Zoom Meeting: ITA Monthly Conference Call Nov 19, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. PST
Attendees: Mary Beth Frank-Clark, ITA President; Bill Willard, ITA Alaska Regional Rep; Jonah Begay, ITA Secretary; Damon Woudenberg, Craig Tribal Assoc.; Barak N. Myers, ITA Executive Director; Carla Edwards, Cross Timbers Consulting; Connie Thompson, Rocky Mountain Alt.; Ron Hall, Bubar & Hall Consulting; Tom Dietz, Stillaguamish Tribe/ATNI Transportation Committee Chair; Chris Roubideaux, Red Plains
Professionals; Gerry Hope, Chairman-ITA Governance Comm.; Lizzy Cabot, Wrangell Coop. Association
Treasurer Report
Only expense was approximately $150 to purchase ZOOM Business account for ITA. Unfortunately, due
to a family matter, Sara Yockey, ITA Treasurer was unable to attend the meeting.
Governance Committee Update
Mr. Gerry Hope gave an update on the Governance Committee. At the time of the meeting there had
been no committee meetings scheduled since the last ITA Monthly Conference Call in October. Mr.
Hope, along with ITA President, Mrs. Clark, attended the NCAI Virtual Annual Conference. They both
participated in the ITA-NCAI Joint Task Force on Tribal Transportation Meeting. There was
discussion about the Legislative Roadmap which will be a discussion item at the ITA Annual Meeting
in December. There will also be discussion about Reauthorization of the Highway in the upcoming
Congress Session and what that might look like for Tribes. At NCAI, there were 3 Resolutions were
passed from the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee. These resolutions were:
1. Resolution # PDX-20-014, Title: NCAI Calls for Highway Construction Funds to Repair Dangerous
Indian Country Highways and Safe School Roads
2. Resolution # PDX-20-017, Title: NCAI Resolution Calling for Building Health Care, Education,
Police and Fire Roads and Highway, Water, and Community Infrastructure in Indian Country
3. Resolution # PDX-20-027, Title: Support Funding Increase to and the Expansion of Federal
Transportation Infrastructure, Tribal Transit, and Highway Safety Programs Important to Tribal Nations.
ITA Annual Meeting Update
The agenda has been finalized. ITA wants to expend a big thank you to Michael Chilton, Organized
Village of Kasaan for all of his assistance on setting up our virtual format for the annual
meeting. Registration is open, link is on the ITA website. Present, Past and Future members of ITA
are reminded that their membership needs to be filed and paid for. The forms are online on the ITA
website. Both the agenda and forms have been distributed out by “Friends of ITA” along with ITA
members as well. Draft Resolutions need to be turned into Mary Beth, Barak Myers or Jonah Begay by
November 30, 2020. This will allow for time for them to be distributed for review. Voting platforms
have been created, and rooms have been set up for Regional Caucuses. Final Planning Meeting will be
on November 30, 2020 @ 10:30 AM, PST.
Due to the ITA Annual Meeting, there will not be a December Conference Call. The next ITA Monthly
Conference Call is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 11:00 AM, PST.
Attendees: Mary Beth Frank-Clark, ITA President; Bill Willard, ITA Alaska Regional Rep; Jonah Begay, ITA Secretary; Damon Woudenberg, Craig Tribal Assoc.; Barak N. Myers, ITA Executive Director; Carla Edwards, Cross Timbers Consulting; Connie Thompson, Rocky Mountain Alt.; Ron Hall, Bubar & Hall Consulting; Tom Dietz, Stillaguamish Tribe/ATNI Transportation Committee Chair; Chris Roubideaux, Red Plains
Professionals; Gerry Hope, Chairman-ITA Governance Comm.; Lizzy Cabot, Wrangell Coop. Association
Treasurer Report
Only expense was approximately $150 to purchase ZOOM Business account for ITA. Unfortunately, due
to a family matter, Sara Yockey, ITA Treasurer was unable to attend the meeting.
Governance Committee Update
Mr. Gerry Hope gave an update on the Governance Committee. At the time of the meeting there had
been no committee meetings scheduled since the last ITA Monthly Conference Call in October. Mr.
Hope, along with ITA President, Mrs. Clark, attended the NCAI Virtual Annual Conference. They both
participated in the ITA-NCAI Joint Task Force on Tribal Transportation Meeting. There was
discussion about the Legislative Roadmap which will be a discussion item at the ITA Annual Meeting
in December. There will also be discussion about Reauthorization of the Highway in the upcoming
Congress Session and what that might look like for Tribes. At NCAI, there were 3 Resolutions were
passed from the Transportation & Infrastructure Subcommittee. These resolutions were:
1. Resolution # PDX-20-014, Title: NCAI Calls for Highway Construction Funds to Repair Dangerous
Indian Country Highways and Safe School Roads
2. Resolution # PDX-20-017, Title: NCAI Resolution Calling for Building Health Care, Education,
Police and Fire Roads and Highway, Water, and Community Infrastructure in Indian Country
3. Resolution # PDX-20-027, Title: Support Funding Increase to and the Expansion of Federal
Transportation Infrastructure, Tribal Transit, and Highway Safety Programs Important to Tribal Nations.
ITA Annual Meeting Update
The agenda has been finalized. ITA wants to expend a big thank you to Michael Chilton, Organized
Village of Kasaan for all of his assistance on setting up our virtual format for the annual
meeting. Registration is open, link is on the ITA website. Present, Past and Future members of ITA
are reminded that their membership needs to be filed and paid for. The forms are online on the ITA
website. Both the agenda and forms have been distributed out by “Friends of ITA” along with ITA
members as well. Draft Resolutions need to be turned into Mary Beth, Barak Myers or Jonah Begay by
November 30, 2020. This will allow for time for them to be distributed for review. Voting platforms
have been created, and rooms have been set up for Regional Caucuses. Final Planning Meeting will be
on November 30, 2020 @ 10:30 AM, PST.
Due to the ITA Annual Meeting, there will not be a December Conference Call. The next ITA Monthly
Conference Call is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, January 21, 2021 @ 11:00 AM, PST.
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