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J U L 20 1993 BOOK LAND ACQUISITION GUIDE REVISIONS 90 FnF 15 -7 The Board reviewed memo from Environmental Planning Chief Roland DeBlois dated July 12, 1993: TO: James E. Chandler County Administrator DEPARTMENT HEAD CONCURRENCE: Robert Keating, ICP Community Develloopmuen irector FROM: Roland DeBlois, A CPP Chief, Environmental Planning DATE: July 12, 1993 RE: Land Acquisition Guide Revisions It is requested that the data herein presented be given formal consideration by the Board of County Commissioners at its regular meeting of July 20, 1993. DESCRIPTION AND CONDITIONS Background On May 7, 1991, the Board of County Commissioners approved the Indian River County Land Acquisition Guide. Since that time, the Guide has been used by the County Land Acquisition Advisory Committee..(LAAC) as its main procedural document relating to environmental land site selection and funding recommendations. Page 3 of the Land Acquisition Guide provides for an amendment and updating procedure with reference to Guide maintenance. Although minor amendments in the form of memoranda have been approved, no substantial revisions to the Guide have occurred since it -was adopted by the Board of County Commissioners in May, 1991. The Guide also provides that "after one year of implementation of the Land Acquisition Guide, the Advisory Committee shall reconvene and review all changes (minor and substantial), with issuance of a revised Guide, if warranted". Because there were no substantial changes to consider after one year, however, a revision of the Guide did not occur. In the past year, a number of actions have occurred which now warrant consideration of a substantial revision to the Guide. These actions include Board Resolution 92-58, which was adopted to supersede and clarify Resolution 90-104, relating to the purpose of LAAC, and the passage of the $26 million bond referendum. Also, now that the County is actively pursuing matching funds from various state programs, it is prudent to review the Guide for consistency with state acquisition procedures. For these reasons, county staff - with volunteered expert advice from The Nature Conservancy - have drafted revisions to the Guide for the Board to consider. 12