Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees Meeting
Notice Tags
Trust Lands
Notice Type(s)
Meeting
Event Start Date & Time
May 15, 2025 10:00 AM
Description/Agenda
Board of Trustees Meeting Agenda
102 Tower - 6th Floor Boardroom
102 South 200 East
Salt Lake City, Utah 84111
Thursday, May 15, 2025
10:00 a.m.
1. Welcome
2. Confirmation of Upcoming Meeting Dates
June 19, 2025 - Regular Meeting
July 17, 2025 - New Board Member Orientation (no regular meeting)
August 21, 2025 - Regular Meeting (new leadership elected)
September 18, 2025 - Regular Meeting
3. Trust Lands Funds in Action by Marla Kennedy, Director of Communications & Governmental Affairs for the Trust Lands Administration
4. Social Media Minute by Joelette Organista, Communications Specialist for the Trust Lands Administration
5. Public Comments
Trust Lands welcomes comments from the county advisory committee, the public, and other interested parties. The board sets aside 15 minutes at each meeting to hear from 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.
6. Chair's Report by Warren Peterson, Chair of the Board of the Trust Lands Administration
7. Director's Report by Michelle McConkie, Executive Director of the Trust Lands Administration
a. Conference Updates
b. Rural Outreach Campaign by Marla Kennedy, Director of Communications & Governmental Affairs for the Trust Lands Administration
8. Advocate's Report by Kim Christy, Director of the Land Trusts Protection & Advocacy Office
9. Action Items
a. Proposed Amendment to Uranium Lease OBA (ML 49703) with IsoEnergy in Garfield County (640 acres) by Tyler Wiseman, Geoscientist and Lease Manager for Energy & Minerals
b. Proposed Modification to Exploration Agreement and Option to Lease OBA (ML 54558) with Kinross Gold in Milford County (17,375.88 acres) by Tyler Wiseman, Geoscientist and Lease Manager for Energy & Minerals
c. Proposed Modification to Lithium Lease OBA (ML 54440) with A1 Lithium in Emery County (6,504.61 acres) by Andy Bedingfield, Assistant Managing Director for Energy & Minerals
d. Proposed Limestone Exploration Agreement with Option to Lease OBA (ML 54597) with TSJ Construction in Emery County by Andy Bedingfield, Assistant Managing Director for Energy & Minerals
e. Petition for Appeal and Adjudicative Proceedings before the Board of Trustees re: Wesco Operating, Inc., the Board will hear from Wesco Operating, Inc. and the Trust Lands Administration concerning this dispute about oil and gas leases associated with a federal exploratory unit in San Juan County, Utah
10. 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 the front desk (801) 538-5100 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_GPcpwB6XRgSVoGNUbOxwAw. 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 the front desk (801) 538-5100 or email mjohnson@utah.gov with questions any time before 4:30 p.m. on May 14, 2025.
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, Lisa Stamps Jones, Trust Lands Administration Board of Trustees Executive Assistant, hereby certify the foregoing agenda was posted on the Utah State Public Notice website, https://www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html. Dated: Monday, May 5, 2025.