DECEMBER 1, 2001
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Wednesday, October 10, 2001
5:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy.
A quorum was present.
June Sell-Sherer moved, Reyn Leno seconded to approve the September 26,
2001 Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT &
BUDGET COMMITTEE
D Kauffman Excavating Company Roadway Repairs. Jan D. Reibach
moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 155-01:
(1) approving an agreement with Kauffman Excavating Company for con
struction of miscellaneous roadway repairs in the amount of $28,632,
(2) approving a five percent contingency budget for the project of $1,368,
(3) directing that said funding of $30,000 be allocated from the Education
Facility Project Financing, and
(4) authorizing the Executive Officer, with the assistance of the Tribal At
torney, to finalize and execute the agreement. Discussion followed. Motion
carried 7-0-0.
B Establishment of Tribal Culture Committee. Reyn Leno moved, Ed
Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 156-01 establishing a Culture Com
mittee to provide advice and recommendations to the Tribal Council and the
Cultural Resources department on matters concerning cultural heritage, inter
ests and assets on the Grand Ronde Reservation, within the Tribe's aboriginal
use area and special interest areas. Motion carried 7-0-0.
D Elder Committee Appointments. Reyn Leno moved, Bob Haller seconded
to adopt Resolution No. 157-01:
(1) appointing Cherie Butler, Clarice Ellison and Ruby Bigoni to the Elder
Committee for two-year terms expiring in October of 2003; and
(2) appointing Arlene Giffen-Beck, Louise Medeiros and Donna Casey to the
Elder Committee for one-year terms expiring in October of 2002. Motion
carried 6-0-1. Val Grout abstained.
D NCAI DelegateAlternate Appointments. Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen
seconded to adopt Resolution No. 158-01 appointing Butch LaBonte as del
egate and Reyn Leno as alternate to the National Congress of American Indians
for the Calendar Year 2001-2002. Motion carried 5-0-2. LaBonte and Leno
abstained.
GAMING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT
D Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to authorize the first reading of
the amendment to the Tribal Gaming Ordinance. The amendment makes tech
nical corrections to various provisions of the ordinance and makes necessary
substantive changes to update the ordinance in light of current Gaming Com
mission and Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. practices. The substantive changes
include expanding the right of appeal to the Tribal Court, clarifying that meet
ings on individual licensee and employee matters are not open to the public,
providing for licensing of vendors, increasing minimum age to be present on the
gaming floor, modifying the process for license suspensions and appeals of li
censing decisions to reflect changes made to the Commission's regulations. Motion
carried 7-0-0.
CTGR'S SPONSORSHIPS AT NCAI ANNUAL SESSION
Coffee Break Sponsorship. June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach sec
onded to approve co-sponsorship of a coffee break in the amount of $2,500 to
cover event costs at the 58th Annual NCAI Session in Spokane, Washington on
November 25-30, 2001. Motion carried 4-3-0. Larsen, Leno and Haller voted no.
B SeniorsElders Sponsorship. June Sell-Sherer moved, Butch LaBonte
seconded to approve payment in the amount of $5,000 to help cover the event
costs for the SeniorElders activities at the 58th Annual NCAI Session in Spo
kane, Washington on November 25-30, 2001. Motion carried 4-3-0. Leno, Rei
bach and Haller voted no.
B Volunteer. Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to approve sending
Lauri Smith as a volunteer to work in the Resolution room at the 58th Annual
NCAI Session in Spokane, Washington on November 25-30, 2001. Motion car
ried 7-0-0.
LEGISLATTVE COMMITTEE
B Spirit Mountain Community Fund Appointments. Bob Haller moved,
Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 159-01:
(1) appointing Jan D. Reibach and reappointing Ed Pearsall and June Sell
Sherer to the Tribal Council positions on the Board of Trustees of the Spirit
Mountain Community Fund; and
(2) providing that the terms of these appointments expire on September 30,
2003. Motion carried 5-0-2. Sell-Sherer and Reibach abstained.
fl Family Housing Project Street Naming. Reyn Leno moved, Jan D. Rei
bach seconded, to adopt Resolution No. 160-01 authorizing the naming of the
streets in the family rental housing development as Tyee Road and Tilixcm
Circle. Motion carried 7-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
B Signatory Authority for Investment Accounts. June Sell-Sherer moved,
Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 161-01 bringing signatory au
thority for investment accounts up to date subsequent to Tribal Council Elec
tions. Motion carried 7-0-0.
Monday, October 15, 2001
4:05 p.m. A special Tribal Council meeting was called to order by Chair
Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present.
NEW BUSINESS
B Settlement Agreement: Crocker v. Confederated Tribes of Grand
Ronde & Leno. Ed Pearsall moved, Butch LaBonte seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 162-01:
(1) approving the proposed settlement agreement between the Tribe, Reyn
Leno, the Tribal Council, and Rebecca Crocker described by the Tribal
Attorney's Office;
(2) approving the waiver of sovereign immunity in the proposed settlement
agreement, for the sole and limited purpose provided in the agreement; and
(3) authorizing the Tribal Chairperson to execute the proposed settlement
agreement. Motion carried 7-0-0.
Patients Without Insurance Training Facility for the
Will Receive Health Care
YACHATS, OR. The Yachats Community Health Clinic will continue to
offer health care to low income families not covered by insurance services
thanks, in part, to a $5,000 grant from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund.
The Yachats clinic began operation in 1999. It is staffed by a nurse practi
tioner and serves residents of both Lincoln and Lane Counties. The closest
health care resource is 25 miles away, in Newport. That distance can be a
tremendous obstacle to those without transportation, without the money to
purchase gas or with a disability that does not allow them to drive.
"Support from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund will help us continue
our mission and win the support of other organizations," said Elaine Harley,
President of the Board of Directors for the clinic.
Historic Restoration Nears Completion
GRAND RONDE, OR. The Fendall Community Club is nearing comple
tion of the Fendall School restoration thanks to support from the Tribe's Spirit
Mountain Community Fund. A $13,000 grant from the fund has enabled the
community group to restore the historic building.
Built in 1903, the building was originally used as a school. The final year of
classes in the building was 1947-48. Since that time the building has been
used for community meetings, weddings and gatherings. The restoration
work continues and should be completed in December of 2002.
"For years our people gathered in a small outbuilding located in our cem
etery. We've moved on to a larger building to accommodate our work and
needs, but we still have that building and treasure the memories it holds for
us. That's why we support the need to help in the restoration of this commu
nity gathering place," said June Sell-Sherer, member of the Spirit Mountain
Community Fund Board of Trustees, and a member of the Tribal Council.
Purchases Facility
GRAND RONDE, OR. Rockwest Training Company, Inc., a production
company that employs mentally and physically disabled individuals has com
pleted the purchase of their production facility. Located at 4646 Ridge Drive,
N.E. in Salem, it was purchased through the generous donations of charitable
foundations including $30,000 from the Spirit Mountain Community Fund.
Rockwest is now ready to begin the third phase of their capital campaign,
which includes remodeling and expanding workshops within the facility.
Rockwest trains individuals to work within their manufacturing and assem
bly plant and gives them job skills to work in the community. The facility
currently employs 114 people and assists another 50 disabled workers each
year in new career placement.
"We are so grateful to our supporters like Spirit Mountain for their foresight
and gracious investment in Rockwest's home and future," said Starla Lindsey,
Executive Director. "It will allow us to build equity in the facility for pro
grams, and completing expansion projects will let us hire more disabled adults
and youth."
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