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RES-2017-074 10)9F 11 CO_C0 b <br /> g� <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Agricultural Conservation Easement between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Fickle Creek Land Company, LLC <br /> WHEREAS, agriculture in Orange County is an important facet of the economy and time <br /> honored way of life in the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has an adopted goal promoting the preservation of farmland in <br /> the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br /> easements on prime farmland within water supply watersheds; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Center Stream Farm addition includes approximately 25 acres in the Back <br /> Creek protected watershed, consists of a majority of prime agricultural soils, and is located in <br /> an agricultural community with good access to farm markets; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has agreed to the acquisition of a conservation easement that <br /> will protect the prime farmland and riparian corridors that exist on the property, and <br /> WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 25 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this farmland for future generations and help to compensate the owners for <br /> this long-term commitment; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the agricultural and watershed protection <br /> conservation easement to land owned by Fickle Creek Land Company, LLC; 2) approve the <br /> execution of this conservation easement agreement with Fickle Creek Land Company, LLC, <br /> in accordance with the terms of the proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by <br /> staff and the County Attorney; 3) authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement <br /> agreement on behalf of the Board, with a closing to occur on or about November 30, 2017; <br /> and 4) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing documents upon consultation with <br /> the County Attorney. <br /> This the 20th day of November, 2017. <br /> Mark Dorosin, ahair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />