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`x <br /> 2 <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: <br /> 1. Authorize staff to submit grant applications to the USDA/NRCS Farmland Protection <br /> Program, not to exceed a total amount of$1,025,000, prior to the July 15 deadline, with <br /> County matching funds to come from a combination of alternative financing for <br /> conservation easements and the Lands Legacy Fund, and <br /> 2. That staff be authorized to develop and craft the applications, as needed based on <br /> appraisals, consistent with the above maximum grant application amount during this <br /> timeframe. <br />