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Home My WebLink About2013-05-15 VAC MINUTESVETERANS ADVISORY COMMISSION CITY OF CHULA VISTA MINUTES AlAway 15, 2013 Wednesday, 6:00 P.M. 1. CALL MEETING TO ORDER 2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE Chula Vista Veterans Home 700 E. Naples Court 3. ROLL CALL Alex Galicia P Stephen Sprenkle P, John Acosta Pt Virgil Whitehead P, Keith Blum P, Terry Jensen A Tony Stewart P 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES Keith Blum made a motion to approve April minutes as written and was seconded by Stephen Sprenkle. The minutes were approved unanimously. ACTION ITEMS • Veterans Activities Presentation: (see attached) Virgil Whitehead made a motion to recommend to the'Mayor and City Council for the City of Chula Vista sponsor a tent at the 25th Annual Veterans Stand Down Event in the amount of $500. The motion was seconded by John Acosta. The motion to recommend was approved unanimously. Veterans Home Update: Residents Joan Demumbrun and Frank Hall will soon reach 100 years old and the t Home will provide a small birthday celebration. i • Veteran of the year program: Several publications continue to run advertisements and several organizations have been sent the nomination package for review. The deadline is June 30, 2013. One submission thus far with several organizations committing to submit by the deadline. • DVBE Policy Update: Per the Chair, David Miller has forwarded the policy draft to the appropriate Departments for review. Upon review, estimated at two to three weeks per department, the final draft will be ready for next course of action. It is anticipated that the final draft will be available by next meeting. ' • Commission Highlights for PowerPoint slide (for Boards & Commission event): All commissioners were solicited for input for power point slide to represent the year in review. CHAIR'S COMMENTS Chair Galicia regrettably reported that he will depart the Commission at the end of his term on June 301h. Galicia thanked all commissioners for their support during his term. He shared his reluctance to depart before the DVBE policy has been completed, but asked for the commission to continue to see it through to completion in his stead. After discussion regarding nominations for Chair, a motion was made by Tony Stewart to table nominations until next meeting and was seconded by Virgil Whitehead. The commission so moved the motion. c ADJOURNMENT: Next meeting scheduled for Wednesday, June, 2013 at the Chula Vista Veterans Home, 700 E. Naples Court Chula Vista at 6:00 pm. Mariluz A. Zepeda fe 1 r L r VETERANS COMMISSION ACTIVITIES May 15, 2013 tem Description Remarks I VETERAN HOMELESS STAT WAS ONE IN FOUR FOR 2012 AND 2013 IT IS ONE IN FIVE 2 MEMORIAL DAY WILL BE AT GLENN ABBY MGYSGT VIRGIL COURNAY WILL BE GUEST SPEAKER. HE IS THE NATIONAL VP FOR THE FRA 3 CORNADO 4TH OF JULY PARADE COMMITTED 4 THE "WE ALL COUNT" PROGRAS THAT WE THAT GIVES US 22 DID COME UP WITH A STATISTIC OF 109 HOMELESS VETS IN THE HOMELESS IN THE CHULA VISTA AREA AREA. THERE ARE 1700 IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY. 5 WALL OF HONOR AT CITY LIBRARY IS WELL CORRESPONDENCE HAS UNDERWAY --TWO ARTIST FROM BEEN INITITIED WITH SOUTHWESTERN COLLEGE HAS COMITTED CONGRESSMAN DUNCAN TO THE PROJECT- ESTIMATE $1500 WILL BE HUNTER FOR NAMES OF REQUIRED --WILL ASK CITY FOR GRANT ALL KIA'S IN SOUTH BAY MONEY! 6 STANDOWN IS JULY 12, 13 AND 14 $500 TO SPONSOR A TENT 619-497-0142 -- VOLUNTEERS ARE NEEDED 7 CHULA VISTA VETERAN OF YEAR OPEN DISCUSSION 8 HOMELESS LODGING IN SAN DIEGO COUNTY SD HEALTH CARE SYSTEM 760-643-2098 ST VINCENT DE PAUL 619-233-8500 1501 IMPERIAL INTERFAITH COMMUNITY 760-489-6380 3535 CAMINO DEL RIO N VA NATIONAL CALL NUMBER 1-877-424-3838 120 ELM STREET SAN DIEGO RESCUE MISSION 619-879-1722 211 ORG 858-300-1300 759 8TH STREET CATHOLIC CHARITIES 619-695-0873 3260 PRODUCTION AVE, BROTHER BENNO 760-439-1244 OCEASIDE 732 1 ST STREET SALVATON ARMY 619-231-6030 6TH AND B STREET CONNECTON HOUSING FUNDED BY FEMA CALL HOTEL VOUCHERS FROM COUNTY 211 4145 SWIFT STREET YMCA 619-640-9774 4 4 9 VA OF SAN DIEGO PROVIDES SERVICES FOR OVER 600, 000 VETS IN SAN DIEGO AND IMPERIAL COUNTIES 10 VETERAN HOME UPDATE 1) VETERANS IN THE INTERN PROGRAM FROM SOUTHWEST WILL BE TERMINATED UNLESS FUNDS ARE OBTAINED BY 31 JUNE 2) VETERAN WALK OF 2 NOV IS A JOINT AFFAIR WITH 2 ) NEED SPONSORS, THE ELKS CLUB, FRA, VFW, AMERICAN LEGION, SWEET VOLUNTEERS WATER SCHOOL DISTRICT AND THE MARINE CORPS CORPS LEAGUE JOINING TO PUT ON A GRAND WALK 3) FOUNDERS DAY 18 MAY 2013 3) NEED VOLUNTEERS 4) GOLF TOURNAMENT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL -16 4) $18,000 RAISED WOUNDED WARRIORS ATTENDED 5) UT ARTICLE IN 5 MAY EDITION WAS A LENGTHY ARTICLE RELATING TO BALLON COST OF RUNNING 5) ELUDED TO OUT THE VET HOMES OF CALIFORNIA SOURCING AS THEY DO IN 6) SECURITY WAIL TEXAS 6) BACK TO GROUND ZERO AS STATE WANTS DETAILED DRAWINGS 11 AMERICAN LEGION POST 434 NOW HAS TWO NEW PROGRAMS/GROUPS: AMERICAN LEGION RIDERS,CHAPTER 434 Joining over 100,000 patriotic veterans motorcycle riders in the U.S. AMERICAN LEGION GARAGE CREW 434 Establishing one of only a few of the newest veterans groups in California based on automobile enthusiasts.