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Navajo Council LAME DUCK Resources & Development Comm meeting: Oil & Gas Leases for Upper Fruitland, Nenahnezad; Mission Site Leases for Church of Nazarene & Methodist; Dine’ People’s Report on Peabody, 10 am, 11.30.22
November 29, 2022 News Articles

RESOURCES AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE OF THE 24th NAVAJO NATION COUNCIL, REGULAR MEETING
Wednesday, November 30, 2022, 10:00 a.m.
PROPOSED REVISED AGENDA
PRESIDING: Honorable Rickie Nez, Chairperson, Honorable Thomas Walker, Jr., Vice-Chairperson
LOCATION: Twin Arrows Casino Resort
22181 Resort Boulevard
Flagstaff, Arizona 86004
via Telecommunication
Call-In Number: 1-669-900-6833
Meeting ID: 732-628-2566
Passcode: 86515

  1. Call Meeting to Order; Roll Call; Invocation; and Announcements:
    [] Rickie Nez (C) [] Thomas Walker, Jr. (VC) [] Kee Allen Begay, Jr. [] Herman M. Daniels, Jr. [] Mark A. Freeland [] Wilson C. Stewart, Jr.
  2. Recognizing Guests and Visiting Officials:
  3. Reviewing and Approving the Agenda:
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
  4. Reviewing and Approving Journal(s): November 16, 2022 (Regular Meeting) November 21, 2022 (Special Meeting)
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
  5. Receiving Reports:
    A. Update Report on the Permanent Closure of Peabody Western Coal Company’s Black Mesa and Kayenta Mines, and the Reclamation of Indigenous Homelands.
    Presenters: Nicole Horseherder, Director, Tó Nizhóní Ání (“Sacred Water Speaks”); and Herb Yazzie, Former Navajo Nation Supreme Court Justice
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    B. Update Report from the Department of Agriculture on BID NO. 22-08-2865LE for the Navajo Nation’s Pasture, Rangeland, and Forge (PRF) Federal Crop Insurance Policy. Presenter: Leo Watchman, Jr., Department Manager, Department of Agriculture
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    C. Update Report from the Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Buildout of Cell Towers and Broadband on the Navajo Nation, and the Final Rulemaking on the Navajo Nation Telecommunications Tower Siting Regulations. Presenter: Tico R. Charlee, Executive Director, Telecommunication Regulatory Commission
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
  6. Old Business: None.
  7. New Business:
    A. Legislation #0225-22: An Action Relating to Resources and Development Committee; Approving a Mission Site Permit for Two (2.0) Acres, More or Less, for the Nazlini Church of the Nazarene, in the Vicinity of Nazlini Chapter, Navajo Nation. Sponsor: Honorable Kee Allen Begay, Jr.
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    B. Legislation #0227-22: An Action Relating to Resources and Development; Naabik’íyáti’ Committees and the Navajo Nation Council; Adopting the Latest International Building Code (ICC’S 2021 International Building Code) as Applicable to Commercial and Government Buildings Constructed by the Navajo Nation Government and its Entities and Political Subdivisions. Sponsor: Honorable Eugenia Charles-Newton
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    C. Legislation #0228-22: An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee, Naabik’iyati’ Committee and the Navajo Nation Council; Approving the Oil and Gas Operating Agreement Between the Navajo Nation and EOG Resources, Inc., for Certain Trust Lands in the Upper Fruitland Chapter and the Nenahnezad Chapter, Navajo Nation (San Juan County, New Mexico). Sponsor: Honorable Rickie Nez
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    D. Legislation #0229-22: An Action Relating to the Resources and Development Committee; Approving a Mission Site Permit for 1.5 Acre, More or Less, for the Congregational Methodist Navajo Mission, in the Vicinity of Newcomb Chapter, Navajo Nation. Sponsor: Honorable Rickie Nez
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    E. Approving Travel to Clark County, Nevada to Attend and Participate in the 2022 Colorado River Water User Association (CRWUA) Conference on Wednesday, December 14th to Friday, December 16th.
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
  8. Close of Meeting; Announcements; Adjournment. _
    M: S: V:
    Roll Call Vote: TWalkerJr ( ) KABegayJr ( ) HMDaniels ( ) MAFreeland ( ) WStewartJr ( ) RickieNez ( )
    THE AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE: The public is advised that the Navajo Nation Council Agenda and the Agendas of the Standing Committees are not final until adopted by a majority vote of the Navajo Nation Council or the Standing Committee at a Navajo Nation Council or a Standing Committee meeting pursuant to 2.N.N.C. §§163 and 183. Navajo Nation Council Rule of Order No. 7 and Standing Committee Rule of Order No. 8
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