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IN THE MATTER OF RECOMMENDING RESOLUTION NO. 98/368
SUPPORT FOR .FILING OF APPLICATION
FOR FRANKLIN RIDGE AGRICULTURAL
EASEMENT ACQUISTION PROGRAM
VY'HEREAS, the legislature has established the Agricultural Land Stewardship Program within
the Department of Conservation, and through a grant program is providing assistance to
conserve important agricultural land resources that are subject to conversion pressures;and
WHEREAS, the Martinez Regional Land Trust intends to acquire agricultural easements on
seventy acres of commercial grazing land within the Franklin Ridge,which is part of the larger
Briones Hills Agricultural Preserve Area for the purpose of conserving priority agricultural
land resources.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County does hereby support the filing of an application for funding from the Agricultural Land
Stewardship Program.
PASSED by vote of the Board of Supervisors members present on this 14`h day of July, 1998.
INTRODUCED BY
AYLE B. MA JIM OGERS' Chair
District II Supervisor District I Supervisor
DON GERBER MARK DESAULNIER
Distri II pervisor District IV Supervisor
CANCIAMILLA
District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an Order entered into the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Phil Batchel County Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of S ervisors.
By �- -
4&p, .
Deputy Clerk