School:
June 12, 2013
Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
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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-
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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,
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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
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bers say the details of thepro-
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