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The County Attorney has worked with the attorney for OWASA to prepare the attached <br />agreement for the Board of Commissioners and OWASA board of directors consideration <br />and approval. The agreement addresses how jointly held easements would be acquired, <br />financed, managed and enforced, It also addresses how any reimbursement received from <br />federal, state, or private sources for the costs of such easements would be distributed, <br />z <br />The proposed agreement has been tailored for two specific projects underway by bath <br />parties to acquire joint conservation easements on the McPherson and Lloyd farms, both <br />located within the Gane Creek watershed, However, it also will apply to future collaborations <br />between the County and OWASA, The Board will consider the County's participation in <br />these two projects in separate actions on its October 5 agenda, <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: The agreement would not, in and of itself, result in any financial <br />impact to the County. It would, however, help to determine the specific cast share for both <br />the County and OWASA in projects authorized by separate action by the Board. <br />RECOMMENDATIONS: The Manager recommends that the Board approve the agreement <br />regarding the co-holding of conservation easements with the Orange Water and Sewer <br />Authority, subject to final review by the county attorney, and authorize the signing of said <br />agreement by the Chair and Clerk. <br />