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Planning and Building Department, Planning Services, Long Range Planning Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Amendment I to the Cooperative Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management for the continued provision of Preserve Manager and preserve management activities for the County’s Pine Hill Preserve property, increasing the compensation for Preserve Manager amount by $10,000 for a new annual cost of $35,000, and extending the term of the Agreement by five (5) years for a revised expiration date of September 26, 2028, with no changes to the annual preserve management activities contribution of $15,000; and
2) Authorize the Purchasing Agent, or designee, to execute any further documents determined necessary related to the Cooperative Agreement including amendments which do not increase not-to-exceed amount or term of the Agreement, contingent upon approval by County Counsel and Risk Management.
FUNDING: Rare Plant Mitigation Fees.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
The County Ecological Preserve Ordinance authorizes the collection of fees from new development to fund the acquisition and maintenance of gabbro soils rare plant habitat. For more than twenty-five years, the County has worked cooperatively with State and Federal agencies and other organizations to protect the eight (8) species of gabbro soils rare plants located in western El Dorado County.
On March 25, 2008 (File No. 08-0411, Item No. 32), the Board approved a Cooperative Agreement with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to provide an annual payment of $25,000 over five (5) years) to support the Pine Hill Preserve Manager Position.
On July 21, 2015 (File No. 15-0754, Item No. 20), the Board approved a Cooperative Agreement with BLM for another five (5) years, providing an annual payment of $25,000 to support the Pine Hill Preserve Manager position.
On February 7, 2017 (File No. 17-0068, Item No. 17), the Board approved ...
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