SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Wednesday to hold off on a proposed repeal of a policy that basically stops any expansion of Native American tribal governments, along with strict criteria to obtain a liquor license. The board will now take up the issue at its May 5 meeting, based on a request by Supervisor Nora Vargas, who made the repeal proposal along with her colleague Jim Desmond. Desmond and Vargas, in cooperation with numerous tribal leaders, also want a liaison to strengthen the relationship with each of the county’s 18 tribes. Based on federal policy, tribal governments must secure land that they own for their reservations under a fee-to-trust (FTT) process. In turn, tribes are allowed to build housing and energy projects on the land, and also access natural resources.