VETERANS AFFAIRS COMMISSION

City and County of San Francisco

1 Dr. Carlton B. Goodlett Place

San Francisco, CA 94102

June 12, 2018

DRAFT MEETING MINUTES (in Italic)

San Francisco City Hall, Room 416

President Dwane J. Kennedy, Presiding

❖ Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance

Meeting called to order at 6:00 pm

❖ ROLL CALL (Please sign-in on Attendance Sheet)

Present: Commissioners Miller, Noetzel, Kim, Barnickel, Olivieri, Chasteen, Campbell, Wong,

Dacumos, Kennedy, Joiner

Excused: Commissioners Wyatt, Weeby, Maffei, Marshall

❖ REVIEW of Current Meeting Agenda for approval (action item)

1st Chasteen, 2nd Flaherty. Unanimously passed (voice)

❖ REVIEW of Draft Minutes of SFVAC meeting of May 8, 2018 (action item)

1st Barnickel, 2nd Campbell. As amended, unanimously passed (voice)

1. Call for Public Comment

No comment

2. Officers’ Reports:

a. President’s Report, SFVAC President Dwane Kennedy

Commissioner Wyatt stepped down (Mayoral Appointment)

Commissioner Campbell is resigning (Board Appointment)

b. Vice President’s Report, SFVAC Vice President David Chasteen

Nothing to report

3. Old Business:

a. Follow-up discussion on “SFVAC Candidates Forum”

Comments we should do another Mayoral Candidate Forum for 2019 election

Need to conduct AAR between now – Olivieri will send out email survey

4. New Business:

a. Presentation by Bobie Hare regarding the June “Stand Down”

Will keep Commission posted on progress and action items

b. Nominations and Election of new SFVAC Secretary (action item)

Open nominations: Miller, Olivieri

Votes (hand count): 4 for Miller: (Miller, Noetzel, Kim, Barnickel), 5 for Olivieri: (Chasteen,

Campbell, Wong, Dacumos, Kennedy) with 1 abstention (Joiner)

c. Report on communications with the County Veterans Service Office

5. Communications: Commissioners report on Communications with the Mayor’s Office

and/or Board of Supervisors.

Supervisor Norman Yee is seeking our support in honoring Chinese American Veterans with Gold

Medal (~17,000) – the Board will be forwarding on to vote

Veterans Mental Health Summit (August 22 at WMVB)

6. Veterans Related Legislation: New or possible legislation affecting Veterans or Veterans Community

VA Mission Act – expand healthcare and privatize care

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

Meeting called to order at 7:00 pm