Tribal Council Meets in Immokalee

By Chris Jenkins

IMMOKALEE — The Tribal Council met in the Senior Center on the Immokalee Reservation on Feb. 19 for a special meeting. They passed 27 resolutions on the agenda including:

Resolution 14: Service line agreement (2,100’ x 10’) between Florida Power and Light and James Tommie-Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 15: Service line agreement (917’ x 25’) between Glades Electric Cooperative, Inc. and Howard Jimmie- Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 16: Issuance of a one day beverage permit for the retail sale of beer only at the Seminole Youth Ranch Bull Riding Event sponsored by the Immokalee Youth and Live Stock Programs located on the Immokalee Seminole Indian Reservation;

Resolution 17: Service agreement with Burns and McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. to provide professional engineering and resident project representation services on the Big Cypress Reservation Critical Restoration Project;

Resolution 18: Approval of the Title V FY 2008 Funding Agreement with the United States 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 19: Ratification of the Seminole Tribe of Florida filming permission letter granting Westdeutscher Rundfunk permission to film a television show on the Big Cypress Indian Reservation;

Resolution 20: Ratification of the billboard sublease agreement between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the law offices of Woodard and North;

Resolution 21: Ratification of the Wackenhut Services contract between the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the Wackenhut Corporation;

Resolution 25: Seminole Tribe of Florida Guardianship Ordinance;

Resolution 26: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Collection Management Policy; and

Resolution 27: Revocable permit between Alice Snow (permittor) and David Ferguson (permittee) - Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation