REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, April 12, 2022 – 6:00 pm

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IKRAM MANSORI, PRESIDENT

STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, VICE-PRESIDENT

WILLIAM BARNICKEL, DOUGLAS BULLARD,

DEBORAH DACUMOS, HANLEY CHAN, JASON CHITTAVONG,

CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, COURTNEY MILLER,

VICTOR OLIVIERI, NICHOLAS RUSANOFF, RAYMOND WONG

 

CALL TO ORDER

 

ROLL CALL

 

COMMUNICATIONS     

            San Francisco Office of Assessor-Recorder

• Assessor-Recorder Joaquin Torres to share information about a property tax benefit available to disabled veterans and their families. [Presentation/Discussion]

Officers’ Reports

• President
• Vice President
• Staff Secretary Report
  • New Veterans Affairs Commission Website [Presentation]
  • In-Person Meeting Digital Support Update [Informational]

Committee Reports

Legislative Committee

Finance Committee

Communications Committee

Events Committee

Rules Committee

            Ad Hoc Committee (SF Veteran Center)

Ad Hoc Committee (Veteran Justice Court Funding)

Ad Hoc Committee (Below Market Rate program)

 

Supervisor Liaison Reports

District 1: Sup. Chan – Commissioner Bullard

District 2: Sup. Stefani – Commissioner Miller

District 3: Sup. Peskin – Commissioner McDonald

District 4: Sup. Mar – Commissioner Barnickel

District 5: Sup. Preston – Commissioner Dacumos

District 6: Sup. Haney – Commissioner Rusanoff

District 7: Sup. Melgar – Commissioner Chan

District 8: Sup. Mandelman – Commissioner Dacumos

District 9: Sup. Ronen – Commissioner Miller

District 10: Sup. Walton – Commissioner Martin-Pinto

District 11: Sup. Safai – Commissioner Bullard

 

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

• March 8, 2022 Regular Meeting Minutes

 

AGENDA CHANGES

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• MOHCD Disparate Impact Analysis Report – BMR Committee Response to Report [Discussion]
• April 14, 2022, Event at Palace of Fine Arts - U.S. Army Partnership for Youth Success (PaYS) Program. 4 Star General Michael Garrett to preside over a ceremony to officially welcome the San Francisco Sheriff’s Dept. as a partner.  [Discussion]

 

NEW BUSINESS

• Committee Reassignments and Workflow [Discussion]
• VAC membership requirement in Article XI [Discussion]
• Memorial Day Ceremonies – SMA Visit to San Francisco [Informational]

 

GOOD WELFARE

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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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:

Public Records are covered under the State of California Brown Act, as well as the Sunshine Ordinance of the City and County of San Francisco. These acts ensure that deliberations of City Business are conducted “before the People,” and that City and County 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 the Administrator of the Sunshine Ordinance Task Force.

 

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.

 

 

 If you or a Veteran, you know is in

immediate danger to themselves or others,

please call 911 or visit your local emergency room.

 

The Veterans Crisis Line is also available by

texting 838255 or by going to their website

and chatting with a mental health professional.

 

 

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Support

 

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Crisis Line:

(415) 781-0500