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HomeMy WebLinkAbout08/25/1999 SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION Minutes of Regular/Organizational Meeting August 25, 1999 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 6:05 p.m. in the Walker Elementary School All Purpose Room at 811 East Bishop Street, Santa Ana. ATTENDANCE The following Board Members were present: Armijo, Avila, Bracho(6:15 p.m.), Burfier-Ltmd, Cibrian, Cong, Davis, Dietz, Garza, Haynes, Hemandez(represented by Rita Cepeda), Leman, Magdalena, Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Richardson, Yanez, and Zaragoza. The following Board Members were absent: Fogarty, Henley, and Ream. Staff present were: Economic Development Manager Numa, Acting General Counsel Kaufman, Empo;verment Zone Manager Schindler, Economic Development Aide Lahey, and Secretary Guy. Also present were other support staff members, parents from the adjacent neighborhood, HUD representative Nelson Hernandez, and Walker Elementary School Principal Bob DeBerry. CONSENT CALENDAR Motion to approve the following Consent Calendar items was adopted by the vote of 19-0-3-0. * 1. MINUTES Approve minutes of the Regular/Organizational Meeting of August 4, 1999. 2. SECRETARY'S REPORT Instruct the Secretary to enter into the Minutes. The August 4, 1999 Agenda for the Santa Aha Empowerment Corporation Board was posted on the door of the Santa Ana Unified School District Administration Building, 1601 E. Chestnut Street, Santa Ana on July 30, 1999 at 5:40 p.m. END OF CONSENT CALENDAR COMMITTEE REPORTS 1. BYLAWS COMMITTEE Bylaws Committee Chair Metzler reported the draft corporate bylaws before the Board had not been included in the Agenda packet. He indicated the alternatives were to review * SECRETARY'S NOTE: VOTES ARE TABULATED AS AYES, NOES, ABSENT AND ABSTAIN. SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION 3 AUGUST 25, 1999 MINUTES them point-by-point, or continue their consideration to the next meeting to allow Board members the opportunity to thoroughly examine them, and approve them after the Board was officially incorporated. By the unanimous informal consent of the Board, consideration of the Bylaws was continued to the September 22 meeting. Acting General Counsel Kaufman reported the Articles of Incorporation had been submitted to the Secretary of State for their approval, anticipated in the near future, would allow to the Board to act as a corporate entity at its next meeting. 2. OPERATING AGREEMENT Economic Development Manager Nunn indicated a draft agreement between the City and the Empowerment Corporation would be provided at the next Board meeting. DISCUSSION ITEMS 1. COMMITTEE ROLES AND MEMBERSHIP Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler reported the five Empowerment Zone working committees including the Resident Advisory, Workforce Development, Economic Development, Youth Development, and Sustainable Community Development met during June and July and would meet again starting in September. He indicated a need to establish regular communications between the Board and the Committees, and agreed to provide the schedule of upcoming Committee meetings to the Board. Economic Development Manager Nunn reported she could not inform the committees of the next funding cycle since the federal Omnibus Funding bill had not yet been approved, and funding would not be available October 1 as previously anticipated. 2. ACTIVITIES OF OTHER EMPOWERMENT ZONES Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler commented that he had been in contact with several other Zones throughout the United States. He noted Santa Ana had made significant progress compared to the other zones, since Santa Ana was the only zone to have funded projects and programs to date. 3. SELECTION OF MEETING LOCATION Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler informed the Board that Walker Elementary School had been selected for tonight's meeting after investigation of 37 locations in the Empowerment Zone, and suggested the Board might wish to designate Walker its permanent meeting site. Motion to approve Walker Elementary School as the Board's regular meeting location through the 1999-2000 school year was adopted by the vote of 19-0-3-0. SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION 4 AUGUST 25, 1999 MINUTES ACTION ITEMS 1. BOARD OFFICERS ELECTION Bylaws Committee Chair Metzler reiterated that the Board was not yet incorporated and did not have approved bylaws, explaining any election of officers would have to be ratified following incorporation, and suggested the election be deferred. By the unanimous informal consent of the Board, the Election of Officers was continued to the September 22 meeting. 2. APPLICATION PACKAGE FOR BOND FINANCING PROGRAM Economic Development Manager Nunn and Board Member Jim Davis (SouthIand Economic Development Corporation) detailed the process that would be used to evaluate applications for $130 million in bond financing available to businesses in the Zone. Nunn indicated Empowerment Zone regulations require 35% of a business's workforce to be Zone residents for the life of the financing, and further noted that each application would be approved by the Board and the Santa Ana City Council. Motion to approve the loan application package to be sent to applicants for the Empowerment Zone Bond Financing Program was adopted by the vote of 19-0-3-0. 3. CONTRACT WITH ENTROPY FOR MARKETING BROCHURES Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler distributed three draft brochures, two for residents and businesses, and a third containing general information. He expressed an immediate need for a tool to market the Zone, indicating the brochures would be used on an interim basis until a brochure could be developed with input from the community. Board members expressed concems regarding the brochure's appeal, particularly to residents, and the fact that Entropy was not a local business. Board Members Avila and Zaragosa volunteered to assist with development of a new brochure. Motion to authorize the Executive Director to enter into a contract with Entropy for the production of three brochures (5000 copies each of one for residents, one for businesses, and a general brochure) to market the Empowerment Zone at a cost not to exceed $5,000 was adopted by the vote of 19-0-3-0. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Board member Richardson requested that Santa Ana Unified School District Superintendent Mijares brief the Board on the upcoming School Bond Measure at its next meeting. PUBLIC COMMENTS There were no comments from members of the public. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 6:57 p.m. SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION 5 AUGUST 25, 1999 MINUTES