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Home My WebLink About02/26/2003 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA FEBRUARY 26, 2003 CALLED TO ORDER ATTENDANCE DELHICOMMUNITY CENTER 505EAST CENTRALAVENUE SANTA ANA,'CALIFORNIA 6:05 P.M. BOARD MEMBERS Present: LARRY HAYNES (Acting Chairman); JOEL AYALA (6:15 p.m.); MARY BLOOM- RAMOS; AMERICA BRACHO; JOHN BREWSTER; JON DIETZ; ANGELO DOTI; DAVE ELBAOM; BILL FOGARTY; MARIA HARO (6:32 p.m.); CHUCK MAGDALENA; IRENE MARTINEZ; MICHAEL METZLER; AL MIJARES (6:07 p.m.); JAMES PRICE; MARCOS RAMIREZ; DAVID REAM (17) Absent: . PAULA BURRIER-LUND; MAI CONG; JIM DAVIS; EDIblE HERNANDEZ; ROMAN REYNA; VICTORIA ZARAGOZA (6) STAFF Present: BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, Acting General Counsel BILL MANIS, Empowerment Zone Manager MARIA R. _HUIZAR, Acting Recording Secretary CONSENTCALENDAR Motion: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar Items. (Agenda Items 1-2) MOTION: Ream SECOND: Bloom-Ramos VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Elbaum; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Price; Ramirez; Ream (12) SAEC MINUTES '1 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 NOES: ABSENT: None (0) Ayala, Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Mijares, Reyna; Zaragoza (9) MINUTES Motion: 1. Approve Minutes. Regular Meeting held January 22, 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. Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the Minutes. Notices/Agendas Meetin.q Date Date Posted Time 2. Regular Meeting Agenda 02/26/03 02/21/03 9:00 a.m. EXCUSED ABSENCES Motion: Excuse the absence of the following Board members from the current meeting: Paula Burrier-Lund; Mai Cong; Jim Davis; Roman Reyna; and Victoria Zaragoza MOTION: Dietz VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: SECOND: Magdalena Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Elbaum; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Price; Ramirez; Ream (12) None (0) Ayala, Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Mijares, Reyna; Zaragoza (9) ***END OFCONSENTCALENDAR*** SAEC MINUTES 2 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 BUSINESS CALENDAR 1. APPOINT SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEMBER Motion: Appoint Angelo Doti to the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board of Directors as the Representative from the County of Orange Social Services Agency. MOTION: Ream SECOND: Dietz VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Elbaum; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Price; Ramirez; Ream (12) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Ayala, Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Mijares, Reyna; Zaragoza (9) 2. APPOINT SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION BOARD MEMBER Motion: Appoint Bill Fogarty to the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board of Directors as the representative from the Orange County based labor unions. MOTION: Brewster SECOND: Ream VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Doti; Elbaum; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Price; Ramirez; Ream (13) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Ayala, Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Mijares, Reyna; Zaragoza (9) Boa~ memberM~aresjoinedthe meetingat6:07p.m. 3. APPROVE THE SERVICE NAVIGATOR, RESIDENT OMBUDSMAN AND BUSINESS INCUBATO~JOB ACADEMY (ENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING)REQUESTFOR PROPOSAL SAEC MINUTES 3 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 Motion: Approve the Service Navigator, Resident Ombudsman and Business Incubator/Job Academy (Entrepreneurship Training) Request For Proposal. MOTION: Metzler SECOND: ' Bloom-Ramos VOTE: AYES: Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Doti, Elbaum; Fogarty; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Mijares; Price; Ramirez; Ream (15) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Ayala, Burrier-l_und; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Reyna; Zaragoza (8) Board member Ayala joined the meeting at 6:15 p.m. ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP REVIEW OFTHE BUDGET AND PROGRAM TASK FORCE Bill Manis reported that Boardmember Hernandez asked to be removed from the Task Fome Motion: Appoint new non-resident SAEC Board members to the Budget and Program Task Force. Appoint Boardmember Ayala to the Budget.and Program Task Force for a one-year period MOTION: Magdalena SECOND: Bloom-Ramos VOTE: AYES: Ayala, Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Doti, EIbaum; Fogarty; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Mijares; Price; Ramirez; Ream_(16) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Reyna; Zaragoza (7) SANTA ANA SAFE SCHOOLS INITIATIVE.PROGRAM ASSETS SAEC MINUTES 4 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 Motion: Approve the transfer of assets from the Santa Ana Safe Schools Initiative Program t o t hose agencies identified i n Exhibit B of t his Action Item. MOTION: Bloom-Ramos SECOND: Doti VOTE: AYES: Ayala, Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Doff, Elbaum; Fogarty; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Mijares; Price; Ramirez; Ream (16) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Haro, Hernandez; Reyna; Zaragoza (7) Board member Haro joined the meeting 6. at 6:32 p.m. MCFADDEN AND HATHAWAY TRAFFIC SIGNAL TIME EXTENSION REQUEST Motion: Approve the time extension request for the McFadden and Hathaway traffic signal. MOTION: Ream VOTE: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: SECOND: Mijares Ayala, Bloom-Ramos; Bracho; Brewster; Dietz; Doti, EIbaum; Fogarty; Haro; Haynes; Magdalena; Martinez; Metzler; Mijares; Price; Ramirez; Ream (17) None (0) Burrier-Lund; Cong; Davis; Hernandez; Reyna; Zaragoza (6) PRESENTATIONS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTiNFRASTRUCTURE UPDATE Dale Ward, Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce; Greg Robinson, California State University at Fullerton (CSUF) Professor; and Wallace Walrod, Orange County Business Council provided a detailed account a s t o t he Research and Development Infrastructure research project that is a joint SAEC MINUTES 5 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 venture between the SAEC, Santa Ana Chamber of Commercce, CSUF, and the Orange County Business Council BOARD TASK FORCE REPORT BUDGET AND PROGRAM TASK FORCE Bill Manis indicated that the Task Force would be meeting on Friday and electing a Chair EDUCATION TASK FORCE Boardmember Haro noted that the Task Force had not met due to lack of quorum MARKETING AD HOC TASK FORCE Boardmember Bloom-Ramos also noted that the Task Force had not met due to lack of quorum SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE Boardmember Haynes reported that the Task Force would like to attend the SAEC Board meetings and address all boardmembers. Haynes also indicated that the Task Force should continue to support the SAEC Business Plan. STAFF REPORTS WORKING CAPITAL LOAN PROGRAM Bill Manis informed the Board that Working Capital Loan Program, a first- year funded program, is currently in progress. The Working Capital Loan Program provides access to capital and entrepreneurial assistance to small businesses located in the Empowerment Zone. The Southland Economic Development Corporation has issued its first loan for this program to New Vision Technology, Inc. in the amount of $100,000.00 SAEC MINUTES 6 FEBRUARY 26, 2003 QUARTERLY MONITORING REPORT, JAbIUARY 2003 Bill Manis reported that as of January 15, 2003 there were only eight (8) active programs. Twelve programs expired on November 30, 2002, and two of them are pending resolution by the Budget and Program Task Force regarding their request for time extension and program modifications. COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS - None BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Brewster: · Thanked Dale Ward for the outstanding presentation on the Research and Development Infrastructure Update. Ramirez: · Requested that staff wOrk on developing a policy for liquidation of assets. NEXT MEETING - March 26, 2003 ADJOURNMENT- 7:27 P.M. Maria R. Huizar Acting Recording Secretary SAEC MINUTES 7 FEBRUARY 26, 2003