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COLVILLE CONFEDERATED TRIBES

COLVILLE BUSINESS COUNCIL

Special Session

June 4, 2026

Resolution Index

Condensed by, Tabitha Parr, Executive Assistant

Present:

Jarred-Michael Erickson, Karen Condon, Norma Sanchez, Dustin Best, Shar

Zacherle, Roger Finley, Dayna Seymour, Meghan Francis, Alison Boyd-Ball, Joseph

Finley

Delegation/Leave:

Cindy Marchand, Kyle Etchison, Patrick Tonasket, Mel Tonasket

Resolution No.

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Condensed Recommendation Information

Colville Business

Council Vote Tally

Fisheries Committee to approve the attached contract. The

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

acknowledges that this agreement specifies Chelan County

as the venue for disputes and Washington State as the choice

of law. The Chairperson or Designee has the authority to

sign all pertinent documents.

10 FOR (JE, RF, DS, DB,

JF, KE, MF, MT, PT, SZ)

Health & Human Services Committee to enter into an

agreement with Provider Healthcare, LLC to recruit

qualified personnel and providing supplemental clinical and

non-clinical health staffing services. Chairman or Designee

to sign all pertinent documents.

Management & Budget and Community Development

Committees to support the application of the Opportunity

Zone 2.0 for the Census tracts 53047940100 (Okanogan

County) & 53019940000 (Ferry County) for continued

designation status to support economic development for the

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. Chairman

or Designee to sign all pertinent documents.

Natural Resources Committee to approve the attached letter

which requests that the Leavenworth Hatchery take

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Rationale: Due to the time

sensitivity associated with

the Memorial Day

weekend, the venue must

place the food order by

Frida, May 22nd.

10 FOR (DS, JE, CM, JF,

KC, RF, DB, KE, MF, MT)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Time sensitive

due to staffing shortage

that cannot be fulfilled

with current locum

contracts and provider

staff going on leave.

10 FOR (RF, NS, JE, CM,

DS, DB, JF, KE, MF, MT)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Timelines.

10 FOR (PT, CM, AB, JE,

NS, DB, KE, MF, MT, SZ)

investigative steps in regard to the vandalism of a fishing

platform. The Chairman or Designee is authorized to sign

the letter and all pertinent documents.

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Management & Budget Committee to approve the No-Cost

Extension request and budget modification for FNS-529

Grant/Cooperative Agreement USDA-FNS-F25-TAP-24WA1 to June 30, 2027 in order to complete current project.

Chairman or Designee is authorized to sign pertinent

documents.

Management & Budget and Health & Human Services

Committees to approve the Consulting Contract with Planet

Youth North America in the amount of $29,920.00 for

collection and reporting services to support the

implementation of data-driven upstream primary prevention

activities directly by the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation and authorize the Chairman or Designee to sign

all pertinent documents.

Management & Budget Committee to approve the attached

Change Order #3 between the Colville Confederated Tribes

and Cates & Erb, to change the Contract Officer from

Dorthey Zacherle to William Nicholson II and extend the

end date from 05/31/2026 to 12/31/2026. No additional

dollars are needed. Chairman or Designee authorized to sign

all pertinent documents.

Law & Justice Committee that the Confederated Tribes of

the Colville Reservation join, along with the Spokane Tribe

and the State of Washington, the attached letter to the EPA

to request government-to-government consultation on the

need for EPA to require Teck to comply with its obligations

to clean the Columbia River and its environs. The Chairman

or Designee may sign all pertinent documents.

Health & Human Services Committee to amend resolution

2025-881 to include the attached addendum. Chairperson or

Designee authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

0 AGAINST

0 ABASTAINED

Rationale: Time sensitive.

10 FOR (NS, KC, JE, CM,

DS, KE, MT, PT, RF, SZ)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Timelines – no

cost extension deadline

05/29/2026.

10 FOR (NS, CM, DS, JE,

JF, MF, MT, PT, RF, SZ)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: The Youth

Survey will be completed

by the schools starting next

(May 26, 2026 to June 11,

2026) two weeks.

Requesting 10 signatures to

complete Planet Youth

Contract.

10 FOR (NS, RF, JE, CM,

DB, KC, KE, MF, MT, PT)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: IT was pending

approval from funding

agency on grant extension.

10 FOR (DB, JE, CM, NS,

RF, DS, KE, MF, MT, PT)

0 AGAINST

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Rationale: Time sensitive.

10 FOR (DS, JE, CM, NS,

RF, DB, JF, KE, MF, PT)

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Law & Justice Committee that the Confederated Tribes of

the Colville Reservation send the attached letter to the

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Rationale: Unable to retain

a dentist with the current

rate and we have staff with

upcoming leave.

10 FOR (DB, JE, CM, NS,

DS, JF, KE, MF, PT, SZ)

Leavenworth Hatchery in regard to how they will handle

emergency repairs of their facility. The Chairman or

Designee may sign all pertinent documents.

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Law & Justice Committee that the Confederated Tribes of

the Colville Reservation send the attached letter to the

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife in regard to

their decision to open fishing at the Icicle. The Chairman or

Designee may sign all pertinent documents.

Tribal Government Committee to authorize the Chairman or

Designee to sign and send the attached letter of support for

the President's nomination of Mark Cruz for Director of the

Indian Health Service (IHS).

Health & Human Services Committee to approve the

credentialing and privileging for a Nespelem Health Center

provider, Mila Berdecia. Chairman or Designee to sign all

pertinent documents.

Moses Luevano had his Language and Cultural Assessment

on May 20, 2026, and the titoqatimt Certification Board has

determined that he will receive a Colville Tribal Language

Certification. He has demonstrated a strong command of the

titoqatimt language, and is hereby granted full certification.

It is the recommendation of the Culture Committee to

approve the Colville Confederated Tribes Language

Certification for Moses Luevano in the titoqatimt language.

Chairman or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation are committed to supporting the health,

wellbeing, and development of Tribal youth through access

to safe, enriching, and culturally relevant programming; and

WHEREAS, the inaugural Colville Tribes Boys & Girls

Club Golf Fundraiser was established to generate resources

to support local Colville Tribes Boys & Girls Club sites

serving Tribal youth; and

WHEREAS, the Nespelem, Keller, and Inchelium Boys &

Girls Club sites provide critical services, including youth

development programming, academic support, recreation,

and culturally grounded activities within their respective

communities; and

WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Confederated Tribes of the

Colville Reservation to ensure that funds raised through this

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0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Time sensitive.

10 FOR (DB, JE, KC, NS,

RF, JF, KE, MF, MT, PT)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Time sensitive.

10 FOR (KC, JF, DS, PT,

RF, NS, JE, SZ, CM, KE)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Time sensitive.

10 FOR (DS, CM, DB, JE,

JF, KE, MF, MT, PT, SZ)

0 AGAINST

0 ABSTAINED

Rationale: Provider is here

and ready to work.

9 FOR (JF, AB, MF, KC,

DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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event directly benefit the communities in which they were

generated and support long-term sustainability of youth

programming;

WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Education

Committee to retain funds from the Colville Tribes Boys &

Girls Club Golf Fundraiser to be utilized for facility

improvements, program development, and other allowable

expenses that enhance services and opportunities for youth

at each respective site. Chair or Designee authorized to sign

pertinent documents.

CONFIDENTIAL

8 FOR (JF, MF, KC, DS,

RF, SZ, DB, NS)

0 AGAINST

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Natural Resources Committee to authorize the Chairman to

sign the attached Applicant Resolution/Authorization with

the Recreation and Conservation Office in support of the

Restoration Program's submittal to the Washington Wildlife

and Recreation Program Water Access grant opportunity.

Funds will be used for ecological and recreational

improvements to the Mission End of Omak Lake. Chairman

or Designee to sign all related documents.

Natural Resources and Management & Budget Committees

to approve Budget Modification 01 to transfer $81,000.00

into consultant services to pay for bi-annual groundwater

testing at Inchelium Wood Treatment Plant, program

communications between consultant, EPA, and TRP, and

on-call emergency services not covered under EPA grants.

Chair or Designee authorized to sign all pertinent

documents.

Natural Resources and Management & Budget Committees

to approve Change Order #2 to increase contract amount,

not to exceed $263,093.00. This Change Order is to update

the Scope of Work and funding allocations to reflect current

project needs, approved activities, and ongoing Tribal

Response Program work for FY2026. Chair or Designee

authorized to sign all pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve the award from Bonneville

Power Administration (BPA), Contract number 84051 REL

66 EXP Land & Water Acquisition in the amount of

$1,171,493.00. The performance period is from July 1, 2026

to June 30, 2027. This project is federally funded. No Tribal

dollars are required. The Chairperson or Designee has

authority to sign all pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve the modification #1 for

Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) Okanogan Basin

Program, contract number 84051 REL 56 in the amount of

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DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

0 AGAINST

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DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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9 FOR (JF, AB, MF, KC,

DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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9 FOR (JF, AB, MF, KC,

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$1,312,155.00. This modification adds $661,154.00 to the

contract increasing the total amount to $1,973,309.00. The

performance period is from March 1, 2026 to February 28,

2027. This project is federally funded. No Tribal dollars are

required. The Chairperson or Designee has authority to sign

all pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve the attached (Pay-Per Use)

Off Ladder Fish Trap (OLAFT) Facility Use Agreement

260-13352 between Public Utility District No. 2 of Grant

County (GCPUD) and the Confederated Tribes of the

Colville Reservation for collection of Sockeye and Chinook

Salmon for the Salmon Reintroduction Project. This

Agreement will take effect June 1, 2026 - November 30,

2029. The Chairperson or Designee is authorized to sign the

attached pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve the contract with John

Willey Construction, Inc. for $2,699,586.00 for the Middle

SanPoil River Large Wood Placement Reach 4A and 4B

Project. The funds are from the National Fish and Wildlife

Foundation. The performance period is when signed by all

parties to May 31, 2027. The Chairperson or Designee has

the authority to sign all pertinent documents.

Fisheries Committee to approve Change Order #1 with the

University of Connecticut, contract number C25-403. This

Change Order requires adding funding in the amount of

$52,000.00. The total contract value is $194,091.00. The

performance period is from June 11, 2025 - February 28,

2029. The Chairperson or Designee has the authority to sign

all pertinent documents.

Fisheries, Health & Human Services and Management &

Budget Committees to enter into an agreement with

Consilium Staffing, LLC to recruit qualified personnel and

providing supplemental clinical and non-clinical health

staffing services. Chairman or Designee to sign all pertinent

documents.

CONFIDENTIAL

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9 FOR (JF, AB, MF, KC,

DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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9 FOR (JF, AB, MF, KC,

DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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WHEREAS, the Confederated Tribes of the Colville

Reservation (the “Tribes”) is a federally recognized Indian

tribe organized and established pursuant to a Constitution

and By-Laws adopted by the members of the Tribes on

February 26, 1938, and approved by the Commissioner of

Indian Affairs on April 19, 1938 (as amended from time to

time, the “Constitution”); and

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1 ABSTAINED (AB)

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DS, RF, SZ, DB, NS)

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0 ABSTAINED

WHEREAS, Article II of the Constitution provides that the

Tribes shall be governed by the Colville Business Council

(the “Colville Business Council”); and

WHEREAS, the Colville Business Council possesses

constitutional authority to approve the Tribes entering into

contracts, which power the Colville Business Council has

continuously and openly exercised since on or about the date

of the effectiveness of the Constitution; and

WHEREAS, the Tribes desire to design, construct and equip

the Convalescent Center in Nespelem, WA (the “Project”);

and

WHEREAS, the Colville Business Council also desires to

enter into a financing arrangement with KeyBank National

Association (the “Lender”) in an aggregate amount of up to

$56,500,000 (the “Financing”) to fund the Project,

including, without limitation, the costs, expenses and legal

fees related to the Financing and authorize the Tribes to

enter into the Transaction Documents (defined below); and

WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Management &

Budget Committee that the Colville Business Council

approve such documents as the Tribes determine necessary

and appropriate to obtain the Financing, including the

execution of documentation that grants a limited waiver of

sovereign immunity (including what the Tribal Code and

tribal court case law may refer to as the inherent or common

law power of sovereign immunity), provides for dispute

resolution procedures, and grants a security interest in

certain securities accounts owned by the Tribes to secure the

Financing; and

WHEREAS, it is the recommendation of the Management &

Budget Committee that the Colville Business Council

approve and authorize the execution and delivery of the

Transaction Documents and related documents, pursuant to

which the Tribes will make certain representations and

warranties, agree to certain limited covenants, and agree to a

limited waiver of sovereign immunity (including what may

be called the Tribes’ inherent or common law sovereign

immunity) and specified dispute resolution provisions in

favor of the Lender.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Colville

Business Council, acting for and on behalf of the Tribes,

hereby ratifies any and all prior actions heretofore or

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hereafter taken by any officer or officers of the Tribes in

connection with the Financing and the matters described in

this resolution be, and hereby are, ratified, confirmed,

approved and authorized in all respects as the acts and deeds

of the Tribes as fully as if each such action had been

presented to and approved by the Colville Business Council

prior to being taken.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Colville

Business Council, acting for and on behalf of the Tribes,

hereby approves the Financing in an aggregate principal

amount not to exceed $56,500,000 (as required by the terms

of the Transaction Documents). The Colville Business

Council hereby approves the form of each of the following

documents (collectively, together with such other

instruments, certificates or agreements as may be required

thereby, the “Transaction Documents”):

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

the Credit and Security Agreement between the

Tribes and the Lender, including any exhibits,

schedules or addenda attached thereto (the

“Credit Agreement”);

the Term Note of the Tribes in favor of the

Lender ($56,500,000);

the Non-Impairment Agreement between the

Tribes and the Lender;

the Pledge Conflict Waiver and

Representation/Warrant of Authority - Agent or

Custodian Accounts (Non-Trust) by the Tribes in

favor of the Lender; and

the Fee Letter between the Tribes and KeyBank

Capital Markets Inc., as structuring agent.

in each case in the form presented to the Colville Business

Council, and with such changes as may be approved by the

Chairman, the Chief Financial Officer or the Chairman of

the Management & Budget Committee (each, an

“Authorized Officer”). The Colville Business Council

hereby further authorizes and directs the conversion of the

Credit Agreement and each other Transaction Document

into the final form thereof, together with such changes or

modifications as deemed necessary or desirable by an

Authorized Officer upon the recommendation of legal

counsel. The Authorized Officers, acting alone or together,

are hereby authorized and directed to execute the final form

of Credit Agreement and each other Transaction Document

in the name and on behalf of the Tribes, and such signature

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shall be conclusive evidence of the approval of the Colville

Business Council hereunder.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Colville

Business Council, acting for and on behalf of the Tribes,

further authorize each of the Authorized Officers, acting

alone or together, to execute such other documents

contemplated under any Transaction Document, including,

without limitation, borrowing requests, notices of

conversion and compliance certificates from time to time,

and such other documents, agreements, instruments and

certificates as he or she determines necessary and

appropriate in connection with the Financing, including,

without limitation, amendments or restatements thereof.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Colville

Business Council, acting for and on behalf of the Tribes, do

further specifically approve and adopt as law of the Tribes,

the limited waivers of sovereign immunity of the Tribes

(including what may be called the Tribes’ inherent or

common law sovereign immunity), the waiver of exhaustion

of tribal remedies, and the agreement to arbitration, in each

case described therein as irrevocable, in favor of the Lender

as set forth in the Transaction Documents.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that we, the Colville

Business Council, acting for and on behalf of the Tribes, do

further specifically approve and determine, for the sole

purpose of the Financing and for the transactions

contemplated in each Transaction Document, each of the

following (collectively, the “Arbitration Provisions”):

(a)

(b)

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The Transaction Documents contain provisions

requiring the Tribes and the other parties thereto,

if elected by any party thereto, to submit to

binding arbitration for resolution and final

determination of certain claims (each, a

“Claim”), and such provisions shall be and

hereby are valid, irrevocable and enforceable.

If any action or proceeding is commenced in any

court or dispute resolution forum of the Tribes (a

“Tribal Court”) with respect to any Claim, and

any party thereto elects to submit the Claim to

binding arbitration in accordance with the terms

of the Transaction Documents, then it is the

intent of the Colville Business Council that,

notwithstanding any provision of any code,

ordinance, rule, regulation, statute or other law of

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the Tribes, (i) all matters governed by the

arbitration and dispute resolution provisions

contained in the Transaction Documents shall be

honored in strict accordance with their terms, (ii)

the agreements to arbitrate set forth in the

Transaction Documents shall be enforceable in

the Tribal Court and such other courts as are

contemplated therein, and (iii) without limiting

the generality of the other provisions hereof, all

such matters are specifically excluded from the

application of any contradictory or inconsistent

provisions of the Law and Order Code (including

Section 1-1-71, 2¬2-102, and Section 7-1-30

thereof).

Any party may make application to a Tribal

Court for an order confirming an arbitration

award with respect to a Claim (an “Arbitration

Award”), and it is the intent of the Colville

Business Council, and the Colville Business

Council hereby provides in accordance with

Section 2-2-201 of the Law and Order Code, that

each Arbitration Award is intended to be

confirmed and reduced to a judgment by the

Tribal Court strictly as provided by the

arbitrators and shall be enforceable in the Tribal

Court and such other courts as are provided in

the arbitration and dispute resolution provisions

of the Transaction Documents.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Authorized Officers,

acting alone or together, are hereby authorized and directed

to execute and deliver, and to attest to the final forms of the

documents referenced in this Resolution when the same

have been prepared for and in the name of the Tribes, and

such execution and delivery shall be deemed as conclusive

evidence of the approval thereof. The Colville Business

Council and any and all other officers of the Tribes are

hereby authorized and directed, on behalf of the Tribes, to

do any and all things and to take any and all actions,

including execution and delivery of the agreements

described in this Resolution, assignments, certificates,

requisitions, notices, consents, instruments of conveyance,

warrants, and other documents which any of such officers

may deem necessary or advisable in connection with the

execution and delivery of the Credit Agreement and each