VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION

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

TUESDAY, October 11, 2015, 6:00 PM
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 SFVAC meeting of September 13, 2016 for changes/ approval (action item)

1. Call for Public Comment (Introduction and general comments by guests) (please keep comments to 2 minutes)
    
2. Officers’ Reports: a. President’s Report, SFVAC President Michael Maffei b. Vice President’s Report, SFVAC Vice President Dwane Kennedy c. Secretary’s Report, SFVAC Secretary Dottie L. Guy
    
3. Old Business: a. Update re: CVSO Privacy Issue, Lead: Commissioners Barnickel and Noetzel b. Update of SFVAC’s presence on social media and appointment of working group of SFVAC Commissioners to create SFVAC official LinkedIn page, Commissioners Miller and Marshall to report c. Update on Bad Paper Discharge resolution, Leads: Commissioners Miller and Noetzel
    
4. New Business: (Speakers, please keep your presentation under 10 minutes)
   a. VAC oversight on Veterans’s housing and homelessness (Comm. Kennedy)
   b. SFVAC Resolution for Michael Blecker, Lead: Commissioner Miller (potential action item)
   c. Discussion Re: Criteria for Veteran Recognition Award, Commissioner Guy (potential action item)
   d. Veterans’ Day Parade Report & SFVAC Resolution, Commissioners Wong and Maffei (potential action item)
   e. November meeting time change to allow for voting, Secretary Guy (potential action item)
    
5. Veterans Related Legislation:
   New or possible legislation affecting Veterans or Veterans Community
    
6. Announcements: (Please see Attachment 1)
    
7. 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.
    
8. Adjournment

Note: Commissioners who are unable to attend this meeting or expecting to be late are asked to notify Secretary Guy prior to the meeting at dottie.guy@gmail.com or via text message.

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

Public Access:
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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 SFVAC 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, at least 72 hours prior to scheduled meetings. Agendas for SFVAC meetings (and archived meeting minutes) are available on the SFVAC 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 or dial 311.

Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255 Press 1
24/7 Confidential Support
Text MYLIFE to 741741
Crisis Line: (415) 781-0500

 

If you or a Veteran you know is in immediate danger to themselves or others, please call 911 or visit your local SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE PREVENTION