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Minutes of the Regular Meeting
June 28, 2000
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was convened at 6:03 p.m. in the Walker Elementary School All Purpose
Room, 811 East Bishop Street, Santa Ana
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
ATTENDANCE
The following Directors were present: Armijo, Avila, Bracho (6:16 p.m.), Burrier-Lund,
Davis, Diet, z, Haynes (6:07 p.m.), Hernandez, Leaman, Magdalena, Metzler (6:09 p.m.),
Price, Sanchez-Valentine (6:35 p.m.), and Zaragoza (14)
The following Directors were absent: Cibrian, Cong, Garza, Martinez, Mijares, Ream,
Richardson, and Yanez (8)
Staff present were: Economic Development Manager Nunn, Acting General Counsel
Kaufman, Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler, Economic Development Aide Lahey,
Secretary Healy, and Deputy Clerk of the Council Ruano
CONSENTCALENDAR
Motion by Dietz, seconded by Magdalena, to approve the following
Consent Calendar items was adopted by the following vote: Ayes:
lO; Noes: 0 - Absent: Bracho, Cibrian, Cong, Garza, Haynes,
Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream, Richardson, and Yanez
MINUTES
Motion: Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held May 24, 2000.
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RECORDING SECRETARY REPORT
Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter into the Minutes.
The May 24, 2000 Agenda of the Santa Ana Empowerrnent Board
Regular Meeting was posted on the door of Walker Elementary
School, 811 East Bishop, Santa Ana, on May 19, 2000 at 11:45
a.m.
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3. EXCUSE ABSENCES
Motion:
Excuse the absence of the following directors from the current
meeting: Directors Cibrian, Cong, Garza, Martinez, Ream,
Richardson, and Yanez
** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR **
BUSINESS CALENDAR
BOND ALLOCATION FOR STAUFFER BISCUIT CO., INC.
Director Davis briefed the Board relative to the staff recommendation on this
matter. Discussion ensued and members directed questions to Chris Wadden,
General Manager of the Laguna Cookie Company and the representative for the
Stauffer Biscuit Company.
Motion by Armijo seconded by Price to approve the Recommendation to
the Industrial Development Authority of the City of Santa Ana that it issue
$12 million of the Santa Ana Empowerment Zone allocation for Private
Activity Bonds to finance the construction of a new building and
acquisition and installation of new equipment for Stauffer Biscuit
Company's facility within the Empowerment Zone was adopted by the
following vote: Ayes: 13; Noes: 0 - Absent: Cibrian, Cong, Gat-za, Martinez,
Mijares, Ream, Richardson, and Yanez (8)
2. RESIGNATION OF BILL FOGARTY AND APPOINTMENT OF LINDA
SANCHEZ-VALENTINE
Motion by Burrier-Lund seconded by Hernandez to accept with regret the
resignation of Bill Fogarty and appoint Linda Sanchez-Valentine to the
Board of Directors as a representative of an Orange County based labor
union Zone was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: 13; Noes: 0 - Absent:
Cibrian, Cong, Gar-za, Martinez, Mijares, Ream, Richardson, and Yanez (8)
Following the vote on this item, newly appointed Director Sanchez-Valentine took
her seat and participated and voted on the remaining agenda items.
PRINTING OF MARKETING MATERIALS
Motion by Dietz seconded by Burrier-Lund to approve the design for
letterhead, envelopes and business cards for the Empowerment Zone
Program and authorize staff to proceed with printing of the marketing
materials at a cost not to exceed $2,000 was adopted by the following vote:
Ayes: 14; Noes: 0 - Absent: Cibrian, Cong, Gar-za, Martinez, Mijares, Ream,
Richardson, and Yanez (8)
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COMMENTS
1. PUBLIC COMMENTS
Acting General Counsel Kaufman distributed a press release announcing that the
City of Santa Ana finalized a settlement of its litigation with the Orange County
Transportation Authority over the OCTA's acquisition of the former Associated
Concrete Products site at 4301 West Mac Arthur Boulevard in the City of Santa
Ana.
Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler announced his departure from the City
of Santa Ana and as the Empowerment Zone Manager. Board members
thanked him for the job he has done as Empowerment Zone Manager and for his
responsiveness to the Board's issues.
2. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Director Armijo announced that the Orange County Transportation Authority will
be hiring and training mechanics within the next few months. He will be providing
additional information in the coming weeks.
Director Leaman stated that since the Board has gone on record requesting a
congressional investigation of the matter involving the Orange County
Transportation Authority, the issue should be placed on a future agenda for
consideration in light of the City's action in settling its litigation.
Director Hernandez requested that the Empowerment Zone Manager position be
placed on a future agenda for discussion.
NEXT REGULAR MEETING - Wednesday, July 26, 2000
ADJOURNMENT - 6:52 P.M.
atncia E. Healy, (~
Secretary
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