April 26, 2004, Regular Village Council Meeting
Motion made by Marie
Zackuse to approve the regular Village Council Meeting minutes of April
26, 2004 as presented.
Seconded
Questions
6 For 0 Against Motion carried
3) 116 th Street/City of Marysville
Update on Progress Discussion: John McCoy; Don Hatch Jr; Les
Parks
Proposal has been delivered to the Mayor of the City of Marysville
regarding 116 th Street. The Village will wait for their response.
A Marysville City Council Meeting was held last night. A time
line will need to be followed. This will be done as reasonably
as possible.
4) Port Susan Monopole
Lease is valid as it stands through March 2, 2008 at $300 each
month.
Discussion: John McCoy
Tribe is concerned that High Speed Internet is not yet available
on the reservation.
5) Leasehold Tax
Discussion: John McCoy
The Village is going to begin the process of implementing the
Leasehold tax.
6) Main Power Line (former Boeing line)
A) Installation of Electrical Meters
B) Identify funding source; Reading of meters; Billing of meters
Discussion: Installation of meters for power running off of the
master meter.
Village will go forward with installing meters at all the appropriate
places. Notification needs to be sent out to all the proper parties.
Legal should draft a template for use regarding this.
7) Contract for removal of Topsoil
Tabled. The contract is not ready.
Report needed by the Council on previous soil contract.
8) Contract for Quil Ceda Village Branding Positioning
Approach
Discussion: John McCoy
Steps regarding branding approach have been submitted. The entrepreneurial
budget is not needed and these funds can be used for this expense
of $65,500.00.
Motion made by Mel Sheldon to enter into a contract with
Northwest Strategies (Strategies 360) to begin the branding process.
Seconded
Discussion: Is this within budget or are you asking for an allocation?
Yes, this is within the budget but it will replace the funds set
aside for the entrepreneur program. Northwest Indian College is
providing the entrepreneurial program to Tulalip at no cost.
6 For 1 Against
Motion carried
9) Financial Statement-FYI
Discussion: John McCoy; Marlin Fryberg; Les Parks; Stan Jones
The Village departments are running within budget. What can Tax
dollars be used for? Essential government services mean salaries,
maintenance, building, fire, safety, police, roads, parks &
recreation, etc. The Village budget has not needed to supplement
the current budget with any Tribal hard dollars. The Trading Post
only has one tenant. Tribal Members have not stepped forward to
use the spaces in the Trading Post. There is no synergy in the
Trading Post. Bringing in non-members will be needed to help these
businesses succeed. Council is willing to give one year to staff
to turn this around.
10) Swearing In of Village Council
Members
Marie Zackuse; Marlin Fryberg, Jr.
Swearing in took place at 10:20 a.m.
11) Next Village Council Meeting-June 15, 2004 @ 9:00 a.m.,
Quil Ceda Village Conference Center.
