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CHAIRMAN'S
REPORT
Since President Reagan
signed the Grand Ronde
Reservation Bill into law
on September 9, 1988, the Tribal Council has been
asked many different questions regarding the Reserva
tion. One question has been: "When will we be able to cut
firewood on the Reservation?" The Tribal Council has
been working on a Minor Forest Products Ordinance,
which includes rules and regulations for firewood
cutting.
Tentative guidelines for the ordinance include:
A Firewood Permit will be required.
Along with the permit, tickets, to be attached to each
load, worth one-half cord of wood or less will be issued.
There will be a five-cord limit per household annually.
The permittee will be charged $5.00 per cord of wood.
(This fee will be used to compensate a designated
person to monitor woodcutting activities.)
Permits will be issued to tribal members and non-tribal
members. Tribal members will have priority. After
tribal member firewood needs are met, the non-tribal
members could be issued permits.
Only light ground skidding equipment such as a winch
and line, block and tackle or cable hooked to vehicle
shall be allowed while gathering firewood, unless
otherwise authorized.
It is very likely that no firewood will be available until
the end of January 1989. The Tribal Council will utilize
the remaining time to finalize this Ordinance.
When the Council approves this Ordinance, it will be
published in "Smoke Signals".
Since July 1988, the Tribal Council has been working
under a grant from the Administration for Native
Americans (ANA). Part of the grant includes develop
ing an economic development strategy for the Tribe.
Because the Reservation Bill requires the Tribe to
commit one-third of the total revenue earned from the
Reservation to economic development, it will be an on
going process for the Council. The ANA grant will help
insure proper economic development planning.
By February 1989, the Tribal Council should have an
Economic Development Strategy Plan adopted.
The Tribal Council is involved is a numerous activities
since the establishment of the Reservation. Tribal
members are encouraged to attend Tribal Council
meetings, usually held weekly, and the General Council
meetings, held monthly September to May, to keep up
on what's happening. Contact the Tribal office to
confirm dates and times of these meetings. See you
there!
Sincerely,
Mark Mercier
TRIBAL COUNCIL MINUTES
November 2, 1988
Meeting was called to order at 6:33 p.m., a full Council
was present.
Others present: Cliff Adams, Jim Willis, Greg
Archuleta, Jackie Colton, Dean Mercier, Bob Mercier,
Craig Dorsay, JoAnn McClary.
Val moved to approve previous minutes for October 26,
1988 with the following amendment. It was the consen
sus of the Council to begin purchasing the main entre'
for each General Council Meeting. Russ seconded the
motion. Motion carried by unanimous vote of Council.
MINOR FOREST PRODUCTS PERMIT PROCESS
DISCUSSION:
Cliff Adams, Tribal Forester, submitted a packet to
Council that included sample copies of material related
to wood cutting permits. He briefly reviewed the packet
with Council and discussion followed on methods for
distribution of wood permits. A meeting of Council
members available and interested Tribal members was
scheduled for Friday, November 4th at 1:00 p.m. to help
save Council time in determining the best method and
other related issues.
NAPOLS ATTORNEY CONTRACT APPROVAL:
After review by Council, a motion to adopt a resolution
to authorize the Tribe to enter into a contract for
services with NAPOLS for attorneylegal services not to
exceed $50,000 per year. Passed unanimously.
EDUCATIONARCHAEOLOGYCEMETERY
COMMITTEE ORDINANCES APPROVAL:
Since Marv and Merle have not had a chance to review
the draft ordinances, they were given copies of each and
the matter was tabled until the next Council meeting.
EDUCATION COMMITTEE UPDATEREQUEST:
Candy stated that as a member of the Education Ad
Hoc committee, she requested on behalf of the commit
tee, Council permission to research the possibility of
securing a position for a student counselor. She also
said that the need for these services exceeds the availa
bility of the current JOM counselor to fulfill.
Jim informed Council that the Tribe has been contacted
regarding some changes in regulations by the Dept. of
Education that would encourage participation and
responsiveness to the educatational needs of Indian
children. A resolution of support has been requested. It
was suggested that Robin Butterfield be contacted and
invited to a council meeting to explain the changes in
more depth. Mark will contact Robin. Candy moved to
approve paying the airfare and per dime costs for Marie
Schmidt to attend the NIEA conference. Ray seconded
the motion. Motion carried.
WILMA MANKILLER HONOR DINNER INVITA
TION: An invitation for two Council members to attend a
honor dinner for Ms. Mankiller on November 4th was
received. Mark and Kathryn will attend.
CORPORATION MEMBERSHIP APPOINTMENTS: HONOR BANQUET-SENATOR JERNSTEDT:
A draft list of potential members for the Tribal Devel
opment Corporation was submitted to council. Mark
requested the council to take the draft list home for
review and make any additions they felt needed. Sug
gested additions to date include Arlcne Giffen, Jack
Giffen, Mike Giffen and Ed Larsen, all Tribal members,
and D.F. Cloud, non- Tribal member.
An honor banquet for Senator Jernstedt will be held
Thursday, December 8th at 7:00 at the Chumaree in
Salem.
RESTORATION OPEN HOUSE:
An open-house in honor of the Tribes' Restoration
anniversary on November 20th. A raffle, displays and
potluck are among the planned activities. Council was
in support of the request.
BUDGET PLANNING MEETING SCHEDULED:
A budget planning meeting was scheduled with Isler &
Co. (Jimmy Willis) on November 9th at 9:00 a.m..
Focus will be on setting a budget for future tribal
revenues.
Ray moved to adjourn the meeting. Candy seconded the
motion. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 9:25
P-m.
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