Title
Conservation Declarations on County Property
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to execute conservation declarations on seven (7) County properties (totaling 30.36 acres) located along the Long Creek at I-485 Stream Restoration Project.
Staff Contact: Don Ceccarelli, LUESA - Storm Water Services
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
Mecklenburg County Storm Water Services is currently constructing the Long Creek Stream Restoration project from I-485 to Oakdale Road (Phase 3 of 3) as part of implementing the county’s Environmental Leadership Action Plan and meeting LUESA’s Strategic Business Plan goals. This project will restore approximately 8,300 feet of Long Creek in Charlotte, NC. The project will revegetate the stream bank with native plant species, improve aquatic habitat, and reduce in-stream erosion. Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation partnered with Storm Water to jointly design and construct the greenway within the project area.
Parcel numbers are shown below:
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033-191-99 |
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033-146-08 |
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033-261-05 |
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033-251-17 |
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033-251-14 |
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033-251-15 |
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033-111-12 |
The Board of County Commissioners approved the North Carolina Land & Water Fund (NCLWF) grant on February 18, 2020 which included a Grant amount of $400,000, and a local match of $1,497,100, for a contract total amount of $1,897,100. With the execution of these conservation declarations, the project fulfills the conservation requirements set forth in the NCLWF grant. The 30.36 acres being conserved are located in the floodplain adjacent to the stream restoration project. Additional documents are available upon request.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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