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Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians Tribal Council Chambers

7500 Odawa Circle, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

1 June 6, 2019 Tribal Council Minutes

Secretary Kiogima ________

Tribal Council Regular Meeting 1

June 6, 2019 2

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Call to Order: 9:07 a.m. 5

Opening ceremony: Tribal Chair Regina Gasco Bentley 6

Closed Session: Yes 7

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Council Present: Councilor Frank Bernard, Councilor David Harrington, Councilor Emily 9

Proctor, Councilor Julia Shananaquet, Councilor Leroy Shomin, Treasurer Marcella R. 10

Reyes, Secretary Tamara Kiogima 11

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Absent: Councilor Dexter McNamara, Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr. 13

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Legislative Office Staff Present: Office Manager Michele Portman-LaCount, Legislative 15

Services Attorney Donna Budnick, Senior Financial Analyst Rachel Cope, Legislative 16

Administrative Assistant Linda Gokee, Economic and Business Development Director 17

Billi Jo Head, Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 18

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Corporate Charters Present: None 20

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Executive Officials and Staff Present: Tribal Chair Regina Gasco Bentley 22

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Judicial Officials and Staff: None 24

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Public: None 26

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Invited Guest: None 28

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Proctor to adopt 31

the agenda for June 6, 2019 as amended. 32

Vote: 7 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Abstained, 2 - Absent (Councilor McNamara, Legislative 33

Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 34

Motion carried. 35

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor David Harrington 37

to approve the Regular Meeting minutes of May 23 as corrected. 38



Motion carried. 41

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Motion made by Treasurer Reyes and supported by Councilor Shomin to approve the 43

Special Meeting Minutes of May 29, 2019 as corrected. 44



Motion carried. 47

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9:18 a.m. Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Shomin 49

to enter into Closed Session for Confidential Business Matters. 50





Motion carried. 3

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10:14 a.m. Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes 5

to return to Open Session. 6



Motion carried. 9

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10:14 a.m. Break 11

10:27 a.m. Resume 12

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Tribal Council Officer Reports: 14

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Legislative Leader Report 16

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Motion made by Councilor Shomin and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to accept 18

Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.’s written report for June 6, 2019. 19

Vote: 6 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Abstained, 3 - Absent (Councilor Proctor, Councilor McNamara, 20

Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 21

Motion carried. 22

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Motion made by Treasurer Reyes and supported by Councilor Shomin to accept 24

Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.’s written Confidential Travel Report for June 5, 25

2019. 26



Motion carried. 29

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Tribal Council Action Items: 31

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor David Harrington 33

to approve Citizenship List A-Eligible for Citizenship dated May 24, 2019 for a total of 34

two (2). 35



Motion carried. 38

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Motion made by Treasurer Reyes and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to approve 40

Citizenship List B-Declination (Ineligible) dated May 24, 2019 for a total of one (1). 41



Motion carried. 44

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Shomin to 46

approve travel and reimbursement for June 4-5, 2019 travel to Troy MI for Treasurer 47

Reyes for economic development purposes. 48

Vote: 5 - Yes, 0 - No, 1 - Abstained (Treasurer Reyes), 3 - Absent (Councilor Proctor, 49

Councilor McNamara, Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 50

Motion carried. 51

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes to post 1

Amendment to WOS 2013-010 Fair Employment to the Legislative Calendar in the 2

Odawa Register as sponsored by Councilor David Harrington. 3



Motion carried. 6

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10:33 a.m. Councilor Proctor returns 8

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes to approve 10

Tribal Council attendance to the Statewide Tribal Opioid Summit on June 12-13, 2019 at 11

Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mount Pleasant, MI. 12



Motion carried. 15

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Proctor to approve 17

Tribal Council attendance to Midwest Alliance of Sovereign Tribes (M-A-S-T) on July 17-18

18, 2019 in Mount Pleasant, MI. 19



Motion carried. 22

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Motion made by Treasurer Reyes and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to pass 24

Hemp Authorization and Regulatory Commission Statute. 25

Roll Call Vote: Councilor Bernard-yes, Councilor David Harrington-yes, Councilor 26

McNamara-absent, Councilor Proctor-yes, Councilor Shananaquet-yes, Councilor 27

Shomin-yes, Treasurer Reyes-yes, Secretary Kiogima-yes, Legislative Leader Fred 28

Harrington Jr.-absent 29

Motion carried. 30

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Motion made by Councilor Shomin and supported by Treasurer Reyes to pass 32

Amendment to Criminal Code Statute. 33

Roll Call Vote: Councilor Bernard-yes, Councilor David Harrington-yes, Councilor 34

McNamara-absent, Councilor Proctor-yes, Councilor Shananaquet-yes, Councilor 35

Shomin-yes, Treasurer Reyes-yes, Secretary Kiogima-yes, Legislative Leader Fred 36

Harrington Jr.-absent 37

Motion carried. 38

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Executive Oversight Report: 41

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Discussion: Tribal Chair Regina Gasco Bentley 43

Direct Services Administrator Phil Harmon and some staff are at Mediation Training. 44

New signs outside of Archives and Records. Stop by and take a look. 45

Little Traverse Historical Museum contacted the tribe to ask if we would like to 46

display a canoe they have. 47

Michigan Economic Development Commission (MEDC) visited the Tribe. Met with 48

the Executive, Economic Business and Development Director Billi Jo Head, and GIS 49

Director Alan Proctor. 50



Michigan State University (MSU) Extension met with Vice Chairperson Stella Kay 1

and Direct Services Administrator Phil Harmon to pare up on some projects to 2

provide additional services to Tribal Citizens. 3

Annual Health Fair will be on Friday, June 21, 2019 at the LTBB Health Department 4

located at 1260 Ajijaak (aka: Crane) Avenue, Petoskey, MI from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 5

p.m. 6

U.S. Senator Gary Peters of Michigan inquired if he could host a Town Hall Meeting 7

in the Tribes Government Complex Commons Area. Discussion would include a 8

state issue on Enbridge’s Line 5. He is working on legislation to make tougher laws. 9

Date to be determined 10

Conference call with Deputy Legal Counsel for to the Office of the Governor Wenona 11

Sengel regarding Line 5. There will be a meeting with Michigan’s Tribal Leaders and 12

tribes’ Environmental Staff to discuss Line 5. 13

Desmond Berry and Kristine Ingrao of 7th Legacy Environmental visited the office of 14

the Executive on Wednesday, June 5, 2019 to inquire if the Executive, Tribal 15

Council, and Environment Office would be interested in sit down meeting with 16

Enbridge. 17

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Discussion: Tribal Councils stance remains the same, Decommission Line 5 as 19

indicated by Tribal Resolution # 102718-01 Opposition to the State of Michigan’s 20

Agreement with Enbridge about Line 5. Any meetings can occur in Lansing or at a 21

United Tribes Meeting. 22

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LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS OF ODAWA INDIANS 24

7500 Odawa Circle 25

Harbor Springs, MI 49740 26

TRIBAL RESOLUTION #102718-01 27

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Opposition of the State of Michigan’s agreement with Enbridge about Line 5 29

WHEREAS, The Waganakising Odawak Nation, known as the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 30

Indians, and its citizens are vested with inherent sovereignty and rights of self-31

governance; and 32

WHEREAS, The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is a federally recognized Indian Tribe 33

under Public Law 103-324, and is a party to numerous Treaties with the United 34

States, the most recent of which are the Treaty of Washington of March 28, 1836 (7 35

Stat. 491) and the Treaty of Detroit of 1855 (11 Stat. 621); and 36

WHEREAS, The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians is governed by a Tribal Constitution 37

adopted by the citizens of the Tribe on February 1, 2005; and 38

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WHEREAS, The Little Traverse Bay Bands is a member of the Chippewa Ottawa Resource Authority 40

(CORA), and 41

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WHEREAS, The member Tribes of CORA have reserved hunting, fishing and gathering rights in the 43

lands and waters ceded by the Treaty of March 28, 1836 (7 Stat. 491), and 44

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WHEREAS, Because of the dangerous nature of oil and gas pipelines, Enbridge’s poor safety record, and 1

the location Line 5 on, near, and over water important to the ecosystems that support the 2

hunting, fishing, and gathering rights, and 3

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WHEREAS, The State of Michigan did not consult with tribes about this decision before it was made. 5

They simply informed the tribes about it and 6

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WHEREAS, The impact that the tunnel construction and operation will have on the surrounding 8

ecosystems has not been assessed and 9

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WHEREAS, The State of Michigan acknowledges the risk posed by Line 5 to Michigan’s ecosystems, yet 11

building a tunnel only addresses one segment of that pipeline and 12

WHEREAS, Managing the operations of the proposed utilities tunnel is outside the original purpose of the 13

Mackinaw Bridge Authority 14

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THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, LTBB opposes the agreement that includes the construction of a 16

utilities tunnel under the Straits of Mackinac and an allowance for Enbridge to continue to 17

use Line 5. Building a utilities tunnel and assigning the management of the tunnel to the 18

Mackinac Bridge Authority is not an adequate solution to mitigate the risk posed by the 19

operation of Line 5. The only adequate solution is to decommission and safely remove all 20

segments of Line 5. 21

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CERTIFICATION 23

As the Tribal Council Legislative Leader and Tribal Council Secretary, we certify that this Tribal 24

Resolution was duly adopted by the Tribal Council of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians at a 25

regular meeting of the Tribal Council held on October 27, 2018 at which a quorum 26

was present, by a vote of 8 in favor, 0 opposed, 0 abstentions, and 1 absent as recorded by this 27

roll call: 28

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In Favor Opposed Abstained Absent

Frank Bernard

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David Harrington X

Dexter McNamara X

Emily Proctor X

Julie Shananaquet X

Shanna Wemigwase X

Marcella Reyes X

Tamara Kiogima X

Fred Harrington, Jr. X

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Date: 10-27-18

Fred Harrington, Jr., Legislative Leader

Date: 10-27-18 Tamara Kiogima, Tribal Council Secretary

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Received by the Executive Office on 10-29-18 by Julie Janiskee

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Pursuant to Article VII, Section D, Subsection 1 of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians 2

Constitution adopted on February 1, 2005 the Executive concurs in this action of the Tribal Council. 3

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Date: 10-29-18

Regina Gasco Bentley, Tribal Chairperson

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Received from the Executive on 10-29-18 by Linda Gokee

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Councilor Shananaquet: Can we order new flags, for government center, to keep them in 9

size with the flagpoles? 10

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Tribal Chair: The cost per flag is $5000-$10,000 for the larger flags. The Chair will check 12

with Biindigen Manager Don Portman for costs. 13

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Councilor Shananaquet: Is the canoe display from Little Traverse Historical Museum for 15

donation? Is the Repatriation and Archives Department big enough to display donated 16

items? 17

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Tribal Chair: It should be. She will check with Director Eric Hemenway and get back with 19

Tribal Council. 20

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Proctor to 22

acknowledge the verbal Executive Oversight Report as presented by Tribal Chairperson 23

Regina Gasco-Bentley on June 6, 2019. 24



Motion carried. 27

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Tribal Council Officer Reports continued. 29

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Secretary Report 31

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Documents Delivered to the Executive 33

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-Waganakising Odawak Statute Amendment to Waganakising Odawak Statute # 2011-005 35

Gaming Regulatory Statute was delivered to the Executive for signature on 04/11/19-the 36

Executive signed on 05/01/19. The Legislative Office received this Statute on 05/08/19 and 37

should have been reported at the 05/09/19 Tribal Council Meeting. 38

-Tribal Resolution Appropriation of Funds for the 2020 Fiscal Year Operating Budgets was 39

delivered to the Executive for signature on 05/07/19-the Executive signed on 05/08/19 and should 40

have been reported at the 05/09/19 Tribal Council Meeting. 41

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-Tribal Resolution Appropriation to the Planning Department to Obtain Engineered Plans for 43

Apartment Building at Mtigwaakiis Housing (Murray Road), in the amount of $200,000.00 to come 44

from the General Fund-Fund Balance was delivered to the Executive for signature on 05/28/19-45

the Executive signed on 05/29/19. 46

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-Tribal Resolution Supplemental Funding the Amount of $187,600.00 for the purpose of Food and 1

Utility Allowance was delivered to the Executive for signature on 05/28/19-the Executive signed 2

on 05/29/19. 3

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-Tribal Resolution Increase MIS FY2019 Operating budget by $82,000.00 for software and 5

licensing agreements was delivered to the Executive for signature on 05/28/19-the Executive 6

signed on 05/29/19. 7

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-Tribal Resolution Budget Modifications for FY 2019 in the amount of $34,532.00 to fund Facilities 9

was delivered to the Executive for signature on 05/30/19-the Executive signed on 05/30/19. 10

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-Tribal Resolution Budget Modifications for FY 2019 Increased Consolidated Tribal Government 12

Program (CTGP) Related General Fund Needs in Other Programs was delivered to the Executive 13

for signature on 05/31/19-the Executive signed on 06/04/19. 14

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-Waganakising Odawak Statute Tribal Historic Preservation Office Statute was delivered to the 16

Executive for signature on 05/28/19-PENDING SIGNATURE (due back to Tribal Council on or 17

before 06/27/19.) 18

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Vetoes (a vote of Tribal Council to override a veto shall occur within 90-days of the veto): none 20

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Phone Polls passed by Tribal council: none 22

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes to accept 24

Secretary Kiogima’s verbal and written report as provided on the agenda for June 6, 25

2019. 26



Motion carried. 29

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Treasurer Report 31

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Appropriations and Finance Committee 33

-Last Meeting: May 14, 2019 34

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(Motions made at Appropriations and Finance Committee Meeting were presented at the May 23, 36

2019 Tribal Council Meeting) 37

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-Next Meeting: Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers 39

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Phone Polls passed by Appropriations and Finance Committee: None 41

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Motion made by Councilor Shomin and supported by Councilor Proctor to accept the 43

Appropriations and Finance Committee verbal and written report as provided on the 44

agenda by Treasurer Reyes, Committee Chair for June 6, 2019. 45

Vote: 6 - Yes, 0 - No, 0 - Abstained, 3 - Absent (Councilor David Harrington, Councilor 46

McNamara, Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 47

Motion carried. 48

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Motion made by Councilor Proctor and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to accept 50

Treasurer Reyes’s verbal Confidential Travel Report for June 5, 2019. 51



Motion carried. 54



Land and Reservation Committee 1

-Last Meeting: May 3, 2019 2

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(Motions made at Land and Reservation Committee Meeting were presented at the May 9, 2019 4

Tribal Council Meeting) 5

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-Next Meeting: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 9:00 a.m. in the Council Chambers 7

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Motion made by Councilor Proctor and supported by Councilor Shomin to accept the 9

Land and Reservation Committee verbal and written report as provided on the agenda 10

by Treasurer Reyes, Committee Chair for June 6, 2019. 11


Shananaquet, Councilor McNamara, Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 13

Motion carried. 14

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Tribal Council Member Reports: 16

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Councilor Proctor: Line 5 Update 18

Consultation and communication issues with tribes response to state officials. 19

Tribal Historic Preservation Office needs to be involved in consultations including 20

Chippewa and Ottawa Resource Authority (CORA) and Enbridge discussions. 21

Would like to invite the Director for the Upper Peninsula Research and Extension 22

Center (UPREC) James DeDecker to give a presentation on hemp productions 23

within tribes across the state and to contact Ziibimijwang, Inc. to see if there is an 24

interest. 25

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Discussion: 27

Legislative Services Attorney Budnick: Advise Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 28

Melissa Wiatrolik ask to be placed on the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) 29

meeting agenda to discuss what her role as the Interim Tribal Historic Preservation 30

Officer role is. 31

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes to 33

acknowledge receipt of Councilor Proctor’s verbal report for June 6, 2019. 34



Motion carried. 37

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Legislative Office Reports: 39

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Office of Finance and Revenue 41

Uploaded a report to the pod on financials. 42

Investment accounts. 43

Attended the Gaming Authority meeting last week. There was confusion on their 44

meeting dates as there were two (2) meeting calendars out with different dates. 45

Importance in hiring an Administrative Assistant for the Economic Business and 46

Development Direct to help keep open communication with commissions and 47

boards. 48

The Gaming Authority Board is doing well. 49

Was pleased with Wasaybek Development Company presentation by Clay 50

Vanderpool and Deidra Mitchell on Tribal Economic Development Corporations on 51



June 4, 2019. She will take pieces of their presentation and incorporate their ideas 1

with ours. 2

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Motion made by ______ and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to accept Sr 4

Financial Analyst Rachel Cope’s verbal and written report for June 6, 2019. 5



Motion carried. 8

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Economic Business and Development Director 10

Busy setting up meetings 11

Completed a last-minute survey of Tribal Citizens on banking/credit union interest. 12

Received 262 internet and 23 written Survey Monkey responses. These statistics 13

were needed to help support a Northern Shores grant application for a Credit Union. 14

Will schedule a meeting with Grant Writers Amber Holt and Alison Simon to discuss 15

the grant process. 16

Met with Joe VanAlstine and Kafui Ojai Adjei aka: KK of Ziibimijwang, Inc. to discuss 17

the Pack Shed, Canning Facilities, the need for a 5-year strategic plan, and the 18

availability to grow in capacity in the future. Ziibimijwang, Inc. is doing an amazing 19

job and doing great things in selling product at different farmers markets and local 20

businesses. 21

Will be assisting enterprises and charters in writing By-laws for boards who have not 22

submitted. 23

Met with John Link and Treasurer Reyes to discuss insurance needs. 24

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Discussion: 26

Secretary Kiogima: Would like the Economic Business and Development Director Billi Jo 27

Head to submit articles to the Odawa Trails to update tribal citizens. 28

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Councilor Proctor: Would like an opportunity to provide training to our Enterprises and 30

Corporation on how to function as a non-profit. 31

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Councilor Shananaquet: Has Ziibimijwang, Inc. reached the level of being self-33

sustainable? 34

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Senior Financial Analyst Rachel Cope: Ziibimijwang, Inc. has not reached the level of 36

self-sustaining, yet. Will look at the end of the season to review their numbers. Senior 37

Financial Analyst has positive thoughts and they are getting close. The original plan for 38

the Pack Shed has grown since they last presented to Tribal Council on February 21, 39

2019. 40

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Economic Business and Development Director continued. 42

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Met with Flagstar yesterday. Many opportunities are coming along and the Tribe 44

needs a friend in banking. They were very welcoming, friendly, and asked many 45

questions on Tribal history and traditions. They will be here on June 18 at 11:00 a.m. 46

for a Special Work Session. 47

The team and Legislative Staff have been great and welcoming. Thank you. 48

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Public Comment: 50

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11:45 a.m. Opened 1

No comments 2

11:45 a.m. Closed 3

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Treasurer Reyes to accept 5

Economic Business and Development Director Billi Jo Head’s verbal report for June 6, 6

2019. 7



Motion carried. 10

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Motion made by Councilor Shomin and supported by Councilor Shananaquet to 12

acknowledge the verbal Confidential Economic Business and Development Director Billi 13

Jo Head’s update in the earlier Closed Session as presented on June 6, 2019 14



Motion carried. 17

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Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer 19

The THPO server was encrypted and Melissa will need to rescan many documents. 20

Update on Beaver Island collaboration. Meeting many people to cut costs down. 21

Natural Resources Department will be assisting with the Stone Circle and jiiman 22

projects. 23

Would like to form a Cultural Advisory within LTBB to seek ideas from Elders, youth, 24

and cultural leaders on a volunteer basis. 25

Community Meeting went well with the display of the Council Tree. Many Elders are 26

willing to tell their stories on boarding schools. 27

Completed HPF Grant work plan for 2019. 28

Working on Section 106 review process policies and procedures. Will be sharing 29

spreadsheet for reviews so Legislative Administrative Assistant Linda Gokee and 30

Office Manager Michele Portman-LaCount can enter received requests via mail. 31

Attended the government to government consultation with Enbridge, CORA and 32

other 1836 Treaty signature Tribes. THPO is the last to know when her department 33

should be the first on reviews. Working with other departments to submit one strong 34

summary. 35

Gathering information from individuals on history of the Stone Circle on Beaver 36

Island. Northern Michigan University and island residents are willing to assist in the 37

restoration efforts. 38

Will be attending the Amik Society Meeting on July 16-17, 2019 on Beaver Island. 39

Continued construction site monitoring in the area. Will be working with residents to 40

add locations to the LTBB data server for protecton, local townships and the State 41

Historic Preservation Offices. 42

Working on policy and procedures for MAGPRA/NAGPRA. 43

Still waiting for remains from Sleeping Bear Dunes to be identified. 44

Working with Tom Teuthorn and Wes Andrews regarding the Osborne Road burial 45

site. 46

Invited to attend SHPO meetings on both June 27 and July 11, 2019. 47

Received Cultural Stewardship and Historic Preservation certificate through the 48

Association of Tribal Archives, Libraries & Museums (ATALM). 49

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Discussion: 51



Councilor Proctor: Briefed Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer on her earlier 1

discussion in Tribal Council Reports. How many requests did you receive for Section 2

106? 3

4

Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Proctor to accept 5

the Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Melissa Wiatrolik’s verbal and written 6

report as presented on June 6, 2019. 7



Motion carried. 10

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Legislative Services Attorney 12

Confidential Report submitted to Tribal Council. 13

Recent decision by federal judge has set a 90-day deadline for Michigan Legislature 14

to fix System of Records Notice (SORN) in regards to the Sex Offender Registration 15

and Notification Act (SORNA). The tribe does not have geographical restrictions. 16

Needs to be rereviewed to make sure we are compliant with federal and state laws. 17

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12:06 p.m. Councilor David Harrington exits. 19

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Will be attending the CORA Meeting on Thursday, June 20, 2019 at the Odawa 21

Hotel. 22

Spoke with Deidra Mitchell of Wasaybek and her Tribe uses a Members Only 23

website. This option needs to be reexplored by LTBB as Tribal Citizens have a right 24

to be informed. 25

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12:07 p.m. Councilor Bernard exits meeting. 27

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Discussion: 29

Councilor Shananaquet: Has General Counsel Jim Bransky completed a final review of 30

the General Managers contract? Please develop a policy with General Counsel Jim 31

Bransky. 32

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Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor Proctor to 34

acknowledge receipt of Legislative Services Attorney Donna Budnick’s verbal and 35

written report for June 6, 2019. 36


McNamara, Councilor Bernard, Legislative Leader Fred Harrington Jr.) 38

Motion carried. 39

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General Counsel – no report 41

42

Legislative Office Manager 43

No written report. 44

Working with Tribal Council, Economic Business and Development Director Billi Jo 45

Head, and Interim Tribal Historic Preservation Officer Melissa Wiatrolik on topics. 46

Worked with grants regarding THPO wages and fringe for Officer and Deputy Officer. 47

All Special Meetings and Work Sessions have been posted. If you have documents 48

for the pod, please submit them to either Michele or Linda. 49

Will reach out to Potawatomi’s regarding a Members Only site and will present the 50

information to the Executive and Information Technology (IT) Director Mark Tracy. 51



Will work on getting camera up and running so Tribal Citizens can tap into URL’s to 1

view Tribal Council Meetings and Committee Meetings. 2

3

Motion made by Treasurer Reyes and supported by Councilor Shomin to accept 4

Legislative Office Manager Michele Portman-LaCount’s verbal report as presented on 5

June 6, 2019. 6



Motion carried. 9

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Corporate Charters and/or Board Updates: None 11

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Other Items of Business: 13

14

Economic Business and Development Director Billi Jo Head has been selected to be the 15

Petoskey Chamber of Commerce Chamber Champion and they have asked her to be a 16

Chamber Ambassador. How does she go about to seek approval? 17

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Discussion: 19

Tribal Council: Contact Executive Assistant Rebecca Fisher to further discuss this with 20

the Executive Branch. 21

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Adjournment 23

12:20 p.m. Motion made by Councilor Shananaquet and supported by Councilor 24

Proctor to adjourn. 25



Motion carried. 28

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Next Regular Tribal Council Meeting: 32

Thursday, June 27, 2019 33

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These Minutes have been read and are approved as corrected/written. 40

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Tamara Kiogima, Tribal Council Secretary Date 44

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