ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 2010

ADOPTED - OCTOBER 26, 2010

Agenda Item No 6

Introduced by the County Services and Finance Committees of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION ACCEPTING $502,667.00 AND APPROVING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT NO. 735D211043 AMENDMENT 1 BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND INGHAM COUNTY FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FEDERAL FARM AND RANCHLAND PROTECTION PROGRAM

RESOLUTION #10-340

WHEREAS, Ingham County desires to provide for the effective long-term protection and preservation of farmland and open space in Ingham County from the pressure of increasing residential and commercial development; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners adopted the Ingham County Farmland Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance in July 2004; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Farmland and Open Space Preservation Board has scored and ranked all applications received for the 2009 cycle and submitted the Ghere, Davis, Jackson, Haynes #2 Farms to the Federal Farm and Ranchland Protection Program, Great Lakes Restoration Initiative for consideration of matching funds; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Farmland Purchase of Development Rights Ordinance authorized the Ingham County Farmland and Open Space Preservation Board to make reasonable offers to purchase development rights on farms based on state certified appraisals; and

WHEREAS, the Ingham County Agricultural Preservation Board has funding in place to purchase the Permanent Conservation Easement Deeds on the Ghere, Davis, Jackson, Haynes #2 Farms.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners approves Cooperative Agreement #73-5D21-10-43 Amendment 1 for $502,667.00, between United States of America (The United States), acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Ingham County for the implementation of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP) Great Lakes Restoration Initiative.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners authorizes the Board Chair to sign Cooperative Agreement #73-5D21-10-43 Amendment 1, after review and approval by County Attorney.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas: Copedge, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/19/10

FINANCE: Yeas: Grebner, Tennis, Bahar-Cook, Schor, Holman, Dougan

Nays: None Absent: None Approved 10/20/10

AMENDMENT 1 TO

COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT

BETWEEN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION

ACTING THROUGH THE

NATURAL RESOURCES CONSERVATION SERVICE

and

INGHAM COUNTY

for the

FARM AND RANCH LANDS PROTECTION PROGRAM

Cooperative Agreement Number 735D211043 between the United States of America (the United States), acting by and through the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) on behalf of the Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC), and Ingham County for the implementation of the Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP), originally made on the 5^th

^{day of
August, 2010, is hereby amended on the ____ day of ___________, 2010 to add or
change the following:}

IV. OBLIGATION OF FUNDS

Change IV. First Paragraph To:

Upon execution of this agreement, the United States shall obligate the sum of $462,308.00 in FY2010 and $502,667.00 in FY2010 Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) for the acquisition by Ingham County of conservation easements for the parcels listed on Attachments A, A-1. This agreement may be revised to obligate additional funds in Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 if the cooperating entity submits parcels that rank high enough to warrant the obligation of funds. Ingham County must close on the easement acquisition and request payment of this amount in accordance with Part VII of this Cooperative Agreement before the dates in the table below.

Fiscal Year	Attachment with Associated Parcels	Funds Obligated	Fund Code
2010	A	$462,308.00	69F
2010 GLRI	A-1	$502,667.00	69R
2011	B	NA	NA
2012	C	NA	NA

Attachments

Add Attachment A-1 - List of Pending Conservation Easement Offers on Which the Obligation of FY 2010 GLRI Funds is Based.

All other terms, conditions, and provisions of the agreement remain in force and effect and are hereby made a part of this agreement.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the following authorized representatives of the United States and Ingham County have executed this Cooperative Agreement.