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Home My WebLink About09/28/2005 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 CALLED TO ORDER DELHI COMMUNITY CENTER 505 E.CENTRAL AVENUE SANTA ANA, CA 6:05 P.M. ATTENDANCE BOARD MEMBERS present: EUGENE ANTON; MARY BLOOM- RAMOS; CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ; ERLlNDA MARTINEZ; RAUL MEDRANO; AL MIJARES; JAMES PRICE; DAVID REAM; ROMAN REYNA; HECTOR RODRIGUEZ; RICK STROUP (11) Absent: RICHARD BACIGALUPA; PAULA BURRIER-LUND; MAl CONG; BAL TIZAR DE LA RIVA; BILL FOGARTY; REGINA MARTINEZ; MICHAEL METZLER (7) STAFF present: BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, Acting General Counsel DEBORAH SANCHEZ, Empowerment Zone Manager PATRICIA HEALY, Recording Secretary PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CHAIRPERSON BLOOM-RAMOS CONSENT CALENDAR Motion: Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar Items. MOTION: Medrano SECOND: Mijares VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (11) SAEC MINUTES 1 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 CONSENT CALENDAR NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) MINUTES Motion: Approve Minutes. Regular Meeting of June 22, 2005 Special Meeting of July 11, 2005 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 E. Central Avenue, Santa Ana. Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the Minutes. 2. Notices/Aaendas Posted Regular Meeting Agenda Special Meeting Agenda Meetina Date Date Posted Time 06/22/05 06/17/05 3:00 p.m. 07/11/05 07/05/05 3:00 p.m. 3. ABSENCES Motion: Excuse the absence of the following directors from the current meeting: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, Fogarty, R. Martinez, and Metzler (6) *** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR *** PRESENTATIONS Plaque Presentation for America Bracho Thanking her for her years of devoted service to the Empowerment Corporation Board presented by Mary Bloom-Ramos, SAEC Chair SAEC MINUTES 2 SEPTEMBER 28. 2005 BUSINESS CALENDAR 4. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE LATINO HEALTH ACCESS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Motion: Appoint Dr. Leah Frasier to the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation (SAEC) Board of Directors as the representative from the Latino Health Access (LHA). MOTION: Reyna SECOND: E. Martinez VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (11) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) Following the vote on this item, newly appointed Board Member Leah Frasier took her seat on the dais. 5. APPOINTMENT OF REPRESENTATIVE FROM SANTA ANA BASED HOUSING ORGANIZATIONS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Motion: Appoint Ron Garcia to the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation (SAEC) Board of Directors as the representative form the Santa Ana based Housing Organizations. MOTION: Reyna SECOND: Price VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Mijares, Price, Ream, Rodriguez, Stroup (12) Frasier, Medrano, Reyna, NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) Following the vote on this item, newly appointed Director Ron Garcia took his place on the dais. SAEC MINUTES 3 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 6. BUSINESS CALENDAR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE, PHASE III FINAL REPORT Motion: Approve the final report and its components for Phase III of the Research and Development Infrastructure. MOTION: Ream SECOND: Reyna VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) 7. FUNDING ALLOCATION FOR PHASE IV OF THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE Motion: Approve the Budget and Program Task Force recommendation to award a contract extension to the Santa Aha Chamber of Commerce for Phase IV of the Research and Development Infrastructure and further direct the Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce to provide annual reports MOTION: Ream SECOND: Reyna VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) 8. CREATION OF AUDIT TASK FORCE IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE INTEGRITY ACT OF 2004 SAEC MINUTES 4 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 BUSINESS CALENDAR Motion: Create a standing Audit Task Force and appoint Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board members Anton and Price to serve. MOTION: Anton SECOND: Medrano VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) 9. MORATORIUM ON SPENDING Motion: Implement moratorium on spending unobligated Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation (SAEC) funds until funding policy established. MOTION: Anton Substitute Motion: Schedule a Board workshop to develop a listing of priorities for funding MOTION: Bloom-Ramos SECOND: Anton VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) SAEC MINUTES 5 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 BUSINESS CALENDAR 10. ELECT THE CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Director Reyna, seconded by Director Garcia nominated Director Bloom- Ramos as Chair of the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation for 2005- 2006. No other nominations were made and the Chair announced, without objection, nominations for Chairperson were closed Motion: Elect Mary Bloom-Ramos as Chair of the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board of Directors for 2005-2006 MOTION: Reyna VOTE: AYES: SECOND: Garcia Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) The Chair announced that the floor was open for nominations for Vice Chairperson. Director Medrano, seconded by Chair Bloom-Ramos nominated Director Anton as Vice Chairperson of the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation for 2005-2006. No other nominations were made and the Chair announced, without objection, nominations for Vice Chairperson were closed. Motion: Elect Eugene Anton as Vice Chairperson of the Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation Board of Directors for 2005-2006. MOTION: Medrano SECOND: Bloom-Ramos VOTE: AYES: Anton, Bloom-Ramos, Frasier, Garcia, Hernandez, E. Martinez, Medrano, Mijares, Price, Ream, Reyna, Rodriguez, Stroup (13) NOES: None (0) ABSTAIN: None (0) ABSENT: Bacigalupo, Burrier-Lund, Cong, De La Riva, Fogarty, R. Martinez, Metzler (7) SAEC MINUTES 6 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 BOARD TASK FORCE REPORT Budget and Program Task Force - Eugene Anton - no report Education Task Force - Claudia Hernandez - no report Marketing Task Force - Mary Bloom-Ramos - at the 9/29/05 Marketing Task Force meeting, members began the review of the home page for the new Empowerment Zone website. The Task Force is looking to have a live demonstration of the home page and some of the sub pages by the November Board meeting; the Task Force is also discussing the marketing strategies to promote the new website Sustainability Task Force - Mary Bloom-Ramos - no report New Member Task Force - Claudia Hernandez - reported that at the last meeting applications for two candidates were discussed and reviewed; the recommendation was pulled from consideration at tonight's meeting but will be revisited at the next task force meeting STAFF REPORTS U.S. Department Of Housing and Urban Development Report was presented by Deborah Sanchez Cesar Cedeno briefed the Board relative to the 2005 Annual Report and FEZ Monitoring Reports COMMENTS 1. PUBLIC COMMENTS - None 2. BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Director Revna . Suggested that a future Board meeting be scheduled at the Donahue Center at 1902 W. Chestnut Director Miiares . Announced the opening of the new Manuel Esqueda Elementary School NEXT MEETING - October 26, 2005, Bus Base at 4301 W. Mac Arthur Blvd. Santa Ana SAEC MINUTES 7 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005 ADJOURNMENT -7:13 P.M. ~i-L....L' Patricia E. Healy . V - - ~ Recording Secretary SAEC MINUTES 8 SEPTEMBER 28, 2005