Spilyay Tymoo, Warm Springs, Oregon
July 14, 2021
Fire under investigation
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Rescue Plan funding
for W.S. Head Start
The Head Start program
of the Confederated Tribes
has received $177,082 in
funding through the Ameri-
can Rescue Plan.
U.S. Senators Ron Wyden
and Jeff Merkley made the
announcement this week.
The funds to the tribes are
part of an overall contribu-
tion to Oregon Head Start
programs totalling $5.4 mil-
lion.
The American Rescue Plan
funding to the Warm Springs
Head Start is the most of any
D.McMechan/Spilyay
Warm Springs Fire and Safety this week is investigating a suspicious fire that happened at an
abandoned structure. The blaze was reported about 2 a.m. on Tuesday morning, July 13. Fire
crews responded to the scene, located at the top of the grade along Highway 3. Anyone with
information should call Warm Springs Dispatch, 541-553-1171.
Job openings as marina business has new owners
The company that runs Mt.
Hood Ski Bowl Adventure Park
is now also operating the Lake
Simtustus Resort and the Marina
and Restaurant at Pelton Park.
They are seeking to fill about
60 positions across all those prop-
erties. The company is working
with the Tribes Work Experience
Programs to offer trainee positions.
Call WIOA for information, 541-
553-3324.
Fire in the region brings smokey air quality
The smokey air above the res-
er vation and the region has
mostly been from a fire burning
in Jefferson and Deschutes
counties.
The Grandview fire broke out
early this week south of Three Riv-
ers, west of Crooked River Ranch,
east of Black Butte and North
Northeast of Sisters. The fire rap-
idly spread through grass and juni-
per.
There was zero-percent con-
tainment for a time early in the
week, with evacuation standby or-
ders going out to residents of the
area. Numerous resources were
mobilized including wildland en-
gines, dozers, resources from
structural agencies and contract
crews.
other tribe in the state.
Funding to other Oregon
tribes Head Start prorgams in-
clude:
The Confederated Tribes of
the Umatilla Indian Reserva-
tion, $47,860.
The Coquille Indian Tribe,
$23,930.
The Confederated Tribes of
Grand Ronde Indians, $90,934.
All of this funding is a part
of Head Start Forward, help-
ing Head Start programs nation-
wide move safely towards in-
person operations.
Community notes...
The Springer Kids Softball
and Baseball Tournament is
coming up Friday and Saturday,
August 6 and 7 in Warm Springs.
The tourney will take the first
six teams in each division: 10 and
under girls softball; 13 and under
girls softball; and 8 and under co-
ed baseball. Plus, they’re having a
co-ed t-ball round robin. For en-
try, vendors or questions call 541-
668-2599.
The Warm Springs Academy
will offer their Summer Accel-
eration program August 2 through
August 20. If you have not yet reg-
istered your student for the pro-
gram, the school office will be open
Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon
so you can complete the required
paperwork. Summer Acceleration
will include bus transportation and
meals.
A new fitness challenge be-
gins next week and will run through-
out August. This will be a mileage
challenge with the goal for each in-
dividual who participates: To log 92
miles. Ninety-two miles is the dis-
tance between Warm Springs to
Celilo Village. Contact Jennifer
Robbins at the Community
Wellness program to sign up and
learn more, 541-553-3243.
Pelton-Round Butte fisheries 2021 workshop
The Confederated Tribes and
PGE, as the Pelton-Round Butte
hydro operators, invite you to reg-
ister for their 2021 Fisheries Work-
shop.
The workshop will be at 9 a.m.
on Thursday, July 22, virtually via
Zoom. This annual workshop is
an opportunity to hear the latest
updates directly from biologists,
restoration project managers and
other experts in the Deschutes
River Basin.
Presentations will cover the im-
Tribal Council summaries
(June 28 summary from page 3)
Glendon/yes, Joe/that is up to
the General Managers, not Tribal
Council (us), Captain/yes,
Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wilson/
yes, 5/1/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· Motion by Captain accepting
the recommendations by The
Team. Second by Wilson. Discus-
sion. Glendon/yes, Captain/yes,
Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wilson/
yes, 5/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
The meeting adjourned at 12
noon due to the administration
building closure.
June 29, 2021
The meeting was called to or-
der at 9:08 by Chairman Raymond
Tsumpti Sr. Roll call: Wilson Wewa
Jr., Raymond (Captain) Moody,
Vice Chair Brigette McConville,
Glendon Smith, Chief Joseph
Moses, Anita Jackson. Minnie
Yahtin, Recorder.
Enrollments/Relinquishment
with Lucille Suppach-Sampson, Vi-
tal Statistics:
· Motion by Brigette adopting
Resolution No. 12,819 for the June
Enrollments. Second by Captain.
Discussion; Glendon/yes, Joe/yes,
Captain/yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/
abstain, Wilson/yes, 5/0/1, Chair-
man not voting; Motion carried.
· Motion by Brigette adopting
Resolution No. 12,820 approving
the relinquishment for this indi-
vidual. Second by Anita. Discus-
sion; Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· June Agenda with Michele
Stacona:
Motion by Captain approving
the July agenda. Second by
Glendon. Discussion. Glendon/
yes, Joe/yes, Captain/yes,
Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wilson/
yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not voting;
Motion carried.
· Enterprise Zone resolution
with Jim Souers, Economic Devel-
opment:
Motion by Brigette adopting
Resolution No. 12,821, that the
Tribal Council hereby designates
the land depicted in Exhibit A an
Oregon Reservation Enterprise
Zone to be named the War m
Springs Reservation Enterprise
Zone to be named the War m
Springs Reservation Enterprise
Zone or “WSREZ” and requests
that the Oregon Business Devel-
opment Department review and
ratify this designation of the
WSREZ
under
ORS
285c.306(2)(a); By the Tribal
Council that the Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO is authorized to rep-
resent, including signatory author-
ity, the Tribal Council in matters
of designating the WSREZ and
making any substantive or techni-
cal changes to the designation ma-
terials as necessary after adopting
of this resolution; that the Tribal
council appoints the CTWS Plan-
ning Manager and in the event
such position is vacant, the Warm
Springs Economic Development
Corporation Chief Executive Of-
ficer is to function as the Local
Zone Manager for the WSREZ
and he/she shall make all neces-
sary reports to the Tribal Council
on an annual basis or as the Tribal
portance of lamprey to the tribes,
water quality study results, smolt
acclimation, our new stress relief
pond for juvenile fish and more.
You can see the full agenda, and
register at the website:
portlandgeneralelectric.com
Council requests and is authorized
to represent the Tribe in the mat-
ters of designating the WSREZ,
finalizing Exhibits to this resolu-
tion, otherwise seeing to it that the
Oregon Business Development
Department has information nec-
essary for its determination and the
proper administration of the Zone,
and notifying the county assessor
and Oregon Department of Rev-
enue as needed; That the Tribal
Council agrees that the Tribe will
comply with the applicable statu-
tory provisions and requirements
for a Reservation Enterprise Zone,
including those applicable require-
ments that may be found in ORS
285C.105, 285C.050 to 285C.250,
and 285C.300 to 285C.320; Sec-
ond by Anita; Discussion, with ed-
its; Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Cap-
tain/yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes,
Wilson/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting; Motion carried.
· BIRF Loan with Jim Souers:
Motion by Brigette adopting
Resolution No. 12,822 that the
Tribal Council hereby approves
BIRF loan interest suspension and
hereby authorizes the BIRF Com-
mittee Chair or Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO to sign and execute
any documents necessary to imple-
ment the BIRF loan interest sus-
pension and authorizes the Autho-
rized Representatives or their del-
egate to take or cause to be taken
all acts on behalf of the Tribe to
perform and carry out this resolu-
tion. Second by Anita. Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wil-
son/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting. Motion carried.
· Tribal Backlog of Essential
Maintenance, Alteration and Re-
pair (BEMAR) funding with Chico
Holliday, Utilities:
Motion by Captain adopting
Resolution No. 12,823 that the
Tribal Council hereby authorizes
the Tribal Chair, Vice Chair, or
Secretary-Treasurer/CEO or their
designee to sign and execute the
BEMAR Project Summary
PO0WS712C6 by an Authorized
Representative and authorizes the
Authorized Representatives or
their delegate to take or cause to
be taken all acts on behalf of the
Tribe to perform and carry out the
BEMAR projects pursuant to the
BEMAR Project Agreements; Sec-
ond by Wilson; Discussion;
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wil-
son/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting; Motion carried.
· Simnasho Wastewater and
Treatment Facility with Chico
Holliday, Utilities:
Motion by Brigette adopting
Resolution No. 12,824 that the
Tribal Council hereby accepts the
Preliminary Engineering Report/
Simnasho Wastewater Treatment
Facility; covering the water and
sewer system, serving Simnasho
(Contract No. 0-19599-21) as out-
lined in this Preliminary Engineer-
ing Report; That the Tribes would
like to reserve 3 acres of tribal
land to be used for the benefit and
future development of the project.
As described; That the Chairman
or Vice Chair and Secretary-Trea-
surer/CEO are hereby authorized
to execute the necessary documents
for and on behalf of the Tribes.
Second by Wilson. Discussion.
Glendon/yes, Joe/yes, Captain/
yes, Brigette/yes, Anita/yes, Wil-
son/yes, 6/0/0, Chairman not
voting; Motion carried.
· Culture and Heritage Depart-
ment Grant with Michele Stacona:
Motion by Wilson adopting
Resolution No. 12,825 that the
Secretary-Treasurer/CEO is autho-
rized to apply for grant funding and
authorized to negotiate and execute
any application or award documents
in connection herewith, including
any modification thereto as re-
quired. Second by Brigette. Discus-
sion. Glendon/yes, Joe/yes,
Brigette/eyes, Anita/yes, Wilson/
yes, 5/0/0, Chairman not voting.
Motion carried.
· General manager/manager
vacant position update and Secre-
tary-Treasurer position discussion,
Tribal Council and Michele
Stacona:
This will be discussed with a full
quorum.
· Motion by Anita to adjourn at
11:10 a.m.