Special Meeting of the Board of Appeals

Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals

Date/Time: Tuesday, October 8, 2024 - 2:30pm

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Arizona State Land Department

1110 W. Washington, 5th Floor

Room 321

Phoenix, AZ 85007

AGENDA (linked here)

I. CALL TO ORDER Roll call

II. LITIGATION Update, discussion, and potential action regarding Farmers Investment Co.; Save the Scenic Santa Ritas Association v. Arizona State Land Department Board of Appeals, CV2024-001259, including consideration of legal options in light of the Court’s September 9, 2024 decision.

A. The Board will discuss and may vote to ratify its December 8, 2022 approval of the Rosemont Copper right-of-way valuation, Application #14-123251, pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.05(B). 2 A detailed written description and other information about the action that may be ratified is attached to this agenda.

Although not required by law, the Board may allow one person per organization to provide brief comments to the Board of no more than three (3) minutes. The Board reserves the right to limit public comments further if they are duplicative or if necessary for the efficient administration of the meeting.

B. The Board may discuss and take action on other matters raised in the litigation.

Upon a vote of the majority of a quorum, the Board may go into Executive Session, which will not be open to the public, for discussion or consultation for legal advice with the Board’s attorney(s) pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(3) or for discussion or consultation with the Board’s attorney(s) to consider its position and instruct its attorney(s) regarding pending or contemplated litigation pursuant to A.R.S. § 38-431.03(A)(4).

III. BOARD ADJOURNS