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Home My WebLink About04/24/2002 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APRIL 24, 2002 CALLED TO ORDER ATTENDANCE STAFF PRESENT WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 811 EAST BISHOP SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA 6:04 P.M. BOARD OF DIRECTORS Present: ROMAN REYNA (Chairman); BLOOM- RAMOS; FERNANDO CIBRIAN; MAI CONG; JIM DAVIS; JON DIETZ; MARIA HARO; LARRY HAYNES, CHUCK MAGDALENA; MICHAEL METZLER; JAMES PRICE; DAVID REAM; VICTORIA ZARAGOZA (13) BOARD OF DIRECTORS Absent: AMERICA BRACHO; JOHN BREWSTER; PAULA BURRIER-LUND; EDDIE HERNANDEZ; LARRY LEAMAN; IRENE MARTINEZ; AL MIJARES (7) BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, Acting General Counsel; BILL MANIS, Empowerment Zone Manager, PATRICIA E. HEALY, Recording Secretary Motion: CONSENT CALENDAR Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar Items. MOTION: Haynes SECOND: Cibrian VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Cibrian; Cong; Davis; Dietz; Haro; Haynes; Magdalena; Metzler; Price; Ream; Reyna; Zaragoza (13) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Bracho; Brewster; Burrier-Lund; Hernandez; Leaman; Martinez; Mijares (7) SAEC MINUTES t APRIL 24, 2002 Motion: MINUTES Approve Minutes. Regular Meeting held March 27, 2002 Motion: RECORDING SECRETARY POSTING REPORT The following notices were posted pursuant to the Brown Act. Corporation Agendas and Notices are posted on the door of the City Council Chambers at 22 Civic Center Plaza; Walker Elementary, 811 E. Bishop Street, Santa Ana. Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the Minutes. Notices/Aqendas Regular Meeting Agenda Meetin.q Date Date Posted Time 4/24/02 4/19/02 11:00 a.m. Motion: EXCUSED ABSENCES Excuse the absence meeting: Bracho; Brewster; Burrier-Lund; Hernandez; Mijares Davis AYES: NOES: ABSENT: MOTION: VOTE: of the following directors from the current SECOND: Haynes Bloom-Ramos; Cibrian; Cong; Davis; Haro; Haynes; Magdalena; Metzler; Ream; Reyna; Zaragoza (13) None (0) Bracho; Srewster; Burrier-Lund; Leaman; Martinez; Mijares (7) Dietz; Price; Hernandez; *** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR *** SAEC MINUTES 2 APRIL 24, 2002 BUSINESS CALENDAR Motion: APPOINT EMPOWERMENT ZONE DIRECTOR Appoint Dave Elbaum to the Santa Ana Empowerment Zone Corporation Board of Directors as the representative from the Orange County Transportation Authority. MOTION: VOTE: Dietz SECOND: Ream AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Cibrian; Cong; Davis; Dietz; Hare; Haynes; Magdalena; Metzler; Price; Ream; Reyna; Zaragoza (13) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Bracho; Brewster; Burrier-Lund; Hernandez; Leaman; Martinez; Mijares (7) Following the vote on this item newly appointed Director David Elbaum took his seat at the table and participated in the balance of the meeting. 2. McFADDEN AND HATHAWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIME/FUND REQUEST Motion: Santa Ana City Engineer George Alvarez explained that, since September of 2001, Public Works staff has been working with the County of Orange and Santa Ana Unified School District to reach a consensus on the design for ingress and egress on County property. After several months of negotiation, the County, District and City have agreed to implement the plan now presented to the Empowerment Zone. Board discussion ensued. Members questioned why the increased costs were not shared by the three entities involved, and asked why the Empowerment Zone was asked to incur the total increased cost of the project. Director Haynes raised concern that the project was not directly related to economic development. Director Zaragoza emphasized the importance of this project to the community and the safety of children. Approve a time extension through February 2003 and additional fund request in the amount of $82,100.00 for the McFadden and Hathaway traffic signal. MOTION: Cibrian SECOND: Zaragoza SAEC MINUTES 3 APRIL 24, 2002 VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Bloom-Ramos; Cibrian; Cong; Elbaum; Haynes; Magdalena; Price; Ream; Reyna; Zaragoza (10) Davis; Dietz; Metzler (3) Haro (1) Bracho; Brewster; Burrier-Lund; Hernandez; Leaman; Martinez; Mijares (7) DISCUSSION CHAIR AND CO-CHAIRS BOARD AD HOC, presented by Director Haynes Director Haynes noted that the Chair and Co-Chairs Ad Hoc committee has met three times and that the group's recommendations will be brought forward formally for the Board's consideration in May, 2002. He further noted that the recommendations would effectively change the current strategy committee structure, by centralizing the committees into one large group that meets frequently and is given direction directly from the SAEC Board of Directors. A Sustainability Task Force would be established and would be a standing Task Force of the Board, subject to the provisions of the Brown Act. The Task Force would carry out and implement the business and strategic plans of the Empowerment Zone. The total number of Task Force members would be 35 with the Chair and Vice Chair selected from the SAEC Board. Director Haynes noted that the Ad Hoc committee was including a recommendation that would require that Task Force members abstain from participation in the Task Force if applying for or currently receiving Empowerment Zone Funds. Board discussion ensued. Members expressed support for many of the Ad Hoc Committee's recommendations but some expressed concern that participation would be severely limited if there were a requirement that Task Force members could not apply or receive Empowerment Zone Funds. Director Haynes replied that this recommendation could be deleted from the proposal. SAEC MINUTES 4 APRIL 24, 2002 BOARDTASKFORCE REPORT BUDGET AND PROGRAM TASK FORCE - Director Metzler noted that the Budget and Program Task Force met on April 24, 2002 and reviewed 9 requests for third year funding extensions. He further noted that at the next meeting, the Task Force will review the proposed Business Plan EDUCATIONAL AD HOC TASK FORCE - None MARKETING AD HOC TASK FORCE - Bill Manis, Empowerment Zone Manager noted that the Marketing Task Force has not met and that it is waiting for future plans and direction to be approved by the Board. STAFF REPORTS RESIGNATION OF SAEC BOARD DIRECTOR GARZA, presented by Bill Manis Mr. Manis informed the Board that a letter of resignation from the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation had been received from Director Paul Garza Jr. He noted that as a member of the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Director Garza filled the Santa Ana 2000 Board seat. Legal Counsel Ben Kaufman noted that the Santa Ana 2000 no longer exists and that the board should determine what to do with this seat. Discussion ensued, and it was suggested that this seat could be a Hispanic Chamber seat, and that this issue should be placed on an upcoming Board agenda COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS Ben Grabiel addressed the board relative to concerns about the reduction in participation in the proposed Sustainability Task Force. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Director Maqdalena · Asked staff about the current status of Empowerment Zone funding. Bill Manis responded that the Empowerment Zone has received the $3 million appropriated from last year, and that staff has gone to Washington D.C. to lobby for additional funds, however at this time there is no information on the status of these efforts. SAEC MINUTES 5 APRIL 24, 2002 Chair Reyna · Announced that the Casa Bonita Neighborhood's Association's 2nd annual Latino Hero Celebration on March 30, 2002 was extremely successful and approximately 700 individuals were in attendance. Director Zaraqoza · Announced that on April 6, 2002, the Minnie Street Family resource Center held a Community Resource Fair and Blue ribbon Kickoff Campaign to "Prevent Child Abuse" NEXT MEETING - May 22, 2002 ADJOURNMENT - 7:14 p.m. Recording Secretary SAEC MINUTES 6 APRIL 24, 2002