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School: June 12, 2013 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Pgge 8 new water reservoir part of construction (Continued from page 1) When the construction is finished, USDA pays the loan and the tribes then pay off the debt to the USDA. This will be a 40-year loan at 3.5 percent interest. The timing of the USDA approval was important, as the construction work needs to start within the next few weeks to meet the current building timeline. The school is set to open in the fall of 2014. Construction will be complete that summer, giv ing teachers and staff time to M o to rs p o rts Resolution of Tribal Coun cil on Tuesday, June 4, 2013: Whereas the Confeder ated Tribes o f the Warm Springs Reservation of Or egon is a federally recognized Indian Tribe; and Whereas the Tribe formed the Warm Springs Economic Development Cor poration (WSEDC), which is a chartered corporation wholly owned by the Tribe, via Resolution 9983 on Feb ruary 27, 2001, as a subordi nate organization to provide a corporate body to encour age and foster economic de velopment for the Tribe and its members; and Whereas the Tribal Coun cil has directed WSEDC to seek economic development opportunities to increase tribal revenues and to provide em ployment for tribal members; and Whereas, pursuant to the Tribal Council directive, the WSEDC has identified an economic development op portunity for both job creation and revenue development in the m o to rsp o rts/to u rism marketplace; and Whereas, per resolution No. 11,646, the Tribal Coun cil authorized WSEDC to enter into a Letter of Intent w ith a strategic partner, L ionshead D evelopm ent, LLC, to further examine the feasibility of the Motorsports Park Project; and Whereas, per the Letter o f In ten t, W SDEC and Lionshead have identified a location and draft concept for the Motorsports Park Project which includes motor sports related facilities along with related and complementary commercial usés (exhibits A and B), and continue to in vestigate the feasibility of the M otorsports Park Project; and Wltereas the Tribal Coun cil is supportive of pursuing the developm ent o f the M otorsports Park Project due to its potential to improve the Tribe’s financial situation and to provide jobs for tribal members; and Whereas the Tribal Coun cil believes that the question of whether to pursue devel opment of the Motorsports Park Project is a 'matter of great importance that should be submitted to the vote of the membership per Article VI of the Tribe’s Constitution and By-Laws and may involve creation of a new Tribal cor porate business enterprise, which must be approved by a vote of the membership per Section 12 o f the Tribe’s C o rporate C harter; now, therefore, Be it resolved by the Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes Indian Head Casino Warm Springs Chief Delvis Heath said he is happy to see the new school project finally moving forward. The tribes all these years have been sending the Warm Springs students to the schools in Madras, he said, when the tribes should have its own school serving the local youth. “I’m glad we’re finally get ting this done,” he said. The Council then moved on to Resolution 11,765 and discussion with bond counsel move in. “This has certainly been a long and arduous journey,” Swires said of the USDA loan process. “But we made it, and I certainly think the school will be a pride of the tribes.” Councilman Scott Moses said he w ished to thank Swires and USDA on behalf of the tribes. “I know a lot of work went into this,” he said; Councilwoman Evaline Patt asked Swires whether a drinking w ater reservoir, needed for the new school, is included in the construction cost. Swires said that it was. Patt also asked about a provision regarding Warm Springs Forest Products In dustries and its use of potable water. Chief Operations Office J.P. Patt explained that WSFPI has in the past at times used potable water to keep logs wet. This draws down the water level available for fire hydrants. The presence of the new school will require that the water be available for fire protection, said Patt. of Warm Springs Reserva tion of Oregon, pursuant to Article V, Section 1 (f), (i), and (u), and Article VI of the Tribal Constitution and By- Laws and Section 12 of the Tribe’s Corporate Charter, as amended, that the following question be submitted to a referendum o f the eligible voters of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon to be held on July 9, 2013: Shall the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation of Oregon au thorize the Tribal Council to pursue the development of a motorsports park and related or complementary commer cial businesses and uses (col lectively, the M otorsports Park Project) in the Miller Flats area o f the Warm Springs Reservation generally described in exhibits A and B, and to take such actions as the Tribal Council deems nec essary and prudent to com mercially advance the Motorsports Park Project to completion in compliance with Tribal law, including but not limited to the Tribe’s natu ral resource, cultural resource, and environmental laws, on terms that the Tribal Council deems in the best interests of the Tribe and its members, including the formation of a new tribal business enterprise under the Tribe’s Corporate Charter with an aggregate in vestment not to exceed the value o f the land for the Motorsports Park Project; an am ount approved by the Tribal Council not to exceed SI million, which will, be made available by any eco nomic developm ent sums dedicated to the entity as des ignated in a duly approved tribal budget? Shall the resolution be ap proved? Yes No____ pal amount not to exceed $10,736,300 to fund one-half S c h o o l b o n d Tribal Council Resolu of the Project, and to bor row funds as necessary on tion No. 11,765: A resolu terms acceptable to the Tribal tion of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes Council; and Whereas the Tribe ap of Warm Springs authoriz plied for a loan from the U.S. ing interim and permanent Department of Agriculture’s financing of a portion of Rural Development Program the k-8 school facility con on favorable terms to fund struction costs ;in an all or part of the tribal con amount not to exceed tribution and to guarantee in $10,736,300 and providing for other matters related. terim funding; and Whereas the USDA has (Note: Tribal Council adopted presented to the Tribal Coun cil a Letter of Conditions Resolution N o: 11,7 6 5 following dated June 5, 2013, in which the vote on N o. 11,764. (Resolution 11,765 is a multi the USDA has set forth con ditions that the Tribe must page legal financing documentpre meet within 30 days (ftily 5, sented by the tribes’ Bond Coun 2013) in order to obtain a sel. T he resolution pledges the loan From the USDA for the tribes’ cigarette and gas ta x rev p roject n o t to exceed enue received from the State o f Or egon assecurityfor the tribal school $6;854,269; and Whereas the Tribal Coun construction bond. (The vote on Resolution No. cil finds the conditions set forth in the Letter of Condi 1 1 ,7 6 5 was 9-0-1. V oting in tions acceptable and wishes to fa vo r were Council members Orvie move forw ard w ith the D a n y u k a , R euben H en ry, USDA loan application pro Kahseuss Jackson, Scott Moses, cess for the project; now, TLvaline Patt, Carlos Smith; and daiute (.'.biif Joe: Moses; Wasco therefore (The vote on the motorsports referendum resolution was 6-0-0. Voting in fa vo r were councibnen Orvie D anyuka, Kahseuss Jack- son, S c o tt M o ses a n d C arlos S m ith ; a n d Wasco C h ie f J R Sm ith and W arm Springs C hief Delvis Death:) K -8 s c h o o l Whereas, pursuant to Tribal Referendum ap proved on July 10,2012, and a Jefferson County School District No. 5093 bond levy election approved on May 15, 2012, the tribe and School District are proceed ing forward in a joint and co operative effort to construct a new k-8 Warm Springs school; and Whereas the Tribal Ref erendum authorized the Tribe to contribute a princi- Be it resolved byJthe Twenty-Sixth Tribal Council of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Reserva tion of Oregon, pursuant to Article V section 1(f), (1) and (u) of the Tribal Constitution and By-Laws, that the Tribal Council hereby authorizes the C hairm an o f the Tribal Council to execute on behalf ' of the Tribe the Letter of Intent to Meet Conditions (attached as exhibits) and re quest for obligations of funds .(form attached); and Be it further resolved by the Tribal Council that the Council hereby directs the tribal representatives of the Core Team to take all actions necessary to complete the items set forth in the Process ing Checklist (attached to the Letter of Intent) within 30 days, and to submit the com pleted packet to USDA; and Be it further resolved by the Tribal Council that the Tribal Council hereby del egates authority to the Secre- tary-Treasurer/CEO to ex ecute on the Tribe’s behalf any forms required by the Processing Checklist for which execution by the Tribe . is necessary; and Be it further resolved by the Tribal Council that the Tribal Council hereby del egates authority to the Secre tary-Treasurer/CEO to seek interim financing for the project, including the issuance of a request for proposals, and to execute on the Tribe’s behalf any docum ents re quired by the interim lender to obtain interim financing for the project. (Note: The vote on this T ribal Council Resolution, N o. 1,764, was unanimous, 10-0-0.) (See School bond on this page). I C h ie f J R Sm ith,- a n d W arm Springs C hief Delvis Death. A b sta in in g w as C ouncilm an Raymond Tsumpti.) ' Referendum (Continued from page 1) Halliday worked on sev eral economic development projects for the Muckleshoot Tribe, including the White River Amphitheater. A t Tribal Council last week, Councilwoman Evaline Patt asked Anspach about the po ten tial revenue to the tribes of the motorsports park. He responded that the es- — Employee of the Month — Naolmi Shy Naomi Shy was named Indian Dead Casino PLmployee o f the Month fo r May. Naomi is a very enthusiastic, friendly, customer service oriented Player’s Club Rep, said Marge Puckta, casino Duman Resources director. “She is well liked by the casino team and customers alike,■ said. Congratulations, Naomi! timate is $150 million in gross posal are too vague: For in revenue at build-out. After stance, What are the terms costs, such as debt service, of the joint venture? Anspach said a detailed the revenue is estimated at $37 million net. This would proposal to the Tribal Coun go to the joint venture con cil could come only after a sisting of the tribes and the referendum allows further outside investor, Lionshead discussion and planning. Ven Development. tures does not want to spend The revenue would be di a lot of money pursuing the vided based on the percent project before a yes-or-no age ownership of the joint vote by the membership, he said. venture, Chief Operations Officer For its part in the joint venture the tribes would be J.P. Patt said, “We have been putting up the land for the criticized at times for not go motorsports park. A lease to ing to the people first. That’s the joint venture of between why we’re holding the refer 25 and 50 years would be a endum now.” So at this point a final or likely scenario. Lionshead would bring more detailed proposal is not some funding and a connec possible. “But we would not tion to the motorsports sanc negotiate a bad deal for the tioning bodies. Councilman tribes,” Patt said. Passage of the referen- ! Jackson asked about the like lihood of approval from a dum would not ensure that major sanctioning body, such the motorsports park would happen. Passage would only as IRL. Anspach said the chances allow the negotiations to are good, as Lionshead in move to next phase. “I hope this passes, so we cludes, or has connections to key parties at the, sanctioning can get to the table to nego tia te ,” .said C ouncilm an bodies. Wasco Chief. J.R. Smith Moses. said he has heard some mem - D ave M cM echan bers say the details of thepro- Borja Landscape Maintenance LLC 2%-y For all your landscape maintenance needs #83350398 ► 541-771-0228 email:Rafaelb@cbbjnail.com PO Box 121 Madras, OR 97741 FREE estimates Taking Pride in a job well done! 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