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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.