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5/ 26/ 99 <br /> Appendix H . IF <br /> Payment- in - lieu Programs Around the Country <br /> Alternative Models for Programs <br /> 1 . Davis , % California (Ann Brunett) <br /> Methods of. Acquiring Land : T <br /> Mandatory land dedication : <br /> • Developers are required to . mitigate land on a 1 : 1 ratio . <br /> Land dedicated must fall within the city 's general plan <br /> F,F boundary-. • <br /> • Shou.ld be equal farmland If possible . If none can be <br /> found , they can seek a replacement somewhere else . <br /> • The developers can create : conservation easements on <br /> IF those properties , although the actual holder of the t <br /> easement is sometimes controversial ;. with the county , <br /> Yolo County Land Trust , and the city all vying for <br /> control . <br /> • Often , the Land Trust will find money to pay for the <br /> easement , . with the city providingIF I matching funds -which <br /> they have budgeted . <br /> FI IF <br /> Payment - in - lieu option : <br /> • A payment - in - lieu option of $ 2000 per ' acre is also <br /> available to% the developer. , although it is less desirable . <br /> • Money acquired spent within the general plan area . <br /> This option is more expensive than the easements for <br /> developers and they can often . :find farmers willing_ to <br /> sell some of their. land . IF , .1 <br /> Other : <br /> • Some -local farmers create conservation easements on their own <br /> Focus of Acquisition . <br /> q . <br /> • The city concentrates its efforts around one creek in <br /> particular . <br /> • As the city . acquires land around it , the Army.- Corps of <br /> Engineers will . come , in a. nd repair it . back to its original <br /> form under an 1135 grant . <br /> • Besides the creek , acquire land. all over the city . <br /> • : Made decision to buy more properties vs . one small IF <br /> piece <br />