GENERAL COUNCIL MINUTES FEBRUARY 11, :00 PM

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1 6:00 PM The 6th General Council meeting of the 56th Elected Council of the Six Nations of the Grand River Territory was held on the above noted date held in the Council Chambers of the Administration Building, Ohsweken, Ontario, with Chief Ava Hill presiding. THOSE PRESENT: Ava Hill Darryl Hill Lewis Staats Helen Miller Roger Jonathan Wray Maracle Sherri Lyn Hill-Pierce Mark Hill David Hill Terry General Robert Johnson Melba Thomas ABSENT: Carl Hill Bereavement Dayle Bomberry, Senior Administrative Officer IN ATTENDANCE: Gary Phillips, Director of Finance Karen Best, Communications MEDIA: Turtle Island News Donna Duric Two Row Times Jen Mt.Pleasant RECORDER: Carol Martin, Council Secretary Meeting Called to Order at 6:00 p.m. Pastor Ralph Garlow in attendance for Opening Prayer Sarah Jayne, Little and Littler Treasures Private Daycare Sarah Jayne and delegation in attendance requesting the Six Nations Council to meet with Grand River Employment and Training for possible funding for Little and Littler Treasure Private Daycare. Sarah Jayne explains that if she does not receive this funding her daycare centre will have to close in April. This will leave 50 families without childcare. Chief Hill explains that this funding goes to Six Nations Daycare s and this if they do not receive this money that that daycare will have to close. Sarah is asked if she has discussed a price increase with parents of her children. GREAT is the services holder of the agreement and requested that Sarah Jayne to approach SNC regarding this money. Is is suggested that SJ look into the National Child Benefit dollars.

2 PAGE 2 GC#100/02/11/2014 Moved Melba Thomas and seconded by Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce that the Six Nations Elected Council meet with Grand River Employment and Training Inc. (GREATI) to discuss possible funding for Sarah Jayne, Little and Littler Treasures Childcare from the First Nations Inuit Child Care Initiative. 10 IN FAVOUR GC#101/02/11/2014 Moved Robert Johnson and seconded by Melba Thomas that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING on resolution GC#100/02/11/ IN FAVOUR (1) CHANGES/ADDITIONS/DELETIONS AND ADOPTION OF AGENDA GC#102/02/11/2014 Moved Roger Jonathan and seconded by Darryl Hill that the February 11, 2014 General Council Agenda be adopted with additions. 1. Brief on meeting with Minister Sousa 2. Thermal Treatment Plant Update (2) DECLARATION OF CONFLICTS (3) DELEGATIONS/PRESENTATIONS Mike Murray, Diverse Technical Services re: Water Treatment Plant. Mike Murray in attendance requesting Six Nations Council approve the Water Treatment Plant Adhoc Committee recommendations to holdback money until liens have been settled. Maple Reinders paid their contractors who in turn did not pay their sub-contractors. GC#103/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Darryl Hill that the Six Nations Elected Council approve issuing the Substantial Completion Certificate to Maple Reinders and that if any disputed amounts are not resolved by the time the statutory holdback is required for release that the disputed amount be held in trust by Six Nations until the issue is resolved. 10 IN FAVOUR GC#104/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Roger Jonathan that in the event the disputed amounts for the Water Treatment Plant project require being held in trust that it is done by way of Elizabeth J. Porter Law Office. 10 IN FAVOUR GC#105/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Darryl Hill that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING on resolution GC# /02/11/ IN FAVOUR

3 PAGE 3 Matt Jamieson, Director of Economic Development re: Western Fire Protection Being contracted on First Nations Engineering recommendation to hire this company. Water will come from the reservoir out from and there is also a drilled well to fill up the pond. GC#106/02/11/2014 Moved Roger Jonathan and seconded by Robert Johnson that the Six Nations Elected Council approve the contract with Western Fire Protection Inc. in the amount of TWO HUNDRED THIRTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($230,425.00) for the completion of the fire/sprinkler system at the Oneida Business Park and that Dayle Bomberry - Senior Administrative Officer, Gary Phillips - Director of Finance or Matt Jamieson - Director of Economic Development sign the contract. GC#107/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Darryl Hill that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING in resolution GC#106/02/11/2014. Mohawk Workers Bill Squire and Claudine VanEvery Albert in attendance to update Council on the present workings of the Mohawk Workers. Also the start of a dialogue between the Mohawk Workers and the Six Nations Council. Claudine distributed a briefing of the history of the Mohawks and land entrusted to them within historical deeds. Because of this history Bill Squire founded the Mohawk Workers to reclaim Six Nations land in a peaceful way with no personal financial gain. Their plan is to reclaim this land and put into a Mohawk Land Registry. Presently the Mohawk Workers have secured land at Birketts Lane in the City of Brantford. This land has been returned to the Mohawk Workers, there is also a parcel of land at the end of 6 th Line Road. GC#108/02/11/2014 Moved by Wray Maracle and seconded by Dave Hill that the Six Nations Elected Council accept the information presented by Bill Squire and Claudine VanEvery Albert representing the Mohawk Workers as information. (4) ADOPTION OF THE GENERAL COUNCIL MINUTES OF JANUARY 28, 2014 Business from Minutes Skate parks letters of support have been sent. GC#109/02/11/2014 Moved by Dave Hill and seconded by Mark Hill that the January 28, 2014 General Council Minutes be accepted as presented. (5) FEBRUARY 5, 2014 HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS GC#110/02/11/2014 Moved by Melba Thomas and seconded by Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce that Councillor Lewis Staats attend the Chiefs Committee on Social Services meeting February 25-27, 2014 in Toronto, ON.

4 PAGE 4 GC#111/02/11/2014 Moved by Melba Thomas and seconded by Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce that the Six Nations Elected Council accept the Six Nations GROW Third Quarter Financial Report as information. GC#112/02/11/2014 Moved by Melba Thomas and seconded by Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce that the Six Nations Elected Council accept the Health Services and Iroquois Lodge Third Quarter Financial Report as information. GC#113/02/11/2014 Moved by Lewis Staats and seconded by Sherri-Lyn Hill Pierce that the Six Nations Elected Council accept the Social Services Third Quarter Financial Report as information. It is requested that any financial reports presented to council be signed off on by the Director of Finance and/or the Financial Controller, so Council is sure that these reports have been reviewed. (6) FEBRUARY 10, 2014 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE RECOMMENDATIONS GC#114/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Terry General that the Six Nations Council accept and approve for signature, Amendment No. 006 to the Aboriginal Recipient Funding Arrangement for Six Nations of the Grand River, Agreement No for the fiscal year 2013/14 in the amount of Eighteen Million, Nine Hundred Eighty-Six Thousand, Nine Hundred Thirty-Three Dollars ($18,986,933). This amendment includes the following programs: School Effectiveness Capacity Development FNCF Social Development Program Management Fit Up of Education Facilities Total amount including Amendment No. 001; 002; 003; 004; 005; and 006 that the Minister agrees to provide is Twenty-Four Million, One Hundred Fifty-One Thousand, Six Hundred Seventy-Eight Dollars ($24,151,678). GC#115/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Lewis Staats that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING on resolution GC#114/02/11/2014. GC#116/02/11/2014 Moved by Robert Johnson and seconded by Helen Miller that the Six Nations Council not enter into the Canada Common Funding Arrangement. (7) BRANT WATERWAYS A letter was sent to the Chiefs office requesting that the Six Nations Council consider appointing a board member to the Brant Waterways Foundation. Six Nations Council previously appointed Amy Lickers to sit there and she relayed that this committee was a lot of work, time consuming with no benefit to Six Nations.

5 PAGE 5 Chief will write a letter stating that Six Nations Council is not interested at this time. (8) SIX NATIONS GAMING COMMISSION It is brought to Councils attention that Six Nations Council departments are selling tickets without having a Gaming License. Councilor suggests that any departments selling tickets should have to obtain a license or get penalized. To show support to the Gaming Commissions policies it should start in Six Nations Council s departments. It is stated that this is up to the gaming commission to follow up on. Gaming Commission rules can be sent out to departments. Suggestion that the Six Nations Council rep take this back to the Gaming Commission to do more work on this and come up with a plan. (9) SCHEDULING GC#117/02/11/2014 Moved by Dave Hill and seconded by Lewis Staats that the Six Nations Elected Council accept as information the Brant Waterways Foundation letter of invitation for a Six Nations Board Member. GC#118/02/11/2014 Moved by Terry General and seconded by Darryl Hill that the Councillor Helen Miller attend the Chief of Ontario First Nation Education Coordination Unit focus group session being held in Toronto, Ontario on February 26-27, GC#119/02/11/2014 Moved by Wray Maracle and seconded by Robert Johnson that the Councillor Mark Hill attend the ALP Planning Session for PAN AM being held in Toronto, Ontario on February 14, GC#120/02/11/2014 Moved by Dave Hill and seconded by Lewis Staats that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING on resolution GC#119/02/11/2014. NEW BUSINESS It is brought forward that the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation board requires and Six Nations Council resolution for new Councilor Terry General to sit as a board member in place of Dave Hill for the term of the 56 th Council. GC#121/02/11/2014 Moved by David Hill and seconded by Robert Johnson that Councillor Terry General be appointed as Six Nation Elected Council representative on the Ontario First Nations Technical Services Corporation board, replacing Councillor David Hill for the term of the 56 th Elected Council. GC#122/02/11/2014 Moved by David Hill and seconded by Robert Johnson that the Six Nations Elected Council WAIVE SECOND READING on resolution GC#121/02/11/2014.

6 PAGE 6 NEW BUSINESS Chief Ava Hill was invited to make welcoming remarks at the First Nations Water Symposium. GC#123/02/11/2014 Moved by Melba Thomas and seconded by Robert Johnson that Chief Ava Hill attend the opening of the First Nations Water Symposium on March 5, NEW BUSINESS Councilor Robert Johnson updates Council on a meeting he attended at Wilfred Laurier in Brantford with Minister Charles Sousa. Different agencies had the opportunity to make funding needs presentations to the Minister. Bob invited Ministers of Finance and Minister of Community and Social Services to Six Nations and they are open to coming. Six Nations to make contact. (10) MOTION TO ADJOURN TO IN-CAMERA GC#124/02/11/2014 Moved by Dave Hill and seconded by Terry General to adjourn the open session of the February 11, 2014 General Council meeting at 7:40pm. CHIEF G. AVA HILL