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From YouTube: Mayor's Magazine - December 2016
Description
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett's December 2016 program features:
:10 - Oklahoma AARP
8:37 - Downtown in December events
16:25 - Tracey Zeeck - author of “The Not In Here Story”
22:31 - OKC Singer/Songwriter Ieshia
A
Hello
there
and
welcome
once
again
to
the
mayor's
magazine,
I'm
Mick
Cornett-
and
this
is
our
program
for
December
2016,
thanks
for
joining
us
in
this
first
segment,
we're
going
to
talk
to
Shawn,
Vasco
who's,
the
AARP,
Oklahoma
State
Director.
Welcome
to
the
mayor's
magazines
great
to
be
here.
This
you've
had
a
kind
of
a
long
list
of
life
experiences
that
are
probably
worth
reflecting
on
here.
Talk
about
your
professional
career.
You.
B
Know
I've
last
15
years,
I've
been
with
AARP
start
out,
doing
their
advocacy
and
communications
and
the
last
five
and
a
half
years
of
state
directors,
so
I've
been
living
here
in
Oklahoma
County
for
15
years,
and
before
that
I
was
born
in
Enid
Oklahoma
and
raised
on
a
farm
in
Marshall
Oklahoma's.
So
I
moved
to
big
city
yeah
well,.
A
B
We
do
have
membership
across
across
the
pond
in
many
foreign
countries,
but
you
know
nationally.
We
have
about
38
million
members,
and
here
in
Oklahoma
we
have
400,000
members
and
we're
a
membership
organization
for
folks
50
years
of
age
and
older.
We
advocate
and
provide
education
and
community
resources,
whether
its
family
caregiving
working
on
pocketbook
issues,
like
utility
rate,
increases
to
help
folks
know
about
fraud,
scams
out
there,
and
we
have
the
fraud
watch
network
and
trained
group
of
volunteers
who
go
out,
make
presentations
that
are
our
front
fighters.
What's.
B
A
C
B
We're
cooler
than
you
think
so
you
know
I
think
for
sure.
You
know.
A
lot
of
the
issues
are
intergenerational
that
we
deal
with
and
many
parents
are
in
their
40s
and
50s
that
are
raising
kids
and
take
care
of
parents,
and
we've
got
a
lot
of
resources
available
for
family
caregivers
and
the
intergenerational
play
and
the
pocketbook
issues
that
we
work
on.
So
what
what.
A
B
Congress
you
know
like
in
Oklahoma
we
have
closest
600,000,
family,
caregivers
and
so
we've
been
working
a
you
know,
a
several
two-pronged
approach,
both
on
the
state
level
locally,
as
well
as
a
national
level
making
sure
we
have
additional
rights
of
supports
for
family
caregivers.
You
know
in
Oklahoma
need
a
almost
600,000
Oklahomans
are
providing
care
to
a
loved
one
or
friend
or
neighbor,
and
they
need
additional
support,
respite
care,
access
to
resources
and
that's
one
thing.
B
The
other
thing
is
social
security,
making
sure
social
security
solvent
for
future
generations,
and
so
many
people
think
well.
You
know
it
may
not
be
around
when
I'm
old
enough,
but
if
we
make
changes
right
now
it
can
be
solvent
and
get
through
the
partisan
gridlock,
because
if
we
thank
back
in
1980-81
when
speaker
Tip
O'neill,
who
is
a
Democrat
and
President
Ronald
Reagan,
they
came
together
with
Commission
and
they
adopted
some
changes
of
Social
Security
and
it
made
it
solvent
for
30
more
years.
B
A
City
of
Oklahoma
City
is
also
looking
after
your
generation
and,
let's
say
your
generation
that
the
50-over
generation,
through
its
senior
wellness,
centers
they're,
currently
under
construction,
will
be
offering
opening
up
this
this
winter
yeah
talk
about.
You
know
that
aspect
of
it
and
what
you
sense,
that's
going
to
do
for
the
community.
Well,.
B
That's
a
great
opportunity
and
what
we
like
about
it.
It's
a
true
community
center,
so
many
people
are
fixated
on,
have
senior
nutrition
centers
and
that's
all
it
can
be.
But
we
really
find
great
about
the
senior
wellness
centers.
It's
a
true
community
center
about
wellness
people
living
longer,
aging
and
they're,
more
active
and
mobile,
and
we
need
to
adapt
our
services
and
what
we
provided.
People
for
more
active
older
population
in
oakland,
oklahoma,
city's,
doing
some
great
things,
and
you
know
the
walkability
making
sure
we
have
safe
streets
and
more
sidewalks
for
mobility.
B
Thank
you
for
your
kind
words
and
forward
to
the
book,
but
it
really
highlights
the
leadership
and
that
she
provided
for
Oklahoma
City,
with
not
only
the
the
weight
loss,
a
campaign,
but
how
Maps
has
expanded
for
making
Oklahoma
City
more
livable,
more
access
for
folks
who
want
to
walk
right
at
their
bike
and
its
really
been
a
great
great
shift.
And
we
applaud
you
in
your
leadership
as
we
move
forward.
Well,.
A
It
changing
the
built
environment
is,
is
not
easy
or
cheap,
but
we're,
probably
you
know,
head
I'm,
almost
every
other
country
out
there,
but
you
know
we
had
a
long
way
to
go.
You
know
we
had
designed
this
city
around
cars
and
so
to
change
that
perspective
to
design
it
around
people.
You
know
it
not
only
takes
a
while
physically,
but
takes
a
while
mentally
to
realize
that
that
we'd
become
overly
reliant
on
the
automobile
in
the
things
that
we
built.
We
had
just
am
I,
don't
know
30
or
40
seconds
left.
B
Know
they
and
that
book
is
a
great
great
highlight
of
Oklahoma
City's
work,
and
so
there
are
things
that
people
can
do
in
their
own
homes.
We
know
that
allowing
people
they
want
to
stand
there
in
a
home
as
long
as
they
can
in
age,
and
so
we've
got
some
great
resources
called
and
prepare
to
care
in
the
home
home
fit
guide
which
allows
folks
to
look
look
at
what
you
can
do
to
your
home
to
make
changes.
B
We
know,
as
you
get
older,
having
wide
doors
having
the
lever
handles
watching
the
steps
into
in
in
your
house
or
the
bathroom
are
very
important,
and
so,
if
we
want
people
to
stay
in
their
home,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
are
having
people
that
the
home
is
fit
for
people
as
they
age,
and
so
we
can
provide
resources.
We
have
an
occupational
therapist
who's,
a
volunteer
as
well
as
certified
Aging
in
Place
instructor,
and
if
you're
interested
in
that
or
any
of
these
resources,
you
can
go
to
arp.
Org.
B
Slash,
okay
and
we'd
be
happy
to
provide
these
resources
to
you,
but
also,
if
you
need
a
presentation
to
your
civic
church
group,
we're
available
to
do
that.
So
there
are
many
things
people
can
do
in
their
own
home
communities.
We
have
walk
audits
that
people
can
use
as
well
in
their
neighborhood
go
ahead
and
go
around
your
neighborhood
make
sure
your
crossings
are
safe.
Are
the
sidewalks
adequate
for
what
you
need,
and
this
could
be
something
that
you
provide
your
city
council?
B
D
If
one
word
could
describe
auto
bill
pay
from
oklahoma
city
utilities
customer
service
division,
it
would
be
symptomatic
because
auto
bill
pay
makes
it
simple
to
schedule
automatic
payments
for
your
utility
bill
and
that's
simply
symptomatic,
go
to
okc
gov
and
click
online
payments
to
scheduled
payments
from
your
bank
account
and
bully
your
bill
gets
paid
automatically
on
time.
Every
time
month
after
month,
you
can
review
bills
on
your
computer
or
smart
device
and
set
limits
to
avoid
overdraft
with
auto
bill.
A
Just
basically,
you
know
cleanliness
and
some
extra
attention
to
impress
tourists
and
then
it
it
kind
of
evolved
into
now,
where
it's
it's
become
a
major
holiday
event
and
in
really
responsible
for
a
lot
of
economic
development,
the
city,
and
so
today
we
have
a
couple
of
people
from
the
marketing
department.
First
of
all,
Stacey
Sanger
is
the
marketing
manager
and
she's
brought
Riley
Cole,
with
her
weight.
Welcome
and.
E
F
A
E
E
It's
it's
everything's
outdoor
everything
that
we
want
to
do
is
outdoors
and
outside,
and
we
basically,
we
don't
care
about
having
a
big
space
anymore,
because
everything
we
do
is
outside
with
friends
or
at
a
restaurant
or
meeting
downtown
and
walking
a
district.
So
it's
much
more
active
I
rode
my
bike
everywhere
that
I
wanted
to
go
the
second
that
I
moved
downtown
so.
F
A
E
A
couple
of
weeks
ago
we
had
a
new
event
in
automobile
alley
called
lights
on
Broadway.
You
might
remember
the
light
display
that
we've
had
for
many
years
there,
but
this
is
a
new
event
and
to
really
kick
off
that
light
display
it's
really
so
stunning
and
so
beautiful,
it's
the
biggest
one
downtown,
and
so
we
really
use
that
time
to
celebrate
that
and
the
ice
rink
opened
in
early
November.
We
were
worried
about
the
temperatures
there
for
a
minute,
but
it
was
definitely
cool
enough
to
open.
So
we
got
that
started
and.
A
F
I
would
definitely
say
all
ages
are
welcome.
Definitely
the
ice
cream
canopies.
Anyone
from
a
little
kid
to
adult
and
then
also
Saturday's
with
Santa,
is
definitely
geared
towards
little
kids.
So
Devon
Saturday's
with
Santa
is
in
December,
the
third
tenth
and
17th
and
Santa's
there
and
other
characters
and
crafts
and
snacks
and
all
kinds
of
stuff
and.
A
Take
pictures
all
you
want,
and
you
know
a
lot
of
it
is
weather-related.
You
know,
but
at
the
oh
nice
days,
even
if
it's
a
little
cool,
but
you
know
if
it's
still
nice
enough
to
get
out.
People
like
getting
outside,
excuse
to
go
downtown
and
so
give
us
some
example
of
some
of
the
other
standard
events
that
the
people
have
gotten
used
to
enjoying
the.
E
E
That
are
that
happened
in
the
Rotunda
aired
area
there,
and
so
that's
really
grown
a
lot
and
then
all
of
the
light
displays
for
districts
have
them.
This
year.
The
bricktown
canal
has
a
light
display
with
a
what
free
water
taxi
rides
that
have
been
every
Thursday,
Friday,
Saturday
and
Sunday
and
throughout
the
end
of
December,
and
that's
also
free
and
open
to
the
public,
and
then
Midtown
has
a
light
display
and
auto
alley.
We
mentioned
there's
and
film
row
to
you.
Awesome.
A
F
F
Better
Sandridge
santa
run
is
coming
back
and
it
actually
has
a
new
location
this
year,
so
it
used
to
be
held
on
leadership
square
and
we've
moved
it
over
to
sandridge.
So
we're
excited
about
that
change.
It'll
be
new
and
fun
and
excited
to
see
all
the
new
costumes
and
then
also
little
willies
triple
dog.
Dare
the
stair
climbing?
I
will
not
be
participating
in
that
one,
but.
E
A
H
A
A
F
E
I
Guys
I'm
Anna
standard
form
of
the
Oklahoma
City
Thunder.
We
here
today
in
animal
shelter
when
I
was
kidding.
Turkey,
no
I
haven't
been
a
lot
of
you
know.
I
had
cast
a
lot
of
birds
and
fish,
but
I.
Never,
he
know.
I
had
a
dog
before
now.
I'm
like
thinking
about
adopting
an
animal
who
is
getting
more
with
OKC
and
animal
welfare
and
get
involved
and
adopt
and
volunteer
like
I,
am.
J
That
dog
has
a
thirsty
looking
as
I
did
you
know
that
it's
really
not
that
hard
to
save
water
like
here
in
the
sink,
don't
make
me
run
too
much
good.
I'm
somebody
shut
me
off
now.
This
is
my
kind
of
party,
a
full
house.
Let's
roll
hey
we're
in
a
drought,
which
means
I'm
kind
of
a
big
deal.
So
save
me
really
me.
K
A
Having
me
yeah
and
I,
you
and
I
have
known
each
other
for
about
15
or
20
years,
but
I
didn't
know
you
were
an
author,
okay.
No.
You
had
many
talents,
but
I
didn't
know
about
this,
and
apparently
this
this
book
is
getting
rave
reviews
and
lots
of
people
are
consuming
it.
So
how
did
all
this
happen?
What
was
the
inspiration?
They
got
you
on
a
right
above
well.
K
The
not
in
here
story
came
from
our
actual
story
of
adoption.
We
I
we
adopted
our
son
at
birth
here
in
oklahoma
city
from
catholic
charities
and
in
order
to
keep
that
story
as
like
a
part
of
his
daily
life.
I
just
wrote
a
story
for
him
and
the
story
became
a
little
book
and
then
little
book
became
something
we
could
share
with
friends,
so
they
could
tell
their
children
their
adoption
story
as
well
and
so
light
bulb
moment.
K
Let's
do
something
with
this
and
see
if
we
can
help
more
people,
and
so
that's
what
we
did
ended
up
working
with
a
publishing
company
based
here
in
Oklahoma
City
penny
candy
books
there
in
Oklahoma,
City
and
Savannah,
and
ended
up
publishing
it
with
the
illustrators
also
originally
from
here.
This
is
where
we
met.
He
lives
in
New
York
now,
but
this
is
where
we
met.
So
it's
all
okay,
see
based
at
some
level
no
fun
so.
H
K
Write
the
book,
that's
the
that's
it
and
I
don't
mean
I
think
you
know
what
I'm
talking
about
cuz
you've
written.
So
but
you
write
the
book,
you
don't
have
a
book
until
you've
written
the
manuscript
or
you've
written
the
words
down
and
I.
Think
that's
the
thing
you
think
you
have
a
book
until
you
start
the
process
and
then
you
may
end
up
throwing
away
five
books.
So
that's
my
first
bit
of
advice
is
write.
K
A
It
does
seem
like
with
you
know:
publishing
is
changing
so
much
and
opportunities
to
sell
books
online
has
changed
so
much.
It
does
seem
like
there
are.
There
are
opportunities
to
expose
your
idea,
your
book
or
your
concept,
to
a
wide
range
of
people
that
weren't
available
to
us.
You
know
20
years
ago.
K
Exactly
and-
and
you
know,
I
struggled
I
had
an
agent
in
New
York
and
he
wasn't
able
to
sell
it.
He
thought
there
were
enough
books
about
adoption,
so
he
left
to
go
to
another
agency
where
they
didn't
even
work
with
children's
literature.
So
I
didn't
know
what
I
was
going
to
do
and
I
came
back
and
I
ran
into
chad.
Reynolds
like
I
said,
and
he
ended
up
publishing
it,
but
my
thing
was:
I
had
to
have
it
published
by
publishing
company
I.
Couldn't
self
publish
this
book
because
it
was
my
personal
story.
K
K
A
K
This
one
I
mean
it'sit's
and
there
are
two
one
of
them
is
actually
being
written,
so
I
can
talk
about
it
as
a
book.
So
it's
in
the
process
of
being
written
there.
Some
there's
some
typing-
that's
actually
taking
place,
but
it
is
about
this.
This
little
baby
grows
up
the
little
babies,
a
kid
and
encounter
some
things,
but
also
like
not
going
to
tell
you.
Okay.
A
K
People
want
and
the
first
one
or
the
second
one
I,
you
know
the
the
main
thing
with
the
book
is
that
it
is
useful,
and
that
is
what
I
kind
of
always
try
to
be,
and
my
life
you've
known
me
for
a
long
time.
I
try
to
be
useful,
and
so
that's
the
purpose
of
that.
That's
what
my
goal
was
with
that.
In
the
meantime,
it
is
going
crazy.
K
I
just
got
back
from
denver
on
a
book
tour
there
and
we
were
all
over
the
place,
sold
out
books,
interviews
there
and
then
came
back
here
and
had
my
big
launch
party
this
weekend.
We
have
another
book
signing
coming
up,
and
so
it's
there's
just
a
lot
going
on
with
it
and
it's
doing
a
lot,
it's
a
lot
more
active
than
I
thought
it
was
gonna
be
so
it's
a
lot
of
fun.
Well,.
K
A
A
L
E
A
Back
to
the
mayor's
magazine
in
this
final
segment,
we're
gonna
meet
a
young
woman,
who's,
making
quite
a
mark
for
herself
in
the
media
and
pop
culture
world.
It's
aisha
welcome
to
the
show.
Thank
you
for
having
me.
You
were
telling
me
you.
You
grew
up
in
Oklahoma,
City
went
to
Centennial
High
School.
Definitely.
M
M
I
like
to
stay
original
because
I
think
I'll
be
more
memorable.
That
way,
so
I
go
in
right
now,
currently
I'm
going
into
the
Oakland
City
Public,
Schools
and
touring
and
I
think
that
when
I
come
in
there
with
a
message,
I'd
like
to
give
them
a
little
bit
of
fun
before
cuz
I've
been
in
high
school
before,
and
someone
comes
in
and
they're
like
boring,
yeah.
H
M
A
M
A
M
And
we
buy
it
our
own
money,
but
we
are
currently
kind
of
sponsored
under
old
surety
life
insurance
company
and
do
that
the
hype
app
is
a
sense,
we're
helping
you
prepare
for
excellence.
It
provides
free
food,
free
clothing
for
medical,
free
counseling,
all
for
someone
that
in
need-
and
all
you
have
to
do
to
download
it
is
text
icon,
295,
577,
a.
A
M
I
think
that
a
lot
of
people
they
don't
cover
mental
health
and
I.
Think
more
than
ever
this
year,
I've
seen
a
lot
of
people
go
through.
You
know
just
tough
times,
and
nobody
wants
to
talk
about
it.
So
when
children
go
to
school,
they're
getting
bullied
and
nobody
thinks
about
that
can
affect
the
child,
so
they
go
home
and
they
do
something
that
you
know.
Nobody
ever
thought
that
they
would
and
nobody
is
able
to
reach
them
and
that's
why
I
want
to
go
into
the
school
and
talk
about
it.
Do.