Four Years of Progress - Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community

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2000 2001 2002 2003 Business Council Waniyetu Topa Toha³ya U³kipi How far we have gone in four years From Left to Right: Lori K. Beaulieu, Secretary/Treasurer; Stanley R. Crooks, Chairman; Glynn A. Crooks, Vice-Chairman. The Business Council consists of three elected officers of the General Council and oversees operations of the Community Government including its non-gaming enterprises. The Business Council consists of a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, and a Secretary/Treasurer. The main governing function of the Business Council is to promote the health, education, and welfare of Community members and their families. 4 General Council The General Council of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community consists of all voting members of the Tribe. Some key legislation enacted by the General Council since January 2000 include: • Creation of a cultural center planning advisory committee. • Economic development loans to the Upper Sioux Community. • Establishment through separate pieces of legislation: a Tribal Utilities Commission, a Well Head Protection Plan, the Consolidated Land Management Ordinance, Storm Water Management and Erosion Control, ATV/Off Highway Motorcycle Use Restriction Ordinance, revised child support guidelines. • Approved Mystic Lake Casino Master Plan. • Approved the interconnection of the SMSC water system to the City of Prior Lake system. Total Land Base The SMSC presently owns approximately 2,098 acres of land all of which is located contiguous to or in very close proximity to the original 250 acres purchased in the 1880’s. About half of the Tribe’s land is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the SMSC. The remainder of the land is held in fee. The Tribe has submitted applications to have 856 acres taken into trust. (The SMSC purchased all of these lands on the open market using its own resources). The applications are pending before the United States Department of the Interior. Growth Fund Loans The SMSC has a tribal growth fund loan program for Community members interested in starting or expanding businesses. The program has provided assistance to 37 Community member-owned businesses since the first loan was provided in March 1993. Seventeen Community members have received growth fund loans since January 2000. CHIP Loans The SMSC offers Community Home Improvement Program loans to Community members to renovate their existing homes. Since January 2000, 41 Community members have received CHIP loans. Home Sites To meet the needs of a growing Community, the SMSC has added 29 home sites since January 2000.
Agreements The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has worked diligently with local governments and governmental agencies to provide services to our members by establishing intergovernmental agreements. Highlights of some of the agreements reached over the past four years include: SMSC and Scott County, 2000 through 2003, General Agreement. The Community and Scott County have a general agreement that includes an annual payment to Scott County of $225,000 to cover alleged impacts related to the Community. SMSC and Scott County, 2000, County 83 Resurface. The Community funded a project to repair and resurface the pavement on Scott County 83 passing through Tribal Lands at an estimated cost of $300,000. SMSC, USEPA, MN-Department of Health, Cities of Prior Lake and Shakopee, 2000, Well Head Protection Plan MOU. The parties have an inter-jurisdictional Well Head Protection plan for public water supply wells. SMSC, SHPO, and MN-DNR, 2000, Boiling Springs TCP. Agreement to list Boiling Springs as a Traditional Cultural Property and jointly manage the area. SMSC, MN-DNR, and City of Shakopee, 2000, Memorial Park Burial Sites. Agreements on restoration of existing burial site to natural conditions and management of trails and park in the area to preserve the burial site. SMSC and MN-DNR, 2000, Little Rapids Site. Joint project to map and locate burial sites. Funded by the Community and includes Tribal staff participation. 5 SMSC and United States EPA, 2001 through 2005 TEA. Tribal Environmental Agreement establishing environmental needs and funding levels for future fiscal years. This is an annual formal agreement between tribal governments and Region 5, US-EPA. SMSC and Prior Lake, 2001, Amended Police and Fire Agreement. The Community and the City of Prior Lake have an agreement that includes an annual payment to the city for police and other services. SMSC and Scott County, 2002, County Road 42 and 82 Intersection Improvement Project. A cooperative agreement for the joint project to improve the intersection of County Roads 42 and 83 including $2,500,000 in SMSC funding, and an additional $500,000 paid by SMSC for design fees. SMSC, MN-DNR, Metropolitan Council, and Various Cities, 2002, Southwest Metro Groundwater Group MOU on Ground Water Policy. A multi-jurisdictional agreement to set goals, objectives, and policy guidelines for development, use, and protection of the groundwater resource. SMSC and Scott County, 2003, Dakotah Parkway Signal Agreement. An agreement to place a signal at the intersection of Scott County Road 83 and Dakotah Parkway with the SMSC funding the entire project.
Page 1 and 2: Four Years of Progress Waniyetu Top
Page 3: 3 Table of Contents Business Counci
Page 7 and 8: Events - Woi§u³pi The Shakopee Md
Page 9 and 10: Little Six, Inc. Mystic Lake and Li
Page 11 and 12: Legal Department The SMSC Legal Dep
Page 13 and 14: Improvements & Construction Taku Yu
Page 15 and 16: Cultural Resources Dakota Wi§o®a
Page 17 and 18: Education ªi§e§a I§a±api Ki³
Page 19 and 20: Family and Children Services Tio©p
Page 21 and 22: Tiowakan Holy place Tiowakan Spirit
Page 23 and 24: Dakotah! Sport and Fitness Wozaniya
Page 25 and 26: Playworks LINK Event Center Omni§i
Page 27 and 28: Lone Pine Golf Course On February 5
Page 29 and 30: Dakota Mall Dakota Owopetu³ Ta³ka
Page 31 and 32: Mystic Lake Store at Mall of Americ

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