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RES-2025 -029 ' w • %913P Attachment 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />RESOLUTION <br />Approval of Conservation Easement <br />between <br />Orange County <br />and <br />Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp <br />WHEREAS , Orange County has adopted goals that promote the preservation of natural areas , <br />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 prime farmland within water supply watersheds ; and <br />WHEREAS , the RambleRill Farms property includes approximately 28 acres in the Jordan <br />Lake watershed , consisting of a majority of prime agricultural soils , and includes 1 , 700 linear <br />feet of tributaries that drain to the New Hope River — a drinking water supply reservoir for the <br />City of Durham and City of Raleigh ; and <br />WHEREAS , Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp , the owners and managers of the RambleRill Farms <br />property , wish to grant permanent conservation easement to Orange County , which will protect <br />the prime open space and riparian corridors that exist on the property ; and <br />WHEREAS , conservation easement on this approximately 28 acres would ensure the <br />preservation of this open space and stream buffers for future generations and help compensate <br />the owner for this long -term commitment ; <br />NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />does hereby 1 ) accept on behalf of Orange County the conservation easement for land owned <br />by Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp as shown in the attached easement document ; 2 ) approve <br />the execution of this conservation easement agreement with Jane Saiers and Darin Knapp in <br />accordance with the terms of the proposed easement agreement , subject to final review by <br />staff and the County Attorney ;3 )authorize the Chair and the Clerk to sign the easement <br />agreements on behalf of the Board , with a closing to occur on or about August 30 , 2025 ; and <br />4 ) authorize County staff to sign any and all closing documents upon consultation with the <br />County Attorney . <br />This the 3rd day of June 2025 . <br />Ja ezett edford , Ch <br />Orange County Board of Commissio <br />r <br />Laura Jense Clerk to the Board <br />Docusign Envelope ID: F68C289B-897D-4E9C-8B77-C5477012992E