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r DRAFT 1/28/03 Landse • . Program Action . • • • • 4 For the period July 112002 - .tune 30, 2004 Introduction The Lands Legacy program , adopted by Orange County in April 2000, is initiated each year by the creation of an Annual Action Plan , The Annual Action Plan guides Lands Legacy acquisitions and land protection activities for the specified fiscal year . The process begins in August of each year, with staff identifying potential projects and asking for initial guidance . Staff then meets with advisory boards for their input on development of priorities for the coming year . Using the advisory board recommendations , a draft Plan is prepared for distribution to the Board of Commissioners at their annual goal - setting retreat . The Annual Action Plan is then finalized concurrent with the CIP process each spring . * - Note. For FY2002-0..3, the Annua/ Action P/an was withheld unti/ decisions about the CIP and bond saves were made, since these directly impact the Action Plan. The result is a two- year p/an, combining proposed actions for both FY2002-03 and FY2003-04. The past several months have seen a number of projects come to fruition , headed by the receipt of a $ 784, 155 grant from the USDA Farmland Protection Program in September . The following is a draft Annual Action Plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2002 - 2003 and the upcoming year ( please see note above ) . The plan incorporates comments from advisory boards last year, coupled with the continuation and completion of goals and objectives from the current action plan . The draft Plan contains goals, a summary of advisory board comments, specific action objectives, and a priority list of land acquisition and protection projects for the coming year . Also attached is Performance Report for the first two years of the Lands Legacy Program ( 2000 - 2002 ) . June 2004 ' Goals for July 2002 ( Note : Plans to continue to pursue grant funding for County p rojects are implicit . ) 1 . Upper Eno and Upper New Hope Riparian Buffers : Protect riparian buffers in the Upper Eno River watershed critical area ( including additions to Seven Mile Creek Preserve) and the Upper New Hope Creek watershed . 2 . Faucette Mill Historic Area : Acquire conservation easements to protect properties with historic structures and archaeological sites in the Faucette Mill area . 3 . Farmland Conservation Easements : Work with willing sellers (and partner entities ) to acquire farmland conservation easements in priority watersheds, in conjunction with federal Farmland Protection Program and NC Farmland Preservation Trust Fund . 4 . New Park Sites : Identify locations for potential land acquisition to establish community parks in the White Cross and North - Central Orange areas- - the two remaining parks identified in the 1988 Master Recreation and Parks Plan . Reassess