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1 County personnel shall be assigned by the County Administrator to provide assistance to the ELAP. 2 Duties and Responsibilities: 3 Receive all acquisition proposals. 4 Evaluate proposals for policy and procedural compliance. 5 Establish and maintain the GIS based Dashboard which will contain 6 review criteria and other relevant information to be used in the evaluation 7 process. The Dashboard will be updated by staff when updated GIS files 8 are available, and upon receipt of new or modified property information. 9 Ensure appropriate review by the ELAP. 10 Coordinate comments received. 11 Develop a work plan with the acquisition consultant from which due 12 diligence investigations and purchase negotiations shall be commenced. 13 The work plan shall begin with those sites listed in the previous year's 14 cycle, and include any sites added to such list in accordance with the 15 provisions in this Guide. Said acquisition shall be consistent with the goals 16 and policies of the Guide. 17 Coordinate with the acquisition consultant concerning selection by a fair 18 and impartial process, by bid or rotation, appraisers who are duly certified 19 by the Division of State Lands Bureau of Appraisal to conduct appraisals 20 in accordance with applicable State and County standards. 21 Coordinate with the acquisition consultant concerning selection of any 22 contract with qualified vendors to complete boundary maps, surveys and 23 environmental audits in accordance with applicable standards. 24 Manage cooperative efforts, consultation and/or contracts with profit or 25 nonprofit organizations in furtherance of the goals and objectives of this 26 Guide. 27 Arrange for discussions and meetings of panel members, county, state and 28 local governmental agencies, as required. 29 Prepare Approval Memorandum recommendations for BOCC 30 consideration at the direction of the ELAP. Prepare grant applications and 31 proposals. 32 Coordinate negotiations with owners of property under consideration for 33 acquisition. Negotiations may entail direct contact with landowners and/or 34 coordination with State cost -share agency staff and other land acquisition 35 entities, as applicable. 36 Develop purchase contracts; present negotiation status to the ELAP and 37 the BOCC. In instances where matching fund opportunities from 38 conservation partners are available, and to the extent practicable and 39 feasible, follow said partners' land acquisition procedures, it being 13 9/6/2022 6:36:42 PM 332