LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL

LUMBEE TRIBAL COUNCIL

BUSINESS MEETING MINUTES

For Tuesday April 15, 2021 / 6:30pm

Tribal Complex/Livestreamed

Meeting Called To Order: Speaker, Ricky Burnett

Invocation: Gerald Goolsby

Pledge of Allegiance: Dewey J McNeill

Preamble: Harold Smith

Roll Call: Sharon Hunt

Ethics Statement read by Speaker Ricky Burnett

Council Members Present at Roll Call: 21

Carvicous Barfield

Sharon Hunt

Gerald Goolsby.

Harold Smith

Pam Hunt

Ted Woodell

Wendy Moore

Carrington Locklear

Larry Chavis

Richard Jones

Reginald Oxendine

Yvonne Dial

Alvin Mercer

Corbin Eddings

Dewey J. McNeill

Marshil Locklear

Chocajuana Oxendine

Shelley Strickland

Annie Taylor . 4

Ricky Burnett

Terry Hunt

Quorum established ;

Speaker Ricky Burnett read the Ethics Statement welcomed all that were in attendance.

Gerald Goolsby made a motion to accept the April agenda

Dewey McNeill 2"4 the motion

VOICE VOTE

ALL IN FAVOR

CARRIED

Terry Hunt made a motion to approve the March Tribal Council Minutes and Actions

Annie Taylor 2" the motion

VOICE VOTE

ALL IN FAVOR

CARRIED

Community Cémments

Shelia Beck District 9 Spoke on the importance of committee meetings via zoom for the Tribal

membership.

Sharon Hunt read Rebecca LaClaire’s community comments that were sent via email. (see below)

I'm currently working with a group to remove the Red Raider mascot in Gaston County, NC. As I'm

doing my part | would ask that the Lumbee Tribal Council separately write to the Gaston County

Board of Education asking for the removal of this mascot. Mascot were also addressed during the

recent NC State Board of Education meeting after the State Advisory Council on Indian Education

yearly report. | encourage you to view this meeting which is on youtube. | also ask that you email

the NC State Board of Education asking them to keep mascots on their agenda and to address this

issue. Both emails carry significant weight. Also have you received a report from the Lumbee

appointees on the State Advisory Council on Indian Education?

I'm still asking the Education Committee to address Dr. Olivia Oxendine’s remarks in that podcast

and to really ask yourself do we have the right representation at the state level for our people.

Vaccine: | understand the vaccine event had a low turnout, but the tribe needs to host another

vaccine. | serve on the state workgroups for COVID. Our people are not going to the clinics and

hospitals to get vaccinated. Not in the numbers they expected. If you want more Lumbee's

vaccinated, then you need to hold a vaccine drive.

It's been 6.5 years since | mentioned out of territory. Formula increase does not determine if you

can implement services. |'m asking again that out of territory is on the IHP for 2022.

Recently LRDA made an announcement about Lumbee Homecoming. The Tribe was not mentioned

as a partner. | don't know about you, but there is no tribe without the people, no homecoming 7

without there being a tribe. So what am | missing here and why is there no partnership mentioned?

We can only assume and I'm not trying to be that person, but this needs to be addressed. It was

quite sad to even read that announcement and no mention of the Tribe. | do not put that blame on

council; however, | think you would agree that a partnership.is needed.

Lastly, I'm asking that you vote to give access to meetings via zoom. We all knew and expected

you to go back to the turtle, what | didn't expect is for you to wait at the last minute to address zoom

and then snatch it away from members. Do the right thing which is vote to bring zoom back and go

from there.

Committee Reports

FINANCE - PAM HUNT

CLLO-2020-0213-01 “FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2019 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2020 LUMBEE TRIBAL

BUDGET ORDINANCE” Amendment #4

ROLL CALL VOTE

21YONOABS

CARRIED

Item came out of committee

CLLO-2020-1117-01 "FISCAL YEAR OCTOBER 1, 2020 - SEPTEMBER 30, 2021 LUMBEE TRIBAL

BUDGET ORDINANCE” Amendment #1 - .

ROLL CALL VOTE

21YONOABS

CARRIED

Item came out of committee

CLLO-2020-0521-01 "IHBG CARES ACT BUDGET” Amendment #2

ROLL CALL VOTE

21YONOABS |

CARRIED :

Item came out of committee

CONSTITUTION AND ORDINANCE —- WENDY MOORE

TCRR-2011-1215-01 “Standing Rules of Order and Regulations Governing the Duties of the Tribal

Council Officers and Decorum of Councif Meetings Amendment

~ Pam Hunt made a friendly amendment to page 5

Tribal Council Committee Members may be conducted via teleconference or in person for Tribal

Council Members but video conference or teleconference for the members until such time the

pandemic is over

Sharon Hunt restated Pam Hunts motion as followed:

To allow Committee Members to take place in the chambers and allow for Community Members to

participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can

do so but they must have viable internet. All Business Meetings will be conducted in chambers with

members having access to livestream.

Sharon Hunt restated motion for clarification:

To allow for Committee Meetings to take place in chambers and allow for Community Members to

participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can

do so but they must have viable internet just as if they were in chambers. All Business Meetings will

be conducted in Council Chambers with members having access to livestream.

Corbin Eddings asked that the motion be read again for clarity

Pam Hunt restated motion for clarity: . -

To allow for Committee Meetings to take place in chambers and allow for Community Members to

participate via Zoom, if a Council person wishes to attend Committee Meetings via Zoom they can

do so but they must have reliable internet and present themselves as if they were in chambers. All

Business Meetings will be conducted in Chambers with members having access to livestream.

Wendy Moore accepted the friendly amendment

Ted Woodell 2"¢ the motion

ROLL CALL VOTE

14Y7NOABS

CARRIED

Item came out of committee

HOUSING - TERRY HUNT

CLLR-2021-0415-01 “LAND NEGOTIATION FOIR DISTRICTS 3, 10,13"

ROLL CALL VOTE :

21YONOABS . .

CARRIED ;

Item came out of committee

Wendy Moore asked that a correction on the forth WHEREAS state have instead of has

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT — GERALD GOOLSBY

CLLR-2021-0415-02 “ONLINE TRIBAL STORE AGREEMENT"

ROLL CALL VOTE

21YONOABS

CARRIED

Item came out of committee

Calendar Review

April 1 -— Finance 6:30pm

Health 7:30pm.

Housing 8:30pm.

Federal Recognition 9:30pm

April 6 - Economic Development 6:30pm.

Constitution and Ordinance 7:30pm.

ANR 8:30pm.

Education 9:30pm.

April 19 - LNTP 6:30pm.

C&O 7:30

Ethics 8:30pm.

Yvonne Dial went over the North Carolina Lumbee Tribe Creative Writing Competition Application

Corbin Eddings went over community announcements (senior games and clean up)

Ricky Burnett spoke on the Evert Locklear event Proclamation and a plaque was given by the

Lumbee Warriors.

Designs for tee shirts - Gerald Goolsby

Corbin Eddings made a motion to adjourn

Wendy Moore 2"¢ the motion

Benediction — Carrington Locklear