REGULAR MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, June 8, 2021 – 6:00 pm

Hosted Remotely via MS Teams

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VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT

IKRAM MANSORI, VICE-PRESIDENT

STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, SECRETARY

JOSEPH BABA, WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER, DOUGLAS BULLARD,

HANLEY CHAN, JASON CHITTAVONG, DEBORAH DACUMOS, GEORGE ISHIKATA, JEFF MARSHALL,

CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, COURTNEY MILLER, NICHOLAS RUSANOFF, MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

COMMUNICATIONS

Officers’ Reports

President Olivieri

• Review of Sunshine Ordinance and Brown Act                    

Vice President Mansori

• NSTR

Secretary Martin-Pinto

• Emails and badges for action

Committee Reports

Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker

• Workforce and Economic Recovery Fund
• Line of funding for Veteran’s Affairs Commission

Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall

• CVSO funding letter

Communications Committee – Commissioner Bullard

• Email account creation
• Newsletter creation

Events Committee – Commissioner Barnickel

• Memorial Day event at Presidio

Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata

• Deployed Commissioner – update to bylaws                      

Ad Hoc Committee – Commissioner Miller

• Vet Center

Supervisor Liaison Reports

District 1: Sup. Chan – Commissioner Ishikata

• Meet quarterly basis
• Below Market Rate -

District 2: Sup. Stefani – Commissioner Miller

• Not responsive -

District 3: Sup. Peskin – Commissioner McDonald

• NSTR

District 4: Sup. Mar – Commissioner Wong

• WFERF Ly Lovett meeting next Tuesday

District 5: Sup. Preston – Commissioner Dacumos

• Issues with technology IT
• Supporting BMR
• BoS - funding

District 6: Sup. Haney – Commissioner Mansori

• NSTR

District 7: Sup. Melgar – Commissioner Martin-Pinto

• NSTR

District 8: Sup. Mandelman – Commissioner Marshall

• Not present

District 9: Sup. Ronen – Commissioner Chan

• NSTR
• Placement within organizational structure

District 10: Sup. Walton* – Commissioner Tucker

• Meet with Walton team support for CVSO letter

District 11: Sup. Safai – Commissioner Bullard

• Sup Safai – not supported
• Funding for JROTC program

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

May Regular Meeting Minutes

Motion to approve minutes, seconded approved

AGENDA CHANGES

• none

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

• IT support for veteran’s affairs commission

NEW BUSINESS

• Speaking at Board of Supervisors meeting on behalf of Veteran Affairs Commission for funding, secretary, and placement within government
• Speak at BoS meetings
• Meeting information – public call in information
  • Time
  • Talking point
  • Accountability of commissioners that called in
  • Disseminating information to public
  • Recruiting other people to call-in

GOOD WELFARE

Boy scout troop 15 planted flags on graves on Memorial Day

Marine Corps League 1458 – filled 750lbs of grocery bags for Marine Food Bank

Christopher Bowman – advocate for JROTC and data sharing

John Stevens – 100 yr old Marine

PUBLIC COMMENT

• BMR legislation

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

1943 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.