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Minutes 11-14-12 MINUTES OF THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMISSION HELD ON WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2012, AT 10:00 AM IN CITY HALL, CONFERENCE ROOM B 100 E. BOYNTON BEACH BOULEVARD, BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA PRESENT: Tom Kaiser, Chair Chuck Magazine, Risk Management John Farrington William Mitchell Stuart Preston Bridget Roberts Frank Bregoli, Alt. Stanley Gavlick, Alt. Lester McKinzie, Alt. Karl Washington, Alt. ABSENT: James Bowman Victor Norfus I. CALL TO ORDER — Tom Kaiser, Chairman Chair Kaiser called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE — All Hands The members recited the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag. III. INVOCATION Chair Kaiser gave the invocation. IV. ROLL CALL OF MEMBERS The Recording Secretary called the roll. A quorum was present. V. AGENDA APPROVAL, November 14, 2012 Motion Mr. Farrington moved to approve the agenda. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gavlick and unanimously passed. Meeting Minutes Veterans Advisory Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 14, 2012 VI. APPROVAL OF MINUTES, September 12, 2012 Motion Mr. Preston moved to approve the minutes. The motion was seconded by Mr. Gavlick and unanimously passed. VII. COMMENTS a Chair Chair Kaiser passed out a list of current activities. He advised a place was needed for the ceremonies to award the French medals. Many have passed away since the project was started. There have been many problems getting the medals from France. Chair Kaiser discussed the possibility of having two ceremonies on the same day. One could be from 11 a.m. to noon, have lunch and then do a second ceremony at 1 p.m. He suggested using the Civic Center since there were chairs already set up. Mr. Magazine advised no dates in December were available. He commented he had suggested three dates, January 10th, 17th or 24 He would need to know which date was best as soon as possible. b Members or Visitors Mr. Gavlick commented there were three possible honorary members and he would like to nominate Mrs. Dorothy Moore for one of those positions. She had been very supportive, attends all the events and has contributed monetarily to a great extent. Mr. Magazine provided a list of the different categories that were required in order to be an honorary member. The nominations would have to be approved by the City Commission. Chair Kaiser read the names of the current honorary members and what category they fell under. Chair Kaiser recommended writing a letter to the City Commission to approve an additional category. Motion Mr. Gavlick moved to nominate Mrs Dorothy Moore as an honorary member of the Veterans Advisory Commission. The motion was seconded by Mr. Farrington and unanimously passed. 2 Meeting Minutes Veterans Advisory Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 14, 2012 Motion Mr. Preston moved that the Veterans Advisory Commission write a letter to the City Commission requesting the addition of other qualifications to the current list for honorary members to include members, of the Veterans organizations. The motion was seconded by Mr. Farrington and unanimously passed. VIII. OLD BUSINESS: a. Veterans Memorial Park Events Chair Kaiser commented there were two monuments and two benches completed in the past 20 days. The scheduled date for the Air Force Monuments is March 6, 2013. Two pilots will be guests on that day. The Army monuments were scheduled for June 6, 2013 and the Navy monuments would take place on November 11, 2013, the fifth anniversary of the Park. Chair Kaiser advised he was setting aside an Air Force section. The monuments would be bought by the Legion b. Awarding of French Legion of Honor Medals that took place The Cuban Missile Crisis Monuments were unveiled on Monday, October 22, 2012. There were many in attendance. There was brief discussion on the walkway and the flags c. Memorial Day Ceremonies, Sunday, May 27, 2013 at 2:00 p.m Boynton Beach Memorial Park Memorial Day would be on a Monday in 2013. Since ceremonies were always done on Sunday, Chair Kaiser wanted them to remain on Sunday at Boynton Beach Memorial Park. d. Donated flags and poles along center walkway (awaiting funding & written proposal) This item was not discussed. e. Honorary Member Appointments (3 positions vacant) The majority of this item was discussed under Comments. It was mentioned that Mrs. Metcalf was approved by the members last month as an honorary member f. Park Brochure & Fundraisers This item was not discussed. 3 Meeting Minutes Veterans Advisory Commission Boynton Beach, FL November 14, 2012 g. Lighting at Veterans Memorial Park Chair Kaiser mentioned that last year during the MIA vigil, Florida Light & Power installed lights on the poles. h. Removal of Animal Shelter — convert to parking Mr. Magazine advised the Animal Shelter had been demolished but it was not open for parking due to it being all sand. It was hoped that it would be cleared and leveled and shell rock installed in the near future. IX. NEW BUSINESS a Other Mr. Magazine reminded everyone to complete and submit their paperwork for re- appointments Chair Kaiser reiterated he would like feedback on the idea of having two 25 medal ceremonies in one day. He would need members to volunteer to assist. X. BENEDICTION, MOMENT OF SILENT PRAYER Chair Kaiser gave the benediction, followed by a moment of silent prayer. XI. NEXT BOARD MEETING — Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at 10:00 AM XII. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to discuss, Chair Kaiser adjourned the meeting at 10:35 a.m. &I , , _A', „ u Ellie Caruso Recording Secretary 4