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Home My WebLink About06/25/2003 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA JUNE 25, 2003 CALLED TO ORDER DELHICOMMUNITYCENTER 505 EAST CENTRAL AVENUE SANTA ANA, CA 6:02P.M. ATTENDANCE BOARD MEMBERS Present: ROMAN REYNA (Chairman); MARY BLOOM-RAMOS; AMERICA BRACHO (6:14 P.M.); JON DIETZ; ANGELO DOTI (6:04 P.M.); MARIA HARO; CHUCK MAGDALENA; IRENE MARTINEZ; MICHAEL METZLER; JAMES PRICE (6:04 P.M.); DAVID REAM; VICTORIA ZARAGOZA (11 ) Absent: JOHN BREWSTER; PAULA BURRIER- LUND; MAI CONG; DAVE ELBAUM; BILL FOGARTY; LARRY HAYNES; EDDIE HERNANDEZ; AL MIJARES; MARCOS RAMIREZ; ROMAN REYNA (10) Motion: STAFF present: BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, Acting General Counsel BILL MANIS, Empowerment Zone Manager PATRICIA E. HEALY, Recording Secretary CONSENT CALENDAR Approves~ff mcommendations onthe ~llowing ConsentCalendar Items. MOTION: Ream SECOND: Bloom-Ramos SAEC MINUTES 1 ~ 25, 2003 MINUTES VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSTAIN: ABSENT: Bloom-Ramos, Diet. z; Haro, Magdalena, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (7) None (0) Zamgoza (1) Bracho, Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Doff, Elbaum, Fogarty, Haynes, Hernandez, Mijares, Price, Ramirez, Reyna (13) Motion: Approve Minutes. 1. Regular Meeting held May 28, 2003 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; Delhi Community Center, 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, CA. Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the Minutes. Notices/Agendas Meeting Date Date Posted Time 2. Regular Meeting Agenda 6/25/03 6/20/03 4:00 p.m. EXCUSED ABSENCES Motion: Excuse the absence of the following directors from the current meeting: Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Elbaum, Fogarty, Haynes, Hemandez, Mijares, Ramirez, Reyna (10) MOTION: Dietz VOTE: AYES: SECOND: Magdalena Bloom-Ramos, Dietz; Doti, Ham, Magdalena, Martinez, Metzler, Price, Ream, Zaragoza (10) SAEC MINUTES 2 ~ 25, 2003 NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bracho, Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Elbaum, Fogarty, Haynes, Hernandez, Mijares, Ramirez, Reyna (11) *** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR *** APPOINT SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION DIRECTOR Motion: Appoint Raul J. Medrano to the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board of Directors as the representative from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. MOTION: Metzler SECOND: Die~ VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos, Dietz; Doti, Haro, Magdalena, Martinez, Metzler, Price, Ream, Zaragoza (10) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bracho, Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Elbaum, Fogarty, Haynes, Hernandez, Mijares, Ramirez, Reyna (11) (ITEM TAKEN OUT OF ORDER) PRESENTATIONS Final Results of Phase I of the Research and Development Infrastructure and proposal for Phase II of the Research and Development Infrastructure presented by Dale Ward, Project Manager, Santa Ana Chamber of Commeme, Wallace Walrod, PhD, Orange County Business Council. A few highlights of this presentation follow: SAECMINUTES 3 ~ 25, 2003 · The federal Empowerment Zone is a 10-year federal designation the City of Santa ^na received on January 13, 1999; the designation will expire in 2009 · The Empowerment Zone covers a four square mile region of the City · The boundaries were based on poverty rate and census tracts · The goals for phase one of the R & D Infrastructure include: the gathering of odginal data, analysis, and a report on current empowerment zone state of affairs · Questions to be answered include: How is the Empowerment zone doing with respect to businesses? With respect to residents? Where is it excelling? Where is it underperforming? · Since the beginning of the Zone in 1999, 221 new companies have been attracted to the empowerment zone representing about 4, 000 new jobs · Unemployment in the zone is 9.7% as compared to 5% in Orange County; the median age is 23.5 as compared to a median age of 33.4 in Orange County; per capita income in $8, 442 as compared to a per capita income of $25, 504 in Orange County · The total number of persons per household ranges from 1 to 19, with an average of 5.91 · The number of wage earners in each household ranges from 0 to 12, with an average of 2.5 · Survey respondents have lived in Santa Ana from 1 month to 90 years, averaging 18.36 years · Perceived barriers to primary wage earners' ability to work include lack of affordable housing, lack of child care, and lack of transportation · The Empowerment Zone is being transformed by significant changes in demographics, growth of technology, globalization of economy and markets, and continued restructuring of workplaces · R & D infrastructure and resulting activities need to become more specific, comprehensive and foresighted · Key findings in phase one: o Increase marketing of benefits and services of the Empowerment Zone o Balance portfolio of Zone companies by attracting financial and health services o Address language skills o Address education and skill levels o Look at barriers to goal of long-term sustainability: child care, housing, documentation, small business viability and sustainability, and transportation · With its heavy reliance on the manufacturing cluster, the SAEZ faces the potential for increased poverty and joblessness, under employment for Iow- income residents, difficult decisions for employer, and economic uncertainty · Language skills of SAEZ residents do not match up with most entry-level cluster jobs, especially service SAEC MINUTES 4 ~ 25, 2003 · Next steps in the R & D Infrastructure include increasing business/resident interactions by adjusting SAEZ business and resident strategies, if necessary · Develop a system and plan to take advantage of the key opportunities that will make the Zone sustainable over the long-term Motion: FOURTH-YEAR FUNDING ALLOCATION Approve the Budget and Program Task Force recommendation to award a contract for the second phase of the Research and Development Infrastructure to the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce in association with the Orange County Business Council, utilizing fourth-year funding in an amount not to exceed $285,000. MOTION: Bloom-Ramos SECOND: Price VOTE: AYES: BIoom-Ramos, Bracho, Dietz; Doti, Haro, Magdalena, Martinez, Price, Ream, Zaragoza (10) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: Metzler (1) ABSENT: Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Elbaum, Fogarty, Haynes, Hernandez, Mijares, Ramirez, Reyna (10) BOARD TASK FORCE REPORTS Budget and Program Task Force: Mike Metzler reported that the Task Force took an action on the main item on the Board's agenda tonight. Additionally there is a vacancy in the position of Vice Chair and a new Vice Chair will be selected in July. He further reported that the Task Force will begin to review investment related opportunities. STAFF REPORTS Bill Manis, Empowerment Zone Manager reported that three United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials visited the Empowerment Zone on June 12, 2003. The purpose of the visit was to introduce new HUD officials to staff and the projects and programs taking place in Santa Ana. Staff held an introduction meeting at City Hall, and then visited three Empowerment Zone locations including the New SAEC MINUTES 5 ~ 25, 2003 Children's Zoo at the Santa Ana Zoo, High End Products and Stauffer's Cookie. Company COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS - None BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS - None NEXT MEETING - September 24, 2003, at Delhi Community Center ADJOURNMENT- 7:15 P.M. Patricia E. Healy Recording Secretary SAEC MINUTES 6 ~ 25, 2003