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15 <br />1 <br />2 <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: <br />Most of the funds available for this new three-year Action Plan are <br />3 <br />existing funds from prior appropriations of the Board. Much of the prior funding in the Lands <br />4 <br />Legacy Fund (current balance of $3,211,000) is from these prior appropriations, most of which <br />5 <br />tracks back to the voter-approved 2001 Parks and Open Space Bond (converted to alternative <br />6 <br />financing in 2010). The success in leveraging grant funds (over $5 million to date) has enabled <br />7 <br />the final installment of these funds to last into current and upcoming fiscal years. Additional <br />8 <br />funding sources for Lands Legacy activity include $482,000 in Parks and Open Space <br />9 <br />Payment-in-Lieu Funds (funds generated by new subdivision activity for parks, recreation and <br />10 <br />open space acquisition and construction –which must be used in the district collected). In <br />11 <br />addition, the Board allocated $500,000 biennial for the Conservation Easement Fund as part of <br />12 <br />the CIP adopted in June 2017 (current balance of approximately $602,000) with the expectation <br />13 <br />of $500,000 additional biennial matching grant funds. <br />14 <br />15 <br />Where identified, the projected funding source is listed in the attached Action Plan. For many <br />16 <br />projects, DEAPR seeks grant funds from a variety of state and federal sources. Final funding <br />17 <br />decisions are made by the Board on a project-by-project basis, as potential conservation <br />18 <br />acquisitions are presented for approval. Not all potential projects in the draft Action Plan will be <br />19 <br />pursued. In each case, separate project budgets and capital project ordinances with specific <br />20 <br />funding sources and amounts are considered at the time of project approval. <br />21 <br />22 <br />David Stancil began thePowerPoint presentation: <br />23 <br />24 <br />Lands Legacy Action Plan <br />25 <br />2018-2020 <br />26 <br />Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks & Recreation <br />27 <br />28 <br />Lands Legacy Program <br />29 <br />Conserving high-priority natural & cultural resource lands <br />30 <br />Voluntary <br />31 <br />Partnerships <br />32 <br />1,103 acres for parks & preserves <br />33 <br />2,298 acres private farms & natural areas <br />34 <br />Funding (including $5 M grants) <br />35 <br />36 <br />Lands Legacy Program (map) <br />37 <br />38 <br />Kim Livingston continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br />39 <br />40 <br />Changing Conditions <br />41 <br />Improving regional economy <br />42 <br />NC Conservation Tax Credit elimination <br />43 <br />Reduced funding from the State <br />44 <br />County Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2030 <br />45 <br />County funds for conservation easements <br />46 <br />47 <br />Draft Lands Legacy Action Plan <br />48 <br />Objectives for 2018-20 <br />49 <br />Continue current focused approach <br />50 <br />Complete projects already underway <br /> <br />