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5:05 p.m. Meeting called to or
der by Kathryn Harrison, Tribal
Chair. Bob Haller and Leon "Chip"
Tom were excused.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT,
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
D American Association of Zoo
Keepers. Ed Pearsall moved, Val
Grout seconded to provide $500 to
assist with the entertainment for a
banquet on September 15, 1999 for
a meeting of the American Associa
tion of Zoo Keepers. Motion carried.
D Governor John Kitzhaber
Honorarium Gift. Val Grout
moved, Ed Larsen seconded to give
a miniature bronze statue of Martha
Jane and Gertrude Hudson to Gov
ernor Kitzhaber in appreciation for
his work. Motion carried.
D Member Benefit Formal Dis
tribution Date. Reyn Leno moved,
Bob Mercier seconded to adopt Reso
lution No. 056-99 approving the
date for distribution of $1000 on July
15, 1999. Motion carried 6-0-0.
II Enrollment
1. Blood Degree Correction. Val
Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded
to adopt Resolution No. 057-99
changing the blood quantum for
member 's 3662, 3648, & 3621, in
creasing all to 18 degree Indian
blood. Motion carried 6-0-0.
2. Voluntary Relinquishment.
Ed Pearsall moved, Bob Mercier sec
onded to accept the voluntary relin
quishment of member 3650 by
adopting Resolution No. 058-99.
Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Amendments to Election Or
dinance final approvalreso
lution. Ed Pearsall moved, Val
Grout seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 059-99 approving the
amendments to the Election Ordi
nance as presented at the first read
ing. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Amendments to Tribal Coun
cil Ordinance final approval
resolution. Val Grout moved, Ed
Pearsall seconded to approve the
amendments to the Tribal Council
Ordinance submitted at a previous
Council meeting for a first reading,
by adopting Resolution No. 060
99. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Appointments to Tribal Elec
tion Board. Reyn Leno moved, Bob
Mercier seconded to approve the re
appointments of Cheri Butler, Nancy
Coleman and Ellen Fisher and ap
pointing Loren Holmes to the Tribal
Election Board and also appointing
Maxine Leno, Bernice Jensen,
Charlene Hoover and Theresa
Haller as alternates by adopting
Resolution No. 061-99. Motion
carried 6-0-0.
D Selection of Alternate to
Tribal Election Board. A draw
ing was held at which time Ed
Pearsall drew "Charlene Hoover's
name to serve as the alternate for
the Tribal Election Board.
D Rhoades Trucking, Inc. Fi
nal Purchase Approval. Val
Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded
to adopt Resolution No. 062-99 ap
proving the purchase of the Rhoades
property and substantially all the
assets of Rhoades Trucking, Inc. for
a purchase price of $760,135.16, and
also approving the execution of all
documents necessary to close these
transactions. Motion carried by vote
of 5-1-0 with Mark Mercier voted no.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
SUBCOMMITTEE
D Allocation of Long Term Capi
tal Investment and Tribal Line
of Credit to SMDC for GRIDCO
Project. Reyn Leno moved, Ed
Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 063-99 authorizing the al
location of $70,000 from the Long
Term Capital Investment Fund to
SMDC to be used for capital invest
ment in Grand Ronde Industrial
Development, LLC and to authorize
SMDC to use up to $100,000 of the
Tribe's Commerce Bank Line of
Credit for relending to GRIDCO as
a revolving line of credit with SMDC.
Motion carried 6-0-0.
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5:05 p.m. Meeting called to or
der by Kathryn Harrison, Tribal
Chair. All Council was present.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT,
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET
SUBCOMMITTEE
Trull Intermodal Project
Funding. Val Grout moved, Leon
C. Tom seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 064-99 approving a loan
up to an additional $2.75 million
from the portfolios on the Trull
Intermodal project in return for 50
option on ownership of entire Trull
projects including optioned proper
ties and Birch Bay Golf Course prop
erties. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Non-Tribal Member Spouses
(55 years and older) Insurance.
Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to offer to non-tribal members
(55 years and older) medical and
dental insurance, subject to approval
by the Insurance Commissioner of
the State of Oregon. Motion carried
8-0-0.
Vocational Rehabilitation
121 Project Grant Application
Approval. Bob Mercier moved, Bob
Haller seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 065-99 authorizing the
Tribal Vocational Rehabilitation 121
project to reapply for grant funding.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
O Grand Ronde Community Re
source Center Lease. Discussion
lead by Council Member Mark Mer
cier with regards to building inspec
tions. Bob Haller moved, Bob Mer
cier seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 066-99 to approve the leasing
of the old sheriff's substation located
at 8715 Grand Ronde Road to the
Grand Ronde Community Resource
Center for a period of one year.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Commerce Bank Line of
CreditSignatory Authorization.
Reyn Leno moved, Val Grout sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 067
99 to approve (1) extending the ma
turity date of the Commerce Bank
Line of Credit to June 14, 1999; (2)
revoking signature authority previ
ously granted to Tribal Council mem
bers no longer in office and termi
nated Tribal employees; and (3) au
thorizing certain individuals to au
thorize payments and to request ad
vances when paid directly to a Tribal
bank account. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Executive Officer Position.
The Tribal Government, Management
& Budget Subcommittee has evalu
ated the performance of Dr. Ted Mala
and recommends the Council adopt
Resolution No. 068-99 to terminate
his employment immediately pursu
ant to Section 4.1 of his Employment
Agreement. Discussion followed.
Chair Harrison called for a "roll call"
vote. The results of the roll call vote
were: Val Grout-yes, Ed Larsen-yes,
Leon C. Tom-yes, Ed Pearsall-no,
Reyn Leno-yes, Bob Mercier-yes,
Mark Mercier-no, and Bob Haller-no.
Motion carried 5-3-0.
RESOURCES SUBCOMMITTEE
D Te-Ah-Wit Logging Unit.
Mark Mercier moved, Bob Mercier
seconded to adopt Resolution No.
069-99 which (1) rescinds Tribal
Resolution No. 035-99, concerning
the Te-Ah-Wit Logging Unit, and (2)
authorizes offering an estimated
2,863 board feet of Douglas-fir and
other conifer from the Te-Ah-Wit
Logging Unit on the domestic log
market at a minimum price of per
thousand board feet of $490.46. Dis
cussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B U.S. Department of Agricul
ture Memorandum of Under
standing. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed
Larsen seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 070-99 to approve a $7000
match to Siletz's US Department of
Agriculture (USDA) program for the
purpose of purchasing a refrigerated
truck, distribution racks, and com
puter upgrades. Approval of USDA
Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU) renewal with Siletz in the
amount of $12,500. Motion carried
8-0-0.
D Stewardship Proposal. Leon
C. Tom moved, Bob Mercier seconded
to adopt Resolution No. 071-99 to
approve the execution of the Partici
pative Agreement, PA-99-06-12-038,
between the Confederated
Tribes of the Grand Ronde Commu
nity of Oregon and the Siuslaw Na
tional Forest, U.S. Forest Service.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Council Member Mark Mercier
asked about the status of repairs on
Agency Creek Road. Discussion fol
lowed. Shonn Leno of Natural Re
sources will check on the status and
report back to Council,
fl Vice Chair Reyn Leno asked for
approval to use Governor's Execu
tive Order 96-30 to enter into nego
tiations with the Oregon Department
of Fish and Wildlife to recognize the
Tribe's ceded lands as part of tribal
hunting lands and to discuss with
the state other related matters of mu
tual concern. Full consensus was
given by all Council members
present.
HEALTH & COMMUNITY
SERVICE SUBCOMMITTEE
B Education Trust Fund Schol
arships. Ed Pearsall moved, Leon
C. Tom seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 072-99 authorizing the (1)
approval of education scholarships
(i.e. graduate, undergraduate, adult
vocational training, and Eula Petite)
for 1999-2000 from the Trust Fund
and (2) approval of funding for two
additional graduates for education
scholarships. Motion carried 8-0-0.
LEGISLATIVE
SUBCOMMITTEE
B Spirit Mountain Environ
mental Services LLC. Reyn Leno
moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 073-99 approving
the execution of the Operating
Agreement for Spirit Mountain En
vironmental Services LLC (the
"Company"), the transfer of $51,000
from the Economic Development
Fund to the Company as the Tribe's
initial capital contribution, and the
appointment of the following as the
initial managers of the Company
appointed by the Tribe: Bob Mercier,
Ed Pearsall, and David Blum. Mo
tion carried 6-0-2. Bob Mercier and
Mark Mercier abstained.