Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
In April at Tribal Council
The following are some of
the items coming this month
on the Tribal Council agenda
(subject to change at Council
discretion):
Monday, April 13
9 a.m.: High Lookee
Lodge update.
9:30: Human Resources
update with Cheryl Tom.
10: Finance update with
Secretary-Treasurer-CEO
Michele Stacona.
10:30: Governmental
Affairs update with Louie
Pitt.
11: Managed Care pro-
gram update with Michael
Collins.
1:30 p.m.: Administrative
Services update with Michele.
2: Procurement update
with Libby Chase.
2:30: Tribal Court update
with Chief Judge Lisa Lomas.
3: Public Safety update
with Carmen Smith.
3:30: Natural Resources
update with Robert Brunoe.
4: Veterans Services Of-
fice update with Frankie Wil-
liams.
Wednesday, April 14
9 a.m.: Health and Human
Services update with Caroline
Cruz.
10: Education update with
Valerie Switzler.
10:30: School district 509-
J memorandum of under-
April 7, 2021
standing with Valerie.
11: Public Utilities update
with Travis Wells.
1:30 p.m.: TERO program
update with Wendell Jim.
2:30: Gaming Commis-
sion/Sur veillance update
with Sandra Main and
Josephine Johnson.
3: Right-of-Way—Century
Link update with Jim Manion
and Ellen Grover.
3:30: Landfill update with
Said Amali and Joie
Simtustus.
Monday, April 19: Me-
diation: DSL permit with
Judge Leavy, via Zoom, 9
a.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, April 20
9 a.m.: Secretary-Trea-
Summaries of Tribal Council
The following are Tribal
Council proceeding summaries
from March:
March 22, 2021
The meeting was called to
order at 9 a.m. by Chairman
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll
call: Raymond (Captain)
Moody, Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Lincoln Jay Suppah,
Chief Joseph Moses,
Glendon Smith, Vice Chair
Brigette McConville, Anita
Jackson, Chief Delvis Heath.
Minnie Yahtin, Recorder.
· Secretary-Treasurer up-
date S-T/CEO Michele
Stacona.
· April agenda with
Michele Stacona:
Motion by Captain ap-
proving the April agenda.
Second by Brigette. Discus-
sion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes,
Jay/yes,
Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Alfred/yes, 7/0/0, chairman
not voting. Motion carried.
· Federal and state legis-
lative update calls.
· Coivid and 509-J School
update with the Response
Team and school superinten-
dent Ken Parshall:
· Does Tribal Council ap-
prove utilizing Covid-19 re-
lief dollars to cover costs for
wells and septic tanks:
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Jay/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes.
Passes 7/0/0, Chairman not
voting.
· Letter of Support for
Judge Kasubhai:
· Motion by Brigette ap-
proving the Chairman to sign
letters of support to Hon-
orable Jeff Merkley and
Honorable Ron Wyden. Sec-
ond by Anita. Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Jay/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Delvis/yes, Alfred/yes, 7/0/
0, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Cannabis Commission
update with Starla Green.
· Appeals Court update
with Thor Hoyt.
· Development update
with Bruce Irwin.
· Tribal Employment
Rights Office Commission
update with Shirley Allen,
Ramona Cochran, Jonathan
W. Smith and Councilman
Glendon Smith.
· Michele: Financial Strat-
egies LLC vacancy will be
advertised.
· Motion by Delvis to ad-
journ at 3:10 p.m.
March 23
The meeting was called to
order at 9 by Chair man
Raymond Tsumpti Sr. Roll
call: Lincoln Jay Suppah,
Vice
Chair
Brigette
McConville, Anita Jackson,
Chief Alfred Smith Jr.,
Glendon Smith, Chief
Delvis Heath, Chief Joseph
Moses.
· Human Resources up-
date with director Cheryl
Tom.
· Finance update with di-
rector Alfred Estimo Jr.
· Governmental Affairs
update with director Louie
Pitt Jr.
· Managed Care update
with director Michael
Collins.
· Administrative Services
update with Secretary-Trea-
surer Michele Stacona.
Other business – Brigette:
· A $2,500 check was do-
nated to the tribes to use as
needed.
· Procurement update di-
rector Libby Chase.
· Tribal Court update
with Chief Judge Lisa
Lomas.
· Public Safety update
with Chief William Elliot and
tribal prosecutor Nancy
Seyler.
· Natural Resources up-
date with Branch general
manager Robert Brunoe.
· Indian Head Casino
Board appointment discus-
sion with Michele:
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution no.
12,786A. That the following
individual are appointed to
the Board of Directors of
Indian Head Casino, with ini-
tial terms of office to end
on the specified date: Mavis
Shaw, tribal member, Class
I Director, term ending De-
cember 31, 2023. Second by
Delvis.
Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Brigette/yes,
Anita/yes, Delvis/yes,
Alfred/yes, 5/0/0, Chair-
man not voting. Motion car-
ried.
Motion by Brigette to ad-
journ at 3:31 p.m.
March 24
The meeting was called to
order at 9:05 a.m. by Chair-
man Raymond Tsumpti Sr.
Roll call: Raymond (Captain)
Moody, Chief Alfred Smith
Jr., Anita Jackson, Lincoln
Jay Suppah, Glendon Smith,
Vice
Chair
Brigette
McConville, Chief Joseph
Moses, Wilson Wewa Jr.,
Chief Delvis Heath. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
· Health and Human Ser-
vices update with branch
general manager Caroline
Cruz
· Education update with
branch general manager
Valerie Switzler.
· Public Utilities update
with Chico Holliday
· Tribal Employment
Rights Office update with
Wendell Jim.
· Gaming Commission
surer update with Michele.
9:30: May agenda, review
minutes.
10: Legislative update calls.
10:30: Draft resolutions.
11: Covid and 509-J school
district update.
1:30 p.m.: Ventures update
(tentative hold) with Jim
Souers.
2:30: Enrollments with
Lucille Suppach-Samson.
3: Indian Head Casino dis-
cussion with Jeff Carstensen.
4: Commissary project
update with Marissa Ahern-
Crabb.
Thursday and Friday,
April 22-23: Columbia River
Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
meeting via Zoom.
and Surveillance update with
director Josephine Johnson.
· Gaming Commissioner
appointments with Michele
Stacona:
Motion by Brigette accept-
ing the names for the ap-
pointments. Second by Anita.
Discussion. Glendon/yes,
Joe/yes, Jay/yes, Captain/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes, 8/0/
0, Chairman not voting. Mo-
tion carried.
· Motion by Brigette
adopting Resolution No.
12,794 appointing members
of the Warm Springs Tribal
Gaming Regulatory Author-
ity effective immediately:
Sandra Main, Chairwoman,
Mariam Tias, Vice Chair.
Jessie Fuentes, Secretary,
ter ms ending June 30,
2022. Second by Anita. Dis-
cussion. Glendon/yes, Joe/
yes, Captain/yes, Jay/yes,
Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, Delvis/yes, 8/
0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Cannabis/Kah-Nee-Ta
updates with Wakinyan:
Following the presentation
Tribal Council members were
polled: Do you accept or
deny
this
proposal?
Glendon/accept, Joe/deny,
Captain/deny, Jay/deny,
Brigette/deny, Anita/deny,
Wilson/accept, Delvis/ac-
cept, 3/5/0, Chairman not
voting. The proposal is de-
nied.
· Due to action taken, the
proposal for Kah-Nee-Ta is
withdrawn.
· Willamette Falls discus-
sion with Governmental Af-
fairs’ Louie Pitt.
· Personal Time Off do-
nation discussion with S-T
Michele Stacona:
Chairman Tsumpti: The
Secretary-Treasurer has au-
thority to approve or disap-
prove PTO donations.
Motion by Anita to ad-
journ at 4:30 p.m.
Page 3
PUBLIC NOTICE:
Clean Water Act
certification
Notice of proposed
reissuance of Clean Wa-
ter Act Section 401 certi-
fication to discharge to
waters of the Confeder-
ated Tribes of War m
Springs.
1. Applicant: Confed-
erated Tribes of Warm
Springs Warm Springs –
Wastewater Treatment
Plant. Mailing Address:
PO Box C, War m
Springs, OR 97761.
This original 401 cer-
tification issued to the
Confederated Tribes of
Warm Springs Wastewa-
ter Treatment Plant in
April 2000. The permit-
tee has submitted an
NPDES permit applica-
tion for reissuance of the
permit for a discharge
from the Warm Springs
Wastewater Treatment
Plant to Shitike Creek on
the Warm Springs Reser-
vation.
The permit will autho-
rize certain discharges of
pollutants into Shitike
Creek subject to limits and
requirements designed to
minimize pollution and
protect water quality. A
description of the basis
for the conditions and
requirements of the draft
permit is given in the Fact
Sheet.
A draft permit and re-
lated fact sheet are avail-
able by contacting Mike
McKay at 541-553-2020
or:
mike.mckay@ctwsbnr.org
2. Tribal certification:
This facility is located
within the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
reser vation and dis-
charges to waters under
the exclusive jurisdiction
of the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
approximately 1.5 miles
upstream of the bound-
ary with the State of
Oregon’s jurisdiction. Pur-
suant to Section 401 of
the Clean Water Act
(CWA), the Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
has the authority to grant
or waive 401 certifica-
tion.
The Confederated
Tribes of Warm Springs
must either certify that
the permit complies with
Tribal water quality stan-
dards or waive certifica-
tion before the final per-
mit is issued.
3. Public comments:
Because of the Covid-
19 virus, access to the
Tribal Environmental
Office building is limited.
Please contact Mike
McKay via email:
mike.mckay@ctwsbnr.org
Or phone 541-553-
2020 to request copies of
the draft 401 certification
or to submit comments.
Persons wishing to
comment on the tentative
determinations contained
in the draft certification
may do so in writing to
the above e-mail address.
Comments must be re-
ceived within the 15-day
period to be considered in
the formulation of final
determinations regarding
the application. All com-
ments should include the
name, address and tele-
phone number of the
commenter and a concise
statement of the exact
basis of any comment
and the relevant facts
upon which it is based.
Confederated Tribes
of Warm Springs – Wa-
ter Control Board. PO
Box C, Warm Springs,
Oregon 97761. Phone
541-553-3257.
Technical contact:
Mike McKay, 541-553-
2020.
mike.mckay@ctwsbnr.org
Public Notice Issuance
Date: March 31, 2021
Public Notice Expiration
Date: April 15, 2021.
The Senior Wellness Program is re-
suming meal deliveries. All curbside
meals can be picked up at the Agency
Longhouse starting at 11 a.m. The tem-
porary phone number for meals on Mon-
day, Wednesday and Friday mornings
is 541-553-0498. All Covid-19 safety
protocols continue to be in place.
Anyone 18 and older, or in some cases 16 and older, who lives in
Warm Springs or works in Warm Springs, or who is IHS eligible, can
get a Covid-19 vaccine. Just call 541-553-2131 for an appointment.