HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-08-06CITY OF SANTA ANA
CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE ON
FINANCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, & TECHNOLOGY
MINUTES
AUGUST 6, 2013
CALL TO ORDER: City Hall
20 Civic Center Plaza, Room 229
Santa Ana, CA
5:40PM
ATTENDANCE: Council Committee members:
David Benavides (arrived 5:45pm)
Michele Martinez
Vincent Sarmiento
MEMBERS ABSENT
STAFF PRESENT:
(None)
Kevin O'Rourke, CMO
Francisco Gutierrez, FMSA
Robert Cortez, FMSA
Teresa Ramirez, FMSA
William Galvez, PWA
Gerardo Mouet, PRCSA
Jose Sandoval, CAO
Sandra Gottlieb, CDA
Frank Hernandez, CDA
Shelly Landry- Bayle, CDA
Karen Gerardo, CDA
Marc Morley, CDA
Nancy Fong, CDA
GUESTS PRESENT: Kathy Lai, CPA, Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP (MGO)
Ben Legbandt, Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO)
Delhi Center Representatives
AGENDA ITEMS
1. Minutes of the June 24, 2013 Meeting
Motion: Approve Minutes
MOTION
VOTE:
Martinez SECOND: Sarmiento
AYES: Martinez, Sarmiento
NOES: None (0)
ABSENT: Benavides (1)
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2. Frequency of committee meetings
Francisco Gutierrez suggested meetings should be quarterly per bylaws, unless
there is a need to meet sooner. Final bylaws will be completed by the City
Attorney's Office.
3. Audit Policy
Finance will formalize audit process and have city council engaged with audit
process and auditors. Audit calendar distributed listing various audit reports and
due dates. Council committee members will be interviewed as part of this process.
Kathy Lai, CPA with Macias Gini & O'Connell LLP gave a brief overview of services
provided to the City. Audit results will be ready in January/February for review.
Councilmember Martinez would like to go over past couple of years.
4. LAFCO Fiscal Trend Analysis
Ben Legbandt from Orange County Local Agency Formation Commission ( LAFCO)
provided a brief presentation on LAFCO background and enhanced financial trend
analysis that can be found online. Site shows cities' fiscal health and financial
condition. Currently eight indicators are listed but may be increased to 20 indicators
for a comprehensive view of financial and economic indicators /trends. This
information will be rolled out by the League of California Cities with the purpose of
helping cities identify benchmarks and as a diagnostic tool.
CDBG — Reallocated Funds — City Projects for consideration
A revised CDBG proposal list was provided. Sandi Gottlieb, CDA Acting Executive
Director stated that $750,000 in reallocated funds were available for projects that
meet eligibility requirements. In accordance with the direction from the committee
at its first meeting, $400,000 is being retained for any unanticipated gaps in the
funding of already approved projects.
As directed by the committee at its last meeting, staff presented a prioritized list of
city projects, with the three top projects identified as coming within the $750,000
allotment. Staff also provided an update on discussions and preliminary eligibility
screening with respect to the Delhi Center's and The Grain Project's proposed
concepts - solar panels at Delhi and Grain Project's concept of purchasing land for
a community garden. A discussion by the committee followed with staff providing
further details.
The committee also addressed representatives from the Delhi Center and The
Grain Project who were present. Project needs were discussed and questions were
raised regarding project readiness and funding eligibility. The committee directed
staff to work with the two entities to potentially identify up to two capital projects that
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could be forwarded to the City Council for consideration along with the three city
projects, recognizing that not all could be funded; and recommended proceeding
with a Substantial Amendment identifying the potential projects for funding
consideration utilizing the $750,000 in reallocated funds..
6. CDBG — Santa Ana New Business Incentive Program Funding Plan
Marc Morley, Economic Development Specialist III, presented New Business
Incentive Program for Santa Ana and some of the eligibility requirements. The
program is modeled after Long Beach's long- standing successful program to assist
new small businesses.
Vince Sarmiento would like to see if displaced businesses could be identified as
possible candidates for this program. David Benavides asked if contact could be
made with the Chamber of Commerce or business associations to assist
prospective applicants.
7. NSP Housing Project — Harbor Blvd.
Revised Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) 2 and 3 update provided.
Discussion of possible development of multi - generational household homes needed
to accommodate larger families. Shelly Landry - Bayle, CDA Housing Division
Manager, stated that there is $400,000 in NSP funds that must be expended by
October 22, 2013.
All four action items were approved by committee members.
8. Unsolicited Proposals
Due to time constraints, this item will be placed on next meeting's agenda.
Adjournment — 7:21 pm
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Teresa Rai irez, in ce E tive Secretary
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