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Fresno, CA 93721

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City of Fresno

Meeting Minutes

Parks, Recreation, and Arts

Commission

Chair - Kimberly McCoy

Vice Chair – Jon Dohlin

Commissioner – Dr. Francine Oputa

Commissioner – Scott Miller

Commissioner – Mona Nyandoro Cummings

Commissioner – Harman Singh

Commissioner – Jose Leon Barraza

Commissioner – Kelly Kucharski

Commissioner - Vacant

5:30 PM

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Room 2165A (In Person and

or Electronic)

The Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission (PRAC) met in special session in

Room 2165A at Fresno City Hall on the date and time above written.

Call to Order

Chair McCoy called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M

5:30 P.M. Roll Call

Commissioner Dohlin and Commissioner Kucharski were absent.

Present 6 - Chair Kimberly McCoy, Commissioner Mona Cummings,

Commissioner Francine Oputa, Commissioner Scott Miller,

Commissioner Harman Singh, and Commissioner Jose

Barraza

Absent 2 - Vice Chair Jon Dohlin, and Commissioner Kelly Kucharski

Approve Agenda

On motion of Commissioner Cummings, seconded by Commissioner

Singh, the Agenda be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following

vote:

Aye: 6 - Chair McCoy, Commissioner Cummings, Commissioner

Oputa, Commissioner Miller, Commissioner Singh and

Commissioner Barraza

Absent: 2 - Vice Chair Dohlin and Commissioner Kucharski

Unscheduled Communication: Members of the public may address the

Commission regarding items that are not listed on the agenda and within the

subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission. Each person will have up to three

(3) minutes to present.

Upon call, no member of the public addressed the Commission with

unscheduled communication.

Hearings:

HEARING - To Adopt the Fiscal Year 2024 Parks, After School,

Recreation and Community Services (PARCS) Department, Public

Works (PW) Department, and Department of Public Utilities (DPU)

Measure P Budget Recommendations for City Council’s Consideration.

(PARCS, PW, DPU)

5.-A.

ID 23-943

The above hearing began at 5:32 P.M.

Upon call, Lisa Flores addressed the Commission.

Parks Director Aguirre, Beautify Fresno Director Standriff, Public Works

Director Mozier presented the hearing.

Commission discussion on this item included: community outreach

marketing options for neighborhood cleanup events; marketing approaches

towards community engagement to ensure that the message of Beautify

Fresno reaches all residents and inspires them to take pride in their

neighborhoods; amount of trash collected during these events; million-pound

challenge for trash collection; Love a Park program (formerly Adopt-a-Park

program); strategies addressing factors such as homeless encampments;

graffiti issues maintained by Caltrans, city strategy to reduce trash and

maintain cleanliness; allocation of funds from Measure P for the

beautification efforts; frequency and plans to increase clean-ups of specific

areas, hotspots, and on business owners, potential increase in Code

Enforcement fines to encourage compliance from business and property

owners; Preventative measures for addressing trash accumulation, such as

installing and maintaining public trash cans; allocation of funds for trails,

maintenance, and beautification projects; capital improvement projects such

as the Southwest Fresno Green Trails, Barstow Class 4 protected bike

lanes, ATP Trail Urban Greening, and San Joaquin River Parkway

maintenance and improvement projects; walking and biking trails; placement

of trash cans in the parks and trails; park rangers.

Commissioner Singh motioned to Change the proposed pickleball court at

Roeding to a multi-surface court that allows for tennis, futsal, basketball,

pickleball, and volleyball. Commissioner McCoy Seconded the motion which

PASSED 6-0 by the following vote:

Aye (6): McCoy, Oputa, Miller, Cummings, Singh, Barraza

No (0):

Absent (2): Dohlin, Kucharski

Commissioner Singh motioned to Change the proposed pickleball courts at

Vinland and Rotary East to multi-surface/multi-use courts that allow for

Futsal, volleyball, pickleball, tennis, basketball, and potentially other sports.

Commissioner McCoy Seconded the motion which PASSED 6-0 by the

following vote:

Aye (6): McCoy, Oputa, Miller, Cummings, Singh, Barraza

No (0):

Absent (2): Dohlin, Kucharski

Commissioner Miller motioned to recommend City Council adoption of the

fiscal year 2024 Parks after school recreation community service department

measure P budget for council's consideration. To recommend City Council

adoption of the fiscal year 2024 Public Works department measure P budget

recommendations for City Council's consideration. To recommend City

Council adoption of the fiscal year 2024 Department of Public Utilities

measure P budget recommendations for City Council's consideration.

Commissioner Cummings Seconded the motion which PASSED 4-2 by the

following vote:

Aye (4): Oputa, Miller, Cummings, Barraza

No (2): McCoy, Singh

Absent (2): Dohlin, Kucharski

The above hearing ended at 7:21 P.M.

Adjournment

Chair McCoy adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.