Karuk Tribe of
Council Meeting Minutes
August 23, 2007
The meeting was called to order at 5:04 PM by Arch
Super, Chairman.
Roll Call
Present
Arch Super, Chairman
Florrine Super, Secretary
Leeon Hillman, Treasurer
Roy Arwood, Member
Sonny Davis, Member
Robert Goodwin, Member
Alvis Johnson, Member
Absent
Leaf Hillman, Vice Chairman
Quorum is established.
Robert Goodwin read the mission statement of the Karuk
Tribe aloud.
Approval of the Agenda for August 23, 2007
Florrine Super moved and
Robert Goodwin seconded to approve the Agenda with changes. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
1) Approval of
the Minutes for July 27, 2007
Arch welcomed everyone to the new building and asked
them to enjoy and explore the building.
2) Tommy &
Randy Davis
Not present.
3)
4) Rick Hill,
Grant Writer
Rick was present to review
the written report included in the packets.
He announced that the US Dept. of Justice/Tribal Youth has awarded
$300,000 for 4 years to the Tribal Court/Children’s Court; $30,000 from Blue
Shield toward the Happy Camp Generator was also received; and they have been re-funded
for both ANA Grants as well.
He distributed copies of the
Strategic Plan Document that was reviewed with several Council Members
yesterday. He requested approval of the
document and also requested permission to develop a brochure from the document
to be used in grant support and to distribute general information about the
Tribe. He provided a short update
regarding the activities discussed at the meeting as well.
He also has an action item to
approve a grant application to Shasta Regional to purchase sports equipment
that can help with youth sports needs.
It has been assigned Resolution 07-R-119 in the amount of $5,000.
Roy Arwood moved and Leeon
Hillman seconded to approve Resolution 07-R-119. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Florrine states the Strategic
Plan should be distributed to Tribal Members and be made available on the
website as well. It could be printed in
the Newsletter also when completed.
Robert Goodwin moved and
Florrine Super seconded to approve the Strategic Plan Summary. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Florrine Super moved and
Sonny
5) Scott Quinn,
Land/Transportation
Scott’s written report was
included. He was not present.
Roy Arwood moved and
Florrine Super seconded to approve Scott’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
6) Sandi Tripp,
DNR
Sandi was present to review
her written report with the Tribal Council.
There were some problems with the copies because the copier was running
out of toner while the packets were made.
She distributed the budgetary information for review as well.
She has one item to request
approval on which is the purchase of chairs for the Orleans Community Room to
be used for Council meetings and community events. She would like to purchase them from www.officefurniture.com in the
amount of $39 each. They are very
similar to the chairs in this room tonight.
She would like to purchase 40 of them which would total $1,878 including
shipping from the Indirect Cost Pool.
Consensus: To purchase the chairs.
She next distributed a
request to purchase rock for the watershed restoration program for projects
they are currently working on from T&T Construction in the amount of
$2,088.23.
She requested a meeting date
to bring everyone up to speed on the dam removal campaign and an upcoming
article that will be in an upcoming issue of National Geographic. She also states that they are most likely
going to be invited to
It will be the largest dam
decommissioning project in history when it happens. There was a River in
September 5, 2007 at 10 AM
was scheduled at the
Leeon asked Sandi to thank
Susan Corum for her hard work and commend her.
Leeon Hillman moved and
7) Susan Gehr,
Language
Susan was present to review
her written report. She has two action
items tonight for requests to do stories on the online Karuk Language
class. The requests are from the Eureka
Reporter and the Hoopa People. She
states the classes are up and running with full schedules and waiting lists. It is very successful so far; each class can
hold 25 students.
Arch states that when
department directors are requested to provide information regarding their
programs or projects they are working on that it is fine to discuss that
information, any statements regarding Tribal activities in general or Tribal
opinions need to come to the Council first.
She has a request for out of
state travel in Vale,
Robert Goodwin moved and
Leeon Hillman seconded to approve out of state travel for Susan Gehr. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
She will be requesting
appointments with several Council Members who are speakers for the online class
as well.
Robert Goodwin moved and
Florrine Super seconded to approve Susan’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
8) April
Attebury, Tribal Court
April distributed her written
report to the Tribal Council for review.
Her report covers June through August as she was unable to attend the
last meeting; she has no action items or closed session items at this time.
She states there have been 35
Child Welfare Hearings from January 1, 2007 through June 30, 2007!
She states a guest Judge will
be visiting on September 7, 2007 who is retired and will be overseeing a
hearing; she would like any interested Council Members to stop by and meet him
before the hearing as the Council cannot sit in on those. He will be in Yreka at 10 AM; the hearing
should conclude at about 11 or 11:30 AM.
9) Jim Berry,
KCDC
Jim’s written report was
included in the packets; he has no action items tonight. He states this past week the Board was able
to complete the 501(c)3 application for the State of
Roy Arwood moved and
Florrine Super seconded to approve Jim’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
10) Hector
Garcia, Self Governance
Hector was present to address
the Council and update them on his activities.
He first wanted to discuss what is happening at the State level as the
Federal Programs are also tied to that.
Everything is on hold currently due to budget negotiations in
There is a small problem with
OES and they should be able to work something out with them and he will keep
everyone up to date. The in-person
meeting will include Bob, Corina, Chuck, and Arch along with himself. The grant needs to be revised and submitted on
a short timeline which starts in October.
They will be meeting with them in
He states the same thing is
going on in
The Council requested that
Hector provide the Tribal Council with plenty of notice regarding any meeting
dates or times that are set so they can plan ahead.
He states the request for
Economic Co-Development with Augua Caliente was presented and they are awaiting
a phone call to Arch regarding their suggestions which could lead to some
exciting ventures.
Dion inquired how the Casino
is coming along; Hector states it is moving along and he is encouraged by the
information he has received; the Council has to report directly on that. Robert states their latest correspondence
indicates that NIGC continues to review the Indian Lands Determination and they
await the results of their review and are hopeful for approval.
He also has an item for CRIHB
which is their annual membership fee; Laura states this was already handled at
the Health Board Meeting when the Darell Hostler Fund Donation was
approved. Arch states they did not see
it in the minutes; it will be researched and if it needs to be paid, it can be
presented on Wednesday for approval. The
cost is $15,760 for full membership and $11,020 for associate membership. It should go to Martha for clarification.
Sandi asked what the water
conference is that he will be attending.
Hector states he will be attending a conference with DOI officials to
discuss how to get bills through Congress to obtain more control over Land and
Water in Indian Country; Florrine will be attending along with him in
Albuquerque. Congress will be participating
as well.
Florrine Super moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve Hector’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
10a) Barry
Clausen, Pioneer Press Column Writer
Barry was present to address
the Tribal Council and speak to them and the audience. He read an excerpt from his book and
addressed the Council regarding recent events and Leaf Hillman. He states that he is trying to seek the truth
and expose the corruption on the Tribal Council.
Sandi responded to him and
the fact that he has not inquired once about Molli and how she is doing, he
only cares about putting the Tribe down and speaking badly of Leaf. She states that the Tribe does tremendous
things in all the communities they serve and the lies that are printed in the
Pioneer Press are detrimental to the good they do and she does not appreciate
it.
He attempted to respond and
was asked to leave and was told he was not welcome. Arch stated that the articles printed in the
Pioneer Press are not true and tear the Tribe apart and that he also felt that Barry
should leave the meeting.
Barry excused himself from
the meeting and was asked to leave the property.
10b) Marilee
Cross
She was present to address
the Tribal Council and speak to them to present a donation to the Tribe in the
amount of $500 for work done to assist a movie studio and in lieu of pay she
requested this donation be paid to the Tribe.
She wants them to use it wherever the need is greatest. She had requested it be issued as a
scholarship but they chose to write a check so she leaves it up to them how to
spend it.
10c) Sandi
Tripp
Sandi forgot one item which
is the playground equipment from the old Orleans Head Start at the current
Fisheries Office and she would like to know if that can be donated to the
11) Dave
Wrobleski, People’s Center
Dave was present to address
the Tribal Council and give his first report.
He is the new People’s Center Coordinator. He states that the Center belongs to the
Karuk Tribe and he sees himself as a tool to make the Center become what they
would like it to be and to come to him with ideas of anything they may like to
see. He plans to start a steady power
point loop with historic photos that are on a CD in the office; he encourages
anyone who stops by to identify anyone they can to add captions to them.
He would like to develop a
cultural resource management plan to allow them to conduct archaeological
studies in the
Sandi states she would like
to meet with him to discuss the cultural resource management training with him
further and understand fully the big picture for that project. Sandi states that they have trained in the
past for monitoring but there is a limited availability for that and she would
like them to have more information which Dave can provide.
His written report included a
request to pursue the possibility of having Martial Arts Classes in Happy Camp
for youth. He has a contact that would
teach a three-month self defense course and is pursuing grant funding to
purchase the equipment needed for that type of training. It would be a great service they could
provide to the community and residents who live there. He would like to be able to determine what
the cost would be and how that could work.
He would also like permission
to pursue the Cultural Resource Management Program as well.
Consensus: To pursue both projects and keep the Council
informed of their progress.
12) Erin Hillman,
Administrative Programs & Compliance
She states she received
notification from Ken Reinfeld regarding the letter they submitted regarding
the budgetary cut for the SWEEP Program.
Because of the letter, Ken is interested in having
Grants have been received
recently for;
She distributed a letter of
support for the American Indian Education Center application from NCIDC that is
being submitted. She would like approval
of that letter so it can be sent in.
She also presented MOU Number
07-M-006 with NCIDC to collaborate on the grant application that is being
submitted for the American Indian Education Center so that the Karuk Tribal
needs are included in the project. The
Center would be constructed where the current Yreka NCIDC Office is located on
Her report included
information on the stabili-grid that will be installed for the parking lot of
this building. It is made of 100% post
consumer fibers and will be seeded with grass and can support the weight of a
parking lot with no toxins into the ground.
The Council inquired if could be used for the Elder’s driveways as a
cost effective alternative, eco-friendly driveway instead of asphalt. Sami can look into that.
There has been brief
discussion of bringing summer interns into the grant writing program to learn
the skill of grant writing and keep the pace up with the applications.
Robert Goodwin moved and
13) Sami
Difuntorum, KTHA
Sami was present to address
the Tribal Council and distribute her written report. She provided an overview of the information
contained in her report as she has not met with Council in person for awhile.
She states she anxiously
awaits the numbers from Hector regarding the census because it will impact the
Block Grant by about $500,000 which is needed.
Florrine asked about the
basket weaving room and offices on the Tribal side of the building and how that
will be coordinated. There is an office
for a CHR and an Elder’s Worker that will be coordinated with the Tribe. They can contact
Robert Goodwin moved and
Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Sami’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
14) Laura Mayton,
CFO
Laura was present to address
the Council and distribute her written report.
She would like to request a
date and time to meet to go over the FY 2008 Budgets as soon as they are
available. Tuesday, September 4, 2007 at
10 AM was scheduled.
She received a loan payoff in
the amount of $950 but the actual balance was $970.20 leaving a balance of
$20.20; she is requesting they write that amount off and consider the loan paid
in full.
She states the proposed
Indirect Cost Rate for FY2008 is calculated at 62.07% and she requests approval
of the Indirect Cost Proposal so that it can be submitted.
Robert Goodwin moved and
15) Lisa
Aubrey, LIAP
Lisa was present to address
the Council and distribute her written report.
She requested approval of
Resolution 07-R-124 to approve submission of the Fiscal Year 2008 LIHEAP
Grant. It needs to be submitted by
September 1, 2007. Erin and Laura will
review the document and it will be approved at the Wednesday meeting.
Robert Goodwin moved and
16) Dion Wood,
TERO
Dion was present to address
the Council and distribute his written report.
He states the Kindergarten
Camp was a great success and the kids really enjoyed it getting them ready for
the upcoming school year. He would like
to see this happen in the future. He
hopes to have a TANF budget amount by September 1, 2007 so that they can move
forward. The Executive Director position
will close on August 31, 2007. The
Summer Youth Program went very well and was successful for the kids who
participated. He states the IHS water
project has begun and they will be employing many Tribal Members; TERO fees
will also be collected on that project.
He would like to work with the Forest Service on getting Tribal Members
who have equipment and services to work on the fires when they are going on and
he would like help with that. Robert has
requested that Rick set up a meeting with Alan Vandiver regarding items such as
this so Dion should speak to him about getting a space on the agenda at that
meeting.
He states that there are many
requests this time of year from Members who are looking for education
assistance for either AVT, Books, or classes.
TERO has a limited budget and he would like to find a way to accommodate
and support those requests.
17) Jennifer
Goodwin, Education
Jennifer was present to
review her written report which was included in the packets.
Shelby Rhodes was present
along with her to display a dress that Jennifer and Verna finished last
Thursday; they have been working on it for two years and it is now ready for
use. It will be kept in the People’s
Center and can be checked out for dance use.
Junalynn Ward, Cynthia Figueroa, Paula McCarthy, Jennifer Goodwin, and
Verna Reece all helped with this dress.
This dress danced at the IshKayish Brush Dance with Frankie Snider
wearing the dress; it was also Frankie’s first dance which made it even more
special.
She reviewed the information
in her report. She has been working on
higher education grants, scholarships, and student rent vouchers for the
upcoming school year.
Leeon Hillman moved and
Robert Goodwin seconded to approve Jennifer’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
18) Davey
Davis, Maintenance
Unavailable; leave of
absence.
19) Fred
Burcell, Construction/Maintenance/Automotive
Written report only, not
present.
20) Sara
Spence, Human Resources
Sara was present to review
her written report which was included in the packets. She has no action items at this time.
Florrine commented on the
Newsletter and wanted to let everyone know that many people out there read the
newsletter besides the membership, many people visit the website to read the
contents which is nice.
21) Requests
None at this time.
22) Phone Votes
23)
Informational
The NCIDC Meeting Minutes
were included for their review and information.
24) Committee
Reports
None at this time.
Closed Session from 8:36 PM to 11:10 PM
Consensus: Arch Super will work with Tribal Member #4084
to address his property/water issues and see if there is any assistance the
Tribe can provide on this matter and get back to him within a week.
Consensus: To table the loan request from Tribal Member
#72 to the Wednesday Meeting.
Consensus: To table the loan request from Tribal Member
#3098 to the Wednesday Meeting.
Consensus: To table the request from the TERO Director
and Social Worker regarding the contract and get back to them with further
information after the Wednesday Meeting.
Robert A. Goodwin excused himself.
Consensus: To forward the request for legal assistance
from Tribal Member #570 to Barbara Norman for review to determine if she can
assist. A decision will be made
Wednesday based on her recommendation.
Robert A. Goodwin returned to the
meeting.
Consensus: To forward the request for legal assistance
from Tribal Member #872 to Barbara Norman for review to determine if she can
assist. A decision will be made
Wednesday based on her recommendation.
Consensus: To uphold the decision to overturn the
eviction of Tribal Member #3199 for referral to Social Services for
intervention.
Consensus: To approve travel to the Tribal Court
Coalition Meeting in Smith River on September 14, 2007 for Arch Super, Florrine
Super, Florence Conrad, and Sonny Davis.
Florence Conrad moved and
Roy Arwood seconded to pay childcare invoices to Hazel Croy, Wynona Croy, and
Rhonda Croy from discretionary. 7 haa, 0
puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Next Meeting Date:
September 27, 2007 in Happy
Camp at 5 PM.
Meeting adjourned at 11:13 PM.
Recording Secretary, Sara Spence