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, \
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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.)
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Tymoo is Friday, June 29.
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