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Smoke Signals
Wednesday,
5:08 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice-Chairman
Reyn Leno. A quorum was present.
Present was Val Grout, Bob Haller, Ed Larsen, Reyn Leno, Jan D.
Reibach, and June Sell-Sherer.
Excused was Cheryle Kennedy, Ed Pearsall and Valorie Sheker
Robertson. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach, Tribal Council member.
PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVE & AMEND
Ed Larsen moved, Bob Haller seconded to approve the January 15, 2003,
council meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0-0.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS
D Letter to the Editor re: Smoke SignalsCouncil News.
Vice-Chairman Reyn Leno announced that the Tribal membership will be
surveyed for input regarding the current policy of Letters to the Editor in
the Smoke Signals and Council News issues.
NEW BUSINESS
B General Council Meeting February 02, 2003 Agenda Items
a. Program Report: Health & Wellness Center
b. Door Prizes $250 (1 at $100 and 3 at $50).
Council was in full consensus to approve the General Council meeting
February 2, 2003. Agenda items as read.
TRIBAL GOVERNMENT,
MANAGEMENT & BUDGET COMMITTEE
D Water Rights. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Reso
lution No. 010-03:
(1) approving a Water Right Sale Agreement between the Tribe and
Richard Kirkham for the purchase of a water right appurtenant to
20 acres of real property located in Sections 6 and 7, Haggard DLC
94, Township 6 South, Range 6 West, Willamette Meridian;
(2) allocating $30,000 from the FY2003 Land Acquisition Contin
gency Fund for said purchase;
(3) approving the submission of an application to Oregon Water Re
sources Department (OWRD) transferring approximately 16.2 acres
of said water right to instream use;
(4) approving a temporary instream lease agreement with OWRD
for the remaining acres of said water right; and
(5) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman, with the assistance
of the Tribal Attorney, to negotiate, finalize, and execute the Water
Right Sale Agreement, the transfer application, the instream lease
agreement, and any other documents consistent with the Resolu
tion. Motion carried 5-0-0.
D Contract for Judicial Services. June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D.
Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution 011-03 approving and authoriz
ing the Tribal Council Chairwoman to execute the 2003-2005 Contract
for Judicial Services with the Chief Judge of the Tribal Court. Motion
carried 5-0-0.
B ANA SEDS Carry Over funds. Bob Haller moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 012-03 approving the Tribe's request to
ANA for $46,798 in ANA SEDS Carry Over funds from year one of the
grant to year two for use on unfinished activities on all three grant objec
tives including land use, utilities, and park and recreation planning and
re-committing the required matching funds of $11,757 including accept
ing a reduced Indirect rate with the balance as match, plus in-kind and
cash match from existing departmental budgets. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B ANA Language Carry Forward Funds. Val Grout moved, Jan D.
Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 013-02 approving the Tribe's
request to ANA for $35,055 in ANA Language carry forward funds, from
year one to year two, for use on unfinished activities including curriculum
development. Also that council recommit the required matching funds of
$8,764 including additional in-kind match (this year) from existing staff
and accepting a reduced Indirect rate of 39.6 percent with the balance
claimed as match. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Request for $5,000 to Support ABC Day Care Center. Jan D.
Reibach moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 014
03 approving the request of funds in the amount of $5,000 to continue
day care program for the benefit of our Community. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Tribal Health Committee's 2003 expenditure budget approval.
June Sell-Sherer moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolution No.
015-03 approving funding to be directed towards paying compensation,
travel, training and general operating expenditures of the Tribal Health
Committee for CY2003. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Enrollment Emergency Infant Determination Approval. Jan D.
Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 016-03
approving Tribal membership for minor, numbered 5286 as an emergency
Wednesday,
4:06 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, Ed
Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker-Robertson and June Sell-Sherer.
Excused was Reyn Leno.
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determination in accordance with the Enrollment Ordinance because,
based on the investigation and recommendation of the Enrollment staff,
the minor meets the enrollment requirements under the Constitution and
Enrollment Ordinance. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Approve Bylaws for Pow-wow Committee. Jan D. Reibach moved,
Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 017-03 approving the By
laws for the Pow-wow Committee. Motion carried 5-0-0.
LEGISLATIVE
B Election Ordinance Amendments First Reading. Val Grout
moved, Ed Larsen seconded to approve the first reading of the proposed
Election Ordinance Amendments. The amendments make various tech
nical updates and substantive changes to the Ordinance to provide for an
efficient election process, including:
(1) reducing the number of Election Board members to three and
the number of alternates to two,
(2) clarifying the role of alternates,
(3) clarifying the roles of the Election Board and the Election Ad
ministrator, (4) modifying the composition of the voter's address list to include
the names and addresses of all adult Tribal members except those
who have stated on their Signature Verification Form that they do
not want their name and address released to candidates,
(5) providing a ten-day period following the election for voters to
cure rejected Absentee Ballots if the number of rejected Absentee
Ballots could affect the outcome of the election, and
(6) modifying the times when returned Absentee Ballots will be re
trieved from the Post Office from at least twice weekly to not more
than two days before the and after noon on the day of the election.
Comments are encouraged from the membership, notice will be in
the next edition of the Smoke Signals, and copies of the proposed
amendments can be obtained from the Legal Department. Motion
carried 5-0-0.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
B Grant Application to the Oregon Youth Conservation Corps
(OYCC). Jan D. Reibach moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 018-03 approving the grant application to the Oregon Youth
Conservation Corps to partially fund the CY2003 Natural Resources De
partment summer youth crew and to waive any indirect costs on the grant,
as has been done in previous years. Discussion followed. Motion car
ried 5-0-0.
B Grant Application to the Oregon Parks and Recreation Dept.
Val Grout moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 019-03
approving the grant application to the Oregon Parks and Recreation De
partment for reconstruction of the historic Tillamook Trail and to waive
indirect costs of the grant. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Grant Application to the EPA Indian General Assistance Pro
gram. June Sell-Sherer moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolu
tion No. 020-03 approving the submittal of the Environmental Protec
tion Agency Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) grant in the
amount of $220,000 to fund the Environmental Resources Program for
CY2004-CY2005. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Purchase of Two Type 6 Wildland Fire Engines. Jan D. Reibach
moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 021-03 approving
the purchase of two Type 6 wildland fire engines in the amount of $120,000.
Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Purchase of Gates and Their Installation to Limit Reservation
Access. Val Grout moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution
No. 022-03 approving
(1) the installation of seven to ten gates to be strategically located to
limit access to the Reservation during periods of high fire danger,
and
(2) the purchase of such gates in the amount not to exceed $35,000
from the Contingency fund. Motion carried 5-0-0.
B Assignment of Deeds of Trust and Loan Documents to Single
Purpose Limited Liability Companies. Bob Haller moved, Jan D.
Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 023-03 authorizing the Fi
nance Officer to assign Deeds of Trust and Related Loan Documents to
limited liability companies created for such purpose for the completion of
foreclosure sales and purchase of the collateral property at foreclosure
sale consistent with the Resolution; provided that the Finance Officer shall
use his best effort to notify Tribal Council prior to each assignment. Mo
tion carried 5-0-0.
5:25 p.m. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet
ing. Motion carried.
February 5
Invocation was done by Val Grout, Tribal Council member.
PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVE & AMEND
B June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the Janu
ary 29, 2003, Tribal Council meeting minutes as presented. Motion car-
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