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them point-by-point, or continue their consideration to the next meeting to allow Board <br />members the opportunity to thoroughly examine them, and approve them after the Board <br />was officially incorporated. <br /> <br />By the unanimous informal consent of the Board, consideration of the Bylaws was <br />continued to the September 22 meeting. <br /> <br />Acting General Counsel Kaufman reported the Articles of Incorporation had been <br />submitted to the Secretary of State for their approval, anticipated in the near future, <br />would allow to the Board to act as a corporate entity at its next meeting. <br /> <br />2. OPERATING AGREEMENT <br />Economic Development Manager Nunn indicated a draft agreement between the City <br />and the Empowerment Corporation would be provided at the next Board meeting. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION ITEMS <br /> <br />1. COMMITTEE ROLES AND MEMBERSHIP <br />Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler reported the five Empowerment Zone working <br />committees including the Resident Advisory, Workforce Development, Economic <br />Development, Youth Development, and Sustainable Community Development met <br />during June and July and would meet again starting in September. He indicated a need to <br />establish regular communications between the Board and the Committees, and agreed to <br />provide the schedule of upcoming Committee meetings to the Board. <br /> <br />Economic Development Manager Nunn reported she could not inform the committees of <br />the next funding cycle since the federal Omnibus Funding bill had not yet been approved, <br />and funding would not be available October 1 as previously anticipated. <br /> <br />2. ACTIVITIES OF OTHER EMPOWERMENT ZONES <br />Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler commented that he had been in contact with <br />several other Zones throughout the United States. He noted Santa Ana had made <br />significant progress compared to the other zones, since Santa Ana was the only zone to <br />have funded projects and programs to date. <br /> <br />3. SELECTION OF MEETING LOCATION <br />Empowerment Zone Manager Schindler informed the Board that Walker Elementary <br />School had been selected for tonight's meeting after investigation of 37 locations in the <br />Empowerment Zone, and suggested the Board might wish to designate Walker its <br />permanent meeting site. <br /> <br />Motion to approve Walker Elementary School as the Board's regular meeting location <br />through the 1999-2000 school year was adopted by the vote of 19-0-3-0. <br /> <br />SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION 4 AUGUST 25, 1999 MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />