VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION

City & County of San Francisco

Mailing Address:  S.F. Veterans Affairs Commission, City Hall #1 Goodlett Place, Room 051, San Francisco, CA 94102

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2015, 6:00 p.m.

MEETING AGENDA

Location:  Room # 416, San Francisco City Hall

President Michael Maffei, Presiding

• Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance

• ROLL CALL (Please sign in on Attendance Sheet)

• REVIEW of Current Meeting Agenda for approval (action item)

• REVIEW of Draft Minutes of SF VAC meeting of March 8, 2016 for changes/approval (action item)

1. Call for Public Comment (Introduction of guests and general comments by guests)
    

2. Officers’ Reports:

   1. President’s Report – SF VAC President Michael Maffei

   2. Vice-President’s Report – SF VAC Vice-President Dwane Kennedy

   3. Secretary’s Report – SF VAC Secretary Brendan Rogers
       

3. New Business:

   1. Elder Abuse Prevention Program, Tamari Hedani, to address the VAC regarding the Veterans Pension Poaching Prevention Initiative (Comm. Barnickle)

   2. Potential Change to VAC meeting format - Announcement Section, Comm. Maffei (action item)

   3. Veterans Housing Issue, Comm. Guy to report (potential action item)

   4. Report of Bylaws Committee - presentation of proposed changes to current VAC Bylaws regarding meeting attendance and discussion and POTENTIAL ACTION to post Bylaws changes for ADOPTION at next VAC meeting, Comm. Noetzel to report (potential action item)

   5. Support for Swords to Plowshares Efforts to Initiate Restoration of Denied Benefits to Veterans, Comm. Noetzel (action item)

   6. Discussion of SF VAC’s presence on social media and appointment of working group of SF VAC Commissioners to create SF VAC official LinkedIn page, Comm. Miller and Marshall (potential action item)
       

4. Veterans Related Legislation:  New or possible legislation affecting Veterans or Veterans Community
    

5. < >:  Floor opened for short announcements of upcoming veterans related events/activities
   
   

   Honors Report and Moment of Silence:  In memory of American Armed Service Members who have made the ultimate sacrifice in all wars and conflicts, plus the passing of homeless veterans and veterans who died while waiting approval of benefits requests and suicides within the veterans and armed services community.
    

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   Note: Commissioners who are unable to attend this meeting are asked to notify Secretary Rogers well prior to the meeting at brendancrogers@gmail.com or Brendan.Rogers@sfpl.org. 

    

    

   This document is Official Business of the Veterans Affairs Commission, City and County of San Francisco.  As such, it is part of the official Public Record of the City and County of San Francisco.

    

   Public Access:

   Public Records are covered under the State of California Brown Act, as well as the Sunshine Ordinance of the City and County of San Francisco.  These acts ensure that deliberations of City Business are conducted “before the People,” and that City and County operations are open to the People’s review.

    

   For information on your rights under the Sunshine Ordinance (Chapter 67 of the San Francisco Administrative Code), or to report a violation of the ordinance, please contact:  Mr. Chris Ruston, Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, at (415) 554-7724.

    

   Veterans Affairs Commission Meetings:

   General meetings of the SF VAC are scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on the second Tuesday of every month, with the exception for the month of July, when there is no scheduled SF VAC meeting, and are held in Room 416 in City Hall.

    

   Meeting confirmation, and specific announcement of general meetings are made via public posting of the Meeting Agenda as required by law, some 72 hours prior to scheduled meetings.  Agendas for SF VAC meetings (and archived meeting minutes) are available on the SF VAC Pages of the City of San Francisco website, and are also available for public view and inspection at the 5th Floor Government Information Center at the San Francisco Public Library, at 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102.  The documents librarian telephone number is (415) 554-4472.

    

   Disability Access:

   City Hall of San Francisco is wheelchair accessible via all entrances.  There is wheelchair accessible public parking nearby, including the underground garage at the north side of City Hall.  The nearby BART/MUNI station (Civic Center) is wheelchair accessible as are nearby city bus lines and stops.  For more public transit information services, call (415) 923-6142.