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Page 2 Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon Summary of Tribal Council December 15, 2020 The meeting was called to order at 9:11 a.m. by Chair- man Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll call: C h i e f Delvis Heath, Chief Joseph Moses, Anita Jackson, Vice Chair Brigette McConville, Glendon Smith, Raymond (Captain) Moody. Minnie Yahtin, Recorder. CARES Act spending with Alfred Estimo Jr., Finance, and Michele Stacona, Secre- tary-Treasurer: · Motion by Anita ap- proving reimbursement to enterprises for hazard pay. Second call. Motion failed due to lack of a second. · Motion by Anita ap- proving appropriation of funds to Ventures for the water solar project as long as Tribal Council has assurance that we meet all restrictions of CARES Act spending. Second by Delvis. Glendon/ yes, Joe/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/ 0, Chair man not voting. Motion carried. · Michele will email the enterprises to send actual costs associated with payroll costs for reimbursement. Indian Managed Care Entity (IMCE) discussion Michael Collins, director: · Motion by Brigette au- thorizing Mike to proceed with IMCE; Second by Anita; Discussion; Glendon/ yes, Joe/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/ 0, Chair man not voting; Motion carried. Supplemental budget Warm Springs ballfields with Alfred and Michele Stacona: · Alfred and Michele will submit a Resolution for Tribal Council approval for transferring funds between budget categories. Resolutions: 122 funds with Caroline Cruz, general manager, Health and Human Ser- vices. · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,756 that the Secretary- Treasurer/CEO is hereby authorized and directed to take such actions as are nec- essary to provide for the al- location of Health Services Fund collections (‘third party billings’) for the Calendar Year 2021 as indicated in exhibit A, and to program such savings expected at the end of Calendar Year 2020 for the one-year budget plan for the year 2021. Second by Anita. Discussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. Grants/Contracts with Travis Wells, general man- ager, Utilities; and Ellen Grover, tribal attorney. · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,757 approving the Grant Contracts, attached as Ex- hibits A, B and C, including the limited waivers of tribal sovereign immunity set out in the Grant Contracts. That Tribal Council hereby autho- rizes the Tribal Chair, Vice Chair, or Secretary-Trea- surer/CEO to sign and ex- ecute the Grant Contracts on behalf of the Tribes and authorizes the authorized representatives or their del- egates to take or cause to be taken all acts, including but not limited to execution of all certificates on behalf of the Tribes to perform and carry out the Grant Con- tracts. Second by Delvis. Discussion. Alfred/yes, Glendon/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 5/0/ 0, Chairman not voting; Mo- tion carried. Bonus/Trust dollars dis- cussion with Secretary-Trea- surer: · Information will be given to tribal members re- garding dividend payments. any and all documents nec- essary to effectuate the in- tention of this Resolution. Second by Delvis. Discus- sion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/ 0, Chairman not voting. Mo- tion carried. Deschutes Basin Habi- tat Conservation Plan with tribal attorney, Natural Re- sources general manager Bobby Brunoe, and Power and Water general manager Jim Manion: · Executive session, 1:37- 2 p.m. U.S. Small Business Administration letter, re- garding Ventures: · Motion by Brigette au- thorizing the Chairman to sign the letter to the U.S. Small Business Administra- tion in San Francisco, Cali- fornia regarding the 8(a) ap- plication. Second by Captain. Discussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. Enrollments with Lucille Suppach-Sampson, director, Vital Statistics: · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,760 enrolling seven indi- viduals. Second by Anita. Dis- cussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/ yes, Captain/yes, Brigette/ yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. Resolutions Michele Stacona: · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,743(A) that the Tribes re- new affiliation with Inter- Tribal Timber Council through the remittance of the 2020 annual dues of $250. Second by Captain. Discussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Auto Enrollment Pen- sion Committee discussion with Jeffrey Carstensen, chief executive officer In- dian Head Gaming; and Alfred Estimo Jr., Finance director: · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,758 that the first amend- ment to the plan in the form presented to Tribal Council. This date hereby is approved and adopted on behalf of the Tribe: That the Secretary- Treasurer/CEO is autho- rized and directed to execute the frist amendment to the enterprise plan on behalf of the Tribe. Second by Delvis. Discussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,759: That the War m Springs Pension Committee hereby is authorized and di- rected to monitor and man- age the 401 (k) Plan invest- ments on behalf of the Tribes, subject to the report- ing requirements set forth in the attached Exhibit A, ef- fective as of January 1, 2021. That the Secretary- Treasurer/CEO is autho- rized and directed to execute Housing grant applications due Dec. 31 The Housing Improve- ment Program is a home re- pair, renovation, replace- ment and housing grant pro- gram administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and federally-recognized Indian tribes for American Indians and families who have no immediate resource for standard housing. To be eligible for Hous- ing Improvement Program assistance you must be a member of a federally rec- ognized American Indian tribe or an Alaska Native, and live in an approved tribal service area. Additional re- quirements: Have an in- come that does not exceed 150 percent of the U.S. De- partment of Health and Hu- man Ser vices Poverty Guidelines; · Have present housing that is substandard, as de- fined in the regulations 25 CFR, Part 256; · Have no other resource for housing assistance; · Have not previously re- ceived HIP assistance for repairs, renovation, replace- ment or housing, or down payment assistance; · And have not acquired your present housing through a federally spon- sored housing program within the previous 20 years. Interested applicants should contact Sharon Jack- son for an application pack- age containing the applica- tion, guidelines and required supporting documentation necessary in order to qualify for eligibility. Complete applications and all supporting documentation are due this Thursday, De- cember 31, 2020. Sharon Jackson, Tribal Government Specialist, BIA Northwest Region. email: Sharon.jackson@bia.gov Phone: (425) 258-2651 ext. 252 Note: Regulations have changed; there is an addi- tional Category D—Down Payment Assistance, for in- for mation contact the Warm Springs Housing Au- thority for more informa- tion, 541-553-3250. December 30, 2020 Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. · Grant contract with State of Oregon Depart- ment of Education, Early Learning Division: · Motion by Brigette adopting Resolution No. 12,761 that the Tribal Coun- cil hereby approves the Grant Contract, attached hereto as Exhibit A, includ- ing the limited waiver of Tribal Sovereign Immunity set out in the Grant Contract. That Tribal Council hereby authorizes the Tribal Chair, Vice Chair, or Secretary- Treasurer/CEO to sign and execute the Grant Contract on behalf of the Tribe and authorizes the Authorized Representatives or their del- egate to take or cause to be taken all acts on behalf of the Tribe to perform and carry out the Grant Con- tract. Second by Captain. Discussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes, Brigette/yes, Delvis/yes, Anita/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting. Motion carried. Motion by Brigette to ad- journ at 3:25 p.m. SUMMARIES continue on 5 Covid-19 contract tracing has shown that the most frequent places of exposure are within households and at gatherings, or visiting with people that are not part of your household. On the reservation for youth 18 and younger: There is a curfew in effect daily from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. People over 18 should try to stay at home between those hours, with the exception of essential employees going to work. These actions are to protect vulnerable members of the Warm Springs Community from exposure to Covid-19.
