Veterans' Affairs Commission - February 27, 2021 - Minutes

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February 27, 2021 - 6:00pm
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VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION

 

ANNUAL RETREAT MEETING MINUTES (approved)

Tuesday, February 27, 2021 – 6:00 pm

Hosted Remotely via MS Teams

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VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT

IKRAM MANSORI, VICE-PRESIDENT

STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, SECRETARY

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

DEBORAH DACUMOS, GEORGE ISHIKATA, JEFF MARSHALL, CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, COURTNEY MILLER, MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG

 

AGENDA

 

 

CALL TO ORDER at 6:00PM

ROLL CALL

All members present except Cmr. Dacumos and Cmr. Brauer.

COMMISSIONER INTRODUCTIONS

  • Every commissioner gave a brief introduction about their background and why they joined the commission.

PUBLIC COMMENT

            Antonia Bernhardt, Chief of Strategic Planning at the Department of Veteran’s Affairs, introduced herself and announced a job opening for Innovation Specialist at the VA.         

STRATEGIC PLANNING

Ongoing events

  • Audit of non-profits
  • Funding for a full-time secretary
  • Below Market Rate housing program for Veterans
  • Housing and Urban Development

Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker

  • San Francisco Veteran’s Center needs to be relocated by 2024
    • Needs 3500 sq ft of ground level space
    • 10 spaces for parking
    • ADA considerations
    • Located in San Francisco
  • State needs to fund adequately the County Veteran’s Service Office
    • State owes CVSO funding every year
    • Need to confirm that this funding

Communications Committee – Commissioner Bullard

  • Maintain social media accounts
  • Maintain website

Events Committee – Commissioner Barnickel

  • SFPD walk through Chinatown
  • District 4 housing project at 25th Avenue and Irving St

Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata

Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall

  • Write a formal letter to city attorney requesting funding or to be a charter commission

            Ad Hoc Committee

  • November Awards Ceremony

EXECUTION

March

  • Veteran’s Policy Summit – call for presenters

April

  • To be determined

May

  • Prospective housing event

June

  • D-Day
  • Flag Day
  • Juneteenth

July

  • Dark month

August

  • to be determined

September

  • to be determines

October

  • Fleet week (tentative)

November

  • to be determined

December

  • to be determined

PUBLIC COMMENT

None

ADJOURNMENT 8:27PM