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Yolo LAFCO Agricultural Conservation Policy

Yolo LAFCO Agricultural Conservation Policy. Yolo County Local Agency Formation Commission Commissioners  Public Member Olin Woods, Chairman   City Members Skip Davies, Stephen Souza   County Members Helen M. Thomson, Matt Rexroad, Vice-Chairman  Alternate Commissioners

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Yolo LAFCO Agricultural Conservation Policy

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  1. Yolo LAFCO Agricultural Conservation Policy Yolo County Local Agency Formation Commission Commissioners  Public Member Olin Woods, Chairman   City Members Skip Davies, Stephen Souza   County Members Helen M. Thomson, Matt Rexroad, Vice-Chairman  Alternate Commissioners Public Member Robert Ramming City Member Bill Kristoff County Member Jim Provenza

  2. Policy Overview • Established in 1994 • Implements California Government Code §56377

  3. Policy: • Outlines the relationship of LAFCO laws, policies, factors and standards to ag protection • Communicates and clarifies the Commission’s purpose and conservation expectations • Establishes and implements a 1:1 acre agricultural mitigation ratio for prime land

  4. Additional Tools: • Land Evaluation and Site Assessment Model (LESA) • Measures land evaluation and site assessment • Includes a four tiered rating system

  5. Standards for Easements: • Mitigation Land: • Character • Location • Participation • Vehicle • Land bank • In-lieu fee

  6. IN LIEU FEE • Purchase of conservation easements • Payment made to agricultural conservation entity that meets Policy standards • Strongly encouraged for less than 20 acres • Formula based on average of recent agricultural land purchases

  7. Changes/Issues over the years: • No annexation of Williamson Act lands • Allowed specific exceptions, based on state law • Waiver for school sites in specific situations • Mitigation for schools • Out of Agency Agreements • All undeveloped areas subject to policy

  8. Changes/Issues Over the Years • Combination of Ag and Habitat Easements • If habitat does not affect agriculture • Easement Holder • Non-profit entity favored - public agency can be co-holder • Use of In Lieu fees • Payment to agricultural conservation entity

  9. Orderly growth and agricultural protection are not mutually exclusive Awareness and early implementation Adoption of local policies Commission Policy Encourages:

  10. Questions?

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