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Jan. 28, 1999? Vol.24No3 S OR. COLL. CA Coyote News In Brief Senior Outlook Spilyay has their spotlight on high school seniors attending Chemawa Indian School, Edwin Thomas, Kelly Sam, Walter Waheneka and Jody Miller. Spilyay I'nawa mish'kaau Question:"If you had the powers to change anything around you, where would you start?" House decorating contest announces winners Twenty onecomrnunity members participated in the contest. 22nd Annual Lincoln's Powwow Powwow is set for February' 12-14, 1993. Activities begin February 6 with giveaways etc. 5 Language Lessons Sahaptin andWasco language lessons are offered. Classes are also being offered. 6 and 7 Suicide and Survivors of Suicide Conference Conference held at Kahneeta a success. 8 Lady Buffs beat Valients Lady Buffaloes won 69- 44. Cece Polk high scorer of the game. 10 Fire Management receive recognition awards Several awards were handed out to the crew and department. 11 The Spilyay deadline is :ebruary 5 at 12 noon. Heart to Heart Issue will be February 11th! Don't forget your honeyl Spilyay Tymoo once again has Date Logs. Call 553-3274 to get yours! Spilyay (Coyote Tribal Council One of 865 voters turn out to vote Tribes and The Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Portland General Electric (PGE) are in the process of filing competing applications to operate the Pelton-Round Butte Hydroelectric Project. The current license, which expires Dec. 31, 2001, was awarded to PGE in 1 95 1 and Pelton Dam went on line in 1958, followed by Round Butte Dam in 1964. When the Confederated Tribes installed a turbine at the Pelton Reregulating Dam in 1984, they became colicensees for the project. Like all non-federal hydroelectric projects, the three-dam Pelton-Round Butte complex is licensed through the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). The commission establishes guidelines that applicants must follow in gaining a license for the project in question. As the Pelton-Round Butte project neared its expiration date, PGE filed notice of its intent to seek a new license and the Confederated Tribes, after careful consideration, decided to file a competing application. Before the competition got under way, the two parties tried to negotiate an arrangement to apply for the new license together, but differences in approach, income sharing, and natural resources management could not be overcome at that time. During the first several months of the official FERC process, the Confederated Tribes and PGE produced documents detailing their intentions to gain a new license and to operate the project. Included in these documents are descriptions of the project facilities, operational procedures, resource assessments, acknowledgment of management authorities in the project area, and proposed studies relating to fish, wildlife, recreation, land use planning rv "r V- m--fy -jL ' 'J ; S v 0 . . :-. 3 J' - 1 Tymoo News) wrestles with passage of Public e:ff,v- on the Public Safety referendum. PGE close to completion of license and cultural resources. The documents were distributed throughout the region, and to agencies and private organizations having an interest in the project. In recent weeks, PGE completed the second phase of the process by releasing their draft application for a new license. The four volume draft provides more detailed information regarding operation of facilities and area resources, and the results of studies proposed under their Initial Consultation Document. The Confederated Tribes will release their draft application ahead of the FERC deadline this spring. It will include some information similar to that provided by PGE, but will differ most notably in the sections on proposed mitigation measures and study results. Rather than producing additional studies on subjects that have already been thoroughly examined, the Confederated Tribes chose to focus on resource management objectives for fish, wildlife, land use planning and cultural resources. The competitive process has created some conflicts and confusion, but is generally agreed that natural and cultural resources will benefit from the competition because a wider range of issues have been identified and addressed. In regards to fish management, the Confederated Tribes analyzed specific stream reaches within the Deschutes watershed and offered suggestions for habitat enhancement measures, while PGE pursued the possibilities of passing (such as migratory salmon and steelhead) around project facilities. While the competing draft applications are being reviewed by P.O. Box 870 Warm Springs, OR 97761 Address Correction Requested iiih a on; ft0? Libra the public and a variety of agencies and other stakeholders, renewed efforts at reaching a settlement are being pursued by the applicants. Negotiators have overcome some of the obstacles that created a stalemate during earlier efforts and proposed a new course of action, which eventually would give the Confederated Tribes a larger percentage of the project. PGE senior management has agreed to proceed and Tribal Council voted in favor of a resolution to pursue further negotiations, but a final agreement, if one can be reached, is still some months away. The final stage in the relicensing process will include the filing of either competing or joint applications, or perhaps both, depending on how the settlement negotiations progress. The license applications will be submitted to FERC and must include proposals for how the applicants plan to manage and enhance the area's natural recourses over the new license term. FERC will read the applications and evaluate their contents, making sure all requirements have been met. They will also take input from a variety of federal agencies and determine whether impacts on fish, wildlife, recreation and cultural recourses have been adequately addressed. FERC is also expected to prepare an environmental impact statement during their review of the applications. Once all of the information contained in the applications has been examined, a new license will be issued with conditions for continued project operations. In this case, FERC could give the license to the Confederated Tribes, or to the PGE, or provide the framework for joint SERIALS DEPT. KNIGirr LIBRARY 1299 UNIVERSITY OF OREGON EUGENE, OR 97403 Safety Branch By a very narrow margin, 444 yes to 421 no, the Tribal referendum to suspend the 1999 Public Safety Branch budget was approved January 26, 1999. Yesterday morning the Tribal Council certified the election results and the Vital Statistics department has posted the results, making it official. The Tribal Council's motion to certify the election results also called for the Secretary-Treasurer to take steps to immediately shut I down the Public Safety Branch in accordance with the terms of the now approved resolution No. 9659. However, the Tribal Council members also discussed the need to provide a minimal level of law I enforcement and public sarery services unm sucn time as the Tribal Council restores j the Public Safety Branch 1999 budget, i Charles V. Jackson, the ; Tribe's Secretary-Treasurer, i said there are several options the Council is currently deliberating. "It will be up to them to decide what level of . minimal services will be adequate," Jackson stated. "There will be some layoffs and some reductions in services within the Public Safety Branch," Jackson continued. "Part of my role will be to see that we all work together to assure that the well-being of the Warm operation of the project. Both sides believe the project and affected areas would benefit from a settlement, Cascade Locks Council votes in favor of Casino The proposal by the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs to build a casino in Hood River County, in or near the Columbia River Gorge, recently received the support of the Cascade Locks city council, and the Port of Cascade Locks. Cascade Locks is a small community, population about 1,050, located about 20 miles west of the town of Hood River. The city council and port commissions recent resolutions in favor of a casino were prompted by the results of a recent survey that indicates a majority of Cascade Locks residents are in favor of a casino in or their community. These results contrasted with the survey results for the rest of Hood River County, particularly the town of Hood River, where a strong majority of residents are against the casino idea for their immediate community. The tribes have made no decision regarding where a casino may eventually be sited, said the tribes' attorney Dennis Karnopp. The tribes own land near the town of Hood River, where a casino was initially proposed last year. However, in light of the opposition from residents in the town, tribal officials more recently have been holding discussions with officials in Cascade Locks. And officials in Cascade Locks, for their part, are giving the U.S. Postage Bulk Rate Permit No. 2 Warm Springs, OR 97761 WtTi 1 .1 referendum Springs community is protected." The Chief Operation Officer, Charles "Jody" Calica, has prepared a staffing and operational contingency plan to provide a minimal level of law enforcement and public safety services, on a temporary basis', until full funding is restored by the Tribal Council have already made available the Tribes' Emergency Fund as a source of temporary law enforcement services funding. Garland Brunoe, the Tribal Council Vice-Chairman, said all members of Tribal Council are concerned about providing a safe community. "Chief Operations Officer Jody Calica, and Secretary Treasurer Charles Jackson, had already begun to make changes, and we will continue to make changes that will improve services and assure our people of having a safe community to raise their children." The Tribal Council will be deliberating today to confirm the continuation of law enforcement and public safety services as well as a means by which to fund those services. They will also be deliberating on the steps they will take in the next few weeks necessary to achieve a permanent resolution of the situation. signing because recourse management proposals would likely be implemented sooner rather than later. tribes' proposal serious consideration. "I think (a casino) would help Cascade Locks, and the whole area," commented Rogers Wheatley. "It would create jobs, and it would be an economic advantage to Hood River County, and to neighboring counties," he said. Wheatley explained that the Port of Cascade Locks commission weighed in on the issue because of the Port's interest in promoting a strong economy for the community. The port, for instance, operates stern wheeler boats on the Columbia, and tribal casino would be a means of increasing the tourist sector of the economy, Wheatley said. In the survey conducted last month, detailed questionnaires were sent to the 670 registered voters in Cascade Locks. At the same time, more general survey questionnaires were sent to the other voters in the county. Of the ballots returned, 68 percent of the Cascade Locks respondents indicated they either strongly favored, or somewhat favored, a tribal casino in their immediate community. The figures indicate that resident ins the town are 2-1 in favor of a casino. Cascade Locks is just 40 miles east of Portland: if a casino were built there, it would be the closest tribal gaming facility to the Portland Metro area. 4 k
