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Wednesday, August 25, 2004
3:08 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, Reyn Leno, Jan D. Reibach, June Sell-Sherer and Valorie
Sheker-Robertson.
Invocation was done by Val Grout.
PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND: TABLED
n Reyn Leno moved, Ed Larsen seconded to table the Tribal Council meeting
minutes dated August 11, 2004, until the next regularly scheduled meet
ing. NEW BUSINESS
LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE
B BIA Transportation Administrative Capacity Building Proposal.
Val Grout moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. seconded to adopt Resolution No.
121-04: 1) concurring with Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians Reso
lution 04-61 requesting that the Bureau of Indian Affairs make $35,000
available from construction funds annually to each Northwest Indian Tribe
for administrative capacity building or any other Title 23 eligible activity;
2) requesting a 638 contract for $35,000 in administrative capacity build
ing funds to perform the scope of work and budget presented; and 3) au
thorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman or, in her absence, the Tribal
Council Vice Chairman to execute all documents required for these funds.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Coussens Property Purchase. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen sec
onded to adopt Resolution No. 122-04: 1) approving an agreement for
the purchase of real property known as Washington County Parcel Num
ber R0732422, as presented by Tribal Lands Department staff; 2) autho
rizing the use of funds from the 2004 land acquisition contingency budget
for such purchase; 3) authorizing the Lands Manager or General Man
ager, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to finalize and execute
said agreement; and 4) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman to
execute any documents necessary to complete transfer of the property.
Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
D Trust Conversion of Real Property. Reyn Leno moved, June Sell
Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 123-04: 1) requesting that the
Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs, hold title to real
property located in Yamhill County, Oregon, known as the "Eastman
Meyer Property," identified as Parcel 1 on Yamhill County Partition Map
2003 28 located in Section 1 of Township 6 South, Range 8 West of the
Willamette Meridian, in trust for the benefit of the Confederated Tribes of
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, and 2) authorizing the Tribal
Council Chairwoman to execute any documents necessary for said trans
fer of the EastmanMeyer Property to the Department of the Interior. Dis
cussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Annual Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. Reyn
Leno moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No.
124-04 authorizing the Tribe's application to the Department of Health
and Human Services for Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
grant funding, and authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman or, in her
absence, the Tribal Council Vice Chairman to execute all documents re
quired for this application. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B CommitteeSpecial Event Board Travel Policy Amendment. Jack
Giffen, Jr. moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt a motion approving the
amendment to the CommitteeSpecial Event Board Travel Policy, section
(e) Out of State Travel to read "Out of State travel must be supported by
Committee or Special Event Board minutes and approved at a Tribal Coun
cil meeting, or by the signature of a majority of Tribal Council members in
an emergency situation provided the request has been presented to at
least five (5) council members. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Systems of Care Grant AgreementApplication. Val Grout moved,
Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 125-04: 1) authoriz
ing the submission of the Systems of Care Grant Agreement 108551 for
the grant award in the amount of $47,344; 2) authorizing the Tribal Council
Chairwoman or, in her absence, the Tribal Vice Chairman, with the assis
tance of the Tribal Attorney's office, to execute all the forms required for
this application and funding; and 3) that this resolution shall remain in
effect until the program is completed or until termination of the program.
Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Compensation of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc.'s Director of Sur
veillance. Reyn Leno moved, June Sell-Sherer seconded to adopt Reso
lution No. 126-04 approving the compensation recommended by Spirit
Mountain Gaming Inc.'s Board of Directors for Steve Bobb, Jr. as the Di
rector of Surveillance. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0.
B Compensation of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc.'s Director of
Gaming. Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to
adopt Resolution No. 127-04 approving the compensation recommended
by Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc.'s Board of Directors for Mitchell Goldstein
as the Director of Gaming.-; Motion carried 8-0-0.
4:49 p.m. Val Grout moved, Ed Larsen seconded to adjourn the meet
ing. Motion carried.
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
5:03 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice Chairman,
Reyn Leno. A quorum was present.
Present was Reyn Leno, Angie Blackwell, Chris Mercier, Jan D. Reibach
and Wesley "Buddy" West.
Excused was Jack Giffen, Jr. (travel), Cheryle Kennedy (travel), June Sell
Sherer (travel) and Valorie Sheker Robertson (travel).
Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach.
PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND
September 15, 2004 Tribal Council meeting minutes were tabled by consen
sus of council.
NEW BUSINESS
LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE
Portland Harbor Tribal Funding Agreement Amendment No. 1. Angie
Blackwell moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adopt Resolution No.
134-04: 1) approving the Amendment No. 1 to the Portland Harbor Tribal
Funding Agreement adding the Yakama Nation to the list of Tribal govern
ments participating in the Agreement; and 2) authorizing the Tribal Council
Chairwoman to execute said Amendment. Motion carried 4-0-0.
Establish Tribal Events Imprest Bank Account. Wesley "Buddy" West
moved, Chris Mercier seconded to adopt Resolution No. 135-04 authorizing
the establishment of a bank account with Bank of America to be used for Tribal
events (e.g. pow-wows & rodeos) and designating Trevor Aaron, Bryan K. Lan
gley, Deborah R. Larsen and Jeffrey S. Valentine as authorized signers on the
duel signature account. Motion carried 3-0-1. Angie Blackwell abstained.
Establish CTGR Tribal Member Health Plan Bank Accounts. Angie
Blackwell moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 136-04: 1)
authorizing the establishment of two bank accounts and one sweep account
with Bank of America to be used for the CTGR Tribal Member Health Plan, and
2) designating Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle A Kennedy and Tribal Coun
cil Vice Chairman Reyn Leno as authorized signers on the accounts. Discus
sion followed. Motion carried 4-0-0.
Spirit Mountain Community Fund Board of Trustees. Jan D. Reibach
moved, Angie Blackwell seconded to adopt Resolution No. 137-04 reappoint
ing Kristine Olson , Kate Brown and Sho Dozono to the Spirit Mountain Com
munity Fund Board of Trustees to serve two year terms expiring in September
of 2006. Discussion followed. Motion carried 4-0-0.
II Education Committee Out of State Travel. Wesley "Buddy" West moved,
Chris Mercier seconded to approve a motion authorizing members of the Educa
tion Committee Patsy Pullin, Shelby Olson Rogers and Bob Tom to attend the
National Indian Education Association conference in Phoenix, Arizona. Mo
tion carried 4-0-0.
B Enrollment Infant Determinations. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Jan
D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 138-04 approving (2) minors
numbered 5420 and 5421 for Tribal membership, because, based on the in
vestigation and recommendation of the Enrollment staff, the minors have been
found to meet the eligibility requirements for enrollment defined in the Enrol
ment Ordinance and Tribal Constitution. Discussion followed. Motion car
ried 4-0-0.
6: 10 p.m. Chris Mercier moved, Angie Blackwell seconded to adjourn the
meeting. Motion carried.
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