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Home My WebLink About03/28/2001SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION Minutes of the Regular Meeting March 28, 2001 CALL TO ORDER The meeting was convened at 6:03 P.M. in the Walker Elementary School All Purpose Room, 811 East Bishop Street, Santa Ana PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ATTENDANCE The following Directors were present: Bracho, Brewster, Burrier-Lund, Cibrian, Cong, Davis, Dietz, Garza, Haynes, Leman, Magdalena, Mijares (6:04 P.M.), Price, Reyna, Sanchez- Valentine (6:10 P.M.), Yanez, Zaragoza (17) The following Directors were absent: Armijo, Hemandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5)) Staff present were: Executive Director John Reekstin, Economic Development Manager Patti Nunn, General Counsel Ben Kaufman, Empowerment Zone Manager Shawna Lahey, Secretary Pat Healy CONSENTCALENDAR Motion by Reyna, seconded by Zaragoza, to approve the following Consent Calendar items was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (15); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Mijares, Ream, Sanchez- Valentine (7) MINUTES Motion: Approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting held February 28, 2001. RECORDING SECRETARY REPORT Motion: Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter into the Minutes: The February 28, 2001 Agenda of the Santa Ana Empowerment Board Regular Meeting was posted on the door of l~alker Elementary School, 811 East Bishop, Santa Ana, on February 23, 2001 at 3.'41 p.m. SAEC MINUTES 8 MARCH 28, 2001 EXCUSE ABSENCES Motion by Burrier-Lund, seconded by Zaragoza, to excuse the absence of the following directors from the current meeting: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (16); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream, Sanchez-Valentine (6) * * END OF CONSENT CALENDAR BUSINESS CALENDAR NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION Motion by Burrier-Lund, seconded by Braeho, to direct the Ad Hoc Membership Review Taskforce to design and recommend to the Board a new member orientation policy was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (16); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream, Sanchez-Valentine (6) BOARD RETREAT TO PRIORITIZE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAPACITY TRAINING Director Leman requested that items 2 and 6 be considered together. Board member discussion ensued. Director Sanchez-Valentine provided two sites for potential retreat locations. Director Leman moved that the maximum cost of $10,000 for the event include the production of a planning document for the board's use. Motion by Leaman, seconded by Dietz, to approve: I. Board Retreat to prioritize goals and objectives 2. Board of Directors capacity training, and, 3. Direct staff to enter into a contract, not to exceed $10,000., with a training organization to factTitate the meeting, and to include the production of a planning document was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (1 7); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5) o MONTHLY FINANCIAL REPORTS Economic Development Manager Patti Nunn gave a brief explanation of the reports included in the Board packets for the March 28, 2001 meeting. The documents included a breakdown of the 1999-2001 program budget, first and second year expenditures as of February 28, 2001, and in-kind services and cash reimbursements as of February 28, 2001. Following the staff report, board member debate ensued. Members asked questions concerning specific items listed in the various reports and many members commented that the data was very informative. Director Garza commented that he would SAEC MINUTES 9 MARCH 28, 2001 like to see Administrative and Board costs broken out in more detail but felt that the budget documents was comprehensive in scope. Executive Director Reekstin responded that staff would provide. Several directors requested that the monthly budget reports include information as to whether the budget is on target. Motion by Garza, seconded by Price, to direct staff to include in meeting Board Packets a standard monthlyfinancial report including a status of budgeted funds was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (17); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5) o QUARTERLY PROGRAM REPORTS Motion by Brewster, seconded by Burrier-Lund to direct staff to submit a program progress report of sub-recipient activity every quarter was adopted by the following vote: Ayes: (1 7); Noes: (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5) REVIEW OF OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE SAEC AND THE CITY OF SANTA ANA Motion Zaragoza, seconded by Reyna, to recommend the reinstatement of the Ad Hoc Board Operation Agreement Taskforce comprised of Directors Armijo, Garza, Ream and Reyna to address Board concerns was adopted by the following vote: Ayes (17); Noes (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5) o ONE STOP CAPITAL SHOP Director Cibrian moved that this matter be continued to the Board meeting of April 25, 2001 in order to allow Dr. Hemandez, who is absent tonight, participate in the Discussion. Director Dietz, seconded by Leman, offered a friendly amendment to continue the matter two months since Director Davis would not be attending the April meeting. The maker of the motion accepted this friendly amendment. Motion Cibrian, seconded by Magdalena to continue the One Stop Capital Shop item to the regular Board meeting in May, 2001 was adopted by the following vote: Ayes (17); Noes (0); Absent: Armijo, Hernandez, Martinez, Metzler, Ream (5) BOARD TASKFORCE REPORTS BUDGET AND PROGRAM TASKFORCE Director Yanez reported that sixty-one Requests for Proposals have been received for consideration for third year funds. He noted that committee members are currently SAEC MINUTES 10 MARCH 28, 2001 reviewing these proposals and a meeting of the taskforce has been scheduled for April, 2001. o MEMBERSHIP REVIEW TASKFORCE Director Reyna gave a brief summary of the issues discussed at the first meeting of the Membership Review Taskforce. He related that the sub-committee was looking at criteria relative to resident members and others not classified by an organization. Following the briefing member discussion ensued. Members stressed the importance of community involvement and suggested that Taskforce members look at the youth pool. Director Mijares pointed out that the sub-committee should take into consideration an individual's ability to serve and record of community service. COMMITTEE REPORTS SAFETY/TRANSPORTATION SUB-COMMITTEE REPORT Lt. Mike Foote, Santa Ana Police Department, gave an overview of the activities of the Safety/Transportation sub-committee. He noted that the sub-committee met on March 13, 2001 to review seven budget proposals related to safety or transportation, and that the proposals were forwarded to the Budget and Program Taskforce for final review; he reported that five proposals were recommended for funding. COMMENTS PUBLIC COMMENTS Gregorio Zul addressed the Board conceming questions on the boundaries of the Empowerment Zone. o BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS Director Haynes announced that Mercy House has expanded from two shelters to eight and has added another family shelter. He noted that the Emmanuel House, designed for single homeless individuals living with HIV will be completed on April 29, 2001 Director Zaragoza introduced Ms. Pat Dutriz, Director of Casa De Salud Director S anchez-Valentine noted that March 31, 2001 marked the celebration of the first annual statewide holiday in commemoration of Cesar Chavez, and that California was one of the few states that recognized the labor leader with a holiday. SAEC MINUTES 11 MARCH 28, 2001 Director Reyna announced that there was a resident sponsored Hispanic Hero Celebration honoring Cesar Chavez and Gonzalo and Felicitas Mendez held on March 31, 2001 at Friendship Park Director Leman expressed concerns relative to incidents of jaywalking on Seventeenth Street NEXT MEETING April 25, 2001 ADJOURNMENT - 7:38 P.M Patricia E. Healy, /~ Recording Secretary SAEC MINUTES 12 MARCH 28, 2001