APPROVED MEETING MINUTES

Tuesday, September 8, 2020 – 6:00 pm

Hosted Remotely via Zoom

                                                             Via Microsoft Teams

 

VICTOR OLIVIERI, PRESIDENT

MARGO ELLIS, VICE PRESIDENT

COURTNEY MILLER, SECRETARY

WILLIAM BARNICKEL, MATTHEW BRAUER (EXCUSED), DOUGLAS BULLARD, HANLEY CHAN, DEBORAH DACUMOS (ABSENT), GEORGE ISHIKATA, IKRAM MANSORI, JEFF MARSHALL, STEPHEN MARTIN-PINTO, CHRISTOPHER MCDONALD, MYLES TUCKER, RAYMOND WONG

 

 

CALL TO ORDER

Meeting called to order at 1800

 

ROLL CALL

 

COMMUNICATIONS

 

Officers’ Reports

 

President Olivieri

 

Vice President Ellis

 

Secretary Miller

 

Committee Reports

 

Legislative Committee – Commissioner Tucker

            Impact of the Postal Service delays on Veterans/VA   

 

                        Communications Committee – Commissioner Brauer

                                    No updates

 

                        Events Committee – Commissioner Mansori

                                    No updates – possibility of virtual events

           

Rules Committee – Commissioner Ishikata

                                   

                        Finance Committee – Commissioner Marshall

 

Liaison Reports

 

 

Veterans Related Legislation

         

 

APPROVAL OF MEETING MINUTES

 

May Special Meeting Minutes – Approved

 

AGENDA CHANGES

 

            Ad hoc – disabled veterans museum and parks

 

UNFINISHED BUSINESS

 

CVSO Search and Office Staffing

Alfred C. Sims, Veterans Service Officer introduction to the VAC

 

NEW BUSINESS

 

US Post Office and veterans

Commissioner Tucker - Impact of decreased US Post Office capacity on veterans

Letter Reviewed and Approved for distribution

 

Veterans Preference in BMR

Shelia M. Bolar, President, National Association of Black Veterans for VA Accountability and Bay Area Veterans for Fair Housing

Potential Action item – intent to include as possible action – write a resolution for         the BOS to change Veteran priority in the BMR process

 

Possible action item – Online Event – draw the attention of the State Treasurer

 

2018/2019 – Annual Report distribute

 

PUBLIC COMMENT