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WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted measures that exceed State minimum standards to <br />protect public water supply watersheds, including the University Lake watershed, which <br />provides drinking water to the residents of Chapel Hill and Carrboro; and <br />WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br />easements on lands that include natural areas, wildlife habitat and riparian buffers within water <br />supply watersheds; and <br />WHEREAS, Dr. Charles Keith owns 81 acres of land adjacent to Pickard's Mountain and <br />including headwaters of Morgan Creek within the University Lake Protected Watershed; and <br />WHEREAS, Dr. Keith has already protected 45 acres of the property with a conservation <br />easement that he granted to the Triangle Land Conservancy; and <br />WHEREAS, Dr. Keith wishes to permanently protect the remaining 36 acres of the property, <br />which includes a restored 1830s lag cabin, an Arboretum and undeveloped forestland; and <br />WHEREAS, a conservation easement provides awin-win scenario -ensuring the preservation <br />of this private property for future generations and providing same level of financial <br />compensation to Dr. Keith; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does <br />hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement in the property owned <br />by Dr. Charles Keith that is described in the conservation easement agreement; 2} approve the <br />execution of this conservation easement agreement with Dr. Charles Keith, in accordance with <br />the terms of the attached easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the county <br />attorney; and 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of <br />the Board, with a closing to occur on ar about November 30, 2005. <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Dr. Keith for his civic-minded interest in <br />pursuing this conservation easement through the County's Lands Legacy Program. <br />This the 7th day of September, 2005. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. National Preparedness Month in Orange County <br />The Board considered designating the month of September 2005 as National <br />Preparedness Month in Orange County, and encouraging residents to engage in sound <br />emergency preparedness practices. <br />EMS Director Jack Ball introduced Eric Griffin. This is to remind families to have <br />emergency preparedness kits and family plans in place in the event of some disaster. The new <br />