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Manage cooperative efforts, consultation and/or contracts with profit or nonprofit <br />organizations in furtherance of the goals and objectives of this Guide. <br />Arrange for discussions and meetings of panel members, county, state and local <br />governmental agencies, as required. <br />Prepare Approval Memorandum recommendations for BOCC consideration at the <br />direction of the ELAP. Prepare grant applications and proposals. <br />Coordinate negotiations with owners of property under consideration for <br />acquisition. Negotiations may entail direct contact with landowners and/or <br />coordination with State cost -share agency staff and other land acquisition entities, <br />as applicable. <br />Develop purchase contracts; present negotiation status to the ELAP and the BOCC. <br />In instances where matching fund opportunities from conservation partners are <br />available, and to the extent practicable and feasible, follow said partners' land <br />acquisition procedures, it being understood that the adoption of said procedures <br />shall be temporary in nature and applicable only to the specific transaction at hand. <br />Conduct conservation land management tasks in accordance with BOCC approved <br />land management plans, including coordination with volunteers and appropriate <br />environmental agencies. <br />ADVISORY STATUS <br />The ELAP shall be advisory only, and the members shall serve without compensation. <br />GENERAL PROVISIONS <br />Except as provided herein, the provisions of Section 103.02 of the Indian River County Code of Ordinances <br />shall apply to the ELAP. <br />CONFLICTS OF INTEREST <br />No member of the BOCC may be involved in the appraisal of or the negotiations for the purchase, sale, or <br />exchange of any real property on behalf of the County. No Board member, ELAP member, County staff <br />member, member of any organization or agent employed by the County (collectively "County Authorized <br />Representative") may negotiate, approve, or otherwise participate on behalf of the County in the purchase, <br />sale, or exchange of real property owned or to be acquired by the County, if the County Authorized <br />Representative member or any of his relatives stand to receive any tangible advantage from the real estate <br />transaction or has any financial interest in or derivative benefit from the land to be acquired. <br />11 <br />Revised: December 2023 <br />232 <br />