Spilyay Tymoò, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 24-, 2 0 0 7
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Tribal Council Resolutions
(The following are 2007 resolu- industrial park; and,
tions of the 23 rd Tribal Council Be it further resolved by the
of the Confederated Tribes of Tribal Council that if and when
\ Warm Springs.)
WSCP notifies the Secretary-
Treasurer that it is ready to pro­
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ceed with construction of the
building the Secretary-Treasurer
shall so notify the Tribal Coun­
cil and present to the Tribal
Whereas Warm Springs Council the actions necessary to
! Composite Products (“WSCP”) make such funds available to
I is an enterprise of the Confed- WSCP as a capital contribution
j crated Tribes of the Warm of the Tribe. (Resolution no.
| Springs Reservation of Oregon 10,742.)
j (“Tribe”) chartered pursuant to
J Section 12 of the federal cor-
i porate charter of the Tribe; and,
Whereas WSCP has success-
j fully established itself and is
j now in. the process of expand-
Whereas the Metolius River
| ing its business and revenue gen­ Basin, off the Reservation, is
erating capability; and,
part of the area ceded by the
Whereas the Board of Direc­ Tribe in the Treaty of June 25,
tors of WSCP believes that in 1855 to the United States (the
j the relatively near future that it %855 Treaty”); and,
j will be necessary to add addi-
Whereas in the 1855 Treaty,
I tional physical facilities by con­ the Tribe retained important le­
structing a new building in the gal rights in these lands, includ­
| Tribe’s existing industrial park; ing the right to hunt, fish, gather
| arid,
roots and.berries and pasture
Whereas the WSCP Board livestock; and.
I has presented to Tribal Council
Whereas the Tribe has im­
its concept for expansion; and, portant cultural, economic and
Whereas the Tribal Council religious interests in the area,
j approves the. concept and need including the réintroduction of
for expansion; and,
anadramous fish in the Basin in
Whereas in light of the suc­ connection with the Tribe’s
cess of WSCP and its projected Pelton Round-Butte Hydroelec­
j growth it is prudent on the part tric Project; ahd,
j of the Tribe to increase its in-
Whereas the Tribe has con­
j vestment in WSCP and thereby sistently participated in major
j strengthen WSCP so that it can federal, state, and local legisla­
i successfully undertake expan- tion and plans that impact the
j sion activities, increase revenue Metolitis River Basin, including
j capability, improve market po- OS. Forest Service recreation
| sitton, and expand employment management plans, the Metolius
i opportunity; and,
River Federal Wild and Scenic
i • Whereas the * Tribal :G<5ttftcil- ’ RiVèr Plan ândjfeffërs’orr Cbunty
I desires to take action now to local plan amendments; and,
expedite construction of the
Whereas the Metolius River
new WSCP building once the Basin has unique ecological and
|w |C P Board of Directors has hydrological attributes; and,
l de|ettnined that it is timely to
Whereas Senate Bill 30 has
Tconstruct the building; now, been introduced to limit devel­
jtlptefore,
opment in die Metolius River
I Be it reso lved by the Basin; and,
I Twenty-Third Tribal Council of
Whereas the state legislature
I the. Confederated Tribes of the is forming a task force to exam­
|WSrm Springs Reservation of. ine the legislation and any
l Oregon, pursuant to Article V, amendments to the proposed
I Section l(t), of the Tribal Con- bill; and,
I stitution and By-Laws, and Sec­
Whereas the Tribal Council
tion V of the Tribal Federal deems it desirable to participate
/C orporate Charter that the on the task force because it will
I Tribal Council hereby directs the be considering legislation that
[ Secretary-Treasurer to identify could directly impact develop­
; available tribal funds, up to $2.9 ment within the Metolius River
| million, to be available for ap- Basin that could impact the
j propriadon for use by WSCP to' M Tribe’s interests in the Basin;
i construct a new building in the and,
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Products
^expansion
Metolius River
taskforce
Whereas the Tribal Council
desires to designate Robert
Brunoe, the Tribe’s Branch of
Natural Resources General
Manager, as its representative on
the task force to represent the
Tribe’s interests noted above
and as they have been consis­
tently expressed in the legisla­
tive and planning efforts noted
above; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Third Tribal Council of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1 (a) and (lj of the Tribal
Constitution and By-Laws, and
Section 4 of the Tribal Corpo­
rate Charter, that Robert Brunoe
is hereby designated as the
Tribal Council representative on
the task force related to Senate
Bill 30 dealing with the Metolius
River Basin. (Resolution hoi
;10,746.)
Road project
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs
Reservation . of Oregon
(“Tribe”) is a federally recog­
nized Jndian Tribe; and,
Whereas the Tribe has
formed a number of business
organizations which are solely
owned by the tribe to provide
to the Tribe dividends for the
support of the tribal govern­
ment; and,
Whereas one such business
organization is the Warm
Springs Construction Enter­
prise (“WSCE”) which was
chartered by Tribal Council
Resolution Number 9967’bh
January 22nd, 2ÓÓ1, as a subor­
dinate organization for eco­
nomic purposes pursuant to
Article V, Section l(o) òf the
Tribal Constitution; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Construction Enterprise’s mis­
sion is to ensure that the Con­
federated Tribes of Warm
Springs retains maximum eco­
nomic benefits from construc­
tion projects on and near the
Reservation; and,
Whereas by Resolution No.r
10,663 dated July 7th, 2006, The
Bureau of Indian Affairs
(“BIA”) and the Tribes ap­
proved construction project
number WSIR 33(1), for County
Line Rd. Reconstruction, Phase
I estimated in the amount of
$1,000,000; and,
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Whereas this project can best
be expedited and accomplished
by the Tribes, by. and through
its ConstructionEnterprise, act­
ing under Public Law 93-638
contract with the BIA and by
utilizing materials located on the
Reservation and in close prox­
imity to the projects; and,
Whereas thé BIA has
awarded $1,898,809 for this
project; and,
Whereas the BIA and the
Tribes’ Construction Enterprise
estimate that the cost to con­
struct this project is $2,441,971,
leaving a funding shortage of
$543,162; and,
' Whereas to enable WSCE to
complete this project the BIA
requires a Tribal Council reso­
lution authorizing $543,162 be
transferred from the 2007 BIA
project funds in accordance with
the 2Ô07 TIP; and,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Third Tribal Council of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1 (a) and (d) of the Con­
stitution and By-Laws, that the
Warm Springs Tribes approves
the request to transfer $543,162
from the 2007 project funds to
enable construction to accom­
plish Warm Springs: WSIR 33(1)
— County Line Rd. Reconstruc­
tion Phase I project; and,
Be it further resolved that the
Secretary-Tteasurer o f the
Tribes or his authorized désig­
née is hereby authorized to make
application for, negotiate and
execute said contract and any
amendments thereto, on behalf
of the Tribes. (Resolution no.
10,739.)
Childrens’
justice
currently using grant award
number 2006-VI-GX-0006 to
fund an investigator and assis­
tant prosecutor dedicated to
public education, investigation
and prosecution of child abuse,
neglect, and or exploitation for
FY 2006 (from October 1,2006
to September 30,2007) for the
benefit of on-reservation 'chil­
dren and their families; and,
Whereas Tribal Council un*.
derstands that there are many
factors that contribute to the
victimization of tribal commu­
nity children, including, but not
limited to the use' and abuse of
alcohol, methamphetamine and
other illegal drugs by some in­
dividuals within the boundaries
of the reservation; and,
Whereas Tribal Council con­
siders that continuing support
of public education, investiga­
tion and prosecution of abuse,
neglect, and or exploitation to
children on the reservation to be
of essential importance; and,'
Whereas our tribal commu­
nity members and their families
will benefit from continued
funding for crime victim ser­
vices in fiscal years 2007, and
2008 from the Children’s Justice
Act Partnerships for Indian
Communities Grant Program;
now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Third Tribal Council of
the Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1 (d) and (1) of the
Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws, that the Secretary-Trea­
surer is authorized to apply for
the Children’s Justice Act Part-
. nerships. for Indian Communi­
ties Grant Program Continua­
tion funding for FY 2007 and
FY 2008 from the United States
Department of Justice, Office
on Violence Against Women;
and,
Be it further resolved that the
Secretary-Treasurer is autho­
rized to negotiate and execute
any application or award docu­
ments in connection herewith,
including any modifications
thereto as required. (Resolution
10,730.)
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs In­
dian Reservation of Oregon has
received funding1 from the
United States Department of
Justice, Office on Violence
Against Children Justice Act
(CJA) Partnerships for Indian
Communities Grant Program
(US DOJ Award number 2006-
VI-GX-0006 for years 2005 to
2006, also know as FY 2006);
and,
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs In­ $ Be it resolved by the Twenty-
dian Reservation of Oregon is Third Tribal Council of the
Housing
commissioners
Confederated Tribes of thé
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant tô Article V,
Section 1 (s) of the Constitution
and By-Laws #and WSTC
400.022 (2) and (6) of the Tribal
Code, that the following are
hereby appointed Commission­
ers of the Warm Springs Local
Housing Authority:
Commissioners :
Vesta Johnson, Gerald
Danzuka, Priscilla Frank.
Terms to be determined af­
ter selection of all seven mem­
bers.
Gaming board
Whereas the second
amended and restated plan of
opefatiqn of Warm Springs
Gaming Enterprise provides for
the appointment by the Tribal
Council of nine members of the
Board of Directors of Warm
Springs Gaming Enterprise
(WSGÈ), doing business as
Kah-Nee-Ta High Desert Re­
sort and Casino; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council
deems it appropriate to continue
the current members of the
Board of Directors and to es­
tablish the terms of office of
all members of the Board; now,
therefore,
Be it resolved by the Twenty-
Third Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1 (f), (o), and (s), of the
Constitution and By-Laws arid
Section 12 of the Corporate
Charter, that the following in­
dividuals are appointed to the
TBbârcf o f D irectorof ^SG E ,
with initial terms of office to
end on the dates specified:
Class II
Directors
with initial terms ending De­
cember 31,2009:
Ken Smith, tribal member;
Priscilla Frank, tribal member;
Richard Donaca, non-member.
Be it further resolved, the
Restated Plan of Operation of
WSGE, that the fees for direc­
tors of WSGE shall be set at
$500 per day, beginning August,
and that such fees shall be an
expense of WSGE.
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