2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
www.fresno.gov  
City of Fresno  
Meeting Minutes - Final  
Disability Advisory Commission  
Chair – Nicole Turpin  
Vice Chair – Susan Coulter  
Board Member – Frances Reyes Acosta  
Board Member – Chenier Derrick  
Board Member – Birdevinder Rickie Dhillon  
Board Member – Ken Elvington  
Board Member – Vacant  
ADA Coordinator – Joe Hinojosa  
DAC Secretary – Diane Longoria  
10:30 AM  
Tuesday, December 12, 2023  
In Person and/or Electronic,  
City Hall 3rd Floor, Room  
3078  
1. CALL TO ORDER  
Chair Turpin called the meeting to order at 10:35 a.m. Of the 6 members, 5  
were present. Introductions were made.  
Chenier Derrick arrived at 10:40 a.m.  
Present 5 -  
Board Member Ken Elvington, Chair Nicole Turpin, Vice  
Chair Susan Coulter, Board Member Birdevinder Rickie  
Dhillon, and Board Member Chenier Derrick  
Excused 1 - Board Member Frances Reyes Acosta  
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA  
On motion of Board Member Elvington, seconded by Board Member  
Dhillon, the above AGENDA was APPROVED. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Aye: 5 -  
Board Member Elvington, Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter,  
Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick  
Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta  
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES  
ID 23-1802  
Approval of the Disability Advisory  
Commission Minutes from October 10,  
2023  
On motion of Board Member Dhillon, seconded by Board Member  
Elvington, the above Minutes were APPROVED. The motion carried  
by the following vote:  
Aye: 5 -  
Board Member Elvington, Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter,  
Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick  
Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta  
4. MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS  
Vice Chair Coulter stated that DHHSC had their annual Valley Deaf Festival  
fundraiser in November. It did not go as well as expected. They will be  
making changes in the future. DHHSC is partnering with the Bridge Deaf  
Fellowship to host the Holiday Lunch for the Deaf Community on December  
20th.  
Board Member Dhillon is a member of Leadership Fresno. Leadership  
Fresno is working on a community project located at the Community  
Gardens. She responded to questions by the Commission regarding the  
event and other community opportunities.  
5. DAC SECRETARY AND ADA COORDINATOR REPORT  
ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa reviewed with the Commission upcoming  
agenda items for 2024:  
Blue Curb Policy, Public Right Away Transition Plan which was last  
conducted in 2016, APS and Master Street plan review.  
6. UNSCHEDULED COMMUNICATION / PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Upon call no public comments were received.  
This portion of the meeting is reserved for persons desiring to address the subcommittee  
on matters not on this agenda. Your presentations are limited to three minutes per  
person. Please be aware that the subcommittee is generally legally prohibited from  
taking any action on information presented in unscheduled communication until  
subsequent meetings.  
7. ACTION ITEM  
ID 23-1803  
Approve DAC Meeting Calendar 2024  
On motion of Board Member Elvington, seconded by Board Member  
Derrick, the above Action item was APPROVED. The motion carried by  
the following vote:  
Aye: 5 -  
Board Member Elvington, Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter,  
Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick  
Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta  
ID 23-1804  
Subcommittee Appointments  
ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa briefly shared with the Commission  
Subcommittee member roles and the expertise they bring to the meetings.  
There was a consensus to remove Board Members who have missed 3 or  
more subcommittee meetings. Also, there was discussion regarding  
assigning alternates to the subcommittee meetings.  
Chair Turpin made a motion to remove the following Board Members:  
Transportation Subcommittee: Ken Elvington, Rain Chamberlain  
Housing Subcommittee: Glenna Gammel, Jerry Zuniga, Karen Jenks, Nicole  
Turpin and Rain Chamberlain  
Upon call no public comments were received.  
On motion of Board Member Dhillon, seconded by Board Member  
Derrick, the above Discussion item was APPROVED. The motion  
carried by the following vote:  
Aye: 5 -  
Board Member Elvington, Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter,  
Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick  
Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta  
8. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS  
a. TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE  
Board Member Derrick stated there were technical issues at HandyRide this  
morning but have since been resolved.  
ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa briefly spoke about Public Right-of-Way  
Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG).  
b. HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE  
Nothing to report for the Housing Subcommittee.  
9. ADJOURNMENT  
Meeting adjourned at 11:16 a.m.  
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the Disability  
Advisory Commission during the January 9, 2024 regular meeting.