Convention and Visitors Committee
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · October 15, 2025
Agenda
AGENDA
By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 5:00 pm, Oct 10, 2025
REGULAR MEETING
OKLAHOMA CITY CONVENTION AND VISITORS COMMISSION
OKANA RESORT, 639 FIRST AMERICANS BLVD, OKLAHOMA CITY
OCTOBER 15, 2025 – 10:00 A.M.
AGENDA ITEM PRESENTER_____________
1. Call to Order Kari Watkins, Chair
2. Open Meeting Act Compliance Zac Craig, President, Visit OKC
3. Welcome Gerson Velasquez
General Manager, OKANA
4. Consent Docket
A. Approval of Minutes from August 20, 2025 Meeting (1-4) Kari Watkins
B. Receipt of Hotel Tax Collections Report, Aug|Sep 2025 (5-6)
C. CY 2026 Commission & Committee Meeting Schedule (7)
5. Hotel Tax Collections Update Mitchel Massie
6. Event Sponsorship Committee Award Recommendations from James Pickel, Committee Chair
September 30, 2025 Meeting (8-9)
7. Quality Event Payments James Pickel, Committee Chair
A. Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan 2025
B. Memorial Marathon, Apr 2025
8. Quality Event Recommendation James Pickel, Committee Chair
A. Cattlemen’s Congress, Jan 2026
9. Equine Committee Report from October 2, 2025 Meeting Mike Farney, Committee Chair
10. Budget Committee Report from October 10, 2025 Meeting | Q1 Robin Roberts Krieger,
Statement of Activity | ARPA Budget (10-15) Committee Vice Chair
11. Bricktown Art Installation Update Lindsay Vidrine
12. Community Branding Update Lindsay Vidrine
13. Visit Oklahoma City Updates (16-36) Shaun Yates
14. Facility Reports, Aug|Sep 2025 (* facilities giving oral reports)
A. Oklahoma City Convention Center * (37) Barbara Beaton
B. Paycom Center (38)
C. Civic Center Music Hall * (39-40) Dee Llanusa
D. OKC Fair Park (41-42)
E. Chickasaw Bricktown Ballpark (43-44)
F. Devon Park (45)
15. Chair | President Comments
16. Adjournment
Action items noted in bold text
A tour of the OKANA Resort & Waterpark will be offered immediately following the meeting
Anyone with a disability who requires an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or
service in order to participate in this meeting, should contact Visit Oklahoma City at 405-297-8960 or TDD 297-2020 as
soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting.
Primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual with disability will be given.