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Confederated Tribes of

Siletz Indians

2009 Annual Report

Delores Pigsley

Chairman’s

Message

2009 was a year of significant and memorable Tribal events. At the same time, it was a

year of great heartache for many of our members.

Our national economy continued to spiral downward, hitting our local community hard.

The federal government’s stimulus funds, however, provided to selected communities across

the country, including ours, enhanced Tribal economies and contributed to needed jobs.

The Siletz Tribe received $6 million in stimulus funds for much-needed improvements

to our Tribal community. These funds will benefit the Tribe and the benefits will be very

evident as we move forward with the construction of additional Tribal housing units in

Siletz and Lincoln City.

On the down side during 2009, our Tribe lost many beloved Tribal members. It was a

heartbreaking year of remembrance for our many tragic personal losses.

It also was a year during which the Siletz Tribe had much to be thankful for. Many Siletz

cultural events were celebrated during 2009 – the Run to the Rogue, which had the largest

number of Tribal members ever participate in it, and the Tribe’s Culture Camp, the solstice

dances and our pow-wows.

We also believe the new Siletz Community Health Clinic in Siletz will be capable of

providing improved, proficient medical services to our members and the community in

general. We look forward to this magnificent clinic’s grand opening in 2010.

Also near the close of 2009, our friend and nationally recognized legal authority and

historian, Charles Wilkinson, completed his book on the Confederated Tribes of Siletz

Indians titled The People Are Dancing Again. The book is scheduled to be available,

appropriately, at the November 2010 Restoration Celebration.

In conclusion, I wish to extend my personal appreciation to the dedicated members of

the Siletz Tribal Council and capable Tribal staff for what we accomplished during 2009 as

we look forward to a new year of challenging new ventures and accomplishments.

Table of Contents

Administration

Tribal Court

Programs 1

Programs 2

Health

A small waterfall

enhances the

landscape near

the mouth of the

Salmon River in

Lincoln County.

(photo by Diane

Rodriquez)

Planning

Housing

Law Enforcement

Chinook Winds

Tribal Entities

STBC

Tribal Council

Medicine Rock, located between Siletz and Lincoln City,

is believed to bring health and good fortune.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

Human Resources

Natural Resources

On the cover:

Administration

Sharon A. Edenfield, administrative manager, oversees Accounting, Fringe Benefits, Information Systems, Public Works, Facilities &

Fleet, Property & Procurement and Administrative support staff.

She also serves as the BIA self-governance coordinator, plan administrator and trust officer. Additionally, she serves as a member

of the Audit and Investment committees and is staff representative

to the Budget Committee.

The Accounting Department once again received an excellent

audit report. The IRS made two visits to the department during

2009 to review records.

The Information Systems Department upgraded and installed

new racks and power supply to the IS server room and Portland

Area Office server room. A new server backup system was installed

and also a server for the upcoming transition from Novel.

The phone system was upgraded with a new server and software package. Other software upgrades included Eaglesun and

MIP accounting software. Other servers installed were for ABBRA,

Symantec, Websense and other miscellaneous servers.

Department staff purchased and installed 11 printers, 18 PCs

and 11 laptops.

The Public Works Department provided daily services and

assistance to Tribal programs and members. Listed below are a few

accomplishments:

•

EPR projects; purchased new gas stove for community center,

repairs to kitchen, HVAC unit replaced at community center office

area and annex

Tribal Council

member Tina

Retasket awaits

her turn to speak

at the opening of

the new Central

County Campus

of Oregon Coast

Community College

in September.

The Siletz

Tribal Charitable

Contribution Fund

has contributed

more than $70,000

to OCCC. It is

one of the groups

recognized on

the college’s wall

of donors, as is

Chinook Winds

Casino Resort.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

•

All fire extinguishers serviced or replaced;

building sprinkler system repaired and

serviced

Heating/cooling units upgraded in

administration building

Eye wash station installed in the Tribal

domestic water pump house

Tribal domestic water storage tank

fenced

Assistance provided to nine funerals

The Fleet Department maintained 42

GSA vehicles and 21

E-Plate vehicles. The department also oversees activities at the community center and

booked 348 functions for the year.

Property & Procurement filled 2,484

requests from stock

inventory and 4,120 P.O.s for a total savings

of $58,198.60. It held one excess sale in the

fourth quarter.

Administrative support staff provided

daily clerical assistance to central administration managers and other Tribal program departments. Staff also assisted with

the Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow, Community

Christmas Program, the Giving Tree and

food basket program.

Programs 1

The Programs 1 Department includes

four social services programs for the

Siletz Tribe.

Federal funding and gaming revenues

support Tribal Elders Services. Through a

Title VI Nutrition and Supportive Services

grant, the Elders coordinator helps Elders

access the Meals on Wheels program in

their area.

In Siletz, the coordinator and the Elders Program clerk deliver meals to Elders’

homes. This year, 3,455 meals were delivered and 448 meals were served at the meal

site at the Tribal Community Center.

This grant also provided services to

Elders through 877 chore services, 863

hours of homemaker services, 737 hours

of home health aide services and 391 bus

tickets, bus passes and transports.

The coordinator had 3,810 contacts and

referrals through outreach, telephone calls,

home visits, case management, information for Elders and referrals, and new and

updated Elder assessments.

The coordinator also administers the

Elders WEX Program, which allowed 21

Elders to return to work in their field of

interest. Areas of employment have included the Salem Parks and

Recreation Department, Elders on-call transporters, Siletz Head

Start classroom, Siletz Public Works Department, Brookings Indian

Education Program, Scappoose Indian Education Program, Siletz

Natural Resources, Siletz Honor Guard coordinator, Siletz Security,

Contract Health Services and the Siletz library.

The coordinator continues to partner with the Siletz Natural

Resources Department to provide firewood for Elders through three

wood cutting events.

The coordinator also is the staff representative for the Elders’

Council. The council covered fuel and mileage for drivers to transport elders from the four areas to approved Elders’ Council activities. These transports totaled 1,584 this year.

The Elders had monthly meetings, Elders’ Council and group

activities, monthly shopping trips, quarterly transporter and

Elders representative meetings and Superstar luncheons at

Chinook Winds, as well as Elders trips that are voted on at their

monthly meetings.

The total number of Tribal Elders at the end of 2009 was 552.

Each Elder receives a stipend check each month of $100 to $300,

dependant on their age.

Elders Program staff is responsible for shopping, cooking and

assisting with the organization of Tribal member funerals/potlucks

at the Tribal Community Center. Because of increases in the cost of

goods for the funeral/potlucks, Tribal Council approved an increase

in the budget per funeral/potluck from $100 to $150.

The objectives of the Indian Child Welfare Program (ICW) are: (1) provide preventative services to families in

need; (2) increase number of Tribal/relative placements for Tribal children; (3) improve case management of cases

open in Tribal and State courts; and (4) increase staff to enhance collaboration with community partners.

Funding for ICW staff and services comes from seven state and federal grant sources. The case manager I position is the lead staff person with administrative and supervisory responsibilities and handles most out-of-state

cases and cases in permanency.

The case manager II is primarily responsible for in-state Title IV-E cases. The CPS case manager works with

voluntary cases and is a protective services position that goes on emergency calls and conducts interviews and

investigations.

The case manager III recruits, certifies and provides training to Tribal foster home parents, supervises visits

with children and families, does home visits and responds to the needs of children in care.

The case manager IV-trainee is responsible for office and clerical duties and assists with client needs.

In 2009 the ICW Program assisted 37 families through voluntary agreements that prevented 65 children from

coming into care. ICW-certified foster homes went from 17 to 19.

Prescription drug abuse, heroin and methamphetamine use continue to be the primary reasons for children to

be removed from their homes. In the past year, 10 children were placed into care by the Tribe or the State. This is a

decrease from 28 last year.

The ICW and SSP programs work together through the Healthy Family Healthy Child Project grant to bring

information uniformity between the programs to better assist clients and prevent abuse. The White Bison Initiative

is still going strong and has been well-received. Meetings are held regularly in Portland and Siletz.

In the past year, no termination of parental rights/adoptions occurred because of ICW efforts to advocate instead for guardianship when the children could not safely return home. The case managers and CPS attended 187

State and Tribal Court hearings. This number represents a more than 90 percent attendance record.

Chewescla DePoe,

Ed Ben, Stan

Werth and Alan

Fish help with Color

Guard duties at the

Elders’ Honor Day

at Chinook Winds

Casino Resort

in April.

(photo by Brent Merrill)

Under Public Law 102-477, the Tribe coordinates funding from

several federal agencies – Department of Labor, Health and Human

Services and the Bureau of Indian Affairs – into one comprehensive

program, the Self-Sufficiency Program (SSP).

SSP helps American Indian/Alaska Native/Hawaiian participants overcome barriers to employment by offering employment

and training services and wellness activities. These include supportive services such as child care and transportation, skills testing,

subsidized work experience and on-the-job training positions with

Tribal and non-Tribal employers, cash grants to individuals through

the General Assistance Program and to participants with children

through the Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Program,

family-oriented activities and referrals to other services. SSP also

supports a GED classroom in Siletz.

Self-Sufficiency activities are unique in that they include subsistence activities, wood cutting, gathering of berries and basketmaking items, regalia making , assisting Elders in the community,

gardening and cultural activities.

The SSP director administers this program and supervises one

monitoring and compliance officer, one employment and training

counselor and nine Tribal services specialists (TSS).

Two TSS positions are in each of the three area offices and three

TSS positions are in Siletz. TSS staff works with clients to develop

individualized case plans intended to help clients reach their goals

of independence and self-sufficiency.

In 2009, there were 192 family grants, 223 single adult grants,

23 non-needy caretaker relative grants and 44 families and individuals were given emergency assistance.

The program also serviced individuals through Department of

Labor funds or through 83 Work Experience slots, 22 Direct Place-

ment assistance, 138 Classroom Training

slots, 20 On-The-Job Training and 720 supportive services.

Each year clients participate in the Increasing Your Success workshop organized

by SSP staff. The workshop was held at

Silver Creek Falls Park/Lodge in 2009.

Participants obtained training on the

proper way to fill out their self-sufficiency

forms, learned job training techniques, participated in Healthy Families Healthy Child

workshops, viewed a generational trauma

presentation and spent time as a group in

healthy family-oriented evening activities.

Some additional accomplishments this

year are as follows:

•

Monthly cultural activities for clients,

including clamming, beading and cooking.

477 Program staff, program director,

monitoring and compliance officer, Portland Area Office staff, general manager

and the Tribal chairman met with the

administration of the Department of

Health and Human Services to discuss

Tribal needs.

A compliance and monitoring specialist

was hired to ensure accountability and

accuracy when working with client files

and to assist in program management

under the 477 director.

Fry bread on a stick is one of the offerings at the inaugural Rez Kitchen Tour, held this year at Chinook Winds

Casino Resort. Visitors to the event were treated to various versions of smoked salmon, baked salmon, dried elk,

fried eel, venison, duck and buffalo sliders. The team from Chinook Winds – Douglas Brown, Brenda Friedrich

and Geno Standfill – won the People’s Choice Award.

(photo by Brent Merrill)

The Tribe’s Food Distribution Program is funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provides

commodity foods to federally recognized Tribal families in a 15-county service area whose household income is at

or below the federal poverty level.

Families can opt to receive commodity foods instead of food stamps but cannot receive both in the same month.

Families can, however, switch back and forth between food stamps and USDA food.

The program offers a wide variety of packaged, canned, refrigerated, frozen and fresh foods.

Each month staff distributes food from the Siletz and Salem warehouses. In 2008, a new warehouse was built in

Siletz adjacent to the fleet bullpen. In 2009, some additions to the warehouse included safety gates purchased with

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds.

In 2009, the USDA program added reusable shopping bags to its inventory to encourage saving our natural

resources and discourage the use of plastic bags that can harm the environment. The bags are much like the

reusable bags seen in grocery stores and can be used for supermarket shopping trips as well.

Nutritional education classes continue to be taught by volunteers at both warehouses. Those who volunteer

receive a $25 gift card for their welcomed information and the meals they prepare using commodity foods.

The Programs 1 manager is responsible for oversight of the four social services programs, which includes direct

supervision of four supervisors and one program clerk.

The program clerk is responsible for office administration and is trained to be a backup for clerical staff in the

other four programs as needed.

Tribal Court

Caseload

Caseload from Jan. 1 through Dec. 31:

New (January – December)

Average monthly new cases

Closed

Hearings, Monthly Average

493

41.08

432

15.16

Court Staff

One chief judge, two appellate

judges, one District Court judge, one

Gaming Court judge, one Community

Court judge, one full-time court administrator and one half-time deputy

court administrator

The monthly Culture Night at Taft High 7-12 in Lincoln City often

brings in the drum group Wy’east, which spends part of its time teaching

drumming skills to the younger ones.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

Development

Funding

The court is maintained with money from the annual EPR budget. Tribal Court continues to seek grant funding

where we qualify as a developing court.

Case Management

Tribal Court strives to meet the ongoing challenge of new categories of cases and complexity of subject matter.

From 2000 to 2008, the caseload increased from just more than 100 cases in 2000 to more than 500 cases in

2008. In 2009, there were just fewer than 500 cases.

The court staff works in conjunction with the chief judge to create new or modify existing forms relevant to everchanging case criteria.

Tribal Court uses Laserfiche, a document imaging program, for storing files. The deputy court administrator has

scanned past and current court records into the Tribe’s Laserfiche storage, saving cost and space. The records are

easily searched and printed from the storage of Laserfiche files. Records not in Laserfiche are our juvenile records,

as we continue to keep hard files indefinitely.

Training

Tribal Court promotes educational enhancement for the judicial and court staff through attendance and participation in trainings and workshops relative to Tribal Court issues. Tribal Court participates with neighboring courts

and agencies to create a good working relationship.

The National Judicial College in Reno, Nev., is one of our most valued resources for judicial training.

Spokespersons are encouraged to gain as much legal education as they can. As funding allows, Tribal Court

sponsors continuing legal education for spokespersons.

Public Relations

Representing litigants in Tribal Court matters is a pool of six active spokespersons.

Four peacemakers appointed by Tribal Council make up the peacemaker pool. The first qualification for peacemaker court is that all parties in the dispute must agree to peacemaker court.

Programs 2

Programs 2 encompasses Child Care,

Head Start, Culture, Education, Traditional

Arts and Language, Pow-Wow and Youth

Services. Direct services are provided to

Tribal members through these programs.

Of the seven Tribal standing committees, three are within Programs 2: Culture,

Education and Pow-Wow. The Culture

Committee’s staff representative is Robert

Kentta, with Bev Youngman for Education

and Mona Fisher for Pow-Wow.

In 2009, the Programs 2 staff continued

team development, collaboration and coordination on numerous projects, including:

Easter Egg Hunt

Student Gathering

Memorial Day Dinner

Summer Solstice

Culture Camp

Nesika Illahee Pow-Wow

Run to the Rogue

Restoration Pow-Wow

Student Incentives

Tribal Youth Employment Program

Winter Solstice

Youth Activity Fund

After-School Program

In 2009, this program provided afterschool care to approximately 12 children.

Students participate in a homework

club where they devote 45 minutes to an

hour to completing homework. The

remainder of the time is spent in poetry,

art or theater arts and playing various

games, some educational and others for fun.

This program is housed at Siletz Valley

School. The service benefits working parents, with their children going to the afterschool classroom directly from their home

room. Students are provided healthy snacks

and beverages.

Child Care

The objectives of this program are to

assist Tribal families in the 11-county service

area with securing child care services, assisting with child care expenses, providing training and developing a provider referral list.

This year, the program served a total of

49 families and 110 children throughout the

Basketweaving is just one of the skills taught at the annual Culture

Camp in July. Children also can learn how to make moccasins, shell

necklaces and drum sticks, weave cedar bark, carve soapstone, braid

bear grass, do beadwork and practice flint knapping and bow making.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

service area: 42 in Siletz, 50 in Salem, 12 in Portland and six in

Springfield. The average number of hours per month that child

care was provided per child was 140; average monthly child care

subsidy per child was $166; average monthly parent co-payment

per child was $149.

Throughout the service area, 57 children received care

because their parents were employed and nine because their

parents were in education activities. Some families accessed the

program for multiple uses.

Cultural Resources

Cultural Resources participates in various work activities and

state, regional and federal meetings.

The cultural coordinator is a resource to Tribal members and

area offices for cultural activities projects and does presentations

for schools and various groups.

The Cultural Department coordinates the annual Culture

Camp. In 2009, 580 people participated with 600 attending the

salmon dinner.

The culture director reviews archaeological permits and

coordinates with other Tribal, state and federal entities to ensure

protection whenever possible. The culture director also gives

presentations to various local, state and regional entities. In addition, he serves on various regional committees and has worked

on the Siletz Historical Research Project for several years.

Robert has maintained and expanded Tribal cultural and

historical/archival collections. He is now working on Phase II of

the culture complex, which is the museum.

Education

Language and Traditional Arts

Number of Students Served through Education

Students in

Total

Adult Education

159

Higher Education

192

Child Care

Head Start

Adult Vocational Training

Supplemental Education

Tribal Youth Employment Program

Total

112

1,986

2,588

An education specialist is located in each area office to provide

services and resources for supplemental education, adult education,

adult vocational training and higher education. The specialists also

assist students with the FAFSA process and work with universities/

colleges. They work at Culture Camp, Run to the Rogue and both

Tribal pow-wows.

Johnson O’Malley (JOM) activities are included in supplemental

education, such as tutoring, school supplies and numerous educational, recreational and cultural activities, as well as working with

local schools.

Graduates and other students are honored annually at a Student

Gathering sponsored by the Tribal Education Committee and the

education specialists.

Head Start

Head Start continues to be a strong, viable program in the Siletz

Tribe. An average of 112 children are enrolled in four programs

located in Siletz, Salem, Eugene and Portland.

Average enrollment for 2009 was 74 percent American Indian

children. Fifty-seven were Siletz Tribal children, 26 were other

Native and 20 were non-Native. Ten percent of the children enrolled

met the criteria for special needs.

All centers provide round-trip transportation services with a

Head Start bus. Teachers and staff provide developmentally appropriate curriculum for all Head Start children, who also receive

health screenings, dental exams, immunization assessments and

proper hygiene instruction. The children participate in activities in

a culturally enriched environment.

The Policy Council of Head Start parents also receives training

and meets on a monthly basis. Staff and parents also sponsor fundraising activities.

Youth Services

Liana Kaiser is the youth service worker and coordinated a

successful move to the Tribal gymnasium. The center is open four

hours after school for students who wish to work on homework or

crafts, watch movies or play video games or pool.

Youth services works with other Programs 2 and Tribal staff to

plan recreational, educational and cultural activities for Tribal youth.

Alfred “Bud” Lane III printed the Athabaskan language dictionary transliteration

that is available to Tribal members. Bud

teaches language classes at Siletz Valley

School and all area offices.

Traditional arts, basketry or regalia

are taught in all area offices. Bud teaches

basketry classes for other functions, such as

Culture Camp. Gathering of materials also is

taught and the Tribe continues working to

secure accessible areas for gathering minor

forest products for traditional uses.

Cultural presentations were given for

several Tribal programs and STEP, TANF

clients and Siletz Elders’ Gathering. Bud

coordinates all Dance House events, including hosting school class visits, representatives from state and federal agencies and

other groups. Feather Dances are held for

various functions.

Bud participated in planning meetings

for Culture Camp and taught open-work

basketry and daily language classes during

the camp.

Bud meets monthly with the Oregon

Department of Education and language staff

from Oregon Tribes. He has served as the

chairman of the Northwest Native American

Basketweavers Association. He also is involved in museum planning with other staff.

Pow-Wow – Cultural Education

Mona Fisher successfully coordinated

the Tribe’s two pow-wows – Nesika Illahee

in August and the Restoration Pow-Wow

in November. This year she also worked on

planning yet again for the Oregon 150 celebration. She also helped Siletz Valley School

coordinate its Restoration Mini Pow-Wow.

Tribal Royalty activities also are coordinated through this program. The young

women represented the Siletz Tribe at 10

pow-wows in 2009 and held craft fairs,

bake sales, raffles, taco feeds and bottle/can

drives to help fund their travel.

Mona also is responsible for Culture

Camp and coordinates all meals for Run to

the Rogue. In addition, she prepares meals

for Feather Dances and coordinates with

other programs and departments to

provide activities for Tribal youth, such

as the annual Easter egg hunt.

Health

Four issues became the primary focus in

2009:

•

H1N1 (swine) Flu

Planning/Designing New Health Clinic

Accreditation Survey

Electronic Health Record Implementation

Flu – The worldwide threat of a pandemic flu outbreak had an impact on operations of the Siletz Tribal Health Department.

Planning, prevention and immunization

were keys to successfully dealing with the

enormous potential risk that a pandemic

can cause.

In the clinic, well and sick waiting areas

were established, masking stations were set

up and hand sanitizers were available. As a

visual reminder, our CPR mannequins were

placed outside the clinic entryway with

a reminder that if patients are feeling flu

symptoms, they should protect others.

A flu hotline was established, allowing

patients to call in and hear the latest flu

news. As soon as immunizations became

available they were distributed, beginning

with priority populations and eventually

becoming available to anyone.

For the clinic and special flu clinics,

this meant providing not only seasonal flu

immunizations but an H1N1 as well and

children were recommended for a second

H1N1. Community Health staff conducted

flu shot clinics in each area office and

the casino.

New Health Clinic – Interior design work was completed.

Groundbreaking was held Aug. 3 with Tribal Council members, the

general manager and health director ceremonially turning the first

shovel of dirt. Construction progress has been fast-paced.

The building is 46,000 square feet. We will initially occupy only

32,000 square feet, with allowance for future expansion.

The new facility will include 15 exam rooms, two procedure

rooms, large pharmacy, 11 dental operatories, medical laboratory,

radiology suite, counseling offices, Contract Health, Prevention,

Community Health and administrative space. It will be completely

wired for electronic health records and conference meeting rooms

will include the latest audio/visual technology.

A design/build contract for $7,428,075 was awarded to Silver

Star Construction in partnership with Anderson Shirley Architects

Inc. of Salem, Ore. Equipment and other allowances make the total

estimated cost of the project $8.765 million.

The project is funded by a $2 million grant from the Indian

Health Service, $860,000 + $400,000 from EPR set aside,

$176,356 equipment grant from IHS, $3,395,611 from third-party

revenue, $93,256 from interest on IHS grant and a $1,831,006 loan

from Tribal EPR funds to be repaid from third-party revenue at

6 percent interest.

Accreditation – Participation in the accreditation process

involves ongoing self-evaluation and improvement. Demonstrating

our continuing commitment to excellence, the Siletz Community

Health Clinic invited the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory

Health Care to inspect our facility.

On June 14-16, two surveyors looked at all aspects of operations, including governance, administration, quality of care provided, clinical records, financial and quality improvement. We were

extremely proud to be awarded a full three-year accreditation.

Electronic Health Record (EHR) – Implementation of an electronic medical record at any health care organization is a complex and lengthy process, requiring preparation and changes in essentially all areas of a medical

facility. Rolling out an electronic record system at any facility requires a considerable training effort at the time of

implementation as well as an ongoing program of training and support.

The Siletz Clinic “went live” in 2009 with the IHS EHR software. The applications are designed to move most

clinical transactions from paper-based to an electronic environment. The EHR uses upgrades of existing applications and clinical data, but provides a graphical user interface that facilitates access to the direct entry of this data

by clinical users.

The two most significant clinical enhancements provided by the EHR are the direct entry of orders (pharmacy,

laboratory, radiology, nursing, etc.) by providers and the online documentation of clinical encounter notes.

The process has been difficult and medical staff continues to work through the many challenges the system

presents. As providers become more familiar with the new EHR system, we look forward to more timely charting of

visits and accurate orders.

Tribal Chairman Delores Pigsley (left) and Health

Director Judy Muschamp (speaking) take part in the

ground-breaking ceremony at the site of the new Siletz

Community Health Clinic (drawing below) in August.

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

Some interesting statistics for 2009:

 A total of 49,489 ambulatory visits

(all types) were made to the clinic

(14.8 percent increase over 2008).

 The 10 leading purposes of visits were:

1. Pharmacy

2. Non-specific consultation

3. Dental exam

4. Administrative encounter

5. Diabetes

6. Vaccine and inoculation for influenza

7. Alcohol dependence

8. Hypertension

9. Optometry

10. Astigmatism

 Contract Health Services issued more

than 12,000 authorizations.

 Total CHS obligations were $3.483

million.

 9,261 individuals are registered for

health care, of these:

 3,964 are Siletz Tribal members

 2,332 are other Indian

 2,965 are non-Indian community

members

 772 people have joined the Tillicum Fitness Center.

 7,054 visits were made to the Tillicum Fitness Center (an

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average of nine visits per year).

453 clients received alcohol/substance abuse treatment,

accounting for more than 2,000 visits.

2,667 volunteer hours were recorded at the Women’s

Transitional Living Center.

1,309 prevention services were provided during the year.

87 patients were counseled for smoking cessation.

196 Tribal members living outside the 11-county service area

received care through EPR (gaming revenue) – dental (115);

medical (28); vision (49); hearing (4)

83 patients were approved for alternative health care

(chiropractic or acupuncture).

51 young people participated in the annual Tribal Youth

Conference.

844 transports were provided to medical appointments.

477 home visits were made by Community Health staff.

The Health Department successfully competed for several

grants this year, receiving a grant through the Komen Foundation

for transportation to breast cancer treatment, a youth mental health

treatment grant to provide a youth mental health counselor at the

Portland Area Office, a Healthy Traditions grant to revive healthy food

choices and a dental health promotion/disease prevention grant to

help implement an oral health project.

All in all – a great year!

Human Resources

Mission Statement

It is the mission of the Siletz Tribal Human Resources Department to obtain, develop and train the most important resource the Tribe has – human resources. The Human Resources Department will provide service to Tribal

programs and employment applicants in an efficient, respectful and helpful manner. It will assist employees with

skill development to ensure quality services to Tribal members and personal growth of Tribal employees.

Accomplishments/Activities

One of the department’s major functions

is to facilitate the hiring process. During

2009, the Tribe hired 61 employees.

•

43 Regular (32 Tribal, 2 other Tribe,

9 non-Indian)

18 Temporary (15 Tribal, 1 other Tribe,

2 non-Indian)

In addition to the regular Human Resources duties for the administration, the

HR Department contracted out its services

(consulting services, job description, HRIS,

recruitment, background checks, etc.) to

other Tribal entities, including the Tenas

Illahee Childcare Center, Siletz Valley School,

Siletz Tribal Business Corporation and Siletz

Tribal Gaming Commission.

New Positions

•

Six new positions were created:

STEP – Project Coordinator

STEP – Project Technician

Healthy Traditions Project Coordinator

Director of Legislative and Governmental Affairs

Charitable Contributions Administrative

Assistant

Prevention Coordinator Trainee/CPS

Job Descriptions

Seven revised job descriptions were

approved:

•

Administrative Assistant – Fleet

Information Systems Manager

Internal Auditor

Data Coordinator

Junior Force Account Carpenter

Force Account Laborer

477 Administrative and Monitoring

Specialist

Chris Garza puts up a shot at the Fifth Annual S.T.Y.L.E.

Co-Ed Basketball Tournament in March. Several teams from

Siletz entered the tournament, as did teams from Warm Springs and

Grand Ronde.

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

Recruitment Activities

•

The department recruited for the following positions:

Head Start Teacher

After-School Program Aide

Classroom Aide

Tribal Services Specialist (2)

Self-Sufficiency Director

USDA Warehouse Clerk

Elders Program Coordinator

Elders Program Clerk

STEP – Project Technician

STEP – Project Coordinator

Data Coordinator

Exercise Facility Assistant

Youth Mental Health

Community Health Director

CHS Tech II/Trainee

Community Health Advocate

On-Call Medical Assistant

Prevention Coordinator

Trainee/CPS

Women’s TLC Residential Aide

Healthy Traditions Project

Coordinator

•

Labor Force

At the end of 2009, the Tribe’s labor

force (regular and temporary workers)

included:

•

Siletz Tribal Members

Other American Indians

Non-Indians

Total Workforce

Internal Auditor

Accounting Clerk

Information Systems

Manager

Administrative Assistant

– Fleet

Housing Manager

Force Account Laborer

Force Account Carpenter

Force Account Coordinator

Resident Services Advocate

Background Investigator

Fifth-Grade Teacher

Sixth-Grade Teacher

Title I Assistant

Volleyball – High School

Softball – High School

Controller

Accounting Technician

Administrative Assistant

Development Manager

Staff Accountant

Employee Incentive Activities

The Human Resources Department

coordinates the Employee Incentive Awards

program. The following awards were presented at all-staff meetings:

•

Outstanding Performance

Special Acts or Services

Cost Savings/Inventions

Major Acts of Merit

Employee of the Quarter

Employee of the Year

Awards Banquet: Approximately 240

people attended the annual awards banquet

at Chinook Winds.

Worker’s Compensation

Seven recordable worker’s compensation claims were filed. (Our worker’s compensation insurance carrier for 2009 was

Tribal First.)

General Manager Brenda Bremner wraps Rob Smith in

a Pendleton blanket to congratulate him on being selected

Employee of the Year. Rob is the DMC coordinator

and was instrumental in completing the Neachesna Village

housing complex in Lincoln City.

118

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

209

Training Activities

Recognizing Drug and Alcohol Abuse for

Employees

Employee Assistance Program

Our EAP provider was STEPP. At yearend, 65 individuals had used the services

available.

EAP is available to Tribal employees and

their immediate families. Services available

include drug, family, marriage, financial and

depression counseling up to seven visits at

no cost to the employee or family member.

Natural Resources

It is the mission of the Siletz Tribal Natural Resources Department to care for, protect, enhance and provide for the wise use of

all of the Tribe’s natural resources in a manner that ensures all

generations to come will benefit from these resources. This

philosophy applies to all lands to which the Tribe is historically

tied, including its ancient, aboriginal, ancestral lands, its Coast

Reservation and its current and future land holdings.

The Siletz Tribal Natural Resources Department is responsible

for operating the Tribal Forestry, Fish and Wildlife, Aquatics and

Environmental Protection programs.

Funding comes from a variety of sources, including BIA SelfGovernance, Tribal Forest Management Deductions, Environmental

Protection Agency (EPA) General Assistance Program (GAP) grant,

EPA Clean Water Act Section 106 grant, Administration for Native

Americans (ANA) Environmental Regulatory Enhancement (ERE)

grant and Oregon Watershed Enhancement Board (OWEB) grants.

Additionally, the department administers grants from the EPA

and other entities covering its participation in Portland Harbor

Superfund site monitoring activities, along with contracts with a

number of organizations to provide aquatics monitoring and data

management services.

The Fish and Wildlife program handles all aspects of Tribal

fish and wildlife management, including issuing and tracking deer

and elk hunting tags and licenses, salmon fishing tags and shellfish

gathering permits. The program also covers distributing confiscated

game meat and subsistence salmon to Tribal members. In 2009,

accomplishments include:

•

Issuing 385 deer tags (45 filled)

Issuing 123 elk tags and 37 special hunt permits (18 filled)

Issuing 200 salmon tags (7 filled)

Picking up, processing and distributing 4,017 pounds of

subsistence salmon

Distributing 767 summer run steelhead from the Oregon

Department of Fish & Wildlife’s Siletz River fish trap

Providing surplus game, salmon and salmon eggs to eligible

Tribal members

The Environmental Protection program is funded through an Environmental

Protection Agency GAP grant. This grant’s

primary focus is on water quality monitoring in the Siletz River basin.

In addition to the continuation of these

activities, 2009 accomplishments include:

•

Participating in activities to monitor

assessment and cleanup of the Portland

Harbor Superfund Site (funded in 2009

•

The Forestry Program covers all aspects of forest management on the Tribe’s

8,492 acres of timberlands, including timber

sale planning (environmental assessments,

unit layout and design, road layout and

design, timber cruising, appraisals, contract

development), timber sale administration

(contract administration and compliance

inspections), silviculture (prescription writing, site preparation, reforestation, animal

damage protection, brush control, stocking

surveys), forest development (timber stand

improvement, pre-commercial and commercial thinning), forest protection (fire

management, insect and disease control),

forest inventory and management planning,

and firewood permits.

Accomplishments for 2009 include:

•

Harvesting 2.774 million board feet of

timber yielding a net timber revenue of

$908,299.91

Pre-sales work on two sale areas totaling

90 acres and 3.120 million board feet

Constructing 0.28 miles of new timber

sale access road

Planting 14,480 seedlings on 85 acres

Pre-commercial thinning of 38 acres

Alder release spraying of 101 acres

Completing 1,453 acres of stand exams

and stocking surveys

Issuing 120 personal use firewood permits

Cutting 29 cords of firewood during four

Elders’ woodcuts

Measuring 137 continuous forest inventory (CFI) plots

Completing a draft management plan

covering 4,263 acres of marbled

murrelet management lands

by grants from the EPA, City of Portland, Lower Willamette

Group, Arkema, Gasco, Willbridge Cove and the Port of Portland)

Participating in the monitoring of the settlement agreements

covering re-licensing of Eugene Water and Electric Board’s

Carmen-Smith and Portland General Electric’s Clackamas River

and Willamette Falls hydroelectric facilities

Active participation in local watershed councils

Representing the Tribe at meetings concerning a variety of

other environmental issues, including serving on EPA’s Regional

Tribal Operations Committee

A grant from

the Oregon

Watershed

Enhancement

Board helps

the Siletz

Tribe enhance

fish habitat on

Cedar Creek in

Lincoln County

by placing logs at

strategic places

along the creek.

(photos by Diane

Rodriquez)

The Aquatics program was funded in

2009 by GAP and 106 grants from the EPA,

watershed enhancement and monitoring

grants from OWEB, an ERE grant from ANA

and a number of contracts and funding

agreements with outside entities.

Tribal aquatics personnel collected

and analyzed stream temperature, stream

sediment, algae, stream flow and nutrient source data collected from locations

throughout the Siletz River system, including a number of its tributaries. This data

will be used for a variety of future projects,

including stream TMDL (total maximum

daily load) modeling efforts and habitat

restoration activities.

Cooperative work continued through

the year in a number of coastal estuaries

with various partners, including Ducks

Unlimited. Five hundred logs were placed

in seven miles of Cedar Creek to enhance

fisheries habitat.

During 2009, the Tribe continued

working with the Willamette, Siuslaw and

Siskiyou National Forests on a variety of

cooperative projects in accordance with the

Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs)

with these forests. The Tribe also was

actively involved as a natural resources

trustee for the New Carissa Oil Spill Damage

Assessment and Restoration Plan.

Fourteen

students from

Oregon

State

University

cut wood

for the

Elders at

the Tribe’s

Toledo

Mill site

in March.

Many of

them used

axes and

hydraulic

wood

splitters

for the first

time.

(photo

by Natasha

Kavanaugh)

Planning

During this economic roller coaster of a

year, your Planning Department remained

busy with construction projects, including the

new clinic, Women’s Transitional Living Center (TLC) and Elders assisted living complex.

These new facilities are the fruition of other

departments’ long-term strategies to provide

better service to the Tribal membership.

Funding has been obtained for additional projects, which moved from the planning phase into the design and engineering

phase of development. With funding from

both the State and Tribe, the City of Siletz

completed the update of its comprehensive plan. Significant stimulus funding was

secured for Tribal projects, including funding for water storage, weatherization and

construction of sidewalks in Siletz.

The ANA SEDS grant for a Tribal centralized information system project (TCIS)

was completed and the project is now the

primary source of Tribal information for

enrollment and social services.

Planning’s data coordinator worked

with multiple grants and programs to

provide data collection and analysis, along

with providing assistance with conducting surveys. She also served as Siletz Tribal

liaison to the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Tribe received a new ANA SEDS

grant to fund the Siletz Tribal Energy Program for two years. Goals include providing

outreach and education to Tribal members

about energy efficiency and weatherization,

and developing an energy management plan,

green building codes and a plan to provide

ongoing training for Tribal members seeking

work in the energy efficiency and weatherization fields. The Department of Energy

(DOE) and the Bonneville Power Administration also awarded funding for weatherization and energy efficiency projects.

The part-time emergency planner busily coordinated with state and federal agencies as the Tribe’s liaison on emergency

planning and response to ensure the Tribe’s

compliance with federal safety mandates. A

grant from Oregon HRSA (Health Resources

and Services Administration) funded emergency shelter supplies for the Tribe and a

trailer in which to put them.

Siletz Tribal Youth Conference participants

take part in a round dance as part of the activities.

The West Coast Boyz are in the middle of the

circle, singing and playing hand drums.

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

The GIS/planner provided support for the entire Tribal

administrative structure, including Planning, Natural Resources,

other departments and STBC via the collection of data and creating amazing maps. Major projects included baseline assessment of

the Arnold Creek property, maps for the Tribal history project and

providing vacant lands inventory and other maps for the city comprehensive plan update process. Doing so helps the city respond

to Tribal development needs.

The construction engineer had his hands full this year, coordinating construction of the new 46,000-square-foot clinic, the

2,800-square-foot women’s TLC and the six modular units of the

Elders assisted living complex. Additionally, he has been busy

working with engineers on Siletz water system improvements.

The grant writer/planner has been very busy and successful as

usual this year with the added challenge of accessing stimulus funding. More than $6 million in stimulus funding has been earmarked

for the Tribe, including DOE, $345,000 for weatherization and another state award of $113,000 for weatherization; IHS/EPA (Indian

Health Service Environmental Protection Agency), $615,000 for

water storage; IHS Health Services for projects from lab equipment

to Elder’s support; HUD, more than $3 million for the Siletz Tribal

Housing Department; and BIA, $345,000 for Siletz sidewalks.

Planning’s department clerk kept the ball rolling, handling the

department’s multiple cuff accounts and processing accounts payable, an especially big challenge this year with the major construction work.

Enrollment has the huge responsibility of keeping Tribal membership records and is learning the new centralized database module.

Cova St. Onge and Shee-Ne DepoeAspria at Run to the Rogue.

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

Realty Division

In 2009, the Realty Division provided

extensive environmental review and compliance to Tribal departments in addition

to facilitating the acquisition of additional

Tribal lands. Realty also facilitates the

conversion of lands to trust and reservation

status by working with the BIA, surveys and

clearing titles.

Realty continues to pursue fee-to-trust conversion, but also is

key to the NEPA compliance requirements of project development,

providing services to Housing and other departments.

The Tribal planner oversees departmental operations and

also covers transportation planning, including keeping the Indian

Reservation Road inventory current and funded.

2009 Projects

New Clinic

Women’s Transitional Living Center

Elder Assisted Living Complex

Grant Writing

New grants awarded in 2009

Total value of new grants

Total number of active grants in 2009

Total value of active grants

ARRA Funds

$11,105,643

$34,212,134

$6,009,382

Transportation

BIA has granted funding for safety improvements to Highway

229 (design completed), Molalla Court extension (in design), improvements to the cemetery road (in design); Lakeside subdivision

roads (completed), maintenance and transportation planning.

State of Oregon Special Transportation Funds (STF) passthrough funding helps with transit vehicles and bus passes.

Realty

Total acreage, 2009, including timberlands:

9,100 acres

Total acreage in trust, 2009, including reservation status: 4,121 acres

New properties acquired: 1

Enrollment Division

The Enrollment Department was as

busy as ever, fielding nearly 4,000 calls in

2009. By year end, 149 new Tribal members

were enrolled, bringing the total number

of Tribal members to 4,677. There were 33

applications for name changes.

The Siletz Tribe had 19 members who

passed in 2009. The Enrollment Department works closely with families and

funeral homes to help families in their time

of sorrow. Along with the death benefit, the

Tribe provides Tribal members with caskets

at a wholesale price.

Data to all programs is generated from

the Enrollment Department; 137 reports

and 1,045 CIBs were sent to programs this

year and 137 family trees were completed.

Please help us keep Tribal records

current by letting Enrollment know

right away when member information changes or needs correcting. The

documented number of address changes in

2009 was 1,490.

Housing

The Tribe’s Housing Department provides housing services to

Tribal families primarily through a Native American Housing Block

Grant (NAHBG) authorized in the Native American Housing and

Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA). This is a formula-funded

program and the Tribe’s 2009 NAHBG funding was $3,635,558.

The Tribe submits an annual Indian Housing Plan detailing its

affordable housing activity goals and objectives to HUD’s Northwest Office of Native American Programs (NwONAP) to review for

compliance with NAHASDA law and regulation. The 2010 IHP was

submitted and found to be compliant. Within 60 days of a program

year-end, the Tribe has to provide an Annual Performance Report

(APR) detailing what was accomplished. The Tribe has submitted

the 2009 APR.

In addition to reporting, the Tribe also is required to monitor

housing activities. It conducts annual self-monitoring whereby a

team of Tribal staff and committee members completes compliance

checklists for services provided under the IHP.

In addition, one staff, the administrative and monitoring specialist, is dedicated to this function. The specialist initiates the

yearly self-monitoring assessment; conducts random file reviews

throughout the year to verify compliance with NAHASDA law, regulations and the Tribe’s IHP goals and objectives; and follows up on

corrective action resulting from self-monitoring and file reviews.

While the majority of housing funding comes through an annual

Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) created by NAHASDA, additional

funding comes through the Bureau of Indian Affairs and from gaming revenues. These funding sources supported a variety of housing

activities in 2009:

The Tribal Housing staff receives

recognition during the open house at

Neachesna Village, the Tribe’s

20-unit housing complex that

opened in October.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

Housing Construction & Rehabilitation: The development and modernization

coordinator, assisted by the inspector, administers the construction and rehabilitation

contracts for Housing, 2009 proved to be an

exceptionally busy year for these projects.

The Neachesna housing development

of 20 low-rent apartments at the Lakeside

property in Lincoln City, Ore., was completed and tenants began occupying units in

October. One Tribal Elder in Logsden, Ore.,

received a new home under the Elder Home

Replacement program.

Seven homes owned by Tribal members

were rehabbed using private contractors.

The Housing inspector conducted more than

347 inspections on Tribal rental and homeownership units. The Tribal Force Account

crew – a supervisor, four carpenters and two

laborers – provided renovations and repairs

to 22 rental units and 21 homeownership

units under Housing management.

Maintenance of Tribal Housing Units:

A maintenance supervisor and three maintenance workers provided preventative

maintenance, routine repairs and replacements, and lawn maintenance for the lowrent units and maintained common areas in

the homeownership developments. Maintenance staff conducted 1,048 inspections

and completed 253 work orders on rental

units and 22 work orders on homeownership units.

Resident Services: Three occupancy

specialists comprise the Housing Counseling Program. They manage 79 low-rent and

83 homeownership units that house 505

occupants. Staff collects rents, conducts

inspections, enforces policies and helps

families access resources. In addition, a

Residents Services advocate conducts

home visits, coordinates youth and family activities and is the staff member to the

Residents Organization.

The Residents Organization is a

volunteer group of housing residents who

work with Housing staff to share management responsibilities. In 2009, the Residents Organization held 13 meetings.

Several Tribal programs, including

Housing and the Residents Organization,

supported 17 events to promote posi-

tive drug- and alcohol-free recreational activities for Tribal youth

and families. These included Family Game Nights, Youth Wellness

Conference, Portland Natural Resources Center field trip, bowling,

swimming trips, community cleanups, youth basketball tournament, Elders woodcuts, shell gathering, bus shelter paint touchup,

bicycle safety rodeo, river rafting/water safety, roller skating, Youth

Leadership Conference and snow tubing.

Rental assistance subsidies are offered through three programs.

The Rental Assistance Program coordinator administers monthly

rent subsidy payments for Tribal families. By year’s end, 80 families

were receiving assistance.

The Emergency Housing Assistance Program works to prevent

homelessness, assisting families with paying rent, late fees and mortgage payments. Assistance is limited to $1,000 in a two-year period

and 88 families were helped through this program. The Student

Housing Program, administered through the Education Department,

provided monthly rent subsidy payments for 32 student families.

The Housing manager, who supervises the Residents Services

staff, also coordinates the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance

Program. This program provides heating assistance to income-eligible

Tribal households within the 11-county service area. Services are

administered from the Housing office in Siletz and at each area office.

Staff assisted 251 Tribal households in meeting their heating needs.

A Housing Finance manager staffs the Down Payment

Assistance and the Siletz Saves! IDA programs. She is located in

the Salem Area Office.

Down Payment Assistance provides help with down payment

and closing costs to first-time homebuyers with forgivable loans

of up to $15,000 for eligible households. Eleven families received

down payment assistance grants in 2009. Since the inception of the

program, 163 families have received grants.

The Housing Finance manager also can help Tribal families

access HUD’s Section 184 program originated by local lenders,

which guarantees 100 percent of the mortgage loan made to eligible

Tribal borrowers. Loans can be used to acquire existing housing,

rehabilitate a home, construct a new home and for refinancing.

Another significant feature is that this program has no maximum

income limits – you do not have to meet NAHASDA low-income

requirements to qualify for assistance.

The Siletz Saves! Individual Development Account (IDA)

Program has finished its first year of operation and now has seven

participants building savings accounts. All participants have completed the required financial education, been accepted by the Valley

Individual Account Program (VIDA) and entered their savings period.

Siletz Saves! is a matched savings program designed to prepare

and support those who qualify (income cannot exceed 80 percent of

median) in achieving specific life and financial goals. VIDA provides

the matching funds when participants reach their savings goals and

complete the program.

These participants also work on improving their credit scores

and creating a healthy financial life. They attend monthly meetings

to discuss current events and receive additional financial education.

Participants can save anywhere from six months to three years.

Savings are matched at the rate of 3:1 (for every dollar you save,

you get three dollars), with a limit of $9,000 in match.

Kevin Case helps his daughter,

Kareena, decorate her bicycle

helmet at the Bike Rodeo held by

Tribal Housing in Siletz in July.

(photo by Natasha Kavanaugh)

Housing annually contributes funds for

the Tenas Illahee Childcare Center to help

keep rates affordable as 35 percent of the

children using the center live in the lowrent and homeownership units managed

by Housing. Housing also contributes to

the Tribal Law Enforcement program that

supports staffing, supplies and equipment

costs and increased patrol of housing areas.

Over-Income Housing Grants: Using

gaming revenues, the Tribe funded 40 rehabilitation projects for families who exceed

NAHASDA income limits. This program runs

September through August and at the end of

2009, 23 projects had been completed. Six

were in process, leaving 11more to initiate

and complete by August 2010.

Notice for the date when applications

become available and the deadline for submitting them is posted in the Siletz Tribal

newspaper. Grants for this program are

awarded through a lottery drawing.

Law Enforcement

Tribal law enforcement services are provided by the City of Toledo Police Department (Toledo PD) through an

intergovernmental agreement. Services under this agreement include patrol of the City of Siletz. The agreement

became effective July 1, 2007, and continues through Dec. 31, 2012.

Under the agreement, Toledo police officers enforce state laws, investigate criminal offenses, provide Tribal

Court security, enforce Tribal rules and regulations, and perform other duties as assigned by the chief of police,

such as traffic control and information sharing. Officers also attend annual diversity training provided by staff from

the Culture and Administration departments.

The Toledo PD provides emergency response and patrolling of Tribal properties and the surrounding community of Siletz. The law enforcement services agreement provides for 120 hours per week in the community for 52

weeks of patrol time annually. Toledo PD patrol time for the Tribe in 2009 was 6,352 hours.

In addition to patrolling, Toledo PD presents safety tips at Tribal Housing Residents Organization meetings,

provides security for youth street dances, directs traffic for the annual pow-wow parade, participates in the

monthly CEDARR (Tribal/city/county drug elimination coalition) meetings, provides safety tips to Siletz Valley

School youth, provides bicycle safety

instruction for kids

in Tribal housing

and maintains a

continuing presence

in the Tribal

community.

Toledo PD provides dispatch services and statistical

reporting. At right

and on the next

page are data for

services provided

in 2009:

Crimes Against Persons

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Total

DHS Referrals

Restraining Order Violations

Child Neglect/Abuse

Assault

Suicidal Subject

Missing Person(s)

Menacing

Stalking

Rape/Sex Abuse

Identity Theft

Indecent Exposure

Telephonic Harassment

Murder

Unattended Death

Conspiracy

Tampering with Evidence

Crimes Against Property

Theft

Burglary

Stolen Auto

Criminal Mischief

Hit and Run

Fraud

Coercion

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Total

2009 Statistics

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Total

216

197

250

157

820

Number of Calls

On City Property

164

On Tribal Property

Handled by TPD

134

167

168

633

281

All

Bud Lane, Heath

Nelen and Steve

Polanski from the

Marion County

Sheriff’s Office,

and Brenda

Bremner take in

an afternoon of

Culture Camp

in July.

(photo by Natasha

Kavanaugh)

Behavioral Crimes

1st Qtr

2nd Qtr

Driving While Suspended

Trespass

Elude

Warrant

Harassment

Animals at Large

DUII

Runaway

Drugs

False Swearing

Minor in Possession

Disorderly Conduct

Traffic

Noise

Juveniles

Disturbance

Hazard

Prowler

3rd Qtr

4th Qtr

Total

Siletz Tribal Business Corporation

Overall, 2009 was a year of transition and reorganization at STBC with related staff and role changes for all

employees resulting in an organization with greater skills and expertise in marketing, management and technology services. In a year with devastating national and local economic conditions, STBC enterprises held steady with

improvement but suffered some key tenant losses on properties.

Enterprises

Imprints Print Shop: This business

was acquired in October 2008. After revamping the floor plan, merchandising and

signage, equipment upgrades were made

and a new computer embroidery machine

and multi-head screen-printing press were

purchased. New computers and design software were purchased and a user-friendly

virtual store website was created.

The marketing program has included

local cable television and radio promotions,

Chamber and Buy Local memberships, a

direct mail campaign and exhibits at trade

shows. Thanks to strong support from past

customers, in particular Tribal government,

Chinook Winds Casino Resort, Mo’s and

Siletz community groups, the year finished

with a 42 percent increase over 2008 in

total sales.

Logan Road RV Park: Because of

economic challenges, direct mail campaigns were started early in ’09 along with

upgrades of the webpage, brochures and

repair of deferred maintenance. A change in

the management contract was made to very

positive results, along with policy changes

such as discouraging monthly stays over

peak-rate daily and weekend stays.

Marketing partnerships were formed

with Tanger Outlet Center and the Oregon

Coast Aquarium that allow the park to offer

more value to guests. A very successful direct

mail campaign started with Chinook Winds

Casino Resort. Sales revenue increased 44

percent for 2009 over 2008, while total

expenses were reduced by 9 percent.

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort: In terms

of marketing, the park’s three main needs

were signage, website and promotional

materials. A lease was signed to allow a

digital billboard with I-5 exposure to be

erected on Salem trust property. The deal

included a $15,000 22-foot sign allowance

for high-traffic Portland Road as well.

The offices of Siletz Technologies in Lincoln City are decorated

with the traditional basketweave painted on the wall, photos of

Tribal properties and other Tribal artifacts.

(photo by Diane Rodriquez)

New brochures were designed and printed featuring area attractions. Park management was asked to start collecting e-mail addresses and full mailing information so a direct mail campaign could

begin. The manager continued to exhibit at trade shows throughout

the West Coast. Sales revenue decreased by 1 percent for 2009 over

2008, while total expenses were reduced by 47 percent.

Northwest Maritime Industrial: Major projects in 2009 included

surveying and scoping work for Hawaii Kai, debris removal at Foster

Dam, survey inspection of Pelton Dam, fast-water survey support for

Burlington Northern bridge in Montana and several Bureau of Reclamation dam (Bowman, Ochoco and Wickiup) survey inspections.

New multi-beam sonar was added in early fall and a new survey

vessel was created at minimal cost. Sales revenue increased 41 percent

for 2009 over 2008, while total expenses increased by 9.85 percent.

Siletz Technologies: We submitted a grant application in

August and in September STBC was awarded the largest USDARBEG grant given ($169,000) for the State of Oregon in 2009.

A business plan and budget were created and job descriptions

were written to form the new business. The goal of the venture is to

create a profitable enterprise and jobs for Tribal members. Estimated employment by the end of year one is 12 people.

O’Downey’s brings

a taste of Ireland to

Depoe Bay with

a family-oriented

pub-style restaurant

that features casual

dining, televised

sports and music,

and is home of the

Blarney Burger.

(photo by Natasha

Kavanaugh)

Properties

Property Management Operations/Marketing: A new property management software system was purchased in fall 2009 to

streamline the leasing process, billing process and marketing.

All vacancies have signage and are actively being marketed on

Craig’s List.

Portland Siletz Business Complex: Because of an unprecedented decline in the commercial leasing market, the building lost

some occupancy in 2009 but strong marketing efforts were undertaken to refill those spaces.

In an effort to attract tenants, all deferred maintenance was

repaired and the overall building appearance was improved. In

addition, ADA ramps were installed to help ingress and egress.

The building vacancies were listed on Craig’s List and signage

was placed in all windows. There have been a handful of inquiries,

but no new leases have been signed.

Eugene Area Office: Repairs were made to the area office.

Despite advertising and listing the property with a local broker, the

upstairs office space remained empty for the entire year. The challenge has been a Lane County Transit project that is slated to run

right through the Tribe’s building. The threat of condemnation has

made leasing the upstairs space nearly impossible.

Lincoln Shores Building: General maintenance was completed

throughout 2009. STBC expanded into neighboring Suite C.

Salem Flex Building: Marketing efforts improved during the

year. Leasing signage was placed and the property was listed on

Craig’s List. Listing the space with a commercial broker was considered, but by their own admission, Salem had not seen a major

commercial lease signing since October 2008.

In early summer, we began negotiations with a national service

company to lease 22,000 square feet of the warehouse space. Term

sheet was agreed and the year ended with

waiting for a lease to be drawn up. The

remaining 10,000 square feet will continue

to be aggressively marketed.

Siletz Gas & Mini-Mart: Repairs to

heating and electrical systems were completed, along with installation of a new food

counter. At contract manager’s request,

STBC agreed to install a second 12,000gallon fuel tank and unmanned card-lock

system. The increased capacity should help

reduce the price of gas in Siletz.

Toledo Mill Site: STBC continued the

long overdue cleanup of the site. Deferred

roof maintenance was repaired for Shangri

La. Drainage ditches were cleaned and a

flood gate repaired to abate flooding issues.

Water lines were replaced and all tenants

were metered for the purpose of charging

them for consumption, as is required by all

STBC leases.

Depoe Bay Property: The Café by the

Bay was started by non-Tribal members in

early spring and had closed by August. Later

in the fall, a Tribal member with considerable restaurant experience moved into the

apartment in September with plans of opening O’Downey’s Irish Pub by Dec. 1. A delay

moved the opening into early 2010.

Chinook Winds Casino Resort

Challenges, changes, community involvement and sustainability topped the list at Chinook Winds

2009 was a year that required examination of the economy, our values and our practices from several different

vantage points.

A struggling economy offers challenges to the tourist industry but also can bolster it at the same time. People

still travel, go on vacation, attend a seminar, take the family for a drive and play on the beach.

If it’s entertaining, meaningful, fulfilling or enlightening, the reason for going is there. Product value, substance

and commitment all go into the mix. When those are delivered, word spreads, guests return and a good experience

is the result.

To be economically viable in leaner times requires a full review of those things that can be streamlined without

causing the end product to suffer – things that will be meaningful to the public, events that can be combined or

complement each other rather than compete and those that will benefit the community as well. A collaborative

effort with community involvement creates a more harmonious environment, goodwill and strong partnerships –

all vital components to success.

In 2009, Siletz Tribal member Sar Richards took the helm as the general manager of Chinook Winds Casino Resort.

Richards became employed in a gaming-related position first in 1997 as a Siletz Tribal gaming commissioner. In

2000 he was hired as the director of slots for the casino, followed by a promotion in 2002 as the director of casino ops.

His thorough understanding of the gaming operation through extensive experience, his years of community

involvement, familiarity with the staff and his commitment to the success of the Siletz Tribe made this transition a

smooth one. This was the first of many changes that would chart the course for the future.

Among much debate followed by intense planning for implementation, alcoholic beverages became available for

Chinook Winds guests to purchase on the gaming floor, mirroring the example set by the State of Oregon. Policies and

procedures were developed and intense staff training took place before the policy was put into place in mid-June.

Improvements both to the efficiency of the operation and those items that enhance the experience of Chinook

Winds’ guests were made possible by taking advantage of the technology of the day.

From online box office ticket sales to high-speed wireless Internet access for hotel guests to a “one card” that

makes it possible for Winner’s Circle members to use earned points for purchases in the gift shop or restaurants,

change came at a rapid pace in 2009.

Facilities met the challenge of the constant revitalization both to employee areas and guest facilities. Games

Galore, the arcade, was remodeled along with the golf resort’s Aces Bar & Grill. The hotel suites were upgraded and

many employee areas, including the employee dining rooms at the hotel and casino, were given a new look.

The Field of 1,000 Flags stands as a proud honor to veterans of the Armed Services and active duty personnel at

the annual Celebration of Honor in September.

22 (photo by Chinook Winds staff)

As the fishing and timber industries in Lincoln

County face a growing decline, tourism has become the largest source of revenue for the county,

with Chinook Winds Casino and the Confederated

Tribes of Siletz Indians now the largest employer in

Lincoln County. Community involvement is an evergrowing and changing partnership as we strive

to meet the needs of our local communities and

enhance the quality of life along with the social and

economic climate of the area.

Free community events were planned, such as

the Safety Fair designed to educate area families

on health and safety issues. Chinook Winds Casino

spearheaded the Celebration of Honor, an annual

community-wide weekend event to honor veterans

of the military.

The staff takes part in numerous competitions

and fund-raisers throughout the year, including

the SOLV Beach Cleanup, food drives, toy drives,

trivia competitions, Christmas giving trees and

the annual September blood drive that commemorates 9/11.

Sponsorships are provided to local annual

events, including the Fleet of Flowers in Depoe Bay,

the Wooden Boat Show, the sandcastle contest,

Lincoln City kite festivals and many more.

Special events of the casino include a charitable

component with funds raised to help many area

non-profit organizations. Surf City, for example, is

an outdoor car show with a contribution going to

Angels Anonymous in return for board members

working at the event.

Jim Kusz with North Lincoln Fire & Rescue distributes beach

To promote cultural awareness, diversity

safety information at the Chinook Winds Safety Fair.

and sharing, events were developed that

(photo by Chinook Winds staff)

showcase American Indian arts, culture, values

and talent, including the Native American Market,

the Native American Art Festival and the

Rez Kitchen Tour, an American Indian culinary competition.

The concept of “going green,” a philosophy and way of life of indigenous peoples

since the time of beginning, now has become fashionable in the larger community.

To that end, Chinook Winds Casino Resort

actively promotes this concept and joins

with others as they begin to understand the

necessity of conservation, recycling, using only what is needed and giving back to

Mother Earth.

The administration of Chinook Winds

Casino Resort, the individual departments

General Manager Sar Richards & Marketing Director Debra

and members of the staff continually seek to

Busch present $1,000 to Tanger Outlet Center Manager

find ways to help preserve the environment

Diane Kusz and Roger Robertson for “Stuff a Bus,” a

that has been entrusted to us.

program to provide school supplies for students in need.

(photo by Chinook Winds staff)

Tribal Council

Lillie Butler

Loraine Butler

Reggie Butler Sr.

Jessie Davis

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Chinook Winds Casino Resort

1777 NW 44th St.

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-996-5825 or 888-CHINOOK

Fax: 541-996-5852

www.chinookwindscasino.com

Administration Building

201 SE Swan Ave.

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz Tribal Business Corporation

2120 NW 44th St., Suite D

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-994-2142 or 877-564-7298

Fax: 541-994-5142

www.stbcorp.net

Siletz Community Health Clinic

200 Gwee-Shut Road

P.O. Box 320

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-1030 or 800-648-0449

Fax: 541-444-1278

Siletz Tribal Gaming Commission

2120 NW 44th St., Suite A

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-996-5497 or 800-789-5189

Fax: 541-996-5492

Logan Road RV Park

4800 NE Logan Road

Lincoln City, OR 97367

541-994-4261 or 877-LOGANRV

www. loganroadrvpark.com

Hee Hee Illahee RV Resort

4751 Astoria St. NE

Salem, OR 97305-1106

503-463-6641 or 877-564-7295

www.heeheeillahee.com

Siletz Tribal Court

201 SE Swan Ave.

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-8270

Siletz Tribal Community Center

402 NE Park Drive

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-2532 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz Tribal Housing Department

555 Tolowa Court

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8322

Fax: 541-444-8313

Sharon Edenfield

Chairman

Delores Pigsley

Vice Chairman

Alfred “Bud” Lane III

Secretary

Tina M. Retasket

Treasurer

Jessie Davis

Robert Kentta

Siletz Tribal Youth Center

1010 W Buford

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

541-444-4278

Fax: 541-444-2307

Siletz Alcohol and Drug Program

200 Gwee-Shut Road

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8286 or 800-600-5599

Fax: 541-444-8280

Tenas Illahee Childcare Center

930 W Buford

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-2450

Fax: 541-444-2456

Tillicum Fitness Center

1016 W Buford

P.O. Box 320

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-9656

Fax: 541-444-1278

Siletz Gymnasium

1010 W Buford

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-2532

Fax: 541-444-2307

Alfred “Bud” Lane III Delores Pigsley

Tina M. Retasket

Salem Area Office

3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 105

Salem, OR 97305

503-390-9494

Fax: 541-390-8099

www.ctsi.nsn.us

Portland Area Office

12790 SE Stark St., Suite 102

Portland, OR 97233

503-238-1512

Fax: 503-238-2436

Eugene Area Office

2468 W 11th Ave.

Eugene, OR 97402

541-484-4234

Fax: 541-484-4583

USDA Food Distribution Center

Siletz Warehouse

815 Logsden Road

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380

541-444-8279 or 800-922-1399

Fax: 541-444-2307

USDA Food Distribution Center

Salem Warehouse

3160 Blossom Drive NE, Suite 185

Salem, OR 97305

503-391-5760

Fax: 503-391-4296

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

P.O. Box 549

Siletz, OR 97380-0549

Presorted

First-Class Mail

U.S. Postage Paid

Permit No. 178

Salem, OR

The Illinois River

near Agness, Ore.,

at the end of Run to

the Rogue

(photo by Natasha

Kavanaugh)

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