REGULAR MEETING MINUTES DRAFT
Tuesday, December 6, 2020 – 6:00 pm
Hosted Remotely via MS Teams
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VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT
COURTNEY MILLER, SECRETARY
WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER, DOUGLAS BULLARD, HANLEY CHAN,
DEBORAH DACUMOS EXCUSED, GEORGE ISHIKATA, IKRAM MANSORI, JEFF MARSHALL, STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL
COMMUNICATIONS
Officers’ Reports
President Olivieri
Officer Elections nominations per Article IV, Section 4 of Bylaws
Vice President
Secretary Miller
Committee Reports
Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker
- NOTES from Commissioner Tucker
- Local:
o Workforce and Education Recovery Fund passed BoS last month
o 25% of funding for student support, including veterans
- State:
o New legislature sworn in Monday, BOLO for Governor’s budget and legislative priorities Federal:
o NDAA Rundown (passage pending POTUS):
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o Military and VA standard of care for survivors of MST
o Free legal assistance in any VA program to surviving spouses and children through VA or VSO run clinics
o Study on impact of having a CVSO present during member’s transition from military service -Study of impact of US immigration policy on children of Filipino WWII vets who fought for the US with the review of impact of waiving quotas for these people
o Military review panel on COVID-19 impact on members, including NG & impact of COVID-19 on veterans with burn pit or airborne toxic chemical exposure
o Expansion of VA mental health resources for reservists
o Study provision of service dogs to wounded warriors
o Transfer veterans certification for businesses to SBA
o Study unemployment levels of post-9/11 women vets
o VA takes Mare Island Naval Cemetery from City
o Expands number of diseases tied to assumed exposure to Agent Orange
- CARES: Carve out for veterans programs and veteran owned business, future is unsure. Likely included in future funding, but who knows
Communications Committee –
Events Committee – Commissioner Mansori
- CalVet for Women connection for a chance to co-host events
Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata
Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall
- Call with Commissioner Barnickel potential District 4 support
Ad hoc Committee – Commissioner Chan
- The California DAV supported a Disabled Veteran Bill; potential re-introduction of the bill with BOS support
Liaison Reports
Veterans Related Legislation
APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES
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November Regular Meeting Minutes
AGENDA CHANGES
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
Veterans Preference in BMR [Action Item] – motion to continue the item
Commissioner Barnickel
[See attached packet]
Officer Nominations [Action Item]
President Olivieri (temporary suspension of rules, no second necessary but must be present to accept nomination)
Officer Results 2021:
President – President Olivieri
VP – Commissioner Mansori
Secretary - Commissioner Martin-Pinto
President
VP
Secretary
William Barnickel
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner McDonald
Matthew Brauer
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Douglas Bullard
NOT present
NOT present
NOT present
Hanley Chan
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner McDonald
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Deborah Dacumos
NOT present
NOT present
NOT present
George Ishikata
Present
Present
Commissioner Bullard
Ikram Mansori
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Jeff Marshall
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Stephen Martin-Pinto
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Christopher McDonald
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner McDonald
Courtney Miller
President Olivieri
Commissioner Mansori
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Victor Olivieri
President Olivieri
Commissioner Tucker
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Myles Tucker
President Olivieri
Commissioner Tucker
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
Raymond Wong
President Olivieri
Commissioner Tucker
Commissioner Martin-Pinto
NEW BUSINESS
Annual Report [Action Item]
Commissioner Olivieri
Reviewing the Annual Report Live
PUBLIC COMMENT