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and after interviews were conducted, Haworth was selected. The Tribe will pay Haworth $148,000 to design the building and the approved budget to construct it is $2.4 million. Both Procurement and Information Services are growing departments within the Finance Office. “The Tribe determined it to be important and efficient to combine the departments into a new facility that can be constructed to accommodate offices, work spaces, shipping and receiving, and storage,” says a staff report. The site …

of employees. “We want to ease our employees’ fears,” he said. “We have around 450 and now it’s down to 50 to 75 people on site. Our intent is to have another plan on the table if needed.” In response to a question, Kennedy said the closure of Spirit Mountain Casino probably will affect future per capita payments for Tribal members. She said it would be untrue to say it wouldn’t, but that “we’re all in this together” in making sacrifices to stem the spread of the virus. Kennedy closed the Facebook Live …

and a purchase price was not disclosed publicly; Approved a professional services agreement not to exceed $169,360 with GBD Architects Inc. of Portland to begin master planning the 23-acre Blue Heron Paper Mill site in Oregon City, which the Tribe purchased in August 2019 for $15.25 million. GBD will work with Tribal Council and staff to prepare options for the property’s use; And approved the enrollment of two infants and one non-infant into the Tribe because they meet the enrollment requirements …

the election is still more than two months away, the Tribe needs to retain the flexibility on where to house the polling site. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved a $609,927 settlement with Central Petro Inc. of Bend regarding environmental damage caused by a gasoline spill into the North Santiam River in December 2017. The Grand Ronde Tribe is one of the trustees regarding environmental damage to the river along with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife …

information to come.” Tribal Council Chief of Staff Stacia Hernandez said Tribal members will have to fill out another application to receive the funding and that the application will be available in mid- to late September. In other action, Tribal Council: Approved applying to the Environmental Protection Agency for a grant not to exceed $100,000 to fund Tribal staff participation in overseeing two specific cleanup areas of the Portland Harbor Superfund site on the lower Willamette River; Approved …

to bring the history of nearby Fort Yamhill back to life through an interpretive project that would create Fort Yamhill Park. The park would focus on the cultural history of the site through experiences of soldiers, Tribal members and the interaction between the two. It was to include a walking trail, restored officers’ quarters and culturally sensitive signage for visitors. Fort Yamhill was once a military camp that supervised traffic between Willamina and the Oregon coast, and served a buffer …

,” says a staff report seeking approval of the agreement, which will last through 2022. “I was looking at ways to help and to build and maintain our partnership with ODFW while staying active managers at the site,” Dirksen added. In other action, Tribal Council: Appointed former Spirit Mountain Community Fund Director Shelley Hanson Sneed and current Community Fund Program Coordinator Angela Sears to the five-member Editorial Board, which supervises the editor of Smoke Signals . Sneed’s term …

-wide easement at the Tribe’s Blue Heron property in Oregon City to Portland General Electric so that the company can supply power to the administration/office building. Tribal Council also approved applying for an $800,000 Brownfield Multipurpose grant from the Environmental Protection Agency that would fund environmental site assessment and cleanup at the property; Sent Tribal Employment Rights Ordinance amendments out for a first reading, which will allow Tribal members 30 days to comment …

relationships with community partners, and strengthen the fund in Oregon as a key partner in Tribal philanthropy. “Our main objectives are community awareness, engagement, operating efficiently and training to make sure we are doing the work we set out to do,” Cherry said. Accomplishments in 2019 included: Hosting eight grant writing workshops; Four “meet the funder” events; Two Tribal funder panels and four Hatfield presentations; Conducting 28 site visits; Creation of two youth programs; New …

Administrative Committee, which now consists of the Tribe’s general manager, finance officer and Human Resources director and Spirit Mountain Casino’s general manager and finance director; Approved a resolution of support for the Riverwalk project in Oregon City. The Willamette Falls Legacy Project endeavor will eventually connect the historic downtown area with Willamette Falls and requires Tribal support because it purchased the former Blue Heron Paper Mill site along the Willamette River …