Riverfront Design Commitee
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · April 6, 2023
Agenda
The City of
OKLAHOMA CITY
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
9:00 AM April 06, 2023
Council Chambers, City Hall, 200 North Walker Ave., Third Floor – 9:00 AM
Jonathan Heusel, Chair
Ricardo Montoya, ViceChair
Michele Dean
Scott Howard
Elaine Lyons
John Postic
Maria Prado
Tiffany Ramirez
Dana Templeton
Kathryn Friddle, Principal Planner
Laura Griggs, Senior Planner
Daryl Callaway, Assistant Planner
Dustin Parris, Assistant Municipal Counselor
Keith Daniels, Administrative Coordinator
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking is available at the SheridanWalker Parking Garage (501 West Sheridan Ave, northwest
corner of Sheridan and Walker, immediately north of John Rex School). Parking tickets must be
validated by City staff before or after the meeting.
The following guidelines are in place for meetings in the Council Chamber at City Hall: only the south
entrance to City Hall will be open; air purifying machines have been installed in the Chamber; hand
sanitizer machines and disposable face masks will be available.
It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public
Keith Daniels, Administrative Coordinator
PARTICIPANT INSTRUCTIONS
Free parking is available at the SheridanWalker Parking Garage (501 West Sheridan Ave, northwest
corner of Sheridan and Walker, immediately north of John Rex School). Parking tickets must be
validated by City staff before or after the meeting.
The following guidelines are in place for meetings in the Council Chamber at City Hall: only the south
entrance to City Hall will be open; air purifying machines have been installed in the Chamber; hand
sanitizer machines and disposable face masks will be available.
It is the policy of the City to ensure that communications with participants and members of the public
with disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Anyone with a disability who requires
an accommodation, a modification of policies or procedures, or an auxiliary aid or service, or
alternate format of the agenda in order to participate in this meeting should contact the ADA
Coordinator of the Planning Department at 4052972406 or TDD (405) 2972020 as soon as
possible but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled
meeting. The Planning Department will give primary consideration to the choice of auxiliary aid or
service requested by the individual with disability. If you need an alternate format of the agenda or any
information provided at said meeting, please contact the ADA department coordinator listed above
48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting.
ADDRESSING THE COMMITTEE
Citizens may address the Committee on agenda items by responding to Chair’s call for speakers
during discussion on each item. All comments must be relevant to the item. The Chair or presiding
officer may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Committee and/or remove
that person from the Council Chambers, if that person commits any disorderly or disruptive behavior.
Disorderly conduct includes, but is not limited to, any of the following: speaking without being
recognized by the Chair or presiding officer; continuing to speak after notice that the speaker’s
allotted time has expired; presenting comments or material not relevant to the item under discussion;
failing to comply with the lawful instructions of the Chair or presiding officer; engaging in other
conduct, activity or speech that delays, pursuant to 21 O.S. §280, disruptive conduct includes any
conduct that is “violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or that jeopardizes the safety of self or others”.
A person may also be subject to arrest and removal from the Municipal Building for violation of
Oklahoma City Municipal Code 2020, §3081 Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit.
21, §280 – Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or
Employees. Please limit your comments to three minutes.
COMMITTEE ACTIONS
Official Action can only be taken on items which appear on the Agenda. The Riverfront Design
Committee may adopt, approve, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike or continue any Agenda
item. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Riverfront Design Committee may refer
the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved, denied, continued to a specific
later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
April 06, 2023
the matter to Planning Department staff. All items are either approved, denied, continued to a specific
later date, or stricken from the Agenda entirely.
Riverfront Design Committee
Agenda
April 06, 2023
I. Call to Order
A. Roll Call
II. Approval of Minutes
A. March 2, 2023 Meeting.
III. Cases Withdrawn
A. None.
IV. Continuance Requests
A. None.
V. Consent Docket (Anyone may request individual consideration of a consent item.)
A. None.
VI. Cases for Individual Consideration
A. None.
VII. Other Business
A. CE01097 at 3500 SW 15th St (Meridian Gateway). Consideration and possible
action on an application by Mark W Zitzow, Johnson & Associates, for Kassy
Malone, Oklahoma City Housing Authority, to provide a recommendation to the
Planning Commission regarding a request to: close the rightsofway for
Independence Ave, Versaw St, and Land Ave located south of SW 15th St and
west of S Grand Blvd.
B. CE01099 at 1701 S Western Ave (Western Gateway). Consideration and
possible action on an application by Mark W Zitzow, Johnson & Associates, for
Blair Humphreys, President, Wheeler District, LLC, to provide a recommendation
to the Planning Commission regarding a request to: close the west 25 ft. of the 42
ft. wide Oklahoma City easement located on the west side of S Western Ave,
south of the Oklahoma River and north of the BNSF railroad tracks.
VIII. Communications
A. Administrative Approval Report
1. SRCA2300006 a t 2 1 1 S K l e i n A v e (Farmers Market District)
Application by Emily Boudreau, The Wandering Clay, for Edward
Doonkeen, to: Install rooftop mechanical equipment, construct ramps in the
streetscape, and install attached wall sign.
B. Comments from Planning Department Staff
C. Comments from Committee Members
D. Next Meeting Date
1. The next regular Committee meeting is Thursday, May 4, 2023. New
applications were to be submitted to staff by 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 4,
2023. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted
by April 11, 2023.
IX. Adjourn
2023. Revisions and information on continued projects are to be submitted
by April 11, 2023.
IX. Adjourn