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MINUTES OF THE ADJOURNED REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA April 16, 1985 The meeting was informally convened at 5:24 p.m., in Room 831, City Hall, 20 Civic Center Plaza. Councilm~mbers present were John Acosta, Wilson B. Hart, P. Lee Johnson, R. W. Luxembourger, Patricia A. McGuigan, Dan Young and Mayor Daniel E. Griset. Also present were City Manager Robert C. Bobb, City Attorney Edward J. Cooper, and Clerk of the Council Janice C. Guy. C~t,,~unityDevelopment Director David Ream introduced Robert Young, Vice President of the Real Estate Division of McDonnell Douglas, willi~ Budge, Santa Fe Land Company, and Susan McKinniss, also of McDonnell Douglas. Mr. Young explained the key factors which had lead to McDonnell Douglas's selection of Santa Ana as the location for a new installation, indicating the labor market, the aggressiveness of the C(mmunity Redeveloum~nt Agency, the cooperation of Santa Fe Land Company, and the location itself had been primary in influencing the firm's decision. He indicated the site at 1800 S. Grand would eventually house an electronic manufacturing and repair facility, a computer research and development lab for the company's Information Systems Group, and possibly, an aerospace technology center. He mentioned several of McDonnell Douglas's real estate ventures, indicating that although inves~nent was sizable, the $200 million assets of the real estate division were a small fraction of McDonnell Douglas's total $8 billion investment. Councilm~bers questioned Mr. Young as to the timetable for the proposed development to which Mr. Young responded he hoped to close escrow in mid-September and break ground shortly thereafter. Mr. Young inquired as to the status of the Santa Ana Unified School District's search for a new high school site, indicating location of a high school next to the proposed McDonnell Douglas development would be an incompatible use. The City Manager reported that he had had conversations with representatives of both the School District and the County, and that City staff was att~pting to assist with locating an alternative site. The Manager noted that the School District needed to designate a site in order to begin the State funding process for the high school, and that Dr. John Dunworth, School Superintendent, would reco~nend to the Board acquisition of a 25-acre site located at 1400 South Grand. The Manager expressed the opinion that the City would need to assist the School District with funding for the high school's development. CITY COUNCIL MINUTES 170 APRIL 16, 1985