Minutes: September 5, 2018

SAC AND FOX TRIBE OF THE MISSISSIPPI IN IOWA

Tribal Council Meeting – September 5, 2018, 6:00 PM

Sac and Fox Tribal Chambers

  1. Meeting called to order at 6:25 p.m.
  2. Roll Call

Presiding Officer:  Anthony Waseskuk, Chairman

Tribal Council present:  Adrian Pushetonequa, Vice-Chairman; Delonda Pushetonequa, Treasurer; Troy Wanatee, Jarvis Bear; Harvey Davenport, Jr., Apollo Davenport

Absent: none

Staff present: Bessie Scott, Executive Director; Jay Finch, Attorney General; Bill Thurman, Comptroller; Yolanda Pushetonequa, Tribal Council Secretary; Azadeh Tavakoli, Human Resources Director; Rudy Papakee, Health Director, Becky Youngbear, MSS Human Resources; Willie Barney, MSS Superintendent.

Tribal members present: Larry Blackcloud, Sr.; Stella Youngbear, Peggy Wanatee, Lindsay Johnson, Summer Johnson, Amy Bradley.

Visitors present: Paul Bradley.

  1. Ascertainment of Quorum – A quorum was ascertained with 7 council members present.
  2. Agenda approval

The Chairman asked for any changes or additions to the agenda. Apollo Davenport requests to add Item f. EMS Program Updates and Item g. Review of Resolution 26-2017. Jarvis Bear requests to add Item mh. Exemptions to MSS Contracts at MSS. Motion made by Delonda Pushetonequa to approve the agenda with additions. Jarvis Bear seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

  1. Minutes – August 2, 2018

Motion made byApollo Davenport to approve the minutes for August 2, 2018. Adrian Pushetonequa seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

  1. Reports – none

At 6:32 p.m. Tribal Secretary, Yolanda Pushetonequa, states that one item that the Chairman verbally approved earlier in the day to add on to the agenda item was accidentally omitted from the agenda and should be placed in after item c. The item is Housing Director’s request for approval to place slabs and storage units on Stage 5 area. Housing Item is added after c.

  1. Old Business
    1. Meskwaki, Inc. – Resolution 16-2018. A resolution is presented by Meskwaki, Inc. CEO Mike Canning to approve the Resolution 16-2018 Authorizing the Tribal Chairman to Sign A Guarantee of the Big River Trading Company Loan From Great Western Bank. Delonda Pushetonequa makes motion to approve Resolution 16-2018. Apollo Davenport seconds. Vote: 4 yes, 3 no. Motion passes.
  2. New Business
    1. Jesse Lasley – Funds Reimbursement Request. Tribal Secretary, Yolanda Pushetonequa, explains a request that came in for a reimbursement of funds for enrollment paternity testing, that was guaranteed in writing. A resolution had been approved recently to withhold per cap for funds owed to the tribe. Details and discussed.

Motion by Adrian Pushetonequa to approve the reimbursement of $100 to Stella Youngbear. Jarvis Bear seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

  1. Michael Marquess – Running for Tama County Attorney

Mr. Marquess introduces himself as a new candidate for the Tama County Attorney. He is running and would like to request support in the elections and requests approval to enter something in the Meskwaki Nation Times. Council verbally approves him to submit something in the MNT.

  1. Grants/ Planning – Tribal Transit Grant, Federal Transit Authority Resolution 15-2018.

Chris Spencer, Grant Writer/Planner, presents a request to apply for a transportation grant. Resolution 15-2018 Would be Submission of an Application for Funding of a Meskwaki Transit Planning Study.

Motion by Delonda Pushetonequa to approve. Adrian Pushetonequa seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

Housing – Kent Scheid Request

This item was inserted after agenda approval. Housing Director Kent Scheid requests approval to place storage units and concrete slabs on Phase 5.

Motion by Apollo Davenport to approve casting slabs being added to Phase 5. Troy Wanatee seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

Motion by Jarvis Bear to approve campaign contributions as requested by T.J. Jochum. Troy Wanatee seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

  1. MSS Behavior Strategist Position

Yolanda Pushetonequa and Willie Barney explain the situation with the Behavior Strategist.

Motion by Apollo Davenport to approve the Meskwaki Settlement School Behavior Strategist contract for 2018-19 school year. Delonda Pushetonequa seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

Item h. – Exemptions to MSS Contracts for Amy Bradley, is moved to this position to be done while Human Resources Director is here.

Jarvis Bear makes a motion to enter into Executive Session at 7:28 p.m. Apollo Davenport seconded. Motion carried.

Delonda Pushetonequa makes a motion to exit Executive Session at 7:38 p.m. Adrian Pushetonequa seconded. Motion carried.

Motion by Delonda Pushetonequa to approve the exemption to Amy Bradley’s contract with Meskwaki Settlement School to allow her to send her children to her school of choice. Troy Wanatee seconded. Vote: 6 yes, 0 no. Motion carried.

  1. Emergency Medical Services Program Update

Jerod Pushetonequa presents current updates on the progress of the Meskwaki EMS Program. A report of number of calls is presented and discussed. Shakopee is also considering possibly donating an ambulance. We will hear from them on Monday. We would need to do a donation letter requesting the donation, and they would need to know the Tribe’s plans for the ambulance. Rudy Papakee, Health Director states that there was talk about putting the ambulance talk on hold until data can be gathered for 6 months. As of today, this is only the fifth day for the EMS program. Apollo Davenport stresses that if the discussion is on hold, this should be revisited. First Responder training is nearly finished. 4 people are expected to complete. At that time there will be 24-hour coverage of medical personnel. There will be a recurring monthly work session scheduled for EMS and Health. When Shakopee calls back, they should be informed that we will gather our data for 6 months.

  1. Review of Resolution 26-2017

Apollo Davenport presents concerns he has with a report conducted on the clinic.              

  1. Adjourn

Motion made by Adrian Pushetonequa to adjourn. Delonda Pushetonequa seconded. Vote: 0 yes, 0 no. Motion carried. Meeting adjourned at 8:44 p.m.