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commitments, surveys, environmental assessments and any other items deemed necessary by county staff in connection with a proposed acquisition. Deliverable: work plan for each property under acquisition consideration. b) Develop a short-list of state -approved environmental land acquisition appraisers and establish appraisal procedures and instructions for potential appraisers for each property. Deliverable: state approved appraisers short list, appraisal procedures report. c) Contract for, and review, appropriate boundary -mapping activities, surveys, environmental audits, and appraisals, ensuring that the methodology employed by selected professionals complies with the standards required by various state and federal funding agencies that might review the results of their work. Deliverable: boundary map surveys, environmental audit reports, and independent appraisals, in compliance with state or federal standards, as applicable. (2) Conduct acquisition negotiations a) Establish ownership contacts within land acquisition project boundaries and negotiate for the purchase of properties with the landowners or their representatives, obtaining purchase options when appropriate. b) Negotiate alternatives to fee simple purchase when appropriate (e.g., conservation easements). Work products would be documents related to fee simple purchase, conservation easement documents, other documents for less than fee simple purchase, as applicable. c) Prepare and review basic legal documents, such as option agreements, joint acquisition agreements, affidavits, and contracts, for conservation lands acquisition. d) Maintain communications with the County, community and environmental organizations, landowners, and other government agencies to increase visibility and gain public support. This coordination may include presentations, interviews, and other public communications, as applicable. (3) Develop stewardship/management plans a) Develop conceptual stewardship/management plans for properties acquired or proposed for acquisition. These plans shall include such topics as management cost estimates, fire management procedures, exotic species control, restoration, monitoring, research, endangered species management, volunteer program development, and procurement of outside funding for environmental lands management. The County is in the process of retaining an environmental consultant to complete due diligence assessments. This environmental consultant will be available, as needed, to provide input for land management planning, restoration assessments, and wildlife survey and coordination of habitat requirements. Plans shall also include recommendations for public access/passive recreation improvements compatible with site natural resources; initial development cost and annual maintenance cost estimates for such improvements; and funding source recommendations for such costs. 2024018 Agreement 116