Item 8-c - Resolution of Approval – Conservation Easement on Walker Farm and Approval of Budget Amendment #4-A

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14 for utility transmission or distribution facilities or systems without the written consent of the Grantees. Maintenance, repair or improvement of a septic system(s) or other underground sanitary system that exists on the Protected Property at the time of this Conservation Easement, or the construction of a septic or other underground sanitary system, for the benefit of any of the improvements permitted herein and if necessary to serve the existing (or replacement) residential or commercial uses located immediately adjacent to the Protected Property on the property identified as Orange County PIN 0808-06-7557, is permitted. All other utilities are prohibited on the Protected Property. Cellular communication towers or structures are prohibited on the Protected Property. 8. Subdivision The Protected Property may not be divided, subdivided or partitioned, nor conveyed except in its current configuration as an entity. 9. Conservation Practices All agricultural operations on the Protected Property shall be conducted in a manner consistent with the requirements of this Conservation Easement and a Conservation Plan prepared in consultation with NRCS and approved by the Orange County Soil and Water Conservation District. This Conservation Plan shall be developed using the standards and specifications of the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide and 7 CFR Part 12 that are in effect on the date of execution of this Conservation Easement. The Grantor may, however, develop and implement a Conservation Plan that proposes a higher level of conservation and is consistent with the NRCS Field Office Technical Guide standards and specifications. Copies of the Conservation Plan shall be kept on file in the office of the Orange Soil and Water Conservation District and shall be provided to the Grantor and Grantees. The Conservation Plan may be updated from time to time by mutual agreement of the NRCS and the Grantor. NRCS and the Grantees shall have the right to enter upon the Protected Property, with advance notice to the Grantor, in order to monitor compliance with the Conservation Plan. In the event of noncompliance with the Conservation Plan, the Grantees shall work with the Grantor to explore methods of compliance. Grantor shall be given a reasonable amount of time, not to exceed twelve months, to take corrective action. If the Grantor does not comply with the Conservation Plan,NRCS will inform the Grantees of the Grantor's non-compliance. Following receipt of written notification from NRCS that(a) there is a substantial, ongoing event or circumstance of non-compliance with the Conservation Plan, (b)NRCS has worked with the Grantor to correct such noncompliance, and(c) Grantor has exhausted their appeal rights under applicable NRCS regulations, the Grantees shall take all reasonable steps (including efforts at securing voluntary compliance and, if necessary, appropriate legal action)to secure compliance with the Conservation Plan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Grantees reasonably believe that there is a substantial, ongoing event or circumstance of non-compliance with the Conservation Plan despite efforts to work with the Grantor to correct such non- compliance, Grantees may proceed to take all reasonable steps to secure compliance. Page 8 of 19