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Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
Main valve project at Power and Water
Warm Springs Power and
Water Enterprises is plan-
ning a main valve replace-
ment project at the Pelton-
Round Butte hydro facility
in 2020.
The current valve dates
from 1964, the year the fa-
cility was built. These kinds
of valves are very large—
approximately 18 feet in di-
ameter.
This is a long-ter m
project, and Power and Wa-
ter has been planning the
replacement for a number
of years, said enterprise gen-
eral manager Jim Manion.
When the replacement hap-
pens, the hydro power sys-
tem will be shut off for a
time, he said.
Power and Water is now
at the point of seeking a con-
tractor to do the work, and
a manufacturer to provide
the new valve, Mr. Manion
said. Some other projects
coming up in 2020 at Power
and Water:
The enterprise is review-
ing its power sales agreement,
to determine whether an-
other buyer may be inter-
ested in purchasing the tribal
share of power from the
hydro facilities. The current
agreement is with Portland
General Electric. “PGE may
still be the most interested.
We’re testing the market,”
Manion said.
In 2020 Power and Wa-
ter will be weighing whether
the tribes should acquire an
additional one-sixth owner-
ship interest in the Pelton-
Round Butte power system.
The enterprise board will
weigh the benefits and costs,
and make a recommendation
to Tribal Council.
In 2020 Power and Wa-
ter will continue exploring
the idea of a large-scale so-
lar project on the reservation.
This would be a new revenue
stream for the tribes, and
increase the renewable en-
ergy resource in the North-
west power system,
Manion said.
Power and Water is also
looking at the possibility of
a lease-type of agreement
regarding the tribes’ off-
reservation in-stream wa-
ter right in the Deschutes
River. The tribes have a
large and senior water
right in the Deschutes.
Meanwhile, irrigation dis-
tricts face challenges in
water supply for their
customers.
Dave McMechan
New Year’s sobriety powwow, and community notes...
The Native American
Rehabilitation Association of
the Northwest presents the
Thirty-Fourth Annual New
Year’s Eve Sobriety Pow-
wow.
The powwow will be this
Tuesday, December 31 from
noon to 8 p.m. at the Or-
egon Convention Center,
777 NE Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., Portland.
The NARA New Year’s
Eve Sobriety Powwow is one
of the largest sobriety new
year powwows in the coun-
try, and is certainly the larg-
est New Year’s party in Port-
land, where thousands close
out the year with drums,
songs and dance (all alcohol
free).
The Natives Got Talent
Show is this Friday, January
Summary of Tribal Council
December 16, 2019
The meeting was called
to order at 9:14 a.m. by
Chair man
Raymond
Tsumpti.
Roll call:
Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Lincoln Jay Suppah, Wilson
Wewa Jr., Chief Alfred
Smith
Jr.,
Brigette
McConville, Chief Delvis
Heath, Glendon Smith,
Chief Joseph Moses.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
The 2020 Tribal Schol-
arship resolution with Sec-
retary-Treasurer, Michele
Stacona:
· Motion by Anita to un-
table this resolution for a
vote (action taken on No-
vember 27, 2019). Second
by Glendon. Question: 8/
0/1, Wilson/Abstain, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
· The discussion will con-
tinue with the Education
general manager present.
2020 Fund 122 and
Joint Health Commission
resolution with Caroline
Cruz, Health and Human
Services.
· Motion by Anita adopt-
ing Resolution No. 12,647,
that the Chairman of the
Tribal Council is authorized
to confirm Heather Crow
Martinez to continue to
serve an additional three
year ter m on the Joint
Health Commission ending
September 28, 2022; Second
by Brigette; 8/0/0, Chair-
man not voting; Motion car-
ried.
· Motion by Captain
adopting Resolution No.
12,648, that the Secretary-
Treasurer is hereby autho-
rized and directed to take
such actions as are neces-
sary to provide for the al-
location of Health Services
Fund collections (third
party billings) for the Cal-
endar Year 2020 as indi-
cated in Exhibit A; and to
program such savings as
are expected at the end of
Calendar Year 2019 for the
one year budget plan for
3 at the Youth Center gym.
The show is hosted by the
Prevention Team, the
Opioid and Mental Health
Initiative and JCP Aftercare.
The show will be from 6 to
8 p.m. on January 3. Age
groups are:
Kindergarten and under.
First to third grades. Fourth
through sixth. Seventh and
eighth. High school. Adults.
For more information call
Prevention at 541-615-0036.
Cascades East Transit
provides transportation
around Warm Springs and to
Madras with Connections to
other Central Oregon Towns.
You can see their sched-
ule for Route 20 at kwso.org
Click on the Community
tab and choose ‘transit’ from
the drop down menu.
the year 2020. Second by
Jay. Question: 9/0/0,
Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
Chief Judge Lisa Lomas, and
Court clerk administrator
Eliah Sorrelhorse:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,650 approving the list of
potential jurors for 2020.
Second by Wilson. Question:
9/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Motion by Glendon
adopting Resolution No.
12,651 appointing Barbara
Haslinger to serve s Tribal
Court Judge Pro Tempore
to hear and preside over
cases in which the Tribal
Court judges have conflicts
of interest, and to which
she may be assigned from
time to time by the Chief
Judge of the Tribal Court;
and to perform all services
required in such cases, with
full authority in such mat-
ters as a Judge of the
Warm Springs Tribal Court.
Second by Anita. Question:
8/0/0, Chairman not vot-
ing. Motion carried.
· Motion by Glendon
adopting Resolution No.
12,652 appointing Thomas
Howes as Tribal Court Judge
Pro Tempore to hear and pre-
2020 Scholarship Funds
continued with Valerie
Switzler, Education general
manager; and Carroll Dick,
Higher Education director:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,643, that an amount not
to exceed $650,000 is hereby
authorized for expenditure
from the Scholarship Fund
for calendar year 2020. Sec-
ond by Captain. Question:
6/0/3, Glendon/Abstain,
Delvis/Abstain, Alfred/Ab-
stain, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
Enrollments
with
Lucille Suppach-Sampson,
director Vital Statistics:
· Motion by Captain
adopting Resolution No.
12,649, enrolling six indi-
viduals. Second by Brigette.
Question: 9/0/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
2020 master jur y list
and Pro Tempore judges
January 1, 2020
Still time for a flu shot
The Warm Springs Indian Health Service clinic in
recent weeks has seen a rise in visits by patients with
flu and flu-like illnesses. The increase reflects an in-
crease noted statewide in Oregon.
During mid- and late December, Central Oregon
saw a rise of more than 10 percent in ‘positive re-
sults’ in flu tests.
Similarly, the Warm Springs clinic saw a signifi-
cant increase in clinic and emergency room visits for
flu-like illness, especially among school aged children.
It is not too late to get a flu shot. The season is at
its peak from about December through February.
On average a flu vaccine becomes effective two
weeks after you receive the shot. The vaccine pro-
tects you and those around you. Stop by the Warm
Springs Clinic for a vaccine.
The flu is something to take very seriously: The
Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year
approximately 56,000 people die from the flu. Last
year saw a spike in the mortality rate from flu, with
an estimated 80,000 U.S. residents succumbing to the
illness.
Most people who get sick with flu will have mild
illness, will not need medical care or antiviral drugs
and will recover in less than two weeks.
Some people, however, are more likely to get flu
complications that can result in hospitalization and
sometimes death. Pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus in-
fections and ear infections are examples of flu-re-
lated complications.
Flu also can make chronic health problems worse.
For example, people with asthma may experience
asthma attacks while they have flu and people with
chronic congestive heart failure may experience a
worsening of this condition triggered by flu.
side over cases in which the
Tribal Court judges have
conflicts of interest, and to
which he may be assigned
from time to time by the
Chief Judge of the Tribal
Court; and to perform all
services required in such
cases, with full authority in
such matters as a Judge of
the Warm Springs Tribal
Court. Second by Anita.
Question: 8/0/0, Chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
Warm Springs Health
and Wellness Center mod-
ernization Phase 1 update
with clinic director Hyllis
Dauphinais.
January 2020 agenda,
and review minutes with the
Secretary-Treasurer.
· Motion by Anita ap-
proving the January
Agenda, subject to change.
Second by Brigette. Ques-
tion: 9/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Review of Organiza-
tional Chart with the Sec-
retary-Treasurer:
· Joint Venture budget
analyst will be added under
the Secretary-Treasurer.
· Chief Operations Of-
ficer is taken off the Orga-
nizational Chart.
· Fish and Wildlife Com-
mittee On-Reservation, and
Fish and Wildlife Commit-
tee Off-Reservation will be
noted (split) in the Organi-
zational Chart.
· The budget for Fish
and Wildlife Committees are
split 60/40: 60-percent go-
ing to On-Reservation, and
40-percent going to Off-
Reservation.
· TERO will be added on
the agenda for monthly up-
dates.
Management Plan dis-
cussion among theTribal
Council.
Ventures update/
hemp plan with the Ven-
tures Board of Directors:
· Motion by Glendon
adopting Resolution No.
12,653, that the Tribal
Council hereby appoints the
directors of Warm Springs
Economic Development
Corporation dba “Warm
Springs Ventures” to the
board of directors of CP
Enterprise. Second by Cap-
tain.
Question: 3/4/0,
Brigette/No, Anita/No, Wil-
son/No, Alfred/No, Chair-
man not voting. Motion
failed.
· Motion by Glendon
adopting Resolution No.
12,654, that the Tribal Coun-
cil hereby determines that
with the passage of the 2018
Far m Bill that removes
hemp as a Schedule 1 sub-
stance under the federal Con-
trolled Substance Act, and as
a controlled substance or
drug under WSTC Chapter
305 and the affirmative ex-
ercise of tribal regulatory ju-
risdiction under the 2018
Farm Bill, the provisions of
the 2015 Referendum that
prohibit the sale of con-
trolled substance on the res-
ervation no longer apply to
hemp or hemp products.
Second by Anita. Question:
3/4/0, Captain/No, Jay/No,
Wilson/No, Alfred/No,
Chairman not voting. Motion
failed.
· Tribal Council consen-
sus to have the Cannabis
Board ser ve until new
members are appointed,
and the Cannabis board
positions will be advertised
for two weeks. A resolu-
tion will be presented first
week of January.
Public
Utilities
carryover fund request with
Utilities director Travis Wells:
· Motion by Anita ap-
proving the capitalized re-
quest to purchase equipment.
Second by Brigette. Ques-
tion: 7/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
Kah-Nee-Ta bank ac-
count matter with the Secre-
tary-Treasurer:
· Tribal Council is the act-
ing resort board of directors.
· Motion by Captain ap-
proving the closure of the
Kah-Nee-Ta bank account
(checking), and any funds will
be applied to inter-company
receive able #2 and #1, and
putting remaining funds to
the tribe receivable accounts.
Second by Jay. Question: 7/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
With no further business
the meeting adjourned at
4:09 p.m.