Strong government-to-government relations are critical to
preserving and expanding essential services to mutual
constituents. CSAC recognizes and respects the tribal right of
self-governance to provide for tribal members and to preserve
traditional tribal culture and heritage. CSAC is committed to
promoting and supporting the development of positive working
relationships between counties and tribes to the mutual benefit
of both parties and the communities they respectively serve.
On Monday, September 18th, CSAC hosted a regional
tribal outreach meeting in Inyo County with county supervisors
from Alpine, Inyo and Mono counties as well as tribal leadership
from those counties. The goal of the meeting was to obtain
feedback and ideas from supervisors and tribes on ways to update
and modernize CSAC’s
Tribal and Intergovernmental Relations (Chapter 15) Platform.
Moderated by Supervisor Jennifer Kreitz, Chair of the CSAC
Housing, Land Use and Transportation (HLT) Policy Committee,
meeting participants provided comments, feedback and
recommendations on each section of the Chapter 15 Platform,
including the need to improve mutual communications, the
importance of incorporating tribal value, the enhancement of
economic development opportunities for counties and tribes, and
other collaborative opportunities for government-to-government
relations between counties and tribal governments.
The meeting was attended by CSAC HLT Staff, CSAC Second Vice
President Jeff Griffiths, Supervisor Trina Orrill (Inyo),
Supervisor Scott Marcellin (Inyo), Supervisor Jennifer Roeser
(Inyo), Supervisor Lynda Salcido (Mono), Supervisor Irving Jim
(Alpine) as well as staff from Alpine, Inyo and Mono counties.
Tribal representatives attending the meeting included Tribal
Chairwoman Meryl Picard from the Bishop Paiute Tribe and Tribal
Chairman Irving Jim from the Hung-A-Lel-Ti Community of the
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California.
CSAC staff will continue to hold regional meetings to take
comments on the Tribal and Intergovernmental Relations Platform,
including October 13th for the Sacramento Valley
Region and November 13th for the San Francisco Bay
Area Region.
