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)RAFT <br /> • .9/2009 <br /> Action Plan and Fiscal Impact Statement <br /> FY 2009-10 BOCC Priorities <br /> 1. Priority Statement As Approved By BOCC <br /> Priority P-1. Conserve high priority natural areas,wildilife habitat and prime forests. (Goal 5) <br /> 2. Submitting <br /> Department ERCD, Planning 3. Collaborating Departments Soil and Water <br /> 4. Recommended Action Plan and Projected Fiscal Impact <br /> FY Annual Recommended Action Plan Impact on Department Service Delivery(i.e. Department Annual <br /> what exchanges are being recommended) Impacted Fiscal Impact <br /> Implement Lands Legacy Action Plan 2008-10, using pre-existing funds Part of existing service delivery ERCD, County $0 <br /> Attorney <br /> Maximize partnership and grant funding opportunities for nature preserves Part of existing service delivery-additional. ERCD $0 <br /> and parks that protect Natural Heritage sites time grant-writing <br /> Promote private conservation efforts through seminars on: 1)forest Use of existing staff, outside consultant, ERCD, Soil and <br /> stewardship and forest management planning; 2)tax credits for land Cooperative Extension (NC State)resources, Water, Cooperative $8,000 <br /> conservation;3)conservation and estate planning;and 4) USDA/NRCS and NRCS/Soil and Water staff to conduct Extension <br /> cost-share programs. seminars. <br /> Explore new Conservation Use Value category to determine viability to help Staff time of Land Conservation Manager, ERCD,Tax Staff time <br /> protect natural areas intern, assistance from Tax Assessor's office Assessor <br /> 2009-10 Explore whether timing is right for updates to land dedication and payment- ERCD, Planning, <br /> in-lieu provisions in Subdivision Regulations with Planning and Parks and Staff time of Director, Land Conservation Parks and Staff time <br /> Recreation Manager, GIS Coordinator I Recreation <br /> Complete Stewardship and Management Plans for land-banked Nature Staff time of Director, Land Conservation ERCD, NC Forest <br /> Preserve properties without formal plans Manager, Intern, assistance from Soil and Resources, Soil and Staff time <br /> Water Water <br /> Advertising costs <br /> Conserve high priority natural areas,wildlife habitat, and prime forest into Ordinance review and revision becomes a <br /> land use,zoning, and subdivisions by changing (increasing)the amount of Planning and <br /> open space required in subdivisions. Outcome:As land is developed, heightened priority balanced with other Inspections $5,000 <br /> equal or greater amounts of land are conserved as open space. Comprehensive Plan objectives. • <br /> Spend additional and focused time in development review to identify Planning& Staff time <br /> valuable and complementary open space to the subdivision. Inspections <br /> Total Fiscal Impact-FY 2009-10 $13,000 <br />