SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 – 6:00 pm

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VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT

MARGO ELLIS, VICE PRESIDENT

COURTNEY MILLER, SECRETARY

WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER, DOUGLAS BULLARD, HANLEY CHAN,

DEBORAH DACUMOS, GEORGE ISHIKATA, IKRAM MANSORI, JEFF MARSHALL,

STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, MYLES TUCKER,

RAYMOND WONG

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS

Officer’s Reports

President Olivieri

Vice President Ellis

Secretary Courtney

Committee Reports

Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker

Communications Committee – Commissioner Brauer

Events Committee – Commissioner Mansori

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102-4689

Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata

Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall

Liaison Reports

Veterans Related Legislation

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

April Special Meeting Minutes

AGENDA CHANGES

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

CVSO Search and Office Staffing [Information Item and Possible Action Item]

Status of CVSO Office and various position searches

• John Gallagher (Veteran Service Claims Representative)

• Elvira Flaviano (Supervisorial Veteran Service Claims Representative)

• Kate Shadoan (Benefits and Services HUB Director)

• Cindy Kauffman (Deputy Director of Community Services, Department of

Disability and Aging Services)

Emergency Operation Center [Information Item and Possible Action Item]

• Veterans Roundtable Forum on the impact of COVID-19 on the veterans

population

NEW BUSINESS

PUBLIC COMMENT

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102-4689

An opportunity for members of the public to directly address the Commission on items of

interest to the public that are within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commission, including

items being considered today which have not been considered by a Commission committee and

excluding items which have been considered by a Commission committee. Members of the

public may address the Commission for up to two minutes.

Each member of the public will be allotted the same number of minutes to speak, except that

public speakers using translation assistance will be allowed to testify for twice the amount of the

public testimony time limit. If simultaneous translation services are used, speakers will be

governed by the public testimony time limit applied to speakers not requesting translation

assistance. The President or the Commission may limit the total testimony to 30 minutes.

Members of the public who want a document placed on the overhead for display should clearly

state such and subsequently remove the document when they want the screen to return to live

coverage of the meeting.

HONORS REPORT AND MOMENT OF SILENCE

In memory of American service members in all wars and conflicts who made the ultimate

sacrifice. We also remember the passing of homeless veterans, veterans who died while awaiting

approval of benefits, and suicides within the veteran and armed service communities.

ADJOURNMENT

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:

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 the Administrator

of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.

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.

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place San Francisco, California 94102-4689

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.

If you or a Veteran, you know is in

immediate danger to themselves or others,

please call 911 or visit your local emergency room.

The Veterans Crisis Line is also available by

texting 838255 or by going to their website

and chatting with a mental health professional.

24/7 Confidential

Support

Text MYLIFE to 741741

Crisis Line:

(415) 781-0500

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