Confederated Umatilla Journal

DATE: FEBRUARY 13, 2023

BOT PRESENT: BOT Present: Kat Brigham, BOT Chair; Aaron Ashley, Vice-Chair Sandra Sampson, Treasurer; Sally Kosey, Secretary; Toby Patrick, Member; Lisa Ganuelas, Member; Corinne Sams, Member; Boot Pond, Member and Lindsey Watchman, General Council Chairman. Full quorum present.

Old Business: a. Official Polled Action:

No. 23-006 Topic: Tribal Consultation Comments to Dept. of Treasury regarding the GWA. MOTION: Boots Pond moves to approve Official Polled Action No. 23-006. Aaron Ashley seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

No. 23-008 Topic: Authorize BOT Chair letter of support for the Umatilla Co, 2022 Oregon Community Paths Application. MOTION: Corrine Sams moves to approve Official Polled Action 23-008. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

No. 23-009 Authorize BOT Chair to sign CTUIR letter submitting CTUIR comment on proposed Amendment to Part 151 Fee to Trust Regulations. MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to approve Official Polled Action 23-009. Aaron Ashley seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

Commission/Committee Update:

MOTION: Lindsey Watchman moves to approve General Council Appointments of Roberta Kipp and Liz Bill for Election Commission for a 3-year term, ending on February 2026. Lisa Ganuelas seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

New Business: Resolution 23-017 Topic : DOA Hanford HCRC #2020-600-003a Transmission Line

Construction/Rebuild MOA: RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the Confederated Tribes to participate as an invited signatory to the “Memorandum of Agreement Among the United States Department of Energy Richland Operations Office, and the Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation, in consultation with the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, The Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation, the Nez Perce Tribe, and the Wanapum Regarding the Rebuild and Installation of 13.8kV Distribution Lines (C8-L8 and C8-L15) from the A8 Substation to the Central Fire Station in the 600 Area of the Hanford Site, Benton County, Washington (HCRC#2020-600-003A)”, attached as Exhibit 1, and authorizes its Chair to execute it on behalf of the Confederated Tribes and to take such further action and execute other documents, if any, that are necessary to carry out the purposes of this agreement and this Resolution. MOTION: Corrine Sams moves to approve DOA Hanford HCRC #2020-600-003a Transmission Line Construction/Rebuild MOA. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

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Resolution 23-018

Topic: Amends the funding provisions for the $2 million Credit Line to NCFS to include lending from, RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes 1) a line of credit as an internal loan from available Tribal resources at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.5% in addition to, or in lieu of, the existing funding from the margin loan to NCFS in an aggregate limit not to exceed $2,000,000; 2) these revolving lines of credit are authorized through December 31, 2030, unless extended further by official action of the Board of Trustees; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCFS’s repayment terms and reporting requirements on the existing line of credit remain unchanged; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Executive Director are authorized to take all MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to approve Amends the funding provisions for the $2 million Credit Line to NCFS to include lending from CTUIR. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 6 (Boots Pond, Lindsey Watchman, Aaron Ashley, Sally Kosey, Toby Patrick)-0-3 Sandra Sampson, Corinne Sams, Lisa Ganuelas)

Resolution 23-019 Topic: Pendleton School District

Memo of Understanding RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the attached Memorandum of Understanding (Exhibit 1) between the CTUIR and the Pendleton School District; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair, the Chair of the Education and Training Committee, and the Tribal Education Director to execute the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the CTUIR; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby expresses its support for the constructive working relationship between the Education and Training Committee and the Tribal Education Department with the Pendleton School District as reflected in the Memorandum Of Understanding and hereby directs both the Education and Training Committee and the Tribal Education Department to dedicate the time, personnel and resources to work with the Pendleton School District representatives to develop and implement the programs needed to achieve objectives set forth in

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the Memorandum Of Understanding. MOTION: Boots Pond moves to approve the Memo of Understanding with the Pendleton School District. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0 Resolution 23-020 Topic: Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (OST) RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Chair, Treasurer, Executive Director, Director of Finance and Accounting Manager or any individual acting in an interim capacity for these positions, to correspond directly with Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) and to execute all documents that are necessary to request disbursements of Tribal funds which are on deposit with the BTFA to be deposited directly into another Tribal account, to request access to Tribal records held by the BTFA, to request information regarding Tribal accounts and to set Tribal Investment and liquidity objectives; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Director of Economic and Community Development, Land Project Manager and the Range Ag & Forestry Program Manager to request information regarding Tribal accounts as needed from time to time for the conduct of routine business; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs authorized Finance staff to annually provide BTFA with an updated list of authorized individuals to account for personnel changes with the Confederated Tribes; AND, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby instructs BTFA to distribute from the Tribes account PL7076703 to the Tribes General Fund Account currently held at U.S. Bank, Pendleton, Oregon, quarterly on the first business day of every January, April, July and October, the entire account balance if the balance is in excess of $1,000; If the balance is less than $1000 hold until the next quarter. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes 1) a line of credit as an internal loan from available Tribal resources at a fixed annual interest rate of 4.5% in addition to, or in lieu of, the existing funding from the margin loan to NCFS in an aggregate limit not to exceed $2,000,000; 2) these revolving lines of credit are authorized through December 31, 2030, unless extended further by official action of the Board of Trustees; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that NCFS’s repayment terms and reporting requirements on the existing line of credit remain unchanged; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, the Treasurer of the Board of Trustees and Executive Director are authorized to take all actions necessary to implement this resolution; MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to approve Amends the funding provisions for the $2 million Credit Line to NCFS to include lending from CTUIR. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 6 (Boots Pond, Lindsey Watchman, Aaron Ashley, Sally Kosey, Toby Patrick)-0-3 Sandra Sampson, Corinne Sams, Lisa Ganuelas)

Resolution 23-021 Topic: Pendleton School District Memo of Understanding; RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby approves the attached Memorandum of Understanding (Exhibit 1) between the CTUIR and the Pendleton School District; AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair, the Chair of the Education and Training Committee, and the Tribal Education Director to execute the Memorandum of Understanding on behalf of the CTUIR; AND BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby expresses its support for the constructive working relationship between the Education and Training Committee and the Tribal Education Department with the Pendleton School District as reflected in the Memorandum Of Understanding and hereby directs both the Education and Training Committee and the Tribal Education Department to dedicate the time, personnel and resources to work with the Pendleton School District representatives to develop and implement the programs needed to achieve objectives set forth in the Memorandum Of Understanding. MOTION: Boots Pond moves to approve the Memo of Understanding with the Pendleton School District. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion.

Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

Resolution 23-022 Topic: Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (OST), RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees authorizes the Chair, Treasurer, Executive Director, Director of Finance and Accounting Manager or any individual acting in an interim capacity for these positions, to correspond directly with Bureau of Trust Funds Administration (BTFA) and to execute all documents that are necessary to request disbursements of Tribal funds which are on deposit with the BTFA to be deposited directly into another Tribal account, to request access to Tribal records held by the BTFA, to request information regarding Tribal accounts and to set Tribal Investment and liquidity objectives; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes the Director of Economic and Community Development, Land Project Manager and the Range Ag & Forestry Program Manager to request information regarding Tribal accounts as needed from time to time for the conduct of routine business; AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby directs authorized Finance staff to annually provide BTFA with an updated list of authorized individuals to account for personnel changes with the Confederated Tribes; AND, BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the

Board of Trustees hereby instructs BTFA to distribute from the Tribes account PL7076703 to the Tribes General Fund Account currently held at U.S. Bank, Pendleton, Oregon, quarterly on the first business day of every January, April, July and October, the entire account balance if the balance is in excess of $1,000; If the balance is less than $1000 hold until the next quarter. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to approve Amends the funding provisions for the $2 million Credit Line to NCFS to include lending from CTUIR. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0

Other Board Action Items: NONE

BOT Travel or External Meeting Reports:

Corinne Trip Report – Meet with Port of Hood River Executive Director Kevin Greenwood. Attend Port of Hood River Commission Meeting; Corrine Trip Report – Attend US v OR Tribal caucus and Regular US v OR Meeting; Kat Brigham – Get TSA PreCheck; Sandra Sampson – PROGRESS Act Negotiated Rulemaking Committee propose the following subparts of 24 CFR Part 1000 Title IV regulations as the topics to commence negotiations with Interior Department Committee Members and FMCS facilitators; Sandra Sampson – ISDEAA Negotiation Rulemaking

Progressive Act Meeting; Sandra Sampson – Oregon Health Policy Board Monthly Meeting; Toby Patrick – Researching the Cayuse Five; Toby Patrick –Honoring Bear Paw Battlefield and the Memory of those buried there MOTION: Boots Pond moves to accept BOT Travel and External Meeting Reports. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

BOT LEAVE AND TRAVEL OR OUTSIDE MEETING REQUESTS.

Polled Requests: Aaron Ashley – Polled Personal Leave 2/3/23 2 hours; Corinne Sams – Polled Personal Leave 2/20/23 3 hours;Corinne Sams – Polled

Travel Request: CRITFC SPOD Virtual Meeting

2/9/23; Kat Brigham – Polled Travel Request: Kennewick to get TSA 2/7/23;Lindsey Watchman – Polled Personal Leave 2/3/23 2 hours; Lindsey Watchman

– Polled Travel Tulalip Resort Casino, WA Attend the Elected Tribal Official Academy 2/7-9/23; Lisa Ganuelas – Polled Personal Leave 2/2/23 3 hours, 2/3/23 3 hours; Lisa Ganuelas – Polled Personal Leave 2/7/23

7.5 hours; Sandra Sampson – Polled Personal Leave

2/6/23 1 hour; Toby Patrick – Polled Personal Leave 2/3/23 3 hours; Toby Patrick – Polled Personal Leave 2/6-8/23 22.5 hours

Regular Requests: Boots Pond – Travel Request: Pullman Washington WSU NAAB Meeting and MOU Signing 4/27/23; Corinne Sams – Travel Request: Portland CRITFC Monthly Meeting 2/23-24/23; Kat Brigham – Personal Leave Request 2/8/23 4.5 hours; Kat Brigham – Travel Request: Hood River, OR, Sense of Place Conversations 3/8-9/23; Kat Brigham – Travel Request: Pullman, Washington Sign revised MOU 4/27-28/23; Lisa Ganuelas – Travel Request: Olympia, WA Tribal Priorities meeting with the Washington Senate Democratic Caucus 3/22-24/23; Lisa Ganuelas – Travel Request: Olympia, WA, Tribal Priorities meeting with the Washington Democratic Caucus 2/8-10/23 ; Lisa Ganuelas – Travel Request: Chico, CA Soil Health Academy: Regenerative Farming and Ranching 3/13-17/23; Sandra Sampson – Travel Request: Virtual meeting Oregon Health Policy Board 3/7, 4/4, 5/2, 6/6, 7/11, 8/1, 9/12, 10/3, 11/7/23; Toby Patrick – Personal Leave: Request 2/17/23 3.5 hours; Toby Patrick – Travel Request: Portland, OR, Willamette Falls Trust Board Meeting 2/26-27/23

MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to ratify and approve the leave and travel requests. Boots Pond seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

DATE: FEBRUARY 27TH, 2023

BOT PRESENT: Kat Brigham, BOT Chair; Aaron Ashley, Vice-Chair; Sally Kosey, Secretary; Boots Pond, Member; Lisa Ganuelas, Member; Corinne Sams, Member; and Lindsey Watchman, General Council Chairman. Sandra Sampson, Treasure on Travel, Toby Patrick, Member, on travel. Quorum present.

Old Business: Official Polled Resolution: No. 23021 Topic: Agreement with FNS USDA for the FDPIR Self-Determination Demonstration Project. MOTION: Corrine Sams moves to approve Official Polled Resolution. Resolution No. 23-021. Aaron Ashley seconds.

Discussion. Question. Motion 6-0-0 Official Polled Action(s) No. 23-010 Topic: Authorize BOT chair to sign request from Jeff and Paula Wagner- Bellingham for a Revocable Use Permit Application. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to ratify Official Polled Action No. 23-010. Boots Pond seconds.

Discussion. Question. Motion carries. 4-0-2 Lisa Ganuelas and Lindsey Watchman abstained. No. 23-011 Topic: BOT Supports using up to $1,500.00 out of the Contingency Fund to Support live streams for the girl’s and boys’ basketball games during the state tournament.

MOTION: Aaron Ashley moves to approve Official Polled Action No. 23-011. Corrine Sams seconds.

Discussion. Question. Motion carries. 6-0-0.

New Business: Resolution 23-022 Topic: Adopts