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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 Room 2165A (In Person and
or Electronic)
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
Special Meeting
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.
1. Call to Order
Chair McCoy called the meeting to order at 5:30 P.M
2. 5:30 P.M. Roll Call
Commissioner Dohlin and Commissioner Kucharski were absent.
Chair Kimberly McCoy, Commissioner Mona Cummings,
Commissioner Francine Oputa, Commissioner Scott Miller,
Commissioner Harman Singh, and Commissioner Jose
Barraza
Present 6 -
Vice Chair Jon Dohlin, and Commissioner Kelly KucharskiAbsent2 -
3. Approve Agenda
On motion of Commissioner Cummings, seconded by Commissioner
Singh, the Agenda be ADOPTED. The motion carried by the following
vote:
Aye:Chair McCoy, Commissioner Cummings, Commissioner
Oputa, Commissioner Miller, Commissioner Singh and
Commissioner Barraza
6 -
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Absent:Vice Chair Dohlin and Commissioner Kucharski2 -
4. 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.
5. Hearings:
5.-A.ID 23-943 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)
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
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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.
6. Adjournment
Chair McCoy adjourned the meeting at 7:21 p.m.
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