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4 NOVEMBER 15, 2003 Smoke Signals Wednesday, October 8, 2003 5:02 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice Chair 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 Jack Giffen, Jr., Cheryle Kennedy, and Valorie Sheker Robertson. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE D Enrollment Infant Determination. June Sell-Sherer moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 183-03 approving Tribal membership for minors numbered 5353 through 5358 because, based on the investigation and recommendation of the Enrollment Staff, the mi nors meet the enrollment requirements under the Constitution and the Enrollment Ordinance. Motion carried 4-0-1 council member Val Grout abstained. 5:04 p.m. Ed Larsen moved, Bob Haller seconded to adjourn the meet ing. Motion carried. Wednesday, October 15, 2003 4:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice Chair man Reyn Leno. A quorum was present. Present was Jack Giffen, Jr., Val Grout, Bob Haller, Ed Larsen, Reyn Leno, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker-Robertson and June Sell-Sherer. Excused was Cheryle Kennedy. Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND 0 Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the October 1, 2003, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 7-0-0. II June Sell-Sherer moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. seconded to approve the Octo ber 8, 2003, Tribal Council special meeting minutes as presented. Mo tion carried 7-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company Board of Directors Appoint ment. Jan D. Reibach moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 184-03 appointing Jack Giffen, Jr. to the Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company Board of Directors. Motion carried 6-0-1. Jack Giffen, Jr. abstained. B Health Security Program Additional Funding. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 185-03 authorizing the transfer of $370,000 from the Land Acquisition budget to the Health Se curity budget to fund the expected shortfall. Motion carried 7-0-0. B Davidson Property Usage. Bob Haller moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. sec onded to adopt a motion approving the move of the archery range to the Davidson Property and the use of the property for an Archery Tourna ment in May of 2004. Motion carried 7-0-0. B Cultural Education Budget Additional Funding. Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 186 03 authorizing $30,000 from the Land Acquisition budget to the Cultural Education budget to supplement wages for three educational positions in 2003. Motion carried 7-0-0. B Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company Key Employee Salary. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 187-03 approving the salary of the General Manager of Grand Ronde Station, a key employee of Grand Ronde Food & Fuel Company. Motion carried 7-0-0. B Spirit Mountain Logistics, LLC Manager Appointment. Val Grout moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 188-03 ap pointing Cliff Adams as Manager of Spirit Mountain Logistics, LLC to replace Lawrence J. Kovach. Motion carried 7-0-0. ANNOUNCEMENTS B One-Day Seminar on "How to Handle People with Tact and Skill" is scheduled for December 04, 2003 in Salem, Oregon. Registration and fees need to be paid for those interested in attending. B Notice of an "National Indian Board Members Conference" to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada by the Falmouth Institute on December 7-10, 2003. Registration and fees need to be paid for those interested in attending. 4:17 p.m. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Wednesday, October 22, 2003 5:02 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman, Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Jack Giffen, Jr., Val Grout, Bob Haller, Cheryle Kennedy, Ed Larsen, Reynold L. Leno, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker-Robertson and June Sell-Sherer. Invocation was done by Val Grout. PREVIOUS MINUTES - APPROVEAMEND B Reyn Leno moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the October 15, 2003, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion car ried 8-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B COTA Representative. Jan D. Reibach moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adopt Resolution No. 189-03 appointing Elaine LaBonte as the Tribal representative for the Circle of Tribal Advisors ("COTA") to handle all issues regarding the Lewis & Clark Bicentennial project. Motion car ried 8-0-0. B Use of UBS Line of Credit for Construction of ValetfltV Parking Lots. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Bob Haller seconded to adopt Resolution No. 190-03 authorizing the use of up to $1.7 million of the Tribe's UBS Line of Credit to finance the development and construction of Valet and RV Parking Lots and various utilities at the Spirit Mountain Casino site. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Election Ordinance Amendments. The Council made the first read ing of the proposed amendments to the Election Ordinance and the publi cation in the Tribes' newsletter, Smoke Signals. The proposed amend ments make various technical and substantive changes to the Ordinance to provide for an efficient election process, including 1) moving the nominations of candidates for Tribal Council elections from the regular General Council meeting in May to a special Gen eral Council meeting held on the last Sunday of June; 2) providing that the Election Board will distribute a copy of the Election Ordinance, the Constitution, and the Voters Address List to candidates at the General Council Meeting at which nominations are accepted; 3) modifying the automatic recount provision to enable the Election Board and Election Administrator to conduct the recount immedi ately following the original counting of the ballots; and 4) modifying the role of alternates. Copies may be obtained from the Tribal Attorney's Office. B General Council Meeting November 2, 2003 Agenda Items a. Program Report: FinanceBudgets b. Door Prizes $250 (1 at $100 and 3 at $50) c. Budget Hearings Val Grout moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt a motion approving the General Council Meeting November 2, 2003 agenda items as presented. ANNOUNCEMENTS B Reminder: NCAI 60th Annual Session is scheduled for November 16-21, 2003 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Jack Giffen, Jr., Jan D. Reibach and Valorie Sheker-Robertson plan to attend. B Reminder: 20th Restoration Celebration November 22, 2003 to be held at Spirit Mountain Casino. RSVP to Charles G. Haller, II Tribal Council Relations Coordinator. 5:16 p.m. Reyn Leno moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet ing. Motion carried. esD Qsmlte 11fe (Mfea 83) 33333 ?
