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.
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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.
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