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sNok signflz MAY 1, 2023 5 Tribal Council OKs agreement for new apartments By Danielle Harrison Smoke Signals assistant editor/staff writer Tribal Council approved a $302,360 architectural services contract with Portland-based MCA Architects PC for the design of several new apartments during its Wednesday, April 19, meeting. Phase three of the Wind River Apartments will include up to 15 buildings located on a 31-acre par- cel of Tribal trust land adjacent to the Housing Department ofoces at 28450 Tyee Road. Five of the build- ings are subject to grant funding approval, according to Tribal En- gineering and Planning Manager Ryan Webb. Webb said the Housing Depart- ment is expanding its family hous- ing to include up to six new fourplex apartment buildings and carports, and nine new apartment buildings and carports. Each fourplex will have three two-bedroom units and one one-bed- room unit. There also will be nine new apartment buildings and car- ports, with each building consisting of two noors each and three to four one-bedroom units per noor. <One bedroom requests are by far the highest on the (Tribal housing) waiting list,= Tribal Council mem- ber Kathleen George said during a Tuesday, April 18, Legislative Action Committee meeting. In other action, Tribal Council: " Approved a $100,000 grant ap- plication to Spirit Mountain Community Fund for design and construction of a nature play- ground on the Tribal campus as part of the Natural Resources Department project; " Approved an agreement with ChargePoint Inc. for the installa- tion and operation of an electric vehicle charging station at Great Circle Recovery medication-as- 31, 2025; and appoint Levi Liebelt and Lisa Schmid to the Veterans Special Event Board with terms ending on March 31, 2025; "Approved an emergency amendment to the Enroll- ment Ordinance removing the previous loss of mem- bership moratorium, limit involuntary loss of mem- bership to fraud and dual enrollment, remove the language regarding loss of membership for failure to meet enrollment criteria and provide a deonition of fraud. Since it was adopted on an emergency basis, the Photo by Michelle Alaimo ordinance goes into effect Phase three of the Wind River Apartments will include up to 15 buildings located on a immediately, but Tribal 31-acre parcel of Tribal trust land adjacent to the Tribe9s Housing Department offices at members will be afforded 28450 Tyee Road. Pictured is one of the current Wind River apartment buildings. a chance to comment on it before it returns to Tribal sisted treatment clinic in Salem; March 31, 2025; re-appoint Fran- Council for formal adoption. The " Approved a memorandum of cene Ambrose to the Culture move brings the ordinance in understanding between Polk Committee with a term ending line with the Tribal Constitution, County and the Tribe to fund the March 31, 2025; appoint Tracy which was amended in 2022 to engineering design to reconstruct Moreland and re-appoint Shelley bar disenrollments unless the Grand Ronde Road, and an inter- Hanson to the Editorial Board Tribe can prove fraud or dual governmental agreement autho- with terms ending March 31, enrollment; rizing up to $1.5 million for the 2026; re-appoint Valeria Atana- " And enrolled five infants and Tribe9s portion of the project. Polk cio, Peter Grout, Tyla LaGoy and three non-infants into the Tribe County will pay for 40 percent of Chris Mansayon to the Education because they meet the qualioca- the road reconstruction and Yam- Committee with terms ending tions under the Tribal Constitu- hill County will pay for 10 percent; March 31, 2025; appoint Donna tion and Enrollment Ordinance. " Approved an amendment extend- Johnson and re-appoint Debi An- The council also set the time and ing the length of a grant from the derson, Debby Childers and Jack- location of the next General Council Oregon Department of Education ie Manyhides to the Enrollment meeting for 11 a.m. Sunday, May 7. through June 2023 for partial Committee with terms ending It will be a hybrid meeting on Zoom wages to support the additional on March 31, 2025; re-appoint and in Tribal Council Chambers with preschool classroom and aftercare Reyn Leno to the Fish & Wildlife an agenda topic to be determined. services for the Chinuk Wawa Committee with a term ending Additionally, Tribal Council ap- education program; on March 31, 2025; re-appoint proved the Tribal Sponsorship " Approved 26 board and commit- Alan Ham and Charlene Westley Program as a community needs to the Health Committee with tee appointments and re-appoint- based program under the General terms ending on March 31, 2025; ments. They were to re-appoint Welfare Ordinance to include $200 re-appoint Kalene Contreras to Jade Unger, Steve Rife and Guy cultural grants. The grants will be the Housing Grievance Board Schultz to the Ceremonial Hunt- retroactive to purchases made as of with a term ending March 31, ing Board with terms expiring Jan. 1, 2023. Applications became 2026; re-appoint John Clark and available for Tribal member reim- David Leno to the Timber Com- bursement at www.grandronde.org mittee with terms ending March on Monday, April 24. 31, 2025; appoint Shannon Simi To watch the entire meeting, visit and re-appoint Dana Ainam, An- the Tribal government9s website thony Quenelle and Janel Lara at www.grandronde.org and click to the Powwow Special Event on the Government tab and then Board with terms ending March Videos. þ Vet memorial was designed by Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr. DEADLINE: MAY 5, 2023 @ 3:00 First 20 logo submissions will receive a $25.00 gift card. Winner will receive $100.00 gift card and VR PROGRAM bragging rights. ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ÷ ONE SUBMISSION PER PERSON. The Parameters Include: Incorporating a Red-Headed Woodpecker (With A Preference Of Traditional Art/Design), Keeping The Design Within A Circle no wider than 7 ½ inches This contest is open to all Tribal Members, Descendants and Community Members of Grand Ronde. This contest will run from April 15 th until May 5 th . Winner will be announced in the May 15 th issue of Smoke Signals All entries must include: Original Artwork, Name, Phone Number & Email QUESTIONS: Contact Tara Summers @ 503-879-1481 Email: tara.summers@grandronde.org or call Tawnie Kimsey @ 503-879-2165 MEMORIAL DAY continued from front page inal plan was to have the new slabs installed by April 1, but shipping delays have pushed the installation back to May 1. Additional shipping delays could possibly postpone the date beyond this year9s event, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. Mon- day, May 29. This year9s event will be back to pre-pandemic normal with the noon meal held in the Community Center. It will be followed by the 1 p.m. ceremony, which will be open to the public. The four, or maybe six, pillars at the West Valley Veterans Me- morial feature the names of Tribal and community members from Grand Ronde, Willamina and Sher- idan who served in the four major branches of the U.S. military 3 Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps. The memorial was designed by Tribal Elder Steve Bobb Sr., a Vietnam War-era Marine Corps veteran who walked on in 2022, and features a man and woman dressed in traditional Native cloth- ing standing side by side while reaching for the sky. Details about this year9s cere- mony were unavailable before the May 1 deadline for Smoke Signals and will be published in the May 15 edition. This will be the 20th Memorial Day celebration at the West Valley Veterans Memorial because the 2020 event was not held because of the COVID-19 pandemic. þ