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Minutes and Treasurer's Report

The council approved the minutes of the March meeting and the treasurer's report by voice votes after motions and seconds were offered from the floor. The minutes motion was moved by the mayor of Chatham Pago and seconded by the vice mayor of Baragata; members voted \"aye\" and the motions carried. No roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript.

Liberation Queen Qualifications (Regulations)

The council debated a proposed set of qualification and judging rules for the 80th Guam Liberation Queen and then voted to adopt the changes. The new rules, as approved, include the following highlights:
- Contestants must be born female, U.S. citizens and residents of Guam (minimum residency period in the packet); contestants must hold a valid U.S. passport.
- Eligible ages were set at 18 through 30 for this contest cycle (the committee considered broader age bands but deferred expansion for later years).
- Contestants may be single, married, divorced or mothers but must not be pregnant during candidacy or reign.
- Visible body and facial tattoos are not permitted during contest appearances; the packet permits culturally meaningful native costume that is village themed (the committee asked for written clarifications on native-wear criteria and succession rules to be added).
- A fundraising component counts toward judging: tiers in the packet tie fundraising totals to a percentage of total judging points (for example, larger fundraising totals receive a larger share of the fundraising portion of judging). The committee retained a combination of fundraising and pageant performance for final scoring.

The motion to accept the committee's regulation packet was moved by the mayor of Inalahan, seconded by the vice mayor of Baragata, and carried by voice vote after discussion and minor clarifications. The council asked the committee to add a written succession clause in the packet and to finalize dates; the committee said it would circulate the packet and move quickly so coronation preparations can proceed.

Other Motions and Administrative Items

The meeting included standard committee reports, budget discussion and scheduling items; those routine items were carried forward without separate roll-call votes noted in the transcript.

Ending

The meeting adjourned after announcements and a moment of silence for a recently deceased former vice mayor; reported motions were adopted by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the public transcript.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Mayors' Council of Guam Monthly Regular Meeting - April 2, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The council voted to approve the March minutes and the treasurer's report and adopted new qualifications and judging rules for the 80th Guam Liberation Queen contest; approvals were moved, seconded and passed by voice vote.","taxTitle","Mayor’s Council of Guam, Agencies, Executive , Guam","taxId",18961,"location","","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6091849,"New consulting group offers grant-writing and community needs assessments to mayors",477,4489000,4966000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5&start=4489&end=4966","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5/thumbnail_4489000.jpg","/articles/6091849/New-consulting-group-offers-grant-writing-and-community-needs-assessments-to-mayors","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091849-7fa686a257a87dedbfdef05892a659b0/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920236&Signature=YgEVa-2Yqwelj9b5LjhW98OKgPwsQk6llPKVyNPyS9flw6Y02C2TMIY6sn2-s8ynl1njnyYHKmz0lKpN2fYjIeVRsz4Zu7JPP8H0fVVLCfr1CqI3YjOYy~BT9Z6L1KSDXQ9dyMSa1Aj7u~XDwnschgQZsNekWf0AavQDqKqY4pSbDsbggqCRXBMEry92Lbkk9Y7yvGYLTS0Mfd5fpg3wnDZR4e9FbexD8l~Xo~FEASTHbHg57YW~f6qbfDYqHlUOc0VqJodojIYByo-M2YLWtwXoMyYgQrWw6QbFn8yp3wpsJ3hfQ-1OebMAPY2Js4~oSr8ecqRqCdPd~if~3vFT8g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lonnie Carrillo of Positive Pathways Consulting presented a proposal to mayors to help villages complete culturally resonant community needs assessments and pursue foundation and federal grants.

Carrillo said her firm has experience in Hawaii and nationally with grant-writing and building evidence-based programs in juvenile justice, youth workforce and wraparound services. She described past grant wins (examples cited from her prior work) and said Guam lacks up-to-date published data (post-typhoon) necessary to support larger grant applications.

She offered to partner with village governments, collect local data, and prepare grant applications to fund community programs, citing private foundations (Kellogg, Kaiser, Microsoft-style funders) and some federal opportunities (including language and ANA grants) as potential sources. Carrillo invited mayors to identify village contacts and data and to work with her firm to complete needs assessments that can support multi-million-dollar proposals.

Mayoral comments were brief; Carrillo asked villages to appoint trusted local contacts who could work with consultants to gather data and define program priorities.

Ending

Carrillo requested mayors and staff contact Positive Pathways Consulting to arrange needs-assessment work and said her team will help villages build programs from the assessment findings.","Positive Pathways Consulting representative outlined grant-writing experience and proposed culturally resonant needs assessments to help villages access foundation and federal grants.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6091854,"Guam Homeland Security briefs mayors on tsunami risks, siren limits and evacuation mapping",703,3063000,3766000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5&start=3063&end=3766","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5/thumbnail_3063000.jpg","/articles/6091854/Guam-Homeland-Security-briefs-mayors-on-tsunami-risks-siren-limits-and-evacuation-mapping","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091854-1ea967cc3f5fa9b8051bb41ba4dd5f2e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920236&Signature=aSn4VxJLRIY0MZC0JrCinQ5HyYKPgpgJxoqnRTpeLcMczh6CcbWUiASQTXOfRfDzEzMMx7YZQnYVaOA0gDf68XpVtpczJqk2vqpQwauq~vNb108-K460ZO9AkRyqdehVvwPHC1Wk1MYpXm0Pqubzrv4MBLoJmy-fIFAhP8oV1rMcIxFhAYWX3st3E99GYRgf7~bXmZp9MHYtke-LyTCeCaiiikBAnvbgasEzCZU95emvtBU9bedu8BYXmoSEOHbg0o9kEogsXkGedcTGyzWsvPgWAEQ41LQWkVbDGn~ReV0UmkL7fdCvYZnTnKlvG6IST1uFKPjMCJUBatrTQc9Atw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Stephen Cahill, Guam Tsunami Program manager at Guam Homeland Security Office of Civil Defense, told mayors that Guam faces tsunami threats from the Marianas Trench, the Nankai Trough (north), the Philippine Trench (west) and the New Guinea Trench (south). Cahill described three tsunami categories (local, regional and distant) and said a local tsunami originating in the Marianas Trench could deliver first waves in roughly 10 minutes after a large earthquake.

Cahill described the three natural warning signs of a local tsunami: a very long, strong and violent earthquake; a sudden, extreme rise or fall of the ocean (not normal low tide); and an audible ocean roar. He emphasized that local tsunamis may arrive before Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC) messages and urged residents in coastal evacuation zones to act immediately upon experiencing the signs.

On public-alert systems, Cahill explained that AHA sirens are activated by an encoder at Guam Homeland Security with battery backup; those signals ping repeaters and sirens run on rechargeable batteries. He said Guam currently lacks a wireless emergency alert (WEA) capability tied to cell carriers and that the agency is discussing mobile alerts, Ready Guam app push messages, and other options — but funding and phone-company cooperation are constraints.

Cahill reviewed recent projects: University of Hawaii NeoWave inundation modeling for southern villages, evacuation maps accessible on the Guam Homeland Security website (village maps and an address lookup), and coordinated tsunami evacuation drills (examples: school evacuations at Hagat'a\u000e and vertical evacuation at Mount Carmel). He said NeoWave modeling continues for Tumon and Hagat'a\u000e bays and will next close the gap toward Apra Harbor.

Mayors raised practical concerns: siren audibility in populated or noisy areas (for example, Tumon events), the value of nighttime testing to measure resident awareness, whether mobile sirens can be expanded, funding limits for siren and signage upgrades, evacuation transport capacity and the logistics of protecting landlocked low-lying communities quickly. Cahill said many of those issues are funding and coordination challenges: NOAA grant levels have been steady or reduced and larger changes require multiyear planning and interagency work.

Questions also touched on preparedness measures such as life jackets and the force of tsunami currents; Cahill cautioned that high-speed debris-laden currents reduce the effectiveness of personal flotation devices for survival in many scenarios and reiterated the recommended safe actions: move at least 100 feet inland or 50 feet up or to a tall concrete structure and await an official all-clear.

Ending

Cahill invited mayors to use the evacuation maps online, to convey natural-warning signs to residents and to coordinate drills. He said the agency will continue outreach and modeling and that mayors' questions will inform planning and funding requests.","Guam Homeland Security reviewed tsunami threat areas, local warning signs, AHA siren operation limits and current inundation modeling; mayors raised concerns about siren reach, nighttime testing and evacuation logistics.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6091858,"Young Men's League urges mayors to act now to stem Chamorro-language decline",747,1470000,2217000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5&start=1470&end=2217","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5/thumbnail_1470000.jpg","/articles/6091858/Young-Mens-League-urges-mayors-to-act-now-to-stem-Chamorro-language-decline","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091858-c722c7530d0eaccacb198299984e282a/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920236&Signature=gbzNcDNgsAngmugyuwaUvt7NpjmF2XfLHYBoXpwHCnwTH~u53Qxjx6GeoHIzmSH-yHpziwB3zIRM68JpTmIssshQmBchNscItuvjMJHelGq6ZeA3JqjABhajJ5Ct9a6OMYnRB7RIGzuIFwbe-wbtJXV~Tn7IAWSpwxUica42um809F20jzbJ~0hRIQDih9224DaeiQXj7uoBWTXwokPSW66YxjRazNDK49VCzt-DFKREMj73Rgoyz3z2KpR2ozuau50fxONKE8gCd5T8eTLXwG1lYT~DyTXNDmLJlhu55firodAelP7Y26rI9rPXaeGEYYh7N-iQg~gHgG9IFsuD1g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Young Men's League of Guam told municipal leaders at the Mayor's Council meeting that Chamorro (Finu Chamorro) faces a rapid decline and urged mayors to convene village-level meetings to take local action.

Dr. Kenneth Cooper, who the group described as an expert in language revitalization, and other Young Men's League presenters showed census-based trends and said the 2020 U.S. Census indicates roughly 21,000 Chamorro speakers remain on Guam and that an estimated large share of those speakers are older adults. The presenters warned that, if current trends continue, the number of speakers could drop sharply as elder fluent speakers pass away and that the community has roughly five to 10 years to increase intergenerational transmission of the language.

The Young Men's League outlined two broad goals: increase the number of people actively using Chamorro and create more everyday spaces where Chamorro is spoken. Programs and steps the presenters recommended include:
- Master-apprentice programs that pair fluent elder speakers with committed learners (the group said pilot efforts with the University of Guam have produced fluent students);
- Community classes held at churches and village centers to reintroduce the language to families;
- Village-level, one-on-one planning meetings so the League and other organizations can tailor strategies to local needs;
- Public-facing uses of Chamorro: signage, street names and festivals, and more frequent use in ceremonies instead of routine bilingual repetition.

Mayors from multiple villages told presenters they will arrange one-on-one meetings and described local steps already under way: immersion programs at some elementary schools, after-school programs with Chamorro components, and community classes that draw both youth and older speakers.

The presenters asked mayors to help host community sessions and provide logistical support; they also offered to bring their presentation to villages to spur local planning.

Ending

Presenters left handouts and contact information and invited mayors to schedule meetings so villages can discuss tailored strategies and partnerships for language revitalization.","Young Men's League of Guam presenters presented census-based estimates of Chamorro-speaker decline, urged one-on-one village meetings and proposed programs including master-apprentice pairings and community language spaces.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":72,"_74":72},6091863,"Revenue and Taxation staff brief mayors on nonprofit tax-exempt status, fundraising and alcohol sales",700,668000,1368000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5&start=668&end=1368","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2858011-447f33e3bd0743b4cd85e888db8379b5/thumbnail_668000.jpg","/articles/6091863/Revenue-and-Taxation-staff-brief-mayors-on-nonprofit-tax-exempt-status-fundraising-and-alcohol-sales","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6091863-2313bd1dbf368f217a24199f17fb075d/orig.mp4?Expires=1770920236&Signature=NjMR5qlbzGl8tUKub3QA1g9Wl2GEcMmxbPSvm7hmSaP6GJUFok9XHFfJHetJlHE5VNONwl4353xrm4T8a-kcbU5q8j9liHlx1RXhJoXRymO1g~IwUNQ-5jwd8R5FXnsU34ls2VezpJ981SMaLpNDfrMGI92eruBnG~D2hoF-tVV0Jus7YD3lq2SJmAQhHKwhyQtc6c0K5JgbwL2nIZzsRI4i9QEXv9WBr-C0GU8plYv~NAbeCBsNgsbidhPAsGrDwwW1-QTLHwOSCdHHEg9UCVmH1EQpcu1T5JXMiH64UeCc8mvXSJVdqfAlAmRLxphU-gL2Isl~Jbwfg74y6ODjcw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Marie, a presenter from the Guam Department of Revenue and Taxation\u0000(Business Privilege Tax area), told mayors and municipal staff at the Mayor's Council meeting that organizations must confirm whether they hold tax-exempt status before staging fundraisers and events.

She said organizations with prior tax-exempt status must file an annual information return (Form 990) each year; failure to file Form 990 for three consecutive years can lead to automatic revocation of tax-exempt status. Marie urged mayors to start reinstatement processes early if an organization's exemption has lapsed, because restoration requires agency review and is not quick.

The presentation covered related topics: events that charge admission should be reported to the Department of Revenue and Taxation's Business Privilege Tax branch so ticket ranges can be recorded. If an event includes alcohol and the host is a tax-exempt organization, the organizer must contact the compliance branch to seek approval from the Alcoholic Beverage Control board; Marie warned that the board meets only once a month and applications must be scheduled in advance to be voted on at the next meeting.

In discussion, presenters and mayors distinguished government entities (for example, a mayor's office or a municipal planning council) from nonprofit tax-exempt organizations. Presenters said government agencies that operate on municipal budgets should review what activities are allowable under their governmental accounts (for example, purchase and sale of alcohol and paying staff) before applying for tax-exempt status.

Presenters also advised on donations: donors should receive a contemporaneous receipt for charitable gifts (a threshold amount was discussed at the meeting as about $250, described by the speaker as approximate). Marie recommended villages decide whether donations should go to a municipal government account (subject to government spending rules) or to a verified nonprofit account, because where the money is deposited changes how funds may be used.

Mayors asked follow-up questions about distinctions between mayor's offices and municipal planning councils, transitions between incoming and outgoing officials, and how donations and receipts should be handled. Presenters encouraged mayors and village staff to contact the Department of Revenue and Taxation directly for case-specific guidance and to use the agency call center if they cannot reach a specialist.

The presentation closed with reminders to file returns on or before April 15 (or to file an extension to file, not an extension to pay) and to take steps well in advance of planned events so compliance issues do not prevent activities.

Ending

Presenters left contact options and urged mayors to arrange one-on-one follow ups for specific questions about reinstatement, change-of-officer filings, business licensing and how a village's status affects fundraising and alcohol permits.","Department of Revenue and Taxation presenters told village leaders to confirm tax-exempt status, file Form 990 annually and plan ahead for alcohol permits because the alcoholic beverage board meets monthly.","actionData","errors"]

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