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Quil Ceda Village Council Meeting
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August
19, 2003
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9:00
A.M.
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Village Council Meeting: Roll Call
President
Stan Jones Sr. – Here
Council Member Herman Williams Jr. – Here
Council Member Marie Zackuse – Here
Staff & Visitors Present:
John
McCoy, QCV General Manager
Mike Taylor, QCV Attorney
Peter Mills, QCV BP Manager
Steve Gobin, TTT Government Affairs
Dianne Bissell, TTT Technology Leap
Travis Hill, TTT Technology Leap
Greg Keith, TTT Technology Leap
Ginger Rogalski, Education Credit Union
Les Parks, QCV Ex-Officio
Alan Fenrich, Sir Sweeps-A lot
Teri Gobin, TERO
Clarence A Bob Sr., IUNA Representative
Gene Williams, IUNA Member
Stan Anderson, IUNA Member
Tim Jess, IUNA Member
Dan O’Connor, IUNA Representative
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1) Approval of Agenda
Motion
made by Herman Williams Jr. to approve the agenda for August 19,
2003.
Seconded
3 For 0 Against
Motion Approved
2) Approval of Minutes
*July 15, 2003
Motion made by Herman Williams Jr. to approve the minutes
of July 15, 2003 as corrected.
Seconded
3 For 0 Against
Motion Approved
President Stan Jones Sr. asks for visitors to come forward.
Visitor Ginger Rogalski with the Education Credit Union has a letter
to read to the Council. Letter read into the record from John Gattinella,
UPS Store tenant. The letter is in regards to a possible new tenant
within Quil Ceda Place Retail Center on an out parcel pad. Letter
attached to minutes.
Discussion: Peter Mills
Tulalip Tribes is working with Bank of America to locate on the
southwest corner pad of the Retail Center. Due to parking issues,
the Tribe is pursuing retail instead of restaurant business. Concerns
are voiced about traffic issues and how they will be resolved. The
first (south) entrance may need to be restricted to a right turn
only which will exit to the north. There are no plans for a stop
light or a traffic light. Studies indicate that this would cause
traffic to back up onto 88th Street. The long term solution may
end up with a series of one way streets in the Village which will
flow in a circle bringing traffic in and back out on 88th.
Visitor Alan Fenrich Jr.
Alan is here to introduce the company he has for sweeping the Village
Streets and the Retail Center and would like a contract for these
services.
Discussion: Herman Williams Jr.; John McCoy; Nina Reece; Steve Gobin;
Alan Fenrich
Has the Village put out an RFB for sweeping the streets and parking
lots of the streets? Not yet, staff is preparing a road maintenance
plan. Staff will need time to determine what streets need to be
cleaned and how often before an RFB can go out. The Village is using
Sir Sweeps-A-lot on an as needed basis now. The Village has set
aside funds to purchase a sweeper. The Village needs to decide what
is best for it, contract for services or purchase a sweeper using
existing staff for operation and maintenance. The Village is a public
entity and any decisions to contract would need to go out for public
bid. The Village is not in a position to contract with any individual
company without public notification. Preference is given to Native
American firms. Staff is to come back with a proposal. Village staff
will come back at the next regular Village Council meeting with
a solution.
Old Business:
3) TTL Retail Center Phone Billing System
Discussion: Greg Keith; John McCoy; Dianne Bissell
Spreadsheets were passed out showing what Verizon charges with
a surcharge added to the price to try to recover costs of the
phone system. Suggested charges are close to the surrounding areas.
This is not a “for profit” system at this time. The
number of users is minimal and it will take many more to begin
recovering TTT’s investment. TTL is working to change things
from a pass through from Verizon to a Tulalip charge. This will
increase the return on TTT’s investment. Staff is recommending
accepting TTL’s proposal of a 20% surcharge and a 10 cent
per minute for phone service. Eventually the Village will need
a part-time to full time employee to handle installing and maintaining
the phone lines. As the system builds out and more lines are added,
this will be needed
Motion made by Marie Zackuse to approve the Village phone
billing system with the 20% surcharge and 10 cents a minute for
long distance.
Seconded
3 For 0 Against
Motion Approved
4) TTL Retail Center Security System
Discussion: Travis Hill; Nina Reece; Steve Gobin; Herman Williams
Jr.; Marie Zackuse Six months ago TTL presented a proposal to
put in a surveillance system at the Retail Center with an estimated
of $35,000. The Village will need to decide who will monitor the
system. Will it be 24 hours a day or a review each day of the
previous day? The goes over the internet and Police Chief Jay
Goss would like to monitor the system. The winter is coming with
longer nights and vandalism may occur. Who will cover the costs
for this? Could this be a CAM fee because it is for the tenant’s
benefit. Budgets will be looked at to see if this if this can
be funded. Staff will come back with different options.
5) Farmer’s Market Update
Discussion: Steve Gobin
Staff has started planning research on a Farmer’s Market
proposal. Some markets are local and one of interest is in Vancouver,
BC. Discussions are that the Boom City with a Pole Building (cover,
no sides) would be the best. This is just an FYI so realistically
the project could not happen before next spring or summer.
Quil Ceda Village
Discussion: Stan Jones Sr.; Mike Taylor; John McCoy
Why did the Tribe create the Political Subdivision of Quil Ceda
Village? The Village has a number of legal and governmental aspects.
It is recognized as a Federal City. The Village has the power
to market securities. The Tribe is after a share of the tax revenue
from businesses that come into the Village. Incorporation will
stop annexation into other municipalities. In our minds, the Tribe
should organize as a City. Marysville could try to annex this
area? Yes, cities always look to annex an area into their tax
base if an area comes under interest such as Quil Ceda Village
has. The creation of Quil Ceda Village has caused considerable
interest within the State of Washington and around the country.
People are trying to get an understanding of the Village. An understanding
of Tribal governments is something that many don’t understand.
The TTT Board of Directors is like the State with the Chairman
as the Governor of that State; the Vice Chairman is the Lieutenant
Governor; the Secretary would serve as that Secretary of the State.
People understand this comparison. QCV is a sub-political entity
of the TTT government.
This helps people understand Tribal sovereignty.
New Business:
6) Cingular-One Cell Tower Site
Discussion: Greg Keith; Les Parks; Mel Sheldon Jr.; John McCoy;
Steve Gobin; Stan Jones Sr.; Leo Joinette; Herman Williams Jr.;
Peter Mills; Jerry Ruhl
The biggest issue is what the tower would look like and where
would it will located within the Village. The number one site
is at the corner of 99th and Quil Ceda Parkway. Power and phone
services are there. A single flag pole style only allows one carrier
and requires a smaller base. Research needs to be done on land
use designation and regulations. The biggest issue is the footprint.
A tower that will hold three carriers would require a 100 x 100
footprint. Anywhere in Quil Ceda Village would be good. TTL is
going to look at three sites and will bring this back. Is it possible
to incorporate a cell tower within the large pylon advertising
sign or on rooftops of buildings? If it were a flag pole style
with one carrier, maybe but any more would require a large area
for the equipment needed to run the tower. The cell company will
do all the landscaping and beautification at no cost to the Tribes.
Why is 99th the best spot? It fills the gap between a tower the
company has to the north and south. The company wants to be close
to the freeway. There is about a one mile radius from this site
that the company can locate the tower. The Village has many projects
in the works that need to be considered so an informed decision
can be reached. There might be property available at other locations
that might work and not interfere with existing projects. This
is a new thought within the Village. They are asking for Council’s
thought on this. Do you want this type of activity in the Village?
Some Council members are not in favor of encouraging this type
of activity in the Village. What would be the benefit to the Village?
Lease revenue.
The Council would like to spend some time considering this and
what it will do to the aesthetics of the Village. Staff will work
with Ruhl-Parr architects to see if the Village pylon sign can
be retro-fitted.
7) Boom City Committee – Site Improvement Proposal
Discussion: Nina Reece; Steve Gobin; Les Parks
Two fireworks stands have not been removed from the temporary
Boom City site. Council is opposed to spending any staff time
or Village funds to deal with this. Staff will go to legal about
enforcing Boom City Committee’s non-compliance on removal
of stands. At this time, this is not a QCV issue. The Boom City
site may be proposed to hold a Farmer’s Market which may
change the jurisdictional authority over the site.
8) TERO-Extending the Tribal Labor Agreement to QCV
Discussion: John McCoy; Teri Gobin; Stan Anderson; Tim Jess;
Clarence Bob Sr.; Dan O’Connor; Herman Williams Jr.; Les
Parks; Peter Mills, Steve Gobin
Several union members addressed the Council to confirm the benefits
of belonging to the International Union of North America and to
confirm their support in continuing the labor agreement within
QCV. It is brought to the Village Council first before it goes
to the Tulalip Board of Directors because much of the development
on the Reservation is occurring within Quil Ceda Village. A resolution
with an agreement has been passed out. This agreement has been
adjusted from the previous agreement that was specific to the
Casino. The Council would like to look over this but supports
the direction this is going.
The union representatives thank the Council for the opportunity
to meet. Working with Union and Tribes has been very successful
and rewarding. Many Tribes are adopting their own labor agreements.
Some tribes want long term agreements instead of a project by
project agreement. Under apprentice portion is it possibly to
add “craft” with a percentage such as 15% which is
what King County and the City of Seattle have adopted.
TTT TERO department is recommending 25%. If the rate is set to
high and there are too many apprentices then the agreement will
fail to give adequate training and then the people will fail.
We would not be doing a good service to them. The Washington State
Legislature has met on this but it did not move out of Committee
because the Labor Union was not completely in agreement on the
percentages. Union did not feel they had enough journeymen to
manage the higher percentages of apprentices. The Union can tweak
the figures a little. Is this proposed to cover the Village separate
from the Tribes? We must distinguish the difference of the Village
and the Tribes to anyone that may come in. Will it cover anyone,
Village, Tribe, Lessees? Yes, anyone. Council is asked to please
consider the ramifications to the existing relationships with
existing tenants.
It takes 4,000 hrs to journey out. That’s about 3 years.
Long term construction projects allow the apprentices to get the
training and hours in. A lot of the apprentices will not be coming
in at the bottom rate. Training with the union is free. Health
benefits are for the entire family. The retirement is good and
allows members to retire with a livable income. With new businesses
coming in, the Village needs to look at this agreement. Most jobs
are bid at the prevailing rate, without the agreement general
contractors can pay the worker what they want. Who will it go
to the workers or to the company’s bottom line? With this
agreement, the wage will be set and it will go to the worker.
The Casino project journeyed out two darn good apprentices. This
allows those people to get paid at a better rate. The agreement
puts all the contractors on level playing field. The Casino project
worked well because we had a contractor who was willing to work
with the Tribes. It may not work as well with a contractor who
is constructing a building for a tenant who is leasing land. Rather
than inserting a solid number maybe we should consider inserting
a figure on a project by project basis. One in Five seems to be
the average in Washington. The Washington State Legislative Committee
was trying to establish a ratio but did not. Quil Ceda Village
is supportive of this process.
9) QCV Maintenance Building
Discussion: John McCoy; Peter Mills; Les Parks; Marie Zackuse;
The Village is in an immediate need of a maintenance building.
Staff would like to put a maintenance building out by the Kabota
plant. Staff is recommending building a maintenance building in
such a place that it would not interfere with any future power
plant, substation, etc. It will be discreetly camouflaged from
public view. Staff is recommending that we go forward with a metal
building for maintenance and sewer staff. Staff has equipment
they need to purchase but need don’t have a secured place
to store it. A metal type building will need Council approval
for a variance to go outside the Village Design guidelines. The
Village is going to look at their existing budget for this expense.
If the Village must build a brick and mortar building, it will
be much more expensive and labor intensive. Budgets need to be
scrubbed. Which is most important RC Security or a new metal building?
No costs have been established. Village staff needs Council’s
approval to explore the options for a maintenance building.
Motion made by Herman Williams Jr. for staff to bring
back a cost for a maintenance building and look at both options,
metal versus brick and mortar.
Seconded
3 For 0 Against
Motion carried
10) QCV Street Decorations, Christmas/Year round
Discussion: John McCoy; Steve Gobin, Herman Williams Jr.
Decorations are important to any city. It is in the Village budget.
Looking for direction from Council on lighted versus non-lighted
decorations. Council would like to see lighted decorations. Staff
will bring go forward with decorating Quil Ceda Boulevard. It
would be nice to consider some culturally relevant banners for
the rest of the year.
11) 172nd Street Overpass
Discussion: John McCoy; Herman Williams Jr.
Surrounding jurisdictions would like the Tribe to join in as a
partner on the 172nd Street Overpass. The group asked the Tribe
to contribute as much as $200,000. Staff recommends encouraging
the partnership but with a contribution of $10,000-$15,000. The
contribution will not have to be made until the spring of 2004.
Why would Tulalip consider this? Tulalip has its own DOT issues.
This is a good neighbor gesture and they are willing support 116th
Street. Staff will draft a letter stating that Tulalip will support
the project if they are supporting our 116th Street with a $10,000
commitment. Money to be found before April 2004. This is a TTT
BOD issue
12) Next Village Meeting-September 16, 2003 @ 9:00 a.m.
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