Task Force Meeting Information

March 13, 2006

Herschler Building, Room 1299

Cheyenne, Wyoming

 

 

Legislative Members Present

Senator Gerald E. Geis, Co-Chairman

Senator Bill Vasey

 

 

Other Task Force Members Present

Ryan Lance for Governor Dave Freudenthal

Joe Meyer, Secretary of State

Max Maxfield, State Auditor

Jim McBride, Superintendent of Public Instruction

Marguerite Herman, Parent Organizations Representative

Les Henderson, Public Recreation User Representative

 

 

Task Force Members Absent

Representative James C. Hageman, Co-Chairman

Representative Ann Robinson

Cynthia Lummis, State Treasurer

Brice Carpenter, Mineral Lessee Representative

Jim Neiman, Forest Product Industry Representative

Joel Ohman, Ag Lessee Representative

John Reisland, School Districts Representative

 

 

OSLI Staff Present

Lynne Boomgaarden, Director

John Masterson, Deputy Director

Harold Kemp, Assistant Director – Mineral/Royalty Management

Jim Whalen, Assistant Director - Real Estate Management

Jeanne Norman, Assistant Director – Fiscal/Administrative Services

Ken Flack, Assistant Director – Information Technology

Bill Crapser, State Forester

Susan Child, Planning and Policy Coordinator

Sandy Quinlan, Executive Assistant

 

Legislative Service Office Staff Present

Maxine Weaver, Staff Attorney

 

Others Present at Meeting

Please refer to Appendix 1 to review the Task Force Sign-in Sheet
for a list of other individuals who attended the meeting.

 

 

Call To Order

Chairman Geis called the meeting to order at 8:30 a.m., followed by an introduction of members and guests.  The order of the meeting generally followed the prepared agenda [Appendix 2].

 

The minutes from the November meeting were discussed.  Senator Vasey moved to approve the minutes from the November 9, 2005 meeting.  The motion was seconded by Auditor Maxfield and passed.

 

Director Boomgaarden provided a brief summary of the previous two meetings and an overview of the agenda for this meeting. 

 

The report from the Task Force is due to the Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee by June 1, 2006 and any recommendations from the Task Force are due September 1, 2006 to the Joint Agriculture, Public Lands and Water Resources Interim Committee.

 

Director Boomgaarden provided a summary of legislative activities including SF018 and HB155 and updated the Task Force on the FY 07/08 budget for the Office of State Lands and Investments (OSLI) [Appendices 3 and 4].

 

The Task Force discussed various issues, including the need to evaluate the OSLI on a regular periodic basis, the need to educate the public regarding the role of state lands, the various uses of state lands, the need to set short term and long term goals, the available budget for OSLI, the need for additional personnel, computer support, short term and long term space requirements and other tools necessary to get the OSLI to the level it needs to be to adequately protect the trust assets [Appendices 5 through 13].

 

The Task Force discussed items to be included in the report, including, structure, content and format [Appendix 14].

 

The Task Force set the following meetings:

May 1, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 1299, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

 

June 19, 2006 at 8:30 a.m. in Room 1699, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

 

August 9, 2006 at 10:00 a.m. in Room 1699, Herschler Building, Cheyenne, Wyoming.

 

There being no further business the meeting adjourned at 2:30 p.m.

 

Respectfully submitted,

 

 

 

Gerald Geis, Co-Chairman