President Herman Williams, Jr.-Present
Council Member Glen Gobin-Present
Council Member Marlin Fryberg, Jr.-Present
Ex-Officio, Chuck James
Ex-Officio, Marie Zackuse
Ex-Officio, Mel Sheldon, Jr.
Ex-Officio, Stan Jones, Sr.

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve the agenda for the regular Village Council Meeting of August 15, 2006.

Seconded
Questions:
3 For 0 Against

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve the minutes for the regular Village Council Meeting of July 18, 2006.

Seconded
Questions:
3 For 0 Against

Discussion: Chief Jay Goss, Steve Gobin, Herman Williams, Jr., Glen Gobin, Chuck James, Mel Sheldon, Patti Gobin, Marlin Fryberg, Jr., Carlos Echevarria
Handout provided. Police department has a truck for the QCV Utilities department and a van for the TDS department from drug confiscation. They are being sent out for a safety inspection. New tires and any necessary repairs will be made before putting them on the road again. The Village Council thanks the Police department for the contribution. The handout shows the total calls since the beginning of the year. Child neglect is children left in the vehicles while adults are shopping. The police department will not be looking for an increase of officers until the new hotel is built. Most of the calls where traffic violations. Is there a concentrated area for these accidents? Most of the accidents are from the north bound turning left into the Village. Are we experiencing drug dealers hiding and finding ways to manufacture these drugs in a way that is more compact? The drug dealers are finding different more compact ways to cook meth such as in car trunks or motels. There have been minimal incidents within the Village over the years. The drug dog has alerted searches from cars that have been pulled over. There are officers that patrol the walking trail to prevent the homelessness moving into the Village.

The police have been approached regarding disabled parking near the Amphitheater. The Amphitheatre does not have a ramp to enter the ticket area. Handicapped people have to go all the way to the Casino to enter the Amphitheatre and then there isn’t an adequate place to put handicapped ticket holders. This issue has been reviewed and will be addressed.

Regional Transportation
Discussion: Steve Gobin, Theresa Sheldon, Herman Williams, Jr., Mel Sheldon, Stan Jones, Sr., Patti Gobin,
The Government Affairs staff has been in communication with Bob Drewel, Puget Sound Executive Director of Transportation. He is interested in speaking with the Tribe regarding the transportation within the Reservation. There are councils that Tribes are not included and that is critical with the roads and light rail. Council would welcome the visitor.

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve Resolution No. 2006-045 authorizing the transfer of Quil Ceda Village tax revenue for the month ending June 30, 2006 in the amount of $357,730.12 to the Village General Fund.
Seconded
Questions
3 For 0 Against
Motion carried

Motion made by Glen Gobin to approve Resolution No. 2006-046 authorizing the transfer of Quil Ceda Village tax revenue for the month ending July 31, 2006 in the amount of $249,040.92 to the Village General Fund.
Seconded
Questions: Why are they separated? The revenue is separated by the end of each month.
3 For 0 Against
Did we make a decision about the fuel tax to be contributed to the QCV? There is a resolution from the BOD for cigarettes and the fuel tax.
Motion carried

FYI Update-Semi-Trucks in Quil Ceda Village
Signs have been posted around the Village to discourage parking for the semi trucks and other illegally parked vehicles throughout the Village. Staff has been working with the police and attorneys to find a solution for the trucks parking on the reservation land. Staff is also working on an ordinance. Signs have been posted. Towing the trucks can be done immediately. There have been trucks towed since the signs have been posted. Staff has also worked with the Casino security to alleviate this situation. The word is out that the trucks can not park on the Reservation. Staff is working with the security to make sure that the unauthorized trucks are notified of the no parking zones. Since staff has cracked down on this issue, this situation has improved. What is Donna’s charging trucks to park? The fee is $20 for an overnight stay or it’s free with a complete fuel-up.

Discussion: Greg Keith, Glen Gobin, Patti Gobin, Steve Gobin, Mari Zackuse, Nina Reece, Mel Sheldon, Leo Joinette, Mike Taylor, Chuck James, Stan Jones, Shelly Lacy,

Motion made by Glen Gobin to adopt Resolution No. 2006-047 authorizing the use of the steel utility pole at the Quil Ceda Place Retail Center as Communications tower site managed by the Tulalip Data Services Department.
Seconded
Questions: Where is the pole? It is just south of the big Village Pylon sign in the landscape area. It is several feet higher than the pylon sign. Adding the antennas will not obstruct the sign. Why is T-Mobile on the resolution? Will they have a lease? Yes. T-Mobile is in discussion with TDS about using the pole and the lease would be with the Tribe
3 For 0 Against
Motion carried

Ex-Officio would like clarification on discussing the fuel tax and why should the tax stay in the Village when the funds should benefit the entire Tribal membership? The funding was earmarked for the essential governmental services of the Village. The Tribal Board can bring it back to the Tribe then Tribal hard dollars will have to be sent down to help the Village operate. The funds have to be spent on essential governmental services and are audited by the State. Council would welcome a discussion regarding what Quil Ceda Village is spending the funds on. During the budget process it would be nice to have everyone in the same room to ensure that everyone is on the same page with one goal. This would be an opportunity to bring everyone together so they can all see the full circle of the budgeting cycle and how the businesses support the services and how it benefits everyone. Is there a venue that can handle this? The Everett Event Center is capable of handling a large group.

Executive-Closed Session 10:15 a.m.

Open Session 11:54 a.m.
Motion made by Glen Gobin to adjourn the regular Village Council Meeting of August 15, 2006 at 11:58 a.m.
Seconded
Questions
3 For 0 Against
Motion carried

Minutes approved at the regular Village Council meeting of September 22, 2006.