HERE - Construction in Indian Country

Subject to Change
Sunday, August 17th
AGENDA
Monday, April 28, 2014
Subject to Change
6:00 AM
CIIC Student Endowment Golf Tournament
Registration & Breakfast
6:00 AM - 7:00 AM
Shuttle Departs Resort to Whirlwind Golf Club
Whirlwind Golf
Club
8:00 AM Shotgun Start
1:00 AM Awards Luncheon
9:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Southwest Region Treasury Department Tribal Consultation
“Access to Capital & Credit in Native Communities”
Ocotillo AB
12:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CIIC Early Conference Registration
WHP Lobby
3:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Exhibit Booth Set-up
Acacia A
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
CIIC 2014 WELCOME RECEPTION
Poolside
Featuring DJ Byron Fenix
Tuesday, April 29, 2014
6:00 AM - 8:00 AM
Exhibit Booth Set-up
8:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Exhibit Hall
Acacia A
7:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Registration
WHP Lobby
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM
Continential Breakfast
Showroom
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
OPENING GENERAL SESSION
Showroom
Master of Ceremonies, Ray Champ
Opening Prayer, Michael Begaye, Director of American Indian Student
Support Services, Arizona State University
Posting of Colors, Ira H. Hayes American Legion
Del E. Webb School of Construction Welcome, Dr. Allan Chasey, Program
Chair
CIIC Executive Board Welcome, Urban Giff, Board President
Keynote Address: Robert J. Miller, Professor of Law, ASU Sandra Day
O’Connor College of Law
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (Cont.)
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
WORKSHOP SESSIONS I
Licensing and Taxation in Indian Country
Acacia B
Moderator: Matthew Eicher, Manager of Industry Relations, Del E Webb of
Construction, Arizona State University
Panelist:
Roger Owers, Attorney, Is my License valid in Indian Country?
Description: To implement their construction programs, Tribes often employ or contract
with many professionals, such as architects, engineers, contractors, or lawyers. Are the
state-issued licenses of these professionals valid in Indian Country? Tribes employ or
contract with many professionals, like architects & contractors. Are state licenses of
these professionals valid in Indian Country?
Patrick Irvine, Director, Fennemore Craig PC, What Taxes Apply in Indian Country?
Description: State, local and tribal taxes have a direct impact on the costs of
any construction project. Recent developments affect what can be taxed during
construction, and whether improvements will be subject to state taxes after
construction. This session will address what taxes apply and how the rules are
changing.
Streamlining and Holding Down Expenses for Homebuyers on
Reservations
Acacia C
Moderator: Craig Nolte, Regional Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of California
Panelist:
Craig Nolte, Regional Manager, Federal Reserve Bank of California
Andrea Dunyon, Loan Guarantee Coordinator, Office of Housing & Urban Development
(HUD)
Description: Join housing experts in a lively discussion on the ways tribes can
streamline the home construction, purchase and mortgage approval process. Learn
about existing pitfalls that cost the tribe and borrower unnecessary time and expense.
The content for this session is based on data derived from 13 interagency workshops
held across the country.
Economic Development 101
Moderator: Kari McCormick, Director of Client Services, Native American Division,
Kitchell
Panelist:
Jennifer Graves, Town of Gilbert/Arizona Association for Economic Development
N. Levi Esquerra, Program Director, Center for American Indian Economic Development
Description: This workshop will provide an introduction to the core topic areas that
make up comprehensive economic development, as well as information specific to
tribal economic development. Topics to be covered include Marketing and Attraction,
Business Retention and Expansion, Small Business and Entrepreneur Development,
Workforce Development, Strategic Planning, Community Development, Economic
Development Finance, Real Estate Development, and Economic Development
Organization structure.
Acacia D
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (Cont.)
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM
WORKSHOP SESSIONS I - Continued
CON 101: Planning, Design, and Construction
Ocotillo AB
Moderator: Kim Kanuho, Tribal Economic Development Planner, ITCA, Inc.
Panelist:
Tamarah, Principal-in-Charge and CEO, Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture, LLC
Scott Root, Director of Vitrtual Construction, Kitchell
Scott House,Project Management, Design & Engineering Services, Division of
Community Development, The Navajo Nation
Description: How do you get there (a building) from here (an idea)? Construction
starts with planning, design, and financing and continues until the structure is ready
for occupancy. Tens of thousands of steps are usually required, especially in highly
complex buildings, and numerous stakeholders (owners, building users, architects,
contractors, subcontractors) are involved. How does the process begin? What are the
different decisionsto be made and issues to address? What are the different types of
construction? How is technology used? Which areas require involvement by lawyers and
regulatory agencies? This 90-minute session will provide an overview of the evolution of
a building project with special focus on unique issues related to building on Tribal lands.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCHEON SESSION
Showroom
Stephen Roe Lewis, Lt. Governor, Gila River Indian
Community
Waylon Honga, Consultant, G&C Consulting, LLC
CIIC 2014 Sponsor Award Recognition
1:45 PM - 3:15 PM
WORKSHOP SESSION II
Creative and Alternative Financing for Tribal Construction
Projects
Acacia B
Moderator: Valerie Red-Horse, Owner/President, Red-Horse Financial
Panelists:
Valerie Red-Horse, Owner/President, Red-Horse Financial
Greg O’Donnell, Owner, Business Finance & Development
Jay Carter, Owner, Liberty Regional Centers
Description: This panel will highlight three alternative financing sources for tribal
construction projects: 1) USDA backed loan programs 2) EB-5 Funding and 3) strategic
lenders. The panel will review terms, processes, and case studies for all three models.
New Markets Tax Credits and Low Income Housing Tax Credits:
building communities and creating jobs
Moderator: Joe Keeper, Director of Real Estate Development, Native American
Connections
Panelists:
David Bland, Chief Executive Officer, Travois
Loma Fogg, Founding Partner, VitalSpirit, LLC
Paul Ainger, Development Solutions Manager, Rural Community Assistance Corporation
Description: New Markets Tax Credits and Low Income Housing Tax Credits are the
leading programs to bring private capital for housing and community development
projects across the country. Come learn how your Tribe can use these programs to
finance your construction projects.
Acacia C
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (Cont.)
WORKSHOP SESSION II - Continued
Cost Savings through Lean Six Sigma
Acacia D
Moderator: Jerome Clark, Program Manager, Construction in Indian Country
Panelists:
George Macias, Cost Savings through Lean Six Sigma
Description: In our global market, companies thrive after analyzing and streamlining
customer service processes. Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that combines Lean
manufacturing and Six Sigma to facilitate positive outcomes (e.g., community
development; financial goals). Lean manufacturing principles have been exemplified
by some of the world’s top companies to save money on energy and waste materials.
Lean Six Sigma creates processes that run efficiently and produce a high-quality,
standardized result. Lean can be translated among various companies such as Nike,
Intel, Ford, Toyota and the makers of Kleenex. Furthermore, The Mill Casino and Hotel
in North Bend, Oregon had huge success with its implementation of Six Sigma. The
assessment and implementation of Lean Six Sigma can be utilized by companies at any
stage of growth.
Why Plan?
Ocotillo AB
Moderator: Lars Erickson, Planner, FFKR Architects
Panelists:
Alonzo Coby, Planner, Shoshone-Bannock/FFKR Architects
Dave Giles, Principal Architect, FFKT Architects
Description: Why Plan in Indian Country? What are the benefits? What is the process? What
should we plan for? This session will address these questions while taking an in depth look
into the need for a more comprehensive approach to the Planning of Tribal lands.
3:15 PM - 3:00 PM
NETWORKING BREAK
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
WORKSHOP SESSIONS III
Bridging the Gaps (In the law) and Building Solutions Workforce
Solutions
Foyer/Acacia
Acacia B
Moderator: Deborah Broermann, Native American Program Specialist, U.S. Dept of
HUD Southwest, Office of Native American Programs
Panelist:
Kathryn Hackett King, Associate Snell & Wilmer
Doug Stegemoller, President, E&K of Phoenix
Description: Explains the confusion over federal, state, and tribal employment laws.
Particular attention will be devoted to preference laws and novel ways contractors can
resolve the challenges faced when doing business in Indian Country.
Phase II: Navajo Housing Authority’s Next Steps
Moderator: Avena Yazzie, CEO, Navajo Housing Authority
Panelist:
Nadine Clah, GIS, Navajo Housing Authority
Dwayne Waseta, GIS, Navajo Housing Authority
Brian Reed, GIS, Navajo Hoursing Authority
Description: In meeting the Navajo Nation local governance needs for housing, the Navajo
Housing Authority (NHA) has taken the next steps and ensuring that housing development
philosophies are met by using technology tools to break down barriers or risk for land
withdrawals and infrastructure/housing development. The tools that NHA are using consist
of aerial imagery, floodplain mapping, geodetic survey control throughout the Navajo Nation
and ESRI ArcGIS software.
Acacia C
Tuesday, April 29, 2014 (Cont.)
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM WORKSHOP SESSIONS III - Continued
Getting into the Tribal Aggregate Business
Acacia D
Moderator: Jerome Clark, Program Manager, Construction in Indian Country
Panelist:
David Holmes, Mineral Marketing Specialist, DOI AS-IS OIEED Division of Energy and Minerals
Development
Lynne Carpenter, Geologist, DOI AS-IA OIEED Division of Energy and Minerals Development
Description: This course for all Tribal personnel desiring responsible, environmentally sound
mineral development on their lands. This course is a quick overview of aggregate (sand and
gravel / crushed stone) evaluation, mining, and market & business development.
Culturally Cohesive Pedestrian Design - A Case Study of Ak-Chin Farrel Ocotillo AB
Road MAIR (14)
Moderator: Merwin Yellowhair, President, Principal Engineer, Arrowhead Engineering, Inc.
Panelist:
Alex Howell, Landscape Architect, Project Manager, SmithGroupJJR
Mark Soden, Lead Planner, Studio Director, SmithGroupJJR
Bart Smith, Community Operations, Ak-Chin Indian Community
Description: Panel of project team members will discuss the project history, area studies,
procurement, BIA involvement, and community input which led to the completion of
construction documentation. Panel will discuss key points in the process and have a slide
presentation of key components of planning, documentation and design.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM NETWORK RECEPTION
Acacia A
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
7:00 AM - 5:30 PM Registration
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Continental Breakfast
Foyer
8:00 AM - 2:00 PM Exhibit Hall
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
WORKSHOP SESSION IV
Buildings Built Through Relationships
Acacia B
Moderator: Ronn Lansky, Director of Business Development, The PENTA Building Group
Panelist:
Jeff Mills, Project Manager, The PENTA Building Group
Chief Boyd, Principal, Thalden Boyd Emery
Maureen Curley, Chairwoman, Navajo Nation Gaming Enterprise
Description: The panel members represent an entire team: Client/Owner, Architect, and Contractor - and
will share their perspective on how team come together through relationships and work through master
planning, team selection, preconstruction, and construction to successful build buildings.
Partners to Build a Quality Workforce
Moderator: Jeff Begay, Construction Consultant, CIIC Executive Board Vice President
Panelist:
Bonita DeWeaver, Program Manager, Phoenix Indian Center, Inc.
Karen Thorne, COO/NWS Director, Phoenix Indian Center, Inc.
Description: Benefits of working with community workforce partners to assist in screening, recruitment and
training/skill building of worker in construction and related fields; using information from specific skill areas
to outreach to communities for training is various jobs; inform youth interested in construction and related
of opportunities and how to prepare for the various job aspects and build careers.
Acacia C
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
WORKSHOP SESSION IV - Continued
CATCH: Comprehensive Assessment of Tribal Community Housing
Acacia D
Moderator:
Fonda Walters, Senior Research Analyst, American Indian Policy Institute, Arizona State University
Panelist:
Kristen Parrish, Assistant Professor, Arizona State University
Narayanan Neithalath, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
Jerome Clark, Program Manager, Construction in Indian Country, Arizona State University
Description: Infrastructure in Indian Country, particularly in Arizona, is aging and in need of repair. We
propose developing an assessment framework for tribal facilities to assist in understanding and prioritizing
repair opportunities and seek further development of this proposal, thoughts on sponsorship & potential
tribal partners in the workshop.
Case Studies on Incorporating Cultural Aspects into Tribal Design: Akimel O’Odham
and Xalychidom Piipaash and the Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Ocotillo AB
Moderator: Matthew Eicher, Manager of Industry Relations, Del E Webb of Construction,
Arizona State University
Panelist:
Suzanne Colver, CDD Planning Services Division Manager, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Community
Terollene Charley, Planner II, Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community
Description: How does the Salt River Pima Maricopa Indian Community maintain culturally significant
design character in a fast growing urban environment? A key objective for development in the Community
is to achieve the high quality, well planned and sustainable economic development using land use
entitlement and design review processes.
Raymond Buelna, Councilman, Pascua Yaqui Tribe
Description: The importance of keeping Cultural Sensitivity in the forefront of a design project is an
important component to promoting cultural awareness. By incorporating Tribal Youth Art work in the
project reflects the Tribe’s history and cultural.
10:15 AM - 11:45
AM
WORKSHOP SESSION V
Organized Labor Partnership with Tribal Construction Organization
Acacia B
Moderator: Emerson Farley, E-Board Member, NAL-NiSHii Federation of Labor
Panelist:
MFN “Buzz”Murphy, Executive Director, Arizona Building Trades
Ray Baca, Executive Director, New Mexico Building & Construction Trades Council
Ervin Jackson, President, NAL-NiSHii Federation of Labor
Description: Building a partnerships with Native American tribal organization to help build
the community Workforce and have opportunity for apprenticeships in the construction field.
Innovation Needed to Build Sustainable and Healthy Tribal
Communities: A Cold Climate Case Study of Energy
Moderator: Sarah D. Olson, Grants Management Specialist, Southwest Office of Native
American Programs
Panelist:
Kate Brown, Trainer, Building Research Council
Retha Herne, Executive Director , Akwesasne Housing Authority
Kevin Fitzgibbons, Trainer Fitzgibbons and Associates
Description: Sunrise Acres Phase 2 housing represents the St. Regis Mohawk Indian Tribe’s
commitment to sustainable healthy tribal neighborhood communities. We will discuss
innovative technology, renewable energy, sustainable community design, energy efficiency.
Acacia C
Wednesday, April 30, 2014
10:15 AM - 11:45 AM WORKSHOP SESSION V - Continued
Emerging Tribal Professionals
Acacia D
Moderator: Kim Kanuho, Tribal Economic Development Planner, Inter Tribal Council of
Arizona
Panelist:Tamarah Begay, Principal-in-Charge, Indigenous Design Studio + Architecture
Merwin Yellowhair, President, Arrowhead Engineering, Inc.
Jeff Yazzie, Project Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community
Description: Growing up on the Navajo Nation, the elders message to the young people
have always been to leave the reservation to get an education and come back to help your
people. In this workshop, find out how these emerging tribal professionals are helping
their tribal people and communities in their fields of planning, architecture, engineering
and construction. They will give personal insight in the process of becoming successful
professionals within their specialized fields of development. Discussions will include
critical issues and challenges facing the next generation of tribal development and
professionals.
Evidenced Based Design: Augmenting Culture and Human Value
Ocotillo AB
Moderator: Bill Sabatini, AIA, ACHA, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Architects
Panelist: Bill Sabatini, Design Principal, Dekker/Perich/Sabatini Architects
Deswood Etsitty, Project Design and Cultural Design Resource
Description: Dekker/Perich/Sabatini architects, has earned a reputation for successful
projects in the southwest, many for Native American users. Using project examples
that incorporate EBD principles, the presentation team by the lead design architect, in
collaboration with a talented Native American designer, will demonstrate effective design
strategies for major public facilities such as education and health care projects that
reinforce native american values and culture.
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM
LUNCHEON & CLOSING SESSION
Showroom
Master of Ceremonies, Ray Champ
Entertainment: Estun-Bah
Keynote: Rodger Boyd, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Native American Programs,
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
ClIIC Closing Remarks
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Exhibit Closing & Teardown
2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Special Session:
Rethinking Housing Development - Forum on Housing
Ocotillo A-B

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