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County Capital Projects <br /> Fiscal Years 201 1-1 <br /> Project Name Conservation Easements Lands Legacy- f) Project status Recommended <br /> Functional Service Area Comm unity anal En v ronment Starting Date 02 <br /> Department DEAPR Completion Date of <br /> Available Year I Year 2 Year 8 Year 4 Year 5 Fire Year <br /> Prior bears Balances Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Fiscal Year Year to <br /> Pro Wect budget Funding 2128/20*11 2011-12 201 2- 2018-14 2014-15 2015-16 Total Year 10 <br /> Approprla ion <br /> LandlBulddfng 518789101 3921576 2509000 250,000 50Ot000 1,2501000 <br /> Construc ionlRepairs eno a ions - <br /> `qulpmenUFumis ngs - <br /> To tal Project Budget. 51878,181 392557 7 2507000 250 000 500,000 '1,250 5,000 <br /> General Fund Related Operating Costs <br /> Personnel Services <br /> Operations <br /> New Debt Service <br /> Total Operating Costs <br /> Revenues#Funding Source <br /> Transfer from General Fund 3501000 250$000 250,000 5001000 <br /> Transfer from Other Projects 148*000 <br /> Grant Funding 21385,181 <br /> Debt Financing 31000,000 3921576 1 r25OtOOO <br /> Total 5v8783,181 392,575 - - - 250,000 2507000 500,000 '1,250,000 <br /> Project Descripti nMustification <br /> The Conservation Easements component of Lands Legacy was funded in.July 2002,and works to provide matching funds to acquire conservation easements <br /> to conserve prime or threatened farmland or sensitive natural areas in keeping with Board goals and Lands Legacy priorities. Generally,these lands have <br /> conservation values or agricultural operations to be enhanced and protected -the land stags in private ownership and is not publicly-accessible except upon <br /> landowner consent. Over 1,500 acres of conservation easement lands have been conserved to plate,Vith over million in state/federal grants. However, <br /> funding for the program 'is largely committed and projected to expire in FY 2012-13. flue Bonnet Farm, Back Creek Area, and Care Creek area and the three <br /> projects under negotiations that will use the remaining funds and the County will continue aggressively seek to leverage these funds through grants and <br /> oartnershiD fundin <br /> 28 <br />