HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-16-1985MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
April 16, 1985
The meeting was informally convened at 5:24 p.m., in Room 831, City Hall,
20 Civic Center Plaza. Councilm~mbers present were John Acosta, Wilson B.
Hart, P. Lee Johnson, R. W. Luxembourger, Patricia A. McGuigan, Dan Young
and Mayor Daniel E. Griset. Also present were City Manager Robert C.
Bobb, City Attorney Edward J. Cooper, and Clerk of the Council Janice C.
Guy.
C~t,,~unityDevelopment Director David Ream introduced Robert Young, Vice
President of the Real Estate Division of McDonnell Douglas, willi~ Budge,
Santa Fe Land Company, and Susan McKinniss, also of McDonnell Douglas. Mr.
Young explained the key factors which had lead to McDonnell Douglas's
selection of Santa Ana as the location for a new installation, indicating
the labor market, the aggressiveness of the C(mmunity Redeveloum~nt
Agency, the cooperation of Santa Fe Land Company, and the location itself
had been primary in influencing the firm's decision. He indicated the
site at 1800 S. Grand would eventually house an electronic manufacturing
and repair facility, a computer research and development lab for the
company's Information Systems Group, and possibly, an aerospace technology
center. He mentioned several of McDonnell Douglas's real estate ventures,
indicating that although inves~nent was sizable, the $200 million assets
of the real estate division were a small fraction of McDonnell Douglas's
total $8 billion investment.
Councilm~bers questioned Mr. Young as to the timetable for the proposed
development to which Mr. Young responded he hoped to close escrow in
mid-September and break ground shortly thereafter. Mr. Young inquired as
to the status of the Santa Ana Unified School District's search for a new
high school site, indicating location of a high school next to the
proposed McDonnell Douglas development would be an incompatible use.
The City Manager reported that he had had conversations with
representatives of both the School District and the County, and that City
staff was att~pting to assist with locating an alternative site. The
Manager noted that the School District needed to designate a site in order
to begin the State funding process for the high school, and that Dr. John
Dunworth, School Superintendent, would reco~nend to the Board acquisition
of a 25-acre site located at 1400 South Grand. The Manager expressed the
opinion that the City would need to assist the School District with
funding for the high school's development.
CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 170 APRIL 16, 1985
ADJOURNMENT
At 6:01 p.m., the meeting was adjourned to 7:00 p.m., April 23, 1985, in
the Standard Concrete Building, 117 West Fourth Street.
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CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 171 APRIL 16, 1985