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

1) Approval of agenda for the regular Village Council Meeting of October 17, 2006.

Motion to approve the agenda for the regular Village Council Meeting of October 17, 2006 as presented.
Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

2) Approval of minutes for the regular Village Council Meeting of September 22, 2006.

Motion to approve the minutes for the regular Village Council Meeting of September 22, 2006

Seconded
Questions:
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

3) Power Point Presentation: Continued Investment in 116th Street Interchange

Discussion: Peter Mills, Glen Gobin, John McCoy, Herman Williams, Jr., Patti Gobin, Chuck James,
Power Point presentation and a hand out presented to the Council and staff. The entire project is in the 30 million dollar range. The environmental contract is done, money is secured 1.2 million. Staff has worked hard with the county, and 2.2 million has been secured with Snohomish County. The funds are there. The subject of today’s meeting is 2A Preliminary plan. Our phase 2A benefits are the culverts under I-5, lanes west of 116th, for traffic flow to be easy. A summary is shown in the presentation for phase and cost. $699,000 left in the strategic budget, staff is requesting to use these monies to start the project. The money would be to secure and start plans with Parametrix, the money would be sufficient to get this started. Staff is asking the Village Council to recommend that this be brought to the BOD. We need a bid process, why are we using Parametrix without a bid process? There is an urgency to start the project; this firm has worked for the last three years on studies. This is a continuation of the same project? This is one project with multiple phases. What will happen to our project if the money is not granted to the tribe, staff will work with Congress for the federal funds. Does this take commitment from the County Executive or the Congress? This will take a relationship between both. The tribe and the City of Marysville have been working together to get this completed, the tribe has been putting an effort into this, and working with the other parties to receive the same amount of interest. What is the time frame for this? It is a continuation of design and completion of the plan. The timing is critical to secure the federal funds. We need to be complete with PSNE by early spring? Is this a presentation that has been brought before? This was brought to you in the 2006 cherette. 2 West bound lands on 116th will help the Casio and the Village to become more effective. Which project is more of urgency? Why is there such an urgency to get this project done at this time? At this time both projects are urgent to get done. There are traffic concerns for both interchanges; we are working locally, regionally to fix this situation. We are following the advisor of the Senators, breaking the phases down in portions.

Motion to recommend that this discussion be brought forward the Board of Directors.
Questions
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

4) Department of Energy Laboratory
Discussion: John McCoy, Marlin Fryberg, Jr., Mel Sheldon, Glen Gobin, Peter Mills, Chuck James, Debbie Posey, Patti Gobin,
This is a project where the Department of Energy would like to build two laboratories, one the west coast and one on the east coast. Tulalip would be a perfect site for the research laboratory. The company is will to spend the money for the building and construction. Staff is requesting a letter of intent be sent by the deadline. We have the land mass; this would be an opportunity to work with PCSI. This would be a benefit for the tribe. How much land will it take? The building will be estimated, at the size of BINGO 3-5 acre. What are the advantages for tribal member’s employment? The company would be willing to work with tribal membership for employment opportunities. The project would bring leasing money, a property the tribe will own once the research is done and the building is vacated. What will it cost to research and to put in the proposal? Man hours, Wages of time spent, estimated of 1 week’s time to get the proposal completed. The research center is for a 5 year time period. What is the direct payoff for the tribe besides the lease money? How does this fit in our master plan for the Village? The Ultimate master plan has been looked at; this would be natural fit for the Village. This would compliment the Village. The facility could go west of 88th, and would coordinate with the utility system in place now. PCSI and TDS could work together on the software. Council would like more research done, a study on this company. There needs to be planning and research done. A cherette is needed so that everyone will be on the same page. What type of synergy are we looking for the Village? We need to get the questions answered, and see what the long range impacts will be, how will this all fit together. Council recommends that the proposal be sent out. We will need to also look at the coordinating a cherett, also what has been done, and analyze the past to work towards our future.

Motion to approve that staff send out a letter of intent to the Department of Energy for the interest of the research laboratory.
Seconded
Questions
2 For 0 Against
Motion carried

Motion to adjourn the regular Village Council Meeting of October 17, 2006 at 10:06 a.m.

Minutes approved at the regular Village Council meeting of December 19, 2006.