Orange County NC Website
5/ 26/ 99 <br /> Draft - Resource Acquisition Program for Orange County <br /> L Overview and Description of Rationale <br /> A , Formation of Department <br /> Be Resources / Past programs and initiatives <br /> Section I - Summary of Resources / Priorities <br /> II . Summary of Inventories and Available Knowledge <br /> A . 1986 OCPD Inventory of Natural, CulturaL . . <br /> Be 1988 TLC Inventory <br /> C. 1990 LESA Farmland Evaluation program _ <br /> D: Watershed studies (1988, 1989, 19961 1999) <br /> E. 1996 Landscape with Wildlife - TLC <br /> F. 1997 Resources Section - Comprehensive Plan <br /> G. 1999 Prime Forest Follow-up <br /> H. Master Recreation and Parks Report <br /> III . Comprehensive Resource Database Overlay <br /> ' A . How Database was created <br /> Be Listing of Existing coverages <br /> Co New Coverages created to fill in gaps <br /> D. Continued Data Npeds <br /> Iv . Criteria and Master Prioritylist' for Acquisition <br /> A . Criteria for. Natural Areas and . Wildlife habitat <br /> Be Criteria for Prime Farmland <br /> co Criteria for Historic Sites ~ . <br /> Do Criteria for Parklands. <br /> E. Criteria for Riparian Buffers <br /> F. Ranking System / Weighting <br /> G. Priority List (by category) <br /> Section IT - Management and Funding <br /> v . Tool's and Technique Alternatives for Acquisition <br /> A. = Fee -simple purchase <br /> Be Donations (several types) <br /> C. Conservation Easements <br /> D. Coordination with Acquisitions through Development Process <br /> E. Other easements <br /> F Life-lease agreements <br /> G. Coordinated Capital Funding with Towns (parks) <br /> via Management Structure ( land trusts , etc) <br /> A . Collaborating with existing land trusts <br /> Be . Soil and Water District <br /> C. Establishing a Countywide Land Trust <br /> D. Roles of County Commissions and Advisory Boards <br /> E. Inter jurisdictional Efforts and Other Partnerships <br /> F. Stewardship - and Post Acquisition Structure <br /> viI . Alternative Funding Sources (grants , etc) <br /> A . County CIP Allocations <br /> Be Other County Funds <br /> C. Grants from Clean Water Management Trust Fund <br /> D. Grants from Natural Heritage Trust Fund <br /> E. Grants from NC Recreation and Parks Trust Fund <br /> F. Federal Funds <br /> G. Soil and Water Administered Funds <br /> H. Many Others <br /> Section III - Implementation <br /> vIII . Recommended Implementation Program <br /> A . Management Structure <br /> Be Board of Directors / Oversight Boards <br /> Co Funding Plans <br /> D. Plan of Action <br /> E. Stewardship and use of Lands <br /> 26 <br />