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MEETING OF THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA
May 17, 2017 Chula Vista Police Department
6:00 pm 315 4th Avenue
Chula Vista
CALL TO ORDER
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ROLL CALL: Commissioners Bailey, Perez, Stewart, Torres, Sears, Mueller and Chair Wunder
APPROVAL OF MINUTES Approval of Minutes
Recommendation: Commission approve minutes
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Guest: Kristi McClure Huckaby, Director of Recreation
ACTION ITEMS
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a. Chula Vista Veterans Park Brick Program update. Update on Recreation
Director, Kristi McClure Huckaby’s discussion with Friends of the Park regarding
sharing of the proceeds from the Veterans Brick program with the Veterans Home
Foundation.
Recommendation: Commission hear update.
b. Fallen Veteran Memorial at Memorial Park. Update on New School of
Architecture and Design Urban studies class’ VAC proposal for Fallen Veteran
Memorial at Memorial Park.
Recommendation: Commission hear update.
c. Veteran Memorial at Bay Front Park. Discussion of looking into having a
section of the Bay Front Park dedicated to a Veteran Memorial.
d. Fallen Heroes Banners at Chula Vista Mall. Discussion on Commissioner
Torres’ contact with management to discuss possible displaying of Fallen Hero
banners at Chula Vista Mall.
Recommendation: Commission hear update.
VETERANS ADVISORY COMMISSION
e. Veterans Small Business Directory for Chula Vista. Discuss creating a
Veterans small business directory for residents who want to support local veteran
businesses.
f. State of the American Veterans Program with USC in San Diego. Discussion
on the VAC to possibly approach the City and eventually the County of San
Diego to get a State of the American Veterans program study done in San Diego.
The program consists of various studies throughout the country regarding the
needs of veterans and how their needs have been addressed
g. Veteran of the Year 2017 applications. Discussion of 2017 application deadline,
advertisement and getting the word out on getting nominations.
Recommendation: Commission discuss item.
h. Chula Vista Veterans Walk update: Discussion of possibly changing the ending
location and the route for the walk.
Recommendation: Commission hear update.
i. Laserfiche Training: Overview of City of Chula Vista’s public Laserfiche page.
Recommendation: Commission hear overview of Laserfiche.
j. Commissioner Perez’s absence from May meeting.
Recommendation: Commission approve absence.
k. Veterans Activities Report: Commissioner Torres’ report on Veterans Activities
for the month of May 2017.
Recommendation: Commission receive report.
OTHER BUSINESS
1. STAFF COMMENTS
2. CHAIR’S COMMENTS
3. COMMISSIONERS’ COMMENTS
ADJOURNMENT to the special meeting on June 21, 2017 in the Chula Vista Police
Department 315 4th Avenue, Chula Vista, California.
Materials provided to the Veterans Advisory Commission related to any open-session item on this agenda are available for public review at the
Chula Vista Police Department, Mariluz Zepeda 619-691-5133 during normal business hours. Email: CVVeterans@chulavistaca.gov
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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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