Karuk Tribe of
Council Meeting Minutes
Ayukii,
The meeting was called to order at
Roll Call
Present
Leeon Hillman, Treasurer
Roy Arwood,
Member
Robert Goodwin, Member
Robert Grant, Member
Alvis Johnson, Member
Absent
Leaf Hillman, Vice Chairman
Florrine Super, Secretary
Quorum is established.
Robert Goodwin read the preamble to the Constitution
aloud.
Approval of the Agenda for
Robert Grant moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve the Agenda.
5 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
1) Approval of
the Minutes for
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve the Minutes for March 23,
2006. 5 haa, 0
puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
2) Jim Freeze,
Jim was present from Northern
California Paving. He states they are
currently in the process of bidding a two-part Cal Trans chip-seal project with
27 miles of road in the area of Happy Camp to Swillup
Creek. He has requested permission to setup
a small crushing operation in Happy Camp with the Tribe to use for this project
and also produce additional aggregate that can be left behind for the Tribe to
use. He feels this is a viable project
due to the proximity of Happy Camp and the distance to other quarries.
They would like to
develop/prepare the area for a crushing operation. They would also develop a water source to
wash the aggregate as required by Cal Trans.
Then have the crushing operator on site – he is committed to hiring
Tribal Members if they are able to do the task as well as train the Maintenance
Staff on this skill. They would also
bring in scales that would be left on site for the Tribe to use in the
future. The Tribe would provide a staff
member to run the scales.
The Council asked if he has
spoke to any staff regarding this proposed idea. He states he has spoke to the County and
State but has only spoken to the Maintenance Staff. Bob asked what area they would be using for
this. It would be near the tailing piles
out at the Ranch. The water would come
from the River and then go into a settling pond.
Bob asked about wear this
would create on
Arch states they will discuss
this tonight and would like to talk to their staff and then meet with him again
soon to go over the details. The bid
opening is next Wednesday in
3) Natural
Resource Conservation Service
Two representatives were
present to discuss cost sharing conservation projects that they do with land
owners for various projects. The cost
share is about 90% as well as financial incentives to set aside land. Sandi states this is similar to the project
they are applying to do at the Ranch and this would be a beneficial project for
that land. It would be a way to allow
cattle to use the land and ensure that those cattle are not in or near the
River.
They went over the financial
details of the cost share agreement to briefly explain how it works. Sandi also gave them some information on DNR’s opinion of this type of project and how it could be
beneficial to the Tribe. He states there
is no ranking/waiting system all applications that are deemed beneficial are
approved.
Sandi states the proposal is
drafted and will have a couple of changes and she should be able to bring it to
their next meeting for approval.
4) Jennifer
Goodwin, Education Presentation
Jennifer introduced herself
and conducted a presentation to the audience regarding the possible cutting of
the JOM Program which is the funding source of the Higher Education
Program. She and Joyce plan to
distribute this information to congress opposing this cut. She also has sample letters that can be sent in. Sandi states she may want to contact Ron Reed
who is working on environmental justice issues and this could be defined as a
social justice concern. If one race is
impacted more than another by a federal government decision it becomes a social
justice issue.
Hector states that this is
one of many programs proposed to be ended without fighting from the
Tribes. Everyone needs to write letters
and fight this decision. If the
government does not see how important this is, they won’t care. The meeting is next month and they need to
have as many letters as possible signed for this cause.
They thanked Jennifer for her
presentation.
5)
Arch asked Jennifer about the
request from the
He asked about the Klamath
Knot Arts Council and the Tribe’s involvement with them. He was told it continues moving forward.
He asked
He also asked about the KCDC
and the letter of intent with Cufis. Bob states they made their modifications to
the letter of intent and he has accepted their changes and signed the revised
letter with no problems. They hope to
obtain 8A certification and create employment opportunities through a
partnership with him.
Robert Grant excused himself at
6) Philip
Albers, Language
Phil was present on behalf of
the Language program. There are no
action items this month. There is a new
link to the Karuk Dictionary website which is http://dictionary.karuk.org and it
links directly to the site. They are
also working on getting some audio recordings added into the phone system so
that you can hear Karuk speakers when you are on hold instead of music.
He reviewed the remainder of
the written report with those Council members present. He states that he and Crystal Richardson have
been selected as alternates for the scholarships they applied for. He had to submit separately and they really wanted
to fund partners for the scholarship.
Most likely they will not be funded and therefore won’t attend, so he
will be in the office and not gone during June.
He states they fell behind
schedule on the grant application to produce a baby naming book and he is sad
because there have been five requests in the last month but they still plan to
work on it in the future.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Phil’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
7)
Sandi was present to review
her written report. She has two action
items and a request for the Mid Month Meeting Date.
The first is approval of a
small purchase from the Salmon River Restoration Council in the amount of
$2,000 to remove approximately 200 cars in the
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve payment of $2,000 to the
The second is approval of
Resolution 06-R-43 in support of a government to government partnership with
the BIA to provide an agency funded representative to serve as a Tribal
liaison. The liaison will provide
coordination and collaboration between BIA and the Karuk Tribal Fire Program
representative. This partnership shall
assist the Karuk 1 Fire Crew with infrastructure development to further tribal
trust resource protection goals.
This will be position
employed by BIA and working with Harold Tripp for the Fire Crew. The goal is to secure year round work for
that Fire Crew. They are doing
everything they can to get their crew on new types of assignments and be able
to keep them working.
Roy Arwood
moved and Robert Grant seconded to approve Resolution 06-R-43. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
She requested a date for the
Mid Month Meeting and also announced a conference call with several individuals
on
She requested out of state
travel for Earl Crosby to
Roy Arwood
moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve out of state travel for Earl Aubrey. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Sandi’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
8) Scott Quinn,
Land/Transportation
Scott presented Resolution
06-R-44 to join the Humboldt County Tribal Transportation Commission (HCTTC)
with Leaf Hillman being appointed and Scott Quinn as first alternate and Carrie
Davis as second alternate.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Resolution 06-R-44. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
He distributed the Bunker
Hill Risk Assessment and requested that a funding request letter be sent to
BIA.
Consensus: To approve the
He requested approval of
Resolution 06-R-45 authorizing the Karuk Tribe of
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Resolution 06-R-45. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
On
Hector cautions them to
attend the meeting and be fully aware of their obligations before signing the
document as there is a lot responsibility that goes along with this agreement. He suggests discussing this further at a
Wednesday meeting. Scott states he is
well aware of the responsibilities that go along with this. Bob is disappointed that Hector is raising
these concerns now that it has been discussed at length and the Council has
already agreed to move forward with compacting the roads dollars. Other Tribes are doing this and the last one
to sign will get the smallest pot of money.
They will not get dollars in years they have no projects but by
compacting they can bank the dollars from year to year to have a Transportation
Assistant to work on adding road miles into the BIA road system. They will discuss this further on Wednesday
to ensure that everyone’s concerns are addressed before they make a final
decision.
Hector states that
Robert Goodwin moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve Scott’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
9)
Lisa distributed her written
report for their review. She has one
action item which is a request from a Tribal Member to have their pump
replaced. The funding will be through
the HBG funding. The amount is above
$2,000 and therefore, requires Council approval. IHS cannot help them as they are homeowners. They tried to have it replaced by the power
company due to a power surge and they were denied. The County is prepared to cite the homeowners
but are holding off in hopes the Tribe can help them and avoid a health hazard
being declared requiring them to leave their home until it is repaired.
Robert Goodwin moved and
Roy Arwood seconded to approve $2,670.39 to Steven’s
Grading and Excavating. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Leeon Hillman moved and Roy Arwood
seconded to approve Lisa’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
10)
He distributed his written
report. He states he recently attended
Pacific Northwest Regional TERO meeting which was a great success. At this conference he welcomed everyone in the
Karuk Language. The next Flagger Certification Class is going to be
He requested out of state
travel to the National Council for Tribal Employment Rights Conference,
Roy Arwood moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve travel
for four individuals to the TERO Conference in Orlando,
He states that
He states that several staff
members have requested the offices be closed on
Robert Goodwin moved and
Roy Arwood seconded to approve Dion’s
report. 4 haa, 0
puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Due to the length of the agenda Arch asked for action
items only from Directors.
11) Rick Hill,
Grant Writer
Not present, written report
only.
Robert Goodwin moved and Alvis
Johnson seconded to approve Rick’s report.
4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
12)
Written
only, no action items.
Leeon Hillman moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve
Laura’s report. 4 haa,
0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
13) Erin
Hillman, Contract Compliance
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve MOU 06-R-06 with IHS. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
Robert Goodwin moved and
Roy Arwood seconded to approve
Lessie was present to request Contract 06-C-029 with Dian Tirada for $80 per hour, plus mileage/lodging to be the
Pharmacy Consultant.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Contract 06-C-029 with
Dian Dirada. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Lessie states she apologizes for not being at the meeting on
Wednesday for priorities for the IHS Master Plan Process. They actually wanted 10 for each site and the
Council only chose 5 each. They would
like to do this Wednesday. She circled
items she thinks would be good priorities.
14) Jennifer
Goodwin, Education
Jennifer was present and
states she has no action items to add to her written report.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Jennifer’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
15) Leo
Carpenter, People’s Center
Leo was present to review his
written report. He requested approval to
travel to
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Leo’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
16) Chris
Kleeman, IT
No report, not present. They would like his report on Wednesday.
17) Barbara
Houle, CASA
Written report only, left the
meeting as there were no action items.
Leeon Hillman moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve
Barbara’s report. 4
haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
18)
April distributed her written
report. She has no action items at this
time.
Robert Goodwin moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve April’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
19) Jim Berry,
KCDC
Written
report only, not present.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Jim’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
20)
Hector only had one action
item to request which was to be on the Agenda for Wednesday with Barbara Norman
to do a small presentation on the Probate Code so that it can be submitted. He requests 20 minutes. The Council states that is fine, Sara will
add him.
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Hector’s
report. 4 haa, 0
puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
21) Fred
Burcell, Maintenance/Construction
Written
report only, not present.
Roy Arwood
moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Fred’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
22) Don Voyles,
Maintenance/Automotive
Written
report only, not present.
Roy Arwood
moved and Alvis Johnson seconded to approve Don’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
23) Sami
Difuntorum, Housing
Written
report only, not present.
Leeon Hillman moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Sami’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
24) Mike
Edwards, Social Services
Mike was present to go over
one action item which is Contract 06-C-007 with Mike and Kayla Bridwell beginning May 1, 2006 at the monthly lease amount
of $375. They will be the first Karuk
Tribal Foster Family!
Robert Goodwin moved and Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Contract 06-C-007. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
Leeon Hillman moved and Roy Arwood
seconded to approve Mike’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
25) Daniel
Pratt, Social Services
Written
report only, not present.
Roy Arwood
moved and Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Daniel’s report. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
26)
Arch requested their
direction regarding local candidates that them wanting to introduce themselves
to the Council for the upcoming
Matt Rhokes
and Mickey Hayes have also called wanting to speak to them about the proposed
Casino development. Hector states that
they have been calling them for years.
The Council states they have already decided to move forward with a
group so it would be an unwise use of time to meet with anyone else.
27) Phone Votes
The phone votes were included
in the packets to be added to the record.
Roy Arwood read them aloud for the audience.
a) Request
approval for Social Services Intern mileage to provide services to other
sites. Passed.
b) Request approval to submit a grant
application to EPA for the Tribal Solid Waste Program in the amount of
$84,273. Passed.
c) Request approval for loan to Tribal Member in
the amount of $4,998. Denied.
d) Request approval of Resolution 06-R-35 to
submit a grant application to National CASA for Continuation funding in the
amount of $40,000. Passed.
e) Request approval for Sarah Allen to attend
training in
f) Request approval for Toby Reuze
to attend training in
28)
Informational
None at
this time.
29) Committee
Reports
None at
this time.
Closed Session from
Alvis Johnson moved and
Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Resolution 06-R-37 to enroll 14 members into
the Tribe. 4 haa, 0
puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Consensus: Laura will contact CILS regarding the invoice
to determine what can be done, she will also talk to
Barbara Norman to determine her impression of the services that were going to
be provided.
Consensus: They will consider the requests from Tribal
Member #2035 at the Wednesday meeting.
Consensus: For Barbara Norman to discuss Tribal Member
#2093 with Sheriff Riggans.
Consensus: To uphold the decision to appoint Donna
Goodwin-Sanchez to the TERO Commission.
Directive: To Housing to forward the letters of intent for
the Housing Committee to the Tribal Office to Sara’s attention. The point of contact for the request will
also be updated to reflect Sara Spence will receive the letters.
Roy Arwood
moved and Robert Goodwin seconded for Dion Wood to continue to serve on the
National Indian Child Care Association. 4 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Consensus: To review the request
from Tribal Member #717 on Wednesday.
Consensus: To ask Stephanie Dolan for her input
regarding Tribal Member #4297’s case and what might be involved in a case such
as this.
Consensus: To review the request from Tribal Member #224
on Wednesday.
Consensus: To refer Enrollment #D01745 to the Housing
Committee.
Consensus: To refer Tribal Member #2724 back to the
Housing Committee.
Consensus: To review the request from Tribal Member
#1275 on Wednesday.
Consensus: To review the request from Tribal Member #650
on Wednesday.
Consensus: To review the request from Tribal Member
#1900 on Wednesday.
Consensus: To review the request from Enrollment #D00107
on Wednesday.
Consensus: To review the request from Tribal Member #858
on Wednesday.
Consensus: Mike Edwards will have Daniel Pratt review Tribal
Member # 3370’s case and see what his opinion is.
Next Meeting Date:
Meeting adjourned at 12:18 AM.
Yootva,
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Recording Secretary, Sara Spence