Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
May 24, 2017
Spring celebration at Capitol
Photo courtesy Alyssa Macy
At the recent Legislative Commission
on Indian Services Nine Tribes Spring
Celebration: Lil’ Miss Warm Springs
Kiahna Allen, Noelani Sapuay, and
Gov. Kate Brown (front row from left);
and Hunter Onstad, co-representative
of the Warm Springs Youth Council.
The youth also met with Sen. Ted
Ferrioli at the state Capitol.
The theme of the spring celebration
this year was Sharing Traditions:
Teaching Our Children to Build
Strong Tribal Nations.
Tribal Council summary
May 1
1. Roll Call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Chair-
man Eugene Greene Jr., Vice-
Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti Sr., Valerie
Switzler, Carina Miller, Lee
Tom,
and
Brigette
McConville. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder (morning), Emily
Yazzie, Recorder (afternoon).
2. Bureau of Indian Af-
fairs update.
3. Agenda amendment
· Motion by Charles to
amend the agenda; seconded
by Brigette: to bring Contract
Services with John Ogan in
regards to his attorney con-
tract; question; 9/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
4. Contract Services
· Motion by Charles adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,318;
seconded by Brigette: accept-
ing the three-year attorney
contract of John W. Ogan
from this day forward; Ques-
tion; 10/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
5. Museum at War m
Springs solar eclipse request.
· Motion by Raymond ap-
proving Secretary-Treasurers
recommendations on the do-
nation request for the eclipse
project; seconded by Brigette.
Question; 7/0/2, chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
6. Legislative updates
(state and federal) conference
calls.
7. Motion by Charles; sec-
onded by Joseph: approving
an agenda amendment to up-
date May travel delegations.
Question; 7/0/2, chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
8. Motion by Charles, sec-
onded by Valerie: approving
May 2017 delegation, subject
to change. Question; 6/0/3,
Chairman not voting. Motion
carried.
9. Tribal attorney update.
· Organizational changes
of the Karnopp-Peterson
Firm
· Motion by Charles adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,319;
seconded by Joseph: the
Hearth Act adopting chapter
413 of Warm Springs Tribal
Code as amended and set
forth in exhibit A. Question;
7/0/2, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
10. County Line 2 Fire
Update, occurred August 21,
2015.
· Motion by Joseph adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,320;
seconded by Charles: Tribal
Council approves the Chair-
man, Vice-Chairman and
Secretary-Treasurer in con-
sultation with tribal attorney
to authorize and engage out-
side legal counsel to repre-
sent the Tribe in any action
that may be commenced in
the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. Question; 7/0/2,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Land acquisitions under
the BPA wildlife mitigation
program Little Sweden Con-
servation Area.
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,321; seconded by
Raymond; Question; 6/0/3,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Austin Hot Springs
Conservation Area
· Motion by Charles
adopting Resolution No.
12,322; seconded by Valerie;
Question; Austin Hot
Springs property through
the BPA Wildlife funding
source; 6/0/3, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
11. With no further dis-
cussion the meeting ad-
journed at 4:49 p.m.
Ore. predicts bad summer for steelhead
The Oregon Department
of Fish & Wildlife is forecast-
ing dramatically low returns
of summer steelhead to the
Columbia and Snake rivers,
which will likely result in fish-
ing restrictions for Northwest
anglers.
Tucker Jones, Columbia
River program manager for
ODFW, said the agency is
predicting a total run of just
131,000 steelhead based on
a number of factors, includ-
ing the suffocating 2015
drought and war m water
“blob” over the Pacific
Ocean.
Fisheries managers are
considering a plan that would
close steelhead retention
downstream of The Dalles
Dam during the entire month
of August; between The
Dalles and John Day dams
during the month of Septem-
ber; and from John Day Dam
to the Oregon-Washington
border during October and
November.
Report: Calif. chinook could disappear in 100 years
Wild Chinook salmon,
probably the most prized sea-
food item on the West Coast,
could all but vanish from
California within a hundred
years, according to a report
released last week.
The authors, with the
University of California,
Davis, and the conserva-
tion group California Trout,
name climate change, dams
and agriculture as the ma-
jor threats to the prized and
iconic fish.
Chinook salmon are just
one species at risk of dis-
appearing. California is
home to 31 genetically dis-
tinct kinds of salmon and
trout, 23 of which are at
risk of going extinct some-
time in the next century.
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Summary of Tribal Council
May 15
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chief Joseph Moses,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Chair-
man Eugene Greene Jr., Vice
Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti, Carina
Miller, Lee Tom, Valerie
Switzler, and Brigette
McConville. Minnie Yahtin,
Recorder.
2. Building inventories up-
date.
3. Storm damage update.
4. Receivership update (ex-
ecutive session 11-12:15).
5. Board and committee
appointments:
Associate judges:
· Motion by Charles ac-
cepting the ad hoc recommen-
dations for associate judges;
seconded by Brigette. Ques-
tion; 5/3/1, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Motion by Charles to
adopt Resolution No. 12,329;
Seconded by Carina; Ques-
tion: appointing Gayleen
Adams as associate judge
starting July 1, 2017, one year
probation with requirement
to pass the bar exam within
the probation period; 7/1/1,
Chairman not voting; Motion
carried.
· Motion by Charles to
adopt Resolution No. 12,330;
seconded by Brigette. Ques-
tion; appointing Glendon
Smith as associate judge start-
ing May 15, 2017, 5 percent
wage increase after one year
probation; 6/1/2, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
· Warm Springs Gam-
ing Enterprise:
· Motion by Brigette to
adopt Resolution No. 12,331;
seconded by Valerie. Ques-
tion; appointing Mavis Shaw
to the Indian Head Casino
Board of Directors, term
ending December 31, 2020;
9/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Warm Springs Com-
posite and Forest Products
board:
· Motion by Charles to
adopt Resolution No. 12,332;
seconded by Lee; Question;
Dave McMechan/Spilyay
BIA Agency Superintendent Lori Anderson administered
the Oath of Office Tuesday to some new tribal enterprise
board members: Douglas Williams Jr. (TERO), Mary
Sando-Emhoolah (Credit), Mavis Shaw (Gaming), Marcia
Soliz (TERO), James Halliday (Ventures), and Rafael
Queahpama (Power & Water) (from left).
appointing James Halliday to
Warm Springs Composite
and Forest Products Board of
Directors, Class II, term end-
ing December 31, 2018.
And, appointing Douglas Wil-
liams Jr., Class III, term end-
ing December 31, 2019; 9/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Consensus to advertise
the non-tribal member posi-
tion.
· The Museum At Warm
Springs:
· Consensus to table until
the general manager meets
with the Board of Regents.
· Warm Springs Power
& Water Enterprise:
· Motion by Charles to
adopt Resolution No. 12,333;
seconded by Lee. Question;
appointing
Raphael
Queahpama, to Warm Springs
Water & Power Enterprise
Board of Directors, term
ending January 1, 2020; 9/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Tribal Employment
Rights Office Commission
(TERO):
· Motion by Carina to
adopt Resolution No. 12,334;
seconded by Brigette; Ques-
tion; appointing Douglas Wil-
liams Jr., and Marcia Soliz to
the Tribal Employment Rights
Office Commission, terms
ending January 11, 2019; 8/
0/1, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Ventures board:
· Motion by Brigette to
adopt Resolution No. 12,335;
seconded by Carina. Ques-
tion; appointing James
Halliday and Ted Kulongoski
to the board of directors of
Ventures, terms ending De-
cember 31, 2019; 9/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Motion
carried.
· Water Control board:
· Motion by Charles to
adopt Resolution No. 12,336;
seconded by Joseph. Ques-
tion; appointing Roy Spino to
the Water Control Board,
term ending October 31,
2019; 7/2/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Warm Springs Credit
Enterprise:
· Motion by Carina to
adopt Resolution No. 12,337;
seconded by Charles. Ques-
tion; appointing Mary Sando-
Emhoolah, to the Board of
Directors of Warm Springs
Credit Enterprise, Class II,
term ending January 1, 2020;
9/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
·
War m
Springs
Telecom:
· Motion by Carina to table
this board appointment until
issues are resolved; seconded
by Charles. Question; 8/1/
0, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
6. Executive session (4:37-
5:25 p.m.).