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RESOLUTION NO. i 9 9 9-0 4 3
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SANTA ANA ESTABLISHING THE "EMPOWER
SANTA ANA CORPORATION"
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA HEREBY, RESOLVES,
DETERMINES, AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States has granted the application of the
City of Santa Ana ("City") for creation of an Empowerment Zone in the City, consistent
with the City's detailed and extensive grant application ("Strategic Plan"); and
WHEREAS, a major component of the City's approved Strategic Plan is the
creation of a separate governance structure, to be known as the Empower Santa Ana
Corporation ("ESAC"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that by bringing together into ESAC
representatives of government, business, residents, schools, community-based
organizations and the faith community, ESAC can ensure broad legitimacy in the
community and create consensus among stakeholders in carrying out the community
vision, goals and objectives of the City's approved Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to give ESAC full authority to receive from the City
and administer Empowerment Zone funds consistent with the community vision, goals and
objectives of the City's approved Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, the ESAC Board of Directors will review all recommendations on
programs and projects, grant applications, allocate resources, and implement the City's
approved Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council concludes that by incorporating ESAC as a non
profit, public and charitable benefit corporation under the California Corporations Code,
with tax exempt status, the community vision, goals and objectives of the City's approved
Strategic Plan can best be served; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council desires to have Articles of Incorporation for ESAC
prepared and filed so that this important work can continue;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA:
Section 1. The City Attorney is directed to prepare and the Executive Director
of the Community Development Agency is directed to approve as to content and file
with the Secretary of State of the State of California, Articles of Incorporation for
Empower Santa Aha Corporation, Inc., a California non-profit, public and charitable
benefit corporation, as well as all other necessary docmnents to secure recognition of
tax exempt status.
Section 2. The City Council shall select the initial 23 volunteer Directors for the
Board of Directors of ESAC by motion. In accordance with the City's approved
Empowerment Zone Plan, the initial Board of Directors will be composed of
representatives of the following organizations/groups which will serve for an initial one
year term:
1. City of Santa Ana
2. Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club
3. Santa Aha Youth Alternative Collaborative
4. Santa Ana based Housing Organization
5. Santa Aha Unified School District
6. Orange County Community Church Organization
7. Empowerment Zone Resident - Area No. 1
8. Empowerment Zone Resident - Area No. 2
9. Empowerment Zone Resident - Area No. 3
10. Santa Ana 2000
11. Santa Aha based Asian Community Organization
12. Latino Health Access Partnership
13. Santa Aha W/O/R/K Center (includes Private Industry Council, Economic
Development Department, Southland Economic Development
Corporation, and the Santa Ana Enterprise Zone)
14. Santa Ana One-Stop Capital Shop ~/,
16. Santa Ana Police Department
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17. Orange County Transit Authority
18. Santa Ana Chamber of Commerce
19. Orange County Public Resources& Management Agency
20. Information Technology Organization
21. Santa Ana College
22. Orange County Board of Supervisor Representative
23. Orange County based Labor Representative
Section 3. The Articles shall provide for the following initial staff for ESAC,
which serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors:
2.
3.
4.
Executive Director (President) - Executive Director of the Community
Development Agency or designee
Secretary and Agent for Service of Process - Clerk of the Council
Chief Financial Officer - Executive Director of Finance and Management
Services Agency
General Counsel - City Attorney
Section 4. The Executive Director of the Finance and Management Services
Agency is directed to prepare the warrants to cover necessary filing fees/'or the State
and Federal government to secure filing of the Articles of Incorporation and related
recognition of tax exempt status, such funds to be paid out of the Empowerment Zone
funding received from the United States.
Section 5. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or word of this
Resolution is for any reason held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction,
such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution.
The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed and adopted this
Resolution, and each and all provisions hereof, irrespective of the fact that one or more
provisions may be declared invalid.
ADOPTED this 19th day of July, 1999.
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ATTEST:
~el A. 15ulido
~NIayor
COUNCILMEMBERS:
Pulido ~?
Lutz Aye
Bist Aye
Christy Aye
FraRldin Aye
McGuigan Aye
Moreno Not Voting
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Joseph W. Fletcher, City Attorney
Ka n
/~f Ai~sis~Unftn ity Attorney
CERTIFICATE OF ORIGINALITY & PUBLICATION
I, JANICE C. GUY, Clerk of the Council, do hereby certify the attached Resolution
No.,,f, ~ -~w3 to be the original resolution adopted by the City Council of the City of
Santa Ana on
Date:
Clerk off, Council
City of Safita Ana
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