Tribal Council Meets in Big Cypress

By CHRIS C. JENKINS
Staff Reporter

BIG CYPRESS — The Tribal Council met on the Big Cypress Reservation Aug. 27 for a special session. They passed 33 resolutions on the agenda, including:

Resolution 15: Service line agreement (3,915’ x 5’) between Embarq FKA Sprint-Florida Inc. and Seminole Tribe of Florida for location of a telephone cable to the home site of Larry Howard - Brighton Reservation;

Resolution 16: Service line agreement (450’ x 5’) between Embarq FKA Sprint-Florida Inc. and Seminole Tribe of Florida for location of a telephone cable to the home site of Daniel Nunez Sr. - Brighton Reservation;

Resolution 17: U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Grant Application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Bird Habitat Enhancement Pilot Project for Tribal FYs 2009 and 2010;

Resolution 18: U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Grant Application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Tribal Wildlife Management Program Proposal for Tribal FY 2009;

Resolution 19: Grant Application to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for funds for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Water Pollution Control Program;

Resolution 21: Atronic Americas, LLC Master Lease Agreement; Ratification;

Resolution 22: IGT Multi-Hand Poker Intellectual Property License Agreement; Ratification;

Resolution 23: WMS Gaming, Inc., Progressive Agreement; Ratification;

Resolution 25: Ratification of the Seminole Tribe of Florida filming permission letter granting the RTL group permission to film a television show on the Big Cypress and Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservations;

Resolution 26: Bass-United Fire & Security Systems, Inc., Alarm Monitoring Agreement for Hollywood Reservation - Senior Center; Ratification;

Resolution 27: Approval of deduction from mid-month per capita payments;

Resolution 28: Approval of a business lease for office space between Seminole Tribe of Florida (lessee) and Poal WK Taft, LLC (lessor) for National Indian Training Center and Housing Dept.;

Resolution 29: Sal’s Home Inspection, Inc. D/B/A R&S General Contractors change order number two to standard form of owner and contractor agreement for relocation of the Florida Seminole Business Compound on the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 30: Standard form of agreement between owner and contractor where the basis of payment is a stipulated sum of $288,003.70 between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and Close Construction, Inc., for the Brighton Preschool renovation on the Brighton Reservation;

Resolution 31: Approval of the Title V FY 2009 Funding Agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service Under P.L. 106-260 Title V of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA);

Resolution 32: Approval of agreement with Moss and Associates, LLC for construction of improvements at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Hollywood;

Resolution 33: Approval of agreement with Cambridge Specialty Construction Corp. for Butler building expansion at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Tampa;

Resolution 34: Approval of agreement with W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company for construction of the parking garage at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - Tampa;

Resolution 35: Approval of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Tribal Council Housing Policy;

Resolution 36: First Amendment to the Animal Care and Regulation Ordinance;

Resolution 37: Employee Informed Choice Ordinance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida;

Resolution 38: Tribal Freedom of Association Ordinance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida;

Resolution 39: Trespass Ordinance of the Seminole Tribe of Florida; and,

Resolution 40: Ratification of the execution of lease schedules 13 through 25 to the master lease agreement with PDS Gaming Corporation; limited waiver of sovereign immunity.