Oneida Tribe of Indians of WisconsinBUSINESS COMMITTEE

/""::~:::'UGWA DEMOLUM YATEHEBecause of the help ofthis Oneida Chief incementing a friendshipbetween the six nationsand the colony ofPennsylvania, a newnation, the United Stateswas made possible.

Oneidas bringing severalhundred bags of com toWashington's starving armyat Valley Forge. after thecolonists had consistentlyrefused to aid them. P.O. Box 365 .Oneida, WI 54155

Telephone: 920-869-4364 .Fax: 920-869-4040

ONEIDA BUSINESS COMMITTEEREGULAR MEETINGFEBRUARY 14,2001.

BUSINESS COMMITTEE CONFERENCE ROOM

Gerald Danforth -Chair, Tina Danforth -Vice Chair, Judy Comelius-Treasurer, David Bischoff, Sandra Ninham, Vince DelaRosa, PaulNinham, Eugene Metoxen- Council Members

PRESENT:

EXCTjJSED: Julie Barton -Secretary

OTHtRS PRESENT:

OPE~NG: Sandra Ninham

CALL TO ORDER BY GERALD DANFORTH AT 9:00 A.M.

I.

OATH OF OFFICEII.

APPROVAL OF AGENDA1lI.

ADDITIONS:A.

TO $QUESTS:

RE: Retro-approval of Letters to Brown andOutagamie County Treasurers

Gerald Danforth5.

RE:

Letter to Governor McCullenGerald Danforth6

RE: BC Planning/Caucus DutiesSandraNiIiham7.

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TO EXECUTIVE SESSION, NEW BUSINESS:

3 Rory Dilweg

RE:

Representation on Dr. Tran Complaint

4 Judy Cornelius RE: Budget Projections

5 Gerald Danforth RE: RFP for Media Consultants

Judy Cornelius

RE:

Game Cash Issue6.

B.DELETIONS:

MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE AGENDA WITH THEADDITIONS, SECONDED BY VINCE DELAROSA. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

[v. MINUTES TO BE APPROVED:

Regular Business Committee Minutes of February 7, 2001

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO APPROVE THE MINUTES, SECONDED BYSANDRA NINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

v. TABLED BUSINESS:

VI.

REPORTSA.

HOTEL CORPORATION -(QUARTERLY:NOVEMBERIFEBRUARYIMA Y/AUGUST) 2nd "Vednesday of the Month -

Pat Lassila

Report Submitted

lVIOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO ACCEPT THE HOTEL CORPORATIONREPOR1', SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAlVI. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

APPEALS COMMISSION -(JAN lO/APR to/JULY to/OCT 9)2nd Wednesday of the Month -Kirby Metoxen

B.

ONEillA TRIBAL SCHOOL BOARD -3rd Wednesday of the I\tlonth-Shirley Hill -Interim

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D. HOUSING AUTHORITY -4th Wednesday of the Month -Lois Powless

E. ONCOA -4th Wednesday of the lVIonth -Clifford Doxtator

F.

ONEillA GAMING COMMISSION -(QUARTERLY:JAN/APR/JULY/OCT) 2nd Wednesday of the Month -Shirl~y Hill

G. ONEillA LAND COMMISSION: 1st Wednesday of the Month -Jeffl\lIears

H.

ONEmA UTILITIES COMMISSION: 3rd Wednesday of the Month-(MONTHLY) -Fred Muskavich -Interim

I. ONEIDA SEVEN GENERATION CORPORATION (QUARTERLY: JANAPR\JUL Y\OCT)- Larry Barton -1st Wednesday

J.

ONEillA NATION ELECTRONICS: 4th Wednesday of the Month -Sherri

King

K.

TRAVEL REPORTS

Gerald Danforth RE: State of the State Address, Madison, WI-January 31, 200 1 and State of the Nation Address,Milwauke~, WI -February 1, 200 1

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO ACCEPT THE TRAVEL REPORT, SECONDEDBY DAVm BISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

L.

FOLLOW UP REPORTS/BC DIRECTIVES FROM PREVIOUSMEETINGS

Bill Gollnick RE: Social Security Plan

Monthly Response due February 14,2001

MOTION BY DA vrn BISCHOFF TO ACCEPT THE REPORT, SECONDED BYSANDRA NINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

2 Judy Cornelius/Tina Danforth/David Webster RE: Report on Budget variances forslots/table games

Excerpt from January 3, 2001: MOTION BY JULIE BARTON TO DIRECT THETREASURER AND VICE CHAm TO MEET WITH THE GAMING GENERALMANAGER AND DEVELOP A REPORT ON THE BUDGET VARIANCES FOR SLOTS

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AND TABLE GAMES AND TO DEVELOP WHAT STRATEGY IS NEEDED TO MAKEREVENUE ADJUSTMENTS FISCAL YEAR 2001 AND DEVELOP ANOTHERSTRATEGY ON WHAT THIS IMPACT MEANS ON FISCAL YEAR 2000 BUDGETWITH A REPORT BACK IN THIRTY DAYS, SECONDED BY DA vm BISCHOFF.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Response due Februal-Y 14, 2001

MOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK,SECONDED BY DAVrn BISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

3 Judy Cornelius RE: Recommendations on theComponent Unit Financial Reports

Excerpt from January 3, 2001: MOTION BY JULIE BARTON TO DIRECT THETREASURER TO DEVELOP RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE COMPONENT UNITFINANCIAL REPORTS AT THE MONTHLY BUSINESS COMMITTEE l\/'"EETINGAGENDA, WITH RECOMMENDATIONS BACK IN THIRTY DAYS, SECONDED BYDAVID BISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Response due Februal-Y 14,2001

IVIOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK,SECONDED BY DA vm BISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

4 RE: Oneida Business Committee BenefitsJulie Barton/Rory Dilweg (Ed}vard Delgadoj

Excerpt from January 16,2001: MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO REFER THEFIRST PART OF THE REQUEST REGARDING BENEFITS TO THE TRIBALSECRETARY AND THE SECTION REGARDING LOANS BE SENT TO THE LAWOFFICE FOR REVIEW, SECONDED BY DA vm BISCHOFF. JULIE BARTONABSTAINED. l\'IOTION CARRIED.

Excerpt from January 24, 2001: MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO DEFER THISITEM FOR TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY SANDRANINHAM. VINCE DELAROSAOPPOSED. MOTION CARRIED.

Excerpt from February 7, 2001: MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO DEFER THISITEM FOR ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY~

Response due February 14,2001

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MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO ACCEPT THE WRITTEN REPORT,SECONDED BY EUGENE METOXEN. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED. MOTIONCARRIED.

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY TO WORK WITHTHE LAW OFFICE TO FOLLOW-UP FORMALLY WITH THE MEMB~R'SREQUEST WITHIN FIVE BUSINESS DAYS, SECONDED BY DAVm BISCHOFF.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

VII. NEW BUSINESS

RESOLUTIONS

A.

Deanna Bauman RE: GLITC, Inc. Native American Research Centersfor Healt~l (NARCH) Proposal

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 2-.l4-01-A, SECONDEDBY SANDRA NINHAM. lVlOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

B.

REQUESTS

Tom Nelson RE: Approval of Comments on the WDNR/GeorgiaPacific (Fort James) NRDA Settlement

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK,SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAIVI. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED. IVIOTIONCARRIED.

Paul Ninham arrived at 9:30 a.m

2 RE: Southeastern Oneida Tribal Service AdvisoryBoard and Oneida Seven Generations CorporationRecommendations

Julie Barton

lVIOTION BY SANDRA NINHAlVI TO APPROVE APPOINTING BARBARA HILLHAWKINS TO THE SOUTHEASTERN ONEillA TRIBAL SERVICE ADVISORYBOARD, SECONDED BY TINA DANFORTH. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE APPOINTING RAE M. SCHRAP TOTHE ONEIDA SEVEN GENERATIONS CORPORATION, SECONDED BY DAVIDBISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

RE:

Affordable Health & Benefits, LLCVince DelaRosa

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Presentation

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO HAVE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE &BENEFITS TO A HALF HOUR PRESENTATION AT THE BUSINESS COMMITTEEPLANNING SESSION, SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

4 Judy Cornelius RE: Project Overyiew Information Provided asUpdate Regarding the Weekly ComprehensiveHealthcare Plan Meetings

MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO ACCEPT AS FYI, SECONDED BY SANDRANINHAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

5 Gerald Da..uorth RE: Retro-approval of Letters to Brown andOutagamie County Treasurers

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO RETRO APPROVE THE LETTERS,SECONDED BY DAVm BISCHOFF. l\tIOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY

6 Gerald Danforth RE: Letter to Governor McCullen

MOTION BY PAUL NINHAlVl TO DEFER THIS ITEM UNTIL A ROUGH DRAFT ISROUTED TO THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE, SECONDED BY l>A VID BISCHOFF.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

7 Sandra Ninham RE: BC Planning/Caucus Duties

MOTION BY PAUL NINHAM TO APPROVE EUGENE METOXEN CHAIRING BOTHBUSINESS COMl\tIITTEE CAUCUS\PLANNING, SECONDED BY VINCE DELAROSA.EUGENE METOXEN ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.

c.

CONTRACTS/AGREEMENTS

D. TRA VEL REQUESTS

Gerald Danforth/Tina Danforth RE: GLITC Annual Board of Directors Ivleeting,Madison, WI -March 11-15,2001

MOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO APPROVE TRAVEL FOR THE BUSINESSCOMMITTEE, LEGAL COUNSEL AND LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS TO ATTEND THISEVENT, SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM. VINCE DELAROSA ABSTAINED.MOTION CARRIED.

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E.

V ACA TION REQUESTS

FINANCE COMMITTEE

,Regular Finance Committee Meeting ivlinutes of February 9, 200 1 & Actions

MOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AND ACTIONS OFTHE FEBRUARY 9, 2001 FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETING, SECONDED BYEUGENE METOXEN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

IX. LEGISLATIVE OPERATING COMMITTEE

FOR APPROVAL Lac l\tleeting Minutes of Thursday, January 18,2001

MOTION BY PAUL NINHAM TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF JANUARY 18,2001,SECONDED BY VINCE DELAROSA. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

FOR APPROVAL Public Hearing Minutes & Comments of January 11,200 r Re: Oneida Indian Preference Law Addendum

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO APPROVE THE PUBLIC HEARINGCOMMENTS, SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAM. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

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TREASURERS REPORT-4th Wednesday of the l\'lonth -Judy Cornelius

XI. ONEIDA BUSINESS COMl\IlITTEE CAUCUS

XII. ONEIDA BUSINESS COMl\IlITTEE PLANNING

GAMING COMMISSION

MOTION BY VINCE DELAROSA TO RECESS FOR TEN ~IINUTES AND GO INTOEXECUTIVE SESSION, SECONDED BY DAVID BISCHOFF. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

XIV. EXECUTIVE SESSION

A.

OLD BUSINESS

David Webster RE: Procedural Exception

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Excerpt from January 31,2001: MOTION BY PAUL NINHAM TO DEFER THIS ITEl\IIFOR TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY JUDY CORNELIUS. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Response due February 14,2001

MOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO APPROVE THE PROCEDURAL EXCEPTION,SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM. DAVID BISCHOFF, SANDRA NINHAM, EUGENEMETOXEN OPPOSED. TIE VOTE. CHAm VOTED IN FAVOR TO OPPOSE.MOTION FAILED.

MOTION BY DA vm BISCHOFF TO ACCEPT THE GAMING GENERALMANAGER'S REQUEST WITH AN EVALUATION OF -THE PERSON BEINGCONSmERED, TO BE BROUGHT BACK IN ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY JUDYCORNELlliS. TINA DANFORTH, EUGENE METOXEN OPPOSED. MOTIONCARRIED.

2 Jennifer Carleton FE: Oneida Limited

Excerpt from January 31, 2001: MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THETERMS DATED IN THE LETTER OF JANUARY 6, 2001, SECONDED BY VINCEDELAROSA~ JUDY CORNELIUS, JULIE BARTON OPPOSED, EUGENE METOXEN,PAUL NINHAM ABSTAINED. TIE. Cao\IR OPPOSED. MOTION FAILED.

Excerpt from January 31,2001: MOTION BY PAUL NINHAM TO DEFER THIS ITEMFOR TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY JUDY CORNELIUS. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Response due February 14,2001

MOTION BY DA vm BISCHOFF TO DEFER THIS ITEM TO THE NEXT BUSINESSCOMMITTEE PLANNING\CAUCUS MEETING, SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

3 Debra Danforth RE: County Rescue Services Contract

Excerpt from February 7, 2001: l\'IOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO DEFER THISITEM FOR ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY EUGENE METOXEN. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Response due February 14, 2001

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MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO APPROVE THE COUNTY RESCUE SERVICESCONTRACT, SECONDED BY EUGENE METOXEN. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

4 Julie Barton RE: A)Approve Follow-up Report/position from 02-01-00 Meeting with Gaming Commission, BC,Attorney Carleton, and Internal Audit

B) NIGC Authority Review / ApproveRecommendation from Attorney Carleton

C) Audit Strategy (Rescheduled from 02-01-00)

Excerpt from February 7, 2001: MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO DEFER THISITEM FOR ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY VINCE DELAROSA. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Response due February 14,2001

MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO DEFER THIS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK,SECONDED BY SANDRA NINBAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

RE: Land Management Position Papers Bill Gollnick

Excerpt from February 7, 2001: l'/IOTION BY TINA DANFORTH TO DEFER THISITEM TO MONDAY'S PLANNING\CAUCUS MEETING AND THAT THE GENERALMANAGER REPORT BACK ON THE INTERNAL STATUS OF HOW THIS POSITIONPAPER WAS CREATED, BACK IN ONE WEEK, SECONDED BY JUDY CORNELIUS.MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Response due February 14, 2001

MOTION BY DA vrn BISCHOFF TO DEFER TIIIS ITEM FOR ONE WEEK,SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAM. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED. MOTIONCARRIED.

NEW BUSINESS

B.

RE: Radisson Hotel & Conference Center

Expansion UpdatePat Lassila

MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE RADISSON HOTEL ANDCONFERENCE CENTER E~PANSION UPDATE, SECONDED BY JUDY CORNELIUS.

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lVIOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY,

Debbie Danforth RE: Dr. James Warpinski Contract

MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO APPROVE THE CONTRACT FOR DR. JAMESW ARPIN SKI , SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAM. MOTION CARRIEDUNANIMOUSLY.

Rory Dilweg RE: Representation on Dr. Tran Complaint

MOTION BY SANDRA NINHAM TO APPROVE THE LAW OFFICE REQUEST TOREPRESENT THE ONEmA TRIBE AND ONEmA COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERIN THE MATTER FILED BY DR. TRAN AGAINST THE ONEmA TRIBE AND THEONEmA APPEALS COMMISSION, SECONDED BY DA vm BISCHOFF. TINADANFORTH, JUDY CORNELIUS ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.

4. Judy Cornelius RE: Budget Projections

MOTION BY lliDY CORNELIUS TO DIRECT THE SECRETARY TO SCHEDULE ANALL DAY BUDGET MEETING FOR THE BUSINESS COMMITTEE WITHIN THENEXT TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY PAUL NINHAM. MOTION CARRIEnUNANIMOUSLY.

MOTION BY EUGENE METOXEN TO FREEZE ON ALL TRAVEL (NON-LOCALMILEAGE IN EXCESS OF A 50 MILE RADIUS INCLUDED), EXCEPT THOSECRITICAL NEEDS WHICH WILL BE WELL DOCUMENTED AND ADEQUATELYJUSTIFIED. SUCH TRAVEL REQUESTS SHALL BE PLACED ON THE WEEKLYBUSINESS COMMITTEE AGENDA FOR APPROVAL. EACH TRAVEL REQUESTSHALL BE ASSESSED BASED ON THE FOLLOWING: 1) THE AFFECT ON TRIBALREVENUE AND OPERATIONS; 2) REQUIRED TO ASSURE HEALTH AND SAFETYSTANDARDS; 3) DIRECTLY RELATIVE TO WELFARE OF TRIBE; 4) REQUIREDTO ASSURE TRIBAL COMPLIANCE WITH STATE, FEDER,AL AND OTHERREGULATIONS (INCL. GRANT STIPULATIONS); 5) REQUIRED TOADDRESS/PROMOTE CURRENT LEGISLATIVE ISSUES WHICH COULDDIRECTLY IMPACT THE TRIBE, AND A FREEZE ON ALL STII»ENDS FORBOARDS, COMMITTEES AND COMMISSONS, BUT NOT TO INCLUDE THE FULLTIME APPEALS AND GAMING COMMISSION, AND UNTIL SUCH TIME ASLIFTED BY T~E ONEffiA BUSINESS COMMITTEE, SECONDED BY JUDYCORNELIUS. PAUL N.INHt\M, DA vm BISCHOFF OPPOSED. MOTION CARRIED.

For the Record, Paul Ninham stated he supported the Treasurer's action and acknowledge all thework she put into this, and that he understands the situation that she's in, but he felt it wasn'ttimely.

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RE: RFP for Media ConsultantsGerald Danforth

MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO ACCEPT HOLT STERLING AS THE l\IIEDIACONSULTANTS FOR OUR DISPUTE RESOLUTION, SECONDED BY SANDRANINHAM. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.

RE: Game Cash IssueJudy Cornelius6

MOTION BY PAUL NINBAM TO ACCEPT THIS ITEM AS FYI, SECONDED BYSANDRA NINBAM. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

ATTORNEY BRIEFc.

LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS UPDATED.

MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO ACCEPT THE PACE CAPSTONE UPDATE,SECONDED BY SANDRA NINHAM. TINA DANFORTH ABSTAINED. MOTIONCARRIED.

MOTION BY PAUL NINHAM TO HAVE THE CHAIR ATTEND NATIONAL THEUNITY CAUCUS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. WITH HIS PRESENTING A $.1,000.00DONATION TO PALOME FUND RAISER., SECONDED BY JUDY CORNELIUS.

MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

OAK RIDGE PL,~ZA L~ T 3:45 P.M.E,

MOTION BY JUDY CORNELIUS TO ACCEPT THE VERBAL UPDATE, WITH AREPORT BACK IN TWO WEEKS, SECONDED BY EUGENE METOXEN. SANDRA

NlNHAM ABSTAINED. MOTION CARRIED.

NATIVE AMERICAN BANK CORPORATION WEEKLY UPDATES

F.

XVll. RECESS/ADJOURN

MOTION BY DAVID BISCHOFF TO ADJOURN, SECONDED BY PAULNINHAM.l\'IOTION CARRIED UN~.\NIMOUSL Y.

F~bruan' 21, 2001 .ff!fUTES APPROVED AS PRESENTED ON'-d' ~ ,,-

Barton, -~ SecretaryBUSINESS COlVIMITTEE

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