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Home My WebLink AboutCC Reso 2013-14 - Agricultural Conservation Easement Funding RESOLUTION NO. 2013- �a RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF UKIAH SUPPORTING APPROVAL I OF THE AGRICULTURAL CONSERVATION EASEMENT FUNDING FROM THE I CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION'S FARMLAND CONSERVANCY PROGRAM FOR THE GOBBI STREET VINEYARDS AND DARK HORSE RANCH PROJECTS, CITY OF UKIAH SPHERE OF INFLUENCE, MENDOCINO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA WHEREAS, the California Legislature has established the California Farmland Conservancy Program within the Department of Conservation, and through a grant program is providing assistance to conserve important agricultural land resources that are subject to conversion pressures; and WHEREAS, the Mendocino Land Trust has applied for funding from the California Farmland Conservancy Program with which it intends to purchase an Agricultural Conservation Easement on approximately 53 acres of prime farmland on the Gobbi Street Vineyards in the Ukiah Valley, California and to also pay for transaction costs in connection with its intent to receive a 100% donation of an Agricultural Conservation Easement on approximately 156 acres of prime farm ' and grazing land on the Dark Horse Ranch in the Ukiah Valley, California, depicted on the attached Exhibit A, both for the purpose of conserving priority agricultural land resources; and � WHEREAS, both properties are outside the Ukiah City limits but within the current City of Ukiah Sphere of Influence; and WHEREAS, the City will be proposing to the Local Agency Formation Commission reduce its Sphere of Influence, and the subject properties are not within that reduced area, which I underscores the City's general plan goals and policies — that these and other parcels should remain in agricultural use and not be included in the City's probable area of future urban development at this time; and WHEREAS, the Mendocino Land Trust has secured conditional funding from the California Farmland Conservancy Program; and WHEREAS, the actual amount paid for the Gobbi conservation easement will be based on an appraisal of the value of the conservation easement. Mendocino Land Trust cannot pay more than the fair market value of the conservation easement as determined by the appraisal. The appraisal is underway. A portion of the funding will be used to fund transaction costs for the donated easement on the Dark Horse Ranch Property; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Ukiah approves the easement proposal and certifies that the conservation easement project and funding award meets the eligibility criteria set forth in Public Resources Code Section 10251, to wit: (a) The parcels proposed for conservation are expected to continue to be used for, and are large enough to sustain, commercial agricultural production. The lands are also in an area that possesses the necessary market, infrastructure, and agricultural support , services, and the surrounding parcel sizes and land uses will support long-term commercial agricultural production. Page 1 of 2 I ' -- — — i (b) Mendocino County has a general plan which demonstrates a long-term commitment to agricultural land conservation. This commitment is reflected in the goals, objectives, policies, and implementation measures of the plan, as they relate to the area of Mendocino County where the easement acquisition is proposed. (c) The City of Ukiah has a general plan that includes goals, policies and implementation measures calling for the support and conservation of agriculture within the City's Sphere of Influence. (d) Without conservation, the lands proposed for protection are likely to be converted to nonagricultural use in the foreseeable future. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Ukiah hereby supports the approval/award of conservation easement funding from the California Farmland Conservancy Program for the Gobbi Street Vineyard and Dark Horse Ranch properties located with the City of Ukiah's Sphere of Influence. PASSED AND ADOPTED on June 19, 2013 by the following roll call vote: AyES: ��uncilmembers Landis, Rodin, Thomas, Baldwin, and Mayor Crane ! NOES: None Abstain: None AbSCIIt: None I ,'�, �' � � � I /� / �/'��/tJ�N�1 �1 A / �In � i Douglas�F. Crane, Mayor ATTEST: i J / �L � IJ �� I, ��_ h � �GZt �L�� Krlstine Lawler, City Clerk I I I I Pa e2of2 9 I , �� - -- �`� tik�ai. FXHICiIi A � — � � Gobbi Street Vineyards � � (Dolan) Propertles —_ -- — _J - \� � I �� ;. Talmage � I - � — —.—_ � L _ _ �v�pf�t�i �l ��, �� \ � I \` } � V � � ^� � - , +J� �,, �}Y _`, ��I + I � �� , � , � -�., _ .� � � �� , , � ry � _ � � �� -� � j ., , ;, i _, i s - r �\ � �� \�'"` � --- --- . _ — --- --- " __ _ — _ . __. ._ --- _ -- — '��Reflrcxtl �. ��,.Mgh'aey •-�,�ryF�; Dark Horse Ranch Properties uruin9°'coen; ��..�...__.._ , Cvi� =a:� a��:h LJ+ 'a.^'16D-03 '.?}Ct :7iu� (�ia.��ix_c_o�wn F �ioaaro.a��ewx V J.%� �i.5 ; — --- ��_�-_�_^�' �,'.__�hi',IF; f !6..:F-vNLendlAenacamzn! 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