2012 Mayor's Development Roundtable
Each spring, Mayor Mick Cornett hosts the Mayor’s Development Roundtable. This event highlights the public and private sector’s commitment to developing a great community by bringing together experts, local panel members, and attendees to discuss topics relevant to Oklahoma City’s growth and development.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
8 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Cox Business Services Convention Center, Great Hall C
Program
Welcome
Judy Hatfield
Opening Remarks
Mayor Mick Cornett - Video (YouTube)
Kick-off Keynote
Downtown Rising - Implementing Salt Lake City's Community Vision
Mayor Ralph Becker - Video (YouTube)
20/20 Lightning Round 1
This fast-paced segment provides updates on local development, "lightning round" style
- 20 slides/20 seconds per slide.
Local Market Update
Ford Price
MAPS3 Update
Tom McDaniel - Video (YouTube)
Downtown Elementary School
Kirk Humphreys - Video (YouTube)
The Alliance - Project Updates
Cathy O'Connor - Video (YouTube)
Session 1: Show Me the Money
Developers in OKC today struggle to get deals funded in part due to new federal
regulations on lenders. What are best practices today in getting good deals funded?
What does it take? Hear what this local discussion panel has to say.
Judy Hatfield
John Slay
Dick Tanenbaum
Chuck Wiggin
Break
Lightning Round 2
Round two of the 20/20 segment focuses on how vision, leadership, risks, and
persistence have resulted in the revitalization of four of Oklahoma City's special
districts.
Automobile Alley
Anthony McDermid - Video (YouTube)
The Paseo
John and Joy Reed Belt - Video (YouTube)
Film District
Chip Fudge - Video (YouTube)
Plaza District
Blair Humphreys - Video (YouTube)
Session 2: Mueller District of Austin, TX
Hear how an old municipal airport site redeveloped into a successful pedestrian-
oriented, mixed-use community just three miles from Austin's downtown.
Pam Hefner - Video (YouTube)
Super Panel Roundtable Discussion/Q&A - Video (YouTube)
Lunch
Mayor's Keynote - Video (YouTube)
Award for Outstanding Development
Devon Energy Corporation
SPEAKER BIOS
Mayor Mick Cornett
The world has taken notice of Oklahoma City’s remarkable renaissance and its popular Mayor. Oklahoma City makes regular appearances on numerous “Best Of” lists and Mayor Mick Cornett was named Governing magazine’s 2010 “Public Official of the Year” and finished second in the world in the London-based City Mayors Foundation’s “2010 World Mayor Award.”
Cornett entered politics in 2001, winning a City Council seat by the largest margin over a sitting incumbent in city history. He was elected Oklahoma City’s 35th mayor on March 2, 2004, by an overwhelming margin and is only the fourth mayor in the City’s history to be elected to three terms. He received a record 88 percent of the vote in his re-election bid and was elected to a third term in 2010.
Born and raised in Oklahoma City, Cornett was a prep all-state athlete and earned a degree in journalism at the University of Oklahoma. In July 2011, he earned an MBA from NYU’s prestigious Stern School of Business.
Cornett’s professional career has centered on media, advertising and marketing. Following a 20-year career as an award-winning broadcaster, he was named the 2010 “Advertising Man of the Year” by the Oklahoma City Ad Club for his work with Ackerman-McQueen, the state’s largest advertising firm. Much of Oklahoma City’s recent recognition can be traced to Cornett’s tireless marketing of the city, through regular national television appearances and national and international speaking engagements.
As Mayor, Cornett led the charge to pass the visionary infrastructure program known as MAPS 3 – a $777-million investment that will dramatically reshape Oklahoma City and enhance the quality of life of its residents. MAPS 3 projects include a 70-acre downtown park, improved sidewalks and hike and bike trails, a modern streetcar system, a new convention center, senior wellness/aquatic centers and other amenities.
He is guiding the completion of one of the nation’s largest public school capital improvement projects – a $700-million program to build or renovate more than 70 schools throughout the city, including a new downtown elementary school serving families in Oklahoma City’s growing urban core. In addition, he is overseeing Project 180, an ambitious and forward-thinking $140-million, three-year redesign of Oklahoma City’s downtown streets and sidewalks, designed to make the city more pedestrian friendly.
His leadership in securing an NBA franchise helped Oklahoma City attain permanent major league status with the arrival of the Oklahoma City Thunder. During his tenure, Oklahoma City’s unemployment rate has been among the nation’s lowest. He famously put Oklahoma City “on a diet” in 2007, challenging residents to improve their health and lose a collective one-million pounds. The goal was reached in January 2012, as more than 47,000 residents logged their weight loss on the awareness campaign’s website, www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com.
Mayor Ralph Becker
Ralph served as the Utah State Planning Coordinator under Governor Scott Matheson and then went on to launch his own Salt Lake City-based consulting firm, Bear West, specializing in community planning, environmental assessment, public lands use and public involvement before acting on his long-held desire to serve the public.
Elected to the Utah State Legislature in 1996, Ralph was a member of the House of Representatives for 11 years and battled for the issues most important to his Avenues constituents. He served in legislative leadership positions for most of that tenure, including five years as House Minority Leader.
In the first three years of his first term, Mayor Becker has greatly expanded transportation options for the City’s residents and visitors, with a special focus on public transit, trails and bikeways.
Mayor Becker is a leader who has made, and will continue to make, collaboration and partnerships an essential element in his efforts to see Salt Lake City as an even more vibrant, liveable and sustainable community for its current residents and into the future.
John and Joy Reed Belt
Joy and John have dedicated themselves to the creation and operation of the Paseo Arts District and Neighborhood for over three decades. In 2010, The Paseo was selected by the American Planning Association as one of America’s Top Ten Greatest Neighborhoods.
Joy is active in several community organizations including the United Way of Central Oklahoma, the Paseo Arts Association and the Paseo Arts District, while running her award-winning gallery, JRB at the Elms, in The Paseo. Working in her “day job” as Joy Reed Belt, Ph.D., she is a renowned career strategist, executive coach and executive recruiter. In 1976, her husband, John, set out to create an arts district in a largely abandoned area in the central city which is now The Paseo Arts District. In achieving his vision that Paseo be an arts district, John created the district by combining neighborhoods and turning the spaces in a Spanish revival shopping center into art galleries and studios. He secured Paseo’s status on the National Register of Historic Places and organized the annual Memorial Day Weekend Paseo Arts Festival. He also formed the non-profit organizations that coordinate and secure funding for the activities of the burgeoning artists’ community and the neighborhood redevelopment corporation.
In his day job practicing as John Lampton Belt and Associates, Inc., John is an attorney specializing in business, corporate, banking, real estate, trusts and estate law. He is a past President of the Oklahoma County Bar Association, past President of the Oklahoma Bar Foundation, the Founder of Harding Fine Arts Academy Charter High School, and serves as the General Counsel of the Oklahoma City Community Foundation.
John M. "Chip" Fudge
Chip is Chairman of Claims Management Resources. CMR has approximately 90 employees at their headquarters in Oklahoma City.
He serves on the OSU Foundation Board of Governors, is active in Youth Leadership Exchange and Leadership OKC. Previously he has served on the Board of the Arts Council, City Arts, and Leadership OKC. He belongs to the Oklahoma City Chapter of the World President’s Organization. He is an Advisory Board Member for the National Bank of Commerce and serves as a Board Member for Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc. (DOKC).
He was the youngest member ever of the Committee of 100 of the American Collector’s Association and has been awarded the Beacon Award by the American Collectors Association and the Unit Leadership Award from the Oklahoma Collector’s Association. He was a nominee for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year in 1996.
Judy J. Hatfield, CPA, CCIM
Judy is the owner- principal of Equity Commercial Realty, LLC which is a full service commercial real estate company specializing in brokerage, leasing, management, development strategic consulting and investment throughout the state of Oklahoma headquartered in the OKC metro area, Norman, Ok.
Judy’s largest redevelopment project was Campus Corner in Norman, Oklahoma. She purchased a major ownership interest in this blighted retail area, secured a TIF district, gained cooperative advantage with other owners, developed a marketing campaign, and brought the area to a thriving retail area today with 100% occupancies and a waiting list of tenants and rental rates 5 times what they were 10 years ago. Judy currently manages several thousand square feet of retail and office in addition to her own portfolio.
Judy serves on the board of the OKC Chamber of Commerce where she chaired a campaign for the TRDC to raise over $2.3 million dollars, the largest sum raised in the history of the program at the time of her leadership. She is also leading the OKC Connect program with the OKC Chamber of Commerce to teach new Oklahoma residents in large corporations about Oklahoma City.
Pam Hefner, RLA, ASLA
Pam is leading the redevelopment of Mueller, the 700-acre former municipal airport, into a mixed-use urban community for the City of Austin. She is a registered landscape architect and worked in private practice for 13 years in land planning and landscape architecture before joining the City of Austin in 1997. Pam has worked exclusively with the Mueller project since 1999, seeing it through the master planning process, master developer selection, negotiations, zoning, and ongoing implementation.
Blair Humphreys
Blair is dedicated to making Oklahoma communities better places to live, work and play. He is the Executive Director of the Institute for Quality Communities and Asst Professor in the College of Architecture. He has a Master in City Planning and Urban Design degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BBA in Entrepreneurship from the University of Oklahoma.
He is a founding member of ULI Oklahoma, currently serving as the Vice-Chair for Mission Advancement of the statewide organization. As a member of the Plaza District Board, Blair enjoys collaborating with business-owners, residents and other volunteers that are passionate about making the Plaza District the most dynamic urban neighborhood in Oklahoma City.
Kirk Humphreys
Kirk Humphreys is chairman of The Humphreys Company, a development firm that specializes in creating mixed-use communities. Kirk served as Mayor of Oklahoma City from 1998 through 2003.
He is a director of OGE Energy Corp. and a trustee of the Urban Land Institute. Kirk continues to be active in the local community, serving on the boards of the Oklahoma State Fair, the Oklahoma City Airport Trust, the Oklahoma Industries Authority and as chairman of the new downtown charter school. Kirk also is co-host of Flash Point, a weekly televised commentary and debate on issues of local and national interest.
Dr. Tom J. McDaniel
Tom J. McDaniel became President of American Fidelity Foundation on September 1, 2011, after having served as President and Chancellor of Oklahoma City University from July 1, 2001 to August 31, 2011. He retired as Vice Chairman and Director of Kerr McGee Corporation in 2000 and then served as President of Northwestern Oklahoma State University, becoming the first graduate of that school to ever serve as its President, before joining OCU. He holds a business degree from Northwestern, a Jurist Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma, and an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from OCU.
He is active in the community, serving on numerous boards and commissions and currently serves as Chairman of the Oklahoma Heritage Association. He has been appointed by Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett to Chair the Citizens Advisory Committee for the Maps III projects.
McDaniel and his wife, Brenda, were selected 2010 “Treasures of Tomorrow” by the Oklahoma Health Foundation. Among his recognitions he was recently named Oklahoma’s Most Admired CEO in large non-profits. In 2006 he was inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame.
Anthony McDermid
Anthony McDermid is a founding Partner of TAP ARCHITECTURE and has been responsible for the design and completion of hundreds of prominent and award winning projects including the Core to Shore plan, Oklahoma Judicial Center, Brownstones at Maywood Park, Aloft Hotel, City Rescue Mission and WestTown. He has focused his professional life on projects important to community building and downtown revitalization.
Among other community commitments he is Board Chairman of the Oklahoma City Foundation for Architecture and of Historic Automobile Alley. He also currently serves as an executive on the Boards of deadCENTER Film Festival and AIA Oklahoma and as a member of the MAPS 3 Parks Committee. Past service includes President of AIA Central Oklahoma Chapter and City Rescue Mission Board Chair.
Ford Price
Ford Price is Managing Partner of Price Edwards & Company. He is responsible for the overall growth, profitability and direction of the firm. Founded in 1988, Price Edwards has grown to become one of the largest and most experienced full service commercial real estate service firms in the Southwest. Its current property management and leasing portfolio encompasses roughly 10 million square feet of office, retail and industrial space, as well as 5,000 apartment units, across the state. The firm employs approximately 200 people.
The firm has represented buyers and sellers on well over $1 billion of commercial properties including such notable assets as BOK Plaza, Corporate Tower, Cotter Tower, 50 Penn Place, Devon Tower, Union Plaza, Oklahoma Tower, Crossroads Mall, as well as thousands of acres of land. Its construction division has closed hundreds of interior construction jobs ranging in size from $50,000 to $5 million.
Catherine O'Connor
Ms. O’Connor is the President and CEO of the Alliance for Economic Development of Oklahoma City, a non-profit corporation designed to coordinate public participation in economic development projects. Prior to becoming President of the Alliance, Ms. O’Connor served as an Assistant City Manager with the City of Oklahoma City. Ms. O’Connor enjoyed an almost 30 year career with the City and served in positions that included the City’s Capital Improvement Budget Officer, Budget Director and Finance Director. Catherine was appointed Assistant City Manager in May 2001 and was instrumental in developing the incentives to bring Bass Pro Shops, QuadGraphics and Dell Computers to the Oklahoma City area. She led the City’s team to structure the terms for the redevelopment of the historic Skirvin Hotel.
In her new role with the Alliance she continues to have responsibility for the City’s Tax Increment Financing program, a $75 million local economic development incentive fund, and management of the City’s Urban Renewal Authority and economic development trust.
John Slay
John Slay is Executive Vice President and Manager of Commercial Banking for BancFirst – Oklahoma City. In this capacity, he oversees all commercial lending for BancFirst in the Oklahoma City market to include Corporate, Energy and Commercial Real Estate lending. Following graduation from the University of Oklahoma in 1987, John began his banking career in Dallas, Texas before returning to OKC in 1992 to join Liberty National Bank. He has remained in Oklahoma since that time, joining BancFirst in 2005.
Richard Tanenbaum
Richard Tanenbaum is the principal owner of Gardner Tanenbaum Holdings and brings over 35 years of commercial real estate experience including development, acquisition, and brokerage. Richard owned and operated over eighteen restaurants in Texas, including the Atchafalaya River Front Café, before joining GTH. Throughout his tenure, Richard has demonstrated the ability to provide creative and quality real estate solutions for corporate users needing commercial space in the Oklahoma market.
Since taking over as CEO, Richard has vastly expanded the asset base of GTH’s commercial portfolio as well as the company’s capabilities and expertise in different types of construction including industrial, office, retail, and multi-family. Since 1997, he has overseen the growth of the company’s commercial portfolio from 800,000 square feet to over 6,000,000 square feet. Richard has completed over 35 projects totaling more than $350,000,000 making GTH one of the largest developers in Oklahoma.
These projects have ranged from single and multi-tenant warehouse and distribution facilities, large single tenant office complexes for companies such as Boeing, Northrop Grumman, a hangar complex for ARINC, as well as over 1,000 apartment units in 4 different multi-family communities.
Charles "Chuck" E. Wiggin
For the past thirty-five years Chuck Wiggin has managed the design, development, construction, leasing, sale, acquisition, financing and operation of large commercial real estate projects. He founded Wiggin Properties in 1981 and serves as its President and Chief Executive Officer.
Initially a developer of office buildings, Wiggin Properties began offering corporate representation services and property management and leasing services in the mid-1980s and in 1985 its Tulsa office was opened. Its services expanded in the 1990s to include repositioning, redevelopment, investment, development, and consulting for a wide range of properties and clients.
Wiggin was founder of Oklahoma City’s Commercial Real Estate Council, a chapter president of NAIOP, a founding sponsor of the Oklahoma Council of the Urban Land Institute, and an alumnus of Leadership Oklahoma City and Leadership Oklahoma. He is also a director of InterBank, Advanced Instruments, the Oklahoma City Museum of Art, the Civic Center Foundation, the Friends of the Oklahoma History Center, and the Downtown OKC Business Improvement District.