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Overview of Intergovernmental Cooperation
▪ Native American Tribal Governments
▪ La Plata County
▪ Durango Fire Protection District
Tribal Sovereignty: Seven Ute Bands
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.Denver
Salt Lake City
.Santa Fe
Hunting Ground
Uintah
Weeminuche
Capote
Uncompahgre
Mouache
Yampa & Grand River
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Brunot Agreement
▪ Hunting, fishing and gathering
Tribal Sovereignty: Brunot Agreement-Off Reservation Hunting, Fishing and Gathering
▪ Brunot Agreement of 1873– Reserved the right to “hunt upon said lands so long as the game
lasts and the Indians are at peace with the white people”
▪ The Tribal rights extend to the harvest of all species currently existing in the Brunot Area, subject to:– Non-discriminatory State regulation when necessary to ensure
perpetuation or preservation of the species, and
– Federal termination or abrogation
Tribal Sovereignty: Brunot Agreement-Memoranda with the State of Colorado
▪ Southern Ute Tribe– Consent Decree (1972)
– Memorandum with State of Colorado (2009)
▪ Ute Mountain Ute Tribe– Consent Decree (1976)
– Memorandum with the State of Colorado (2012)
▪ Address wildlife management and law enforcement– Recognize share interests, best management practices
– Ongoing communications, information and data sharing
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Land Area:▪ Approx. 65 miles x 93 miles, 3.7 million acres▪ Includes 4 Nat’l Forests and over ½ million acres of wilderness▪ Encompasses all or parts of 9 counties and 10 major towns/cities
▪ Major Streams and Reservoirs:▪ McPhee ReservoirDolores River Lemon Reservoir Animas River▪ Vallecito Reservoir Pine River Rio Grande Reservoir Piedra
River▪ Continental Reservoir Rio Grande River▪ Groundhog Reservoir Lake Fork Gunnison River▪ Lake Nighthorse San Miguel River
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT)
▪ Checkerboard reservation
▪ Tribal Government structure
▪ Growth Fund
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (UMUT)
▪ Lake Nighthorse– Indian Water Rights Settlement
– Bureau of Reclamation Project
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Recreation at Lake Nighthorse– Who?
– How?
– Where?
– When?
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Multiple stakeholders– Navajo, SUIT, UMUT
– Bureau of Reclamation
– State of Colorado▪ Water and Power Finance Authority
▪ Department of Parks and Wildlife
– La Plata County
– Animas La Plata Operations and Maintenance Assoc. (ALPOM&R)
– Animas Water Conservancy District
– City of Durango
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Who?– Only the City of Durango has stepped up
▪ How?– City needs to annex
– Law enforcement must be City Police
▪ Where?– Portion of property vs. entire property
▪ When?– Rule 106, Cultural Resources Study
– Design, bid and construct infrastructure
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Building relationships with Southern Ute Indian Tribe (SUIT) – Routine dinners
– Invitations to City Events: Swearing in new City Council, Fourth of July Parade, ribbon cuttings
– Recognize National Native American Month
– Attend SUIT Events: Swearing in new Chairman and Tribal Council, ribbon cuttings for new facilities, Bear Dance
▪ Staff– Relationship between City Manager and Tribal Executive
– Look for joint projects
Tribal Sovereignty: Southern Ute Indian Tribe and Ute Mountain Ute Tribe
▪ Building relationships with Ute Mountain Ute Tribe (UMUT) – Accepted invitations to meet with Tribal Council
– Recognize National Native American Month
– CM and Tribal Chair sit on advisory board for Lake Nighthorse
▪ Staff– Relationship between City Manager and Tribal Executive
– Look for joint projects
La Plata County Government
▪ Southwest Colorado Council of Governments (SWCCOG)– Formed December 2009
– 14 local governments
– Montezuma County is not a member
▪ BOCC/City Council Took the Lead– County Manager/City Manager
▪ Region 9 Economic Development
La Plata County Government
▪ BOCC/City Council– Quarterly breakfast meetings
– Bi-monthly meetings (City, County, 9R School District, Fort Lewis College, and SW Colorado Community College)
– Joint BOCC/CC Special Meetings
▪ County Manager/City Manager– Monthly meetings
– Open communications, trust and transparency
La Plata County Government
▪ Formal– IGA’s and MOU’s
– Joint Planning IGA
– Joint ownership of Airport
– Durango Recreation Center built on County land
– Co-own an open space parcel
– Use of City recycle drop off center
– Hazardous Materials Collection Day program
La Plata County Government
▪ Informal– Equipment use▪ Line striping machine
– Fiber infrastructure▪ Jointly owned and operated
– Shared purchasing of materials▪ Mag Chloride
▪ Gravel
– Common sense ▪ Snow plowing
▪ Water dock
La Plata County Government
▪ Keys to success– Goal driven
– Minimize politics
– Staffs get along
– Communication, no surprises
Durango Fire Protection District
▪ City of Durango operated a City Fire Department from the 1890’s through 2002
▪ Animas Fire Protection District, Hermosa Creek Fire Protection District and City of Durango combined to form the Durango Fire and Rescue Authority (DFRA)
Durango Fire Protection District
▪ DFRA as a Fire Authority had no taxing powers
▪ Voters approved the creation of the Durango Fire Protection District (DFPD) in 2004– DFPD twice failed to win voter approval for taxing authority
Durango Fire Protection District
▪ Sometimes the solution is out of the box– DFRA and the City worked out a plan
– City de-annexed from the DFPD
– County Voters approved taxing authority for DFPD
– Voters in Animas Fire Protection District and Hermosa Creek Fire Protection District approved dissolution of the Fire Districts
– Voters in the City approved a long term contract with DFPD
Durango Fire Protection District
▪ City now contracts with DFPD for Fire and Emergency Medical Services
▪ Performance contract began in January 2014