Veterans Affairs Commission Regular Meeting - June 2022

Tuesday, June 14, 2022

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    Overview

    Ikram Mansori, President
    Stephen Martin-Pinto, Vice-President
    William Barnickel, Douglas Bullard, Hanley Chan, Jason Chittavong, Deborah Dacumos, Courtney Ellington, Christopher McDonald, Courtney Miller, Victor Olivieri, Nicholas Rusanoff, Raymond Wong

    Agenda

    1. Communication/Presentations

      PRESENTATIONS

      Mayor’s Office of Housing and Community Development (MOHCD)

      MOHCD will present and review the disparate impact analysis for veterans housing preferences.

      o Presentation – 10 minutes

      o Discussion – 10 minutes

      New Ordinance on Veteran Preference for Affordable Housing

      o Presentation – 5 minutes

      o Discussion – 5 minutes

      Two Positions in Support of the Veterans Justice Court

      o Presentation – 5 minutes

      o Discussion – 5 minutes

      Administrative Code - County Veterans Service Officer Role and Duties Amending the Administrative Code to place the County Veterans Service Officer (“Officer”) under the Department of Disability and Aging Services (DAS) rather than the Department of Administrative Services; give the Director of the DAS authority to nominate the Officer; update annual reporting requirements of the Officer to the Board of Supervisors and Mayor; and provide administrative support to the Veterans’ Affairs Commission.

      o Presentation – 5 minutes

      o Discussion – 5 minutes

      COMMUNICATION

      Officers’ Reports

       President

      o CVSO Hiring Update

      o Memorial Day Events Report

       Vice President

       Staff Secretary Report

      o Email Technical Support from HSA [Informational]

      Supervisor Liaison Reports

      District 1: Sup. Chan – Commissioner Bullard

      District 2: Sup. Stefani – Commissioner Miller

      District 3: Sup. Peskin – Commissioner McDonald

      District 4: Sup. Mar – Commissioner Barnickel

      District 5: Sup. Preston – Commissioner Dacumos

      District 6: Sup. Haney – Commissioner Rusanoff

      District 7: Sup. Melgar – Commissioner Chan

      District 8: Sup. Mandelman – Commissioner Dacumos

      District 9: Sup. Ronen – Commissioner Miller

      District 10: Sup. Walton – Commissioner Martin-Pinto

      District 11: Sup. Safai - Commissioner Bullard

    2. Approval of meeting minutes

      April regular meeting minutes

    3. Agenda changes
    4. Unfinished business
      • Committees: Review Workflows, Determine Schedules and Assign Chairs [Discussion]
      • VAC Membership Requirement in Article XI [Discussion]
    5. New business

      Board of Supervisors Meeting – Commission Engagement

      • Affordable Housing [Discussion]
      • Veterans Justice Court – funding of two positions [Discussion]
    6. Good welfare

      This is the opportunity for members of the Veterans Affairs Commission to share special thanks and congratulatory remarks for the good welfare taking place in the veterans community.

    7. 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 two 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.

    8. 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.

    9. 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.

    Date & Time

    Tuesday, June 14, 2022
    6:00 pm

    Online

    TEAMS link will be added before meeting.

    Phone

    Documents

    June 14, 2022 Meeting Minutes

    Regulations

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    Veterans Affairs Commission meetings

    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.

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    Last updated August 11, 2022