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4 JULY 1, 2005 Smoke Signals Wednesday, May 11, 2005 5 p.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Chairwoman Cheryle Kennedy. A quorum was present. Present was Cheryle Kennedy, Chris Mercier, Valorie Sheker-Robertson, Jan D. Reibach, June Sell-Sherer and Wesley "Buddy" West Excused was Angie Blackwell, Jack GifTen, Jr. and Reyn Leno (travel status). Invocation was done by Jan D. Reibach. PREVIOUS MINUTES APPROVEAMEND Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to approve the April 27, 2005, Tribal Council regular meeting minutes as presented. Motion carried 5-0-0. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE O Culture Committee Out-of-State Travel. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adopt a motion approving out-of-state travel for Culture Committee member Pat Allen to attend Affili ated Tribes of Northwest Indians Mid-Year Conference, May 16-19, 2005, in Tacoma, Washington. Funding for the trip is available in the Commit tee budget. Motion 5-0-0. H Culture Committee Out-of-State Travel. June Sell-Sherer moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt a motion approving out-of-state travel for Culture Committee member David Lewis to attend the national conference on Tribal Archiving, Libraries and Museums, May 24 27, 2005, in Mesa, Arizona. Funding for the trip is available in the Com mittee budget. Motion 5-0-0. D Fish & Wildlife Committee Out-of-State Travel. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Jan D. Reibach seconded to adopt a motion approving out-of-state travel for Fish & Wildlife Committee members Joe Brisbois and Harold Lyon to attend the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society National Conference in Choctaw, Michigan. Motion 5-0-0. Street Name. Valorie Sheker-Robertson moved, Chris Mercier seconded to adopt Resolution No. 072-05 adopting the name of Otter Way for the new street running north from Blacktail Drive between Hip Tilixam and the new Elder Foster Housing project. A name for the new street is re quired in order for street addresses to be assigned to structures on the road. Motion 5-0-0. B Street Name. Jan D. Reibach moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson sec onded to adopt Resolution No. 073-05 adopting the name of Raven Loop for the new street running south for Tyee Road and west to Tilixam Circle in Chxi Musam Ilihi. A name for the new street is required in order for street addresses to be assigned to structures on the road. Motion 5-0-0. B Running Bear Rock Quarry Recommendation for Funding. June Sell-Sherer moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adopt Resolution No. 074-05 approving 1) $92,700.00 to cover the cost of crushing rock; 2) $18,400.00 to cover the cost of final site preparation; and 3) $20,700.00 to cover the cost of rocking the haul road to the rock quarry. The total amount of this request is $131, 800 and will be funded out of the Tribes' Land Ac quisition budget. Costs are to be recovered from the commercial sale of crushed rock. Motion 5-0-0. B Compensation of Spirit Mountain Gaming Inc.'s General Man ager. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 075-05 approving compensation for Randy Dugger, General Manager of Spirit Mountain Gaming, Inc., as recom mended by Spirit Mountain's Board of Directors. Motion 4-0-1. June Sell-Sherer abstained. B Election Board Out-of-State Travel. Jan D. Reibach moved, Chris Mercier seconded to adopt a motion authorizing out-of-state travel for Donna Casey and Claudia Leno, to attend the Community Meeting in Tacoma, Washington, on May 15, 2005, to obtain voter registrations from Tribal members. Motion 5-0-0. OTHER BUSINESS B Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Valorie Sheker-Robertson seconded to adopt Resolution No. 076-05 approving the Confidentiality Agreement with Lummi Nation related to properties located in Birch Bay and Custer, Wash ington and authorizing the Chairwoman to execute the Confidentiality Agreement. Motion 5-0-0. B A Tribal Elder asked the following: a. Has the Tribe engaged a new landscaping company, who cover Grand Meadows housing. Executive Director for Grand Ronde Tribal Housing Authority Carina Kistler Ginter identified that a new landscaping company has been engaged by the Tribe and offered to review with the company the "common areas" in Grand Meadows, b. Raised concerns over the accessibility of the restrooms at the Tribal park. Tribal Engineer Eric Scott advised that a handicapped accessible ramp is planned awaiting the construction only. 5:25 p.m. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Jack Giffen, Jr. seconded to adjourn the meeting. Motion carried. Special Meeting Friday, May 20, 2005 9:06 a.m. Meeting was called to order by Tribal Council Vice-Chairman, Reyn Leno. A quorum was present. Present was Angie Blackwell, Jack Giffen, Jr., Reyn Leno, Chris Mercier and Wesley "Buddy" West. Excused was Cheryle Kennedy, June Sell-Sherer, Jan D. Reibach and Valorie Sheker-Robertson (all on personal leave). Invocation was done by Wesley "Buddy" West. Jack Giffen, Jr. was appointed Acting Tribal Council Secretary by con sensus of Tribal council. NEW BUSINESS LEGISLATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE B Tribe's participation in the Coalition for Oregon's Future. Wesley "Buddy" West moved, Jack Giffen, Jr., seconded to adopt Resolution No. 077-05: 1) approving the Tribe's participation in the Coalition for Oregon's Future (the "Coalition"); 2) authorizing the Tribal Council Chairwoman or her designee to execute any documents necessary to join the coalition; and 3) authorizing Tribal Council Vice-Chair Reyn Leno and Tribal Council member Angie Blackwell to serve as directors and officers of the coalition. Motion carried 3-0-1. Angie Blackwell abstained. B Funding for Campaign in Opposition of Off-Reservation Gaming. Jack Giffen, Jr. moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adopt Resolu tion No. 078-05: 1) approving transfers not to exceed $1,000,000 from Land Acquisition Contingency budget to the Tribal Council Diversification Project budget to fund the campaign opposing off-reservation gaming in Oregon; and 2) authorizing the Finance Officer to advance up to $1,000,000 from the Tribal Council Diversification Project budget to the coalition for Oregon's Future provided the Finance Officer gives prior notice to Tribal Council of any advance over $1,000,000. Motion carried 4-0-0. 9: 10 a.m. Angie Blackwell moved, Wesley "Buddy" West seconded to adjourn meeting. Motion carried. Comedian, Television Star Brings Show To Casino Everybody Loves Brad Comedian Brad Garrett performed before a sell out crowd on Friday, June 1 0. Standing six feet eight inches tall, Garrett hasn't always had an easy time finding comedy gigs. Garrett got his big break in 1996 when he landed the role of Robert Barone, brother of Ray Barone, in the hit series "Everybody Loves Raymond" starring Ray Ramano. Garrett has headlined with names such as Frank Sinatra and The Temptations in the past. Photos by Toby McClary 1 i......., i .t , -
