2600 Fresno Street

Fresno, CA 93721

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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 – Reynaldo Villarreal

Board Member – Ronald Sheppard

ADA Coordinator – Joe Hinojosa

DAC Secretary – Diane Longoria

10:30 AM

Tuesday, July 9, 2024

In Person and/or Electronic,

Fresno City Hall, Room

2165N

1. CALL TO ORDER

Chair Turpin called the meeting to order at 10:40 a.m. Of the 7 members, 6

were present. Introductions were made. New member Ron Sheppard was in

attendance and introduced himself to the commission.

Present 6 -

Chair Nicole Turpin, Susan Coulter, Vice Chair Frances

Reyes Acosta, Chair Chenier Derrick, Reynaldo Villarreal,

and Ronald Sheppard

Excused 1 - Birdevinder Rickie Dhillon

2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

On motion of Board Member Reyes Acosta, seconded by Board

Member Derrick, the above Agenda was APPROVED. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye: 6 -

Chair Turpin, Coulter, Vice Chair Reyes Acosta, Chair

Derrick, Villarreal and Sheppard

Excused: 1 - Dhillon

3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

ID 24-927

Approval of the Disability Advisory

Commission Minutes from April 9, 2024

On motion of Board Member Reyes Acosta, seconded by Board

Member Derrick, the above Minutes were APPROVED. The motion

carried by the following vote:

Aye: 6 -

Chair Turpin, Coulter, Vice Chair Reyes Acosta, Chair

Derrick, Villarreal and Sheppard

Excused: 1 - Dhillon

4. MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS

Vice Chair Coulter announced that she attended their 40 year Anniversary

Gala event which was well attended. She also stated that there are office

renovations going on at her place of business. The renovations should be

completed sometime the end of July.

Chair Turpin announced that this will be her last DAC meeting. She will

officially resign from the DAC Commission as of today. She thanked

everyone for their support and will miss everyone.

Board member Reyes Acosta shared her thoughts and ideas regarding the

DAC Commission and how important it is to continue advocating for the

disabled community. There is so much the Commission can do to reach out

to the deaf and blind community.

5. DAC SECRETARY AND ADA COORDINATOR REPORT

DAC Secretary Diane Longoria thanked Chair Turpin for her service on the

DAC Commission. She also welcomed the newly appointed DAC

Commissioner Ronald Sheppard.

ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa also thanked Chair Turpin for her time on the

DAC Commission and welcomed Ronald Sheppard to the DAC

Commission. He looks forward to working with him.

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 24-928

FY24/25 Chair/Vice Chair Selection

The DAC Commission members shared their thoughts and comments

regarding Chair and Vice Chair appointments for FY24/25. Chair Turpin

nominated Board Member Derrick for the appointment of Chair. He accepted

the nomination of Chair. Board Member Reyes Acosta was nominated for

Vice Chair. She accepted the nomination for Vice Chair.

On motion of Chair Turpin, seconded by Board Member Sheppard, the

above Action Item was APPROVED. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye: 6 -

Chair Turpin, Coulter, Vice Chair Reyes Acosta, Chair

Derrick, Villarreal and Sheppard

Excused: 1 - Dhillon

ID 24-929

DAC Awards Taskforce & Duties

The DAC Commission discussed at length what the process should be

regarding appointments and duties of the DAC Awards Taskforce members.

Below are the names of those who will be part of the DAC Awards

Taskforce:

Vice Chair Coulter

Council member Reynaldo

Nicole Turpin

Marla Williams

Upon call no public comments were received regarding the DAC Awards

Taskforce action item.

On motion of Chair Turpin, seconded by Board Member Derrick, the

above Action Item was APPROVED. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye: 6 -

Chair Turpin, Coulter, Vice Chair Reyes Acosta, Chair

Derrick, Villarreal and Sheppard

Excused: 1 - Dhillon

8. DISCUSSION

ID 24-930

City Council Public Accessibility Act

At the last Council meeting on June 27, 2024 the City Council approved a

resolution to revise the Public Accessibility Act. This revision would

encourage in person public participation in Council meetings, with the intent

to continue video streaming of meetings. The DAC Commission felt this

decision would impact public comment for those with disabilities who could

not attend in person. The DAC Commission spoke at length regarding the

negative impact of no longer having public comment via Zoom. However,

Public comment can be made via email, letters and in person appointments.

The DAC Commission would like to draft a letter to the City Council

expressing their concerns and their disapproval of the resolution.

Upon call there was 1 public comment and 1 e-comment.

On motion of Chair Turpin, seconded by Board Member Villarreal, the

above Discussion Item was APPROVED. The motion carried by the

following vote:

Aye: 5 -

Chair Turpin, Coulter, Vice Chair Reyes Acosta, Chair

Derrick and Villarreal

No: 1 - Sheppard

Excused: 1 - Dhillon

9. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS

a. TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE

Nothing to report. The Transportation Sub-committee was cancelled due to

lack of quorum.

b. HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE

Nothing to report. The Housing Sub-committee was cancelled due to lack of

quorum.

10. ADJOURNMENT

Meeting adjourned at 11:57 a.m.

The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the Disability

Advisory Commission during the September 10, 2024 regular meeting.