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NOVEMBER 15, 2000 5 Tripiil Council Actions - 4:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Kathryn Harrison. With the PXHfintinn of Rllt.nh T.flRnnfp wVin nras aHanAinrr trtjininrr onrl qvahdJ r fi-ill 1 - ' O viivuvuj M 1 Uli council was present. Reyn Leno moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to approve the previous Septem ber 27, 2000 Tribal Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried. LEGISLATIVE SUBCOMMITTEE i D Committee for Our Oregon Contribution. Ed Pearsall requested a roll call vote be initiated for this agenda item. Voting Results: Ed Larsen no Reyn Leno no Bob Haller yes Cheryl Kennedy no Ed Pearsall no Jan D. Reibach no June Sell-Sherer yes June Sell-Sherer then asked if council supported this legislation. General consensus of council was no. D Approve Tribal Funding for the Extension of Blacktail Drive and the Completion of Salmon Way. Bob Haller moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 128-00 that approves Tribal funding for the cost of street and infrastructure construction up to $310,000 for the extension of Blacktail Drive and the completion of Salmon Way. The construction con tract will be administered by the Housing Authority under agreement with the Tribe, dated 8-01-00. Motion carried by a vote of 7-0-0. Per Capita Distribution Date. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen sec onded to table this agenda item. Motion carried 7-0-0. D Compensation of Key Spirit Mountain Personnel. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 129-00 approving the annual salary for the Chief Executive Officer of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. as recommended by the Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Board of Direc tors. Motion carried 7-0-0. PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT APPROVAL Shadow Lane Property. Bob Haller moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 130-00: (1) approving the Purchase and Sale Agreement between the Tribe and Michael Bruer for the purchase of real property, as presented by Natural Resource department staff; and (2) directing the Natural Resources department to carry out the purchase ; of .property identified as tax lot 800 of Section 5, T6S, R7W, W.M., of icuiimu vuuiuy auuuiumg iu me terms ui me rurcnase ana oaie Agree ment, Motion carried 7-0-0. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE D Application to BIA re: Accepting Mahurin Property into Trust. Jan D. Reibach moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 131-00: (1) approving an application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to accept the Mahurin property into trust; and (2) to authorize the Tribal Chairperson to execute any necessary docu ments related to such fee-to-trust transfer. Motion carried 7-0-0. O Additional Funding Calendars 2001. Ed Larsen moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to approve the funds to purchase year 2001 calendars through Tillamook Advertising to be given to each Tribal member over the age of 18, totaling 2,936 increasing the original amount of 3,000 to 3,200 calendars as requested on September 26, 2000. Tillamook Advertising will stuff the enve lopes for an additional .20 per calendar. Motion carried by unanimous vote of council. OTHER BUSINESS D Leonette Galligher requested and received council consensus approval for the Royalty to travel to Toledo, Washington to attend the Cowlitz Pow-wow on Saturday, October 14, 2000. Travel time will be 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. D NCAI staff has requested Lauri Smith to assist with the annual session in St. Paul, Minnesota in November. Council consensus was to approve the request. D Kathryn Harrison requested and received council consensus approval to at tend an Elders Abuse Conference in Washington, D.C. at the end of October. November General Council Highlights Spirit Mountain Development Corporation Finance Update, Budget Presentation By Brent Merrill The November General Council meeting was held on Sunday, November 5 at the Community Center. Here are the highlights. Tribal Chair Kathryn Harrison called the meeting to order and Tribal Coun cil member Cheryle Kennedy gave the invocation. SMDC UPDATE: Spirit Mountain Development Corporation (SMDC) Chairman of the Board Jim Sizemore, who is also the Chairman of the Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Board of Directors, gave an update to the General Council on the development corporation's investments. Sizemore's presenta tion was a follow-up to Tribal members who had questions about the Tribe's investments that were presented in the form of a petition to Tribal Council. Sizemore's presentation started with SMDC figures from 1995 through 2000. Sizemore said financial advances made to SMDC from the Tribal Coun cil (casino start-up funds and SMDC operating expenses) from 1991 through 1994 were repaid in 1996. SMDC operating expenses included costs for es tablishing a core staff, analysis of potential business ventures, outside pro fessional and legal services, feasibility studies and administrative and man agement support of the various subsidiaries. Next, Sizemore gave a report to the general membership concerning net profits andor losses of non-gaming related business ventures. Sizemore de tailed the financial statements involved with the Tribe's limited liability com panies - Spirit Mountain Environmental Services, Spirit Mountain Logistics, Gridco, Grand Ronde Industries and the Gregory Project in Portland among others. D BUDGET PRESENTATION: Executive Officer Robert Martin gave the budget presentation to the General Council in the absence of the Tribe's Financial Officer who resigned the first week of November. Due to an oversight by the Tribe's financial department, the amount of the Elder's pension was incorrect in the special budget edition of Smoke Signals that was sent to Tribal members on November 1. Martin presented the General Council with the current budget revenues, obligations and transfers. Martin detailed the financial figures for the Tribe's Human Services' budget, Tribal Council and Tribal committee budgets, Tribal Administration, Natural Resources, public infrastructure and Health Depart ment budgets. . D DOOR PRIZE DRAWING: Eva (Trammel) Lauber won $100, Darlene Aaron won $50, Cliff Adams won $50 and Kathryn Harrison won $50 and donated it to the Elders. Georgene Gray won a special Wellness gift. Correction to 2001 Proposed Budget: Tribal Administration apologizes for the error published in the 2001 Proposed Budget, which was recently mailed out to Tribal members 18 years and older. The total amount of $3,470,400 is correct, however the $500 number in the description was incorrect. Please read the revised version below: ELDER PENSION PROGRAM......... $3,470,400 The Retirement program provides a service to Tribal members over the age of 55. The program provides a supplement to Elder's income. In 2001, the allocation for each eligible member will be $600 per month. Changes to General Council Presentation Schedule . 4 M 1 t m m i i gummas s 11:30 a.m. at Tribal Community Center Corrections Nov. 1, 2000 issue of Smoke Signals D page 2: The photo of the models for the Veterans Memorial was taken by Tribal member and professional photographer Mychal Leno. Smoke Signals apologizes for this oversight. D page 14: The Lost, Stolen and Early Medications Refill Policy was pub lished prematurely on November 1, 2000. The policy is being revised and clarified as to how it applies to replacement and early refills of non-narcotic maintenance medications. The revised policy will be published for comment. Thank you, the Health Authority Board. SMOKE SIGNALS is available to anyone at no cost. Fill out this form with your name and address, mail to: Smoke Signals, Attn: Justin Phillips, 9615 Grand Ronde Road, Grand Ronde, OR 97347 OLD ADDRESS: NEW ADDRESS: GRAND RONDE ROLL :
