Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
December 8, 2017
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On the Tribal Council agenda
(The following are some of the
items coming up on the Tribal
Council for the rest of Decem-
ber.)
Monday, December 11
9 a.m.: Review minutes and
resolutions with S-T Michele
Stacona.
10:30: Fund 122 - Budget
2018 with Caroline Cruz.
11: Forest Development 10
percent - Budget 2018 with
Bobby Br unoe and Or vie
Danzuka.
1:30 p.m.: Deschutes River
Alliance update with tribal at-
torney.
2:30: WSFPI receivership/
CTWS and Vanport update
with tribal attorneys.
4: Law and Order Commit-
tee discussion.
Warm Springs hosted a mini powwow over the
Thanksgiving holiday. A guest this year was
Richard Arterbury, of Choctaw heritage, who
took these photographs, and shares them
with the tribes. “We had an amazing time,”
Mr. Arterbury said.
He lives in Sisters and is executive director of
the Ocean Blue Project. Ocean Blue is a non-
profit organization with the mission of
protecting the world’s ocean, beaches and
rivers through education and awareness.
They provide service learning projects,
enhancing wildlife habitat, cleaning beaches
and rivers, and reducing pollution. For more
on the project see oceanblueproject.org
Summaries of Tribal Council
(The following are recent summa-
ries of Tribal Council meetings:)
November 6
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis Heath,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr., Chairman
Eugene Greene Jr., Raymond
Tsumpti, Ronald Suppah, Valerie
Switzler, and Brigette McConville.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Bureau of Indian Affairs up-
date.
3. Office of Special Trustee
update.
4. Bureau of Indian Affairs Re-
alty update.
5. Concern regarding enterprises:
· Motion approving a letter to
each Enterprise to uphold their re-
sponsibility for dividends payable
to the tribes. Secretary-Treasurer is
to write the letter today.
6. Federal and state legislative
call updates.
7. Tribal attorney update
· Executive session 2:28-3:45
p.m.
· Motion approving the Chair-
man, vice Chair, and Secretary-
Treasurer to work on the Tribes
position regarding SB1070, if
needed, in regards to climate
change and clean energy.
8. Enterprises:
· Motion approving the Chair-
man to sign the letter to all board
of directors of each enterprise,
with edits read into record.
9. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 4 p.m.
November 7
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Chairman Eugene Greene Jr.,
Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Ronald Suppah, Valerie Switzler,
and Brigette McConville. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Solar Development project.
· Motion by Ronald authoriz-
ing Cypress Creek Renewable to
conduct studies in sites to develop
on the reservation. Second by
Charles. Question; 5/0/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
3. Area director meeting re:
Water facilities projects.
4. State Fuels Tax Rebate
amendment
Tuesday-Wednesday,
December 12-13: Inter-Tribal
Timber Council board meet-
ing.
Wednesday-Thursday,
December 13-14: First na-
tions Climate Summit.
Thursday-Friday, De-
cember 14-15: Columbia
· Motion by Charles adopting
Resolution No. 12,388 for the
state tax fuel rebate from the Pla-
teau Plaza to the tribes. Second by
Brigette. Question; 5/0/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
5. Tribal Council summaries.
· Consensus for summaries to
include: Who made the motion,
second and the vote.
November 13
1. Roll call: Chief Delvis
Heath, Chief Joseph Moses,
Chairman Eugene Greene Jr.,
Vice Chairman Charles Calica,
Raymond Tsumpti, Valerie
Switzler, Carina Miller, Lee Tom,
Brigette McConville. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Review minutes/resolutions.
· Motion by Charles approving
February 2017 Minutes. Second by
Valerie. Question; 6/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
· Received March and April
2017 minutes for review.
3. Chairman Greene and Coun-
cilwoman Switzler gave travel re-
ports.
4. Fish & Wildlife Committee
update.
5. Timber Committee update.
6. Water Control Board will be
scheduled in December.
7. U.S. v. Oregon agreement
· Motion by Charles adopting
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Resolution No. 12,389 approving
the 2018-2027 agreement for U.S.
v. Oregon, and that John Ogan
continue his work. Second by
Ronald. Question; 6/0/3, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
· Lower River Treaty Accord
Tribes update.
8. Health & Welfare Commit-
tee update.
9. Tribal member concern ex-
pressed regarding Children’s Pro-
tective Services and Juvenile Pros-
ecutor.
10. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 5:30 p.m.
November 14
1. Roll call: Chief Joseph
Moses, Chairman Eugene Greene
Jr., Valerie Switzler, Carina Miller,
Lee Tom, and Brigette McConville.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
2. Education Committee up-
date.
3. Land Use Planning Commit-
tee update.
4. Irrigation, Range and Ag
Committee update.
5. Proposed Amendments to
tax reform legislation letter.
· Motion by Joseph approving
the Chairman sign the letter to
Honorable Orrin G. Hatch and
Honorable Ron Wyden. Second by
Carina. Question; 5/0/1; Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
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River Inter-Tribal Fish Commis-
sion meeting.
Monday, December 18
9 a.m.: Secretary-Treasurer
and Chief Operations Officer
updates with Michele Stacona
and Alyssa Macy.
10: January agenda, review
minutes.
11: Draft resolutions.
1:30 p.m.: Legislative update
calls.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson, Vital
Stats.
3:30: Nursery program line
extension-BPA with Brian
Cochran and Ellen Grover.
Further items for consider-
ation: Affiliated Tribes of
Northwest Indians Winter Con-
vention, January 22-25.
Transportation Safety Plan
ad-hoc committee.
Note: All draft resolutions
and ordinances, including any
attachments or exhibits, are due
by the first Friday of each
month by 5 p.m. by email for
review (Word form).
michele.stacona@wstribes.org
lynn.davis@wstribes.org
6. Culture and Heritage Com-
mittee update.
7. Kah-Nee-Ta leases
· Motion by Carina adopting
Resolution No. 12,390 approving
the master lease. Question; 4/0/
1, Chairman not voting. Motion
carried.
· Motion by Carina adopting
Resolution No. 12,391 approving
the Non-Disturbance and Attorn-
ment Agreement. Second by
Brigette. Question; 4/0/1, Chair-
man not voting. Motion carried.
8. Capital Project: Children’s
Protective Services Center.
· Motion by Carina approving
the transfer of $232,000 from the
tribal building projects (309) to the
repair reserve (313) for improve-
ments/remodel at the CPS Cen-
ter. Second by Valerie. Question;
4/0/1, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
9.
Rights-of-Way work group
· Motion by Lee adopting Reso-
lution No. 12,392 approving the
Land Use Planning Committee to
form a work group to initiate and
carry out the implementation of
ROW Federal Regulations into
Tribal activities and develop ROW
ordinance. Second by Brigette.
Question; 4/0/1, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
10. With no further discussion
the meeting adjourned at 4:50 p.m.