Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice Type(s)
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
April 16, 2026 09:00 AM
Description/Agenda
Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
Thursday, April 16, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
102 Tower - 6th Floor Boardroom
102 South 200 East, Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
1. Welcome
2. Approval of Minutes
March 19, 2026 Board Meeting Minutes
3. Confirmation of Upcoming Meeting Dates
May 21, 2026 - Regular Meeting
June 18, 2026 - Regular Meeting
July 2026 - No Board Meeting
4. Trust Lands Funds in Action by Marla Kennedy, Director of Communications, Trust Lands Administration
5. Social Media Minute by Joelette Organista, Communications Specialist, Trust Lands Administration
6. Public Comment Period
Trust Lands welcomes comments from the county advisory committee, the public, and other interested parties. The Board sets aside 15 minutes at each board meeting for anyone wishing to speak. Each presenter is allowed one opportunity and has up to three (3) minutes for remarks. Any member of the public participating electronically who desires to comment shall use the 'raise hand' feature during the Zoom meeting. The public comment segment of the board meeting is not the time for a question-and-answer discussion. Trust Lands staff is available for dialogue outside of board meetings.
7. Chair's Report by Tiffany James, Board Chair, Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees
8. Director's Report by Michelle McConkie, Executive Director, Trust Lands Administration
9. Advocate Report by Jessie Stewart, Interim Director, and Liz Mumford, Program Manager, Land Trusts Protection & Advocacy Office
10. Action Items
Board approval of Land Trusts Protection and Advocacy Committee member.
Proposed Metalliferous Minerals Exploration Agreement with Option to Lease (ML 54715 - OBA) located in Millard County, Utah (1,280 +/- acres) with BCM Resources Corp. by Tyler Wiseman, Geoscientist and Lease Manager, Energy and Minerals.
Proposed Metalliferous Minerals Exploration Agreement with Option to Lease (ML 54716 - OBA) located in Millard County, Utah (640 +/- acres) with BCM Resources Corp. by Tyler Wiseman, Geoscientist & Lease Manager, Energy and Minerals.
Proposed Geothermal Exploration Agreement with Option to Lease (RNBL 2020 OBA) located in the Wendover Block, Tooele County, Utah ( 24,913.46 +/- acres) with Prometheus Energy Group, LLC, by Chanse Rinderknecht, Geoscientist and Lease Manager, Energy and Minerals.
Proposed Other Business Arrangement for Bituminous Asphaltic Sands (ML 54697 - OBA) located in Uintah County, Utah (640 +/- acres) with Silica Energy, by Chanse Rinderknecht, Geoscientist and Lease Manager, Energy and Minerals.
Closed Session (Pursuant to Utah Code Section 53C-1-201(8)(a)(i), the board may conduct a strategy session to discuss market conditions relevant to the sale of particular trust assets if the terms of the sale of any trust assets are publicly disclosed before the board approves the sale and a public discussion would: (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the trust assets under consideration; or (B) prevent the board from completing a contemplated transaction concerning the trust assets on the best possible terms. In this closed session regarding a potential sale, the Board may also, pursuant to Utah Code Section 52-4-205(1)(e), conduct a strategy sessions to discuss the sale of real property, including any form of a water right or water shares, if public discussion of the transaction would: (A) disclose the appraisal or estimated value of the property under consideration; or (B) prevent the public body from completing the transaction on the best possible terms.)
11. Adjourn
Notice of Special Accommodations (ADA)
In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, persons needing auxiliary communicative aids and services for this meeting should contact Imaan Ahmed at 801-538-5110, or by email at ifahmed@utah.gov, at least three (3) days in advance.
Notice of Electronic or Telephone Participation
Interested parties, including members of the public or representatives of county governments or Utah Tribes, may attend the meeting in person or through the registration link: https://utah-gov.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_91_dOWNITFaK-z-dIENk0g.
Those wishing to provide public comment electronically will be asked at the beginning of the period designated for such comment to use the 'raise hand' feature at the bottom of the screen within the Zoom meeting so they may be called upon to provide comment.
Other Information
Note: Board members may participate in this meeting electronically but may be seen and heard via electronic means at the anchor location (6th-floor Boardroom) specified above.
Please call Imaan Ahmed at 801-538-5110 or email ifahmed@utah.gov any time before 4:00 p.m. on April 15, 2026, with questions. Items may be heard in any order, at any time, at the Board's discretion. Please be aware that the public portions of this meeting may be broadcast live over the Internet. Also, please note that an audio recording of the public portions of this meeting, along with any materials presented or distributed in the public portions of this meeting, will be posted on Utah's public notice website. Witnesses with questions, concerns, or handouts should contact staff.
I, Imaan Ahmed, Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees Executive Assistant, hereby certify that the foregoing agenda was posted on the Utah State Public Notice website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html.
Dated: April 6, 2026