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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
MARCH 24, 2004
CALLED TO ORDER
WALKER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
811 E. BISHOP STREET
SANTA ANA, CA.
6:06 p.m.
ATTENDANCE
BOARD MEMBERS present:
MARY BLOOM-RAMOS (Chair); EUGENE
ANTON; RICHARD BACIGALUPO;
PAULA BURRIER-LUND; MAl CONG;
MARIA HARO; CHUCK MAGDALENA;
IRENE MARTINEZ; MICHAEL METZLER;
AL MIJARES; JAMES PRICE (6:20 P.M.);
DAVID REAM (12)
Absent:
AMERICA BRACHO; JOHN BREWSTER;
ANGELO DOTI; BILL FOGARTY; LARRY
HAYNES; EDDIE HERNANDEZ; RAUL
MEDRANO; MIRIAM PADILLA; ROMAN
REYNA; VICTORIA ZARAGOZA (10)
STAFF present:
BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, Acting General
Counsel
BILL MANIS, Empowerment Zone
Manager
CESAR CEDENO, Economic Development
Specialist I
PATRICIA HEALY, Recording Secretary
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar
Items.
MOTION: Magdalena
SECOND: Cong
VOTE:
AYES:
Anton, Bacigalupo, Bloom-Ramos,
Burrier-Lund*, Cong, Haro, Magdalena,
Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream (11)
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NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
* Burrier-Lund abstained on Item 1
1.
MINUTES
Motion: Approve Minutes.
Regular Meeting held January 28, 2004
CONSENT CALENDAR
None (0)
None (0)
Bracho, Brewster, Doti, Fogarty,
Haynes, Hernandez, Medrano, Padilla,
Price, Reyna, Zaragoza (11)
2.
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 School, 811 East Bishop Street, Santa Ana.
Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the
Minutes.
Notices/AQendas
Posted
Regular Meeting Agenda
a.m.
3.
EXCUSED ABSENCES
MeetinQ Date
Time
Date Posted
1/28/04
1/23/04
9:00
Motion: Excuse the absence of the following directors from the current
meeting: Bracho, Doti, Haynes, Medrano, Reyna (5)
MOTION: Ream
SECOND:
AYES:
VOTE:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
Burrier-Lund
Anton, Bacigalupo, Bloom-Ramos,
Burrier-Lund*, Cong, Haro, Magdalena,
Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream (11)
None (0)
None (0)
Bracho, Brewster, Doti, Fogarty,
Haynes, Hernandez, Medrano, Padilla,
Price, Reyna, Zaragoza (11)
*** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
ABSENT:
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BUSINESS CALENDAR
8 4. APPROVE THE INVESTMENT STRATEGY REQUEST FOR
PROPOSAL
Motion: Approve the Investment Strategy Request For Proposal.
MOTION: Ream SECOND: Anton
VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bacigalupo, Bloom-Ramos,
Burrier-Lund*, Cong, Haro, Magdalena,
Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream (11)
NOES: None (0)
ABSTAIN: None (0)
ABSENT: Bracho, Brewster, Doti, Fogarty,
Haynes, Hernandez, Medrano, Padilla,
Price, Reyna, Zaragoza (11)
5. INCREASE MEMBERSHIP ON THE EDUCATION TASK FORCE
8 Motion: Increase membership on the Education Task Force by three
members; appoint David Ream as one of the new members.
MOTION: Haro
SECOND:
Mijares
VOTE:
AYES:
Anton, Bacigalupo, Bloom-Ramos,
Burrier-Lund*, Cong, Haro, Magdalena,
Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream (11)
NOES:
None (0)
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Bracho, Brewster, Doti, Fogarty,
Haynes, Hernandez, Medrano, Padilla,
Price, Reyna, Zaragoza (11)
BOARD TASK FORCE REPORT
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Budget and Program Task Force - Director Metzler stated that the task force's
recommendations relative to the RFP process for the Investment Policy were approved
on tonight's agenda. He further noted that he had been reappointed as Chair of the Task
Force, and Director Anton was appointed as Vice Chair. Further, the Task Force will be
considering the 2004 Summer Youth Program on April 29, 2004.
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BUSINESS CALENDAR
Education Task Force - Director Haro noted that the Task Force has not met during this
period due to lack of quorum.
Marketing Task Force - Chair Bloom-Ramos announced that the Empowerment Zone
Newsletter was published in its new format for the first issue in 2004 , and will be sent out
quarterly; she further announced that the decals for the Empowerment Zone businesses
to display in their windows will soon be distributed.
Sustainability Task Force - Chair Bloom-Ramos noted that this Task Force has not
met, but will meet by June, 2004.
STAFF REPORTS
Resignation of SAEC Director - Bill Manis, Empowerment Zone Manager announced
that he had received a letter of resignation from Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation
Board Director Jon Dietz, who is resigning after five years of service on the SAEC
Board.
Quarterly Monitoring Report, December 2003 - Cesar Cedeno presented the
Program Monitoring Reports as of December 15, 2004. This report reflects eight active
programs: one from the first year funding, three from the third year funding and four
from the fourth year funding
COMMENTS
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Steve Delgadillo, representing the Orange County Community Action Partnership,
presented the Board an update of the Daisy Wheel Networks.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS
Director Martinez
. Announced that there would be Finance and Business Expo seminars held at Delhi
Center on April 22, 2004 from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. which are targeted for
empowerment zone businesses. Seminar topics include: Buying Power of the Latino
Community, Access to Capital, Entrepreneurial Training and Marketing, and SAEZ
Tax Credits
Director Metzler
. Noted that he had recently been in Washington D.C. with Patti Nunn of the City's
staff to meet with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials; he reported that
Senior staff of HUD told them they were very impressed with the work the Santa Ana
Empowerment Zone has accomplished
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COMMENTS
Director MaQdalena
. Announced that Camp Defy, an organization developed for dependent youth to offer
alternatives to gang membership, is scheduling a youth camp at Camp Pendleton
from July 26, 2004 through July 30, 2004, and that the organization was looking for
additional funding partners
Director Miiares
. Thanked the Board and the City for the completion of the traffic signal on McFadden
and Hathaway.
Chair Bloom-Ramos
. Announced that future meetings would be held on alternating months at the Delhi
Community Center and the Corbin Community Center; the next meeting will be held
at Delhi Community Center
NEXT MEETING - April 28, 2004 at Delhi community Center, 505 E. Center Avenue,
Santa Ana
ADJOURNMENT - 6:43 P.M.
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