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<br />BUSINESS CALENDAR <br /> <br />Education Task Force - Director Haro noted that the Task Force has not met during this <br />period due to lack of quorum. <br /> <br />Marketing Task Force - Chair Bloom-Ramos announced that the Empowerment Zone <br />Newsletter was published in its new format for the first issue in 2004 , and will be sent out <br />quarterly; she further announced that the decals for the Empowerment Zone businesses <br />to display in their windows will soon be distributed. <br /> <br />Sustainability Task Force - Chair Bloom-Ramos noted that this Task Force has not <br />met, but will meet by June, 2004. <br /> <br />STAFF REPORTS <br /> <br />Resignation of SAEC Director - Bill Manis, Empowerment Zone Manager announced <br />that he had received a letter of resignation from Santa Ana Empowerment Corporation <br />Board Director Jon Dietz, who is resigning after five years of service on the SAEC <br />Board. <br /> <br />Quarterly Monitoring Report, December 2003 - Cesar Cedeno presented the <br />Program Monitoring Reports as of December 15, 2004. This report reflects eight active <br />programs: one from the first year funding, three from the third year funding and four <br />from the fourth year funding <br /> <br />COMMENTS <br /> <br />PUBLIC COMMENTS <br /> <br />Steve Delgadillo, representing the Orange County Community Action Partnership, <br />presented the Board an update of the Daisy Wheel Networks. <br /> <br />BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS <br /> <br />Director Martinez <br />. Announced that there would be Finance and Business Expo seminars held at Delhi <br />Center on April 22, 2004 from 2:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. which are targeted for <br />empowerment zone businesses. Seminar topics include: Buying Power of the Latino <br />Community, Access to Capital, Entrepreneurial Training and Marketing, and SAEZ <br />Tax Credits <br /> <br />Director Metzler <br />. Noted that he had recently been in Washington D.C. with Patti Nunn of the City's <br />staff to meet with Housing and Urban Development (HUD) officials; he reported that <br />Senior staff of HUD told them they were very impressed with the work the Santa Ana <br />Empowerment Zone has accomplished <br /> <br />SAEC MINUTES <br /> <br />4 <br /> <br />MARCH 24, 2004 <br />