City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 19, 2017
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Consideration of the Recommendation from Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group.
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ISSUE: Recommendation From Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council receive the report from the Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group.
BACKGROUND: In December 2016, City Council adopted a resolution (Attachment) to create a temporary Ad Hoc Veterans Commission Advisory Group whose mission was to provide a recommendation to City Council advising whether or not to create a permanent Alexandria Veterans Commission ("Commission") that would address the concerns and needs of veterans, service members, their family members and caregivers.
The City Manager appointed the following seven members of the community to serve on the group:
- Danielle Corazza, Veteran, U.S. Army & Service-Disabled Veteran Small Business Owner
- Douglas Gurka, Veteran, U.S. Army & Commander of American Legion Post 24
- Kathryn Kolbe, (Chair), U.S. Airforce (retired)
- Sean Kumar, U.S. Army
- Bill Rausch, Veteran, U.S. Army & Executive Director of Got Your 6
- Kevin Wensing, U.S. Navy (retired)
- Bob Wood, U.S. Army (retired)
The group met twice a month over the course of a three-month period to discuss the issues and needs of the veteran community in Alexandria and determine the need for a permanent City of Alexandria Veterans Commission.
DISCUSSION: The group determined that a permanent Commission was not necessary at this time, and made the following recommendations for consideration by City Council.
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