Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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GRANT OF CONSERVATION EASEMENT CITY OF LYNNWOOD LOCATED AT 16512 62nd AVENUE LYNNWOOD WA
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DEPARTMENT: CONSERVAITON 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 the Conservation Values. Granter intends that this Conservation Easement will confine the use of, or activity on, the Protected Property to such uses and activities that are consistent with this purpose. This
BACKGROUND: Grantor (City of Lynnwood) is the sole owner in fee simple of the property legally described on Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference (the "Protected Property"), located at 16515 62nd Ave W, Lynnwood, WA 98037, Snohomish County, Washington; and the Protected Property possesses significant long-term natural and open space values ("Conservation Values") of great importance to the people of Snohomish County for passive recreation; and This Conservation Easement is authorized by RCW 64.04.130, the provision of state law governing conservation easements; and the Grantor and the Grantee intend and have the common purpose of retaining the Protected Property for open space and passive recreation by placing restrictions on the use of the Protected Property, which shall continue as a servitude running with the land, and authorizing Grantee to monitor and enforce such restrictions, as described herein; and to document the present condition of the Protected Property so that Grantee or its assigns are able to monitor future uses and assure compliance with the terms of this Conservation Easement, Grantee has, at its expense, prepared baseline data consisting of photographs and other documentation summarized in Exhibit Band incorporated herein by reference as though set forth in full {the "Baseline Documentation") that the parties agree provide an accurate representation of the Protected Property as of the date of this Conservation Easement; and Snohomish County, as the Grantee of this Conservation Easement, is a qualified holder of conservation easements under RCW 64.04.130; and This Conservation Easement is being purchased with funds provided, in part, by the County's Conservation Futures Program pursuant to RCW 84.34.200, RCW 84.34.210, RCW 84.34.220 and chapter 4.14 sec, which authorizes Snohomish County to purchase conservation easements for the purpose of protecting open space and timber land through restrictions on incompatible uses of the land.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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DAC 185-5091916101 |
783,940.00 |
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783,940.00 |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION:
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ORIGINAL |
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CONTRACT# |
CF23-01 LUND’S GUL |
AMOUNT |
783,940.00 |
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Contract Period
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July 11, 2025 |
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