Karuk Tribe of California
Tribal Council Meeting Minutes
September 22, 2005
Happy Camp, California
Ayukii,
The meeting was called to order at 5:03 PM by Arch Super, Chairman.
Roll Call
Present
Arch Super, Chairman
Florrine Super, Secretary
Leeon Hillman, Treasurer
Florence Conrad, Member
Robert Goodwin, Member
Robert Grant, Member
Absent
Leaf Hillman, Vice Chairman
Roy Arwood, Member – on travel
Alvis Johnson, Member – on travel
Quorum is established.
Robert Goodwin read the preamble to the Constitution aloud.
Approval of the Agenda for September 22, 2005
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve the Agenda for September 22, 2005. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
1) Approval of the Minutes for August 25, 2005
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve the Minutes for August 25, 2005. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
2) Curtis Peters
Curtis was present to request permission to allow him to take his cattle out to the Ish-Kayish Ranch. He has a Forest Service Permit for up to 78 but only wants to put about 17 pair out there (34 head). He would like to know if that would be possible and what would have to be done to do that. He will only have them there for a couple of months until Winter comes. If they get out, they can call him. The garden is fenced off. They can also call his brother in Etna if they get out. They are currently up in the mountains right now. Florence suggests they meet with Laura and Erin to see if there are any liability issues or if an agreement of any kind needs to be drawn up. The only issue Laura pointed out was pollution of the water if the cows go down to the River and any concerns DNR may have.
Sandi states DNR is working on an NRCS proposal to do re-vegetation at the Ranch and also fence off the land to keep the horses away from the River and to keep the water temperature down. Sandi states she would like to keep the cows away from the River. They don’t plan to start the project until late winter/early spring. She states they complain about others polluting the River with livestock so it would be nice if the Tribe could not do it themselves. She would not suggest feeding them River water but a well or spring system but there is no water like that at the Ranch currently so River water is the only option. She states they can handle a couple of months of cattle being at the Ranch this time and then in the future they will have a mechanism for livestock to roam at the Ranch. Bob suggests talking to other employees and then calling Curtis after their meeting on Wednesday.
3) Arch Super
Arch passed around a card that the Staff in Happy Camp made for the Tribal Council thanking them for the Hellgate Jetboat Excursion that they were able to attend. He will pass the card around later this evening.
4) Old Business
Arch Super: He is still receiving questions about the speed bumps at Yreka Housing. Erin states the roads are still not completed and signed off by BIA yet and until that is done, they cannot proceed with anything on that project. She updated them on the status of obtaining a contractor to finish the work that needs to be done. A completion date all depends on getting a contractor on to do the work. They will give the contractor 60 days to complete the work once the contract is approved. Bob asked about heavy duty rubber “temporary” speed bumps that would not alter the road. Erin states BIA will have to sign off on anything put on/near the road. Another suggestion is the white ceramic bumps on the road that alert drivers to slow down, the snow plow may damage them so they may need to be recessed also. Florrine asked about flashing lights and Bob also suggests road grooving. Erin will call BIA and see what their feedback is regarding these several different ideas for ways to get the drivers to slow down. They can then present options to Housing so that they can proceed once the road is signed off on. Housing has hired a Security Director so maybe they can keep on top of it also.
Bob Goodwin: Bob asked about the insurance issue with the intern at Yreka Social Services and how that worked out. Laura asked Michael what the quote came back at, he stated he has not received a price yet. April states that she had one previously that was covered through the college. Larry states that the student has been told that they need to obtain insurance and they are going to do that through the school on their own, the Tribe will not have to do anything.
5) Toni McLane
Toni was present to review her report with the Council.
She has two action items for approval. The first is the renewal of the Child Care Food Program for the period of October 1, 2005 through September 30, 2006 with Resolution 05-R-115. It is the reimbursement program that helps fund the expense of food served to the children. It is about $16,000 to $17,000 that they receive through the program.
Florence Conrad moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve Resolution 05-R-115. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
The second is approval of the Head Start Base Funding Grant that goes in each year to DHHS in the amount of $451,850 with Resolution 05-R-108. This is the first year it will be administered through KCDC. The cost for Fringe Benefits will be $57,204 to the Tribe from discretionary; they will send a check in that amount up to KCDC.
Toni states that 15 million is being taken from Head Start for the Katrina Disaster Relief so she doesn’t know what the future of her program will be.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Resolution 05-R-108. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
They may have a budget discussion regarding where they can cut dollars in the program budget to prevent the Tribe having to cover that $57,204 in fringe benefits.
Florrine Super moved and Florence Conrad seconded to approve Toni’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
6) April Attebury
April distributed her report to the Tribal Council. She announced that Judge Flies-Away is present along with her. Her report provided a brief update of where they are at and also attached budget printouts for her grants to see where they are. She is hoping to have the Tribal Court Strategic Planning Session rescheduled as it was cancelled last week.
She states she will distribute the Draft MOU for the Multi-Agency MOU as it was not included in the report. This really covers Emergency Response on Tribal Land and having an agreement with law enforcement for the different issues that arise.
Bob asked about the TANF progress. April states she is still working on trying to get the Orleans numbers included in their “area” for funding as those counts were left out in their letter of intent to the State. She is working with other Tribes regarding how they compiled their numbers and how they were able to negotiate those numbers with the State. April states the problem is the Consortium Group that pursued them previously has been granted their dollars from the State so they are trying to negotiate getting those back for the Karuk Tribe. Based on the numbers they have, it would be about $800,000 and they would need to meet and have budgetary discussions regarding this. Her understanding was they needed to determine what their grant amount would be before they made a decision. Laura wants to know what the match requirement is and where that would come from which is the biggest concern. There are certain areas they can work on that do not require a match. They requested that she come to the Wednesday meeting to have a more detailed overview of the program and what their options are. There was further discussion regarding where they are at and what April has been doing on this project. She states that she cannot provide them the information they want until she knows what their caseload and base funding will be for them to make an informed decision. There are also questions regarding what can and cannot be used as match to meet the requirements to fulfill that match from services in other programs. They will need to contract with someone to do their plan design if they decide to move forward with this project.
Judge Flies-Away distributed information regarding the Family Wellness Court Planning Grant and briefly went over the information with them. He has been meeting with the grant writers and administrative staff to get them on board so that they can assist with the grant proposal. He states that he previously has served as a grant reviewer for this program and feels confident the Karuk Tribe has a wonderful chance at obtaining funding for this proposal.
Florence Conrad moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve out of state travel to Albuquerque, NM, October 11-15, 2005 for Family Wellness Court Planning Grant Training that can be reimbursed from DOJ for up to eight employees including Florence Conrad, Julie Burcell, Joe Snapp, Tanya Busby, Florrine Super, Daniel Pratt, and Judge Flies-Away. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
He states there are a couple of children’s court cases currently and there was one today that will involve full faith and credit to be enforced at the Hoopa Tribe on their land so he will be meeting with that Judge to try and ensure it goes smoothly.
He states that in January he will be moving to the bay area for six months so he will be much closer to Yreka and teaching Indian Law at Stanford Law School. This will greatly reduce their travel expenses for him to come to do his Judge work with the Tribe.
They re-scheduled the Tribal Court Planning Session for October 24, 2005 beginning at 10 AM in Happy Camp.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve April’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
7) Jennifer Goodwin
Written report only, not present.
Florrine Super moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Jennifer’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
8) Sandi Tripp
Sandi was present to review her written report which included detailed information on the Klamath River algae issues that arose recently.
Sandi had two action items. The first is Modification Number 3 to Cooperative Agreement Number 11331-1937-0094 with US Fish and Wildlife Service through June 30, 2006 for technical support on the lamprey study on the Klamath River. She gave a very brief update on what information they are gathering on the lamprey through the studies.
Florence Conrad moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve the modification. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
The second is Addendum #1 to Contract 05-C-001 with Dara Soto to continue her agreement through January 1, 2006 to continue finish the Fall Edition of the DNR Newsletter.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve the addendum. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Bob states that he has an amount on a used jet boat that the Tribe may be able to purchase for about $24,000 if they can locate funding. Sandi states she can look at her budgets and see what she can work out. He suggests using Ishpook Leasing and then paying it back from the program budgets if possible if they do not have the entire amount. Laura states they could buy it from the Leasing Fund.
The Mid-Month Meeting was scheduled for October 18, 2005 at 10 AM in Happy Camp.
Arch states he received a phone call from Barbara Norman regarding the PUC Meeting in San Francisco and if there will be someone there. The meeting is September 26-27, 2005 and she wants to make sure there is a DNR presence at the meeting. Sandi is pretty sure that Craig will be at the meeting as he has been tasked with tracking all PUC issues as he has also been working on intervening in the Oregon PUC Meetings. Sandi states that she knows Craig will not be able to attend and wondered if Barbara can make it on their behalf as it would be important for the Tribe’s attorney to be there. She will require funding for lodging, mileage, and per diem if they would like her to attend. Sandi will call her and let her know they would like her to attend.
Consensus: For Barbara Norman to attend the PUC Meeting in San Francisco next week.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Sandi’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
9) Lisa Aubrey
Lisa was present to review her written report with the Council. She states she has no action items to present to them.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Lisa’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
10) Dion Wood
Written report only, on travel. He announced in his report that there will be a meeting of the TERO Commission regarding the veteran’s memorial on September 28, 2005 at 10 AM in Happy Camp and invited the Council to attend.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve Dion’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
11) Erin Hillman
Erin was present to review her written report with the Council. She requested approval of Contract 05-C-066 with Winzler & Kelly in the amount of $12,575 to do the EA for the upcoming ICDBG Grant to build the new Housing Administration Building in Yreka. They were the lowest, most responsive bidder that replied to the RFP.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florence Conrad seconded to approve Contract 05-C-066. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Erin is going to have Fred call BIA regarding the Housing Roads and what speed reducing measures can be put in place and then he can meet with Steve Mitchell.
Florrine Super moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Erin’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
12) Hector Garcia
Hector was present to review his written report with the Council.
He states the most significant item he has worked on during the last month is a product of the meeting he attended in Seattle with the Northwest Tribes and their work on the legislation that Senator McCain is trying to push through. NCAI is out of favor with McCain regarding Tex Hall’s comments to the Senator. He states they are meeting in Idaho during this week and Danny Jordan is there on behalf of the area Tribes. Hector did not feel comfortable being gone for another week. Once there is a draft regarding these issues, he will bring it to Council.
He states that OST did an oral audit and was satisfied with the Tribe and will not do a site visit this year or next year. He states the AFA was signed and submitted several weeks ago. There was some suggested language changes that were not accepted, it will be fixed and resigned and resubmitted right away.
There is a new matter regarding a lumber mill in Happy Camp. He has had the opportunity to discuss the need to bring employment to Happy Camp with the International Forest Products Company in Canada. They recently purchased a mill in Oregon and are interested in looking into a joint venture with the Tribe to put another mill into Happy Camp. It would be a system where they would purchase the land and then hire their attorneys to put it into Trust and be bound by TERO and address how they would pursue business functions on Trust Land and benefit the community/membership.
Laura states that if the Council decides to participate in this, she definitely wants to be involved due to her level of experience in this industry. Bob states there is a high level of interest for the Tribe to do this themselves. Laura states there will be an issue with getting trees and it may not be feasible. Bob states that this is the perfect opportunity for a stewardship project to be developed with input of the DNR staff and working with the Forest Service and having input regarding the prescription for the forest plan and removal of timber from the woods and pursuing approval from Senator Aanestaad. He states Hector needs to work with Sandi and her staff on this concept and what they can do in this arena. Hector states this would be a long project of up to 6 or 7 years. There was extensive discussion regarding what they need to do and what type of planning would need to be put in place to move forward on the stewardship project.
Consensus: For Hector to start pursuing this further.
Florence Conrad moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Hector’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
13) Laura Mayton
Laura was present to review her written report with the Council.
She requested permission to write off the receivable balance on the Karuk Community Development Corporation’s loans that are on the books. It is not likely they will be able to pay them and they should forgive them. The total amount is $376,816.97.
Florence Conrad moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to forgive the debt to KCDC. 3 haa, 0 puuhara, 2 pupitihara (Robert Goodwin and Florrine Super).
She states that the mileage rate from September 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 has been raised to $0.48/mile due to fuel increases. Does the Council want to increase the Tribal rate to this level?
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to raise the Tribal mileage rate to the same level as the Federal rate. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Her next request was approval of the FY 2006 Indirect Cost Proposal to be submitted to the OIG’s Office. She states it is time to submit this. The new rate will be 61.9% which has gone up about 2% due to some loss of Indirect and some salary/staffing changes that have been made.
Florence Conrad moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve the FY 2006 Indirect Cost Proposal for submission. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Laura’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
14) Larry Jordan
Larry was present to review his written report with the Council.
He requested approval of Contract 05-C-070 with Gary Wade and Maloney in the amount of $5,000 for them to read the x-rays and supervise the x-ray services provided in Happy Camp.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve Contract 05-C-070. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
He requested two letters of support. One is in the packet to support the CRIHB Scholarship Program to support Native American students pursuing a health career. He has drafted one with his signature but has an alternate version for Arch to sign just in case. CRIHB has requested the Health Director’s to provide the letter. Bob suggests one letter with both signatures on it. Larry suggests it be signed by Arch.
Consensus: To submit the letter of support with Arch’s signature.
The second is a request for a letter of support for the Mental Health Services Act to provide services to needy individuals. It includes information regarding the program and Proposition 63. They are requesting a meeting to continue to pursue an “Indian” set aside for the Mental Health Services Act to serve the Tribes. This funding would go directly to Tribal Health Programs and not to the County to administer the services. He has again prepared the letter with both his and Arch’s signature, whichever they choose.
Consensus: To submit the letter of support with Arch’s signature.
He went over the remainder of his report with the Council. He states the Annual CHS/Managed Care Meeting is scheduled for October 5, 2005 from 10:15 AM to 1:00 PM at the Happy Camp Health Services Clinic to go over/approve the Levels of Care for CHS for the coming Fiscal Year. He states they should have received a 3 page document from Anna with the current levels of care to look over before the meeting. This is when changes are made to the levels of care provided through CHS funds.
He informed them that he has received official notification that Lessie Aubrey will receive the Luna Wessel Regional Award they nominated her for at the 36th Annual CRIHB Awards Ceremony. They will cover the expenses for her to travel to Reno to receive the award. Robert Grant and Roy Arwood will be present at the meeting.
He states that since he arrived at Karuk, he has been promoting wellness activities and he is pleased to announce that Amy Coapman and Dr. Solus will be promoting a “Turkey Trot” which is actually a 5 K Run (3.1 miles) and 2 Mile Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, November 19, 2005 in Yreka. He distributed a flyer regarding the event and encourages everyone to participate if they can. He states they will use existing funds to support this activity and make it work.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve Larry’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
15) Susan Gehr
Susan was present to review her written report.
She has received her award letter announcing that ANA has funded her program for an additional three years and she still has a job!
She is still waiting to hear on the extension that was submitted to carry the remaining funding forward and expend those dollars before the new grant begins. They will not hear before the end of the month so the dollars may be reimbursed. Laura states this is quite a tough spot to be in just in case they are not approved for the extension. She has several items to be purchased in case the extension is approved but it is hard to decide without knowing. What she did was determine what items were really important and decided on 1) printing 150 copies of the dictionary to be given away to Tribal Members for $1,670, 2) purchasing 75 copies of the Karuk ethnographic notes to give to Tribal Members for $934, and possibly 3) DVD/CD duplication supplies to distribute program materials to Tribal Members for $985.79. The total comes to $3589.79 for all items, if the extension were not approved it would have to come from discretionary. She also has a web-based dictionary program that is ready as well.
Robert Goodwin moved and Florence Conrad seconded to approve the purchases. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Bob states this is very important work and he thanks her for putting so much effort into it.
Florrine Super moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Susan’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
16) Julie Burcell/Rick Hill
Julie distributed two additions to the written report that was included.
The first action item is a grant opportunity to pursue up to 80% of the cost for a transport vehicle for Elders. They will need to submit the Application Interest Form by October 21, 2005 and then submit an application by March 3, 2006. They will have to contribute 20% of the cost of the vehicle and then support the costs of the maintenance of the vehicle. Larry would like to see them speak to David and then determine where the funding would come from for this vehicle. Laura states that they were originally going to purchase a vehicle for the Yreka Transporter from discretionary dollars. Then they closed the Hardware Store so they were going to transfer that truck to maintenance and then transfer the maintenance vehicle that used to belong to Substance Abuse to the Transporter. If they were to obligate 20% from discretionary it would be much less expensive than purchasing 100% of a vehicle and then maintenance can keep the truck they have plus the new one. If possible they would like to pursue replacing the two brown vans also. They can work all of those details out later if they decide to submit for the funding.
Consensus: To submit the Application Interest Form.
She also distributed a draft memo that is proposed to be sent out to the Directors regarding program directions and grants and planning that indicates the top four areas they will focus on seeking funding for. She will send a copy to everyone that responded to the survey that was sent out so they are aware as well.
Bob states he spoke to Jon Salter at the dances and there was an expressed interest in the Forest Service’s failure to maintain their Trust responsibilities to the Tribe and would like to help them with developing proposals regarding this. Rick has already started working on a position paper and with their background they will be able to work very hard on that project.
Consensus: To approve the memo to be sent out to the staff who responded to the survey.
Florence Conrad moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Julie’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
17) Leo Carpenter
Written report only, not present.
Sara distributed several requests on his behalf including approval of Contract 05-C-068 with Carrie Davis to provide cooking services at this weekend’s Basketweaver’s Gathering.
Florrine Super moved and Robert Goodwin moved to approve Contract 05-C-068 in the amount of $3,375 to Carrie Davis to provide cooking at the Basketweaver’s Gathering, September 23-25, 2005.
His second request was for Council Members to be present tomorrow evening at 5:30 to do the opening welcome at the Basketweaver’s Gathering. Arch will try to make it but is not sure if he can, Bob will try also to see if he can be there.
Florrine Super moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Leo’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
18) Chris Kleeman
Chris was present to address the Council.
He has been securing the wireless access points to increase security on the network over the past several weeks. He will change those keys periodically to ensure security.
He has the replacement phone system ordered and due to be delivered next week to be installed in Olreans before the end of the year. This is a critical need and the extra pieces will be used to repair the Happy Camp phone system as well.
He has been working at Housing on their computers and also has been working with Head Start to get them some new machines that became available. He also relocated the Head Start Office in Yreka from the Classroom building to an outside office.
He has obtained some additional information regarding the wireless tower system and has contacted a company to do the whole project for about $36,000 or they could do the work themselves for about half the cost of that. He is trying to get additional quotes to find a lower cost.
He has been having some troubles with the PCC Plus system and printing reports and those systems crashing, he has identified the problem and has upgraded the systems to make them work and be able to accomplish more work with less equipment.
There will be a computer purchase for maintenance and also a printer in the near future.
He announced that he has implemented and Instant Messenger system to be used within all of the Tribal systems to reduce the log on the email server. He has also had Gerry do some updates to the website and is working on developing restricted sites to be able to distribute information that is not really “public” information but items they want to distribute widely.
Leeon asked him about the TDR demo that was done on site recently. He states he attended and gave a very brief overview of what that system has to offer to the Enrollment Department that can benefit several Tribal Programs. The cost would be about $7,000 to purchase the software and have it installed. There is also a Housing interface that can be added to that system. It will reduce the number of machines needed for enrollment and also reduce the double and triple data entry work that is currently done to have all of the information in one place. They could do enrollment, census, ID cards, and family trees all on one system that both staff members could access simultaneously and provide diversified planning information to be used within the Tribe. Another meeting will be scheduled that individuals can go to and see how it works. He highly recommends that they move forward with this purchase for that department.
Arch asked about the new Instant Messenger system and how that works. He would like to use it to communicate with Tribal Members also and spread the language. It is currently not connected to the Internet but they can add it to the Internet and allow Tribal Members to connect online and sign themselves up on the system and communicate with them.
Arch also inquired about the Photon system that he and Florrine use for internet access when away from the office. He would like to know how to get additional staff setup on that system. Chris states only one or two users can be on at the same time so there is no way to manage who is on at what time and it will kick you off if too many get on there. Chris can also give them information regarding dial up access that dials into the phone system through the 800 number at a VERY LOW speed to be able to check email.
Florrine asked about the old computers they asked him to look into and update them on at this meeting. He states he has a couple of machines and went over what the issues are regarding distributing those with certain software systems on them which would make them virtually useless because they would not have any Microsoft software on them. He states it takes about 2 hours each to wipe data from the computer drive prior to distribution. If they know someone that has one, they should set up an appointment with Chris. Bob suggests they allow individuals to have them and use them but sign an agreement that they are responsible for the damage to/maintenance of the machine but that the Tribe maintains ownership of the machine. The other option is to give them the machine and tell them they are responsible for purchasing the software and loading it themselves with no support from the Tribe. He will also prepare a policy regarding what is old and what can be dispositioned.
Consensus: To wipe them, load Linux, and then load Open Office and then give them away with the understanding that they will not maintain them. It will be first come first serve to get them.
Leeon Hillman moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Chris’ report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
19) Sami Difuntorum
Written report only, not present.
Florrine Super moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Sami’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
20) Scott Quinn
No report, on leave.
21) Fred Burcell
Written report only, not present.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Fred’s report. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
22) Sara Spence
Her first request was for on-site Microsoft Excel training over the course of two-days at the cost of $6,000 at the computer center. There was discussion regarding the possibility of using existing staff to do beginning courses and then have a facilitator to do advanced training. Susan has the capability to provide that type of training to the staff. Rosie has funding for 50% of the cost; they would like to try to not use Tribal funding if possible.
The second request is for on-site supervision skills training through the Falmouth Institute. The cost is $8,950 for up to 40 employees and she would recommend that they provide this to all employees who have supervision duties. Contract 05-C-069 has been assigned for this service if they would like to move forward. This can be covered through the Indirect Cost Pool.
Florence Conrad moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve Contract 05-C-069. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
23) Florence Conrad
Florence was present with two requests. One is $75 for lunch for the next Wellness meeting on 10/4 in Yreka. They would also like the Council to attend as well.
Florrine Super moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve up to $75 for lunch for the Wellness Meeting. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
She is also requesting a donation to the NCIDC Elder’s Gathering. Last year they donated $250. They also covered the cost of lodging for Elders that attended and covered expenses to transport the Elders down there and feed them. It is scheduled for November 12, 2005 in Eureka.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve a donation of $300 to NCIDC for the Elders Gathering. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
They would like her to work with the Elders Workers to make sure the needs are met for travel to the gathering.
24) Florence Conrad
She distributed the minutes of the NCIDC meeting minutes for their review.
25) Florrine Super
Florrine updated them that the two parents who are going to live in the Foster Home are working on their education and have done their fingerprints. They will be purchasing some of their own furniture and will be moving in.
They will receive reports from the Friends of CASA Fundraising Committee at the Wednesday meeting.
She states she will attend the Yreka Chamber Meeting next month. They have held their first Youth Leadership Council Meeting as well. They want to have a conference on November 12, 2005 and will have another planning meeting on October 31, 2005 in the Council Chambers. They do not know how often they will meet yet but will be working on plans for that.
Theresa Sams would like to meet her in Sacramento to go over the budget for the State ICW Conference so that they can develop a budget and outline for the conference. The Council will need to inform Cecilia if this is acceptable or not. They feel it is fine for her to attend the meeting in Sacramento.
26) Michael Thom
Michael states that he was appointed Chairman of this Committee and wanted to thank them for putting him on this Committee. He scheduled a meeting for 9/13 to meet necessary timelines to see what needs to happen but has not received all of the information he needs to proceed. There was another meeting on 9/20 and letters have been sent to the candidates telling them they were accepted as eligible candidates so they could start campaigning. The next meeting will be 9/27 to work on the ballots and perform necessary verifications that need to be done. He states they did not have the information they needed at first but he thinks it will work out now. There was discussion regarding registration requirements.
Closed Session from 10:28 PM to 12:00 AM
Robert Goodwin moved and Florence Conrad seconded to approve Resolution 05-R-117 enrolling eleven Tribal Members bringing current enrollment to over 3,400. 5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Directive: For Sami Difuntorum and Josh Saxon to attend the Tribal Court Strategic Planning Session on October 24, 2005 at 10 AM in Happy Camp.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve a $700 loan to Tribal Member #1601 to be repaid $50/month with Tribal Member #286 as co-signer. 3 haa, 0 puuhara, 2 pupitihara (Florence Conrad and Robert Grant).
Robert Grant excused himself at 10:49 PM.
Consensus: To have Tribal Member #JL schedule a consultation with Barbara Norman to see what is possible regarding the case. She can also possibly provide guidance regarding how they can proceed and what type of assistance will be required.
Florence Conrad moved and Florrine Super seconded to approve $250 to be paid to Etna High School to assist Melissa Hinkle with travel to the FFA National Convention. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Request for $473.90 to purchase one-way plane ticket to funeral was denied.
KCDC Meeting on 9/27 at 10 AM at the log building. Council Members presence requested.
Consensus: To poll the CASA Volunteers to see why they left the program and ask them what it would take for them to come back to the program.
Consensus: To counsel Director for not reporting at the Council meeting and for not making it to scheduled meeting.
September 29, 2005 at 10 AM in Happy Camp meeting with Barbara Norman to review activity under her Contract for past six months.
Meeting adjourned at 12:07 AM.
Next Meeting Date: October 27, 2005 at 5 PM in Yreka.
Yootva,
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Arch Super, Chairman
Recording Secretary, Sara Spence