City Of Oklahoma City: MAPS 4 Subcommittee Members Appointed

Press release from the City of Oklahoma City:

11/23/2021 9:17 AM

Today, Mayor David Holt and the Oklahoma City Council approved 54 appointments to serve on six MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board subcommittees. The volunteers will help guide 16 projects included in the MAPS 4 program. 

“Nearly two years since the passage of MAPS 4, we now have all the pieces in place to implement this ambitious and transformational initiative,” said Mayor David Holt. “With eight different oversight bodies and the implementation plan now in place, the next stop is the first groundbreaking. I want to thank everyone who has helped get us to this point, and special gratitude to these amazing community volunteers who have signed up for this exciting endeavor.” 

The subcommittees are made up of people from diverse ethnicities and backgrounds. Of the appointments, 52% are women, 41% are people of color and 26% are Black. 

Each subcommittee includes two members from the Citizens Advisory Board who will serve as the chairperson and vice chairperson. Each subcommittee has nine members. The subcommittee members' terms don’t have limits. 

The six subcommittees are: 

Subcommittee members: Bob Nelon (chair), Kevin Guarnera (vice chair), Kelley Barnes, Matt Echols, Rick Lippert, Gary Marrs, Fred Mendoza, Rodd Moesel and Sandino Thompson.

Projects: Chesapeake Energy Arena and related facilities, Fairgrounds Coliseum

and Multipurpose Stadium

The MAPS 4 Implementation Plan was approved on Sept. 14, 2021.

About the Citizen’s Advisory Board

The subcommittees will make recommendations to the MAPS 4 Citizen’s Advisory Board and the advisory board makes recommendations to the City Council, which has final authority over MAPS 4. 

The 11 members of the Citizens Advisory Board members are:

About the MAPS investment and Operating Trust

The seven-person MAPS Investment and Operating Trust was established to develop a strategic investment plan to support long term sustainable funding for the operational expenses and maintenance of MAPS 4 projects.

The MAPS Investment and Operating Trust members are:

About MAPS 4 

MAPS 4 is a debt-free public improvement program funded by a temporary penny sales tax that will raise a projected $978 million over eight years.

Oklahoma City voters approved the sales tax to fund MAPS 4 in a special election on Dec. 10, 2019, moving forward with a unique and ambitious plan to transform our community. The temporary penny sales tax funding MAPS 4 began April 1, 2020 and ends in 2028.

More than 70 percent of MAPS 4 funding is dedicated to neighborhood and human needs. The rest is for quality of life and job-creating initiatives. The MAPS 4 Citizens Advisory Board and its six subcommittees will guide MAPS 4 planning and implementation, making recommendations to the City Council. The Council has final authority on MAPS 4. The MAPS Investment and Operating Trust will develop a strategic investment plan to support long-term sustainable funding for MAPS 4 projects' operational expenses and maintenance. 

Visit okc.gov/maps4 for more. 

Media Contact: Kristy Yager, (405) 297-2550, kristy.yager@okc.gov

This press release was produced by the City of Oklahoma City. The views expressed here are the author’s own.