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5. Update on Citywide Branding Request For Proposals (Strategic Plan No. 3, <br />1 e) — (CDA) <br />Kelly Reenders, Executive Director: Draft RFP has been submitted and is awaiting <br />comments from City Manager's office prior to release. CDA has list of firms who will <br />be receiving RFP and can add any firms requested. <br />(Item taken out of order.) <br />9. Discuss Enhanced Infrastructure Financing Districts and Community <br />Revitalization and Investment Authority (Strategic Plan No. 3,2 & No. 3,5) — <br />(CDA) <br />Kelly Reenders, Executive Director: This is new government entity that can be <br />created to finance the construction or rehabilitation of public infrastructure and <br />private facilities. Entity can include City, County, Special Districts, but not school <br />districts. Power point presentation provided with additional details. CDA will be <br />looking at areas in Santa Ana that may meet conditions and qualify. Additionally <br />identify partners for partnerships. <br />6. Placemaking Grant Program (Strategic Plan No. 3, 4a) — (CDA) <br />Victor Negrete, Downtown Development Liaison: PowerPoint presentation provided <br />with three options 1) Traditional Budget Process; 2) Participatory Budgeting; 3) <br />Crowd -Granting. Committee members would like to see outreach to community <br />soon. File and revisit at Special Meeting of December 14th to move forward to full <br />council in January. <br />(Item taken out of order.) <br />8. Update on Chief Technology Innovations Officer Recruitment (Strategic Plan <br />No. 6, 1 i) — (CMO) <br />Robert Cortez, Special Assistant to City Manager, provided update on recruitment: <br />Advertised position on web and different publications. Recruitment has been <br />successful with 112 applicants. Next phase will be screening applicants sometime <br />in December. Hope to have Chief Technology Innovations Officer in place by mid to <br />late January, but no later than February. <br />Committee Chair Martinez would like timeline and process in place for new person <br />when they get on board. <br />November 9, 2015 1 Finance, Economic Development, & Technology Minutes <br />