Title
Conservation and Preservation Agreement Amendment - Buckeye Cove Nature Preserve
Action
ACTION:
Authorize the County Manager to negotiate and execute the Second Amendment to Conservation and Preservation Agreement between the City of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County for the purpose of incorporating City-owned Tax Parcel 013-161-01 (+/- 34.907 acres) into the Agreement
Staff Contact: Bethany Fritts, Asset and Facility Management
Presentation: No
BACKGROUND/JUSTIFICATION:
On December 29, 1994, the County and City entered into a Conservation and Preservation Agreement. Covered in this Agreement are two City-owned tracts of land - Tax Parcel 013-161-03 (+/- 210.03 acres) which is incorporated into the Buckeye Cove Nature Preserve and Tax Parcel 013-032-18 (+/- 79.65 acres) which is incorporated into the Auten Nature Preserve. On December 5, 2022, The County and City amended the Agreement to incorporate additional City- owned property - Tax Parcel 013-032-22 (+/- 10.22 acres).
This Agreement requires the Property to remain predominantly in its natural state for watershed protection, scientific research, reservoirs of natural materials, and as habitat for plant and animal species. Through the Agreement, the City appointed the County the exclusive custodian and manager of the Property. Park and Recreation’s Natural Resource Division oversees custodial and management responsibilities.
The City owns another tract of land adjacent to the Buckeye Cove Nature Preserve - Tax Parcel 013-161-01 (+/- 34.907 acres). Both County and City staff would like to amend the Agreement to incorporate this property. All other terms of the Agreement would remain the same.
PROCUREMENT BACKGROUND:
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POLICY IMPACT:
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FISCAL IMPACT:
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