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5:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Kath
ryn Harrison, Tribal Chair. Reyn Leno and June
Sell-Sherer were absent and excused.
Earl "Butch" LaBonte moved, Ed Pearsall sec
onded to approve the previous Tribal Council meet
ing minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
RESOURCE SUBCOMMITTEE
D Finance Department: Authorization for
Tribal Court Action on Childcare Debt. Ed
Pearsall moved, Bob Mercier seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 029-00 authorizing the Finance
Office staff to submit the forms necessary to file
Small Claims action in Tribal Court on behalf of
the Tribe to seek payment for outstanding
childcare payments. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Big Grouse Combination Logging Unit.
Bob Haller moved, Bob Mercier seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 030-00 approving the Big Grouse
Logging Unit sale as proposed by the Timber Com
mittee. Motion carried 6-0-0.
O Coyote Thin Logging Unit. Val Grout
moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 031-00 approving the Coyote Thin Logging
Unit as presented by the Natural Resources staff.
Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Natural Resources Youth Crew Budget.
Bob Haller moved, Bob Mercier seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 032-00 approving the proposed
Natural Resources Youth Crew Budget in the
amount of $11,128 for the year 2000 and to waive
the indirect costs associated with the budget. Mo
tion carried 6-0-0.
HEALTH & COMMUNITY SERVICES
SUBCOMMITTEE
D Housing Authority Commissioner Ap
pointments. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 033-00 appoint
ing Sheri Wahrgren and Monty Parazoo each to
three year terms and Dakota Whitecloud to a two
year term on the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing
Authority Board of Commissioners. Motion car
ried 6-0-0.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT
& BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE
D Land Use: Develop an Archery Range.
Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve
the Fish & Wildlife Committee request to use the
land located behind the Natural Resources Depart
ment to develop an archery range. Motion car
ried by unanimous vote of Council.
D Fish & Wildlife Committee Appointment.
Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 035-00 appointing Sara Anne
Daniels and Cory Meneley to the Fish & Wildlife
Committee each for two year terms. Steve Rife
will serve as an alternate. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B Shelter HomeHousing Authority Ex
ception. Earl "Butch" LaBonte moved, Ed Larsen
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 036-00 ap
proving an exception to the Grand Ronde Hous
ing Authority Home Repair Grant policy for the
purpose of making repairs and alterations neces
sary to the Thompson property to be used as a
children's shelter and evaluation center. Motion
carried 6-0-0.
D 401 (k) Committee Appointments. Earl
"Butch" LaBonte moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to
adopt Resolution No. 037-00 approving the ap
pointments of the Chief Financial Officer and
Human Resource Director for Spirit Mountain
Gaming, Inc., the Chief Financial Officer and
Human Resource Director for the Tribe, and tribal
member Connie Holmes be appointed to serve as
committee members responsible for administering
the Tribe's retirement plan. Further, the retire
ment committee is authorized to make any amend
ments to the Tribe's retirement plan as may be
required by the Internal Revenue Service in con
nection with a determination letter without addi
tional Council approval. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B 401 (k) Appointment of Trustees. Bob
Mercier moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 038-00 approving the appoint
ments of the Chief Executive Officers of the Tribe
and Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. and Pat
Sizemore as Trustees of the Trust Fund established
pursuant to and in accordance with the Tribe's
retirement plan. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D 401 (k) Plan Amendments. Val Grout
moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 039-00 approving the amendments to the
401(k) plan ("Plan") as required by the Internal
Revenue Service and presented by the Tribal Ben
efits committee. Further, Council authorizes such
amendments to the Plan as are necessary to allow
entities in which the Tribe hold a 509k or more
ownership interest to participate in the Plan upon
Council approval. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Fifth National Tribal Conference Dona
tion. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to
approve a $1,000 donation for the 5th National
Tribal Conference. Motion carried by unanimous
vote of Council.
ELDER INDIAN WOMEN'S HEALTH
CARE GRANT.
Earl "Butch" LaBonte moved, Bob Haller sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 040-00 approv
ing the submission of a grant application to the
National Indian Women's Health Resource Cen
ter in the amount of $3,000 and to waive the indi
rect costs associated with the grant. Motion car
ried 6-0-0.
LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE
B Amendments to Personnel Management
Ordinance. Ed Pearsall moved, Bob Haller sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 041-00 approv
ing amending the Personnel Management Ordi
nance as follows:
1) eliminating specific policy language contained
in the Ordinance (as such language is more ap- .
propriately included in a human resource manual;
2) including language specifying the Executive
Officer's responsibility for developing personnel
policies and procedures governing employment
with the Tribe; and
3) setting forth broad guidelines for the devel
opment and content of personnel policies and pro
cedures. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B Amendments to Tribal Council Ordi
nance. Bob Mercier moved, Earl "Butch" LaBonte
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 042-00 amend
ing the Tribal Council Ordinance to permit the
Tribal Council to indemnify Tribal Council mem
bers and other Tribal Officials for reasonable liti
gation costs and judgements incurred by them if
the Tribal Council, its discretion, determines that
the Council member or Tribal Official:
1) conducted his or herself in good faith;
2) reasonably believed that heshe was acting
in hisher official capacity and in the best inter
ests of the Tribe or not opposed to the Tribe's best
interest; and
3) had no reason to believe that hisher conduct
was unlawful. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B Media Consulting Contract. Earl "Butch"
LaBonte moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 043-00 approving the media con
sulting agreement between the Tribe and Rich
ard Fife as presented by the Tribal Attorney's of
fice. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B Appointment Grand Ronde Gaming
Commissioner. Bob Haller moved, Earl "Butch"
LaBonte seconded to adopt Resolution No.
044- 00 approving the appointment of Bill Miles
to the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission to fill
the seat vacated by Bob Watson's resignation, sub
ject to successful completion of a background in
vestigation is required. Motion carried 6-0-0.
B Russellville LLC. Ed Pearsall moved, Bob
Mercier seconded to adopt Resolution No.
045- 00 that
(1) Approving the restructuring of Russellville
LLC into two separate limited liability companies;
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(2) Approving the borrowing of up to $19,000,000
by Russellville LLC and authorizing Financial Of
ficer to execute the Consent of Members of
Russellville LLC and the Loan Documents on be
half of the Tribe as a member of Russellville LLC;
(3) Approving the Second Amended and Restated
Operating Agreement of Russellville LLC together
with the other necessary and appropriate docu
ments and authorizing the Financial Officer to
execute the Seconded Amended Operating Agree
ment and such other documents he deem neces
sary or appropriate to implement the transactions
contemplated in the Operating Agreement;
(4) Approving the Operating Agreement of
Russellville II LLC and other necessary and ap
propriate documents and authorizing the Finan
cial Officer to execute the Operating Agreement
of Russellville II LLC and other documents he
deem necessary or appropriate to implement the
transactions contemplated in the Operating Agree
ment; (5) Authorizing the Financial Officer to execute
the Loan Documents and other documents pursu
ant to and consistent with the Resolution and take
such other actions and to execute such other docu
ments as the Financial Officer may deem neces
sary or appropriate in his discretion consistent with
the Resolution; and
(6) Approving, ratifying and confirming all ac
tions taken by the Tribe or any authorized officer
of the Tribe to execute and deliver any of the
agreements authorized in the Resolution or any
other actions authorized in the Resolution. Mo
tion carried 6-0-0.
B ABR, Inc. Contract. Val Grout moved, Ed
Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 046-00
that
(1) approves a Services Agreement between the
Tribe and ABR, Inc. to provide technical assistance
to the Tribe regarding the investigation and as
sessment of contaminated sediments in Portland
Harbor, and
(2) authorizes the Council Chair, with the assis
tance of the Tribal Attorney to finalize and ex
ecute the Services Agreement. Motion carried
6-0-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
B Bob Haller moved, Earl "Butch" LaBonte sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 047-00 approv
ing an amendment to the Human Resource Speci
alities, Inc. ("HRS") contract, increasing the
amount not to exceed $3,245. Motion carried 6-0-0.
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Tribal Council has passed a resolution allocating
$1,500 to each member through the Member Ben
efit program. For those eligible, withdrawal re
quests received in our offices by June 5, 2000 will
generate checks to be mailed on June 20, 2000. With
drawal requests postmarked June 5, 2000 will not
meet the deadline, they must be in our offices by
that date.
You should have already received an application
and cover letter in the mail regarding this distribu
tion. If you choose not to make a withdrawal at this
time, or miss the June 5 deadline, the next payment
date will be July 10, 2000. In order to be mailed a
check on July 10, you must have your application to
us no feter than June 30, 2000.
The total Member Benefit program allocation for
2000 is $1,500 for each member.
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