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COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE Of CALIFORNIA
Resolution No.
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING RECORDING PERPETUAL CONSERVATION
EASEMENT GRANT IN FAVOR OF CALIFORNIA OPEN LANDS
WHEREAS, the County of Butte is a municipal corporation and is the sole owner
in fee simple of certain real property located in the County of Butte, State of California;
and
WHEREAS, County of Butte intends to expand an existing landfill on a portion of
this property; and
WHEREAS, a permit, (Permit Number 200300113) was required from the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers (Corps), dated December 9, 2003, for the Neal Road Sanitary
Landfill to fill waters of the United States as necessary to complete the landfill
expansion; and
WHEREAS, a requirement of the permit provides for the establishment of a
Preserve for conservation measures and mitigation for certain impacts for this property;
and
WHEREAS, a PERPETUAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT GRANT
(Easement), establishes the Preserve; and
WHEREAS, the Preserve possesses natural resources with significant ecological
values that benefit endangered, threatened and other rare species; and
WHEREAS, the Preserve, consisting of approximately 5.00 acres, has been
identified as being potential habitat for species of native plants and wildlife which the
County of Butte desires to restore and enhance pursuant to an Open Space Management
Plan dated January 2006 by Gallaway Consulting, Inc.; and
WHEREAS, California Open Lands is a private non-profit 501 (c) (3) corporation
under the laws of the State of California, and is authorized to hold conservation
easements under California Civil Code §81 S et seq.; and
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WHEREAS, the County of Butte intends to convey to California Open Lands the
right to inspect and monitor the management of the conservation values of the Preserve;
and
WHEREAS, California Open Lands agrees by accepting the Easement to honor
the intentions of the County of Butte to inspect and monitor in perpetuity, the
conservation values of the Preserve in accordance with the terms of the Easement and
Open Space Management Plan.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of
Supervisors authorize the recordation of a PERPETUAL CONSERVATION
EASEMENT GRANT in favor of CALIFORNIA OPEN LANDS, a private non-profit
501 (c) (3) corporation
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 9th
day of January 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
NOT VOTING: None
Connelly, Kirk, Josiassen, Yamaguchi and Chair Dolan
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Chair;. Butte 'ounty Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
PAUL MCINTOSH, Cl}ief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the ~oar~ of Supervisors
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