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Tribal Council Regular Session
September 19, 2018
9:30 AM
Council Chambers

AGENDA
I. CALL TO ORDER
A. Roll Call
B. Additions/Deletions to the Agenda
1. Approval of Agenda
C. Approval of Minutes
1. Tribal Council Special Session- July 25, 2018
2. Tribal Council Special Session- July 25, 2018, Closed Session
3. Tribal Council Special Session- August 6, 2018
4. Tribal Council Special Session- August 6, 2018, Closed Session
5. Tribal Council Regular Session- August 15, 2018
6. Tribal Council Regular Session- August 15, 2018, Closed Session
7. Annual LLC Owners Meeting- May 7, 2018
D. Elders Open Forum
E. Review of Written Management Reports
1. Tribal Manager Report-Sonya Zotigh
2. Chief Financial Officer Report – Rebecca Woods
3. EDC/GTRS Report
4. Natural Resources & Environmental Committee – Councilor Brian Napont
II. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
A. 2019 Budget Approval with Caveat Language for Planning Budget Reductions- Rebecca Woods, CFO/ Sonya Zotigh, Tribal Manager
1. Approval of Fiscal Year 2019 budgets with added caveat that the budget will be reduced to the 25% by a minimum of $1.5 million during FY 2019.
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Amendments to Tribal Council Meeting Procedures Ordinance-Legal Department/M. Bostic
1. Approve posting for thirty-day public comment period.
B. Amendments to Legislative Procedures Ordinance-Legal Department/M. Bostic
1. Approve posting for thirty-day public comment period.
C. Environmental Health Services Agreement FY19-Ruth Bussey
1. Approval by Motion in the amount of $29,000 for FY19 Environmental Health Services.
D. Leelanau County Recycling Site Agreement-Kris Ingrao
1. Approval by Motion to allow Leelanau County to continue to use the Peshawbestown site for Leelanau County Recycling, with refusal of the site usage payment from Leelanau County to be considered as an in-kind contribution towards the recycling service.
E. Temporary Tribal Prosecutor Contract-Mike Teeple, Human Resources
1. To approve by TC Motion to extend the Temporary Tribal Prosecutor Contract.
F. BIA Residential Lease (E. Ferrere)- Resolution 18-36.3033-Robert Kalbfleisch
1. Motion to approve Resolution #18-36.3033.
G. RCA, LLC Contract Change Order #1- Peshawbestown Road Sidewalk Project-Robert Kalbfleisch
1. Approval by Motion to accept RCA, LLC’s change order #1 for $144,615.00 and to increase their existing contract #1083-6055 from $561,710.90 to $706,325.90 for the Peshawbestown Road sidewalk extension project.
H. 2018 Elders’ Trust Annual Distribution-Rebecca Woods
1. Approval of Resolution #18-36.3035- 2018 Elders’ Trust Fund Annual Distribution.
I. Indian Health Services- Bemidji Area Office- Construction Project Agreement FY19-FY21-Donna Swallows, Senior Accountant/SG Coordinator
1. Approval by Motion for the FY2019-FY2021 Construction Project Agreement.
J. Mutual Aid Agreement between Whitewater Township Fire Department and Grand Traverse Band Fire Department-Fire Chief Stephen Moldenhauer
1. Approval to enter into Mutual Aid Agreement between Whitewater Township Fire Department and GTB Fire and Rescue Department in Grand Traverse County.
K. Addition to Natural Resources and Environmental Committee-Tribal Council
1. Appoint Tribal Council Treasurer Jane Rohl to the NREC.
L. Information Only- Changing Date of Membership Meeting-Sonya Zotigh, Tribal Manager
1. Information only. Discuss the changing of the date of the Annual Membership Meeting from October 20, 2018 to March 23, 2019.
IV. Open Forum
V. CLOSED SESSION
A. Certificate of Change of DIB (1)-Diana Arnold, Membership Department
B. Certificate of Change of DIB (2)-Diana Arnold, Membership Department
C. General Counsel Report-John F. Petoskey, General Counsel
VI. Return to Open Session
VII. Reaffirm any Motions made during Closed Session
VIII. Adjournment