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RES-2019-054 Attachment 1 3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Approval of Conservation Easement <br /> between <br /> Orange County <br /> and <br /> Triangle Land Conservancy <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural <br /> areas, wildlife habitat, prime farmland, and open space in the County; and <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County established the Lands Legacy Program for the purpose of <br /> protecting the most significant natural and cultural resources through partnerships with <br /> landowners and other conservation entities; and <br /> WHEREAS, one component of the Lands Legacy Program is the acquisition of conservation <br /> easements on riparian buffers within water supply watersheds; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Triangle Land Conservancy — McQueen property includes approximately 40 <br /> acres in the University Lake protected watershed that includes 2,300 linear feet of a stream <br /> that drain to Phil's Creek and to University Lake—a drinking water supply reservoir for the <br /> towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro; and <br /> WHEREAS, Triangle Land Conservancy, the owners of the McQueen property, wish to grant <br /> a permanent conservation easement to Orange County, which will protect the forested <br /> riparian corridors on the property; and <br /> WHEREAS, a conservation easement on this approximately 40 acres would ensure the <br /> preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> does hereby 1) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land <br /> owned by Triangle Land Conservancy; 2) approve the execution of this conservation <br /> easement agreement with Triangle Land Conservancy, in accordance with the terms of the <br /> proposed easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney; 3) <br /> authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement agreement on behalf of the Board, <br /> with a closing to occur on or about December 31, 2019; and 4) authorize County staff to sign <br /> any and all closing documents upon consultation with the County Attorney. <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board thanks Triangle Land Conservancy for their <br /> civic-minded granting of this conservation easement through the Lands Legacy Program. <br /> This the 3rd day of September, 2019. <br /> Penny Rich, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker, Clerk to the Board <br />