COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES (2025)

COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES

COLVILLE BUSINESS COUNCIL

Special Session

February 6th, 2025

Resolution Index

Condensed by, Tabitha Parr, Executive Office Assistant

Present:

Jarred-Michael Erickson, Karen Condon, Patrick Tonasket, Norma Sanchez, Dustin

Best, Shar Zacherle, Roger Finley, Dayna Seymour, Kyle Etchison, Steven Carson,

Mel Tonasket

Delegation/Leave:

Cindy Marchand, Meghan Francis, Alison Boyd-Ball

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Condensed Recommendation Information

Colville Business

Council Vote Tally

Tribal Government Committee to appoint Karen Condon as

the primary delegate to the Affiliated Tribes of the

Northwest Indians (ATNI). In her absence, Roger Finley

shall serve as the 1st alternate. In his absence, Cindy

Marchand shall serve as the 2nd alternate. This resolution

shall supersede all previous delegations. Chairman or

Designee to sign all pertinent documents.

Tribal Government Committee to authorize Vincent

McDonald, CCT Veterans Program Manager to support

House Bill 1541 and Senate Bill 5338 concerning the

Veterans Affairs Advisory Committee by signing in "pro"

and providing testimony. These bills allow the Governor to

appoint one member from a state-recognized Native

American Tribe to serve on the Veterans Affairs Advisory

Committee.

Tribal Government Committee to authorize the Chairman,

Jarred-Michael Erickson and the Executive Director, Cody

Desautel to participate in the Agriculture & Natural

Resources Committee Work Session on Wednesday

February 5th, 2025 regarding wolf management in

Washington.

Education & Employment Committee to recognize that the

Keller School District Indian Policies and Procedures (IPP)

are to ensure that all Indian children of school age have

equal access to all programs, services and activities offered

within the school district. The IPPs established are in

accordance as required and will continue to consult with

local tribal officials in the planning and development of

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Rationale: Timelines HB

and SB hearings 01/28 and

01/29.

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IPPs, general education programs, and activities. Chair or

Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Education & Employment Committee to sign and approve

source checks for Impact Aid provided by the Keller School

District. Chair or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve the attached Letter of

Support for Trout Unlimited's proposal for the Methow

Westslope Cutthroat Trout Population Assessment - Phase 2

for WNTI's FY 2026 National Fish Habitat Partnership

Program Funding. The Chairperson or Designee has

authority to sign all pertinent documents.

Education & Employment Committee to sign and approve

source checks for Impact Aid provided by the Grand Coulee

Dam School District. Chair or Designee authorized to sign

all pertinent documents.

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Rationale: See attached

email.

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Health & Human Services Committee to approve

Revalidation with the Core Provider Agreement with the

Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to

ensure we meet all the applicable State and/or Federal

licensure requirements to assure his/her qualifications to

perform services under this Agreement. This includes

maintaining professional licensure in good standing without

any stipulation in the provider's license for all Health and

Human Services programs. Core agreements are expected to

be updated and maintained annually. Chairman or Designee

authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources Committee to authorize Natural

Resources Director, Rebecca Hunt, to submit an online

application for the Washington Fish and Wildlife

Commission. If selected, the Natural Resources Director is

authorized to accept the appointment.

Natural Resources Committee to authorize Executive

Director, Cody Desautel, to submit an online application for

the Washington Fish and Wildlife Commission. If selected,

the Executive Director is authorized to accept the

appointment.

Health & Human Services Committee to support House Bill

1583 concerning Medicaid for traditional health care

Rationale: Timelines.

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not received in office until

January 21st.

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practices and authorize councilmember Alison Ball to

testify.

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Management & Budget Committee to propose revisions to

Schedule A of the Cannabis Compliance Agreement

between the Tribes and Key Bank and submit the Tribes

annual certification, pursuant to Section 2(k) of the

Agreement. The Chairman or Designee is authorized to sign

all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources Committee to approve the request for

signature of the Colville Business Council Chairperson on

the attached, "Exception Events Letter to EPA Region 10."

The Chair or Designee is authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

Education & Employment Committee to support Senate Bill

5570 Supporting public school instruction in tribal

sovereignty and federally recognized Indian Tribes and

authorize Councilwoman Karen Condon to testify urging for

a fiscal note to be added to the bill.

Health & Human Services Committee to send the attached

'Letter of Intent' to RDML Marcus Martinez, regarding the

Tribes PL. 93-638 proposal. Chairman or Designee

authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Health & Human Services and Management & Budget

Committees to authorize the Chairman to approve all

equipment purchases associated with the Omak Clinic. To

ensure equipment is available by the projected completion

date it is critical that orders be placed in a timely manner

that may not align with the committee schedule. Chair or

Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Management & Budget Committee to approve the attached

Order form between the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation and DocuSign, Inc. In the amount of

$231,471.00 for a three-year term, Year (1) @ $79,407.00,

Year (2) @ $76,032.00, Year (3) @ $76,032.00. Licensing

is all being re-formatted to end user based rather than

envelope based usage. Chair or Designee to sign all relevant

documents.

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February 4th.

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have letter to EPA is

February 6, 2025.

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Management & Budget and Health & Human Services

Committees to accept Amendment #5 to the FY2024 IHS

Contract #248-96-0001 for Tribal Lease funds in the amount

of $909,940.00. Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent

documents.

Management & Budget and Community Development

Committees to authorize and approve the formation of

Colville Fuels LLC as a tribally-chartered governmental

limited liability company formed under the sovereign

authority of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation; and to authorize and approve the formation of

the LLC and the execution of the LLC Agreement.

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Now therefore be it resolved, that Colville Fuels LLC is

directed to take all such actions and execute all such

necessary documents and fillings to effectuate the formation

of the LLC and execution and implementation of the LLC

Agreement;

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Chair or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

Management & Budget and Community Development

Committees to approve the adoption of the Colville Fuels

LLC By-Laws. Chair or Designee authorized to sign all

pertinent documents.

Management & Budget Committee to approve the future

Tribal Opioid Abatement Use funding to offset existing

tribal programs. Chair or Designee approved to sign all

pertinent documents.

Community Development Committee to sign in as "other"

on House Bill 1328 Accelerating the Development of Clean

Energy and Transmission and to authorize Councilwoman

Karen Condon to testify to offer an amendment requiring the

workgroup to have tribal representation.

Tribal Government Committee to approve the following

amount for the 2025 181-D (Grand Coulee Dam) Annual

BPA Settlement disbursement from account PL7219709 to

be distributed on or before March 17, 2025. The amount for

the 2025 181-D disbursement is $2,284.00 and the half share

amount of $1,142.00 to each eligible enrolled member of the

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Resolution

2021-465 and 2023-131 stating the deadlines shall remain in

effect. Chair or Designee is authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

Tribal Government Committee to accept the Colville Tribal

Relinquishment of HANNAH MARIE JOSEPHINE

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TONASKET on the current Colville Tribal Membership

Roll.

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In accordance with Sec. 8-1-320, 8-1-321, 8-1-322 of Title

8-Colville Membership Code, this relinquishment is

effective immediately upon full Tribal Business Council

approval.

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Also, in accordance with Sec. 8-1-324, HANNAH MARIE

TONASKET shall hereafter be prohibited from future

membership with the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation. She has already enrolled with the SPOKANE

TRIBE.

Tribal Government Committee to authorize the Chairman or

Designee to support grants to Tribes to implement the

Icelandic Prevention Model contained in House Bill 1198

Making 2025-2027 fiscal biennium operating

appropriations. The Chairman or Designee is authorized to

sign all pertinent documents and provide testimony at large

hearings.

Tribal Government Committee that the language "protected

Tribal resources" be included in HB 1749, section 2(1)(c )

and (5).

Tribal Government Committee to ADOPT SAKARI

BUTTERFIELD ADAMS, as applicant meets requirements

of Section 8-1-160 of Enrollment Ordinance and

Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation.

Tribal Government Committee to ADOPT JACI WELLS

ADAMS, as applicant meets requirements of Section 8-1160 of Enrollment Ordinance and Constitution of the

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Tribal Government Committee to ADOPT AIYANNA ANN

ADAMS, as applicant meets requirements of Section 8-1160 of Enrollment Ordinance and Constitution of the

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.

Tribal Government Committee to ADOPT KIMIMILA

YELLOWHAWK ADAMS, as applicant meets

requirements of Section 8-1-160 of Enrollment Ordinance

and Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation.

Tribal Government Committee to ADOPT ZYARA

ISOLINA MARIE RIZZONELLI, as applicant meets

requirements of Section 8-1-160 of Enrollment Ordinance

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and Constitution of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation.

Education & Employment Committee to support House Bill

1540 expanding eligibility for the students experiencing

homelessness and foster youth program to an accredited

tribal college and authorize councilmember Karen Condon

to testify, and Shar Zacherle to testify as an alternate in her

absence.

Education & Employment Committee to approve the

submission of Bureau of Indian education report of Children

Age 3-5 with Disabilities residing on reservations in

accordance with Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities

Education Improvement Act and Bureau of Indian

Education Report of Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

residing on reservations in accordance with Part C of the

Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

for reporting period ending 12/1/2024. Tribal Chairperson or

Designee to sign all pertinent documents.

Education & Employment Committee to approve Laketha

Jordan's request to serve as Co-Chair on the Western

Regional 166-477 Executive Committee. No Tribal Match

Required. To authorize the Chairman or Designee to sign all

pertinent documents.

Education & Employment Committee to approve the

contract change order in the amount of $21,300.00 for the

NCESD contract for the 24-25 school year. Chairman or

Designee to sign all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources and Management & Budget Committees

to accept Modification #2 of Environmental Justice Grant

Award EC-02J03001-2; extending the contract budget

period from 01/31/2025 to 04/30/2025. No additional dollars

are being added or requested. Chair or Designee authorized

to sign all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources Committee to authorize the following

program designees to participate in the FERC relicensing

process for Rock Island and Rocky Reach dams. The

designees are Dennis Moore (Anadromous Program Policy

Analyst) from F&W; Crystal Miller (TCP Coordinator) and

Guy Moura (THPO) from H&A; Rodney Cawston (Env.

Trust Director) from Environmental Trust. The delegates

will be required to report updates on a bi-monthly basis to

the Culture or Natural Resources Committees. Chair or

Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources and Management & Budget Committees

to approve a Budget Modification to BIA Contract

#A20AV00083, Amendment #25 in the amount of

$590,435.00; $390,435.00 for Water Resource TPA Funds,

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$100,000.00 for Mission Bay Recreation Activity and

$100,000.00 for Nespelem Valley Watershed Improvement

Projects for a total Contract Award of $4,795,641.00. No

additional dollars are being requested. Chair or Designee

authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Fisheries and Management & Budget Committees 910623

ESA Law Enforcement contract in the amount of

$173,222.00 and the dates are from December 1, 2024 to

November 30, 2025. No Tribal Dollars associated. Indirect

$19,442.00. Chairman or Designee authorized to sign all

documents pertaining to this contract.

Fisheries Committee to support a proposal to the NOAAs

Restoring Fish Passage through Barrier Removal program to

secure funding to advance the design of the selected

alternative to remove Enloe Dam from 60% to 90% and

initiate site preparation (access road, staging area, etc.) The

estimated funding request is approximately $6 million

dollars. No Tribal dollars are needed. The Chair or Designee

is authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to support Traditional Ecological

Knowledge inclusions in the Feasibility Study to remove

Enloe Dam. The TEK inclusions, developed by members of

the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Lower

Similkameen Indian Band and Upper Similkameen Indian

Band, will be incorporated into the 30% design of the

selected alternative and estimated planning cost. This

project is directed at reestablishing the geographic features

that were modified during the construction of Enloe Dam

and reestablishing flora and fauna that were eradicated or

reduced in abundance due to the operation of the dam. No

Tribal dollars are needed. The Chair or Designee is

authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Culture Committee to approve the Interagency Agreement

with Washington State Parks & Recreation Commission

(IA#325-465) for History/Archaeology Program to perform

an Ethnographic Study for Alta Lake State Park to

demonstrate the cultural significance of the project area to

the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. The

agreement is for $50,000.00 with the performance period

from date of State Parks signature to June 30, 2025. Chair or

Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Culture Committee that all responsibilities of the

recruitment of Miss Colville Confederated Tribe be

transferred to the Higher Education Department

immediately.

Furthermore, the Higher Education Program shall oversee

the application, competition and coordination process in the

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selection of Miss CCT. The Higher Education Program will

also serve as a resource in assisting with scheduling travel,

developing the RFP for beaded sash and crown, and arrange

incoming and outgoing functions of Miss CCT. The Higher

Education Program will also serve as a liaison to

communicate important information relayed from the

Colville Tribe and the Colville Business Council. The

identified budget for recruitment of Miss CCT shall be

transferred to the Higher Education Program on a monthly

basis. Chairman or Designee has authority to sign all

pertinent documents.

Law & Justice and Tribal Government Committees to

approve the attached letter to the Washington State Liquor

Cannabis Board, notifying of the intent to use the Enhanced

Colville Tribal Enrollment Card for the purchase of age

restricted items. It is further recommended that the Office of

the Reservation Attorney work with Enrollment to collect all

information that must be included with the letter, including a

physical sample of the Enhanced Tribal ID card. Chair or

Designee is authorized to sign the letter, and all related

documents.

A complaint was received on January 8, 2025, asserting that

Yvette Joseph has violated Chapter 6-5 of the Colville

Tribal Code and requested her removal from the Colville

Tribal Gaming Commission. Notice of the hearing required

was served on Ms. Joseph on January 14, 2025. On February

6, 2025, a hearing was held on the complaint, pursuant to

section 6-5-63. An individual may be removed from the

Colville Tribal Gaming if they take actions that represent

gross neglect of duty or misconduct and engage in any

conduct which threatens the honesty or integrity of the

Gaming Commission. The Colville Business Council finds

that Ms. Joseph’s misuse of her authority as a Tribal

Gaming Commission member to attempt to gain confidential

information to which she was not entitles as gross neglect of

duty or misconduct and threatens the honesty and integrity

of the Colville Gaming Commission.

Therefore, it is the recommendation of the Law & Justice

Committee that Yvette Joseph is removed from the Colville

Tribal Gaming Commission, pursuant to Chapter 6-5

Gaming of the Colville Tribal Code. It is further

recommended that her seat on the Colville Gaming

Commission be immediately advertised to be filled. Chair or

Designee is authorized to sign all related documents.

WHEREAS, there has been a vacancy on the Court of

Appeals because Associate Justice John Sloan has passed

away; and

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WHEREAS, Tribal Judge Eric Dooyema, has expressed an

interest in filling the vacant position, and is qualified to sit

as a Justice of the Court of Appeals; and

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WHEREAS, Judge Dooyema serves on the bench of the

Spokane Tribal Court as the Chief Judge as well as a Judge

of the Kalispel Tribal Court; and

WHERAS, Judge Dooyema has served as pro-tem Judge in

both Lincoln and Spokane County State Courts, as well as a

Court Commissioner for Spokane County, and;

WHEREAS, Judge Dooyema has extensive experience in

civil, criminal and dependency courts as an advocate,

including practicing in tribal court, as well as earning a

reputation as a fair, objective and well-prepared judicial

officer, with invaluable knowledge and experience in tribal

judicial systems, and;

WHEREAS, Chief Judge Leone Reinbold joins in this

recommendation.

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THEREFORE, it is the recommendation of the Law &

Justice Committee to approve the appointment of Judge Eric

Dooyema as a Justice of the Colville Tribal Court of

Appeals for a term of six years, pursuant to Amendment X

of the Colville Tribal Constitution.

WHEREAS, there has been a vacancy on the Court of

Appeals because Associate Justice Hunter Abell has

tendered his resignation; and

WHEREAS, Tribal Judge Cindy K. Smith, has expressed an

interest in filling the vacant position, and is qualified to sit

as a Justice of the Court of Appeals; and

WHEREAS, Judge Smith who is the Chief Judge for the

Suquamish Tribal Court, has served on the bench of the

eight Tribal Court systems, as well as the District Court for

Kitsap County; and

WHERAS, Judge Smith earned a reputation as a fair,

objective and well-prepared judicial officer, with invaluable

knowledge and experience in tribal judicial systems, and;

WHEREAS, Judge Smith will bring experience and

familiarity with working for tribal communities, and;

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WHEREAS, Chief Judge Leone Reinbold joins in this

recommendation.

THEREFORE, it is the recommendation of the Law &

Justice Committee to approve the appointment of Judge

Cindy K. Smith as a Justice of the Colville Tribal Court of

Appeals for a term of six years, pursuant to Amendment X

of the Colville Tribal Constitution.

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