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4 OCTOBER 15, 2003 Smoke Signals Wednesday, July 9, 2003 10:38 a.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman, Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Val Grout, Cheryle Kennedy, Ed Larsen, Ed Pearsall, June Sell Sherer and Valorie Sheker-Robertson. Excused was Bob Haller, Reyn Leno and Jan D. Reibach. Invocation was done by Val Grout. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Pet Policy for Tribal Housing. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 144-03 adopting a Tribal policy governing pets in rental housing communities managed by the Tribe or a Tribal entity, which shall include the following: 1) only dogs, cats, birds and fish are allowed in the housing community; 2) the tenant must sign a pet agreement and pay a pet deposit determined by the management; 3) only one dog or one cat is permitted per unit; and 4) the only types of dogs allowed are small common household dogs. The Housing Authority shall develop a more detailed policy governing pets, which policy shall apply to all Tribally managed rental housing. Motion carried 5-0-0. 10:43 a.m. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Wednesday, July 23, 2003 4:00 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Val Grout, Cheryle A. Kennedy, Ed Larsen, Reyn Leno, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and June Sell Sherer. Excused was Bob Haller and Valorie Sheker-Robertson. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND B Reyn Leno moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the July 9, 2003, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to approve the July 14, 2003, Tribal Council special meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 6-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Elder Health Care Initiative Grant Application. Ed Pearsall moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 145-03 authorizing submission of the Tribe's application for Elder Health Care Initiative grant funding of up to $50,000 a year for three years from the Indian Health Service. Motion carried 6-0-0. B BIA Water Resources Grant Application. June Sell-Sherer moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 146-03 authorizing submission of a grant application to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for up to three Water Resources grants of up to $50,000 each. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Gaming Commission Reappointments. Jan D. Reibach moved, Reynold L. Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 147-03 reappointing Lynn Hillman and Mary Mode to the Grand Ronde Gaming Commission for three-year terms expiring in June of 2006. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Chemawa Station LLC Operating Agreement and Initial Capital Contribution. Reyn Leno moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Reso lution No. 148-03: 1) approving the operating agreement for Chemawa Station, LLC; 2) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney's Office, to finalize and execute the operating agree ment; 3) approving the limited waiver of the sovereign immunity contained in said agreement, which waiver is limited to disputes directly arising out of the agreement, arbitration of disputes in accordance with the agree ment, and enforcement of the arbitration award and the agreement's non-compete provision in the Tribal Court of the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde; and 4) authorizing the Finance Officer to allocate $100,000 of the UBS Paine Webber line of credit for use as the Tribe's initial capital contribu tion to Chemawa Station LLC. Discussion followed. Motion carried 6-0-0. fl Natural Resources Department Additional Funding. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 149-03 approving the realloca tion of $119,899 from the Natural Resources dedicated funds in the Contin gency Fund to the Natural Resources Department budget as presented by the Natural Resources Department Manager. Discussion followed. Motion car ried 6-0-0. 4:40 p.m. Jan D. Reibach moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Wednesday, August 6, 2003 5:02 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, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and June Sell-Sherer. Excused was Cheryle Kennedy and Valorie Sheker-Robertson. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND Val Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to approve the July 23, 2003, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 6-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Dr. Steven Beckham Research Funding. Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adopt Resolution No. 150-03 approving the transfer of $30,454.84 from the Land Acquisition Contingency Fund to the Tribal Council Contingency Fund, to pay for research provided by Dr. Steven Beckham. Motion carried 6-0-0. B GRTHA Board of Commissioner Appointment. Jan D. Reibach moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 151-03 appointing Shonn Leno to fill the open vacancy resulting from the resignation of Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioner, Mel Holmes, term expiring end of March 2005. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Bode Bridge Project. Val Grout moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 152-03: 1) authorizing the transfer of funds not to exceed $81,000 as specified in the Capital Projects Contingency budget for this project, to the Tribal Capital Projects budget for the repairreplacement of the Bode Property bridge to allow safe access to the Bode property, and 2) authorizing the General Manager, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to negotiate and sign the contracts associated with this project. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Davidson Thin Logging Unit Timber Sale. June Sell-Sherer moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 153-03 offering the Davidson Thin Logging Unit for sale at a public auction. The unit is located on Tribal trust property off Old Fort Road and is not part of the reservation lands. The sale would consist of cutting block totaling 53.9 acres to be thinned (partial cut). Motion carried 6-0-0. B UBSPaine Webber Line of Credit Increase. Bob Haller moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to adopt Resolution No. 154-03 increasing the UBS Financial Ser vices Inc. Line of Credit from $40 million to $50 million under the terms of the current Premier Variable Credit Line Agreement and authorizing the Finance Officer to negotiate, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney's Office, and execute documents the Finance Officer deems necessary and appropriate to in crease the UBS Financial Services Inc. Line of Credit to $50 million consistent with this Resolution. Motion carried 6-0-0. B Pow-wow Special Event Board Additional Funding. Jan D. Reibach moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 155-03 authorizing a partial restoration of funding ($21,500) from the Land Acquisition Contin gency Fund to continue to operate the 2003 Contest Pow-wow. Motion carried 5-1-0. Ed Pearsall voted no. 5:12 p.m. Ed Pearsall moved, Val Grout seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Wednesday, August 20, 2003 5:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice Chairman Reyn Leno. A quorum was present. Present was Val Grout, Bob Haller, Reyn Leno, Ed Pearsall, Jan D. Reibach and Valorie Sheker-Robertson. Excused was Cheryle Kennedy, Ed Larsen and June Sell-Sherer. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND B Val Grout moved, Ed Pearsall seconded to approve the August 6, 2003, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Transfer of HUD Funds to Tribal Portfolio. Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 156-03: 1) directing the Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority (GRTHA) to as sist in the transfer of all Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grant funds currently held in accounts in the US Bank for the benefit of GRTHA to Security Trust Company as master custodian for these funds in the investment portfolio, and 2) authorizing the Finance Officer, with the assistance of the Tribal At- Actions continued on page 5
