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Spilyay Tym oo, Warm Springs, Oregon J une 21, 2Ö 07 Page 11 Tribal Council Resolutions (The following are recent resolu Be it resolved by the Twenty- tions of the Twenty-Fourth Tribal Fourth Tribal Council of the Con Council of the Confederated federated Tribes o f the Warm Tribes.) Springs Reservation of Oregon, pursuant to Article V, Section 1 (f), and (o), of the Tribal Constitu tion and By-Laws, and Section 4 of the Tribal Corporate Charter that the Tribal Council hereby ap Whereas Warm Springs Gam proves and adopts the charters of ing Enterprise (WSGE) is an en the following enterprises (exhib terprise o f the C onfederated its A, B, and C to this resolution): Tribes of the Warm Springs Res (A) Warm Springs Casino and ervation of Oregon (Tribe) estab Resort Enterprise; lished pursuant to section 12 of (B) Kah-Nee-Ta Vaction Re the federal corporate charter of sort; the Tribe; and, (C) Bridge of the Gods Colum Whereas WSGE is governed bia River Resort Casino; and, by a board of directors appointed Be it further resolved by the by the Tribal Council and operates Tribal Council that the transfer of pursuant to a Plan of Operation assets, liabilities and management adopted by the Tribal Council; and operations of WSGE to the and, newly chartered enterprises shall Whereas WSGE is currently be done at a time and in a.manner responsible for the operation of deemed appropriate by the WSGE the resort and gaming facilities Board of Directors; and, located at Kahneeta on the Warm Be it further resolved that the Springs Indian Reservation; and, W SGE Board o f Directors is Whereas WSGE is also respon hereby appointed as the initial sible for the development and Board of Directors for each of the eventual management and opera chartered enterprises. (Resolution tion of the Bridge of the Gods 10,767.) Columbia River Resort Casino (BOG) to be located in the Co lumbia River Gorge; and, Whereas in connection with the development and construction of BOG it will be necessary to obtain substantial funds through Whereas Article III, Section 3, issuing bonds or other debt obli of the Constitution and By-Laws, gations; and, as amended, provides for the Whereas the WSGE Board of members o f the Confederated Directors has determined that a Tribes of the Warm Springs Res reorganization of the WSGE en ervation of Oregon (“Tribes”) to terprise structure is necessary to adopt members into the Tribe at obtain the necessary financing for a Secretarial Election called for BOG and for other reasons; and, that purpose; and, W hereas the organizational Whereas the Constitution pro structure recommended by the vides that, in order to be elected W SGE Board of Directors in into membership in the Tribe, an volves the establishm ent o f a individual must: holding company and initial estab (1) Receive a majority vote, lishment of two wholly-owned provided that at least 50 percent subsidiaries thereunder, each tp be of those entided to vote .shall ac chartered pursuant to the Warm tually vote; Spririgs Constitution and Bylaws; (2) Have 1/8 or more Indian and, \ } , ' i ' Blood; Whereas this structure also fa (3) Be a descendant of a mem cilitates the development of future ber or a former member of the resort and recreational enterprises Tribe; by the holding company; and, (4) (This provision waived for Whereas although enterprise this election), Must have resided reorganization is not necessary at least 3 years upon the Warm until the point at which the WSGE Springs Reservation immediately Board of Directors authorizes the prior to the date òf the applica financing of BOG to proceed, the tion for adoption; i WSGE Board of Directors desires (5) N ot be a member of any to establish the necessary struc other tribe of Indians; and, ture immediately iri order to mini Whereas based upon the above mize delays in obtaining financing criteria, the Tribal Council has for BOG; and, determined that those persons Whereas the Tribal Council has whose names are set forth in the reviewed the proposed charters list attached, are eligible to be for the holding company and sub placed upon the ballot for an elec sidiaries submitted to it by the tion to determine if they should WSGE Board of Directors for be adopted into the Tribe; now, approval and adoption; now, therefore, therefore, Be it resolved by the Twenty- Gaming reorganization Adoption election Fourth Tribal Council of the Con federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, pursuant to Article III, Section 3, as amended, of the Constitution and By-Laws, that an election shall be called by the Secretary of the Interior upon the receipt of the list of names provided, for the purpose of voting to determine whether any of the persons whose names are set forth in the attached list should be adopted as members of the Tribe; and, Be it further resolved that at least fifty percent (50%) of the members entitled to vote shall be required to vote in such election and, that in order to be adopted, an individual must receive a ma jority vote of the qualified voters in such election. (Resolution no. 10,766.) Metolius protection Whereas the Metolius River Basin, off the Reservation, is part of the area ceded by the Tribe in the Treaty of June 25,1855 to the United States (the “1855 Treaty”); and, Whereas in the 1855 Treaty, the Tribe retained important sover eign and legal rights in these lands, including the right to hunt, fish, gather roots and berries and pas ture livestock; and, Whereas the Tribe has impor tant current and historic cultural, economic, spiritual and religious interests in the area, including the réintroduction o f anadramous fish in the Basin in connection with the Tribe’s Pelton Round- Butte Hydroelectric Project; and, Whereas the Metolius River Basin and the Warm Springs Res ervation share sensitive big game migration routes and wintering range; and, Whereas the Tribe has consis tently participated in major fed eral, state, and local legislation and plans that impact the Metolius River Basin, including U.S. Forest Service recreation management plans, the Metolius River Federal Wild and Scenic Rivet Plan and Jefferson C ounty local plan amendments; and, Whereas the Metolius River Basin has unique ecological, hy drological and geological at tributes; and, Whereas Senate Bill 30, (Ex hibit A to this resolution), has been introduced to limit destina tion resort development in the Metolius River Basin; and, Whereas destination resort de velopments under Oregon state laws currently permit intensive residential and resort uses that would directly harm the Basin’s unique attributes, long standing good neighbor relations, and the Tribe’s interests in the Basin; and, Whereas the Tribe recognizes and supports Jefferson County’s efforts to create economic devel opment opportunities to increase job opportunities and tax revenues to better serve its residents and that properly tailored develop ment may not be inconsistent with the Metolius River Basin’s unique ecological, hydrological and geo logical features or the Tribe’s cul tural, economic and religious in terests in the area, but believes that, standing alone, current Or egon state laws and mitigation rules are inadequate to protect the Metolius River Basin’s attributes or the Tribe’s interests in the area; and, Whereas the Tribal Council deems it desirable to support Sen ate Bill 30 because such legislation recognizes the statewide impor tance of and seeks to protect the unique attributes of the Metolius River Basin and the Tribe’s inter ests in the Basin in light of the absence of concrete assurances that harm can be averted to those interests and attributes under cur rent laws; now therefore, Please support the busi nesses you see in the Spilyay Tymoo. Be it resolved by the Twenty- Fourth Tribal Council of the Con federated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon, pursuant to Article V, Section 1 (a), and (1), of the Tribal Constitution and By-Laws, and Section 4 of the Tribal Corporate Charter, hereby supports passage of the legislation contained in Exhibit A. (Resolu tion 10,770.) C' ! T A Next deadline to submit items to the Spilyay Tymoo is Friday, June 29. V____________ ■ J W ishing W arm S p rin g s a V ery H a p p y P i-U m e -S h a ! Automotive & Towing since 755 S.W. Hwy 97, M adras, OR 97741 CALL 475-6663 or stop by fo r an appointment 24-Hour Towing Madras iDedigh Center •Shaw Flooring • Manufactured Stone 732 SW 6th St., at the “Y” in Redmond Desks, Living Room, Dining FREE DELIVERY to MOST Room, Tables, Lamps, Recliners, Mattresses, Bedroom, Daybeds, Sleepers, Bunk Beds, Leather, Entertainment Central Oregon areas. Centers, and MORE! 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