Veterans' Affairs Commission - August 10, 2021 - Agenda
Meeting Date:
August 10, 2021 - 6:00pm
Location:
1 Carlton B. Goodlet Drive
San Francisco, CA 94102
Related Meeting Content:
REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, 10 August 10 2021
6:00PM - 8:00PM
Hosted Remotely via MS Teams
VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT
IKRAM MANSORI, VICE-PRESIDENT
STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, SECRETARY
JOSEPH BABA, WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER, DOUGLAS BULLARD,
HANLEY CHAN, JASON CHITTAVONG, DEBORAH DACUMOS, GEORGE ISHIKATA, JEFF MARSHALL,
CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, COURTNEY MILLER, NICHOLAS RUSANOFF, RAYMOND WONG
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. ROLL CALL
3. COMMUNICATIONS
- Officers’ Reports
- President Olivieri
- Vice President Mansori
- Secretary Martin-Pinto
- Committee Reports
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Legislative Committee
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Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall
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Responsibilities for Human Services Agency (HSA) funded secretary
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Communications Committee – Commissioner Bullard
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Events Committee – Commissioner Barnickel
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Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata
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Ad Hoc Committee – Commissioner Miller
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Supervisor Liaison reports
- District 1: Sup. Chan – Commissioner Ishikata
- District 2: Sup. Stefani – Commissioner Miller
- District 3: Sup. Peskin – Commissioner McDonald
- District 4: Sup. Mar – Commissioner Wong
- District 5: Sup. Preston – Commissioner Dacumos
- District 6: Sup. Haney – Commissioner Mansori
- District 7: Sup. Melgar – Commissioner Martin-Pinto
- District 8: Sup. Mandelman – Commissioner Marshall
- District 9: Sup. Ronen – Commissioner Chan
- District 10: Sup. Walton*
- District 11: Sup. Safai – Commissioner Bullard
4. APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
- June Regular Meeting Minutes
5. AGENDA CHANGES
6. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
- IT support for veteran’s affairs commission
7. NEW BUSINESS
- 9/11 Day of Service Ad Hoc Committee [Discussion/Action]
- Fleet Week Ad Hoc Committee [Discussion/Action]
- Veterans Day Parade Ad Hoc Committee [Discussion/Action]
- Veterans Day Event with AmericaWorks [Discussion/Action]
- Veterans Month [Discussion]
- Resolution to keep Veteran’s Center in San Francisco [Discussion/Action]
- Support for a Veteran’s Day Event with America Works [Discussion/Action]
- Report on treatment of Veterans in Italy, compared to US [Discussion]
- Resolution to create dedicated Ad Hoc Committee to lobby for dedicated fundin for Veteran’s Justice Court [Discussion/Action]
- Wally Levin in Memoriam Resolution [Discussion/Action]
8. NOTABLE ACTS IN THE COMMUNITY
This is the opportunity for members of the Veterans Affairs Commission to share special thanks and congratulatory remarks for the good welfare taking place in the veterans community.
9. PUBLIC COMMENT
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.
10. 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.
11. 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:
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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.