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Adopt a resolution:
a. Approving and authorizing the Chair to sign a Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Habitat Management on Portions of the Parker Flats Reserve at the Former Fort Ord, California between the County, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and UCP East Garrison LLC to fund and implement interim habitat management for California Tiger Salamander on approximately 134 acres of County-owned property at the former Fort Ord; and
b. Approving and authorizing the Chair to sign the grant of a Conservation Easement Deed to the State of California over said property, and directing the RMA Director to transmit the signed Easement to CDFW for acceptance and recording. (ADDED VIA ADDENDUM)
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors adopt a resolution:
a. Approving a Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Habitat Management on Portions of the Parker Flats Reserve at the Former Fort Ord, California between the County, the Fort Ord Reuse Authority, and UCP East Garrison LLC to fund and implement interim habitat management for California Tiger Salamander on approximately 134 acres of County-owned property at the former Fort Ord; and
b. Approving the grant of a Conservation Easement Deed to the Californian Department of Fish & Wildlife over said property, and directing the RMA Director to transmit the signed Easement to CDFW for acceptance and recording.
SUMMARY:
As a condition of renewal of its Section 2081 Incidental Take Permit for Phase II of the East Garrison housing development, the California Department of Fish & Wildlife (CDFW) is requiring the developer to implement "interim" habitat restoration, conservation, and enhancement mitigations for the California Tiger Salamander (CTS) prior to and until the Fort Ord Reuse Authority (FORA) Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) is adopted and CDFW issues the 2081 Incidental Take Permit for the Fort Ord HCP.
The property selected by CDFW for this activity is a 134-acre portion of Coun...
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