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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1a. Plan Overview
While climate change's looming shadow towers over the progress of modern civilization, organizations like The World Bank and the Open Government Partnership have begun to make provisions for sustainable land management (SLM) as a catalyst for regenerative industry. From 1975, the Indian Self-Determination Act (PL-93-638) asserted the rights for the Native Tribes to make use of federal allocations to develop and maintain tribal-owned land for industrial uses. Poor land management has contributed to forest fires which have been extremely economically damaging.
The FLMMIR is based on the collaborative work of Tribal Nations staff, educators, Tribes and stakeholders across the country. Partners include: ALTERNATIVE EARTH ORGANIZATION, CENTER TALENT, and TRIBAL NATIONS
The two principal projects are discussed here-in:*
1B. NASHA - MILL SITE SUMMARY
NASHA serves as an economic engine for the Native American, Chinese, and Portuguese populations of Mendocino, California.
Creating many jobs: retail, security, real estate, landscaping, caretakers, ground and building, restaurant workers, manufacturing shop, human resource center medical staff museum workers, kid programs, teen programs, solar power, attentive energy wind power. Creating opportunity:
- • Support of the shift of the Mendocino local economy to a more diverse economy that provides quality jobs suited to the local workforce and includes business, light industry, market and retail.
- • Economically sustainable redevelopment of the Mill Site that offer diverse employment of jobs in a slow economic adjustment in a 20-year plan.
- • Facilitating entitlements for partnership, investment developers, and investment in desired facilities and open space and infrastructures.
The intention is to shape NASHA principally into an industrial hemp cultivation campus. N.A.S.H.A plans for economic development will open up 300 hundred jobs per year for the next twenty years, in concordance with the scale of the community's growth over the 20-year plan. Six thousand jobs is expected in the completion of the community 20 year plan.
NASHA will provide adjustable reinforcement in county and state job's as a result of the new hemp cultivation campus. This will bring money back in to the community and shall return the investment from secure fiduciary commitments within the first 2-5 years.
The Fort Bragg Mill provided lumber for building houses all over the world through 1856 until 2002. When Chief Geronimo Thomas Wright became privy to the relinquishment of the jurisdiction from Georgia Pacific in 2002, he surveyed the Mill Site in 2005. Noted from the environmental impact report, Chief became aware the location needed 9 years of micro-remediation to restore the soil quality of the land.
Then September 2nd, 2009, Chief Geronimo Thomas Langenderfer proposed a community development plan for the Mill Site. Jerry Mello sided with Chief Geronimo, and the Tribal Government did win the community development plan.
Provided by Exhibit A, Chief Geronimo holds title to the Mill Site land.
However, after 150 years of asserted-ownership of a portion of the Mendocino Indian Reservation which has been dubbed as "The Mill Site" Georgia Pacific appropriated the land to The City Government of Fort Bragg. Starting in 2018, The City of Fort Bragg sold the land to 3 Organizations. Harvest Market who bought an APN partial on the land. Safe Way who bought a partial on the land and Skunk Train bought a partial on the land.
The defiance of The City Government of Fort Bragg has left us but no choice other than to negotiate the remaining land which The City Government of Fort Bragg has yet to appropriate.
The required allocation to complete the original land development plan was 1.5 billion, to begin the project the full amount will be Four Hundred Million Dollars; Two Hundred Million Dollars for direct cost; Two Hundred Million Dollars for indirect cost. On the development of the agricultural land sites, the facilities will include a Hemp Cultivation Plot and The Tribal Universities Biological Research Center, Performing Arts Center, Museum, Parks and Recreational Center, Medical Clinic, Marine Science Center, and Noyo Science Center.
The Tribal Universities Biological Research Center will comply with 7 CFR 20, the enhancements made to the existing Farm Bill allowing for Native Tribes to implement USDA pilot programs for sustainable industrial hemp production and research. The primary focus of the Research Center is enabling the professors to provide the means to make CBD and CBG discoveries which may be assessable in the cure for Covid 19. These are the required bodies of knowledge that would be needed to assert the covid 19 cure and vaccinations: Biology, Tissue Culture, Phrmd, LSU, Private Sectors, Aptimal Health Centers, and CBD at University of Mendocino.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has already provided a cultivation Pilot program for the tribal nations. 7 CFR Part 990: "This rule outlines provisions for the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to approve plans submitted by States and Indian Tribes for the International domestic production of hemp." According to the guidelines by 7 CER Part 900, this plan includes the production of an educational infrastructure for the Native and Chicano Tribes, measures for economic progress, and various other aspects.
1C. TRIBAL UNIVERSITY - SUMMARY
Several facilities on the Mill Site, NASHA are in association with TRIBAL UNIVERSITY; The Tribal Universities Biological Research Center and the Marine Science Center
The intention is to shape TRIBAL UNIVERSITY into a service minded institution to provide a high-quality education to our students; instilling the values of Excellence, Focus, Integrity, Respect, and Service. Throughout the Tribal Nations agency, that makes sure students are provided a culturally relevant, high-quality education that prepares them with the knowledge, skills, and behaviors needed to flourish in the opportunities of tomorrow.
D-Q University has been closed since 2005. Chief Geronimo conducted a thorough investigation into the prospects of refurbishing the institutional self-study of D-Q University to meet it's original accreditation in 2002. Upon Chief Geronimo's arrival in November 2018, he became aware of tensions within the staff and the resident body, non-satisfactory management standards. After assessing the status of D-Q UNIVERSITY, while visiting Tribal Colleges and Universities in California with students and staff in schools across Indian Country as well as with Tribal and education has lead FEDERAL LAND MANAGEMENT OF MENDOCINO INDIAN RESERVATION to the conclusion that BIE, BIA DOI have failed to produce adequate service institutions for the Native and Chicano Colleges and Universities that are aligned to the structure of President Donald Trump's new standards. (revealed "Broken Promises" (12-20-Broken-Promises.pdf).
While great work was taking place in many locations, the BIE,BIA,DOI lacked a common strategy for capitalizing on Tribal efforts to make a positive difference in general Indian Tribes Community' lives. Nor did BIE, BIA, have an effective tool to address unnecessary barriers for meeting our top priority – providing a quality education to our students.
While implementation has just begun, there may be unanticipated issues along the way. The direction is the launch a new era for Tribal Nations and provide the ability to address potential barriers as they develop. The Agency Tribal Nations will continue the work to address obstacles as they arise while simultaneously expanding on successes as the Tribal Universities vision comes to fruition. The Tribal Government consortium is committed to upholding the treaty obligations to Indian Tribes through the continuous improvement of services for students, families and tribes and future generations.
1D. GRANTS OF ALLOCATION
(FROM THE 2020 BIE BUDGET FOR RFP FOR FY 2021-2025)
The proposed 2021 budget for Indian Affairs is $2.9B and includes:
- • $1.86B for Bureau of Indian Affairs
- • $944.5M for Bureau of Indian Education
- • $108.4M for Office of the Special Trustee for American Indians
Contract Support Costs – The bill provides an indefinite appropriation for contract support costs, consistent with fiscal year 2021 and estimated to be $271M
Key Budget Allocations:
- • Employment and Training Administration - +$1M for background checks to hire more law enforcement officers
- • Forest Service - $25.5M for the Agriculture Program (TPA)
- • Forest Stewardship Program - $6.5M for Wildlife and Parks (TPA)
- • Stewardship Incentives Programs - +$14M to address the needs of Tribes affected by Public Law 93-280
- • Rural Development Administration - $4.9M for Environmental Quality Program (TPA)
- • Business and Industry Guaranteed Loans - $13.5M for Job Placement and Training (TPA)
- • Facilities Direct Construction – $126.6M
- • Tribal Transportation Program – $505M
1E. State of The Global Market Landscape
Emergency orders from various governors across the United States have threatened the prospects of economic growth for communities and particularly the ever fluctuating hemp industry. Since, at this junction in the development of industrial hemp production and research, substantial reports show leads on hemp's medical efficacy for components such as CBD and CBG to treat Corona Virus. Thus, continual research into the medical efficacy of hemp shows prospects of positively impacting the economic well being of the United States and beyond.
ATN commits to the comprehensive manufacturing, testing, and distribution of hemp. Throughout the continent and internationally, ATN's comprehensive network will cycle through an estimated average of 1m tons per year. ATN will distribute hemp to all States which allow hemp production and the Mendocino Port will allow distribution to International partners.
Not only does hemp's efficacy as a medically sound substance stand true, for thousands of years, hemp cultivators utilized hemp for soil remediation. At this time, the soil quality of Northern California hemp and cannabis cultivation sites has been drastically affected by the seasonal wildfires, rippling detrimental effects in the cannabis and hemp industry of California. Contrary, the Mendocino agricultural land has some of the best soil quality in the country on average by Environmental Impact Reports. Even though the fires have destroyed other cannabis and hemp cultivations, they have yet to impact the Mendocino areas or mill site. And even if the fires do make their way to Mendocino, by cultivating hemp, the soil can continually be alkalized. Also, plots originally designated for cattle grazing may benefit from hemp cultivation to renourish the soil quality.
Besides cattle grazing, the energy resources available to Native Lands allows the generation of a large amount of power. Energy Tribal energy resources are vast, largely untapped, and critical to America's efforts to achieve energy security and independence, reduce greenhouse gases, and promote economic development for both Indian Country and the United States as a whole. As part of a nation-wide commitment to a diversified approach to energy development, energy infrastructure is integral to many tribes' efforts to create jobs, infrastructure, and improve lives of their citizens.
DOI estimates that undeveloped traditional energy reserves on Indian lands could generate up to $1 trillion for tribes and surrounding communities, most of which are located in rural areas. In 2014, DOI reported that Indian energy resources provided over $1 billion in revenue to tribes and individual Indian resource owners. This sector of tribal development continues to grow.
2. NASHA - MILL SITE
2A. Executive Summary
NASHA sets foundations for the Mendocino Area including the Mendocino Indian Reservation. NASHA will impact four major municipal areas by producing jobs, providing services, and by coordinating governance.
NASHA will create 300 jobs per year for the next twenty years, accumulatively. The projection is in 2040, NASHA will have created 6000 new jobs for the medical sector, the manufacturing sector, the agricultural sector, the energy sector, the transportation sector, the hospitality sector, and the education sector.
Economical sustainable redevelopment that offers a diverse mix of visitors, business, industrial employment opportunities that will help support the community through the entire year. Increasing opportunities for Mendocino residence to live near their workplace, employment uses with a broad range of choices, including workforce housing. Allowing development in phases to take advantage of future economic opportunities. Bringing market flexibility by developing land use standards that can accommodate a range of potential employment types, such as Farmers Market venue stands etc. Development of land use and infrastructure of the plan of N.A.S.H.A. that provides flexible phasing of infrastructures and facilities developments in response to market opportunity. Development of the Northern Central District prior to the Southern District (such as auto orientated commercial, institutional, education, research, utility, light industrial, grocer/specialty foods, etc.)
Sector Objectives
Manufacturing Sector:
- • 50,000 tons of hemp fiber per year for paper, frames, clothing, and equipment molds
- • 100,000 tons of bio fuel
- • 850,000 tons of fertilizer
Medical Sector:
- • Research potential applicability of hemp-extracted molecules for COVID-19 treatment
- • Provide emergency health and response services
- • Comprehensive data analysis for disease prevention
Transportation Sector:
- • Re-build Railroad for economical transportation
- • Incorporate GSA transportation service guidelines
- • Implement security tribal task force
Energy Sector:
- • Hydro-electric turbine with 250,000kw transformer
- • Create backup energy sources through Solar and Wind
- • Service 250 Kw Transformer PG&E for backup
Agricultural Sector:
- • 500 farms in Mendocino County area on Indian Reservation Land
- • Pilot services for agricultural goods to other reserves
- • Storage center for agricultural goods with quality assurance
Education Sector:
- • Research marine and oceanographic data
- • Research hemp as sustainable resource
- • Create tech school for innovation and business development
Components & Budget
- • Museum - $10 million dollars
- • Theater of the Arts - $30 million dollars
- • Tribal Universities Biological Research Center - $30 million dollars
- • Farmers Market - $10 million dollars
- • Piers and Docks - $50 million dollars
- • Tech School - $30 million dollars
- • Rebuilding Railroad - $500 million dollars
- • Factory for Transportation - $25 million for the Mendocino Pier Depot
Administrative Departments
EMPLOYEES ARE BONDED FOR 3MIL IN INJURIES
$20-$25 TIER 1 HOURLY (6000 GOAL)
- • Stage Hands
- • Maintenance Workers
- • Laborers
- • Casino Retail
- • Secretaries
- • Nurses
- • Factory Workers
- • Security Officers
$50-$100 TIER 2 SALARY
- • Landscape Manager
- • Resident Performers
- • Community Outreach
- • Crew Boss
- • Dispatchers
- • Restaurant Manager
- • Technicians
- • Heavy Equipment Operators
- • AV Guy
- • Casino Manager
- • Truck Drivers
$100-$200 TIER 3 SALARY
- • Master Carpenter
- • Architects
- • Event Management
- • Media Engineers/IT
- • Fishermen
- • Project Managers
- • Museum Curator
- • Lab Technician
- • Scientists
- • 5 Accountants
$200-$350 TIER 4 SALARY
- • Security Manager
- • Secretary General
- • Marketing and Business Developer
- • Brand Developer
Departments
- • IT DEPARTMENT - Managing for all of all the computer systems.
- • SECURITY DEPARTMENT - Protecting the product and the facility. 1000 Security Officers, THE MILL LAND - For all activities on the Mendo Reserve/Mill Land.
- • LAB DEPARTMENT - 2 People for Lab Building Management - Clean and maintain equipment, lock up
- • AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT - 1 Person for Agricultural Management, 500 Farm Hands - Cultivate and Trim the Hemp, run the Tractors.
This comprehensive strategic plan outlines the vision for NASHA Mill Site development and D-Q University revitalization,
creating 6,000 jobs and establishing sustainable economic development for the Mendocino Indian Reservation.