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From YouTube: Mayor's Magazine - September 2014
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00:00 Jennifer Meckling and Susan Harkness discuss the Create Great Neighborhoods initiative
08:18 Scott Munz discusses the Oklahoma State Fair
18:56 Jason Johnston and Pan Henry discuss the Mayor's Committee on Disability Concerns
A
Hello
once
again
and
welcome
to
the
mayor's
magazine,
I'm
Mick
Cornett,
the
mayor
of
Oklahoma
City-
and
this
is
our
show
for
September
2014
in
this
first
segment.
We're
going
to
learn
more
about,
what's
called,
create
great
neighborhoods.
It's
a
program
that
the
neighborhood
alliance
is
working
on
along
with
o
GE
and
here
to
discuss.
It
are
representatives
from
both
closest
to
me,
Jennifer
mechling
she's,
the
program
director
at
neighborhood
alliance
and
Susan
Harkness
has
been
at
OG&E
longer
than
either
one
of
us
one
remember,
but.
B
C
A
C
You
know
Jeannie
has
positive
energy
together
and
what
we're
looking
to
do
is
to
use
a
grassroots
approach
for
sustainability
and
social
responsibility
as
it
relates
to
energy
efficiency.
Water
conservation,
recycling
and
the
neighborhoods
are
really
a
great
starting
point
for
growing
up
that
kind
of
a
cultural
change,
and
we
think
that
between
what
they
can
learn
from
Oh
Jeannie
with
our
programs.
Along
with
what
the
offices
of
sustainability
in
oklahoma
city
provides
it's
a
great
opportunity
for
neighborhoods.
It.
A
C
The
neighborhoods
are
using
all
of
their
tools,
it
might
be
a
news
letter
or
an
email.
It
could
be
a
gathering
in
the
middle
of
the
block.
We've
done
all
kinds
of
things
with
them
to
affect
understanding
and
education.
Around
programs
at
Oh
Jeannie
offers
like
smart
hours
and
home
energy
efficiency,
weatherization
services,
things
of
that
nature
and,
along
with
having
speakers
that
they
can
bring
to
their
meetings
if
they
like
and
and
we'll
try
to
help
them
understand
how
to
be
a
great
neighborhood
and.
D
Neighborhood
alliance,
we
like
to
see
neighborhoods
come
together
and
build
those
social
connections
that
makes
for
a
safer,
healthier
neighborhood,
and
this
is
an
ideal
way
for
neighborhood
people
to
connect-
I
think,
is
you
probably
know
from
your
million-dollar
jail
or
a
million
pound
challenge
that
taking
that
first
step
with
people
is
often
the
hardest.
So
this
is
a
way
to
get.
D
Neighbors
engage,
get
them
talking
to
each
other
and
working
toward
a
common
goal
and
as
they
work
through
the
summer,
using
some
of
the
tools
that
we're
giving
them
to
put
messages
in
their
newsletter
share
things
on
social
media
and
perhaps
come
up
with
a
great
team
building
neighborhood
project,
that's
centered
around
sustainability
or
environmental
pneus.
They
can
work
together
toward
that
common
goal
and
we
hope
they'll
at
the
end
of
summer
have
a
great
story
to
tell
us
is.
D
We
signed
them
up,
put
them
on
our
mailing
list
and
on
a
couple
times
a
week,
they'll
get
an
email
from
us
telling
them
about
some
new
things
that
are
on
the
website.
They'll
have
opportunities
to
take
things
from
that
website
and
share
them
with
their
neighbors.
A
lot
of
that
information
has
been
provided
by
the
city
sustainability
office,
a
lot
of
great
ideas
for
neighborhood
projects
such
as
a
coops
to
creek
program.
D
That's
labeling
the
storm
drains
in
the
street,
saying
that
these
go
directly
to
your
creaks
and
and
have
direct
contact
with
with
wildlife.
That's
a
great
project,
great
team
building
for
a
neighborhood
association,
and
then
once
people
are
involved,
they've
got
those
social
connections.
It
just
builds
from
there
and.
D
There
absolutely
our
genie
has
provided
grant
funds
of
five
thousand
dollars
and,
at
the
end
of
the
summer,
neighborhoods
will
apply
by
writing
a
grant
application.
The
top
three
neighborhoods
that
show
us
they
have
a
great
story
to
tell
about
how
they
educated
an
increased
awareness
of
sustainability.
Those
three
neighborhoods
will
be
awarded
grant
funds
in
the
amount
of
2500,
1500
and
1600.
C
I
always
like
to
think
that
Oklahomans
are
just
a
little
bit
more
savvy
about
energy.
The
responsibility
to
produce
it
wisely,
use
it
wisely.
This
is
a
great
opportunity
for
neighborhoods
to
demonstrate
that.
Also
it's
been
a
wonderful
tool
for
us
to
demystify.
You
know
some
of
the
questions
that
our
customers
have
about.
Some
of
the
programs
that
get
socialized
incorrectly
and
the
neighborhoods
are
really
being
a
conduit
for
providing
a
dialogue
for
OGE
with
the
customers
directly.
C
A
C
Absolutely
but
stop
and
think
about
this.
If
we
learn
to
live
within
our
generation
means-
and
that's
by
you
know,
producing
correct
wisely
using
it
wisely,
we
can
delay
building
incremental
fossil
fuel
plants
and
that's
going
to
save
everybody
money
in
the
end
on
their
bills,
and
so
I
think
that
younger
people,
in
particular
some
of
the
younger
homeowners,
really
are
gravitating
to
the
social.
Goodness
of
this
idea,
I
think
some
of
us,
like
myself,
we
just
like
saving
money,
but
but
at
the
end
of
the
day,
it's
a
win-win
for
everybody.
Well,.
A
Og
is
a
great
corporate
citizen,
so
please
take
along
our
thanks
back
back
to
the
office
and
and
and
Jennifer,
let's,
let's
segue,
now
to
a
little
bit
more
about
neighborhood
alliance.
If
someone's
watching
the
show,
perhaps
they
just
moved
here,
they
don't
know
anything
about
it.
Give
us
kind
of
a
primer
on
on
Hawaiian,
aber
hood
Alliance
should
be
something
they
have
on
there
on
the
refrigerator
door.
Absolutely.
D
Our
mission
is
to
create
and
sustain
safe,
beautiful,
healthy
neighborhoods
and
we're
the
only
agency
in
oklahoma
city
that
provides
neighborhood
specific
leadership.
Training
to
help
train
those
individuals
within
the
neighborhood
sort
of
create
that
spark
that
can
help
them
create
an
awareness
within
their
neighborhood
of
how
important
it
is
to
stay
social
and
to
get
to
know
your
neighbors
and
as
neighbors
we
are
uniquely
qualified
to
notice.
What's
off
in
our
neighborhood.
Do.
A
The
young,
so
their
willingness
to
get
involved
and
we've
had
incredible
decreases
in
the
amount
of
crime
in
Oklahoma,
say
the
last
two
years
and
I
think
it's
because
we're
being
smarter
about
the
way
that
we're
involving
the
police
and
getting
them
more
education
out
to
the
neighborhoods
about
how
they
can
be
a
part
of
the
absolutely
awareness
problem.
Anything
else
we
need
to
know
our.
D
C
Susan
as
well
right,
we
have
a
discovery,
dinners
every
two
weeks,
which
is
a
great
way
to
learn
about
the
programs
and
some
of
the
opportunities
here
in
oklahoma
city
for
participating
and
enjoying
being
a
good
neighbor,
and
so
we
invite
everybody
to
get
involved
and
I.
Think
it's
positive
energy
together.
Well,.
A
And
you
all
are
great
spokespeople
for
our
community
and
the
India
project,
something
you
both
Jennifer
mechling
and
Susan
Harkness
working
to
help
save
energy
and
the
state
of
Oklahoma
Sarge
you
to
get
part
of
your
neighborhood
association,
and
if
you
haven't
heard
about
it
through
your
neighborhood
association,
ask
them
about
it
and
they'll
get
in
touch
with
neighborhood
alliance
and
get
you
guys
down
the
track,
and
maybe
you
guys
can
qualify
for
one
of
those
grants
from
OG&E.
We'll
have
more
on
the
mayor's
magazine
right
after
this.
How.
E
You
can
go
green
brought
to
you
by
the
city
of
Oklahoma.
City
reduce
the
amount
of
waste
in
your
home
by
reusing
shopping
bags
or
buying
items
that
have
less
packaging,
drink,
tap
water
and
reusable
bottles,
help
eliminate
plastic
water
bottles
in
our
landfills,
conserve
water,
water,
the
lawn
only
when
it
needs
it
and
in
the
early
morning
or
late
afternoon,
for.
A
A
A
G
I
mean
we
have
some
new
shows,
obviously
the
disney
on
ice's
new
each
year
this
year,
it's
disney
on
ice
presents.
Let's
celebrate
the
xtreme
bulls,
have
two
new
performers.
We
have
Jerrod
Niemann
on
friday,
night
and
charlie
daniels
band
on
saturday,
and
we
have
a
whole
new
line
up
on
the
chickasaw
entertainment
stage.
We
have
some
new
free
shows
around
the
grounds.
Of
course,
there's
always
some
new
state
fair
food.
So
we
like
to
keep
it
fresh.
We
work
real
hard
throughout
the
year
to
try
to
give
them
something
new.
G
A
A
G
G
G
A
Ok,
this
is
going
to
be
some
state
fair,
alright,
I
know
we
have
some
new
paved
parking
and
you
know
people
take
parking
for
granted
at
the
fair
because
most
of
it's
free,
if
it's
not
paid
it's
it's
always
and
still
free,
but
you
know
first
time
it
rains.
You
know,
people
appreciate
that
pay
of
parking
and
then
it
might
not
pay
might
not
mind
paying
five
or
ten
bucks
yeah.
G
They
certainly
will
the
footprint
of
the
grandstand,
which
is
often
a
Avenue
at
gate.
5,
will
be
a
paved
paid
parking
lot
this
year.
It
will
also
house
some
of
our
permit
parking
and
also
our
commissary
area,
so
we're
using
we're
putting
that
to
good
use
this
year
and,
like
you
said,
certainly
in
the
case
of
inclement
weather,
which
we
hope
will
never
happen,
but
because
it
is
a
State
Fair
time
we
know
we'll
probably
get
a
little
bit.
G
A
G
Yeah,
even
thousands
probably
know
it's,
it's
it's
a
huge
area,
especially
now
it's
paved
now
it's
striped.
Now
it
looks
very
expensive,
but
as
we
start
to
fill
it
in
with
some
of
the
different
things
like
I
said,
the
permit
parking,
the
commissary
and
stuff
they'll
still
be
thousands
of
paid
spaces
available,
come
in
at
gate,
5
off
of
May
Avenue
and
it's
very
convenient,
like
I,
said
to
the
entrance
to
the
property
mm-hmm.
G
Had
anywhere
between
900,000
and
a
million
wits
very
contingent,
as
you
would
imagine,
being
an
outdoor
event
on
what
the
weather
deals
us
last
couple
years,
we've
been
around
that
nine
hundred
thousand
mark
because
we
have
had
some
inclement
weather
on
the
first
couple
of
days.
So
we'll
keep
our
fingers
crossed.
We
got
all
the
rain
out
in
July
and
August
and
hopefully
it'll
be.
You
know,
pleasant
fall,
weather
come
September
and
the
rain
will
skip
us.
Yeah.
A
G
A
G
The
North
American
six
horse
hitch
championship.
It's
the
big
draft
horses,
so
I
mean
these
are
these
are
Clydesdales
he's
of
persia
ron's?
These
are
the
Belgium's.
These
are
the
big
horses
and
they're
doing
the
old
draft
horse
type.
You
know
like
you're,
familiar
to
see
what
the
Budweiser
Clydesdales
or
whatever,
and
they
do
a
six-horse
hitch.
It's
actually
going
to
be
broadcast
on
rfd-tv.
So
it's
a
big
event
for
us.
G
G
I
would
venture
to
say
it's
probably
the
food,
but
I
would
also
say
that
it's
contingent
on
what
demo
you
ask.
Yes,
young
kids,
they're
going
to
say
the
carnival
lot.
They
want
to
ride
the
rides,
see.
What's
new,
see
what
you
know
what
the
carnival
games
might
be.
You
ask
an
older
individuals,
such
as
myself,
at
least
they
want
to
see
the
creative
arts
they
want
to
see
the
competitive
events,
the
pie-baking,
the
different,
the
different
things
that
are
in
the
creative
arts
building.
G
A
G
Know
obviously,
any
time
during
the
week,
the
earlier
in
the
day
in
the
earlier
in
the
week
possible,
Monday,
Tuesday
or
Wednesday
Wednesday
is
Senior
Day.
So
you
might
want
to
watch
that
first
early
in
the
morning,
because
we
do
get
a
good
crowd
out
there.
Monday
is
kids
day
we
try
to
program
for
those
off
days,
but
inherently
any
time
earlier
in
the
day
is
better
than
later
in
the
day
and
certainly
away
from
weekends.
G
A
A
A
Lots
of
paved
parking
and
lots
of
unpaid
parking,
so
it
really
is
a
great
and
inexpensive
way
to
spend
the
entire
day
and
the
city
of
oklahoma
city
has
the
parka.
That's
our
land
and
we
offer
it
to
people
across
the
state
to
come
in
and
enjoy
them,
always
fun
aspects
of
the
fall
in
oklahoma
and
everything
that
you
can
partake
in
to
the
state.
Fair
and
Scott.
Please
pass
along
our
congratulations
and
our
best
wishes
to
the
staff.
A
A
F
I'm
sergeant
tompa
keone
laws
about
the
illegal
parking
handicapped
spaces
have
become
a
lot
tougher.
Your
car
can
be
told
if
you're
parking
in
a
handicapped
parking
zone
without
a
permit
on
display,
plus
the
new
law,
allows
a
250
dollar
fine,
ever
notice
the
stripe
lines
next
to
some
handicap
spaces.
It's
illegal
to
park
there,
too
that's
basis
of
my
friend
mark
and
others
who
use
a
wheelchair
can
get
in
and
out.
So
you
don't
have
a
permit
don't
park
in
a
handicap
area.
It's
the
law
and
it's
just
the
right
thing
to
do.
Welcome.
A
Back
to
the
mayor's
magazine
in
this
final
segment,
we're
going
to
learn
more
about
the
mayor's
committee
on
disability
concerns
and
october
is
a
month
that
we
typically
like
to
highlight
disability
concerns
and
see
how
Oklahoma
City
can
do
better
and
on
the
show.
Today
we
have
Jason
Johnston
Jason
is
an
interior
designer,
but
more
importantly,
for
the
purposes
of
this
show
he's
the
vice
chair
of
the
Committee
on
disability
concerns
and
we
have
Pam
Henry
she's.
The
chair
emeritus
welcome
both
of
you
Thank.
A
Have
a
segment
where
you
come
on
as
a
guest,
and
you
immediately
turn
the
focus
back
on
me
that
you're
you're,
amazing,
pam,
pam
and
I
have
known
each
other
for
30
years
back
in
our
television
days,
and
she
was
telling
me
her.
Middle
name
is
sidewalks
now
that
that
she
has
been
working
so
diligently
on
the
maps
three
sidewalks
project,
so
we
will
call
you
Pam
sidewalks
Henry,
going
forward
the
other
look
great
on
the
graphic
at
the
bottom
of
the
screen.
A
Now
I,
don't
know
where
to
go
with
this
segment,
but
let's,
let's
back
up
a
second
and
let
Jason
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
private
sectors,
involvement
in
this
committee
and
why
he
feels
so
personally
that
it's
important
for
our
community
to
start
looking
at
ways
and
weakening,
engage
the
community
and
start
breaking
down
some
barriers.
I
think.
H
Years
ago,
the
mayor's
committee
was
really
about
making
people
letting
people
with
disabilities
serve
in
the
general
community
and
because
of
a
DA
and
so
many
things
that
have
happened
and
lots
of
work
by
our
committee
and
especially
George
Lewis
and
his
time.
There
are
other
things
in
the
community
that
I
was
concerned
about
and
aging
in
place
to
me
is
a
very
important
thing.
H
We
have
a
lot
of
people
who
are
in
my
age
bracket
who,
as
I
say,
may
go,
kicking
and
screaming
into
the
home,
and
so,
as
part
of
my
practice,
I
try
to
make
their
homes
more
accessible.
A
roll-in
shower
is
good,
whether
you
break
your
leg,
skiing
or
whether
you're
a
five
year
old
or
whether
you're,
50
or
60
or
70.
So
those
are
the
things
that
I
try
to
do
and
that's
how
I
got
involved.
H
H
I
had
a
situation
this
last
year
where
I
was
making
a
completely
accessible
home
and
for
a
younger
couple,
and
then
he
came
down
with
a
disease
that
no
longer
let
him
walk,
and
so
fortunately
he
has
been
in
his
recuperating
stages.
He's
walking
again
slowly,
I've
been
able
to
make
them
live
in
that
house.
It
was
very
comfortable
of
a
setup
for
someone
in
a
wheelchair
is.
A
H
H
Demand
is
there
and
we
don't
really
need
any
more
McMansions.
We
really
need
smaller
homes
that
are
that
are
very
nice,
have
all
the
bells
and
whistles
but
are
accessible,
I
think
that's
very
important,
but
with
the
population
aging
at
the
numbers
that
the
baby
boomers
are
come
on
board,
it's
staggering
really,
so
the
market
is
very
definitely
there.
Well.
B
A
B
A
A
B
B
Is
legal
to
drive
in
the
street
as
long
as
you
stay
on
the
left
side
and
use
the
crossing
the
crossing
paths
to
cross
the
street,
but
sidewalks
are
just
fabulous
for
people
with
disabilities
and
for
mothers
with
children
in
strollers
and
for
children
walking
to
school,
and
so
on.
This
subcommittee
of
the
maps
three
Oversight
Committee.
We
made
up
a
list
of
important
factors
for
where
to
put
the
sidewalks
and
number
one
was
by
schools
for
the
safety
of
all
Oklahoma
City
children.
B
Number
two
was
the
connectivity
of
important
places
and
we
got
in
there
because
of
the
fatalities
that
have
happened
on
city
streets
with
people
in
wheelchairs,
the
history
of
accidents
and
fatalities
in
an
area
to
be
important,
and
so
those
sidewalks
are
going
strong
and
because
sidewalks
are
more
expensive
than
was
originally
thought.
You
and
the
City
Council
gave
maps
in
additional
nine
million
dollars
for
sidewalks
and
we
are
thrilled
to
death
with
that.
Yes,.
A
And
it
was
available
because
the
revenue
ran
ahead
of
expectations.
The
economy
has
been
good
and
we
were
able
to
put
some
additional
dollars
in,
because
I
thought
we
raised
the
standards
of
what
we
thought
a
sidewalk
was.
You
know
we
have
made
them
a
little
wider
and
we've
gone
into
some
developed
areas
of
the
city
and
when
you
go
into
a
developed
area,
suddenly
you're
looking
at
more
curb
cut
you're
looking
at
more
utility
easements
that
you
have
to
work
around.
A
B
Thrilled
to
see
those
everywhere,
I
look,
there
are
new
sidewalks
and
it
just
makes
me
so
happy
and
their
curb
cuts
and
their
ways
to
get
over
a
bridge
without
having
to
go
on
to
the
bridge
where
it's
often
narrower
anyway.
So
if
there's
a
sidewalk
path
along
with
the
bridge,
then
that
stomach's,
safer
and.
A
A
B
A
B
So
employment
is
always
number
one,
but
to
get
to
the
employment
you
need
the
sidewalks,
you
need
the
public
transit.
You
need
buses
that
come
out
past
macarthur,
because
there
are
people
living
past,
macarthur
and
you're
heading
the
regional
transit
dialogue,
which
is
important
for
everyone,
but
especially
important
for
people
with
disabilities.
Well,.
A
Pam,
thank
you
for
your
work
and
we
run
out
of
time.
We
are
out
of
time
so
Jason.
Thank
you
for
your
work.
As
the
vice
chair
of
the
committee
and
as
Pam
mentioned,
October
will
be
disability
concerns
awareness
month,
and
we
hope
that
that
people
will
take
time
to
learn
more
about
it
and
follow
up
on
Jason's
advice
to
to
consider
building
a
stronger
market
for
homes
that
are
more
accessible,
I.
Think
that
being
the
best
interest
of
everybody,
Jason
Pam.
Thank
you
for
your
work
on
that
committee.
Thank.