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Veterans' Affairs Commission - September 9, 2014 - Meeting Agenda

Veterans' Affairs Commission - September 9, 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, September 9, 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 August 12, 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 Noetzel to report: "Where we are"

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

     C.  Secretary’s Report;  Sec’y Burnette to report (if applicable)

 

3.  NEW Business.  

  1. Port Chicago National Memorial Project. Presentation by lead Comm. Jenkins and guest, Rev. McDaniel of Friends of Port Chicago.  Discussion of plan for future action by Commission.

  2. Veterans Court of San Francisco. Presentation by lead Comm. Maffei and guest, Judge Braden Woods of S.F. Veterans Court.  Discussion of plan for future action by Commission

  3. Invitation for Secretary L. Burnette to address Commission to explain why he should not be removed as VAC Secretary, followed by Potential Action to Rescind Motion to Remove as taken during meeting of 8/12/14.

  4. Implementation of 8/12/14 Commission decision on Removal of Comm. Burnette as Commission Secretary.
    Note: Action Item     only if Comm. Burnette fails to succeed in reinstatement (See item ‘C’ above)

  5. Action Item. Discussion and potential appointment of new Acting Secretary for balance of 2014.

 

4.   OLD Business  - Committee Reports

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

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

             Veterans Affairs. (Commissioners Marshall and Maffei).

 

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 regarding WMVB.

 

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 Commission President S. Noetzel prior to the meeting.  Email <noetzelder@gmail.com>  (Cell) 415.378.821
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.