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MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING
OF THE SANTA ANA EMPOWERMENT CORPORATION
OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 27, 2008
CALLED TO ORDER
Chairperson BLOOM-RAMOS
505 EAST CENTRAL
SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA
6:00 P.M.
BOARD MEMBERS present: RICHARD
BACIGALUPO, MARY BLOOM-RAMOS,
BILL FOGARTY (6:11 P.M.), RON GARCIA,
INGRID HARITA, CLAUDIA HERNANDEZ,
REGINA MARTINEZ (6:03 P.M.), MICHAEL
METZLER, JAMES PRICE, DAVID REAM,
JANE RUSSO, MARK STEEN, VUTHY YAM
(13)
BOARD MEMBERS absent: ALEX
ARJONILLA, ERLlNDA MARTINEZ, RAUL
MEDRANO, ROMAN REYNA (4)
STAFF present:
BENJAMIN KAUFMAN, General Counsel
LINDA SUMMERS, Economic Development
Manager
CESAR CEDENO, Economic Development
Specialist II
RITA GALLARDO, Recording Secretary
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Director Steen
CONSENT CALENDAR
Motion:
Approve staff recommendations on the following Consent Calendar
Items.
MOTION: Price
SECOND: Metzler
VOTE:
AYES: Bloom-Ramos, Fogarty, Garcia, Harita,
Hernandez, Martinez, Price, Ream, Russo,
Steen, Yam (11)
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CONSENT CALENDAR
NOES:
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
Bacigalupo, Metzler (2)
ABSENT:
Arjonilla, Martinez, Medrano, Reyna (4)
MINUTES
Motion:
Approve Minutes.
1A. Special Meeting held January 24, 2008
1 B. Regular Meeting held November 28, 2007
RECORDING SECRETARY POSTING REPORT
The following notices were posted pursuant to the Brown Act. Corporation Agendas
and Notices are posted on the door of the City Council Chambers at 22 Civic Center
Plaza, Santa Ana, CA and City Hall at 20 Civic Center, Santa Ana, CA.
Motion:
Instruct the Recording Secretary to enter notice of posting into the
Minutes.
Notices/ Aaendas
Meetina Date Date Posted Time Posted
2A.
2B.
Special Meeting Agenda 01/24/2008
Regular Meeting Agenda 11/28/2007
01/18/2008
11/21/2007
3:30 p.m.
8:30 a.m.
3.
ABSENCES
Motion:
Excuse the absence of the following directors from the current
meeting: Arjonilla, Martinez, Medrano, Reyna (4)
*** END OF CONSENT CALENDAR ***
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4.
BUSINESS CALENDER
APPOINT A NEW MEMBER AD HOC TASK FORCE TO FILL DIRECTOR
VACANCY
Motion:
Appoint a New Member Review Ad Hoc Task Force to screen and
interview applicants for the vacant Director position representing
Empowerment Zone One.
Directors Harita and Yam volunteered for the Ad Hoc Task Force.
MOTION: Garcia
SECOND: Bacigalupo
VOTE:
AYES:
Bloom-Ramos, Bacigalupo, Fogarty,
Garcia, Harita, Hernandez, Martinez,
Metzler, Price, Ream, Russo, Steen, Yam
(13)
NOES:
None (0)
None (0)
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Arjonilla, Martinez, Medrano, Reyna (4)
BOARD TASK FORCE REPORTS
Education Task Force
Director Hernandez reported to the Board on the recent progress of the
Educational Campaign. The Ad-Hoc Task Force will continue to examine the future of
the Literacy Program.
Sustainabilitv Desion Team Ad Hoc
Staff member Cesar Cedeno gave the Board information regarding discussions held at
a meeting on February 26th to review the outcome of the recent Work Study session
held by the Board in January. Options for the future of sustainability of the
Empowerment Zone were also discussed. More information will follow to the Board as
soon as the report is finalized.
Education/Marketino Ad Hoc
Director Hernandez updated the Board on the progress of the Educational Campaign.
She stated a marketing plan had been formulated and the Ad Hoc Committee would be
coming forward with marketing materials to share with the Empowerment Board.
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COMMENTS
6.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - None
7.
STAFF MEMBER COMMENTS
Cesar Cedeno, Economic Development Specialist II
Announced that staff had received a resignation letter from Derald Sidler,
representative of the Santa Ana Boys and Girls Club. Mr. Sidler thanked
the Board for their support as a Board Member over the years.
8.
BOARD MEMBER COMMENTS - None
ADJOURNMENT - at 6:17 p.m. to March 26, 2008, at 6:00 p.m. at the Delhi
Community Center, 505 East Central Avenue, Santa Ana, California.
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Rita L. Gallardo
Recording Secretary
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