Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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CF24_04 GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT UPPER PILCHUCK RIVER ACQUISITON
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DEPARTMENT: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ORIGINATOR: PEJ MORGAN
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved
PURPOSE: The purpose of this Conservation Easement is to assure that the Protected Property will be retained forever in its natural and open space condition and to prevent any use of the Protected Property that will significantly impair or interfere with Conservation values.
BACKGROUND: On September 4, 2024, the Conservation Futures Program Advisory Board (the "Board") at its regularly scheduled meeting listened to the Tulalip Foundation's presentation, reviewed the project proposal, and voted to recommend project funding through the Fund in the amount of One Million Forty-One Thousand Dollars ($1,041,000.00) to assist with purchase of the Property in exchange for granting the County a conservation easement over the Property. On December 18, 2024, the Snohomish County Council, by Motion No. 24-507, allocated funding in the amount of One Million Forty-One Thousand Dollars ($1,041,000.00) to the Tulalip Foundation from the Fund for that purpose. The Conservation Easement is for one of the properties in the Upper Pilchuck River area. The Grantor is the sole owner in fee simple of the property (the "Protected Property"), located in Snohomish County, Washington on a portion of the following Snohomish County tax parcels: 29070200100800; 29070200100700; 29070200100400. Grantor has entered into a Notice and Agreement to Transfer Property Interests with the Tulalip Tribes, a federally recognized Indian Tribe (the "Transfer Agreement"). Grantor warrants that Grantor has good legal title to the Protected Property, as well as the right to convey this Conservation Easement, and that the Protected Property is free and clear of any encumbrances except the Transfer Agreement, those general exceptions contained in the title polic...
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