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6 OCTOBER 15, 2002 Smoke Signals Wednesday, August 28, 2002 4:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman, Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Val Grout, Bob Haller, Cheryle Kennedy, Butch LaBonte, Ed Larsen, Reyn Leno, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and June Sell-Sherer. Invocation was done by Val Grout, Tribal Council member. June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the Au gust 14, 2002 council meeting minutes with the following amendment: change the time of adjournment to 6:30 p.m. from 5:30 p.m. Motion carried. UNFINISHED BUSINESS TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET COMMITTEE H General Committee Ordinance Amendments. Val Grout moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 143-02: (1) approving the amendments to the General Committee Ordinance; (2) rescinding the following ordinances as of the effective date of the amendments to the General Committee Ordinance: Education Com mittee Ordinance, Elders' Committee Ordinance, Health & Human Services Ordinance, Pow-wow Committee Ordinance, Timber Com mittee Ordinance, (3) recognizing and establishing the following committees under the General Committee Ordinance: Culture Committee, Education Com mittee, Elders' Committee, Enrollment Committee, Fish & Wildlife Committee, Pow-wow Committee, Royalty Committee, Rodeo Com mittee, Timber Committee, Veterans' Committee, Veterans' Memo rial Ad-Hoc Committee and (4) requiring the above-mentioned committees to be in compliance with the amended General Committee Ordinance and to submit by laws to the Tribal Council for approval by November 1, 2002. Mo tion carried 8-0-0. B Culture Committee Honorary Membership Appointment. Jan D. Rei bach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 144-02 ap pointing Margaret Provost as an honorary member of the Culture Com mittee. This was a position previously held by Gene LaBonte. Motion carried 8-0-0. NEW BUSINESS D General Council Meeting September 8, 2002 Agenda Items a Election Results, b. Elders Committee Nominations, c. SMGI Board of Directors Report, d. Door Prizes (1 at $100 and 3 at $50) Bob Haller moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the General Council meeting September 8, 2002 agenda items as read. Motion car ried 8-0-0. TRIBAL GOVERNMENT, MANAGEMENT & BUDGET COMMITTEE B Nanitch Property Sale. Reyn Leno moved, Jan D. Reibach sec onded to adopt Resolution No. 145-02: (1) approving an agreement between the Tribe and Union Gospel Mission of Salem for the sale of real property known as 5119 River Road, Keizer, Oregon, as presented by Natural Resource depart ment staff; (2) authorizing the General Manager or Lands Coordinator, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to negotiate, finalize and ex ecute said agreement; and (3) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to execute any documents required at closing to complete the above-described sale. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Enrollment Infant Determination Applicant Approvals. Ed Pearsall moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 146 02 approving Tribal membership for minors numbered 5265 through 5268, because, based on the investigation and recommendation of the Enroll ment staff, the minors meet the enrollment requirements under the Con stitution and the Enrollment Ordinance. Motion carried 8-0-0. B US Filter Procurement Agreement for Spirit Mountain Water Treatment Facility. Bob Haller moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 147-02 (1) approving an agreement between the Tribe and US Filter Corpo ration, in an amount not to exceed $270,000 for procurement and delivery of micro filtration and ancillary equipment and providing technical and operation field service assistance during construction, start-up and testing, and (2) authorizing the General Manager, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney and Public Works Director, to negotiate, finalize and sign said agreement. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Proposal for BIA ACB and 2 percent Transportation Planning Funds and Designation of Grand Ronde Road Widening as an Unmet Transportation Need. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 148-02 requesting a new 638 contract for $18,753 in 2 percent BIA Transportation Planning funds and requesting a 638 contract for $35,000 in BIA Administrative Capacity Building funds to perform preliminary engineering and design work to upgrade Grand Ronde Road and designating the upgrade and safety improvement of Grand Ronde Road. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Tribal Credit Card Val Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 149-02 approving the issuance of a Tribal credit card to David Fullerton, Social Services Manager, to cover emergency travel only for department staff. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0. LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE B Compensation of Corporate Board members, Health Authority Board of Commissioners and Housing Authority Board of Com missioners. Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 150-02 authorizing that, effective September 1, 2002: (1) the Tribe compensate each member of a Tribal Governmental Corporation Board of Directors, Commissioner on the Health Au thority Board of Commissioners, and Commissioner on the Housing Authority Board of Commissioners at a rate of $250.00 per month in which such board holds at least one meeting and in which the mem ber participates in at least one meeting; and (2) requests for payment of board compensation and board member expense reimbursement be made to the Tribe's Finance Officer who will then invoice the appropriate entity for payment. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Appointment to Health Authority Board of Commissioners. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 151-02 ap proving the re-appointment of Bernadine Shriver, as a voting member, of the Health Authority Board of Commissioners for a three year term. Mo tion carried 8-0-0. ANNOUNCEMENTS B Notice of ATNI 49th Annual Conference, September 16-19, 2002 hosted by the Quinault Indian Nation at the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino in Ocean Shores, Washington. Cheryle Kennedy, June Sell-Sherer, Val Grout, Bob Haller, Butch LaBonte, Ed Larsen, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Rei bach will be attending. B Notice of NCAI 59th Annual Session, November 10-15, 2002 at San Diego, California. OTHER BUSINESS B A Tribal member shared concerns regarding the Tribe's costs involving the claims brought forth by Terrence Kay, P.C. Attorney at Law on behalf of his client, Council member Ed Pearsall. Discussion followed. 4:28 p.m. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet ing. Motion carried. I I!:?:!' t i iA i IT I New Building Morning sun highlights progress on the Tribe's new Hous ing Authority building. Completion is expected mid-November for this build ing, which is part of a larger project, also including 36 apartment units of Low Rent Family Housing. Estimated completion date for the apartments is June, 2003. Firefighter Bruce Budeau is cooking up his share of the 320 pounds of pancake mix used for the Annual Sheridan Fire Department Hot Cake Breakfast held at the Sheridan High School cafete ria on September 22. The Hot Cake Breakfast has been raising money for the fire department for more than 20 years, according to Assistant Chief Gary Giddings. The department raised about $1,500 from the event. This year, in addition to the pancake mix, the department served up 360 pounds of ham, 200 dozen eggs, 24 gallons of syrup, 6 cans of coffee, 12 cases of Juice mix, and 40 pounds of butter. a SpuJ j f si v l
