President Herman Williams, Jr.-Present
Council Member Les Parks-Present
Council Member Glen Gobin-Present
Chuck James-Ex Officio
Mel Sheldon-Ex Officio
Quorum Present

2) Approval of minutes for regular Village Council Meeting of February 21, 2006.

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve the minutes for the regular Village Council Meeting of February 21, 2006.
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

3) Resolutions 2006-012

Discussion: Steve Gobin, Herman Williams, Jr., Glen Gobin Council requested that the bid go out again and the deadline was 3/14/06.

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve resolution 2006-012 to approve the purchase of a monument sign package from “ CDI” Custom Design Inc. for the QCV Administration Offices, not to exceed $5,800 and funding to come from the QCV Cigarette Tax Fund.
Seconded
Questions: The standard sign package for bid went out, per the Council’s request. Staff recommends that the sign stay with the same branding that is the same as Tulalips Tribes. Council recommends that Staff has the ability to sign; staff would bring the information to the council. Council would like a resolution of how the delegation of authority for the General Managers signing authority. The day to day function can be made by the General Managers of The Tulalip Tribes, add verbiage that the projects can not exceed the signing authority.
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

4) February 2006 Monthly Report for the Village

Discussion: Mike Williams, Glen Gobin, Herman Williams, Jr.

A handout was distributed of times and activity. There were 314 calls for the month. Car theft is at large. A detective has also been brought on to patrol the area. Loitering and pan handling are addressed. Council thanks staff for the report.

5) Presentation on Schedule for the Season

Discussion: Debbie Posey, Herman Williams, Jr., Glen Gobin, Chuck James

There will be 20 national concerts featured at the Amphitheater this season. Staff has been negotiating with Rhino Production Company. Rhino is willing to work with Tribal Membership for employment. The production company works with Event Companies around the northwest. We have the capability to create jobs for Tribal Membership. We are working towards the branding and the entertainment for the Hub. Staff is working with vendors for chairs, at a cost of $25.00 per chair; the chairs seem to be the most cost effective. How will we store and manage the chairs? We need to find out where we will store them before we make the purchase. Does the storage that we will build provide space for the HUB, and how much will this cost? The cost of the chairs and renting is a difference of $12,000. Staff could bring back the numbers and the measurements for storage. A short term solution could be to rent storage space for a season. Would the staff for Vajaos be willing to come up and give guidance if we decided to expand? Yes, they have agreed to visit Tulalip. Council thanks staff for the report.

6) Power Point Presentation-Given by Tommy Gobin

Discussion: Tommy Gobin, Glen Gobin, Steve Gobin, Chuck James, Mac McKinsey, Kurt Nelson, Les Parks, Shelly Lacy, Mike Alva, Mike Taylor

This is a FYI on the Water issues. The water flow will need to be further discussed. A power point presentation was given. There are several problems that need to be addressed. Staff needs to be extremely careful on how they supply and the schedule water usage. We need to start a committee. How are we going to assure water availability? Currently there is capacity coming through the JOA line. There is infrastructure throughout the reservation that could support the proposal for the monies requested. Alternatives for irrigation could be using the MBR effluent and/or ground water withdrawal. Has there been an evaluation on the water around the casino drains? Is the current irrigation system being used correctly or are we watering the sidewalks? Staff would like permission to start a wetland near the MBR plant. A resolution is provided for this. Grants have been applied for. There are concerns with the augmentation and the flows into the stream. A pilot of the wetland project could be considered. This will free up $400,050 from the strategic planning budget. The stream bed that is going dry could be saved. Data needs to be gathered before the project can proceed. The money isn’t available this year. Staff is working on the wetland by the old Boeing site to see if the effluent can go into the stream. We are asking to create a policy for the Village and the Tribe. Staff will proceed to the BOD level for the design and monies. Staff is recommending that Brown and Caldwell review the contract. Staff is requesting the Council’s permission to move forward to bring this to the Tulalip Board of Directors. Staff is requesting to take monies from the Utilities capital improvements budget and to bring this forward. Staff has had meetings with the key players to fix this issue. The resolution presented is clearly for the Quil Ceda Village. There are two resolutions that staff would like passed. The resolution states that staff would like to do a pilot and drill a well for testing. In the short term before the project gets done, the quantity will be large enough to do both. Staff may have to amend the current license and look at it in volume.

Recess: 9:13-12:05

7) Resolution 2006-013

Motion made by Glen Gobin to adopt Resolution 2006-013 that the QCV here by adopts a policy providing that water may be withdrawn by wells from underlying soils and utilized for lawn irrigation in an amount not greater than that infiltrated by the Village water treatment systems.
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

8) Resolution 2006-014

Motion made by Glen Gobin to adopt Resolution 2006-014 appoint appropriation of QCV Capital Improvement funds for the purpose of construction a re-use line extension and wetland enhancement project located at three corner, west of MBR Plant on PUD road, for an amount not to exceed $110,000.00 on this three phased project upon approval of an RFP which will be sent out to bid.
Seconded
Questions: Is this $110,000 .00 part of the $400,000? No, this is a separate project. This deals with wastewater, funded from capital improvement and staff will request appropriation monies.
Seconded
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried
The $135,000 was placed in the strategic plan for the pilot wetland, it has been reserved, and it still needs to be left in the strategic plan. Staff recommends that a chairman’s directive that QCV Utilities Manager works with the Tulalip tribes with these issues. We would like to see the same minerals that it needs.

 

9) Discussion: Sub Station

Discussion: Dory Roanhorse, Glen Gobin, Steve Gobin, Mac McKinsey, Patti Gobin

An update on the Village electrical substation was given by staff. The completion dates are June 30, 2006. The underground utility trench is coming along on 27th from 99th to 116th. Was this contracted out or is PUD doing it? How did TERO work with this? PUD sent out the bid. How much has TERO been involvement? TERO has sent flagmen and laborers. PUD has registered with TERO. Staff needs to enforce TERO compliance. Be pro-active. Enforce Tribal Members participation with this project. Participation for this project needs to identify opportunities for the membership to participate with the telephony department. The poles are in most of the perimeter of the substation and the cabling has started. The Power lines have been established and should be completed by June 30, 2006. The front portion of the project should be completed by May. What problems do we face with Boom City? The traffic is a concern. The underground project should be done by April. The goal with PUD is to have the project done before June 30, 2006. There will be minimal power outages. There will be notices that will go out when the outages occur. The first outage is scheduled for April 15th. There will be a ditch line and a drainage outlet. The culverts will drain across. This cannot be done at night because the contractor cannot work when PUD is not there. The outages will be 10-15 minutes long.

10) Discussion: Removal of additional ammunition storage bunkers

Discussion: Mac McKinsey, Patti Gob in, Glen Gobin, Les Parks

There are 16 bunkers that need to be removed. There is no electric or water in these bunkers. The core has offered the Tribe1.5 million dollars for the removal of the bunkers. Previous work has been done by Tribal contractors. This work needs to be done if we are going to develop this area. The core would like to complete this job. The money would come back to us by fall. There are departments that have storage space there and will need to find a new storage space. Staff would like to bring this to the BOD. The Tribe will need to address the storage needs. There is no value in saving these bunkers and the space could be developed. Council recommends that staff proceed with the funding request. Council recommends that staff to proceed to bring this to the Board.

 

11) Resolution 2006-015

Discussion: Bill Erdly, Steve Gobin, Glen Gobin, John McCoy, Les Parks, Herman Williams, Jr., Chuck James

Staff recommends splitting up staff and using the vacant corner where Bingo. The timeline for the move is November 1. Where is the money going to come from? Does staff have to move? Staff needs enough lead time to move the infrastructure. 15,000 sq feet of office space is needed at a cost of $2.9 million. Storage space needs are 20,000 sq feet at a cost of $975,000. The three divisions of the Tribe should get together and address their storage needs. There needs to be considerable discussion on location of storage facility. 27th Avenue is the second main hub or corridor for the Village. This is not an appropriate use for this land. An analysis should be done on current storage costs that all Tribal entities are paying. Staff needs to do a business plan. Find a location where this can be away from the public eye. The south annex might be a good location. It has a large parking area. The staffing needs must be addressed immediately unless the museum project is slowed down. The area next to the State Patrol office on the north side of the Village is a good site for a permanent location. Why can’t construction for the museum work around the existing buildings as plans continue to come together? This should be moved to the Tulalip Board of Directors Business Committee. There are too many factors involved outside of the Village.

12) FYI: TTT Resolutions

 

 

13) Visitor: Paul O’Neal

Free Trade zone
Discussion: Steve Gobin, John McCoy, Glen Gobin, Patti Gobin, Chuck James
Council recommends an executive session for this topic. Council will be in contact.

14) Out of State Travel request for Tom McKinsey

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve travel for Tom McKinsey to attend training in Sitka, AK.
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

15) Out of State Travel Request for Kevin Jones and Stephan Dorety

Motion made by Glen Gobin Kevin Jones and Stephan Dorerty, to attend the technical training in Las Vegas, NV
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

16) Out of State Travel Request for Peter Mills

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve the travel Peter Mills to attend the NIGA Conference in Albuquerque, NM.
Seconded
Questions: Staff was requested to attend the conference to be a key speaker for a panel. The NIGA will cover the expenses.
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

 

17) Out of State Travel Request for Tracie Stevens

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve the travel for Tracie Stevens to Mystic Lake.
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried.

Do we want someone to do leasing for the government for commercial for yellow brick road? There is valuable use. We can annex anywhere within the reservation.

 

Motion made to adjourn the regular Village Council meeting of March 17, 2006 at 2:15
Minutes approved at the regular Quil Ceda Village Council meeting of April 18, 2006 with a quorum present.