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i~ ~S ~- moo ~ a ~'~ <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS to ~ <br />RESOLUTION <br />Approval of Agricultural and Watershed Protection Conservation Easement <br />Between <br />Orange County, Orange Water ~ Sewer Authority, and John and Carolyn Lloyd <br />WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal promoting the preservation of farmland in the <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and way of life in the <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on prime or threatened farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, the Lloyd farm includes 121 acres in the Cane Creek protected watershed, consists of a <br />majority of prime soils, and is located in an agricultural community with good access to farm markets; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (OWASA) have agreed to collaborate on the joint <br />acquisition of a conservation easement that will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that <br />exist on the Lloyd farm with a conservation easement; and <br />WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this property will ensure the preservation of this farmland for <br />future generations and providing return on the property for the Lloyds; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby 1) agree to accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural conservation easement to <br />protect prime farmland owned by John and Carolyn Lloyd; 2) approve the execution of the Offer to <br />Purchase and Contract of Sale and the Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement with the Lloyds, <br />in accordance with the terms of the proposed Offer to Purchase and Contract of Sale and the Deed of <br />Agricultural Conservation Easement, the final form and terms of which to be approved by ERCD staff <br />and the County Attorney; and 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the Offer to Purchase and <br />Contract of Sale and the Deed of Agricultural Conservation Easement on behalf of the Board, with a <br />closing to occur on or before February 28, 2005. <br />This the 14th day of December, 2004. <br />~~ ~~ <br />Moses Carey, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />Don er, Clerk to the Board <br />