Meeting at Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
In: Ratitsénhaienhs Cody Diabo (Chairperson), Jeremiah Johnson, Paul Rice, Melanie Morrison, Ryan Montour, Jeffrey Diabo, David Diabo, Stephen McComber, Ross Montour, Tonya Perron, Arnold Boyer
Out: Nitsénhaienhs Iohahí:io Delisle (Medical Leave)
Also Present: Meagan Ottereyes (Council Meeting Administrator) and Lisa Lahache (Public Relations); and for Housekeeping only: Tyanna Kirby, Sarah Delisle, and Taiawentetie Hemlock (Executive Assistants)
Housekeeping
- Ohén:ton Karihwatéhkwen by Cody Diabo
- Cheque Signers: Tonya Perron and Paul Rice
- Invitation: York University Department of History event: To Find our Wampum All White (Six Nations – May 1-2) David Diabo Accepted
- Invitation: Opening of Festival TransAmériques (Montreal – May 22, 2025) Stephen McComber Tentative
- Invitation: Climate and Equity Lab National Advisory – Ross Montour Accepted
- Kahnawà:ke Labor Office Letter Approval –David Diabo Approved
- Minute Approvals December 16, 2024, January 13, and January 20, 2025 Deferred
- Four (4) Land Allotments Passed by consensus
- Public Relations Items: Ratitsénhaienhs Report – David Diabo (filming April 17); MCK Friday on K1037 (April 18) – canceled due to the holiday For information purposes
- Jeremiah Johnson: Wednesday: Twente Additive Manufacturing (TAM) Construction & Robotics and Kahnawà:ke Legislative Services (KLS) Working Group meetings; Thursday: Office of the Kanien’kehá:ka of Kahnawà:ke Registry staff meeting and Housing Mortgage Reconciliation session
- Paul Rice: Wednesday: Finance, Administration & Operations (FAO) Committee, Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission, and MCK/Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) Rail preparatory meetings, and Public Relations Unit assessment interview; Thursday: Investment Revenue Committee, Economic Development Portfolio, and Infrastructure, Transport & Operations (ITO) Portfolio team meetings
- Melanie Morrison: Tuesday: Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language & Cultural Center Board meeting; Wednesday: FAO Committee, Team Canada Olympic Lab, Multi-Purpose Building (MPB) weekly campaign meetings; Thursday: Museum repatriation and ITO Portfolio team meetings
- Ryan Montour: Wednesday: TAM Construction & Robotics, and External Government Relations (EGR) Portfolio team meetings; Thursday: Document Review and Police Services Board meetings
- Jeffrey Diabo: Wednesday: out pm (Vacation); Thursday: out (Vacation)
- David Diabo: Wednesday: Lands Portfolio/Highway 30 Land Designation Working Group and CPKC Rail preparatory meetings; Thursday: virtual meeting with Steven Guilbeault (Minister Canadian Heritage)
- Stephen McComber: Wednesday: Kahnawake Shakotiia’takehnhas Community Services Board meeting; Thursday: out (Wellness)
- Ross Montour: Thursday: out (wellness)
- Tonya Perron: Wednesday: FAO Committee and KLS Working Group meetings; Thursday: Administrative Tribunal and Governance Portfolio team meetings
- Arnold Boyer: Wednesday: Kidney Foundation cheque presentation and EGR Portfolio team meetings; Thursday: ITO Portfolio team meeting
- Cody Diabo: Tuesday: Jay Treaty Border Alliance virtual meeting; Wednesday: Review of Strategic Discussions, Director of OCC orientation and on-boarding, EGR Portfolio team meeting; Thursday: meeting with Dave Pouliot (La Prairie Conservative Candidate) and Ruth Fontaine (La Prairie People’s Party of Canada/PPC candidate)
Agenda Items
Record of Decision: Bell Land Use Agreement
Presence of Dawn Marquis-Deere (Executive Administrative Officer), Sose Canadian (Director of Information Management), Veronica Leborgne (Director of Lands), Eric Doucet (MCK Legal Counsel), and Carle Jane Evans Portfolio (MCK Legal Counsel) Portfolio Chiefs: David Diabo, Paul Rice
This item is Client-Attorney Privileged
Mohawk Council Executive Directive: Fee Change for Kahnawà:ke Residency Law Complaint Applications
Presence of Alan John Rice (Executive Operations Officer) Portfolio Chief: Jeremiah Johnson
Request to the Council of Chiefs to approve setting the fee for the Application for complaint for eviction of an individual in violation of the Kahnawà:ke Residency Law at $0.00 for the duration of one (1) calendar year commencing on April 14, 2025, ending on April 13, 2026.
Passed by Consensus
Update on Fuel File
Presence of Lloyd Phillips (Commissioner of Public Safety)
This item is Confidential
Ratitsénhaienhs Updates
Cody Diabo updated on External Government Relations and the Seigneury of Sault Saint Louis file
Jeffrey Diabo updated on the Education Portfolio and the Tobacco file
Tonya Perron updated on Regulatory Boards/Commissions & Labor, and on the Cannabis file
Jeremiah Johnson updated on Housing
Melanie Morrison updated on the Heritage Portfolio
Ryan Montour updated on Public Safety/Kahnawà:ke Sanitary Conditions Law, and Housing
Paul Rice updated on Economic Development, Administrative Affairs, and the Investment Revenue Committee
Stephen McComber updated on Heritage
David Diabo updated on Sustainable Development
Adjournment
Closing by Stephen McComber. Meeting adjourned at 3:35pm
