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M M r <br />population of scrub jays, FWS has prohibited roadway construction <br />until adequate mitigation is provided for the area to be impacted. <br />Staff feels that preserving and managing the Wabasso Scrub site <br />should constitute sufficient mitigation for the C.R. 512 project. <br />As of this time,, staff has been unsuccessful in obtaining FWS's <br />approval for using the Wabasso Scrub site as mitigation for C.R. <br />512 impacts. Staff, however, will continue to pursue that <br />possibility. Once the purchase is approved and the acquisition is <br />assured, staff feels that FWS may agree to staff's mitigation <br />proposal. In that case, the Wabasso Scrub property purchase will <br />provide another benefit to the County and its residents. <br />Comprehensive Plan Scrub Acquisition Commitment <br />Conservation Policy 6.2 of the County Comprehensive Plan commits <br />the County to acquire a minimum of 50 acres of xeric scrub <br />vegetative community for conservation purposes. The Wabasso Scrub <br />purchase will satisfy this minimum acreage by resulting in a county <br />acquisition of +54 acres of scrub plant community, +34 acres of <br />which is occupied scrub jay territory. <br />*Project Plan <br />To satisfy the FCT Conceptual Approval Agreement for cost -share <br />funding, the County is required to submit a "project plan". In <br />addition to an executed purchase agreement and approved management <br />plan, a "project plan" includes: <br />- Statement of total cost <br />- Statement of award amount requested from FCT <br />- Statement the project plan is consistent with <br />local comprehensive plan <br />- Evidence that conditions imposed as part of the <br />Conceptual Approval Agreement are satisfied <br />- Affidavit that there is no existing or pending violation <br />of any local, state, regional or federal laws or <br />regulations on the project site <br />The Wabasso scrub project as proposed is consistent with the <br />County's Comprehensive Plan. Also, the seller is required to <br />resolve any potential code violations (e.g., trash and debris) <br />prior to closing. Documents of the project plan listed above - <br />aside from Board approval of the purchase agreement and management <br />plan) - can be handled administratively and will be provided to FCT <br />by county staff upon Board approval of the acquisition. <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners approve the <br />proposed Wabasso Scrub property purchase contract Option Agreement <br />and the attached management plan. Staff also recommends that the <br />Board authorize staff to submit a Project Plan to the FCT to <br />fulfill requirements of the FCT cost -share Conceptual Approval <br />Agreement. <br />42 <br />JUNE 279 1995 moK 9-5 F,Acfi 60 <br />