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Veterans Advisory Committee <br />Minutes June 22, 2021 <br />Page 3 <br />Lewis: I would say, Michael, in my time on the island, I've been aware of the two <br />organizations. I have yet to have them march in the parade. That would be a stickler to <br />say it. But I do know that they meet regularly, and it seems like based on their <br />membership that's a group that will continue on unlike what we've seen with some of <br />these other ones that depend one the year group that you retired at or served at. I for one <br />have no problem given that we will now have, if we go along since you're the head of <br />HIVM, it makes all the sense in the world based on your comments that would make <br />seven at -large members. Which I think is more than adequate and it at least gives <br />visibility to some of the active veterans' groups that are out there. <br />Chair Doolittle: I guess my comment is more about having membership that (inaudible). <br />Brittany Iyo: Michael is now on zoom and speaker phone; I don't think we need him on <br />speaker anymore. <br />Chair Doolittle: If I can get back on Zoom, I prefer to be there. <br />Lewis: I'm hanging up. Go ahead. <br />`Technical difficulties <br />Brinkley: Deb, why don't you repeat what you were saying. <br />Lewis: I think we can do it separately or together but what I heard from you, Michael, is <br />that the revision to paragraph B is to remove HIVM and I think the discussion was some <br />of us prefer to keep both, BIRMA and the National Guard Retirees, mainly because they <br />are one of the few active veteran groups that we have on the island, and they have pretty <br />good-sized members. With that it would now change it to be seven at -large when you <br />remove HIVM. <br />Chair Doolittle: Yes, I would agree. <br />Sheridan: Concur. <br />Lewis: We could, if you want to vote, unless there's a nay. Are there any nays out there <br />for wanting something different from what we discussed? Those are three changes, <br />remove HIVM, change six to seven at -large members. <br />Deputy Corporation Counsel J Yoshimoto: Deb, this is J. So, if you're going to do that, <br />you should get a motion and a second from two people. <br />Lewis: Ok, I make a motion that we remove HIVM, we add seven at -large members, and <br />we keep the two retiree associations on board and my caveat is we have three Veterans of <br />Foreign Wars posts. At -large members, because they're all over the island, it doesn't <br />preclude them from being at -large members. Before you could only have one member, or <br />