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10-02-00SFVAC
Minutes of the October 2, 2000 Meeting
of the San Francisco Veterans Affairs Commission
1. CALL TO ORDER. The meeting was
called to order at 1825 hours.
2. ROLL CALL: Veronika Cauley, Charles
Coolidge, George Gibbs, Leonard Grube, Wallace Levin, Jim Lineberger, Elizabeth
Melnick, CJ O’Mara, Edwin Wilkerson and a quorum was present. Also present were
Larue Grim, Vice Commander, SF American Legion County Council; Nathan Ratner,
Sons of the American Legion; Rev. Gregory Richardson; Richard Anderson Suarez;
and
Michael Thompson
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: All.
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA: The agenda
was approved unanimously with a hand
vote.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF SEP 11,
2000: The minutes were approved unanimously with a hand vote.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT: There was extensive
public comment by several of the visitors prior to the assembly of a quorum.
The topic was the flag case and contents outside the entrance to the Mayor’s
Office.
A letter from Ryan L. Brooks, Director
of Administrative Services, and enclosed letter from Christina L. Wallace, Architectural
Conservator,
pertaining to the flags and the case
was provided.
The item was not on the agenda. (on
October 3 the secretary discovered 1.] a letter from Cheryl Cook of the county
VSO concerning the issue. Cheryl Cook
could not be present; and 2] an enclosed
letter to Commissioner Raswyk, the absent president of the commission. There
having been no timely notice, the
item was not on the agenda, and no
action could be taken.)
7. REPORTS: A. The draft for the
annual report for 1999 was presented
to the commission and approved with
a hand vote.
regarding reporting requirements
was presented to the commission for consideration and approval in November.
The members expressed strong desire
to approve it as drafted, and immediately
forward it to the addressees. This was done by a hand vote on a motion by Jim
Lineberger.
C. A letter of support for the Resource
Fair to be furnished
to Cheryl Cook for use in her negotiation
for space was approved.
D. Nominating Committee. Renie
Champagne, Wallace Levin, Jim Lineberger, and Edwin Wilkerson were named
to the nominating committee
for officers of the commission in
2001.
E. There was no formal report
by a Legislative Comm. or Health and Welfare Committee as such. Comments
pertaining to some items are under Unfinished Business.
F. Website report. CJ O’Mara
made a brief report on her ongoing activities.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: There were
brief remarks regarding the Korean 50th Anniversary, the Parade Commission,
and other matters. Elizabeth Melnick
furnished a copy of the state legislative
agenda. We need a system to identify pertinent items and place these on the
agenda in a timely fashion.
9. NEW BUSINESS: The Preservation
Building Artifacts, the flag case outside the mayor’s office, and the ongoing
problem of financing were discussed
and will be on the agenda for November.
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS: The American Legion,
Alexander Hamilton Post, San Jose Mercury News, and others are sponsoring a
concert of the Air Force Band of
the Rockies in Davies Hall on October
10. Commissioner Coolidge had free
tickets.
11. ADJOURMENT:
12. The meeting was adjourned in
memory of MacGruder Wilkenson on a motion by Comm. Levin at 1921 hours. The
next meeting will be on Monday, November 6, 2000, at 1800 hours.