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Meeting Notes From CBC Committeeman Seat #2
Lanny Asepermy
October 8, 2007

Comanche Business Committee Meeting October 6, 2007
Call to order at 10:10 am. Present: Chairman Coffey, Secretary/Treasurer Tahhahwah Jr. Committeeman Mahseet, Asepermy, Bigbee, Narcomey, Tribal Administrator Wauquau, attorneys Norman, Burson and 47 Comanche Nation Tribal members present.

Invocation by Bobby Nauni.

Minutes of September 2007 meeting approved 5-0.

New Business

Resolution 97-07 Higher Education start new contracts of the FY 08 funding consolidated tribal grant program passed 5-0.
*FYI this resolution will consolidate the higher education program, the adult education program, the adult vocational program under one contract reducing the amount of documentation the Nation is required to keep while still maintaining the integrity and intent of the programs-amount of grant vary year to year according to Higher Education Director Delores Twohatchet.

98-07 Enrollment List No. 700 eligible passed 5-0.
*FYI thirty-four new members added to the Nation roll-total Numunu as of September 30, 2007 is 13,692.

99-07 Enrollment List No. 701 ineligible passed 5-0.
*FYI four applicants denied due to being less than 1/8 degree of Numunu blood.

100-07 Enrollment list No. 702 ineligible passed 5-0
* FYI three applicants denied due to “no original allottee” proof

101-07 Enrollment list No. 703 ineligible passed 5-0
*FYI twenty-nine applicants denied due to membership with another tribe and/or receipt of monetary benefits from another tribe

102-07 Enrollment list No. 704 dual enrollment passed 5-0 
*FYI one applicant removed from the Nation roll due to duel enrollment with another tribe

103-07 Indian Child Welfare/Approval of Comanche Indian Child Welfare Title II grant passed 5-0
*FYI this resolution is a five year grant from January 1, 2008 through December 31, 2012 from the BIA, amounts of grants were not known as they vary from year to year

104-07 Economic Development/Creating the Comanche Nation Revolving Loan Program - Tabled
*FYI this resolution approves the creation of the Comanche Nation Revolving Loan Program under the management of the Comanche Economic Development Commission doing business as Comanche Nation Enterprises – the Revolving Loan Program was approved by the Comanche Tribal Council by referendum vote in the amount of $1,000,000 – this will be discussed in a continuance of this meeting on Monday, October 15 starting at 5 p.m. at the Comanche Nation Business Center

105-07 Deyo Mission public easement to Deyo Cemetery passed 5-0
*FYI this resolution conveys 6.25 acres from Deyo Mission to the Nation – the acreage is the easement (road) from the entrance of the Mission to and in/around the Cemetery – by conveying this easement the Comanche Nation will be able to improve the road to and in/around Deyo Mission and Cemetery

106-07 Gaming Board/Changing authorized signatures on bank accounts casino’s operations & additional duties for Gaming Board of Directors passed 3-2
*FYI this resolution REMOVES all previous persons (the Chairman, Officers and CBC members) currently authorized to sign checks from our casino operations and AUTHORIZES the Gaming Board (Iola Hayden, James Patterson, Daphne Ticeahkie and Sharrod Tabbytite) ONLY to sign checks from our casino operations – for checks & balances all checks MUST be signed by TWO members of the Gaming Board and reviewed by all members of the Gaming Board
 
This resolution also requires the Gaming Board provide the CBC with an accurate written accounting of the revenues and expenditures of casino operations and financial account activity each month – This month’s report is from October 1, 2006 through August 31, 2007

Total casino gross revenues…. $90,829,924
Total operating expenses……. $43,135,518
Net profit……………………... $47,694,306

This resolution further says by the 20th of each month 40% of the casino operations net revenues be deposited for annual distribution for per capita payments and any excess of casino operations net revenues outside the Nation’s governmental operating account(s) be deposited into an approved investment account until the CBC authorizes its expenditure by written resolution.

Personal observation - I hope this will give us 100% ACCOUNTABILITY of our casino operations revenue, expenses and profit.  I express my appreciation to Jim Patterson & Daphne Ticeahkie for their efforts the past two months compiling this information and to the Gaming Board for taking control and proper management of our day to day casino operations

107-07 Place Aaron property into trust passed 5-0
*FYI this is 147.569 acres on the Red River in Cotton County

108-07 Place Beard property into trust passed 5-0
*FYI this is 153.5 acres on the Red River in Cotton County

109-07 Place Leonard property into trust passed 5-0
*FYI this is 320 acres described in deed, but that area includes sediment deposits and water; may consist of approximately 185 acres of useable land located on the Red River in Cotton County

110-07 Amending Resolution 29-06 related to trust application for Comanche Nation Sharp property
*FYI this is 45 acres south of the Lawton Casino

111-07 Amending Resolution 30-06 related to trust application for Comanche Nation Sullivan property
*FYI this 80 acres also south of the Lawton Casino

Nickel family sponsorship for son’s Motor Cross racing – Family requested assistance for seven year old Daniel Nickel (an enrolled Comanche and son of Heather Red Elk) with entry fees and a new motorbike – total cost for entry fees was $15,000 and cost of new bike was about $3,400 – Chairman requested family submit a proposal with documentation of cost

Harry Taylor/Dallas proposal – presented by Debbie Hendrix requesting assistance to our Dallas Numunu, no taken action, however, many positive recommendations were made with follow-up by the Tribal Administrator – according to enrollment there are about 213 Numunu in the Dallas/Fort Worth area

Brenda Noyebad/Housing issue – presented by Elaine Noyebad, issued being addressed by the Tribal Administrator

The CBC passed a motion 5-0 for Economic Development to present a proposal for a Universal Health Plan for Nation members to be presented at the next regular meeting (November 3, 2007)

Bonita Paddyaker, Director of the Injury Prevention Program, asked if her program was being “shut-down”, the answer was her program is funded through FY08

Old Business:

Resolution 41-07 Add roads to Comanche Nation’s Road Inventory passed 5-0
*FYI this resolution will enable the Comanche Nation to secure funding from the BIA to improve roads in/around Comanche Country

Executive Session:

Attorney update
Georgetta Pocowatchit/Enrollment – no show
Jerome Howlingwater/Land Proposal – no show

Adjournment at 3 p.m.

A meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 15, 2007 beginning at 5 p.m. at the Comanche Nation Business Center to discuss Resolution 104/07 (mentioned above) and to determine the compensation of the Election Board – these are the only agenda items at this time

The CBC will also meet with our attorneys in OKC on November 1, 2007 to discuss our current legal issues

The next regular CBC meeting will be on November 3, 2007 at the New Conference Room aka “The Comanche Code Talkers Meeting Room” starting at 10 a.m.

*FYI Per Erroll Choney, TERO Director, the automobile count for the Comanche Nation Fair was approximately 25,000 vehicles and 100,000 visitors (last year’s count was 91,000)

*FYI This information was provided by the Nation’s law firm, Hobbs, Straus, Dean & Walker - as of October 5, 2007 the Nation owns or is negotiating to purchase

2246 acres of land (of which 178 acres is being negotiated for purchase)
12 town lots
8 city lots
2 lots
1 city block

Amount paid for above properties $10,871,000 (all properties are either in trust or an application to put into trust has been filed with the BIA) – properties were purchased or are pending purchase from 1978 to present at an average cost of $5257 per acre

Click on the links below to view the CBC Regular
Meeting Minutes:

• December 3, 2005
• January 7, 2006
• February 4, 2006

NOTE: The above minutes have now been
approved.

Comanche Nation 2008 Budget

Comanche Nation 2007 Budget

KCAILUC 2007 Budget

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