City of Fresno  
2600 Fresno Street  
Fresno, CA 93721  
www.fresno.gov  
Meeting Minutes  
Monday, September 19, 2022  
5:30 PM  
Regular Meeting  
Council Chambers (In Person and/or Electronic)  
Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission  
Chair – Kimberly McCoy  
Vice Chair – Jon Dohlin  
Commissioner – Maiyer Vang  
Commissioner – Dr. Francine Oputa  
Commissioner – Scott Miller  
Commissioner – Mona Nyandoro Cummings  
Commissioner – Harman Singh  
Commissioner – Jose Leon Barraza  
Commissioner – Sarah Parkes  
The Parks, Recreation, and Arts Commission (PRAC) met in regular session in the  
Council Chamber at Fresno City Hall and remotely via Zoom, on September 19, 2022,  
at 5:30 P.M.  
1.  
Call to Order  
The meeting was called to order at 5:31 P.M.  
2.  
5:30 P.M. Roll Call  
Present 7 -  
Chair Kimberly McCoy, Vice Chair Jon Dohlin, Commissioner  
Maiyer Vang, Commissioner Mona Cummings, Commissioner  
Harman Singh, Commissioner Jose Barraza, and  
Commissioner Sarah Parkes  
Absent 2 -  
Commissioner Francine Oputa, and Commissioner Scott  
Miller  
3.  
4.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Chair McCoy led the Pledge of Allegiance.  
Approve Agenda  
On motion of Commissioner Parkes, seconded by Vice Chair Dohlin,  
that the agenda be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye: 7 -  
Chair McCoy, Vice Chair Dohlin, Commissioner Vang,  
Commissioner Cummings, Commissioner Singh,  
Commissioner Barraza and Commissioner Parkes  
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Oputa and Commissioner Miller  
Approval of Minutes  
Approval of Minutes for September 12, 2022, Regular Meeting.  
5.  
5-A.  
ID 22-1446  
On motion of Commissioner Cummings, seconded by Chair McCoy,  
that the minutes be APPROVED. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
Aye: 7 -  
Chair McCoy, Vice Chair Dohlin, Commissioner Vang,  
Commissioner Cummings, Commissioner Singh,  
Commissioner Barraza and Commissioner Parkes  
Absent: 2 - Commissioner Oputa and Commissioner Miller  
6.  
Discussion: Subcommittee Reports:  
a. Cultural Arts Plan:  
b. Parks Master Plan:  
c. Outreach Committee  
CULTURAL ARTS PLAN - Commissioner Vang made several  
announcements. The Cultural Arts Plan subcommittee evaluated the three  
proposals from the "Boots on the Ground Outreach Implementation" Request  
for Proposals (RFP). The RFP led to agreements with Southeast Fresno  
Economic Development Association and Reading and Beyond for door to  
door outreach. The Cultural Arts Plan survey was set for a September 22  
launch and would be available in English, Spanish, Hmong and Punjabi.  
Communications would be sent to promote the survey and community  
meetings in October.  
PARKS MASTER PLAN - there were no updates for the Parks Master Plan.  
OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE - there were no updates for the Outreach  
Subcommittee.  
7.  
8.  
Members Reports and Comments  
Commissioner Vang - asked for a plan to better support the community with  
regards to publicizing cooling centers as not everyone utilized social media.  
She suggested involving more people and utilizing posters and non-profits  
to spread the word.  
City Administration and PARCS Staff Reports and Comments  
Assistant City Manager Miller reminded the Commission the November 21,  
2022, meeting would be the time to provide the PARCS Department with  
recommendations for the FY 24 budget.  
Assistant Director Ramirez announced the City of Fresno website was  
up-to-date with Cultural Arts Plan information and included a new video  
from the Mayor.  
9.  
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, the following members of the public addressed the Commission:  
Lisa Flores, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, Pedro Navarro Cruz, Sean Sagardia and  
Sue Farmer.  
Workshops:  
Discussion Items:  
Hearings:  
10.  
11.  
12.  
Hearing - Receive public input on allocations related to Measure P,  
12-A.  
ID 22-1447  
updates to the Parks Master Plan and Cultural Arts Plan, and annual  
PARCS Department Budget and Capital Improvement Plans. (PARCS)  
Upon call, the following members of the public addressed the Commission:  
Lisa FLores, Brandi Nuse-Villegas, Sue Farmer and Sean Sagardia.  
Commission discussion on this item included: the status of the Parks  
Master Plan update; the technical nature of the Parks Master Plan update to  
clean up language within the document; receiving input from the Cultural  
Arts Plan subcommittee on the Parks Master Plan update; needing  
additional information regarding the ability to use funds on a ball field not  
owned by the City of Fresno, and; needing to ask additional questions of the  
Sunnyside Lonestar Little League.  
Hearing - to receive public input on the development of a youth fee waiver  
ID 22-1448  
12-B.  
program in the PARCS Department.  
Upon call the following members of the public addressed the Commission:  
Setareh Tais, Pedro Navarro Cruz, Sean Sagardia and Sue Farmer.  
Commission discussion on the above item included: how the $300,000  
approved for waivers was to be used; the City offsetting fee based City  
programs with the waiver funds; determining the demand for fee waivers;  
addressing waivers in the FY 2024 budget so long as a dollar amount is  
associated with the recommendation; future expansion of fee waivers; the  
possibility of utilizing a Request for Proposal to get an understanding of the  
number of groups and amount of demand for fee waivers.  
13.  
Adjournment  
Chair McCoy adjourned the meeting at 6:37 P.M.  
The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the Parks, Recreation, and  
Arts Commission during the October 17, 2022, regular meeting with Commissioners  
Vang, Miller, and Singh absent.