Karuk Tribe
Council Meeting Minutes
August 26, 2010
The meeting was called to order at 5pm by Arch Super,
Chairman.
Roll Call
Present
Arch Super, Chairman
Phil Albers, Vice Chairman –
late, 5:11pm, excused.
Leeon Hillman, Treasurer – late,
5:11pm, excused.
Dora Bernal, Member
Sonny Davis, Member
Alvis Johnson, Member
Verna Reece, Member
Absent
Florrine Super, Secretary,
excused.
Quorum is established.
Approval of the Agenda for August 26, 2010
Verna Reece moved and
Sonny
1) Approval of
the Minutes for July 22, 2010
Sonny
2) Old Business
None at this time.
3) Pam Aimes
She is present to address the
Council to thank the Karuk Tribe for participating and assisting with outreach
efforts for the 2010 US Census. She
presented a Certificate of Appreciation plaque to them in that respect. She also has a plaque for the Clinic in
She also reported on the
future timeline of census operations.
When reapportionment is done the city
She left a questionnaire for
them to complete regarding working with her.
Her last day with the Census bureau will be September 11. Arch thanked her for her work she did with
the Tribe as well.
Leeon Hillman and Philip Albers arrived at 5:11pm.
4) Holly
Hensher
Holly is present to request
approval of Resolution 10-R-103 for submission of a grant for the Naa Vura
Yeeshiip Program in the amount of $132,700.
She gave an overview of the services provided and what they are changing
the program over to. They will be
holding weekly group mental health counseling sessions (they will fund a
portion of the LCSW currently on staff to work with their program). They will also continue culturally
appropriate activities (on a more seasonal basis) and face to face
psychotherapy services.
5) Crystal
Richardson
She is present to request
approval of a letter of support for a grant she is writing to the Documenting
Endangered Languages Fellowship through the National Endowment of Humanities to
cover her salary and the salaries of the Elders she is working with; if funded
it will cover an additional 300 hours of work to document oral histories and
traditional stories. She included a
sample letter for their review.
Verna Reece moved and
Sonny
6) Mary Kelly
She will do her request in
closed session.
7) Babbie
Peterson
She is present to request approval
of Resolution 10-R-100 authorizing the National Resource Center on Native
American Aging at the University of North Dakota to collaborate and provide
technical assistance on the health and social needs of American Indian
8) Leaf Hillman
The first document is a grant
application for watershed funding in the amount of $200
The second is Contract
10-C-105 with Salmon River Restoration Council to perform work on the
Verna Reece moved and
The last item is a Contract
10-C-113 with
Phil Albers moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve the written report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
9) Scott Quinn
Scott does not have any
action items; he gave a brief overview of the contents of his report. He states escrow should close on 8/30 for the
Verna Reece moved and
Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Scott’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
10) Emilio
Tripp
He distributed his written
report as he was out last week. He can
answer any questions they may have. He
states there will be 48 grant awards at $1
11) Laura
Mayton
She has one action item to
approve contracting with Joseph Eve to continue with them as the auditors for
the upcoming three year term. She
included a spreadsheet outlining her analysis of the bids received. Joseph Eve’s bid is the lowest based on the
number of hours bid which is how the actual cost is paid. They also have a best estimate on how many
hours it will realistically take. She
will prepare the contract for approval based on their consensus to move
forward.
She reminded them of the
budget meeting on September 2
She states she has contacted
several security companies regarding quotes for a system in Happy Camp and will
report back on that.
Verna Reece moved and Dora
Bernal seconded to approve Laura’s report.
7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
12) Erin
Hillman
She has one action item for
their approval tonight which is the Indian Preference Policy that has been
distributed to them and was included with the report. It has been through the management team,
through legal review, and through all of the funders with their feedback. They have a listing of what each funder
indicated would work for their funds.
The percentages came from input from the management team. The rates are 1% for under $50,000
non-construction; 3% for Tribal bidders on contracts over $50,000; and then 5%
for Karuk bidders on contracts over $50,000.
Philip Albers moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to approve the Indian Preference Policy as
presented. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0
pupitihara.
She also gave an update on
her report; she attended a court appearance with a Tribal Member regarding
their IHS sanitation system; it was good, IHS is going to review and fund the
project to make the necessary repairs.
Betty has been covering for
13) Robert
Goodwin
Bob was present to review his
written report; he has two action items.
The first is Resolution
10-R-104 authorizing appointment of a voting delegate and nominations for the
governing body of the North Coast Integrated Regional Water Management
Plan. He would be the voting delegate,
Leaf Hillman will be the candidate for the Policy Review Committee, and then
Toz Soto will be the candidate for the Technical Review Committee. He and Earl will attend the Tribal Caucus
September 1-2, 2010 in Klamath.
The second is Resolution
10-R-105 to be submitted to President Obama requesting no reduction to Indian
Programs including BIA in the upcoming budget negotiations.
He gave a brief overview of
the report and what he has been working on during the past month. He states there are too many unanswered
questions regarding the Yurok’s proposed boundary expansion and the impact that
would have on the Karuk Tribe’s territory, so they will be exploring their own
path toward a reservation on their own and what that might entail and what will
need to be done and who they will need to obtain support from and work with in
the next couple of weeks. He attended
the TBAC meeting in
Verna Reece moved and
14) Robert
Attebery
He is present to request
approval of Resolution 10-R-102 authorizing the submission of the Fiscal Year
2011 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) application to the
Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Administration for Children and
Families (ACF) for the period of October 1, 2010-September 30, 2011. It was distributed through email and in their
boxes yesterday.
He also has his written
report for distribution as it was not in the packets. He states they will now be required to verify
social security numbers and he will be working on that; they have also been
advised that they have funding for two additional HIP homes in addition to the
five they have funding for already.
Verna Reece moved and
15) Dion Wood
He is present to report to
the Council; he has no action items in his report which was not included in the
packets.
September 9 or 16 have been
proposed for the Council to meet with TERO to go through the draft of the
Workforce Protection Act. They will meet
with him at 2pm before the Council Meeting on September 23 as those dates do
not work. They will also go over the
Grievance procedures at that meeting.
He received unofficial
approval of the NEW plan submitted to augment the GA program and TANF. He met with a potential first client for this
program; he is very excited about starting services through this grant; they
can talk about that at the meeting on the 23rd as well.
September 2 he will meet with
Caltrans and all other local TERO departments to orient the new director in
September 9-10 will be USDA
training with other local TERO departments; they will only be required to
provide food. He states the Math and
Science Camps were very successful they had 32 participants; they averaged an
expense of only about $500 per child for food and supplies.
He appreciates their
continued support on the National Board and pointed out the benefits of the
things that have come to the Tribe through that participation. He also states that having Indian Preference
passed is great for the program.
16) Jaclyn
Goodwin
She is present to review her
written report; she has no action items.
She states last Thursday the
HRSA non-competitive continuation grant was submitted for the Health
Program. She is now working on the HUD
ICDBG Grant which will be due in October and submitted for a new clinic in
Verna Reece moved and
Leeon Hillman seconded to approve Jaclyn’s report. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
17) Ruth
Rouvier
She was present to review her
written report; she has one action item.
She requested modifications
to the language master/apprentice contracts authorizing that training, meetings,
conferences, and workshops are covered activities for the grant funds for the
participants.
Philip Albers moved and Alvis
Johnson seconded to approve Modifications to Contracts 09-C-022 (Mod. 2 Vina
Smith)
She briefly reviewed her
report. They will have training on
September 10-11 in Yreka. Several
representatives will be travelling to the
Phil asked if there is a
limit on participants at the training next month in Yreka; if not, he may be
able to coordinate a field trip for his language class. They will be screening the DVD at the film
festival on October 10.
The word of the month is
chishihiich (Indian Lettuce or Miner’s Lettuce).
Verna Reece moved and
18) Helene
Rouvier
She is present to review the
written report; she has three action items.
The first is Agreement 10-A-053
with Bay Alarm in the amount of $125 for installation and $50 per month for
monitoring. It has been reviewed for
approval.
The Smithsonian has requested
a nomination for an individual to sit on their NAGPRA Repatriation Review
Committee; the nominations are due by September 29, 2010. They have not had a representative on this
Committee before, they meet twice per year.
The last item is approval of
the Policy and Procedures for the Repatriation of Ancestral Human Remains,
Funerary Objects, Sacred Objects, and Objects of Cultural Patrimony. It needs to be done by the end of the grant
period, they will discuss it further.
19) Ann Escobar
She distributed her written
report and provided an overview of the contents; she does not have any action
items.
Their construction projects
continue to move forward. They have
decided to hire an engineer to review the damage to the
Verna Reece moved and
20) April
Attebury
She was present along with
one of their youth Council members
Rivkah’s report was included
in the packets; she stood up so they would know who she is. She also gave an update on Tanya’s activities
as well. If they complete her survey
She requested permission for
a credit card to be issued to Tanya for her program; this requires Council
approval. They will do that at the
Planning Meeting next week.
She has been attending the
21) Jim Berry
He is present to review the
written report.
He states they sponsored the
Fun Run/Walk for the
He requested approval of the
revised position descriptions for the Head Start Program staff; they have been
through the Policy Council and KCDC Board approval. They now require Council approval for this
school year.
Verna Reece moved and Dora
Bernal seconded to approve the position descriptions. 7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
Sonny
22) Fred Burcell
Written report only, not
present, no action items.
Dora Bernal moved and Phil
Albers seconded to approve Fred’s report.
7 haa, 0 puuhara, 0 pupitihara.
23) TJ Day
No report submitted.
24) Sara Spence
She was present to review the
written report. She has four items
requiring action.
The first is a donation
request from
Consensus: Arch will use his Chairman’s discretionary for
August for $100 to put together a gift basket.
The second is a donation
request from Yreka Friends of the NRA; the minimum donation is $25.
Philip Albers moved and Alvis
Johnson seconded to donate $25. 7 haa
She asked where they would
like to hold the interviews tomorrow; there are 11 attendees confirmed plus the
applicant so the fish bowl may be a tight fit.
They can either have it at Housing or Headway; they will have them at
Headway.
She asked if they want to
have the Planning Meeting on 9/2; it was previously cancelled due to the budget
meeting at 2pm and Council meeting at 4pm.; yes
25) Requests
The NCIDC Elder’s Gathering
Request was included in the report.
26) Phone Votes
27)
Informational
None at this time.
28) Committee
Reports
The NCIDC Meeting minutes
were included in the packets for their information.
29) Closed
Session from 8:17pm to 10:18pm
Consensus: Ruth will move forward with out setting
specific requirements for Teacher applicants; she will forward suggestions from
the panel who reviews the individual.
Leeon Hillman moved and
Alvis Johnson seconded to authorize up to $2
Descendent #D00821 was
referred back to the Housing Board of Commissioners to review the facts of
their eviction.
Tribal Member #2267 was
referred back to the Operations Manager at KTHA to discuss the facts of their
account status.
Consensus: To inquire through TANF about the
transportation issues presented by Tribal Member #2408 for youth sports
activities. On the second matter
Consensus: To deny the request from Tribal Member #4404.
Consensus: To deny the
request from Tribal Member #2645.
Consensus: To deny the request from Tribal Member #744.
Philip Albers will seek
clarification on a the investigation for Tribal Member #744’s patient status at
the Tribal Clinics.
Philip Albers moved and
Dora Bernal moved and
There was discussion
regarding if it is/is not customary to cover travel costs for applicants to
come to interview. They advised that for
upper level positions
Philip Albers moved and
Verna Reece seconded to approve Resolution 10-R-098 authorizing
Alvis Johnson moved and
Philip Albers seconded to approve travel for Alphonso Colegrove
Philip Albers moved and
Leeon Hillman seconded to approve travel for Florence Conrad and Dora Bernal to
San Francisco along with
Alvis Johnson moved and
Philip Albers seconded to approve travel to Oroville for Arch Super
Next Meeting Date:
September 23, 2010 at 5pm in
Happy Camp.
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 pm.
Submitted by,
_______________________________
Arch Super, Chairman
Recording Secretary