Tribal Council Meets in Tampa

By Chris Jenkins

TAMPA — The Tribal Council met at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Nov 16. They passed 47 resolutions on the regular agenda including:

Resolution 16: Service line agreement (289’ X 18’) between Lee County Electric Cooperative and the Seminole Tribe of Florida-Immokalee Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 17: Service line agreement (325’ X 20’) between Glades Electric Cooperative and Edna Tommie-Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 18: Service line agreement (400’ X 25’) between Glades Electric Cooperative and Rudy Mariann Billie-Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 19: Grant of Easement for right of way to Florida Power and Light Company for Seminole Water Treatment Plant-Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 20: United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service Grant application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida Wildlife Management Program proposal for fiscal years 2008, 2009, 2010;

Resolution 21: First Amendment to the Twentieth Annual Work Plan submitted to the South Florida Water Management District by the Seminole Tribe of Florida;

Resolution 22: United States Environmental Protection Agency grant application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida Watershed Management Base Program Clean Water Act, Section 319 non-competitive grant program proposal for the Tribal fiscal year 2009;

Resolution 23: Hillsborough River State Park memorandum of agreement to provide in-kind services in-lieu of mitigation for the restoration and enhancement of selected wetland and upland buffer habitats;

Resolution 24: Kronos Incorpated Sales, software license and service agreement, and depot exchange support agreement for Timelock Equipment, software and related services for the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino-Tampa;

Resolution 25: Engagement letter for audit of the combined Seminole Gaming Enterprises financial statements, and for the combined financial statements for the Hollywood and Tampa Enterprises, and to express an opinion on the fairness of the Hollywood and Tampa Enterprises schedule of income available for debt service required (the “Schedule”) for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2007;

Resolution 26: Engagement letter for tax return work by Deloitte Tax LLP for the tax years ended Sept. 30, 2007 or Dec. 31, 2007;

Resolution 27: United Healthcare Insurance Company administrative service agreement and excess risk insurance policy for Seminole Tribe of Florida Gaming Employees Health Plan;

Resolution 46: Brighton Village Phase Two subdivision plat for the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 47: Osceola Circle East subdivision plat for the Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 49: Max B. Osceola, III, loan for operating capital for Seminole Auto Salon LLC., and completing final development;

Resolution 50: Blake Osceola loan application to purchase, renovate and sell houses;

Resolution 51: Ratification of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Filming permission letter granting Spectrum Video Productions, Inc., permission to film a television show on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 52: Revocable permit between Jacob Osceola (permitter) and Pinpoint Marketing, D/B/A, A Flower Depot (permittee)-Hollywood Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 54: Appointment of land use commission members for a team of two years from Jan. 1, 2008 through Dec. 21, 2009;