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Wednesday, October 24, 2001
5:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Chair Cheryle Kennedy. A
quorum was present. Val Grout and Reyn Leno were excused.
Ed Pearsall moved, Butch LaBonte seconded to approve the October
10, 2001 and October 15, 2001 council meeting minutes as submitted.
Motion carried.
NEW BUSINESS
D General Council Meeting November 04, 2001 Agenda Items
Unfinished Business:
a. ODS Health Plan Comparison with Blue CrossBlue Shield Health
Plan
New Business:
a. SMDC Report
b. Budget Presentation
c. Door Prizes $250 (1 at $100 and 3 at $50)
Discussion followed. Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen seconded to ap
prove the items submitted for the November 04, 2001 General Council
Meeting Agenda. Motion carried.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT &
BUDGET COMMITTEE
D King Property Trust Conversion. Ed Pearsall moved, Jan D. Rei
bach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 163-01:
(1) requesting that the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian
Affairs, hold title to real property located in Yamhill County, Oregon,
known as the "King Property," identified as Tax Lot 3200 on Yamhill
County Tax Map 6801, located in Section 1 of Township 6 South, Range
8 West of the Willamette Meridian, in trust for the benefit of The Con
federated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and
(2) authorizing the Tribal Chair to execute any documents necessary
for said transfer of the King Property to the Department of the Inte
rior. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Compensation of SMDC Key Management Personnel. June Sell
Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 164-01
approving a temporary salary increase for Brian Grant, Spirit Mountain
Development Corporation's Finance Officer, for services as interim Ex
ecutive Officer as recommended by the Spirit Mountain Development Cor
poration Board of Directors. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Use of Economic Development Fund by SMDC. Jan D. Reibach
moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 165-01 authoriz
ing the allocation of up to $475,000 of the Long-Term Business Invest
ment Fund to SMDC for use as investment of additional capital in GRIDCO.
Motion carried 6-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
D Cherry City Loan Foreclosure. Ed Pearsall moved, Jan D. Rei
bach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 166-01 approving the purchase
of the property commonly known as Cherry City Mall at foreclosure sale
pursuant to the terms recommend by the Finance Officer, and authoriz
ing the Finance Officer to
(1) execute all documents necessary to finalize the purchase and
(2) transfer funds from the Tribe's Social Fund Portfolio to the appro
priate account at Wells Fargo for the purchase. Motion carried 6-0-0.
Wednesday, November 7, 2001
4:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Chair Cheryle Kennedy. A
quorum was present. Butch LaBonte and Ed Larsen were excused.
Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to approve the October
24, 2001 Council meeting minutes as submitted. Motion carried.
Reyn Leno moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to approve the Novem
ber 01, 2001 Special Tribal Council meeting minutes as submitted. Mo
tion carried.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT &
BUDGET COMMITTEE
II REDW Contract. Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to
adopt Resolution No. 169-01 authorizing the Finance Officer to enter
into a contract, subject to legal review, with REDW, for the purposes of
providing Trust Account maintenance for the Tribe. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Infusion of Funds to Finance SMMCI Through December 31,
2001. Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolution No.
170-01 authorizing $1,020,000 from the long-term business investment
account to be used to finance SMMCI through December 31, 2001, and to
enable SMMCI to make a $459,200 payment to Commerce Bank. Motion
carried 6-0-0.
D Compensation of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc. Personnel. Val
Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 171-01 ap
proving a salary increase for, Brian Werner and Chuck Bilstein, two of
SMGI's primary management officials, as recommended by the Spirit
Mountain Board of Directors. The committee further recommends that
the salary increase for Brian Werner be effective retroactive to January
1, 2001 and that the salary increase for Chuck Bilstein be effective retro
active to March 11, 2001. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Cultural Resources Site Agreements Delegation of Authority.
June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 172-01 delegating to the Executive OfficerGeneral Manager the au
thority to negotiate and execute agreements between the Tribe and public
and private entities to allow the Tribe to
(1) monitor impacts to cultural resource sites caused by activities on
public and private lands, and
(2) perform land management services to protect and enhance cultural
resources sites on public and private lands, as presented by the Cul
tural Resources Department Manager. Motion carried 6-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
D Enrollment Infant Determination Approvals. Ed Pearsall moved,
Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 173-01 approving Tribal
membership for eight (8) individuals, numbered 5179 through 5186
because, based on the investigation and recommendation of the Enroll
ment Staff, the individuals meet the enrollment requirements under the
Constitution and the Enrollment Ordinance. Motion carried 6-0-0.
D Enrollment Infant Determination Denial. Val Grout moved, Ed Pears
all seconded to adopt Resolution No. 174-01 denying Tribal member
ship to baby, Jane Doe (enrollment application received 09-13-01) be
cause, based on the investigation and recommendation of the Enrollment
Staff, the baby does not meet the enrollment requirements under the Con
stitution and the Enrollment Ordinance. Discussion followed. Motion
carried 6-0-0.
OTHER BUSINESS
D Julie Boekhoff, Office Assistant Floater, read a thank you letter to the
Tribal Council from her father, Daniel Stearns regarding Sandra Lee
Stearns, (a wife, mother, and Tribal Court Clerk), whom had recently
passed away.
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Tribal Council gave turkeys to staff and to the local food bank in Grand
Ronde for the Thanksgiving holiday. Thank you.
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