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Smoke Signals 5 MAY 1, 2005 Wednesday, March 16, 2005 ACTIONS continued from page 4 Tribal Attorney Rob Greene asked that the council consider adopting a resolu tion appointing Jeff Baker to replace the vacancy created by the departure of Rod Thompson on the Settlement Working Group for the Clackamas River Project, FERC Project No. 2195. Reyn Leno moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 043-05 appointing Jeff Baker to participate in the Settlement Working Group for the Clackamas River Project, FERC Project No. 2195. Mo tion carried 7-0-0. 6:40 p.m. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Wednesday, March 30, 2005 5:0 1 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman, Cheryle A. Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Angie Blackwell, Jack Giffen, Jr., Cheryle A. Kennedy, Reyn Leno, Chris Merrier, Jan D. Reibach, Valorie Sheker-Robertson, June Sell-Sherer and Wesley "Buddy" West. Invocation was done by Wesley "Buddy" West. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND Reyn Leno moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. seconded to approve the March 16, 2005, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 8-0-0. NEW BUSINESS General Council Meeting April 3, 2005, Agenda Items Time: 11 a.m. Willamette Room Location: Valley River Inn, 1000 Valley River Way, Eugene, Oregon Discussion on the Following Topics: a. Health d. Role of General Council b. Education e. Other (To Be Announced) c. Member Services Door Prizes $250 (1 at $100 and 3 at $50) Angie Blackwell moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt a motion approving the General Council Meeting, April 03, 2005, agenda items as presented. Mo tion carried 8-0-0. LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE ANA Language Grant Year Two Continuation Application. Jack Giffen, Jr. moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 044 05: 1) authorizing the Tribe's $175,000 ANA Language Grant application to the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) for the continuation of year two of its two year Chinuk immersion project; 2) authorizing the use of a 39.6 percent indirect rate on grant funds, claiming the 16. 18 balance as matching funds on the grant, and the allocation of Tribal funds to cover this $18,924 of unpaid indirect; and 3) authorizing the $16,112 in in-kind staff time and $6,000 for contractor hours both from the existing Cultural Resources budget as match plus $841 in School District in-kind time and $2,480 in classroom space value; and 4) authorizing the Tribal Council Vice-Chairman to sign such grant appli cation and other documents necessary for application, performance and comple tion of such grants. Motion carried 8-0-0. Tribal Youth Program Application. Angie Blackwell moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 045-05 authorizing the Tribe's $225,000 application to the U.S. Department of Justice for Tribal Youth Program funding and authorizing the Tribal Chairwoman, or in her absence, the Tribal Vice Chairman to execute the application and related documents required to receive this funding. Motion carried 8-0-0. US EPA Indian General Assistance Program (GAP) Grant Applica tion. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 046-05: 1) approving the submission of the grant application to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for funding of the 2006-07 Indian Gen eral Assistance Program (GAP) program, grant not to exceed $220,000 and 2) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman or General Manager to sign all documents related to the grant application and to execute modifications and amendments to the grant as necessary. Motion carried 8-0-0. Reconsideration for the Sale of Roadside Alder Logging Unit. Jack Giffen, Jr. moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt Resolution No. 047-05 approving the sale of timber on the Roadside Alder Logging Unit at a reduced price for red alder sawlogs. The timber sale was offered at public auction on February 16, 2005, no bids were received. Proposals were then solicited from local contractors. The proposed sale of timber involves removing red alder and Douglas-fir timber along 24 miles of road. Timber volume to be harvested is approximately 562 MBF. The bid rate set for this sale is $210.00MBF for red alder sawlogs, $374.35MBF for Douglas-fir sawlogs, $17.05MBF for conifer wood logs and other wood products, and $ 14.09MBF for hardwood wood logs and other wood products. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0. USFWS Tribal Wildlife Grant Application for Deer Assessment. June Sell-Sherer moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 048-05 autho rizing 1) the submission of an application fora Tribal Wildlife grant not to ex ceed $120,000 from USFWS, 2) payment of $18,417 in indirect costs to be shown as match funding on the application, 3) commitment of $87,320 in Natural Resources staff time and equipment towards the project, and 4) the Natural Resources Division Manager to finalize and execute the application and grant. Motion carried 8-0-0. Land Acquisition "Bean" Property. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, June Sell Sherer seconded to adopt Resolution No. 049-05: 1) approving an agreement for the purchase of real property know as 25325 Grand Ronde Road in Yamhill County, Oregon, as presented by Tribal Lands Department staff; 2) authorizing the use of funds from the 2005 land acquisition contingency budget for such purchase; 3) authorizing the Lands Manager or General Manager, with the assistance of the Tribal Attorney, to finalize and execute said agreement, and 4) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman to execute any documents neces sary to complete transfer of the property. Motion carried 8-0-0. Health Committee Out-of-State Travel. Jack Giffen, Jr. moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt a motion authorizing out-of-state travel for I lealth Com mittee members Bernadine Shriver, Camille Merrier, Janet Phillips, Anna Marie Hannan and Patti Tom-Martin to attend the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board's Quarterly meeting scheduled for April 18-21, 2005, at the Quinault Beach Resort & Casino in Ocean Shores, Washington. Motion carried 8-0-0. 0 Ultipro Software License Agreement and Consulting Agreement. Angie Blackwell moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adopt Resolution No. 050-05 authorizing the Finance Officer, or his designee, to 1) sign the Li cense and Annual Maintenance Agreement and Consulting Agreement with Ultimate Software; and 2) transfer up to $140,000 from the contingency budget to the Information Systems Budget to cover the cost of the Software License and Annual Maintenance Agreement. Motion carried 8-0-0. Compensation of SMGI's Chief Financial Officer. Valorie Sheker Robertson moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. seconded to adopt Resolution No. 051-05 approving a merit salary increase for Steve Doyle, Chief Financial Officer of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc., as recommended by Spirit Mountain's Board of Directors. Motion carried 8-0-0. B Round Valley LLC Capital Contribution. Jan D. Reibach moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 052-05 authorizing 1) transfer of $200,000 from the contingency budget to Round Valley LLC as a capital contribution for operating costs, and 2) a capital contribution of equipment with an estimated value of $ 142,400. The funds were appropriated in the FY 2005 budget and are available for this purpose. Discussion followed. Motion carried 8-0-0. Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioners Appointments. Jan D. Reibach moved, Angie Blackwell seconded to adopt Resolution No. 053 05 appointing Alton Butler, Shonn Leno and Peter Wakeland to the vacant Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Board of Commissioners seats for a term to expire March of 2008. Discussion followed. Motion carried 7-0-1. Reyn Leno abstained. Self-Funded EPL and D&O Related Claims Policy. Valorie Sheker Robertson moved, Reyn Leno seconded to adopt Resolution No. 054-05 approv ing the proposed Self-Funded EPL and D&O Related Claims Coverage Policy as presented by the Tribe's Finance Officer. Motion carried 8-0-0. ANNOUNCEMENTS: 2005 Tribal Self-Governance Department of Health & Human Services and Department of the Interior Spring Conference, May 2-6, 2005, in San Diego, California. Council members Jack Giffen, Jr., "Valorie Sheker-Robertson, and Wesley "Buddy" West plan to attend. Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians 2005 Mid-Year Conference is scheduled at the Sheraton Tacoma Hotel for May 16-19, 2005. Majority of council plans to attend. 6:57 p.m. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. 0 'fri ll ft -it.iCa!VHi!JiCfl
