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Draft - Resource Acquisition Program for Orange County <br />I. Overview and Description of Rationale <br />A. <br />Formation of Department <br />B. <br />Section I - Summary <br />Resources / Past programs and initiatives <br />Resources i o..iodues <br />of <br />II. Summary of Inventories and Available Knowledge <br />A. <br />1986 OCPD Inventory of Natural, Cultural... <br />B. <br />1988 TLC Inventory <br />C. <br />1990 LESA Farmland Evaluation program <br />D. <br />Watershed studies (1988, 1989, 1996, 1999) <br />E. <br />1996 Landscape with Wildlife - TLC <br />F. <br />1997 Resources Section - Comprehensive Plan <br />G. <br />1999 Prime Forest Follow -up <br />H. <br />Master Recreation and Parks Report <br />III. Comprehensive Resource Database Overlay <br />A. <br />How Database was created <br />B. <br />Listing of Existing coverages <br />C. <br />New Coverages created to fill in gaps <br />D. <br />Continued Data Needs <br />IV. Criteria and Master Priority List for Acquisition <br />A. <br />Criteria for Natural Areas and Wildlife habitat <br />B. <br />Criteria for Prime Farmland <br />C. <br />Criteria for Historic Sites <br />D. <br />Criteria for Parklands <br />E. <br />Criteria for Riparian Buffers <br />F. <br />Ranking System / Weighting <br />G. <br />Priority List (by category) <br />Section II - Manaoement and Fundina <br />V. Tools and Technique Alternatives for Acquisition <br />A. <br />Fee- simple purchase <br />B. <br />Donations (several types) <br />C. <br />Conservation Easements <br />D. <br />Coordination With Acquisitions through Development Process <br />E. <br />Other easements <br />F. <br />Life -lease agreements <br />G. <br />Coordinated Capital Funding with Towns (parks) <br />VI. Management Structure (land trusts, etc) <br />A. Collaborating with existing land trusts <br />B. Soil and Water District <br />C. Establishing a Countywide Land Trust <br />D. Roles of County Commissions and Advisory Boards <br />E. Inter jurisdictional Efforts and Other Partnerships <br />F. Stewardship and Post Acquisition Structure <br />VII. Alternative Funding Sources (grants, etc) <br />A. County CIP Allocations <br />B. Other County Funds <br />C. Grants from Clean Water Management Trust Fund <br />D. Grants from Natural Heritage Trust Fund <br />E. Grants from NC Recreation and Parks Trust Fund <br />F. Federal Funds <br />G. Soil and Water Administered Funds <br />H. Many Others <br />Section III - <br />VIII. Recoi <br />A. <br />B. <br />C. <br />D. <br />E. <br />Implementation <br />'emended Implementation Program <br />Management Structure <br />Board of Directors / Oversight Boards <br />Funding Plans <br />Plan of Action <br />Stewardship and use of Lands <br />26 <br />5/26/99 <br />