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VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION
MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2009, 6:00 P.M.
401 VAN NESS AVENUE, ROOM 104
WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING
(415-554-6036)
MEETING AGENDA
MEETING HELD IN HONOR OF DECEMBER 7, 1941
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
3. ROLL CALL
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF PRIOR MEETING
6. PUBLIC COMMENTS
7. REPORTS AND OTHER ACTION ITEMS
Welcome to new commissioner Stephen Noetzel.
Opening of nominations for President, Vice President & Secretary for 2010.
Report of the Nomination Committee - Comm. Wilkerson -Additional nominations.
DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION:
Board of Supervisors honors Commission & veterans at Nov. 10th Board Meeting.
Board of Supervisors passes legislation altering Commission without consultation. Presidio Trust dedicates National Cemetery Overlook on Nov. 11th.
Presidio Trust Officers' Club Prejudice and Patriotism Japanese American exhibit.
Project Homeless Connects Veterans Connect Nov. 10th event.
Battle of the Bulge Commemorative event at the Veterans Building on Dec. 12th.
Review of new proposed Bylaws in coordination with the Administrative Code.
A. PRESIDENT - Comm. Levin -
B. VICE PRESIDENT - Comm. Varni -
C. SECRETARY - Comm. Dara Wong -
D. COMM. GOALS & PLANS - Comm. Noetzel
E. EMPLOYMENT - Comm. Thompson -
F. HEALTH & WELFARE - Comm. Cauley -
G. HOMELESS VETERANS - Comm. Gibbs -
H. LEGISLATION EVALUATION - Comm. R. Wong -
I. NATIONAL VETERANS GROUPS - Comm. R. Wong - VFW report, Comm. Guglielmoni - DAV report, Comm. Caldera - American Legion report.
J. WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING - Comm. Levin - American Legion War Memorial Commission elects Roger Dong as their new Chairman for 2010.
8. OLD BUSINESS – Comm. Champagne - Veterans Day Parade.
9. NEW BUSINESS -
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS -
11. HONORS REPORT & ADJOURNMENT in memory of the 5,140+ Americans killed in Iraq (4,330) /Afghanistan (810), the homeless veterans that died in San Francisco, the veterans who died because of suicide during the month of November, the Navy Patrol Bombing Squadron's eight Navy fliers killed when their PBM-5 Mariner seaplane crashed into Mount Tamalpais, on Nov. 30, 1944, Michael Scott Speicher, Navy pilot shot down on first night of 1991 Gulf War, Lieutenant Commander Che Jeremy Barnes, pilot of Coast Guard C-130 that crashed on 10/29/09 and Richard Hall, 90, WWII Marine Corps officer.
