
for
individual
taxes
not
have
such
a
high
rate.
B
So
both
those
come
down
we'd
like
to
see
a
twenty-five
percent
rate,
be
the
top
rate
for
individuals
and
for
businesses,
that's
very
competitive
worldwide,
with
how
the
rest
of
taxes
are
done
around
the
rest
of
the
world.
So
that's
the
right
way
to
do
it
and
pull
out
all
those
deductions.
Now
will
that
mean
some
people
pay
our
taxes?
Yes,
that
was
the
same
in
the
80s
during
the
Reagan
administration,
when
they
did
a
major
reform
of
taxes.
Some
people's
taxes
went
up.
Some
went
down,
some
stayed
about
the
same.
B
It
would
be
that
same
process
again.
We
can't
go
in
and
try
to
defend
every
little
deduction.
That's
there
and
also
say
we're
going
to
keep
taxes
reduced
for
everybody
in
that.
But
this
is
not
a
plan
to
go.
Raise
taxes
this
they
plan
to
simplify
the
code.
There's
two
ways
to
go
after
and
one
is
a
quick
story.
I
can
tell
you
several
years
ago,
my
girls
when
they
were
in
school,
their
particular
school
first
grade
in
fifth
grade.
They
always
had
a
lesson
on
the
Revolutionary
War
and
the
way
they
did.
B
It
is
the
first
grade
and
fifth
grade
did
at
the
same
time
in
the
the
fifth
grade,
really
focused
on
the
British
side
of
it,
and
the
first
graders
really
focused
on
the
American
side
of
it
and
about
a
weekend
to
it.
The
fifth
graders
would
come
over
to
the
first
grade
class
and
they
would
impose
taxes
on
the
first
graders
and
they'd,
walk
in
and
say
just
randomly.
They
bursted
the
door
and
say
it's
a
penny
to
sharpen
your
pencil.
It's
a
penny
to
go
to
the
bathroom.
B
It's
a
penny
to
get
a
question
answered
by
the
teacher
and
impose
all
these
random
taxes
and
then
the
next
day
they'd
come
in
and
add
new
taxes
to
them,
and
it
was
to
depict
the
frustration
of
the
people
in
the
colonies
about
these
foreign
individuals
coming
over
to
the
colony
imposing
taxes.
Well,
what's
funny
is
my
first
grader
came
home
the
second
day
and
said:
I
need
to
take
eight
pencils
with
me
to
school
tomorrow
we
said:
why
do
you
need
to
take
a
pencil
said?
B
Well,
if
I
don't
take
pencils,
I'm
going
to
have
to
pay
the
tax
on
it
and
they'd
figured
out
a
plan
to
all
go
to
the
bathroom
at
lunch
time,
when
the
fifth
graders
weren't
around
and
I
laughed
and
I
thought
their
first
graders
and
they're
figuring
out
how
to
avoid
the
tax,
that's
all
they
were
doing
is
trying
to
figure
out
how
do
I
avoid
this
tax?
Well,
there's
this
impression.
If
will
just
raise
taxes
on
wealthy
people
will
get
more
money.
That's
not
true.
B
The
wealthy
people
have
the
best
accountants
and
the
best
attorneys,
and
they
know
how
to
be
able
to
avoid
the
tax
and
how
to
be
able
to
move
it.
The
way
you
get
more
revenue
is
as
crazy
as
it
sounds,
is
getting
the
tax
rate
at
a
reasonable
rate,
and
so
there's
not
this
incentive
to
avoid
it.
That
brings
in
more
revenue
and
it's
a
fight
with
people
to
be
able
to
talk
through
that
process.
B
B
Conversation
is
over
yeah,
the
Budget
Committee
that
I
serve
on
last
April.
Most
people
focused
in
on
the
Medicare
proposals
and
all
these
different
proposals
we
had
in
the
budget,
but
we
had
a
section
in
the
budget
dedicated
tax
proposal
that
was
fairly
revolutionary
and
how
we
did
two-tier
system,
a
ten
percent
rate,
a
twenty-five
percent
rate
for
individuals,
a
top
rate
for
businesses
of
25%,
removing
a
lot
of
deductions.
We've
already
passed
that
in
the
House
of
Representatives
waiting
on
a
counter
offer
to
come
back
from
the
Senate.
B
B
B
Well
then,
our
top
rates,
not
twenty-five
percent,
it's
25
and
a
half
percent
then,
but
if
we
don't
have
that,
then
maybe
it's
twenty-five
percent
and
there's
this
argument
about
weird
all
lies
and
allow
that
conversation
to
be
national
and
to
be
loud
and
I
think
that's
the
way
it
should
be
done
in
America,
rather
than
some
backroom
deal
done
in
November
December.
So
best-case
scenario
for
me:
extend
all
the
tax
rates
for
the
next
year.
Allow
the
nation
to
argue
about
it
early
next
year
and
let's
get
it
done
by
mid-summer
next
year.
B
We've
gotta
settle
foreign
policy.
That's
a
big
deal
to
a
lot
of
folks
in
Oklahoma.
The
debt
ceiling
will
also
come
up
again
with,
as
now
do
again
as
we
process
through
November
December
January
February
somewhere
through
there,
we've
got
to
resolve
a
debt
ceiling.
I
have
folks
that
come
to
me
all
the
time
and
say
don't
raise
the
debt
ceiling,
don't
take
on
more
debt.
Just
live
within
our
means
right
now.
The
problem
is:
that's
a
trillion
dollar
cut
in
one
year.
What
everyone's
screaming
about
in
sequestration?
B
B
We
can
get
to
a
balanced
budget,
but
you're
not
going
to
get
there
in
a
single
year,
and
so
the
push
right
now
is:
how
do
we
strategically
work
a
year
at
a
time
the
way
I
compared
15
years
ago,
the
United
States
had
a
car
loan.
We
had
debt,
but
it
was
not
so
overwhelming
that
we
couldn't
survive
it.
Now
we
have
a
jumbo
mortgage
when
the
problem
is.
We
have
a
jumbo
mortgage
and
very
little
income,
and
so
we've
got
to
be
able
to
establish
how
we're
going
to
bring
this
down
quick
comparison.
B
You
go
back
five
years
ago
to
2007
the
United
States
brought
in
2.5
trillion
dollars
in
revenue
this
year,
we're
expected
to
bring
in
2.5
trillion
dollars
in
revenue.
It's
almost
identical.
Five
years
ago,
in
this
year,
you
go
back.
Five
years
ago,
we
spent
as
a
nation
2.7
trillion
this
year
is
3.7
trillion.
What.
B
You
look
at
the
stimulus
that
was
passed
and
in
2009
that
bill
increased
what
they
call
plus
up
a
lot
of
those
accounts,
and
it
was
supposed
to
be
a
one-year
anomaly
to
say:
okay,
we're
going
to
infuse
the
economy
with
all
this
new
money
for
one
year.
The
problem
was
in
2010
that
same
budget
was
passed
again,
and
so
what
was
was
intended
to
be
a
one-year
anomaly
has
now
become
the
standard,
and
now
we're
trying
to
push
back
our
level
of
spending
to
say
you
can't
increase
spending
a
trillion
dollars
and
assume.
B
There's
not
gonna,
be
a
consequence
for
that.
So
from
2007
to
2012
at
a
trillion
dollars
in
increased
spending
every
single
year
has
brought
us
a
trillion
dollar
deficit,
so
it
makes
sense
to
look
at
it.
So
that's
why
I
pushed
back
and
a
lot
of
people
safe
will
just
raise.
Taxes
will
solve
this
well
say
our
tax
income
is
the
same
as
what
it
was
five
years
ago.
It's
our
spending,
that's
dramatically
increased
and
we've
got
to
address
our
spending.
Let.
C
D
D
A
B
Going
on
there
I
am
it's
real,
very
interesting
again.
I
had
mentioned
earlier
before
a
lot
of
people
say:
nothing's
happening
Congress,
that's
not
actually
true
a
big
example.
That's
the
transportation
bill.
We
have
a
surface
transportation
bill
and
an
FAA
bill
has
been
passed
in
the
last
two
years
and
the
reason
it's
significant.
Obviously
the
FAA
center.
B
Here
it's
a
very
big
deal
to
us
in
Oklahoma
City,
but
there
have
been
23
short-term,
quote-unquote
extensions
of
the
previous
FAA
bill
and
that
even
proceeds
back
into
when
Democrats
had
the
House,
the
Senate
and
the
presidency.
They
couldn't
get
an
FAA
bill
done
same
thing.
In
the
surface
transportation
bill
when
I
got,
there
is
a
freshman
starting
last
January
there
had
been
six
short-term
extensions
of
this
of
the
bill
for
surface
transportation
highways
and
we
just
left
a
Congress
that
had
the
House,
the
Senate
and
the
presidency,
all
Democrats
and
they
had
earmarks.
B
We
stepped
in
and
banned,
earmarks
immediately
and
said.
We
started
we'll
start
working
on
policy
and
make
this
very
different.
I
ended
up
being
on
the
final
conference
committee,
resolving
the
transportation
bill
between
the
house
and
the
Senate
trying
to
resolve
our
differences,
and
it
is
remarkable
what
we
were
able
to
get
done.
What.
B
Of
that
the
takeaways,
well,
one
of
the
biggest
areas
we
try
to
push
on
was
trying
to
get
more
local
decision-making.
I
noticed
that
to
have
fewer
decisions
made
in
Washington
more
than
made
by
mayor's
by
local
areas
by
a
state
and
say
what
can
we
do
to
expedite
this
process?
A
lot
of
the
costs
of
construction
is
driven
based
on
the
length
of
time
to
get
in
permitting.
B
So
we
included
one
thing
again:
it's
not
very
sexy
but
categorical
exclusions
to
say
if
this
project
cost
5
million
dollars
or
less,
then
the
local
folks
can
go
in
and
evaluate
all
the
different
federal
issues
and
sign
off
on
it,
rather
than
bringing
a
federal
regulator
to
be
able
to
examine
all
things
and
running
through
all
the
process.
It's
a
smaller
project
that
can
be
handled
on
a
local
basis
to
make
the
decision
trust
those
individuals
to
make
right
decisions.
They
make
them
all
the
time
for
the
people
that
live
around
them.
B
They
have
to
live
next
to
that
road.
They
have
to
deal
with
the
consequences
of
it
they're
the
first
line
of
defense
in
it
that
includes
about
eighty
percent
of
our
projects
at
real
Oklahoma.
It's
a
huge
amount
of
our
projects
in
Oklahoma
will
not
have
to
go
through
the
federal
projects
away,
the
red
it
takes
away
that
red
tape.
It
speeds
up
the
process.
Anyone
who
does
construction
can
tell
you
if
you
can
do
it
faster,
you
could
do
it
cheaper,
because
then
you
don't
have
to
have
months
to
be
able
to
expect.
B
What's
inflation
going
to
be
what's
the
cost
of
the
product
is
going
to
be?
Is
my
labor
going
to
be
there
at
that
time?
So,
if
you
can
remove
all
that
delay,
you
actually
get
to
construction
faster
and
it's
cheaper
to
do
it.
That
means
more
miles
of
road
done,
faster
with
fewer
delays.
That's
a
pretty
big
deal
to
all
of
us
that
live
around
construction
here
all
the
time
right.
So
that
was
one
of
the
big
pieces
that
we
were
able
to
win.
You.
A
I
see
a
lot
of
what
looks
to
me
like
deferred
maintenance,
and
you
just
wonder
if
this
isn't
some
sort
of
ticking
time
bomb
on
america
and
it
might
be
up
to
the
local
governments
in
the
states
to
handle
it,
but
somebody's
got
to
handle
it
and
I
see
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
things
that
look
to
me.
Like
they're
underwater.
You.
B
Do
and
you
see
that
interesting
analogy
of
that
is
Oklahoma
itself.
We
defer
to
remain
in
stir
bridges
for
a
long
time
and
we
saw
our
bridges
begin
to
deteriorate
and
it
became
a
big
issue
to
us
and
then
suddenly,
several
elections
in
a
row
you
saw
the
election
was
about.
What
are
we
going
to
do
on
transportation
and
the
bridges,
because
the
people
of
Oklahoma
rose
up
and
said,
stop
deferring
that?
Let's
do
it.
B
The
same
thing
occurs
in
every
other
part
of
the
country
that
at
some
point
they
say,
stop
setting
aside
that
that
needs
to
be
a
priority,
and
so
we
see
issues
in
Oklahoma
where
the
governor
puts
a
higher
priority
on
clearing
everything
else
out
and
say
we're
going
to
fix
our
roads,
we're
going
to
fix
our
bridges,
we're
going
to
get
that
done.
Well,
it's
a
local
decision
that
was
made
under
the
pressure
that
was
done
politically
here.
That
can
be
done
all
around
the
kind
tree.
B
A
Know
one
other
thing
about
the
transportation
infrastructure
that
that
that
perturbs
me
is
I,
don't
see
enough
R&D
going
into
how
we're
going
to
keep
the
cost
down
it
just
costs
more
and
more
and
more
to
build
a
bridge
or
a
road
or
seemingly
anything
for
infrastructure
and
I,
don't
see
any
technological
breakthroughs
on
materials
or
design
that
are
you
know
can
can
cut
something
twenty
percent
or
fifty
percent.
It
always
goes
the
other
way
and
it
almost
always
exceeds
the
rate
of
inflation,
and
so
you
get
less
for
your
money
right
and
that's.
B
One
of
the
things
actually
what's
interesting:
you
bring
that
up.
It's
in
the
bill.
The
rd
section
of
the
previous
bills
had
this
research,
but
there
was
no
connection
to
reality,
and
so
they
would
do
research
and
it's
a
yes.
This
is
cheaper,
but
there's
no
practical
application
on
it.
This
one
actually
includes
a
section
in
our
R&D
budget
for
the
transportation
that
moves
it
to
practical
application.
So
if
you
find
a
better
way
to
lay
asphalt,
then
we
actually
start
laying
it.
Let
everyone
examine
it
and
move
from
there
rather
than
in
a
laboratory.
B
They
say:
yep,
that's
a
good
idea,
so
we
actually
move
it
to
practical
application.
That's
not
a
huge
part
of
the
budget.
Neither
I
think
it
should
be
a
huge
part
of
the
budget,
because
individual
states,
municipalities
should
be
able
to
look
at
it.
See
the
research
see,
that's
done,
see
how
was
applied
and
go
yep
that'll
work
and
apply
it,
but
that
we
actually
did
start
some
of
that
process.
I'm
grateful.
B
In
Tampa,
I'd,
say,
I
had
a
unique
thing.
This
is
the
Republican
convention
that
was
there,
but
on
Monday
night,
before
we
actually
started,
I
was
invited
to
speak
to
the
Tampa
economic
development
group.
So
it's
a
group
of
folks
from
all
their
business.
Folks
from
that
whole
area
and
I
was
invited
to
speak
there
to
talk
about
Oklahoma,
City
and
what's
happened,
and
what
was
very
interesting
is
tampa
is
going
through
a
process.
B
We
went
through
as
Oklahoma
City
twenty
years
ago,
where
they're
looking
at
their
city
they're
looking
at
their
infrastructure,
they're
looking
at
their
convention
center,
and
they
wanted
to
bring
the
the
convention
there
to
try
to
jumpstart
some
of
the
process
of
getting
that
going.
But
when
I
sat
down
and
I
told
the
story
to,
there
were
probably
150
200
economic
leaders
of
Tampa
they're
told
the
story
of
Oklahoma
City
and
what's
happened
in
the
transitions
has
happened
afterwards.
B
Their
chamber
folks
came
and
visited
with
me
and
wanting
to
know
the
details
of
that
but
said.
An
interesting
thing
to
me
said
we're
visiting
around
the
country
to
try
to
go
to
other
cities
to
see
how
we
can
advance,
but
we're
not
going
to
go
to
0
the
city
because
we're
not
to
that
level.
Yet
that
would
just
be
frustrating
to
us
and
said
oklahoma
city's
been
on
our
target
list
to
go
to
even
before
I
spoke.
B
Have
had
people
say
oklahoma
city's
too
far
out
there
we
can't
get
to
that
level.
We've
got
to
find
some
other
city,
that's
an
easier
step
for
us,
and
then
hopefully
we
can
get
to
the
oklahoma
city
level
in
the
days
ahead,
but
it
was
a
really
good
encouragement
and
one
things
I
was
able
to
tell
them
was.
This
was
not
a
single
individual
that
turned
around
oklahoma
city.
It
was
multiple
people
that
looked
in
their
community
where
their
business
was
located.
B
With
her
neighborhood
was
located
and
woke
up
and
said:
let's
get
to
work
on
it.
It
was
not
only
the
city
engaged
and
you're
very
involved,
my
office
in
the
mayor's
office
in
the
maps,
programs
and
everything
can
happen,
but
there's
also
individual
business
owners.
That
said,
I'll
take
my
street
I'll,
take
the
school,
it's
down
the
street
and
we'll
adopt
them,
and
we
won't
just
send
them
money,
we're
actually
going
to
go
over
in
mentor
and
we're
going
to
help
and
we're
gonna
actually
engage
with
a
classroom.
B
That's
incredibly
significant
and
what
is
happening
here
that
we
think
is
normal,
we'll
find
out.
When
gets
other
cities
like
Tampa
will
find
it
that's
not
normally.
This
is
a
revolution
that
is
occurring
for
the
revitalization
of
a
sitting
of
the
community
that
other
communities
do
look
at
us
and
see
us
in
the
standard
that
we've
set,
and
it's
a
very
good
thing.
People.
A
In
Oklahoma,
City
put
the
city
first,
you
see
business
leaders
putting
the
city
in
front
of
their
business
interests.
You
see
political
leaders
putting
the
city
in
front
of
their
political
interest
and
it's
amazing
what
can
happen
when
you
have
a
lot
of
people.
You
know
putting
the
community
in
front
of
their
own
needs
and
you
don't
see
that
in
a
lot
of
communities,
a
lot
of
turf
issues
and
in
other
communities,
don't.
B
Need
you
see
areas
of
the
city
like
Rio
chavez
elementary
went
in
is
this
beautiful
school
that
goes
in
and
then
all
the
development
it
happens
around
it
and
homeowners
say
well,
let
me
fix
up
our
house
and
we'll
try
to
fix
up
our
street
their
heirs
of
the
community
that
businesses
that
looked
down
that
have
been
run
down.
That
say,
are
we
to
repaint
and
one
or
two
of
them
do
it
and
then
it
just
starts
spreading
down
the
street
and
you
see
whole
sections
of
the
community
that
are
like
that.
B
A
Appreciate
your
work,
hope
you'll
come
back
on
the
mayor's
magazine
sometime
in
the
future,
glad
to
do
that
or
thanks
for
your
work
as
well.
Congressman
James
Lankford
the
full
workload
ahead
of
him
here
as
2012
lines
up
we'll
be
back
with
more
on
the
October
edition
of
the
mayor's
magazine.
When
we
return.
E
Did
you
know
one-third
of
an
average
landfill
is
made
up
of
packaging
material?
Why
be
part
of
the
problem?
Recycling
is
as
easy
as
rinsing
and
throwing
no
need
to
sort
set
out
the
little
blue
bin
on
your
regular
trash
day.
Now
it
even
pays
to
recycle
each
week.
One
lucky
Oklahoma,
City
resident
will
win
one
hundred
dollars
just
for
setting
out
their
little
blue
bin
full
of
the
proper
recyclable
materials.
Be
part
of
the
solution
start
recycling
today.
F
G
A
A
A
G
Something
we
were
talking
about
before
we
started
rolling
tape,
the
emphasis
on
sidewalks
in
oklahoma
city.
Of
course,
all
of
the
maps
projects
are
a
DA
compliant
Plus
and
I
will
go
to
a
meeting
to
monitor.
Members
of
our
committees
monitor
almost
everything
that
goes
on
in
Oklahoma
City
there
always
a
DA
compliant
and
I'm,
just
I'm,
just
thrilled
to
death.
By
that
this
city
is
so
much
easier
to
navigate
than
it
used
to
be,
and
it's
getting
better
every
month
and.
A
I
As
a
whole,
it's
it's
part
of
what
we
do
as
a
society,
and
it
is
reflected
by
our
concerns
about
being
able
to
walk
places
to
get
places
and
we're
dealing
with
people
who
are
in
one
of
the
things.
We're
doing
is
motorized
pedestrians,
which
are
people
in
chairs
very
similar
to
hers
and
how
they're
getting
from
point
A
to
point
B
and
keeping
them
safe
and
making
sure
that
we
do
what
we
can
to
be
safe
from
them.
As
it
were.
We're.
I
The
path
is
based
on
universal
design,
which
was
a
concept
that
came
originally
from
the
north
north
carolina
north
virginia
or
somewhere
in
the
south,
and
was
adopted
by
georgia
as
what
they
call
easy
living
homes.
It
really
has
to
do
with
making
a
home
that's
completely
accessible
for
anyone,
and
universal
design
is
good,
for
everyone
doesn't
hurt
anyone.
It's
mostly
wider,
doorways,
wide
hallways
and
accessible
baths.
I
Just
knowing
that
if
you
had
a
broken
leg
from
a
skiing
accident,
you
wouldn't
have
to
worry
about
jumping
over
the
curb,
and
it
just
makes
life
easier,
the
same
things
that
affect
a
six
year,
baby,
that
six
months
old
affects
someone
who's
60
years
old
as
far
as
curbs
and
and
getting
over
impediments
in
place.
So
it's
really
called
clearing
the
past
for
good
reason.
Mm-Hmm.
What's.
G
But
if
you
can't
get
to
the
bus
stop,
then
how
do
you
go
get
a
job?
How
do
you
tell
boss?
Yes,
I'll,
be
there
Monday
through
Friday
on
these
hours,
so
accessibility
is
really
our
number-one
concern.
The
a
DA
has
pretty
well
taken
care
of
buildings
being
accessible
I
noticed
even
with
the
construction
going
on.
There
was
a
ramp
for
me
to
get
into
City
Hall
today
and
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
that.
A
G
Sports
canal
I
got
to
go
through
the
sports
arena
on
a
special
tour
and
go
into
the
locker
room
and
see
Kevin
Durant's
locker
I
mean
I
got
the
Grand
Tour.
Everything
is
accessible.
The
special
boxes
that
you'd
have
to
pay.
Eighty
thousand
dollars
to
get
one
of
those,
so
I'm
not
going
to
be
there
but
they're
all
accessible.
Just
in
case
every
single
project
is
and.
A
A
G
Right
everything
and
we
get
to
members
of
our
committee-
we
have
about
35
people
and
they're
all
volunteers,
and
we
pick
various
things
to
monitor
and
people
monitor
the
river
development
maps
three
in
this
and
then
I
monitor
the
parks.
Department
and
I've
had
just
great
fun
about
the
new
Lions
children's
park
down
by
Lake
Hefner,
where
every
piece
of
playground
equipment
is
accessible
when
things
like
that
are
going
on
all
over
the
city.
That's.
G
I
I
think
an
emphasis
still
on
just
improving
the
quality
of
life
for
everybody
with
a
disability
and
I
think
that
we
we
broaden
that
to
a
population
and
I
think
the
things
that
we
do
is
we
monitor
things
within
the
city.
It's
always
good.
Every
now,
though,
everything
is
a
DA
compliant,
it's
fun
to
get
up,
raise
my
hand
and
say
have
you
thought
of
this.
So,
even
though
there
are
laws
that
protect
everyone,
it's
nice
to
be
able
to
be
the
arms
Budman.
I
I
I
mean
a
180
shows
that
I
mean
when
you
really
look
at
all
that
was
I
was
coming
across
the
street
people
who
are
visually
impaired
or
hearing
impaired,
really
know
where
they
are,
when
they're
at
a
traffic
signal
now
and
they're,
given
the
local
instructions,
and
so
it's
just
it
just
kind
of
shows
where
we
are
as
a
city
and
that
we're
continuing
to
really
give
the
individual
importance.
Jason.