Measure P Five-Year Evaluation
Subcommittee Findings
City of Fresno Parks, Recreation and Arts Commission (PRAC) | FY 2022–2026 April 20th, 2026
Agenda
• Background
• What Measure P requires and how
funds are allocated
• Section A: Compliance with
Proportional Allocation
• Section B: Capital and Maintenance
Project Status
• Section C: Resident Access and
Performance Indicators
• Section D: Audit Oversight and
Corrective Actions
• Conclusion and Next Steps
Section A:
Compliance with
Proportional
Allocation
Commissioner
Leon-Barraza
Section A:
Compliance with
Proportional
Allocation
Commissioner
Leon-Barraza
• Finding 1. City has met all
proportional allocation
requirements (FY 2022–2026)
• Finding 2. Under the Cultural Arts
programs category, the City of
Fresno has expanded access to
culture and arts funds experience
overall to city residents.
Section A:
Compliance with
Proportional
Allocation
Commissioner
Leon-Barraza
• Finding 3. The City of Fresno can
improve the distribution of funds
to existing and emerging
organizations that serve
communities of color in
Southeast, Southwest, and
Southcentral neighborhoods in
Fresno by enhancing its outreach
efforts, provide more technical
assistance and improve its
documentation of how these
programs are reaching those
neighborhoods; Provide annual
funding access as required.
Section B:
Capital and
Maintenance
Project Status
Commissioner
Duran
Finding 1. Measure P has transitioned
Fresno’s park system
• 80% of parks were in fair/poor
condition before Measure P; $112M
backlog now being addressed
• 25 projects completed ,11 in
construction, 68 in design,19 in
planning/initiation
Section B:
Capital and
Maintenance
Project Status
Commissioner
Duran
Finding 2. Measure P has expanded
its park infrastructure and services
• FY 2024 project portfolio: 123 active
capital projects (up from 49 in
FY22)
• 25 completed • 11 in construction •
68 in design • 19 in
planning/initiation
Section C:
Resident Access
and Performance
Commissioner
Duran
• Finding 1. Participation and
accessibility have grown
significantly
• 33% of residents (182,599 people)
live within half-mile of a park (2024
GIS baseline)
• Adaptive Recreation attendance up
141%; Senior Program participation
up 47%
• Youth Sports Fee Waiver serves
61% of all youth sports participants
• 2,961 new street trees and 12.3
miles of new sidewalk added in FY
2024
Section D:
Audit Oversight
and Corrective
Actions
Commissioner
Dohlin
Finding 1. Proactive equity planning
now embedded in Measure P
oversight:
• Annual independent audits
required; every capital project
assigned a traceable audit number
• Corrective action taken: Highest-
Need Neighborhood map redefined
(Nov. 2024)
• Informed by 1,427 community
survey responses; now weights
park condition and poverty more
heavily
• At least 50% of park funds directed
to most underserved census tracts
Conclusion
Five years in, Fresno parks are safer, more equitable, and better maintained, along with accountability structures and plans in place to keep improving.