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Adopt a resolution to:
a. Support the Ag Land Trust's agricultural conservation easement proposal to the State of California Department of Conservation Farmland Conservancy Program (DoC) for 210 acres of the Hitchcock-Gill Farm; and
b. Support the Ag Land Trust's application for grant funding from the DoC for the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement over the Hitchcock-Gill Farm totaling 210 acres (APN 145-181-009) situated approximately 1.5 miles west of Chualar, on the eastern side of Old Stage Road, and to place said parcels into an agricultural conservation easement to conserve priority agricultural land resources; and
c. Direct the Housing and Community Development (HCD) Director or Chief of Planning to collaborate with the Ag Land Trust in the grant application process.
d. Find that the proposed action is categorically exempt per California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15317 and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15317(b).
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Action: Categorically Exempt per CEQA Guidelines Section 15317 (Open Space Contracts or Easements) and/or CEQA Guidelines Section 15325 (Transfer of Ownership in Land to Preserve Existing Natural Conditions and Historical Resources, Section 15317(b) - Acquisition, sale, or other transfer of areas to allow continued agricultural use of the areas.)
Planning File No. REF210028
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Support the Ag Land Trust's agricultural conservation easement proposal to the California Department of Conservation Farmland Conservancy Program (DoC) for 210 acres of the Hitchcock-Gill Farm; and
b. Support the Ag Land Trust's application for grant funding from DoC for the purchase of an agricultural conservation easement over the Hitchcock-Gill Farm totaling 210 acres (APN 145-181-009) situated approximately 1.5 miles west of Chualar, on the eastern side of Old Stage Road, and to place said parcels into an ...
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