COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES (2025)
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COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES
COLVILLE BUSINESS COUNCIL
Special Session
November 24, 2025
Resolution Index
Condensed by, Tabitha Parr, Executive Office Assistant
Present:
Jarred-Michael Erickson, Kyle Etchison, Norma Sanchez, Shar Zacherle, Roger
Finley, Dayna Seymour, Meghan Francis, Patrick Tonasket, Mel Tonasket, Joseph
Finley
Delegation/Leave:
Karen Condon, Cindy Marchand, Dustin Best, Alison Boyd-Ball
Resolution No.
2025-1064.m&b
10-Signature
2025-1065.m&b
10-Signature
2025-1066.nrc.m&b
10-Signature
2025-1067.cul
Condensed Recommendation Information
Colville Business
Council Vote Tally
Management & Budget Committee to authorize the
Chairman or his Designee to participate in the Annual
Washington Indian Gaming Scholarship Program Gala &
Auction, with expenses not to exceed $20,000.00. Funding
will be allocated from the contingency line item in the
donations account. Original receipts from the auction will be
submitted to the donations committee, in compliance with
the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's
Donation Committee Policy and Bylaws.
Management & Budget Committee to approve the attached
letter to Chairman Brendan Carr, of the Federal
Communications Commission regarding Tribal Licensing
Window (TLW) in the upcoming Upper C-Band (3.98-4.2
GHz) auction as a priority. Chairman or Designee to sign all
relevant documents.
10 FOR (NS, KC, JE, CM,
SZ, DB, DS, KE, RF, MT)
Natural Resources and Management & Budget Committees
to amend Resolution 2025-1023 to approve Modification #4
of the EPA Performance Partnership Grant BG-00J42804 in
the amount of $1,135,000.00. This modification approves
funds to 319 Nonpoint Source, 106 Water Quality, CAA
Section 105 Air Quality, and IGAP for a total grant award of
$3,601,914.00. No additional dollars are being added or
requested. Chair or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent
documents.
Culture Committee to authorize History/Archaeology to
plan and negotiate scopes of work and budgets with the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, for cultural
resources management work at Chief Joseph Dam. All
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0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
Rationale: Timelines –
Event is November 22,
2025.
10 FOR (NS, KC, CM, DS,
DB, MF, MT, PT, RF, SZ)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
Rationale: Timeframe,
comments to docket due
11/12/25.
10 FOR (PT, NS, AB, KC,
MF, CM, DB, JE, MT, RF)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
Rationale: Timelines.
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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2025-1069.nrc
2025-1070.nrc
2025-1071.nrc
2025-1072.fish
2025-1073.fish
resulting contracts will go through the appropriate
Administrative Review. No Tribal Dollars. Chairman or
Designee to sign all documents.
Health & Human Services and Culture Committees to
authorize History/Archaeology to accept contract funding in
the amount of $210,300.19 for FY26 via Task Order from
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle District, to
provide cultural resources management services at Chief
Joseph Dam, inclusive of meetings, technical tasks, public
outreach, survey, and reporting. Performance period October
15, 2025 - September 30, 2025. No Tribal Dollars.
Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the subcontract
with Kartar Rehab, LLC for the new fence construction on
the North Omak Lake project. The contract value is
$80,000.00. The project is funded by FEMA and BPA,
account numbers 40173 and 313524. The performance
period is when signed by all parties - June 30, 2026.
Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the subcontract
with Timber Wolf Trucking, Inc. for the new fence
construction on the North Omak Lake project. The contract
value is $153,384.00. The project is funded by FEMA and
BPA. The performance period is when signed by all parties June 30, 2026. Chairperson or Designee has the authority to
sign all pertinent documents.
Natural Resources Committee to approve the Lynx
Mountain Fire Salvage Modification. The fire perimeter
encompasses approximately 9,201 acres, timber salvage is
planned on approximately 1,330 acres of trust land. The
estimated salvage harvest volume is 8,000,000 board feet.
The salvage acres will be a modification to the Lynx
Mountain Logging Unit #346 timber sale contract.
Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the tribal budget line item
transfer for Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Land
& Water Acquisition, Contract number 84051 REL 42 in the
amount of $2,231,703.00. This action transfers $4,267.00
from line item 62510 program supplies to fringe, resulting a
total of $20,921.00 in fringe. The performance period is
from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026. The Chairperson or
Designee has authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the subcontract with War
Party, LLC for the new fence construction on the Fish and
Wildlife Riparian fence repair and maintenance project. The
contract value is $91,428.70. The project is funded by BPA.
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0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
8 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ)
0 AGAINST
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2025-1075.fish
2025-1076.cdc.tg
2025-1077.cdc
The performance period is when signed by all parties December 31, 2026. Chairperson or Designee has the
authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve the full award for project
2008-115-00 Exp Lake Roosevelt Burbot Population
Assessment, Contract 84051-051, in the amount of
$430,452.00. The performance period: March 1, 2026 February 28, 2027. The Chairperson or Designee has the
authority to sign all pertinent documents.
Fisheries Committee to approve Change Order #1 with
Cramer Fish Sciences project for a date extension to October
31, 2026. The contract value remains the same $205,237.00.
The project is funded by BPA. The performance period is
when signed by both parties - October 31, 2026.
Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign all
pertinent documents.
Community Development and Tribal Government
Committees to approve the attached rezone application from
Blake Marchand regarding the property at 426 Dayton
Street, Omak, WA 98841 from Special Requirement District
to Commercial Use. Approval of this rezone does not
constitute approval of any other required permits including
but not limited to consideration under 4-3, 4-15, 6-3, or
licensing under 6-20 etc. Chairperson or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documentation.
CONFIDENTIAL
1 ABSTAINED (NS)
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
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2025-1079.m&b.emp
2025-1080.m&b
Management & Budget and Employment Committees to
accept FY 2026-27 budget for Washington State Department
of Social and Health Services, Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation, Indian Nation Program Agreement 256265880 in the amount of $163,250.00 provided by the
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation Vocational
Rehabilitation Program. No additional tribal dollars needed.
The Tribal Chairman or Designee is authorized to sign all
pertinent documents.
Management & Budget and Employment Committees to
approve Developmental Disabilities Community Services
and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
7.01 Plan from 07/01/2026 to 06/30/2027. Chairman or
Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve the purchase
of equipment from Ceragon Networks in the amount of
$2,198,782.54. This purchase is for RFQ-2025-007 (SOW
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
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2025-1081.m&b
2025-1082.m&b.hhs
2025-1083.m&b.hhs
2025-1084.m&b.hhs
2025-1085.l&j
2025-1086.l&j
20251087.tg.hhs.m&b.l&j
TABLED
2025-1088.tg.cdc
Attached). Chairman or Designee authorized to sign all
relevant documents.
Management & Budget Committee to approve and start the
transition of the Coyote Ridge Golf Course and all
associated accounts to Colville Fuels. Chairman or Designee
to sign all pertinent documents.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to approve the following carryover budgets:
$10,762,880.00 from 3rd Party Revenues (780), and the
$23,872,056.00 from PRC and Nespelem Health Centers
(661226 and 661326). These budgets total the
$34,634,936.00 carryover funds that were transferred to the
Colville Tribes in Amendment 1 of the IHS Contract #24826-0001. Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent
documents.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to approve the following FY26 IHS Contract
#248-26-0001 budgets: (670126) Alcohol Program
$871,470.00, (671126) Mental Health $617,704.00,
(660526) CHRs $758,560.00, and (660826) PHN/Health
Education $234,087.00. Chairman or Designee to sign all
pertinent documents.
Management & Budget and Health & Human Services
Committees to approve the updated CHCA Org Chart to
include the Diabetes, WIC, and Preventative Services.
Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached contract
in the amount of $2,500,000.00 with Ogden Murphy
Wallace PLLC for FY'26. The Chairman or Designee may
sign all pertinent documents.
Law & Justice Committee to approve the attached
documents which accept the settlement with the Sackler
family dba Purdue Pharma in the national opioid litigation.
The Chairman or Designee may sign all pertinent
documents.
Tribal Government, Health & Human Services,
Management & Budget and Law & Justice Committees that
expenditures except for payments related to payroll from the
Opioid Overdose account 709224 and the WSTPSM
"Icelandic Model" account number 708223 must be
approved by the Health & Human Services Committee
through a 5 signature process via email or wet signature
until further action is taken by the Colville Business
Council.
Tribal Government and Community Development
Committees to approve the attached Confederated Tribes of
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9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
6 FOR (JF, MT, MF, KE,
RF, NS)
3 AGAINST (PT, SZ, DS)
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
*Tabled Vote*
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
2025-1089.tg.nrc
2025-1090.tg
the Colville Reservation Zoning Map. This map supersedes
all previous zoning maps. Chairperson or Designee
authorized to sign all pertinent documents.
Tribal Government and Natural Resources Committees that
the attached Residential Lease Policy be approved. If any
previous resolutions or policies conflict with this policy, this
Policy will govern.
Tribal Government Committee to appoint Dustin Best as
Primary Delegate and Brian Quill as Alternate Delegate to
the Legislative Planning and Action Subcommittee of the
Washington State Emergency Management Council. The
team provides focused analysis, coordination, and
recommendations to the EMC, and through the EMC to the
Washington Military Department's Adjutant General, on
legislative matters that affect state, local, and Tribal
emergency management programs. Subcommittee members
will collaborate to review and monitor proposed state and
federal legislation related to or having potential impacts to
emergency management; identify legislative opportunities or
risks that may impact statewide preparedness, mitigation,
response, and recovery; develop and recommend legislative
priorities and strategies to the EMC; and facilitate
coordination among emergency management stakeholders to
align policy and funding positions where appropriate.
Chairperson or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.
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0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
9 FOR (JF, MT, PT, MF,
KE, DS, RF, SZ, NS)
0 AGAINST
0 ABSTAINED
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