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THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on November 28, 1989_, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Powers, Schroder, McPeak, Torlakson
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: Supervisor Fanden
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SUBJECT: Preservation of Prime Agricultural Soils in
Contra Costa County
The Board considered the three recommendations of Supervisors
McPeak and Torlakson relative to preservation of prime agricultural
soils in Contra Costa County. (A copy of the recommendations are
attached and included as a part of this document. )
The following persons spoke:
Leslie Davis, 741 McClarren Road, Brentwood;.
Mike Souza, Citizens Land Alliance, East County Farmer, P.O.
Box 553 , Byron;
Jack Bloomfield, 4955 Discovery Point, Byron;
Alfred Courchesne, P.O. Box 872 , Brentwood;
Eugene Harrison, P. O. Box 16, Knightsen 94548; and
Don Christian, Executive Director, Contra Costa County
Taxpayers Association.
Following discussion, the Board APPROVED the following ac-
tions:
1. REQUESTED the Director, Community Development Department,
to schedule a workshop inviting the Board, members of the
Agricultural Resources Advisory Committee and the
Agricultural Task Force, and other interested parties to
discuss preservation of prime agricultural areas in the
County;
2. REQUESTED the Director, Community Development Department,
to meet with representatives of the East Bay Regional
Park District to discuss the concept of establishing an
Agricultural Soils Bank Trust Fund from Measure AA
proceeds; and
3 . REQUESTED the Internal Operations Committee and Director,
Community Development Department, to review status,
structure, and memberhip of the Agricultural Resources
Advisory Committee and the Agricultural Task Force.
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of
an action taken and entered on the minutes of the
Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: " �� y
PHIL BATCHELOR,Clerk of the Board
of Supervisors and County Admitdstrator
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Director, CDD
County Administrator
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TO BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Sunne Wright McPeak Colra
Tom Torlakson @ C
Costa
DATE: November 28, 1989
SUBJECT: Preservation of Prime Agricultural Soils
in Contra Costa County
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AAD JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
To bolster Contra Costa' s efforts to preserve and protect the prime
agricultural soils in Contra Costa County, the Board of Supervisors
should take the following .actions:
1. Request East Bay Regional Park District ( "EBRPD" ) to consider
establishing a $1 million Agricultural Soils Bank Trust Fund from
Measure AA proceeds to purchase development rights on properties
comprised of prime agricultural soils.
2. Submit to the Contra Costa voters in 1990 a general obligation
bond measure for the purpose of also purchasing development
rights on properties comprised of prime agricultural soils. This
effort would augment the Agricultural Soils Bank Trust Fund
established by EBRPD and could be jointly sponsored by EBRPD.
This matter should be referred to the Finance Committee and to
the Agricultural Resources Advisory Committee to work out the
details if adopted in principal by the Board of Supervisors.
3 . Refer these concepts and policy proposals to the Agricultural
Resources Advisory Committee and to the Agricultural Task Force
for input and suggestion.
BACKGROUND:
It is important to preserve prime agricultural soils and protect those
lands in Contra Costa from being urbanized. However, it is also clear
that farming and other agricultural activities in Contra Costa are
subject to economic forces outside of our county, and it is tough for
the farmers to make ends meet. Therefore, we have got to be creative
and find viable ways to not only protect viable prime agricultural
soils through General Plan policies and zoning, but also to establish
mechanisms to address the economic realities and hardships faced by
farmers. The Agricultural Soils Bank Trust Funds and the general
obligation land proceeds would provide the funding to buy development
rights in the Agricultural Core and help recapitalize the farming
economy.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
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