Agenda - 06-04-2024; 8-f - Approval to Purchase Real Property - Kittrell-McAdoo Tract, and Grant of Conservation Easement to North Carolina Land and Water Fund

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3 The conservation easement on the property required by NCLWF would be conveyed at the time of closing. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated with this item. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: The following Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal impacts are applicable to this item: • RESULTANT IMPACT ON NATURAL RESOURCES AND AIR QUALITY (Assess and where possible mitigate adverse impacts created to the natural resources of the site and adjoining area. Minimize production of greenhouse gases.) The purchase and subsequent easement will provide a permanent protected natural and buffer along a busy highway and developed land to the south. The easement will also protect a vital watershed which leads to a primary drinking water source for the Town of Hillsborough and City of Raleigh. • CLEAN OR AVOIDED TRANSPORTATION Implement programs that monitor and improve local and regional air quality by: 1) promoting public transportation options; 2) decreasing dependence on single-occupancy vehicles, and 3) otherwise minimizing the need for travel. The acquisition of this property and subsequent trail development will progress the continued effort of a Statewide trail system, allowing for local and statewide "thru hiking"/foot travel opportunities and promoting heathy recreation for locals and visiting individuals between several municipalities and areas of natural and cultural interests. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve the purchase of the property and the conveyance of the conservation easement to the North Carolina Land and Water Fund; and authorize the County Manager, Chair, and Clerk to the Board to sign all closing documents for the purchase and the conservation easement agreement, subject to final review by staff and the County Attorney.