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2 <br />Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program (FRPP). The Lands Legacy Program currently <br />has $437,900 unencumbered for purchasing conservation easements. <br />The proposed conservation easement would have no affect on the property taxes paid to <br />Orange County for these properties. Both farms are enrolled in the Present Use Value <br />program and therefore are already taxed at a rate that is lower than would be the case if this <br />property were under an agricultural conservation easement. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board authorize staff to submit <br />the application for a grant from the ADFP Trust Fund by the December 4 deadline, <br />contingent on approval of the County's Agricultural Development and Farmland Protection <br />Plan also on tonight's meeting agenda. <br />