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Community Development Agency, Development Services Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Agreement in the Amount of $15,000 with the Bureau of Land Management to fund and support vegetation fuel management activities at the Pine Hill Preserve during the 2017 Federal Fiscal Year, in order to provide safety to the Pine Hill Preserve neighbors and improve the habitat for eight rare plants.
FUNDING: Rare Plant Mitigation Fees. (100% - Local)
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
Community Development Agency (CDA), Development Services Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign the Cooperative Agreement (Agreement) with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to fund and support vegetation fuel management activities at the Pine Hill Preserve during the 2017 Federal Fiscal Year, pursuant to the County Ecological Preserve Ordinance.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County Ecological Preserve Ordinance authorizes the collection of mitigation fees from new development to fund the acquisition and maintenance of rare plant habitat. The County has been working cooperatively with State and Federal agencies and others to protect the eight species of rare plants located in the Pine Hill (Cameron Park/Rescue) area of El Dorado County.
The County currently provides $25,000 in annual support to the BLM Pine Hill Preserve Manager (BLM Manager) through a separate Cooperative Agreement, approved by the Board on July 21, 2015 (Item 20). The $25,000 to BLM (Legistar 15-0754) is specifically limited to the Pine Hill Preserve Manager position. The Preserve Manager works out of the Mother Lode Field Office in El Dorado Hills to manage the Preserve and coordinate management, monitoring, and research activities between the County, EID, US Fish and Wildlife (USFWS), California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), and BLM. The BLM can only use the $25,000 for the Preserve Manager...
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