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VETERANS’ AFFAIRS COMMISSION
MINUTES
February 7, 2000
Meeting of the Commission, Room 104
- CALL TO ORDER: The meeting was called to order at 1807 hours.
- ROLL CALL: Veronica Cauley, Renee Champagne, CharlesCoolidge, George Gibbs,
Leonard Grube, Wallace Levin, Jim Lineberger, Glenn Raswyck, Edwin Wilkerson,
and a quorum was present. A guest Keith Boylan, Desert Storm Veteran, and
City Attorney representative Wayne Snodgrass were also
present.
- PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE; All.
4. APPROVAL OF AGENDA; The agenda was approved unanimously
with a hand vote.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF JAN 3, 2000: The minutes were approved unanimously
with a hand vote.
6. PUBLIC COMMENT; Our visitor was acknowledged and introduced himself. There
was no other public comment.
7. REPORTS
A.The reappointment of Commissioners Gibbs, Raswycic and Levin was discussed,
pending Board of Supervisors action.
B. The housing at Treasure Island was discussed. Haight Asbury Clinic, Catholic
Charities, and other nonprofit programs are installing clients of residential
programs there side by side with modest
income rentals.
C. President Raswycic furnished copies of proposed letter to Mayor supporting
SB 467 Fort Ord
Cemetary. The letter was approved.
D. Commissioner Wilkerson furnishedcopies of the California Directory of
Veteran Services by EDD and will procure additional copies as requested.
E. The USS IOWA Project: Comm.Wilkerson also had copies of the Historic
Ships Newletter, which credited the commission as an official supporter.
8. UNFINISHED BUSINESS:
- Resource Fair: No date set as yest--late this year or next.
- Memorial Day coming. May 29 this year.
- Website report and other Health and Welfare matters postponed pending
presence of those involved
9. NEW BUSINESS:
- Proposal made for Commissioners Levin and Champagne to draft report for
Mayor and Board regarding allocation of funds for veteran activities. It
is obvious, and a long held
sentiment of the commission that such functions are not properly a mere
device to draw tourist dollars to the city. The sense of the commission
is that, wrongly, this is the sole criteria now used in distributing such
funds.
B. There is a local committee, we were informed, of the State Commission
on Workforce Investment, to which the mayor is entitled to appoint members.
Commissioners Levin and Champagne will explore this matter for the commission.
10. ANNOUNCEMENTS: Next meeting will be on Monday, March 6, 2000.
11. ADJOURMENT: The meeting adjourned at 1945 hours.
