COTPA Board Meeting
Regular MeetingOklahoma City, OK · May 8, 2025
Agenda
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
Time: 1:00 PM
Date: May 08, 2025
Location: Arts District Garage
431 W. Main, Ste. B
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
MEMBERS:
Bernard L. Semtner, III, Chairperson
Jason Ferbrache
Robert Ruiz
James Cooper
COTPA Office, 2000 S. May Ave., Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73108
Participant Instructions
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 in order to
participate in this meeting should contact the ADA department coordinator at (405) 2973705 or TDD
(405) 2972020 as soon as possible but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays)
before the scheduled meeting. The 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
Residents may address the Committee on certain items by signing up to speak and providing the agenda item
number, their reason for appearing and their address, but all comments must be relevant to the item. The
Chairman or presiding member may in his or her discretion prohibit a person from addressing the Committee,
or have any person removed from the building 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 Chairman or presiding member; 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 Chairperson or presiding member; 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 jeopardizes the safety of self or others”. A person may also be subject
to arrest and removal from the building for violation of Oklahoma City Municipal Code 2020, §
3081 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of Okla. Stat. tit. 21, §280 Wilfuly Disturbing, Interfering With
or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees.
Residents may not address the Committee regarding items from “Items from Chairman, “Items from
Committee Members” (except for items listed for a vote or if asked for comments by a member).
Residents may also address the Committee on individual concerns, included on the listed exceptions, at
the beginning of the agenda under “Residents to be Heard.” Residents to be Heard is not provided as a
forum for publicly announced or declared candidates for City public office, and they will not be allowed
to speak as Residents to be Heard. Residents will not be allowed to campaign on any political issue
during the meeting. Comments must concern COTPA services or policies. Please fill out a "Request to be
Heard" form and please return this form to staff. PLEASE LIMIT YOUR COMMENTS TO 3
MINUTES. Continuing to speak beyond the time allowed by the Chairman or presiding member shall
constitute grounds for removal from the building. Residents who wish to be listed on the agenda for
comments to the Committee call the Administrative Coordinator at (405) 2972484. Persons so listed on
the agenda for comments to the Committee are subject to the same restrictions listed above.
Committee Actions
Official action can be taken only on items which appear on the agenda. The Committee may adopt,
amend, approve, defer, deny, ratify, recommend, strike, or continue any agenda item. When more
information is needed to act on an item, the Committee may refer the matter to the Administrator or the
Assistant Municipal Counselor. The Committee may also refer items to standing committees of the Trust
or to a board or commission for additional study. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a
specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely
AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE
CENTRAL OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION AND PARKING AUTHORITY
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE
DATE: May 08, 2025
TIME: 1:00 PM
PLACE: Arts District Garage, 431 W. Main, Ste. B, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ITEMS FROM THE CHAIRPERSON
III. RESIDENTS TO BE HEARD
IV. ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION
A. Presentation of the Central Oklahoma Long-Range Transit Plan Project
Update - Presented by Kimley Horn
B. Discuss and consider proposed service changes to Routes 019 and 024
V. ITEMS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS
VI. ADJOURNMENT