Veterans' Affairs Commission - January 10, 2017 - Agenda

Meeting Date: 
January 10, 2017 - 6:00pm
Location: 
City Hall, Room 416
1 Goodlett Place
San Francisco, CA
VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION
City and County of San Francisco
Mailing Address: S.F. Veterans Affairs Commission, City Hall
1 Goodlett Place, Room 051, San Francisco, CA 94102
 
TUESDAY, January 10, 2017, 6:00 PM
MEETING AGENDA
Location: Room 416, San Francisco City Hall
President Michael Maffei, 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 Minutes of SFVAC meeting of December 13, 2016 for changes/approval (action item)
 
  1. Call for Public Comment (Introduction and general comments by guests) (please keep comments to 2 minutes)
     
  2. Officers’ Reports:
    a. President’s Report, SFVAC President Michael Maffei
    b. Vice President’s Report, SFVAC Vice President Dwane Kennedy
    c. Secretary’s Report, SFVAC Secretary Dottie L. Guy
     
  3. Old Business:
     
  4. New Business: (Speakers, please keep your presentation under 10 minutes)
     a. Elections for 2017 VAC Executive Board
     b. Review and Discuss 2016 VAC Annual Report. Lead: VP Kennedy (action item)
     c. VAC Resolution to recognize Wally Levin. Lead: VP Kennedy (action item)
     d. Discussion about Veterans Recognition Project. Lead: Commissioner Joiner
      
  5. Veterans Related Legislation: New or possible legislation affecting Veterans or Veterans Community
     
  6. Announcements:
     
  7. 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.
     
  8. Adjournment
    Note: Commissioners who are unable to attend this meeting or expecting to be late are asked to notify Secretary Guy prior to the meeting at dottie.guy@gmail.com or via text message.
     

 

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.

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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 (415) 554-7724.

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.

 

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Veterans Crisis Line
1-800-273-8255
Press 1
24/7 Confidential Support
Text MYLIFE to 741741
Crisis Line: (415) 781-0500

 

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If you or a Veteran you know is in immediate danger to themselves or others, please call 911 or visit your local SAN FRANCISCO SUICIDE PREVENTION

 

Attachment 1: Events and Information
 
From Commissioner Miller:
4th Annual Veterans Mental Health Summit: Suicide Prevention and Access to Care, FREE EVENT
Friday, August 12, 2016 from 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM (PDT)
401 Van Ness Avenue, Second Floor, San Francisco, CA
Hosted by the San Francisco VA Health Care System, Swords to Plowshares, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and American Legion Post 505
The purpose for the Veterans Mental Health Summit is to bring together organizations that serve veterans, with the goal of enhancing access to mental health services, particularly suicide prevention services, for veterans and their family members residing in the San Francisco Bay Area.