Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
March 13, 2019
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Resolutions of Tribal Council
The following are recent
resolutions of the Twenty-Sev-
enth Tribal Council of the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
Composite
Products
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon is a federally recog-
nized Indian tribe; and,
Whereas Warm Springs
Composite Products is a
wholly owned business en-
terprise of the tribe,
formed in 1995 pursuant to
Tribal Council Resolution
No. 8,989; and,
Whereas Warm Springs
Composite Products Enter-
prise is actively seeking to
expand its current opera-
tions of fire-resistant and
related building products,
and capital investment is
needed to accomplish this;
and,
Whereas by passage of
Tribal Council Resolution
No. 11,289 the Business
Investment Revolving Fund
Committee was created with
one of its objectives being
to provide a means for as-
sistance with the develop-
ment of business opportu-
nities by tribal business en-
terprises on the War m
Springs Reservation; and,
Whereas the BIRF
Committee has met on
January 24, 2019 and re-
viewed Composite Prod-
ucts’ request for funding,
under the terms and condi-
tions recommended by the
BIRF Committee, and be-
lieves the $1.25 million re-
quest meets the objectives
of this fund, and hereby
recommends Tribal Coun-
cil approve said expendi-
ture; now therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs Reservation of Or-
egon, pursuant to Article V,
Section 1, (f) and (l) of the
Tribal Constitution and By-
Laws, that the Tribal Coun-
cil hereby authorizes the
Secretary-Treasurer/CEO to
provide funding to Compos-
ite Products from the BIRF
fund in the total amount of
$1.25 million in accordance
with terms and conditions
agreed to by the BIRF Com-
mittee, and directs that as
provided in the funding terms
and conditions any interest
and earnings on such fund-
ing shall be reinvested in the
BIRF Fund.
Resolution no. 12,558.
Land at Lake
Billy Chinook
Whereas the Confeder-
ated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon is a
federally recognized Indian
tribe with inherent sovereign
authority and interests; and,
Whereas the tribe has a
long-established policy of ac-
quiring land outside of the
reservation, within the terri-
tory ceded to the federal gov-
ernment of the United State
via the tribes’ Treaty of 1855,
for purposes of protecting
and enhancing the tribes’
treaty-reserved rights; and,
Whereas acquisition of
land and property that bor-
ders Lake Billy Chinook is
particularly valuable to the
tribe because such ownership
enables and enhances the
tribes’ ability to utilize and
protect its traditional and
treaty-reserved fishing rights
in the Deschutes Basin; and,
Whereas in 2001 the tribe
passed Resolution 10,077,
which authorizes acquisition
of a 50-percent interest in
the property described in ex-
hibit A (attached to resolu-
tion); and,
Whereas the owners of
the other 50 percent interest
in the property are Paul D.
Clowers, Bradley P. Clowers,
and Karla Seidner; and,
Whereas on August 6,
2018 the Clowers parties filed
a complaint in Jefferson
County Circuit Court to par-
tition the property; and,
Whereas on November
27, 2018 the tribes and
Clowers parties participated
in a mediation and reached a
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conditional settlement re-
garding the disposition of the
property; and,
Whereas the tribes and
Clowers parties negotiated a
Release and Settlement
Agreement, a Promissory
Note, a Trust Deed, and a
Bill of Sale (all attached as
exhibits to the resolution) to
complete the sale and trans-
fer of the remaining 50 per-
cent interest in the property
to the tribes and to dismiss
the action; now therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of Warm Springs
Reservation of Oregon, pur-
suant to Article V, Sections
1(a), (f) and (l) of the Tribal
Constitution and By-Laws,
the Tribal Council hereby:
1.
Approves the Re-
lease and Settlement Agree-
ment, Promissory Note, the
Trust Deed and Bill of Sale;
and,
2.
Authorizes the
Tribal Council Chairman,
Vice-Chair or Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO to execute the
agreements and to perform
or undertake any further ac-
tions or execute further
documents reasonably nec-
essary to carry out the inten-
tions of the foregoing reso-
lution as deemed in the best
interest of the tribes.
Resolution no. 12,556.
Cannabis
tax rebate
Whereas the 2017 Or-
egon Legislature enacted
House Bill 2197, authoriz-
ing the Inter-Governmen-
tal Agreement with the Con-
federated Tribes of the
Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon to rebate to the
tribes state marijuana tax
revenues attributable to
marijuana items produced
or processed on tribal land;
and,
Whereas the Depart-
ment of Revenue and tribal
representatives have negoti-
ated a ‘Marijuana Tax Inter-
Governmental Agreement’
(attached to the resolution),
which establishes a process
for calculating and remitting
to the tribes, on a periodic
basis, a rebate in the esti-
mated amount of the state
marijuana tax revenues at-
tributable to marijuana items
produced or processed on
tribal land; and,
Whereas Section 8(B)
of the agreement contains
a limited waiver of tribal
sovereign immunity for the
limited purpose of enforce-
ment of the agreement in
accordance Section 9 of the
agreement, which estab-
lishes dispute resolution pro-
cedures applicable to dis-
putes arising under the
agreement; and,
Whereas the Tribal
Council has determined
that approving and entering
into the agreement, without
limitation, the limited waiver
of tribal sovereign immu-
nity contained in section
8(B) of the agreement, is in
the best interest of the
tribes and its members; now
therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal
Council of the Tribal Coun-
cil of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
Reser vation of Oregon,
pursuant to Article V, Sec-
tion 1 (a), (f), (l) and (u) of
the tribal Constitution and
By-Laws, that the Tribal
Council hereby approves
the agreement in the form
(attached to the resolution
as an exhibit), including
without limitation, the lim-
ited waiver of sovereign im-
munity contained therein;
and,
Be it further resolved
that the Tribal Council
hereby authorizes the Sec-
retary-Treasurer/CEO to
execute the agreement in
the form attached; and,
Be it further resolved
that the Tribal Council au-
thorizes the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO to take such
other actions and execute
such other documents as are
necessary or convenient to
carry out the purpose of
this resolution.
lated career and have com-
pleted at least six units of
classes at an accredited com-
munity college, public or pri-
vate college or university, or
an accredited career tech-
nical or trade school.
Selection will be based on
a combination of the fol-
lowing criteria:
· Strength of application,
especially short essays
· Personal qualities as de-
scribed by references
· Academic achievement
and perseverance
Whereas on February 22,
2016, by Tribal Council Reso-
lution No. 12,126, the Coun-
cil approved the purchase by
the tribe of a 9.4 acre parcel
of fee land along Tenino
Road owned by tribal mem-
ber Richard Macy, and his
wife Vivian; and,
Whereas the Macys now
seek to acquire an easement
across the now tribally owned
9.4 acre parcel of fee land
for purposes of potentially
developing a driveway to ac-
cess the Macys’ remaining fee
land from Tenino Road; and,
Whereas the proposed
driveway easement would be
30 feet by 600 feet, consti-
tuting 0.4132 acres, as illus-
trated in the access easement
agreement (attached to this
resolution); and,
Whereas the negotiated
purchase price for the drive-
way easement is $1,320,
which represents the pro-
posed driveway easement’s
portion of the 2016 purchase
price for the 9.4 acre fee
parchel; and,
Whereas the Tribal Coun-
cil believes that it is the best
interest of the tribes and
tribal members to approve
the conveyance to the Macys
of the proposed fee land
driveway easement for the
price of $1,320; now, there-
fore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal Coun-
cil of the Confederated Tribes
Warm Springs Reservation
of Oregon, pursuant to Ar-
ticle V, Section 1 (c), (l) and
(u) of the Tribal Constitution
and By-Laws, that the Tribal
Council hereby grants per-
mission, approves and autho-
rizes the easement to the
Macys crossing tribally owned
fee land, as illustrated in the
access easement agreement
(attached to the resolution)
for the price of $1,320; and,
Be it further resolved by
the Tribal Council that the
Tribal Council Chairman, or
his designee, is hereby autho-
rized to execute and sign the
access easement on behalf of
the Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs.
Resolution no. 12,559.
Allowable cut
allowance
Whereas the sustainable
harvest level or Annual Al-
lowable Cut was calculated
and approved to be 25.1 mil-
lion board feet per year for
the five-year planning period
2017-2021; and,
Whereas fire restrictions
and late season weather con-
ditions interrupted the timber
program in 2018 resulting in
a harvest shortfall of ap-
proximately 3 million board
feet; and,
Whereas pursuant to
Tribal Resolution 12,495, the
Tribal Council authorized a
Memorandum of Under-
standing between War m
Springs Timber Company
and the Branch of Natural
Resources; and,
Whereas the MOU does
not specify tolerances for
annual operational variances
of the harvest level; and,
Whereas due to annual
fluctuations of the harvest
level due to wildfire restrictions,
weather conditions, and mar-
ket conditions, there is a need
for tolerances around the har-
vest level; now therefore,
Be it resolved by the
Twenty-Seventh Tribal Coun-
cil of the Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs Reserva-
tion of Oregon, pursuant to
Article V, Section 1(d), (k) and
(l) of the Tribal Constitution
and By-Laws, as amended,
that the Tribal Council ap-
proves and adopts carrying
over the remaining 2018 (ap-
proximately 3 million board
feet) Annual Allowable Cut
into the remainder of the
current planning period
(2019-20210; and,
Be if further resolved
that the future annual harvest
volumes shall not deviate
from the designated volume
in any one-year by more than
10 percent or more than 2.5
percent for each five-year
planning period.
Resolution 12,557.
YouthBuild for a new start
Getting ready for kindergarten
Heart
of
Oregon
YouthBuild is recr uiting
young people ages 16-24 for
its spring cohort beginning in
mid-April.
The program is geared
toward youth who either
have dropped out or are on
the verge of being dropped
from traditional high
school.
Members can earn a
Families with children who will be 5 on or be-
fore September 1 can ensure a successful transi-
tion to kindergarten by better understanding expec-
tations.
Did you know the single
most important thing a par-
ent can do to help their child
acquire language, prepare for
school, and instill a love of
learning—Is to read to them!
GED, diploma, colleg e
credit and job skills work-
ing in the classroom and in
the field.
Anyone interested must
attend an information ses-
sion to be considered. The
next info session is next
Thursday, March 21st
from 5-6:30 p.m. in Sisters.
Call 541-526-1380 to
get details and to sign up.
Students can qualify for health care scholarships
Students from War m
Springs are invited to apply
for the Jefferson County Ca-
reer Scholarship.
Funded by the St. Charles
Foundation, between two and
10 scholarships—each be-
tween $1,000 and $2,500—
will be awarded this year.
The scholarships are avail-
able to residents of the
county, or graduates of a
Jefferson County high
school.
To be eligible for a schol-
arship, applicants must also
be studying for a health-re-
Warm Springs
Market access
Financial need
Scholarships may be re-
newed, but each year appli-
cants must reapply and
compete.
To apply, visit:
stcharleshealthcare.org
The deadline for appli-
cations is April 12.
About St. Charles Foun-
dation:
As the philanthropic
arm of St. Charles Health
System, the Foundation
works to support and im-
prove health care in Cen-
tral and Eastern Oregon.
Private donations raised
by the Foundation allow St.
Charles to build new medi-
cal facilities, purchase state-
of-the-art medical equip-
ment, keep pace with the lat-
est technological advances
and deliver exceptional pa-
tient care in a healing envi-
ronment.
The Foundation does
more than just raise money
for bricks and mortar. The
organization also raises
money to support many pro-
grams that benefit low-in-
come and uninsured patients.
Skills that lay the foun-
dation for reading:
· Concepts about books.
· The alphabet.
· Letter-sound relationships.
Incoming kinder kids should be able to:
· Listen to a story being read.
· Be familiar with books.
· To hold a book and turn the pages.
They should know:
· That pictures help tell the story.
· That words are made up of sounds.
To be ready for kindergarten children should
be able to:
· Identify the first sound in a word.
· Identify the letters in their first name.
· Say the alphabet.
· Pretend (practice) read.
This message is brought to you by the War m
Springs Academy.