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Veterans' Affairs Commission - May 13, 2014 - Meeting Agenda

Veterans' Affairs Commission - May 13, 2014

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, May 13, 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 April 8, 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),

> Misc. Correspondence & communications.

     B. Vice Presidents Report;  Vice President Michael MAFFEI to report.

     C.  Secretary’s Report;  Sec’y Burnette to report.

 

3.   OLD Business  - Committee Reports

       A. Progress Report from the newly established Committee on Veterans Mental Health Services (Comm. Ramirez, Chair).

       B.  Progress Report from the newly established Research Team on Development of a City Department of Military and

             Veterans Affairs. (Commissioners Marshall and Maffei).

       C.  Progress Report from Comm. B. Kennedy (lead Commissioner) on issue of Protection of Veterans Transportation Services.

 

4.  NEW Business.   

  1. Presentation of program: “The Mission Continues”  (by Ryan Cahill & Rosie Brown - as introduced by Comm. A. Weeby). Presentation followed by discussion and Potential Vote to support the Mayor's office hosting Mission Continues fellows.

  2. Report by Comm. Weeby: Golden Gate Parks Conservancy builds a trail behind Fort Miley on National Trail's Day. Presentation followed by discussion and Potential Vote to endorse the new Veteran's Trail 

  3. Development of SOLDIERS PLAZA at Presidio. Comm. Ramirez, Lead. Discussion and Potential Action.

 

  1. Advocacy in support of CA Prop 41, on the 6/12/14 Ballot. Pres. Noetzel to submit Resolution in Support, for discussion and Potential Action to adopt.

 

5. Veterans Related LEGISLATION.  

    Commissioners invited to Report on report on new developments in the area of Veterans Legislation.

 

6.  WAR MEMORIAL VETERANS BUILDING

     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.