Council Meets at Chupco Ranch

By Chris Jenkins

FORT PIERCE — The Tribal Council met on the Fort Pierce Reservation’s Chupco Youth Ranch for their regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 17. They passed 21 resolutions including:

Resolution 17: Service line agreement (1,150’ x 10’) between Florida Power and Light and Dana Osceola - Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 18: Service line agreement (1,480’ x 25’) between Glades Electric Cooperative and Terry Johns Hahn - Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 19: Third Amendment to the Twentieth Annual Work Plan submitted to the South Florida Water Management District by the Seminole Tribe of Florida;

Resolution 20: United States Environmental Protection Agency grant application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Florida Storm Water Reservoir on Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation Section 319 competitive grant program proposal for Tribal fiscal year 2008;

Resolution 21: Approval of Biscayne Yacht Charters, Inc. agreement for Winterfest Boat Parade; ratification of execution of the agreement;

Resolution 22: Ratification of the Seminole Tribe filming permission letter granting Bayerischer Rundfunk permission to film a television show on the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 23: Holly Tiger-Bowers appointment to the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission;

Resolution 24: To create a sponsorship program for adult athletes who are members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida participating in professional and semi-professional sports;

Resolution 25: Business lease between Deborah Griffin (lessor) and Seminole Tribe of Florida (lessee) for office space currently utilized by Information Technology;

Resolution 26: Revocable permit between Seminole Tribe of Florida (permittor) and Florida Trail Association, Inc. (permittee) - Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation; and

Resolution 27: Seminole Tribe of Florida Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) adoption.