4 FEBRUARY 1, 2003
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Tuesday, December 31
11:04 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, Ed Larsen, Reyn
Leno, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker-Robertson and June
Sell-Sherer.
Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach, Tribal Council member.
PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVE & AMEND
B Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to approve the December
18, 2002, Council meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 8-0-0.
NEW BUSINESS
B General Council Meeting January 5, 2003 Agenda Items
a. Program Report: Natural Resources
b. Door Prizes (1 at $100 and 3 at $50)
Reyn Leno moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve the General Council
meeting agenda items as presented.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT,
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET COMMITTEE
D CY2003 Tribal Housing Grant Program Policies. Jan D. Reibach
moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 208-02 approving
CY2003 Tribal Housing Grant Program policies Down Payment Grant
Program, Home Repair Program, Minor Medical Adaption Program from
the GRTHA Board of Commissioners. Motion carried 8-0-0.
Employee and Council Member Compensation "COLA" Ap
proval. Bob Haller moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt
Resolution No. 209-02 approving an employee and Council member com
pensation "cost of living" or "COLA" adjustment of 1.7 percent, effective
January 1, 2003. The Contingency Fund approved in the Calendar Year
2003 Tribal Budget includes a COLA adjustment of 1.7 percent. The per
centage adjustment for all Tribal employees and council members is to
reflect the prior twelve months inflation, based on the Consumer Price
Index for PortlandSalem area. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Medicare Part B Reimbursement. Ed Pearsall moved, Valorie Sheker
Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 210-02 approving the re
imbursement for Medicare Part B premiums for all eligible Tribal mem
bers. The Member Benefits Department currently reimburses members
65 and older for their share of Medicare Part B premiums. Motion car
ried 8-0-0.
B Replacement Cost Natural Resources Vehicles Funds Transfer.
Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No.
211-02 approving the transfer of $27,000 from the contingency fund into
the Procurement Department's budget to pay for the replacement cost of
two Natural Resources vehicles. Motion carried 8-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
B Creation of Limited Liability Companies. Bob Haller moved, Reyn
Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 212-02 approving the creation
of certain limited liability companies for the purpose of holding notes and
related real property as part of the clean-up of non-performing notes in
the Tribe's investment portfolio as recommended by the Finance Officer
and authorizing the Finance Officer to take such actions as he deems
necessary and appropriate, in his discretion, to create the limited liability
companies consistent with the Resolution. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Assignment of Membership Interest Spirit Mountain Logis
tics, LLC. Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 213-02 approving the Assignment of Membership Interest trans
ferring Spirit Mountain Development Corporation's 100 percent member
ship interest in Spirit Mountain Logistics, LLC to the Tribe. Discussion
followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Assignment of Membership Interest Grand Ronde Industries,
LLC. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No.
214-02 approving the Assignment of Membership Interest transferring
Spirit Mountain Development Corporation's 100 percent membership in
terest in Grand Ronde Industries, LLC to the Tribe. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Assignment of Membership Interest Carroll Aspen 54, LLC.
Reyn Leno moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 215-02
approving the Assignment of Membership Interest transferring Spirit
Mountain Development Corporation's 22.9 percent membership interest
in Carroll Aspen 54, LLC to the Tribe. Discussion followed. Motion car
ried 8-0-0.
B Recision Health Authority Ordinance and Dissolution Health
Authority Board of Commissioners. Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie
Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 216-02:
(1) rescinding the Health Authority Ordinance;
(2) dissolving the Health Authority Board of Commissioners;
(3) transferring the responsibility of overseeing the operation of the
Grand Ronde Health & Wellness Center and other Tribal Health
Programs from the Board of Commissioners to the General Manager
of the Tribe; and
(4) establishing a Health Committee under the Tribe's General Com
mittee Ordinance to advise the Tribe on Health & Wellness issues.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
CULTURE COMMITTEE
B Appointment to Grand Ronde 401kProfitsharing Plan Board of
Trustees. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 217-02 removing the Chief Financial Officer of SMDC from the Grand
Ronde 401k and Profitsharing Plan Board of Trustees and appointing
Chris Leno, Director of Programs, to the Board of Trustees. Motion car
ried 8-0-0.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
B ATNI Winter Conference is scheduled for February 10-13, 2003 at the
Embassy Suites Hotel, Portland Airport. Reservations and registration
requested prior to January 24, 2003. Members of council plan on attend
ing. B NCAI Executive Council Winter Session is scheduled for February 24
26, 2003 at the Wyndham Hotel, Washington DC. Pre-Registration dead
line February 7, 2003.
OTHER BUSINESS
B A Tribal member sought clarification of the Tribal Council committee's
voting stats as indicated on the expanded agenda for the meeting. Dis
cussion followed.
11:27 a.m. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet
ing. Motion carried.
Monday, January 6
Special
Meeting
10:05 a.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman,
Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present.
Present was Val Grout, Bob Haller, Cheryle Kennedy, Reyn Leno, Ed
Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach, June Sell-Sherer and Valorie Sheker-Robertson.
Excused was Ed Larsen.
Invocation was done by Tribal Council member Val Grout.
NEW BUSINESS
B UBSPaineWebber Signing Authorization. Reyn Leno moved, Ed
Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 001-03 granting limited sign
ing authority to Tribal Council Officers, Finance Officer, and General
Manager on the UBSPaineWebber line of credit, including the authority
to wire said funds to replace the current Commerce Bank of Washington
line of credit. Motion carried 7-0-0.
10:08 a.m. Bob Haller moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adjourn the
meeting. Motion carried.
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