Veterans' Affairs Commission - March 11, 2014 - Meeting Agenda
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION
City & County of San Francisco
Mailing Address: S.F. Veterans Affairs Commission, City Hall #1 Goodlett Place, Room 051, San Francisco, CA 94102
Tuesday, March 11, 2014, 6:00pm
MEETING AGENDA
Meeting LOCATION: Room 416, City Hall, San Francisco, CA
President Stephen S. Noetzel, 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 Meeting MINUTES for VAC Meeting of January 14, 2014 for changes and/or Approval (Action Item)
1. Call for Public Comment. (Time reserved for introduction of guests and general comments by guests).
2. Officers REPORTS:
A. President’s Report; President S. NOETZEL to report on various issues including (but not limited to),
1. Introduction and Welcome of TWO Commissioners (J. Marshall & B. Smith) recently appointed by Mayor Lee.
2. Review of VAC Bylaws, Article V. “Meetings”, especially Sections 5a thru 5e regarding Attendance.
3. Recap of Ethics Training Class of 2/25/14 and Training Status of all sitting Commissioners.
4. Correspondence & communications, including ARCHIVE REPORT on “Minutes” for canceled meeting of 2/11/14.
B. Vice Presidents Report; Vice President Michael MAFFEI to report on various issues.
C. Secretary’s Report; Sec’y Burnette to report on recent correspondence/communications.
3. OLD Business – 2013 ANNUAL REPORT
Potential Action Item: Discussion on current status of ANNUAL REPORT Submittals, including potential revisions
of the DRAFT Report distributed by Pres. Noetzel, and potential Ratification vote.
4. NEW Business.
A. Discussion of recent mis-application of Street Artist Vendor Fees law exempting Veterans from such fees.
(Comm. Ramirez, Lead).
B. Discussion on potential new ways to disseminate Agendas & Minutes to reduce paper and mailing costs.
5. Veterans Related LEGISLATION.
Sitting Commissioners invited to Report on report on new developments in the area of Veterans Legislation.
6. WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING
Sitting Commissioners invited to Report on report on new developments building construction and/or management.
7. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Floor opened for short announcements of veteran related events and/or activities
8. 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.
9. AJORNMENT
Note: Commissioners who are unable to attend this meeting are asked to notify the Commission Secretary or Commission President before the meeting. Contact info follows:
Secretary: Lee BURNETTE: email <SFVACSECRETARY@GMAIL.COM> (cell) 619.888.8987
President: Stephen S. NOETZEL: email <noetzelder@gmail.com> (Cell) 415.378.8214
This Document is Official Business of the VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION, City and County of San Francisco. As such it is part of the official PUBLIC RECORD of the City/County of San Francisco.
PUBLIC ACCESS:
Public records are covered under that State of California Brown Act, as well as the SUNSHINE ORDINANCE of the City of San Francisco. These acts insure that deliberations of City Business are conducted “before the people”, and that City 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: Mr. Chris RUSTON, Administrator, Sunshine Ordinance Task Force, at telephone # 415-554-7724.
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION MEETINGS
General Meetings of the VAC are scheduled for 6:00pm (on) the SECOND TUESDAY of every month, (with rare exception), and are generally held in ROOM 416 in CITY HALL
MEETING CONFIRMATION, and Specific Announcement of General Meetings are made via public Posting of MEETING AGENDAS as required by law, some 72 hours prior to scheduled meetings. Agendas for Commission Meetings (and archive of Meeting Minutes) are available on the VAC Pages of the City of San Francisco WEBSITE, and are also available for Public View and inspection at the (5th Floor) Government Information Center of the San Francisco (Main) Public Library, at 100 Larkin St., San Francisco 94102. (Documents Librarian Telephone 415-557-4472)
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.
