City of Santa Fe Veterans Advisory Board met April 21.
Here are the minutes provided by the board:
1. CALL TO ORDER
Meeting was called to order at 5:06PM.
2. ROLL CALL
Members Present:
Member Ken Dettelbach
Member Dorothy Seaton
Member Anna M. Vigil
Committee Member Bryan Wempen
Committee Member Sylvia Gullingsrud
Members Excused:
Member Richard Christensen
Member Sigrid Mabel
Member John Palomino
Member James Williams
Others Attending:
None
3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
MOTION: Member Dettelbach moved, seconded by Committee Member Wempen, to The agenda was approved as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Dettelbach, Member Seaton, Member Vigil, Committee Member Wempen
Against: None
Abstain: None
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
MOTION: Member Dettelbach moved, seconded by Member Vigil, to The February 22nd minutes were approved as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Dettelbach, Member Seaton, Member Vigil, Committee Member Wempen
Against: None
Abstain: None
MOTION: Member Dettelbach moved, seconded by Committee Member Wempen, to The minutes were approved as presented.
VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:
For: Member Dettelbach, Member Seaton, Member Vigil, Committee Member Wempen, Committee Member Gullingsrud
Against: None
Abstain: None
5. PUBLIC COMMENT
No public comments.
6. NEW BUSINESS
a. 2022 Veteran Events (Staff Liaision, Julie Sanchez)
The Veterans Advisory Board discussed supporting the following events:
Memorial Day – May 28th
Veterans Day – November 11th
July 4th – Participation in the parade (if the parade is happening)
Military Day in the Rotunda (January - February 2023)
Chair Seaton gave the members an update on the marketing and promotional items the Board purchased earlier this month. Each member received a vacuum sealed travel mug with the VAB logo on it. These are given to special guests, members and dignitaries. Chair Seaton asked that each member give the staff liaison their size for the VAB polo shirts. The Chair will work with the staff liaision to get new gender-neutral shirts ordered.
8. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE
a. Upcoming Events
The veterans legacy event was discussed, sponsorships for events, and teaming up with the Santa Fe Community College Veterans Resource Center on the annual Veteran Resource Day.
b. Update on MOA
The staff liaision gave an update on the MOA – all signatures have been recieved and the final signed MOA will be sent to the board members.
c. VAB Fund Balance
The staff liaison stated that about 60% of the veteran support funds have been expended and the navigation contract is set to be fully expended. Now that the MOA is in place with the SFCC Foundation they can start billing for scholarships they’ve awarded.
9. MATTERS FROM STAFF
The staff liaison gave an update on hiring and new positions that have been budgeted. The VAB will soon get a new liaison as soon as the position is hired.
10. NEXT MEETING: June 16 2022
11. ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 6:20PM.
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