MEETING AGENDA

Tuesday, March 10, 2019 – 6:00 pm

San Francisco City Hall, Room 416

VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT, PRESIDING

MARGO ELLIS, VICE PRESIDENT

CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, SECRETARY

WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER, DOUGLAS BULLARD,

HANLEY CHAN, DAVID CHASTEEN, DEBORAH DACUMOS, DAVID FROMMER,

GEORGE ISHIKATA, IKRAM MANSORI, JEFF MARSHALL, STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO,

COURTNEY MILLER, MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

COMMUNICATIONS

Officer’s Reports

President

• New Commissioners – introductions

Commissioners Bullard, Frommer, Miller

• Committee Membership (1 Chair and 6 Members)

• Supervisorial Assignments

• CVSO Liaison – Commissioner Brauer

• Retreat Date – March 28

• Mandatory Training Video

“Open Government Laws” – Sunshine Training (February 2020)

{Note: Press & Hold Ctrl Key & Click Left Mouse Button to activate video link}:

https://sanfrancisco.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?publish_id=f785ad9d-4d...

9ca4-0050569183fa&autostart=1&embed=1

Vice President

Secretary

• Committee Roster Tracker Sheet in Excel Completed

• Action Item Voting Tracker Sheet in Excel Completed

• Commissioner Training Information Tracker in Excel Working

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• Commissioner’s please read below public training references at your leisure:

• Training “City Attorney’s Good Government Guide” 212 pages link to pdf

document: https://www.sfcityattorney.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/Good-

Government-Guide-February-2019.pdf

• Training “The Brown Act Handbook” 146 pages link to pdf document/2nd link to

California Legislative Information:

https://www.ttusd.org/cms/lib/CA01902804/Centricity/Domain/38/BrownActHan

dbook2019%20-%20Lozano.pdf

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displayText.xhtml?lawCode...

&division=2.&title=5.&part=1.&chapter=9.

• Training “Memorandum to Sunshine Task Force Responding to The Public

Records Access to documents in pdf” link to memorandum:

https://www.sfcityattorney.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Providing-Elec...

Records-in-PDF-Rather-than-Word-Format-When-Responding-to-a-Public-

Records-Request.pdf

• Training “Chapter 67 The Sunshine Ordinance Act of 1999” 26 pages linked to

pdf document: https://sfdbi.org/sites/default/files/Sunshine%20Ordinance.pdf

Committee Reports

Legislative Committee

Communications Committee

Events Committee

Rules Committee

Finance Committee

Liaison Reports

Adhoc Parks Committee for discussion of free paid park attractions in San

Francisco – Commissioner Chan

Adhoc Committee for Annual Report Final – Commissioner Ellis

Veterans Related Legislation

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APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

February Minutes

AGENDA CHANGES

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

Annual Report Final Draft [Action Item]

Kate Shadoan – Benefits and Resource HUB Director [Information Item]

Status of CVSO Office and various position searches

NEW BUSINESS

Michael Blecker from Swords to Plowshares [Information Item]

“To Review Cal-Vet's Master Plan 2020 and share knowledge of City's pipeline of

permanent supportive housing developments.”

Cecilia Gaerlan – Bataan Death March Commemoration [Information and Possible

Action Item]

(78th Anniversary)/End of WWII Commemoration (75th Anniversary). The event will be

on Saturday, April 11 at 10AM at Golden Gate National Cemetery. Forum flier and

videos attached to end of meeting agenda.

Veterans forum in Supervisorial District 10 [Possible Action Item]

Proposed agenda for the forum would be a panel discussion with a veterans education

expert, veteran employment expert, and a veterans housing benefits expert, along with

Supervisor Walton or member of his staff to help field questions and get a better sense of

what veterans in the District need.

Program

6:00 pm - Start and networking

6:30 pm - Panel discussion (10-minute presentation each panelist)

7:00 pm - Q&A form participants (notecards, moderated by Supervisor or D10 staff)

7:30 pm - End

California Economic Development Office Veterans Data Sharing [Action Item]

Approval to collaborate with data sharing agreement – employment statistics (Brauer)

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Veterans Fellowship Program – Gerard Choucron [Action Item]

This proposal aims to pilot a new internship program for veterans, which integrates

student vets into government agencies. Sponsors of this proposal anticipate that this

program will benefit these local agencies with connection to a prized and generative

workforce; and that veterans will have a relevant and specialized pathway into a longterm

professional connection with Bay Area government agencies.

Congressional Gold Medal – Helen Wong [Information and Possible Action Item]

WWII Chinese American Veterans Recognition Ceremony on Saturday, September 19, in

the Green Room reserved. Coordination needed to invite City and State Officials.

Adult Drug Court and Veterans Treatment Court Discretionary Grant Program –

Commissioner McDonald [Information and Possible Action Item]

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP), Bureau of

Justice Assistance (BJA) is seeking applications to enhance drug court services, to

include coordination, management of drug court participants, and recovery support

services. This program furthers the Department’s mission by providing resources to state,

local, and federally recognized tribal governments to enhance drug court programs and

systems for nonviolent offenders and veterans with addictions, including opioid abuse

and overdose – Due May 14, 2020

Annual Summit Program [Action Item]

Session breakdown for participants

10-minute Presentation

10-minute Q&A

10-minute Steps Forward/Requests

Draft Schedule

9:45 am - Call to Order and Roll Call

9:47 am - Introductions

9:50 am - Public Comment I

10:00 am - Session I

10:30 am - Session II

11:00 am - Session III

11:30 am - Session IV

12:00 pm - 1 pm - Lunch

1:00 pm - Call to Order and Roll Call

1:02 pm - Introductions

1:05 pm - Public Comment II

1:15 pm - Session V

1:45 pm - Session VI

2:15 pm - Session VII

2:45 pm - Session VIII

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3:15 pm - Session IX

3:30 pm - Adjournment

Draft Participants (no particular order)

Mayor’s Office

SF Board of Supervisors

Homeless and Supportive Housing (HSH)

SFMTA

Office of Economic and Workforce Development (OEWD)

Veterans Resource Center, City College

VA Mental Health

Swords to Plowshares

Department of Public Health, Office of Policy and Planning

SF Interfaith Council

Sheriff’s Department

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 three 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.

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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: 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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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.

24/7 Confidential

Support

Text MYLIFE to 741741

Crisis Line:

(415) 781-0500

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