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, November 8, 2016, 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 October 11, 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 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
    
4. New Business: (Speakers, please keep your presentation under 10 minutes)
   a. Nominations for the 2017 SFVAC Executive leadership
   b. Proposal for VAC online presence, Lead: Commissioner Miller (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.

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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

 

 

Attachment 1:

Events and Information

San Francisco Veterans Day Parade
Sunday Nov 13, 2016
The San Francisco Veterans Day Parade is Sunday, Nov 13, 2016 at 11 AM in Fisherman's Wharf. Steps off at Embarcadero at North Point Street.

Rededication of the SF Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Ceremony will be at 4 pm on Veterans Day, November 11, in the lobby of the SF Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness (@McAllister, across from City Hall). Originally installed on a short pedestal at the foot of Market Street, it has now been moved to a more appropriate location inside the SF War Memorial Veterans Building. In addition, the bronze memorial has been recast to include the names of five additional San Francisco men who were killed in the Vietnam War, for a new total of 168.

For details, you can go to the following website: https://www.swords-to-plowshares.org/2016/10/20/vietnam-veteran-memorial...

Both the old and the new memorial plaques are shown on that page.

There will be a reception in Room 210 afterwards. So we can have some idea of how many people to expect at the reception, please RSVP to sfvietnamveteranmemorial@gmail.com.

Please join Swords to Plowshares, the American Legion Posts of San Francisco, and many Vietnam War veterans for this ceremony. And please spread the word about it.

Not Alone: Exploring Bonds Between and With Members of the Armed Forces November 9, 2016 - March 4, 2017, Artists' Reception: Friday, November 18, 6 - 8 p.m. Free and open to the public. SFAC Main Gallery, Veterans Building, 401 Van Ness Avenue An expansive exhibition featuring works by local and national artists and veteran artists that have been engaged with the subject matter of individuals supporting active-duty personnel and/or veterans over long periods of time. http://www.sfartscommission.org/gallery/2016/not-alone-exploring-bonds-b... of-the-armed-forces/

Commissioner Bill Barnickel has been working with the Institute of Aging, Dept. of Justice, Attorney General's office and many more agencies in dealing with Veterans Abuse in Care Homes. There will be a rally about this program on Nov 10th at 1:00 front steps of City Hall-Polk Street side with California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones, Mayor Lee, Commissioner Barnickel, and a few other speakers.