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From YouTube: 2019 State of the City - Mayor David Holt
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Mayor David Holt made his first State of the City address on Thursday, January 17, 2019 at the Cox Convention Center.
A
It
is
my
great
honor
to
stand
before
you
all
and
deliver
my
first
State
of
the
City
address.
The
state
of
the
city,
which
didn't
even
exist
25
years
ago,
has
really
grown
into
a
special
opportunity
for
our
community
to
come
together
and
consider
important
issues,
and
this
year
everyone
in
the
city
is
able
to
join
us
live
for
the
first
time
through
Facebook.
A
So
my
greetings
to
everyone
here
with
you
and
with
me
today
and
to
those
watching
now
or
in
the
future
on
Facebook,
live
to
the
person
watching
the
video
next
Tuesday
night
at
11
p.m.
and
your
flannel
pajamas
I,
see
you
nice
to
loot
you
25
years
ago.
Last
month,
the
voters
of
Oklahoma
City
made
the
now
legendary
commitment
to
the
first
Maps,
our
city's
groundbreaking
initiative,
to
improve
our
quality
of
life.
On
that
December
day,
we
decided
to
invest
in
ourselves
to
meet
challenges,
seize
opportunities
and
nothing
has
ever
been
the
same.
A
In
1993,
your
mayor
was
a
freshman
in
high
school
in
northwest
Oklahoma
City,
your
new
city
manager,
Craig
Freeman,
was
just
a
year
into
his
career.
At
the
city,
a
29
year
old
junior
level
budget
analysts
just
happy
to
have
a
job
in
public
service.
Your
newest
city,
council,
member
Nikki,
nice
was
a
13
year
old
at
Mill
wood
middle
school,
a
generation
of
leaders
stepped
up
in
1993
and
sparked
a
renaissance
that
has
now
lasted
for
two
decades.
A
They
said
at
the
time
they
were
building
a
city
that
their
kids
and
their
grandkids
would
want
to
call
home,
because
a
city
without
young
people
is
a
city
without
a
future,
and
their
work
did
in
fact
inspire
a
younger
generation
to
do
just
that.
Because
of
visionary
leadership,
a
new
generation
stayed
right
here
in
Oklahoma,
City,
the
maps
generation
and
I'm
part
of
it.
We
chose
Oklahoma
City
because
of
the
investments
in
quality
of
life
that
this
city
made
and
now
Rachel
and
I
are
raising
our
kids
here.
A
Just
as
you
are
the
journey
of
a
city
never
ends,
one
group
of
people
merely
carries
the
torch
as
far
as
they
can
and
then
they
hand
it
to
the
next
generation.
Slowly
but
steadily.
The
maps
generation
is
taking
that
torch
not
too
fast,
for
we
still
have
wisdom
to
glean,
but
not
too
slow,
because
this
is
as
it
was
designed.
A
But
in
any
case
we
take
that
church
that
torch,
recognizing
that
we
have
an
obligation.
We
have
an
obligation
to
do
just
what
was
done
for
us
to
leave
this
city
a
better
place
than
we
found
it
for
our
kids
and
our
grandkids
for
George
and
Maggie,
and
all
the
children
of
Oklahoma
City
I
took
office
in
April
of
last
year
with
that
charge
placed
upon
me
by
the
voters
of
this
great
city.
A
Today,
let's
talk
about
what
we
will
do
together
to
continue
this
city's
Renaissance
fulfill
our
obligations
to
those
who
did
so
much
for
us
and
our
obligations
to
those
who
depend
on
our
renewed
commitment
and
let's
talk
about
what
we
will
do
together
to
ensure
that
the
opportunity
and
optimism
of
this
renaissance
reaches
every
resident
of
this
city
when
I
ran
for
this
office,
I
focused
on
a
handful
of
priorities.
Those
include
core
services,
streets,
transit
infrastructure,
police
and
fire
protection.
A
Also,
quality
of
life,
which
we
have
found,
leads
to
job
growth,
the
centerpiece
of
that
effort,
being
our
affirmation.
Maps
investments,
also
the
need
for
a
renewed
vision
for
public
education
in
our
city
and,
finally,
incorporating
the
diversity
of
our
city
into
our
decision-making.
These
priorities
are
the
framework
through
which
I'll
speak
today.
Let's
begin
with
core
services,
your
city
government
plays
many
roles,
but
it
always
starts
with
the
daily
services
you
depend
on.
A
I
have
served
at
every
level
of
government
and
I
love
this
level,
the
most
because
it's
the
one
that
really
affects
your
daily
life.
You
use
a
city
service
almost
every
minute
of
the
day
when
you
turn
on
your
water
Drive
on
your
neighborhood
Street
leave
your
trash
at
the
curb
call,
9-1-1
visit
a
park
or
our
zoo
ride
on
a
bus,
adopt
a
pet,
build,
a
new
business.
Do
any
of
these
things
and
you
are
interacting
with
your
city
government.
What
happens
here
is
not
a
reality
show
like
so
much
of
politics.
A
It
is
real
life.
The
good
news
is
thanks
to
some
of
the
finest
elected
leaders
in
the
nation,
mayor,
Mick
Cornett
and
his
predecessors,
and
a
great
city
council
working
with
absolutely
the
finest
city
staff
in
the
nation
and
a
political
culture
that
is
prioritized
unity,
civility
and
pragmatism.
Our
city
services
are,
for
the
most
part,
meeting
your
expectations
and
then
some.
How
do
we
know?
Well,
we
asked
you
every
year,
our
city
conducts
a
scientific
survey
of
our
citizens
and
the
results
have
been
consistent
for
a
decade.
A
You
are
the
most
satisfied
customers
in
the
nation.
Almost
across
the
board.
You
rank
our
city
services
very
high
higher
than
other
citizens,
and
other
cities
rank
theirs.
Listen
to
this
as
a
place
to
live,
82%
of
our
citizens
say:
Oklahoma
City
is
good
or
excellent.
This
is
28
percentage
points
higher
than
the
national
average
for
a
large
city
28
points,
the
national
average
is
54
and
we're
at
82.
A
A
Just
you
just
got
a
laugh,
that's
good,
but
here
is
the
good
news.
Thanks
to
a
vote
you
took
in
September
of
2017,
we
are
fixing
the
streets.
Let
me
back
up
and
give
you
just
a
little
background
on
street
funding
in
Oklahoma.
City
streets
are
a
perennial
complaint
and
you
deserve
to
know
why,
because
it
really
isn't
a
mystery
at
over
620
square
miles.
Oklahoma
City
is
one
of
the
five
largest
cities
in
the
United
States
by
landmass.
Let
me
put
that
into
perspective.
A
A
Take
one
of
those
cities
Boston
within
its
city
limits
Boston
actually
has
about
the
same
population
as
Oklahoma
City
word
about
650,000
and
Boston
is
at
about
600
85,000.
We
spread
that
out
over
620
square
miles
and
they
have
89
square
miles
so
put
another
way.
We
have
to
build
infrastructure,
streets,
transit,
police
and
fire
protection,
water
and
sewer
pipes
across
an
area
seven
times
larger,
using
the
same
number
of
taxpayers
in
OKC.
A
We
use
property
taxes
to
fund
our
street
infrastructure
because
Oklahoma
is
the
only
state
in
the
Union
that
restricts
property,
tax
use
for
cities
to
only
infrastructure,
not
operations.
And,
of
course,
we
have
a
culture
in
Oklahoma
that
has
generally
preferred
lower
property
taxes
than
other
states,
so
put
all
of
that
into
a
formula
enormous
City,
Limits,
low
property
taxes,
property
taxes
are
what
we
use
to
fund
street
repairs.
A
This
isn't
rocket
science,
it
all
adds
up
to
a
reality
that
our
streets
are
going
to
fall
below
your
expectations,
but
in
2017
the
mayor
and
council
at
the
time
came
up
with
a
workaround.
They
decided
to
supplement
the
traditional
revenue
stream
for
street
repairs,
property
tax
with
a
temporary
sales
tax.
One
penny
for
two
years
and
three
months
combined.
A
The
two
funding
methods
would
essentially
double
annual
street
dollars
from
100
million
to
200
million
for
a
grand
total
of
almost
800
million
going
into
street
repairs,
that's
as
large
as
maps
three,
they
called
it
better
streets,
safer
city
and
you,
the
voters,
approved
it
in
2017
and
that
work
is
happening
right
now.
It
is
the
largest
street
repair
initiative
in
the
city's
history,
and
it
will
ultimately
lead
to
hundreds
of
projects
across
the
city,
which
will
then
cause
you
to
complain
to
me
about
the
construction.
A
But
orange
is
the
official
color
of
progress
and
I'm
excited
that
the
city
has
undertaken.
This
endeavor
and
I
find
a
lot
of
people,
don't
know
about
it
yet
so
now
you
do,
and
you
can
be
an
ambassador
for
this
major
street
repair
initiative.
This
is
clearly
an
important
issue
to
the
people
of
Oklahoma
City
and
they
need
to
hear
about
it.
A
So
tell
the
story
and
go
to
OKC
gov,
slash
better
safer,
to
learn
more
and
see
a
list
of
all
the
projects
so
far,
they're
all
over
the
city,
northeast
South
Northwest,
and
keep
in
mind
our
council
or
citizen
advisory
board
for
this
project
and
our
staff
still
have
funds
to
allocate
to
projects
yet
to
be
finalized,
so
feel
free
to
make
your
voices
heard
that
st.
vote
in
2017
also
addressed
some
major
public
safety
needs
another
key
element
of
successfully
delivering
core
services.
A
On
that
same
day,
the
voters
of
OKC
approved
a
permanent
sales
tax,
largely
dedicated
to
police
and
fire,
most
notably
the
addition
of
over
120
new
police
officers,
so
that
we
could
keep
up
with
population
growth
and
development
response
times.
Could
improve
officers
could
reliably
count
on
back
up
and
our
officers
would
have
the
time
to
do
community
policing
and
really
build
relationships
with
their
communities.
Our
citizens,
our
mayor
and
council,
our
business
leaders,
our
police
and
fire
departments,
and
our
police
and
fire
unions
all
moved
as
one
and
got
the
funding
approved.
A
It
will
take
time
to
implement,
but
I've
already
I've
already
attended.
Two
police
graduations
in
the
nine
months
I've
been
in
office,
so
the
work
is
underway.
Another
core
service
making
progress
every
day
is
transit,
transit
faces
the
same
challenges
of
sprawl
I
mentioned
earlier,
and
for
a
long
time
it
was
not
a
service
we
were
proud
of,
but
a
decade
ago
you
could
sense
that
this
community's
commitment
to
transit
was
changing
and
work
began
around
that
time.
That
has
really
paid
off
in
just
the
last
few
months.
A
This
past
year
was
the
biggest
year
for
transit
in
Oklahoma
City
in
half
a
century.
Let
me
take
you
back
to
2005,
that
is
when
our
community
debuted
the
fixed
guideway
study,
a
comprehensive
plan
for
transit.
Its
major
elements
were
better
bus
service
commuter
rail,
connecting
our
metro
cities,
bus,
rapid
transit
and
a
downtown
streetcar
to
circulate
people
wants
all
of
those
other
methods
deposited
them
down
to
now.
Just
go
down
that
list.
A
A
Also
last
month,
we
received
the
exciting
news
that
we
had
received
a
federal
grant
to
open
our
first
bus
rapid
transit
line.
Bus.
Rapid
transit
is
sort
of
a
compromise
between
rail
and
bus.
That
is
a
lot
more
affordable
than
rail
and
it's
proven
popular
in
many
communities
around
the
nation
and
finally,
in
a
matter
of
days,
the
first
meeting
of
the
state's
first
Regional
Transit
Authority
will
be
held
the
culmination
of
a
decade
of
planning.
A
This
new
entity
joins
OKC,
together
with
Edmond
Norman,
more
Midwest,
City
and
Del
City
to
plan
an
intercity
commuter
system.
I
am
excited
to
tell
you
that
OKC's
two
appointments
to
this
historic
undertaking,
our
former
governor
brad
Henry
and
longtime
civic
leader
Mary
Malone.
This
is
a
big
challenge,
but
they
are
excited
to
get
started.
So
if
you
go
down
the
list
of
items
prioritized
in
2005,
we
have
realized
major
achievements
in
all
of
them,
just
in
the
last
two
months,
there's
so
much
more
to
do
on
transit,
but
momentum
is
clearly
on
our
side.
A
The
rest
of
our
core
services
are,
for
the
large
part,
in
a
great
position.
We
always
have
room
for
improvement
in
the
city
works
every
day
to
do
things
just
a
little
better
and
we'll
talk
in
a
moment
about
how
upcoming
initiatives
may
give
us
opportunities
to
take
even
bigger
steps
as
I
transition
away
from
this
overview
of
our
core
services.
Let
me
take
a
moment
to
think
the
thousands
of
public
service
who
made
public
servants
who
make
this
work
happen.
A
Of
course
it
starts
with
the
City
Council
in
order
of
the
eight
wards,
and
if
they
would
please
stand
if
they
are
here,
but
please
hold
your
applause
for
a
moment.
They
are
James
Greiner
edge
to
deed,
Larry,
McAtee,
Todd,
stone,
David,
Greene,
well,
beg
Salyer,
Nicky,
nice
and
Mark
Stonecipher.
They
are
the
public,
true
public
servant,
to
do
a
largely
thankless
job
because
they
love
this
city,
two
of
them
edged,
Eden,
Meg
Salyer
will
be
leaving
us
in
April.
Let's
thank
all
of
our
council
and
especially
councilman
Shadid
and
Councilwoman
Salyer
for
their
service.
A
When
you
look
at
the
council
combined
with
my
office,
you
might
note,
and
in
April
a
majority
of
the
nine
municipal
elected
officials
will
have
served
two
years
or
less
the
torch
is
being
passed,
but,
as
I
said
earlier,
we
do
not
take
lightly
the
responsibilities
we
are
being
given.
That
transition
is
also
happening
at
the
staff
level.
As
many
of
you
may
know,
the
longest-serving
and
finest
city
manager
we
have
ever
had
retired
this
month,
Jim
couch
handed
the
keys
to
Kraig,
Freeman
I.
Believe
Jim
is
here
today.
A
A
His
successor
with
a
far
better
seat
is,
of
course
also
here.
Kraig
Freeman
brings
the
highest
level
of
integrity,
incredible
financial
acumen
and
a
collaborative
management
style.
To
this
position,
the
council
and
I
are
excited
to
work
with
him.
This
is
an
important
position
for
our
community,
so
Craig.
If
you
would
stand,
let's
give
him
a
welcoming
round
of
applause.
A
Craig
will
soon
be
bringing
with
him
two
new
assistant
city
managers
as
longtime
employees,
Mt,
berry
and
Dennis
Klaus
are
retiring.
After
many
years
of
remarkable
service.
These
selfless
Civics
civil
servants
work
alongside
over
4700
city
employees,
police
officers,
firefighters
line
crews,
lawyers,
auditors,
engineers
planners
people
with
all
kinds
of
talents.
It
would
be
difficult
to
imagine
an
enterprise
that
does
more
different
things
than
the
city
of
Oklahoma
City.
We
are
blessed
in
our
city
to
have
the
best
city
employees
in
the
country.
A
We
also
rely
on
the
volunteer
service
of
hundreds
of
community
members
who
serve
on
dozens
of
boards
and
commissions
that
supplement
and
oversee
the
work
of
our
employees.
If
you
serve
on
a
city
board
or
Commission,
please
stand
and
let
us
thank
you
for
your
volunteer
service
to
our
city.
Please
stand.
A
One
of
those
boards
is
the
maps
three
advisory
board
led
by
chairman
Tom
McDaniel
may
have
been
hard
at
work
for
nearly
a
decade
now
and
that
work
is
paying
off
that
transitions
me
to
the
second
major
per
priority.
I
want
to
touch
on
today.
Our
quality
of
life
led
these
last
25
years
by
our
investments
in
maps.
Sometimes
it
can
seem,
like
everyone
talks
about
maps,
so
much
that
it
must
be
all
we
do.
The
reality
is
that
an
average
year
Maps
is
less
than
10%
of
our
total
budget.
A
It's
just
the
cherry
on
top,
but
it
has
made
all
the
difference
in
how
we
see
ourselves
and
how
others
see
us.
It
has
transformed
us
and
led
to
consistent
economic
growth.
We
have
all
enjoyed
whether
we
as
individuals
ever
set
foot
inside
a
Maps
project.
In
the
last
year,
I've
had
the
great
honor
to
help
cut
a
ribbon
on
two
major
Maps
projects:
the
Pete
white
senior
wellness
center
in
Capitol,
Hill
and
South
OKC,
and
the
downtown
streetcar
I
mentioned
earlier.
A
These
projects
follow
the
other
Maps
three
successes:
the
river
sport,
entertainment
district,
the
Northwest,
Senior
Center,
the
state
fairs,
Bennett,
Events,
Center
and
many
many
miles
of
new
trails
and
sidewalks
in
the
next
two
years
will
cut
the
ribbons
on
to
more
major
projects
for
our
city,
scissortail
Park
and
the
Convention
Center.
The
transformation
happening
just
south
of
here
is
remarkable
and
I
remind
you.
It
was
first
envisioned
over
a
decade
ago
by
the
Cordish
or
planning
committee.
A
The
streetcar
was
first
envisioned
a
quarter
century
ago,
and
it
was
a
first
approved
as
a
project
in
maps.
One
I
know
that
sometimes
the
slow
pace
of
progress
can
seem
oppressive
when
you're
living
it.
Then
you
look
back
and
it
all
seems
like
it
happened
so
fast.
Your
head
is
spinning.
Just
remember
that
we
have
a
proven
track
record
in
this
city
of
dreaming
big
and
then
making
those
three
James
come
true.
So
let's
talk
about
our
next
big
dream:
let's
talk
about
maps
for
earlier
I
discussed
the
temporary
sales
tax
for
streets.
A
The
street
repair
work
work
will
continue
that
tax
collection
ends
at
the
end
of
March
2020.
That
means
we
as
a
community
could
have
the
opportunity
to
continue
investing
in
things
we
consider
important
to
our
future
without
increasing
the
sales
tax
rate
above
where
it
is
today.
We'd
have
to
make
that
decision
as
a
community
and
a
vote
of
the
people
near
the
end
of
this
year,
and
your
council
would
have
to
present
a
package
to
you
for
your
consideration
around
Labor
Day.
With
all
of
that
in
mind,
the
council
and
I
open
the
door.
A
This
past
fall
to
your
Maps
for
ideas.
We
asked
what
was
important
to
you.
What
are
the
challenge
with
challenges
we
need
to
meet
and
what
are
the
opportunities
we
need
to
seize?
We
are
doing
this
primarily
through
a
website
ideas
for
maps
comm,
but
we're
also
receiving
ideas
via
mail,
social
media
conversations,
meetings,
I've
posted
in
message,
boards
I've
opened
scary
boxes
that
arrived
at
City,
Hall
I've
left
no
stone
unturned
and
seeking
your
feedback.
A
Last
week,
I
visited
with
kids
from
positive
tomorrows
at
the
downtown
library
to
hear
their
thoughts
there.
They
are,
after
all,
maps
initiatives
are
once-in-a-decade
opportunities
and
the
course
we
set
is
as
much
for
those
kids
as
it
is
for
us.
This
conversation
is
just
now
starting
to
transition
from
idea
solicitation
to
discussion
of
those
ideas,
but
the
door
for
ideas
is
certainly
not
closed.
A
As
I
said
earlier,
we'll
have
two
new
council
members
arriving
in
April,
who
would
certainly
want
to
contribute
to
this
discussion,
but
I
believe
today
is
a
moment
to
share
a
little
of
what
we're
hearing
after
three
months
of
ideas
before
I
list
the
ideas.
Let
me
also
say
a
word
about
the
form
of
maps
which,
in
the
past
is
sometimes
caused,
a
perception
that
the
maps
impact
has
its
limitations,
namely
maps
is
often
perceived
to
be
exclusively
of
use
to
Capitol
projects,
but
there
actually
is
a
historic
exception
to
that.
A
Maps
one
included
endowments
funded
through
the
use
tax
portion
of
sales
tax
to
fund
operations
of
the
projects.
Those
endowments
were
not
structured
to
survive
perpetually,
but
they
could
have
been,
and
in
any
case
they
helped
transition
the
projects
to
long-term
success.
Those
operations,
cost
challenges
are
real
and
they
shouldn't
be
ignored.
A
Additionally,
some
of
the
priorities
I'm
hearing
for
maps
for
are
really
not
solved
by
bricks
and
mortar
they're,
addressed
by
people
and
programs
and
those
things
cost
money
beyond
the
life
of
a
temporary
tax
and
though
I
think
maps
should
remain
a
temporary
tax.
This
is
a
conundrum
we
can
solve
again.
We
have
the
model
from
maps
1,
and
we
could
also
tweak
it
in
a
way
to
make
the
endowments
perpetual
extending
the
legacy
forever
put
another
way.
A
The
proceeds
of
a
temporary
tax
put
aside
and
managed
responsibly
could
produce
reasonably
expected
returns
that
meet
certain
specific
needs
till
the
end
of
time.
This
is
a
groundbreaking
idea
for
government,
but
it
is
one
commonly
pursued
by
nonprofits,
wealthy
individuals,
universities,
churches.
The
list
goes
on
today,
I'm
asking
you
to
consider
this
endowment
concept
in
the
months
ahead.
If,
at
its
root,
the
Maps
model
was
an
example
of
a
government
trying
innovative
new
approaches
to
solving
community
challenges,
this
endowment
concept
is
just
as
innovative
just
as
groundbreaking
just
as
powerful.
A
In
that
regard,
it
is
in
the
tradition
of
maps
as
much
as
anything
else
with
that
said,
and
with
no
further
ado,
this
is
what
I'm
hearing
is
important
to
you.
The
general
priorities
I'm
about
to
list
are
in
no
particular
order,
other
than
maybe
alphabetical,
and
the
fact
I
am
uttering
them
out
loud
and
even
perhaps
in
a
favorable
light
is
not
an
endorsement
of
any
particular
one.
A
A
Today,
you
need
to
hear
what
I'm
hearing
we've
received
well
over
a
thousand
submissions,
but
these
are
the
two
dozen
or
so
thus
far
that
seem
to
have
subtraction
and
seem
to
fit
the
transformational
tradition
of
maps
first
up
in
alphabetical
order,
an
aerospace
job,
training
center.
This
was
actually
suggested
by
the
South
Oklahoma
City
Chamber
of
Commerce
new
facilities
for
animal
welfare,
a
world
class
aquarium,
perhaps
downtown
operated
by
our
Oklahoma
City
Zoo.
A
There
have
been
various
ideas
in
the
arts
support
for
the
Art
Museum
and
endowment
to
sustain
arts
education
in
our
schools,
public
art,
a
music
embassy
beautification.
There
is
still
sometimes
a
perception
that
OKC
has
not
paid
enough
attention
to
this
issue.
What
would
it
look
like
if
we
put
real
money
into
what
one
might
call
extreme
beautification
of
our
highways,
where
we
spend
way
too
much
of
our
time?
A
New
pedestrian
bridges
in
South
OKC,
new
iconic
bridges
over
the
river,
better,
retaining
walls
landscaping
along
key
corridors
like
I-40
for
I-240
I-35,
the
road
from
the
airport.
Beautification
of
this
nature
could
also
include
gateways
to
the
city
and
placemaking
and
key
corridors.
Talk
in
this
area
has
also
centered
around
more
trees,
iconic
landmarks
and
an
endowment
to
better
maintain
our
medians
next
criminal
justice
reform,
mental
health
investments
to
take
that
pressure
off
of
our
county
jail,
perhaps
or
a
facility
to
provide
better
re-entry
for
those
involved
in
the
criminal
justice
system.
A
Education,
though
we
don't
operate,
the
schools
and
I'll
talk
more
about
education
in
a
few
minutes.
Perhaps
we
can
find
some
ways
to
help
in
maps,
for
this
could
include
Performing,
Arts,
Center's,
STEM,
education,
centers,
a
teacher
village
or
endowments
to
support
arts
education
or
to
fund
different
ideas
for
supporting
our
teachers,
homelessness
facilities
or
an
endowment
to
help
meet
this
need.
Our
overall
homeless
population
has
decreased,
but
unsheltered
homeless
has
increased.
We
as
a
community
have
largely
depended
on
nonprofits
to
address
the
issue
of
homelessness.
A
Let
me
mention
especially
I
commend
all
of
those
working
towards
a
new
low
barrier,
shelter
to
open
in
the
next
year,
and
the
work
of
the
curbside
Chronicle
remains
innovative
and
inspiring.
Last
year
the
city
doubled
our
commitment
to
the
homeless
Alliance
state
shelter,
but
perhaps
the
city
needs
to
do
more
through
maps.
For
the
innovation
district,
what
some
may
still
call
the
Health
Sciences
Center
in
near
northeast
Oklahoma
City
could
receive
investments
to
help
turn
it
into
a
true
innovation
district,
a
center
for
entrepreneurship.
A
Our
community
still
needs
more
infrastructure
to
truly
have
the
entrepreneurial
ecosystem.
A
city
of
this
size
deserves
the
job
growth
centerpiece
of
maps
for
could
be
a
package
of
investments
in
the
innovation
district.
This
could
start
with
connectivity
over
the
highway
to
better
link
the
innovation
district
with
the
central
business
district.
It
could
also
include
a
streetcar
extension,
an
incubator
accelerator
for
startups
or
a
higher
education
consortium.
A
What
would
it
look
like
if
we
invest
it
in
our
neighborhood
parks
across
the
city,
more
amenities
in
every
park?
New
playgrounds
covers
for
the
playgrounds,
new
regional
parks
and
various
unique
amenities
requested
through
the
years
like
dog
parks
and
pickleball.
It's
just
fun
to
say:
isn't
it
pickleball
more
senior
wellness
centers
to
continue
the
momentum
of
that
project
in
maps?
A
Three,
a
multi-purpose
Stadium
to
be
a
permanent
home
for
our
energy
soccer
team
and
to
provide
a
venue
for
other
sporting
events
concerts
and
entertainment,
a
new
Coliseum
at
the
state
fair
to
replace
the
rapidly
aging
norick
arena.
Maintaining
our
unique
role
as
the
home
of
horse
shows:
State,
basketball,
tournaments,
the
Oklahoma
youth
Expo
and
the
various
events
during
the
annual
State
Fair,
like
Disney
on
Ice
upgrades
to
Chesapeake
arena
to
ensure
it
stays
up
to
modern
standards,
as
well
as
investments
in
our
MBA
practice
facility.
A
This
may
surprise
you,
but
by
the
time
many
maps
for
projects
will
have
been
completed,
we
will
be
20
years
away
from
the
big
league
city
vote
of
2008.
The
Thunder
has
changed
this
city
forever,
but
their
lease
ends
in
just
five
years.
We
as
a
community
have
to
continue
to
invest
in
facilities
and
not
just
for
the
Thunder.
The
Chesapeake
arena
is
our
community
gathering
place
for
all
kinds
of
entertainment
and
really
drives
so
much
about
how
we
perceive
ourselves
and
how
others
perceive
us
transit.
A
It
was
the
number
one
request
in
the
maps
3
process
and
it
is
again
in
maps
4.
As
I
said
earlier,
the
Regional
Transit
Authority
will
take
the
lead
on
commuter
transit
between
the
cities
in
our
Metro,
but
maps
for
could
play
a
role
in
transit
within
our
city.
This
can
include
streetcar
extensions,
better
bus
service,
more
bus,
rapid
transit
and
bus
shelters.
A
Establishing
walkability
continues
to
be
a
high
priority
for
our
city.
Maps
for
can
include
work
towards
completion
of
the
city's
recently
adopted
bike
walk
plan
maps
work
could
also
include
more
trails
and
sidewalks.
Four
of
the
last
five
initiatives
approved
by
voters
have
included
sidewalks,
but
in
a
city
this
size
there's
still
much
to
do.
The
youth
of
our
city
I
said
earlier
that
we
build
these
projects
for
our
kids
and
our
grandkids,
and
that
has
not
been
lost
on
our
citizens,
because
a
lot
of
projects
have
come
forward
in
this
ideas.
A
Solicitation
for
how
youth
sports
and
arts
can
benefit
our
kids,
this
could
include
completion
of
a
soccer
facility.
That
is
a
true
regional,
draw,
an
aquatic
center
that
our
current
our
city
currently
lacks
a
regional
basketball
facility,
also
probably
other
than
transit.
The
thing
I've
heard
the
most
so
far
from
you
is
youth
centers
around
our
city,
bringing
together
multiple
partners
and
providing
after
school
and
summer
opportunities
for
enrichment
through
sports
and
arts
to
give
all
the
children
of
Oklahoma
City
the
same
opportunities
that
many
of
us
take
for
granted.
A
That
is
a
lot
of
ideas
for
maps
for
projects
and
I
think
it
is
important
for
me
to
say
we
can't
do
it
all
in
maps,
for
we
simply
can't,
but
we
can
do
some
of
it.
In
fact,
we
could
do
a
lot
of
it,
but
not
all
of
it
as
you
consider
the
ideas
I've
just
laid
out
I
will
observe
that
a
couple
themes
seem
to
be
emerging,
and
perhaps
you
noticed
them
as
well.
First
of
all,
the
crisis
of
1993
was
that
there
was
simply
nothing
fun
to
do
in
Oklahoma
City
as
superficial.
A
As
that
may
sound.
We
discovered
it
was
an
existential
crisis.
Our
city
was
dying
because
people
have
choices
as
to
where
they
live
and
largely
because
of
how
well
lame
it
was
in
Oklahoma
City.
They
were
choosing
to
live
elsewhere.
The
subject
matters
of
maps,
one
in
maps
three
were
reactions
to
that
very
real
problem.
In
contrast,
the
subject
matter
of
maps
to
better
known
as
maps
for
kids
was
a
reaction
to
a
slightly
different
kind
of
problem.
A
An
education
challenge
that
was
affecting
our
city
in
almost
every
neighborhood
maps
for
kids
was
maps
for
neighborhoods
before
anyone
started.
Using
that
phrase
it
was
dealing
with
a
social
challenge
and
it
was
neighborhood
by
neighborhood.
So
the
first
theme
I,
see
emerging
in
these
maps
for
ideas,
is
that
our
citizens
priorities
right
now,
are
as
focused
on
the
challenges
faced
by
our
neighborhoods
and
our
people
and
in
many
cases
those
who
face
the
most
challenges,
as
they
are
focused
on
fun
stuff.
A
To
do
now,
I
don't
want
to
see
our
city
ignore
the
competition
in
which
we
are
always
engaged
a
competition
for
jobs
and
talented
young
people,
so
I
still
see
a
demand
for
and
a
place
for,
some
inspiring
and
fun.
Quality
of
life.
Investments
in
maps
for
but
I
also
see
a
theme
emerging
of
balancing
those
priorities.
A
This
time
with
the
tough
challenges
some
of
our
citizens
face
every
day,
you
heard
me
mention
things
like
mental
health,
criminal
justice
reform,
homelessness,
domestic
violence,
education-
these
are
challenges,
I
do
not
believe
the
people
of
Oklahoma
City
want
to
ignore
and
Maps
for.
Second
I
also
see
a
theme
of
geographic
distribution.
I
make
no
apology
for
how
much
of
maps
1
and
3
were
focused
on
downtown
Oklahoma
City.
A
For
example,
what
would
our
city's
identity
be
without
the
Thunder
to
maintain
that
we
may
absolutely
need
to
invest
in
a
quality
of
life
project
downtown?
But
when
you
look
at
the
totality
of
the
maps
for
initiative,
both
in
subject
matter
and
in
geography
based
on
what
I'm
hearing
so
far
previous
balances
may
shift,
I
think
the
list
for
of
ideas
so
far
is
inspiring
the
prospect
that
we
might
adopt
some
of
these
priorities
as
a
community
just
under
a
year
from
now
is
exciting.
This
is
a
great
time
to
be
alive
in
Oklahoma
City.
A
The
third
topic,
I,
want
to
say
a
few
words
about
is
public
education
now
you're
a
sophisticated
audience.
So
you
know
that
the
city
has
no
operational
control
over
our
schools.
In
fact,
we
have
24
school
districts
and
those
vast
city
limits
I
described
earlier,
but
without
a
doubt,
Oklahoma
City
Public
Schools
faces
the
most
challenges,
it's
the
largest
district
in
our
area
and,
in
fact,
a
state,
and
it
largely
defines
our
educational
image
as
a
city.
In
any
case,
whatever
the
district
public
education
is
so
critical
to
a
city.
A
Success,
no
mayor
wants
to
see
his
or
her
citizens
depart
for
the
suburbs
or
out
of
state
or
for
those
without
that
economic
mobility
option
feel
trapped
in
a
school,
not
meeting
their
needs.
Public
education
remains
the
greatest
challenge
facing
Oklahoma,
City
and
I.
Believe
as
mayor
I
must
commit
what
I
can
offer
to
that
need
and
what
I
believe
I
can
offer
is
to
bring
together
the
different
leadership
structures
of
our
city.
A
The
decision
made
by
the
founders
of
this
state
to
divorce
cities
and
schools
may
or
may
not
be
the
right
one,
but
I
know
it
has
separated
a
whole
group
of
elected
leaders,
passionate
about
our
community
from
arguably
the
most
important
service
delivered
by
local
government.
Two
decades
ago,
as
a
community,
we
made
a
conscious
decision
to
work
around
that
challenge
and
citizens
from
every
aspect
of
our
city's
leadership
came
together
under
the
umbrella
of
an
initiative
known
as
Project
kids.
That
process
lasted
three
years.
A
It
included
dozens
of
community
leaders
and
it
culminated
in
maps
for
kids,
though
infrastructure
was
actually
just
one
of
its
goals
as
a
community.
We
worked
that
plan
for
the
better
part
of
a
decade,
but
face
has
changed
and
one
by
one
the
copies
of
the
project.
Kids
report
found
themselves
in
a
drawer
somewhere.
We
are
a
decade
overdue
for
creating
a
vision
for
public
education,
Oklahoma,
City
and
I'm.
A
Not
talking
about
the
very
important
operational
issues
currently
being
addressed
by
the
district's
leadership
led
by
Paula
Lewis
and
the
school
board,
and
superintendent
Sean
McDaniel
I'm
talking
about
a
forum
for
everyone's
big,
bold
ideas
to
be
heard,
I
hear
those
ideas
all
the
time,
but
they're,
definitely
not
things.
I
could
execute
from
City
Hall
and
they're,
usually
too
big
for
even
the
district
to
consider.
They
would
require
a
unified
effort
from
the
city
to
school
district
to
business
community
and
the
philanthropic
community.
A
The
chamber
has
created
the
compact
and
that
group
has
been
valuable
if
the
compact
compact
that
existed
a
deck,
perhaps
the
project,
kids
goals
wouldn't
have
faded.
The
work
of
the
compact
should
continue,
but
we
need
a
short-term
convening
as
well
bringing
it
together
those
different
aspects
of
the
community
that
I
mentioned
the
city,
the
educators,
the
business
leaders,
the
philanthropists
with
the
principal
leaders
at
the
table
in
the
room,
ready
to
listen
and
collaborate
and
create
a
bold,
unified
vision
for
public
education
in
Oklahoma
City.
A
That
will
last
us
a
decade
before
we
probably
have
to
do
it
again.
So
if
it
sounds
like
my
plan
is
to
make
a
plan,
that
is
exactly
what
I
just
said,
but
that
is
in
fact
a
condition
precedent
to
getting
anything
done,
and
it
also
gives
us
the
opportunity
to
seize
back
the
narrative
that
events
at
the
state
level
have
given
us.
Imagine
what
it
is
like
for
me
to
sell
Oklahoma
City
to
outsiders
when
national
headlines
portray
a
lack
of
commitment
to
our
state's
education
system.
A
We
need
to
have
our
own
story
to
tell
in
Oklahoma
City.
We
all
have
a
lot
on
our
plates,
but
this
conversation
needs
to
happen.
So
look
for
that
group
to
come
together
in
the
months
ahead
and
by
the
way,
a
nearly
identical
effort
is
underway.
In
Tulsa,
my
longtime
friend
GT
Bynum,
the
mayor
of
Tulsa,
sees
the
same
need
in
his
city.
Perhaps
you've
seen
our
burgeoning
Turnpike
a
bromance.
A
We
are
working
closely
together
because
we
believe
OKC
in
Tulsa
faced
many
of
the
same
challenges
and
we
will
be
more
successful
if
we
work
together
and
support
one
another
rather
than
compete
as
rivals.
Urban
public
education
is
a
perfect
example
of
an
issue
in
which
we
are
probably
absolutely
aligned
in
our
needs
and
our
challenges.
A
We
both
believe
this
is
an
issue
in
which
we
can
share
ideas
and
perhaps
even
work
together
at
the
state
capital
and
by
the
way
we
have
every
reason
to
believe
we
will
have
great
partners
at
the
Capitol
this
year,
like
Oklahoma
City,
Senator
Greg
tree
now,
the
leader
of
the
Senate
Oklahoma
City,
senator
Kay
Floyd.
Now
the
minority
leader
of
the
Senate
Oklahoma
City
representative
John
Eccles,
the
majority
leader
of
the
house
and
all
of
our
Oklahoma
City,
Senators
and
Representatives.
A
The
final
major
topic
I
want
to
touch
upon
is
the
need
to
incorporate
the
diversity
of
our
city
into
our
decision-making
process
and
by
diversity.
I,
don't
just
mean
ethnicity,
though,
that
matters,
but
also
age,
gender
and
geography.
Let
me
share
a
few
statistical
reality
with
you.
We
have
had
36
mayors
of
this
city.
All
36
came
from
the
north
side.
Today
we
have
those
dozens
of
boards
and
commissions
I
mentioned
earlier,
with
hundreds
of
community
volunteers
guiding
the
policy
making
of
our
city.
A
Meanwhile,
under
the
age
of
18
in
Oklahoma
City,
the
population
is
60
percent
non-white.
One
could
presume
the
city
is
roughly
50
percent
female
and
that
nearly
half
the
city
lives
on
the
south
side.
As
mayor
I
view
the
disconnect
between
our
decision-making
and
our
population
as
an
issue
we
must
confront,
the
current
situation
is
simply
not
sustainable.
It
is
my
responsibility
to
do
what
I
can
to
transition
it
to
a
better
way.
A
If
there
are
those
who
are
not
at
the
decision-making
table
and
let's
face
it,
there
are,
then
we
must
build
a
bigger
table.
I
can
tackle
this
challenge
in
ways
both
substantive
and
symbolic
substantively.
My
boards
and
Commission
appointments
thus
far
have
consciously
sought
to
build
that
bigger
table
on
every
board,
where
I
reasonably
can
I
have
prioritized
diversity
and
again
it's
not
just
about
race.
We
need
decision-making
bodies
that
reflect
the
different
ages
and
geographies
of
our
city,
as
well
as
the
life
experiences
of
women.
A
A
A
The
current
iteration
of
our
trust
was
formed
in
1990
and
jessica
is
the
first
non
elected
woman
and
the
first
non
elected
person
of
color
to
serve
on
the
water
trust,
in
that
entire
time
jessica
is
an
excellent
public
servant.
We
all
benefit
from
her
perspective
Jessica.
Thank
you
for
your
service.
A
In
addition
to
appointments,
I
can
also
use
the
platform
of
my
office
to
draw
attention
to
the
diverse
cultures
of
our
city.
I'm,
doing
that
right
now
and
you
might
have
seen
the
portraits
of
Oklahoma
City
children,
I
hung
in
my
office
that
reflect
our
city's
future
demographics
and
if
you
follow
me
on
social
media,
I'm,
hoping
I'm
taking
you
outside
of
your
bubble,
we
all
live
in
our
bubbles.
That's
okay,
it's
human,
and
especially
in
a
city
as
large
as
ours.
A
We
can
do
it
quite
easily,
but
I
want
you
to
see
the
diversity
that
makes
this
city
special
I.
Want
you
to
think
about
the
struggle
that
african-americans
in
our
city
had
to
experience
for
so
long
until
Clara,
Luper
and
her
sit
in
her
students
began
to
turn
the
tide
60
years
ago.
That's
why
I
asked
former
councilman
Lee,
Cooper
and
businessman
John
Kennedy
to
chair
an
effort
to
place
a
significant
remembrance
of
that
civil
rights
struggle
at
the
site
of
the
cat's
drugstore,
where
it
all
began
I.
A
A
Want
you
to
also
consider
how
the
lingering
echoes
of
that
institutional
racism
present
challenges
today,
I
want
you
to
think
about
an
experience
and
appreciate
our
growing
Latino
community,
our
longtime
Vietnamese
community,
in
a
larger
Asian
community,
our
LGBT
community,
our
Indian
community,
our
indigenous
and
Native
communities.
Some
are
more
prevalent
than
others,
but
there
is
hardly
a
religious
or
international
tradition
that
isn't
practiced
somewhere
in
some
corner
of
our
increasingly
cosmopolitan
and
diverse
big
league
city.
A
We
are
special
here
in
Oklahoma
City
and
we
must
always
hold
that
dear
I
want
to
thank
you
for
your
time
today.
There
are
so
many
more
things.
I
could
have
talked
about
and
I
will
in
the
years
ahead.
There
are
so
many
wonderful
things
happen
in
our
city.
The
nonprofit
community
continues
to
fill
needs
where
government
hasn't
when
I
think
of
homelessness,
criminal
justice,
reform,
education,
youth,
sex,
curricular
activities,
the
arts,
the
health
of
our
community
literacy,
and
so
many
other
things.
A
I
just
don't
know
where
we
would
be
as
a
community
without
our
nonprofits
I'd
be
embarrassed
to
list
them
all
because
it
would
take
all
afternoon
and
I
would
still
leave
someone
out.
But
you
know
who
you
are
I
know
who
you
are.
We
know
who
you
are,
and
we
thank
you.
Let's
think
all
of
your
nonprofits
in
our
city.
A
There
is
much
happening
in
our
city
beyond
those
things.
I
had
time
to
discuss
in
detail
today,
the
lowest
unemployment
rate
in
18
years,
led
by
the
Amazon
announcement.
Perhaps
the
single
biggest
jobs
announcement
in
our
city's
history,
major
announcements
of
new
missions
at
Tinker,
Air,
Force,
Base,
continued
high
bond
ratings,
reflecting
strong
fiscal
management,
continued
work
on
criminal
justice
reform,
the
excitement
around
opportunity
zones
and
how
they
could
help
challenged
areas
like
northeast
23rd
of
the
former
Crossroads
Mall
site,
the
restart
of
the
American
Indian
cultural
center.
A
New
and
exciting
developments
in
the
arts,
like
factory
obscura
and
the
construction
of
Oklahoma
contemporary,
more
progress
towards
the
completion
of
our
land
run
monuments.
All
the
top-tier
concerts
coming
to
Chesapeake
arena
this
year,
a
thriving
food
culture
led
by
the
naming
of
numb,
such
as
the
greatest
new
restaurant
in
the
country,
great
work
by
our
city,
County,
Health
Department,
who
opened
a
major
new
center
last
year
in
South
OKC.
A
The
opening
of
the
world-class
Asia
exhibit
at
the
zoo
the
continued
success
of
the
OKC
memorial
marathon,
as
it
changes
course
to
take
in
South
OKC.
For
the
first
time.
The
continuing
edition
of
nonstop
flights
from
our
airport
now
bringing
us
to
28,
resulting
in
a
record-breaking
year
of
over
four
million
passengers
and
the
NBA
championship
parade,
were
going
to
host
in
June.
A
We
all
still
have
those
moments
where
we
pinch
ourselves
and
think.
How
did
we
come
so
far,
but
2019
is
a
year
to
think
about
what
more
we
can
do
and
what
we
can
do
to
ensure
everyone
feels
that
Renaissance
2019
is
a
big
year.
We
have
an
ambitious
agenda
ahead
of
us.
Let's
work
together
to
get
it
done,
as
we
always
have
as
one
OKC.