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3. UPDATE ON OCTA BUS MAINTENANCE FACILITY <br /> <br />Director Ream detailed the City's past efforts in developing and marketing the Associated <br />Concrete Products site located at 4301 West MacArthur Boulevard. Subsequently, <br />Mayor Pulido addressed the Board on the acquisition of the vacant 31-acre site located in <br />the Empowerment Zone by the Orange County Transportation Authority "OCTA." <br />Economic Development Manager Nunn indicated that the site had the potential of <br />producing as many as 1,500 new jobs in the Empowerment Zone. <br /> <br />Steve Wylie, OCTA Assistant Chief Executive Officer, made a presentation on behalf of <br />OCTA explaining the reasons why the site was chosen and provided an overview of the <br />services provided. Mr. Wylie reported that currently over 1/3 of bus riders are from <br />Santa Ana and the use is growing. Several sites were evaluated prior to this purchase, but <br />OCTA chose this site because of its reasonable proximity to need. Mr. Wylie also <br />reported that approximately 500 new jobs will be created with development of the new <br />facility. <br /> <br />Directors Bracho, Cibrian, Cong, Dietz, and Martinez left the meeting. <br /> <br />Questions and discussion among the Directors, Mayor Pulido and Mr. Wylie on <br />acquisition and development of the property followed the presentations. <br /> <br />Motion by Avila, seconded by Yanez to include an item on the agenda of the next <br />Board meeting regarding OCTA's attempted purchase of the Associated Concrete <br />site, with a proposed action calling for a Congressional investigation of the <br />matter, or other action as may be appropriate, by the vote of 11-0-8-3 (Leaman, <br />Armijo and Burrier-Lund abstained). <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />1. DIRECTOR COMMENTS <br /> <br />There were no director comments. <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Angelica Frausto asked Mr. Wylie about OCTA's commitment to work with the <br />W~O~RLK Center in employing Santa Ana residents at the Maintenance Facility. Mr. <br />Wylie replied that OCTA is willing to work with the W~OLRLK Center in hiring and <br />training Santa Ana residents. <br /> <br />ADJOURNMENT - 8:32 P.M. <br /> <br /> To November 17, 1999 at 6:00 p.m. at Kennedy Elementary School, 1300 E. <br /> McFadden Ave., Santa Ana. <br /> <br />Lorraine L. de McCarty <br />Acting Authority Secretary <br /> <br />SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION 13 OCTOBER 27, 1999 MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />