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New food distribution center addressed during Council session

By: Kyla McKown/Reporter

Legislation addressed for new travel plaza, busses for tribal transport and more

OKMULGEE, Okla. – A regular session of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation National Council was held Aug. 24 at the MCN Mound Building in Okmulgee.

The Council addressed the following legislation:

• TR 13-104 Authorizing the principal chief to execute a memorandum of agreement between the Nation, the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Alabama State Historic Preservation Officer regarding mitigation requirements arising from the proposed Trussville-Hewitt Sports Complex in Jefferson County, Ala. Rep. Eddie LaGrone sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-105 Authorizing the principal chief to execute a standard form of agreement between owner and contractor and general conditions of the contract for construction between the Nation and Sooner Saferooms, for construction of a fleet wash bay and detail shop for the Nation’s Fleet Management Department. LaGrone sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-106 Authorizing principal chief to execute a standard form of agreement between owner and contractor and general conditions of the contract for construction between the Nation and Sooner Saferooms Inc. for the Nation’s WIC Building Project. Rep. Johnnie Greene sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-107 Approving HIPP privacy policies and procedures of the Gaming Operations Authority Board pursuant to MCN Code Annotated Title 21, Section 4-103.B.2. Rep. Robert Hufft sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-108 Authorizing the principal chief to execute a memorandum of agreement between the Nation and Okfuskee County for improvements to the Micawber Road Project. Rep. Darrell Proctor sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-109 Confirming the nomination of Wilma Berryhill to serve on the MCN Election Board. Greene sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-110 Approving the absentee counters for the 2013 National Council primary and general elections. Greene sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-111 Authorizing the principal chief to execute a transfer and assignment of Water Storage Agreement No. DACW56-10-WS-003 between the Department of the Army and the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department Fountainhead Golf Course for originally authorized storage in Eufaula Lake, Okla. Proctor sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-112 Authorizing the principal chief to execute and equitable sharing agreement and certification between the Nation and the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of the Treasury for participation in the Federal Equitable Sharing Program. Rep. David Hill sponsored the resolution, which passed 15-0.

• TR 13-113 Authorizing the principal chief to execute a standard form of agreement between owner and architect with 1Architecture for all the architectural and basic structural, mechanical, electrical and plumbing design services for the Nation’s new WIC Program building. Rep. Mark Randolph sponsored the resolution, which passed 14-1 with Rep. Kara Medina voting against it.

• NCA 13-170 Authorizing the donation of $20,900 to the Muscogee-Seminole-Wichita Indian Baptist Association. Reps. Thomas Yahola and Sam Alexander sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-178 Authorizing the expenditure of $711,653 for the construction of a new MCN Tribal Transit building. Reps. Lena Wind and LaGrone sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-184 Authorizing a special appropriation of $689.50 to a MCN college student. Alexander sponsored the amendment, which passed 11-4 with Reps. Pete Beaver, Greene, Hill and Hufft voting against it.

• NCA 13-186 Repealing Chapter 4 of Title 20 entitled, “air conditioners and fans.” Rep. Pearl Thomas sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-187 Amending MCNCA Title 7, Section 2-110 to increase the stipend of the Citizenship Board. Thomas sponsored the amendment, which passed 14-0 with Yahola abstaining.

• NCA 13-193 Amending Title 7, Section 4-109 entitled, “Citizenship enrollment cards and full citizen enrollment cards.” LaGrone sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-195 Authorizing a budget modification in excess of 20 percent for the MCN Community Finance Department. Rep. Keeper Johnson sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-196 Authorizing a budget modification in excess of 20 percent for the MCN Realty Department. Randolph sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-197 Authorizing a donation of $5,000 for the 17th annual Euchee Heritage Festival. Hufft and Hill sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-198 Authorizing a donation of $42,297 to Wiyo Publishing Company. Randolph and Hill sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-199 Authorizing a special appropriation of $5,000 for tribal membership dues to the Native American Finance Officers Association. Hill sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-200 Approving and authorizing the principal chief to execute and file the articles of organization with the Office of the Secretary of the Nation to form One Fire Holding Company LLC under the MCN Limited Liability Company Act and approving the operating agreement for One Fire Holding Company LLC. Rep. Adam Jones III sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-201 Authorizing the expenditure of $55,080 for the purchase of the new passenger buses for the MCN Tribal Transportation Program. LaGrone sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-203 Authorizing the expenditure of $800,000 to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Indian Community Development block grant awarded to the MCN for a new food distribution center to be located in Coweta, Okla. Greene and Randolph sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

• NCA 13-204 Appropriating $200,000 for a Coweta food distribution center to be located in Coweta, Okla. Greene and Randolph sponsored the amendment, which passed 15-0.

Johnson was absent.

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