REGULAR MEETING OF THE COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS On Wednesday Jun 17, 2026 at 7pm City of Austin Permitting & Development Center 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr., Room 1401/1402 Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Commission on Veterans Affairs may be participating by video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Jesus Simental at 512-974-7742 or email at jesus.simental@austintexas.gov CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Michael Mcinerney – Chair Jose Reyes – Vice Chair William Dahlstrom Armando Gonzales Bryce Laake-Stanfield Anita Roberts Christopher Wilson Lucas Castillo Fansu Ku Amber Cress VACANT – D1 CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION APPROVAL OF MINUTES AGENDA 1. Approve the minutes of the Commission on Veteran Affairs Regular Meeting of May 20, 2026. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation and discussion by Joshua Shaver, Military Program Manager at Samaritan Center, to provide information on what services are offered through holistic counseling, integrative medicine, peer support, and education. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Please call Jesus Simental at (512) 974-7742 or jesus.simental@austintexas.gov at Equity and Inclusion Department to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Commission on Veterans Affairs, please contact Jesus Simental at 512-974-7742 or jesus.simental@austintexas.gov.
COMMISSION ON VETERAN AFFAIRS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2026 The COMMISSION ON VETERANS’ AFFAIRS convened in a REGULAR Meeting on WEDNESDAY, June 17, 2026, at the City of Austin Permitting & Development Center at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr, Austin, TX 78752. Chair Michael Mcinerney called the COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS MEETING to order at 7:00 pm CST. Commissioners in Attendance: Michael Mcinerney (Chair) Jose Reyes (Vice Chair) Armando Gonzales Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amber Schleuning Fansu Ku Lucas Castillo Christopher Wilson William Dahlstrom Anita Roberts Commissioners Absent: Bryce Laake-Stanfield Sta(cid:431) in Attendance: Jesus Simental – Veterans Administrator, City of Austin Department O(cid:431)ice of Equity and Inclusion PUBLIC COMMUNICATION GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The minutes from the meeting on 5/20/2026 were approved on Commissioner Jose Reyes motion, seconded by Christopher Wilson, on a 9-0 vote. Commissioner Bryce Laake-Stanfield was not present. DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation and discussion by Joshua Shaver, Military Program Manager at Samaritan Center. provided information on the services they o(cid:431)er Veterans in Austin, including holistic counseling, integrative medicine, peer support, and education. Josh is a retired Army Veteran with 34 years of service before finding his second career with the Samaritan Center. The Center has been operating for 52 years in Texas and employs 22 licensed counselors as well as a team of Veterans to provide peer support. Additionally, they provide instruments and lessons for music therapy and support hundreds of justice-involved Veterans annually through programs at Travis State Jail, Travis County Correctional Complex, and the Veterans Treatment Court program. FUTURE AGENDA 3. Chair Mcinerney advised commission about the requirements for the annual report and commissioner Fansu Ku recommended we invite Team RWB to do a presentation. ITEMS ADJOURNMENT END: 7:40 PM 4. Commissioner Christopher Wilson made the motion to adjourn the meeting second by Jose Reyes on a 10-0 vote. The minutes were approved at the 15 Jul 2026 meeting by Chair Michael Mcinerney motion, Jose Reyes second on a 6-0 vote, Bryce Laake-Stanfield, William Dahlstrom, Anita Roberts, Christopher Wilson, and Neal Wendt were absent.
