Disability Advisory Commission

City of Fresno 2600 Fresno Street Fresno, CA 93721 www.fresno.gov 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 – Vacant Board Member – Vacant ADA Coordinator – Joe Hinojosa DAC Secretary – Diane Longoria Tuesday, January 9, 2024 10:30 AM In Person and/or Electronic, Fresno City Hall, Room 2165N Regular Meeting 1. CALL TO ORDER Chair Turpin called the meeting to order at 10:32 a.m. Of the 5 members, 4 were present. Introductions were made. Present 4 - 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 Derrick, seconded by Vice Chair Coulter, the above AGENDA was APPROVED as amended in removing Board Member Ken Elvington who resigned on January 8, 2024. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter, Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 1 Disability Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final January 9, 2024 Commission 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES ID 24-80 Approval of the Disability Advisory Commission Minutes from December 12, 2023 On motion of Board Member Dhillon, seconded by Board Member Derrick, the above Minutes were APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter, Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta 4. MEMBER REPORTS AND COMMENTS No Member Reports or Comments. 5. DAC SECRETARY AND ADA COORDINATOR REPORT DAC Secretary Diane Longoria thanked Ken Elvington for his support and dedication while serving on the Disability Advisory Commission. ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa had nothing to report. 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. DISCUSSION ID 24-81 DAC Awards Discussion ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa briefly reviewed the previous DAC Awards process. After much discussion the Commission came to a consensus to City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 2 Disability Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final January 9, 2024 Commission hold the DAC Awards in October especially since October is Disability Awareness Month. The Commission would like to formally establish a Task Force at the May 14 DAC meeting. Upon call no public comments were received. On motion of Board Member Derrick, seconded by Board Member Dhillon, the above Discussion Item was APPROVED. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 4 - Chair Turpin, Vice Chair Coulter, Board Member Dhillon and Board Member Derrick Excused: 1 - Board Member Reyes Acosta ID 24-82 Blue Curb Policy ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa reviewed with the Commission the current Residential On-Street Accessible Parking policy. The policy states at the request of a person with a disability the City will provide an accessible on-street parking designation in front of a private residence as a means of fulfilling reasonable modification requirements. As stated in the policy, this reasonable modification will only be made available when a property owner does not have a driveway that can be used for on-site parking and access or when necessary to provide a pick-up/drop-off loading space for paratransit. Joe Hinojosa responded to questions from the Commission regarding the current Blue Curb Policy. After much discussion, ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa is looking to revamp the policy and asked the Commission for their thoughts and suggestions. Per the Commission, ADA Coordinator Joe Hinojosa will draft an updated version of the policy and will bring it back to the Commission for review/comments. Upon call two members of the public commented. 8. SUBCOMMITTEE REPORTS a. TRANSPORTATION SUBCOMMITTEE Board Member Derrick stated 14 cut away buses were ordered and will be in service soon. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 3 Disability Advisory Meeting Minutes - Final January 9, 2024 Commission b. HOUSING SUBCOMMITTEE Nothing to report for the Housing Subcommittee. 9. ADJOURNMENT Meeting adjourned at 11:44 a.m. The above minutes were approved by unanimous vote of the Disability Advisory Commission during the February 13, 2024 regular meeting. City of Fresno ***Subject to Mayoral Veto Page 4