CTUIR Board of Trustees minutes

JUNE 26, 2023

Ascertainment of Quorum. BOT

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

Old Business:

Official Polled Action: No. 23-033

Subject: Request to purchase Microsoft 365 GCC Licenses.

OIT requests to purchase Microsoft M365 software, Microsoft M365 implementation for the purpose of Government Community Cloud Licenses. The cost saving in salary will be used to Purchase Microsoft government level license. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to ratify OIT budget modification to purchase M265 GCC Licenses. Lindsey Watchman seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

No. 23-034 Subject: USDA-RD Rural Business Development Program Grant.

MOTION: Boots Pond moves to authorize the OED to accept award of the USDA-RD Rural Business Development Program Grant (RBDG) # 43-030-0912740104 in the amount of $81,060.00 and approve the match requirement of the grant in the amount of NTE $44,958.00 from contingency funds. This grant is specifically for the CTUIR Ag Economic Development Plan completion costs. Sally Kosey seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

New Business: a. Proposed Resolutions: Next resolution number is 23-058:

Resolution 23-058: Topic: Approval of Oregon Department of Energy Performance Agreement. RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees does hereby approve the Performance Agreement between the Confederated Tribes and the Oregon Department of Energy attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 1C; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees does hereby approve the Amendment to the Tutuilla Solar, LLC Lease Agreement attached to this Resolution as Exhibit 2C; BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that the Board of Trustees hereby authorizes its Chair to execute the attached Performance Agreement and Amendment to Lease Agreement or documents containing substantially similar terms, and further authorizes its Chair and Executive Director to take such further action and to execute documents that may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Resolution. MOTION: Corinne Sams moves to adopt Resolution 23-058. Toby Patrick seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

Resolution 23-059: Topic: DV Mandatory Minimum Criminal Code Amendments.

RESOLVED, that the Confederated Tribes hereby amends the Criminal Code in accordance with the attached document (Exhibit

1), indicating deletions by strikethroughs and additions by underline to implement mandatory minimum sentencing for domestic violence convictions and to amend the assault crime to ensure tribal convictions are considered for federal firearms prohibitions. MOTION: Sally Kosey moves to adopt Resolution 23-059. Corinne Sams seconds. Discussion. Question. Motion carries 8-0-0.

Resolution 23-060: Topic: Hemp Code.

RESOLVED, that the Confederated Tribes hereby adopt the Hemp Code (Exhibit 1), authorize the Chair to sign the required letter of certification (Exhibit 2), and authorize staff to submit the Hemp Code to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for approval and authorization, as well as the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) for sections related to the Tribal Access Program for federal fingerprint criminal background checks. If the USDA or the FBI suggest additional changes, staff will promptly present