RESOLUTION NO. _____________

BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING AND DIRECTING THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS TO EXECUTE A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THE SAN MATEO COUNTY FARM BUREAU AND THE PENINSULA OPEN SPACE TRUST RELATING TO AGRICULTURAL USE ON LANDS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO PIGEON POINT LIGHT STATION

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RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, that

WHEREAS, the California Department of Parks and Recreation (State Parks) owns Pigeon Point Light Station and surrounding coastal access areas located on Pigeon Point Road in San Mateo County, Pescadero, California (Light Station); and

WHEREAS, the County of San Mateo (County) and the Peninsula Open Space Trust (POST) own lands immediately adjacent to the Light Station which are being or have been used in the past for agricultural operations; and

WHEREAS, in order to minimize potential conflicts between the use of the Light Station and agricultural operations on adjacent lands, the parties have negotiated and desire to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that outlines procedures for closing the public trails when necessary during periods of agricultural spraying; and

WHEREAS, there has been presented to this Board for its consideration and acceptance a proposed MOU, reference to which is hereby made for further particulars.

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED that the President of the Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Memorandum of Understanding among POST, the County, the San Mateo County Farm Bureau and State Parks related to agricultural operations on lands immediately adjacent to Pigeon Point Light Station.

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