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RES - 2020 - 040 - <br /> OP NGE COUNTY BOARD OF COVlffivqi � SSBONERS <br /> RESOLUTION <br /> Apprrova � of Conservation Easement <br /> bebTtfeen <br /> Orange CCU Itry <br /> and <br /> T rro' ang � e Lan ® Conservancy <br /> HEfCAS , 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 , Triangle Land Conservancy ' s Patterson -Thornton property includes <br /> approximately 54 acres in the University Lake protected watershed and 3 , 250 linear feet of <br /> Morgan Creek , which drains directly to University Lake—a drinking water supply reservoir for <br /> the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the Patterson Thornton Property contains a significant portion of the high priority <br /> Calvander Laurel Bluff and Bottom listed in the State Natural Heritage Area Inventory ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Triangle Land Conservancy , the owners of the Patterson - Thornton property , <br /> wishes to grant a permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect the <br /> forested riparian corridors on the property ; and <br /> WHEREAS , a conservation easement on this approximately 54 acres Auld ensure the <br /> preservation of this forested property and stream buffers for future generations ; <br /> NOW , THEREFORE , BE � T 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 June 30 , 2020 ; and 4 ) authorize County staff to sign any <br /> 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 tl rou h the Lands Legacy Program . <br /> This the 16th day of June , 2020 . <br /> Pen y ich , Ch it <br /> ° - Ora ge County/Board of Commissioners <br /> Donna Baker , Clerk to the Board <br />