March 2020 Council & Committee Calendar

Feb Council Session 2020 Notes

February Council Session Regular 2020

CR Motel Conference Room

Eagle Butte, Great Sioux Nation

Day 1 Tuesday February 4, 2020

Called to order at 935 am.

Roll Call: Bernita, Jim, Tuffy, Bryce,  Robert, Derek, John, Vincent, Tater, Ted, Ryman, Merrie, Randle. 

Executives: Benita, Harold, Evann. And assistant Kim.

Prayer by Ted.

Audit Summary Presentation by REDW expertise Power Point and audit for 2017. 2016 audit was also passed out to council. 

Motion to accept the 2016 and 2017 audits. - Passed.

Lunch Break.

Called to order at 2:06 pm.

Roll Ccall Bernita, Jim, Tuffy Bryce Robert, Derek, John, Vince, Tater, Ted, Ryman, Merrie, Randle.

Secretary’s Report

Motion to approve the prior mins. - Passed.

Gaming Commission Applicants

Sharon L, Bruce BW, Buddy C, DeeAnn L, Sharleen T.

Motion to refer to the AG for review. - Passed.

Ordinance 50 Police Commission

Previous asction re a motion for $10,000.00 donation for a statue in Pierre, SD with other tribes. No money sent yet. 

Motion to research and refer to budget committee. - Passed.

Distict Reports

Dist.2 - No quorum

Dist. 3 No quorum

Dist 4 Jan 19th No quorum

Dist 5 Jan 12th No quorum

Dist 6 Dec 16th No quorum.

Dist. 6 January 29th Quorum present.
Motion to have the CRST 

Motion to approve nominate Rick R for the Tiospaye Topa School Board. - Passed.

Motion to approve to remove the snow in the streets by Transportation in all communities. Due to flooding of streets and crawl spaces from heavy snow. - Passed.

Motion to approve for Transportation to check on elderly roads in District 6. - Passed.

Motion to prioritize Larry C Sr. road. Also include Ronnie B road. - Passed.

Motion to refer to claims committee: request that CRST develop and enact, ratify and legislation process regarding CRST Constitution. - Passed.

Motion to remove the VE from Lindskov lease. Return VE to the Tribe for tribal members to use. - Tabled until Thursday.

Motion to request help with septic system tank over filled. - No action, already taken care of.

Motion to have IHS reinstall water hydrant for Mr. Hill. - Passed.

--end of dist reports--

WIC addresses Council: Gives reports.

Melvin G addresses council. Also, Ivan LH, Steve M, others.

Chairman recesses the council until the following day.

Day 2 Wednesday February 5, 2020

Council called to order at 9:35 am.

Roll Call: Jim, Tuffy, Bryce, Bob, John, Vince, Mark, Tater, Ryman, Randle. Barely late: Derek and Merrie.

Executives: Benita Harold Evann. And assitant Kim.

Prayer: John.

Shannon B and Hawk to present a powerpoint.

Motion for executives at 9:39 am. - Passed.

Out of exec. At 10:52 am.

Motion to refer to Chairmans office to write a letter of interest to the state of Cali & Nasa - Passed.

Budget Report

January 29th mins

Motion to have the attorney genreal review and suspend the current contrators based on the Attorneys overspending their budgets.

Motion to table Bernice WE request to be paid annual leave due to ladk of funds. She can come back after the Reports are completed and the accounts are unfrozen.

Motion to refer the Telephone Authority request to disconnect the elderly telephone services who owe more than $100 to the Attorney General.- Passed.

Law and Order Report

Motion to approve resolution that the CRST Council does hereby reaffirm resolution No. 86-2013-CR, CRST Child Care Worker Employee Back Ground Check Policy as the governing policy and standard for all Tribally controlled schools within the boundaries of the CRST Reservation. - Passed.

Health Report 

Jan. 24, 2020

Moiton  to have Missouri Breks followup on incedental finding for factors influencing pediatric asthma. - Passed.

Motionm to approve the CRST Data Use Policy and refer it to the CRST Tribal Council for consideration. - No Action, draft policy is not ready.

Motion that if the Tribal Health Providers do not finish their daily notes per patient visit it is recommended that they receive diciplinary action. - Passed.

Motion to appoint Danette S as the Point of Contact for the State Tribal HIV Coordination by resolution. - Passed.

Resolutions Needed

Motion to draft a resolution by the Tribal Education Office. - Passed.

Motion to approve the resolution that the CRST council hereby approves of the CRST Game Fish and Parks 2020 Spring Turkey Seasons Fees and Limits, and said seasons are subject to all restrictions contained within. - Passed.

Land Report

January 14, 2020 mins

Motion to rescind resolution No. 68-2017-CR assigning Majel Bird Necklace one lot of Tribal land for home site located within the community of Eagle Butte. - Passed.

Motion to assigning Noah C one lot on tribal land for a home site located within the community of Eagle Butte. - Passed.

Motin to rescind Resolution No 274-00-CR assigning Georgelyn S one lot of Tribal land for a ome site located within the commjunity of Eagle Butte. - Passed.

Motion to approve assigning Alexzandria WB one lot on tribal land for a home site located within the community of Eagle Butte. - Passed.

Motion to approve to completion of Joey F proposed land exchange with the tribe as described as above. (5.43 allotted acres for 5 acres of wholey owned Tribal land inside the Elk Pasture.) - tabled.

Roads Report

January 24, 2020 mins

Motion to approve to have ERFO finish the designs for the 6 projects sites. - Passed.

Motion for BIA not to leave windrows on the gravel roads. - Passed.

TECA Report

December 23rd, 2020 mins

Motion to readdress appointmnet of District 1 board member and readvertise the District 1 TECA Board position and follow the process prescribed in Ordinance 74. - Tabled.

Chairman recessed the council until next day 9:30 am.

Day 3 Thursday February 6th, 2020

Called to order by Chairman at 9:30 am.

Roll Call: Jim, Tuffy, Bryce, Bob, John, Vince, Mark, Tater, Ted, Ryman, Merrie, RJ, Derek.

Prayer by Bryce.

Executives: Harold, Evann. And assistant Kim.

Jaslyn C addresses council presents proposed resolution on MMIW.

Motion to approve the resolution that the CRST Council hereby declares that a State of Emergency exists on the CR Sioux Indian Reservation with regard to the most innocent of our population, our children, who bear the brunt of this epidemic, and Be It Further Resolved that the CRST hereby calls on the US Dept. of Interior, BIA and all other federal and international agencies to assist the CRST within the Great Sioux Nation, to address the dangerous drug epidemic that is directly related violence, child abuse and neglect, human trafficking, and Missing Murdered Indigenous Women and Children, - Passed.

Rose M addresses Council about a prior motion.

Verzella L addresses Council. Requests executive session.

Motion to go into executive session at 11:17 am. - Passed.

2:15 pm Out of executive session. 

Lunch break.

Lose quorum.

Chairman adjourns council. Will set up Special Session to finish up the committee reports: TECA, Veterans, Wolakota, ABC. 

Hechetuwelo.

February 19, 2020 Wed. Special Council Session

Agenda: TECA, Veterans, Wolakota, Ordinance 14.

Roll Call: Bernita, Jim, Tuffy, Bryce, Bob, Derek, John, Vince, Ed. Mark, Tater, Ryman, Merrie.

Executives: Benita, Harold, Evann. And Kim.

Later: Ted, RJ.

TECA Oyate Committee mins December 23, 2019

Motion to readdress appointmnet of District 1 board member and readvertise the District 1 TECA Board position and follow the process prescribed in Ordinance 74. - Chair called action out of order.

Motion to approve resolution TECA: 

Whereas,  pursuant to its Constitutionally delegated powers, the Tribal Council on March 9, 2012, enacted Ordinance 74 “Tribal Equitable COmpensation Act,” which provides a process for administering the settlement funds received by the Tribe in accordance with PL 106-511: The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Conmpensation Act; and

Whereas, Ordinance 74, 74-106 grants the following authoirty to the memebers of the TECA Board, “The TECA BOard is authorized to select the recipients of TECA awards based upon the proposal system that is established by the ordinance,” and

Whereas, ordinance 74, 74-108(A) states in part, ‘The TECA Board determines withich of the applicatns shall be funded through the proposal process… The TECA Board reserves the right to deny any application or proposal;”

Wherease, Section 74-108(B) of Ordiannce 74 directs that upon selection for fudning by the TECA Board, “a Tribal Council resolution is drafted and approved by Tribal Council in order to draw down trust monies,” and 

Whereas, the TECA Board apporved fudning applications under Fund 2 - Infrastructure Development, as was created via CRST Ordinance 74, for a FY 2019 Special Infrastructure Construction Projects Reqeust for Proposals; and

Whereas, on November 5th, 2019 the TECA Board approved $1.899,334.00 in funding for the following applications in Fund 2 - Infrastructure Development:

Project Name  Amount Funded

CR Motel Infrastructure Project $193,251.00

Tribal Admin. Facility Project $436,000.00

Cemetery Repair Project $200,000.00

Route 9 Culvert Replacement Project $660,000.00

Rodeo Grounds Upgrade Project $410,083.00

Whereas, pursuant to Ordinance 74 74-401 of the Tribal Equitable Compensation Act, under one fuding category - Fund 2 - Infrastructure Development all fudning application listed herein are eligible activities for use of TECA funds; now 

Therefore Be It Resolved, the CRST hereby authorizes the draw down of funds based on the TECA Board’s approval of these applications in the amount of $1,899,334.00 from the Office of Speical Trustee; and 

Be It Further Resolved, the funding draw down will be done in quarterly increments by the CRST Tribal Treasurer in coordination with the TECA Office; - Passed.

Enrollment Emergency. Majority

Motion to enroll Rylin Rain K. - Passed.

Enrollment Emergency. 2/3rds Council (10 votes needed for enrollment)

Motion to enroll Oklay Christian T. - Passed.

Wolakota report

1. Motion to have the $218,000.00 remain with the cultural preservation Program and to have Alice LC, Wanda L, Dennis R, Steve V, Dana D, Rory BW, Kenton K, and Tracey Z to present during the Tribal Council session to discuss the percentages. - Passed.

Motion to have the Buffalo Board reimburse the CRST cultural preservation office and make payments to the cultural preservation office debt. - 

4) Motion to advertise the Office Manager for Cultural preservation office with salaries negociatable. - Administration will take care of it. No action needed. 

2) Motion to approve to 638 BIA Archaeologist and refer to the AG to draft a letter and resolution informing Aberdeen Area of CRST intent to contract this service as soon as possible. - Passed.

3) Motion to refer to Buffalo Board to have the Buffalo board reimburse the CRST cultural preservation office and make payments to the cultural preservation office debt. - passed. 

January 3rd 2020 mins

Motion to approve resolution and contract NRCS pending legal. - Passed. 

Motion to refer to council to halt the construction of all cell towers until full disclosure of 5g roll out is complete. - no action needed.

Motion to develop a blue sky ordinance with all rights reserved without prejudice. - Passed.

Motion to add Tribal historic Preservation officer, Steve Vance to be a voting member for the Wolakota committee. - Out of Order, second was pulled.

Motion to reintroduce buffalo into districts, communities, individuals, and to have buffalo director come up with a plan and proposal. - Passed.

Motion to pronounce In God We Trust as Wakan Tanka un Wacinyanpi. - Passed.

Motion to approve proposal record and and interview native participants that are in the ride. refer to council. - referred back to committee. 

Motion to refer ordinance of Oglala Sioux tribal council regarding the black hills to Tribal Council and our position is the Black Hills are not for sale. - Passed.

Motion to refer and request an invitation to the Oglala BH Treaty council, Rosebud Treaty council Oglala president Julian BR rosebud President, Henny Waylon to come to EB and have a public meeting with the four bands here, explaining the draft ordinance of the BH. - refer to AG, Passed.

Motion to support and refer to Tribal Council emergency Tribal declaration regarding children removed from their homes by the department of social services in rapid City, as Pennington county. 1868 Treaty territory. - Passed.

Motion to develop a declaration for state of emergency regarding Lakota language. - refer to the chairman office and budget committee, Passed.

Motion to approve changes to Election Ordinance 14. - Passed.