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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 21, 2002 Action Agenda Item No. SUBJECT: Fr000setl Deetl R t ' C b Lfll R' P k d N l A DEPARTMENT: Environment and Resource PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) No Conservation ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Declaration of Deed Restrictions David Stencil, 245-2590 PARTF Grant Close-out Requirements Rich Shaw, 245-2591 LWCF Grant Limitation of Use TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 7328181 Chapel HIII 9684501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 33622]-2031 PURPOSE: To consider placing deed restrictions on the Orange County portion of the Little River.Regional Park and Natural Area in accordance with grant requirements. BACKGROUND: Orange County and Durham County acquired 391 acres in FY 2000-01 (135 acres in Orange, 255 acres in Durham)for the Little River Regional Park and Natural Area. The two counties received two state grants to help with land acquisition: $370,000 from the NC Clean Water Management Trust Fund and $250,000 from the NC Perks and Recreation Trust Fund. (Orange County received a third grant of$262,000 from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund for park development.) All three grams require that the deed to the property contain a restrictive clause governing the future use of the Property. The Clean Water grant required that the state hold a conservation easement along the 300-foot riparian Pointers. The conservation easement was executed and recorded in February 2001. Lands purchased with a grant from the NC Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) must be used only for'public recreation use". Parks receiving grant assistance from the federal Land and Water Conservation Fund (LW CF) must be used only for"public outdoor recreation uses." The allached Declaration of Deed Restriction was developed by the County Attorney to cover grant requirements from both the PARTF and LWCF. The language has been reviewed and approved by the grant program staff. Durham County used the same language for its 255-acre portion of the park properly. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.