HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010-06-15 VAC MINUTESVeteran's Advisory Commission
City of Chula Vista
Minutes
June 15, 2010 Chula Vista Veterans Home
6:00 P.M. 700 E. Naples Court
Chula Vista, CA 91910
CALL TO ORDER
ROLL CALL: Present: Gene Pellerin, P John Acosta, P Terry Jensen, P
Keith Bloom, P Virgil Whitehead, P and Alex Galicia. P
Stephen Sprenkle E
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG
1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: The minutes of the May 18t" meeting were approved.
2. ACTION ITEMS
• Veterans Home Support Foundation annual golf classic on May 5, 2010.
Update: The event raised approximately $10,000 for the Veterans Home.
These funds will be used to build an outdoor rehabilitation facility for
residents of the home. Additional funding needed to support this project
will come from the County of San Diego and the Veterans Home Support
Foundation reserve funds.
• Virgil Whitehead provided information regarding veterans support
activities. He covered current legislation in the state of California.
• Terry Jensen reported on the status of veteran's claims processing. He
said that the Veterans Administration had hired a number of individuals to
increase the flow of claims processing but that these new hires needed
training before they could be certified so that currently there are still years
of claims to be processed.
• Terry Jensen reported on the Veterans Village Stand-down and the need
for volunteers to assist during the event.
• Keith Blum reported on Keeping the Promise and Operation Home
Coming 2010.
• Gene Pellerin mentioned that several Commissioners were present at the
Chula Vista Civic Center Library Veterans Wing Opening
Ceremonies/ribbon cutting on June 4th. The Mayor of Chula Vista Cheryl
Cox, California Assembly Member Mary Salas, and Congressman Bob
Filner also attended the ceremony. A plaque will be placed on the wall at
the Mt. Soledad Monument for John Smith past Public Affairs Director for
the Chula Vista Veterans Home.
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• On June 23, 2010, the Cit of Chula Vista will host the annual boards and
commissions recognition event.
^ Mr. Nick Popaditch attended the Commission meeting and provided
comments regarding his political campaign for congress of the United
States.
^ A discussion was held regarding helping our veterans help themselves.
This idea is supported through the Service Disabled Veteran Owned
Business (SDVOB) program. This is a business, which has been self-
certified for Federal procurements and State Certified by the State of
California for State of California contracts. Ownership of the business
(51 %) must be by one or more veterans with a service-connected
disability. The business must be managed and controlled by one or more
service-disabled veterans and the home office located in the United States
and is not a branch of a foreign-based company. The Commission is
interested in recommending to the City of Chula Vista that a program be
established that provides a small percentage of open source contracts be
granted to SDVOBs. Until the Chula Vista City Attorney provides guidance
with regard to the commissions possible conflict of interest no action will
be taken. The concern over a conflict of interest is that one commissioner
• is the owner of a SDVOB
3. WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS: None
Comments/ Adjourn:
4. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 6:55 PM. The Veterans Advisory Commission will have
the next regular meeting on Tuesday, July 20, 2010 at the Chula Vista Veterans' Home,
700 E. Naples Court.
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