Approved Minutes — original pdf

Approved Minutes

COMMISSION ON VETERAN AFFAIRS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, September 17, 2025 The COMMISSION ON VETERANS AFFAIRS convened in a REGULAR Meeting on WEDNESDAY, September 17, 2025, 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 7:03pm CST. Commissioners in Attendance: Michael Mcinerney Armando Gonzales Jose Reyes Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Amber Schleuning Christopher Wilson Bryce Laake-Stanfield Anita Carmichael Roberts Commissioners Absent: William Dahlstrom Staff in Attendance: Jesus Simental – Veterans Administrator, Office of Equity and Inclusion PUBLIC COMMUNICATION – GENERAL APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. The minutes from the meeting of 8/20/2025 were approved on Commissioner Bryce Laake-Stanfield motion, second by Christopher Wilson on a 7-0 vote. Commissioner William Dahlstrom was absent. STAFF BRIEFINGS DISCUSSION ITEMS 2. Presentation and discussion by Shafina Khaki and Dr Lindsey Wilson on the function of the Department of Equity and Inclusion for the City of Austin. 3. Presentation and discussion by Patricia Morgan from Texas Veterans Network/Combined Arms on their services. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS 4. Participation by the Veterans Commission in the parade, homelessness initiative by Commissioner Bryce Laake-Stanfield, presentations by local universities veterans’ offices. ADJOURNMENT END: 8:17 PM 5. Chair Michael Mcinerney made the motion to adjourn, Jose Reyes second on a 6-0 vote. Commissioner William Dahlstrom was absent. The minutes were approved at the 15 October 2025 meeting on Commissioner Bryce Laake- Stanfield’s motion, Armando Gonzales second on a 6-0 vote, William Dahlstrom and Anita Roberts were absent. .