Spilysy Tymoo, W^rm Springs, Oregon
July 27
Page 11
Resolutions of Tribal Council
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Horses
W hereas the B ranch o f
Natural Resources, Range and
Agriculture Department has re
quested of the Land Use Com
mittee permission to use a part
of a tract of trust land referred
to as Allotment 588-A and de
scribed as the West Half of the
Southeast Quarter of Section
13, Twp. 9 South, Range 12 East
, Willamette Meridian, lying to
the west of BIA Highway NO.
3, for an administrative purpose
which is to operate a H orse
Handling Facility that will aid in
the rem oval o f excess horse
numbers from tribal rangeland;
and,
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs holds
an undivided interest of over
80 percent in said tract; and,
Whereas this is considered a
temporary facility to be used
until a more suitable site can be
arranged for a more permanent
location; and,
Whereas it is the intention of
the Tribal Council that the co
owners in, said tract be compen
sated. This will be in accordance
with BIA regulation in 25 CFR
Chapter 162 and be given the
“ fair m arket v alu e” for the
rental of the interests remain
ing in this allotment; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council
desires to waive rental due in
this tract to the Branch of Natu
ral Resources for this particular
administrative use;
Now therefore be it resolved
by the 25th Tribal Council of the
C onfederated Tribes o f the
Warm Springs Reservation of
Oregon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1 (c) and 1 (1), of the
Tribal Constitution, that a pro
posed revocable perm it No.
TBD is hereby approved to
cover the period from June 1,
2011 to Dec. 31, 2012; and that
the Superintendent, BIA, Warm
Springs Agency is hereby re
quested to order an appraisal of
the allotted land interests in or
der to enable the Branch of
Natural Resources to compen
sate them for the Tribes’ usage
of their land interests; and,
Be it further resolved, The
Chairm an or V ice-C hairm an
and Secretary-Treasurer/CEO
are hereby authorized to execute
the necessary documents for and
on behalf of the Confederated
Tribes to carry out this resolu
tion. (Resolution no. 11,442)
Native veterans
Whereas the Tribal Council
of the Confederated Tribes of
the Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon is the central gov
erning authority of the Confed
erated Tribes and has the re
sponsibility to oversee all Tribal
matters, and the Tribal Council
is empowered and authorized to
enact resolutions governing the
management of affairs and en
terprises of the Tribe; and,
Whereas under the Manage
ment Plan of the Confederated
Tribes, the Secretary-Treasurer’s
mission is to implement the po
litical, financial, and governmen
tal actions of the Tribal Coun
cil in a manner consistent with
Tribal laws; and,
Whereas Rural Native Vet
erans have diverse traditional
beliefs and practices regarding
health and healing, and the
unique conditions and dispro
portionate levels o f need for
rural Native Veterans require
special considerations in care;
and,
Whereas advancing effec
tive care practices for this vul
nerable population requires the
translation of programs to lo
cal conditions, culture, and ex Head Start/Early Head Start
pectations of treatment, care, By-Laws attached to this reso
and healing; and,
lution as Exhibit “A” have been
Whereas no prior work in recommended to Tribal Coun
program adaptation for rural cil for approval and T ribal
Native Veterans exists, in spite Council believes that approval
of the many barriers to imple of these By-Laws is in the best
mentation; and,
interests of the Tribe and its
Whereas the Veterans Ad members; now, therefore,
ministration (VA) Rural Health
Be it resolved by the 25th
Resource Center (VRHRC)- Tribal Council of the -Confed
Western Region, Native D o erated Tribes o f the Warm
main is working with the Uni Springs Reservation of Oregon,
versity of Colorado Anschutz pursuant to Article V, Section
Medical Campus, Centers for l(a ),(l)a n d (u) o f the Tribal
American Indian and Alaska Constitution and By-Laws, that
Native Health (CAIANH) on the Tribal Council hereby ap
the Rural Veterans Needs As proves and adopts the Warm
sessment to conduct formative Springs Head Start/Early Head
evaluation research to assess Start By-Laws attached to this
rural Native Veterans health resolution as Exhibit A. (Resolu
care needs; and,
tion no. 11,444.)
W hereas the VA and
CAIANH will focus on key play
ers (Veterans, Veterans family
members, and community mem
bers who work with Veterans)
to participate in interviews to
Whereas funds received as
collect information on barriers a result of the 1401 Phase II
and strengths of adaptation and settlement process are currently
im plem entation o f programs held and invested with Harris
that serve rural Native Veter Bank; and,
ans; and,
Whereas by Resolution No.
Whereas the VA/CAIANH 11,173 the “Restoration Funds”
will compensate all tribal mem portion was to be invested with
bers who are invited, consent to, the same investment strategy as
and complete the assessment other BIA Deferred revenues;
interviews that will help us un and,
derstand the issues regarding
Whereas a recommendation
health care and access to health was made by the Investment
care services of rural Native Advisory Committee, the Fi
Veterans; and
nance Department and the Sec
Whereas the VA/CAIANH retary Treasurer/CEO to that
will uphold ethical research prac it is in the best long term inter
tices and keep all information ests of CTWS to amend the in
collected confidential, including vestm ent strategy for these
community identification if so funds and remove the current
desired by the Tribe, and will investm ent strategy o f BIA
provide participants and The Deferred restrictions, and,
W hereas a m otion was
C onfederated Tribes o f the
Warm Springs Reservation of made and approved at the In
Oregon a report of all findings; vestment Advisory Committee
meeting on February 17, 2011
now, therefore
Be it resolved by the 25th to revise the investment strat
Tribal Council of the Confed egy for the “Restoration Funds”
erated Tribes o f the W arm portion of the Phase II settle
N atural
R esource
Springs Reservation of Oregon m ent
that the Secretary-Treasurer and funds($36,000,000 plus accu
the Tribal Council do hereby rec mulated interest) to allow the
ommend and support the VA/ Investment Advisory Commit
CAIANH Rural Needs Assess tee to make investment strategy
decisions based on cash flows
ment project; and,
Be it further resolved that needs for these funds, and,
Whereas it is the desire of
the Tribal Council does hereby
approve the VA and CAIANH The Investment Advisory Com
Rural Native Veterans Needs mittee, the Finance Department
Assessment project for improve and the Secretary/Treasurer/
ment of health care services by CEO and Tribal Council to in
agreeing to community mem vest Tribal funds to earn the
b ers’ p articip atio n in focus maximum returns for stated lev
group interviews. (Resolution no. els of acceptable risk (efficient
11, 430.)
frontier curve of Modern Port
folio Theory) while following
and complying with the invest
ment guidelines and limitations
specified by various Federal
funding sources; now, therefore,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Be it resolved by the 25th
Head Start/Early Head Start Tribal Council of the Confed
program was established by the erated T ribes o f the W arm
Tribal Council and operates un Springs Reservation of Oregon,
der federal law and regulations pursuant to Article V, Section 1
to provide Head Start and Early (f) of the Constitution and By-
H ead Start education al and Laws, the Tribal Council hereby
other services to the children authorizes the Secretary-Trea-
and fam ilies o f the W arm surer/CEO and the Finance
Department, at their discretion
Springs Reservation; and,
W hereas federal law and as to timing, to establish a new
regulations governing the opera investment strategy at Harris
tion of the Warm Springs Head Bank for the purpose to earn
Start/Early Head Start program the maximum returns, to better
require that a “Policy Council” coincide with the actual expen
made up of representative par diture of the funds by various
ents and community members Tribal Programs. (Resolution no.
be established to participate in 11,449)
shared decision-making c o n
cerning Head Start/Early Head
Start program design and imple
mentation; and,
Whereas the Confederated
W hereas federal law and
Tribes
is applying for ICDBG
regulatio ns require that the
Warm Springs Head Start/Early funds in the am ount of
Head Start Policy Council op $500,000 to add to a $1.4 mil
erate pursuant to set of By-laws lion grant from EPA, $450,000
approved by the Tribal Coun in “Imminent T hreat” HUD
grant funds and $200,000 in
cil; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs tribal f»nds to construct im-
Investment
Head Start
Drinking water
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Priorities Proclamation
Whereas the people of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs hold ultimate
sovereignty over themselves,
the Warm Springs Reserva
tion, and trad itio n al use
places wherever located; and,
Whereas the Tribal Con
stitu tio n adopted by the
people established an 11-
member Tribal Council to
govern the Tribe, and del
egates to the Tribal Council
certain enumerated powers
of the people; and,
Whereas it is the duty of
the Tribal Council to govern
for the tribal people’s benefit
the lands on and off-reserva-
tion; and,
Whereas the tribal people
have the need for greater op
portunity through develop
ment of revenue-generating
economic initiatives and cre
ation of jobs, educational im
provements, and moderniza
tion of the reservation’s tech
nology and infrastructure;
and,
Whereas the people have
the need for the community
to provide better support to
its
m em bers
through
healthcare, housing, elimina
tion of substance abuse, sup
port o f fam ilies and im
proved public safety; and,
W hereas the T ribal
Council and the people un
derstand that all listed priori
ties are important, no one
more important than another,
and that the tribal govern
ment will maximize opportu
nities for our benefits when
they arise; and,
Whereas the people have
the need and have expressed
the desire to be served by a
more efficient, effective and
accountable government that
takes timely action, commu
nicates both internally and
externally, reviews its perfor
mance, sets long-term direc-
tion and strategies, and reduces
bureaucracy; and,
Whereas the people have the
need and have expressed the
desire to maintain and advance
their status as a sovereign
people through preservation of
their culture, traditions, beliefs,
and values, care of tribal lands
and natural resources, and pur
suit of sovereign interests and
treaty protection; and,
W hereas the 2 5 th T ribal
Council recognizes and supports
the people’s desire for improve
ments in the areas described and
is com m itted to provide the
leadership required to accom
plish these goals; and,
W hereas the 2 5 th T ribal
Council also recognizes that in
order to grow our economy, our
governm ent and enterprises
must provide business opportu
nities that will build the skills and
capacity of tribal members to
contribute to the long-term
sustainability o f employment
and business growth; now, there
fore,
Be it resolved by the 25th
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated T ribes o f the W arm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to the Constitution and
By-Laws, Article V, Section 1 (f),
(1), (o), and (p), and Corporate
C harter, Section 4, that the
Tribal Council hereby proclaims
its commitment to prioritize the
use of tribal resources for the
following purposes:
provements to the Simnasho
domestic water system to cor
rect the elevated levels of ar
senic in the w ater supply
(“Sim nasho
A rsen ic
R em ediation P ro je c t” or
“project”); and,
Whereas with the addition
of the $500,000 ICDBG grant,
the funding package will be com
plete and planning and construc
tion work on the project can
begin; and,
Whereas the project will be
constructed and operated in ac
cordance with Revised Ordi
nance No. 62 (“Warm Springs
Water and Sewer System Act”)
adopted by Tribal Council Reso
lution No. 10,012 on April 9,
2001; and,'
Whereas Ordinance 62 out
lines the O & M Plan for the
Tribal Water and Sewer systems
through the W arm Springs
Tribal W ater and Sewer Act
which defines maintenance, re
pair and replacement schedules
and the Tribes has committed
the necessary funds for mainte
nance and repairs through its
Tribal Water and Sewer annual
budget; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Public Utilities Department has
provided residents affected by
the project with inform ation
concerning the amount of fund
ing available for the project; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Public Utilities Department has
held several public meetings to
obtain the views of residents
regarding the project; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Pubic Utilities Department has
posted a public statement de
scribing the project and request
ing public comments on the
project; and,
Whereas the Warm Springs
Public Utilities Department shall
give residents an opportunity to
review and comm ent on the
Tribe’s performance in planning,
constructing and operating the
p ro ject u sin g the $500,000
ICDBG grant; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the 25th
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated T ribes o f the W arm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Section
1(a), (1) and (u) of the Tribal
Constitution and By-Laws, that
the Tribal Council hereby ap
proves and supports the Con
federated Tribes’ application for
an ICDBG grant in the amount
of $500,000 in order to com
plete the funding package for
the
Sim nasho
A rsen ic
Remediation Project. (Resolution
no. 11,450)
Adoption and active imple
mentation of a long-term stra
tegic plan for the economy that
will generate significant on-res
ervation revenues needed to
fund other tribal priorities; un
derstanding that certain op
portunities may also need in
terim steps, while maintaining
full opportunities for our tribal
future;
zones and partnership enter
prise zones with non-tribal
business both on and off-res-
ervation;
Improvement and updat
ing in education, vocational
training, workforce develop
ment, internships, appren
ticeships and youth develop
ment opportunities;
Improvement of reserva
tion facilities and infrastruc
ture, utilizing energy efficient
technology, including con
struction of tribal member
housing and development of
industrial areas;
Better health care, includ
ing programs to reduce sub
stance abuse and assisting
tribal members in realizing
responsibility for themselves
and their families;
More effective and ac
countable government and
en terp rises, realizin g the
need fpr prompt response if
tribal member lives and prop
erty are in jeopardy; and us
ing benchmarking as one tool
to help assess how we are
doing;
P reservatio n and en
hancem ent o f the Tribe’s
natural, cultural, sacred, and
sovereign endowments both
on and off-reservation;
Utilize the strategic plan
as a tool to provide more ef
fective and timely commu
nications with the tribal mem
bership in relation to the
adopted directions, and other
matters of importance;
And directs the entire
tribal organization and enter
prises to support these pri
orities as it carries out its
duties.
Utilize reservation enterprise
Grazing
Whereas the Confederated
Tribes of the Warm Springs Res
ervation have adopted O rdi
nance 66 “Chapter 460— Range
and Livestock Ordinance; and,
Whereas it is the desire of the
Tribal Council to implement the
provisions of the Ordinance to
allow for management of range
resources to achieve tribal ob
jectives of increasing employ
ment and income to Tribal Mem
bers from those resources while
enhancing the productivity and
p rotection o f the range re
sources through multiple use
conservation practices for fu
ture generations yet unborn; and,
Whereas the Tribal Council
believes that it is essential that
individually owned lands should
be adm inistered in a manner
compatible with grazing autho
rizations on Tribal lands and it
is the intent of the Tribal Coun
cil to enter into lease arrange
ments for grazing on individu
ally-owned land pursuant to 25
CFR & 162—Leaseing and Per
mitting and to appropriate funds
during the regular budgeting
process for a five year period
for grazing on individually—
owned land; now therefore,
Be it resolved by the 25th
Tribal Council of the Confed
erated T ribes o f the W arm
Springs Reservation of Oregon,
pursuant to the Constitution and
By-Laws Article V, Section 1, (c),
(k), (1), (n), and (o), and Article
VIII, Section 3, that the Metolius
Grazing Group be given a Graz
ing Authorization pursuant to
chapter 460.106 of the Tribal
Code for a period of five years
subject to conditions set forth
in the attached grazing group
rules and grazing plan. (Resolu
tion no. 11,451)