Oklahoma City Zoology Trust

By The City of Oklahoma City Office of the City Clerk at 10:27 am, May 21, 2024 Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Meeting Agenda Zoo Administration Building, Savanna Conference Room May 22, 2024 - 4:30 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY ZOOLOGICAL TRUST MEMBERS Vicki Howard, Chairperson Nikki Nice, Councilwoman, Ward 7 Jon Trudgeon, Vice-Chairperson Dustin Fredrick Pama Palmer, Secretary Aimee Salalati David Holt, Mayor Derek Albro Heather Ross, Surrogate to the Mayor Craig Freeman, City Manager Dwight Lawson, PhD, Executive Director/CEO LaShawn Thompson, Surrogate to the City Manager INFORMATION ABOUT OKLAHOMA CITY ZOOLOGICAL TRUST MEETINGS The Oklahoma City Zoological Trust meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month at 4:30 p.m. in the Zoo Administration Building, located at 2000 Remington Place, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73111. Free parking is available in the Zoo parking lot. It is the policy of the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust 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 Zoo at 405-425-0231 as soon as possible, but not later than 48 hours (not including weekends or holidays) before the scheduled meeting. The Zoo 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 Zoo at 405-425- 0231 at least 48 hours prior to the scheduled meeting. ADDRESSING THE OKLAHOMA CITY ZOOLOGICAL TRUST Citizens may address the Trust 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. Citizens may also address the Trust at the end of the agenda under “Citizens to be heard.” Please contact the Zoo at 405-425-0231 at least 48 hours prior to the meeting, and leave a message that includes your name, the agenda item number, and the reason you would like to speak. Staff will submit requests received to the Chair. Please limit your comments to three (3) minutes or less. The Chair or presiding officer may, in his or her discretion, prohibit a person from addressing the Trust, or have any person removed from the Auditorium, 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; or engaging in other conduct, activity, or speech that delays, disturbs, interferes, or disrupts the effective or timely conduct of the meeting, or is otherwise violent, threatening, abusive, obscene, or jeopardizes the safety of self or others. A person may also be subject to arrest and removal from the Auditorium for violation of Oklahoma City Municipal Code 2020, § 30-81 – Disorderly conduct and/or violation of 21 Okla. Stat. § 280 – Willfully Disturbing, Interfering With or Disrupting State Business, Agency Operations or Employees. TRUST ACTIONS Official action can be taken only on items which appear on the agenda. The Trust may adopt, approve, ratify, deny, defer, recommend, amend, strike, or continue any agenda item. Other actions may also be taken. When more information is needed to act on an item, the Trust may refer the matter to the Executive Director/CEO or the Municipal Counselor. The Trust may also refer items to standing committees of the Trust for additional study. Under certain circumstances, items are deferred to a specific later date or stricken from the agenda entirely. CONSENT DOCKET Items listed under “Consent Docket” are usually approved as a group with the proper motion from a member of the Trust. Members of the Trust may request discussion or separate action on any item on the Consent Docket. For more information about the Oklahoma City Zoological Trust, please call 405-424-3344.  AGENDA I. Meeting Minutes A. Minutes of April 24, 2024, Oklahoma City Zoological Trust Meeting ......................... Pages 4-7 II. Staff and/or Committee Updates A. Financial Report of April 2024 .......................................................................................... Pages 8-11 III. Items for Individual Consideration A. Master Plan 2024 for the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden ...................... Pages 12-58 B. Oklahoma City Zoological Trust’s Budget for the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 ............... Pages 59-65 C. Amendment No. 2 and Restated Audit Contract with Allen, Gibbs & Houlik, L.C. ....................................................................................................................................... Pages 66-90 IV. Items from Trustees V. Staff Reports A. Executive Director’s Report VI. Citizens to Be Heard VII. Adjournment