RESOLUTION NO. _____________

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

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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE RESCISSION OF A CALIFORNIA LAND CONSERVATION CONTRACT (WILLIAMSON ACT) AND SIMULTANEOUS EXECUTION OF A GRANT OF OPEN SPACE EASEMENT, CONSISTENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA LAND CONSERVATION ACT OF 1965, THE CALIFORNIA OPEN SPACE EASEMENT ACT OF 1974, AND BOARD OF SUPERVISORS RESOLUTION NO. 23739 (ORIGINAL WILLIAMSON ACT CONTRACT RESOLUTION; RECORDED 1967), FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR A SELF-RENEWING TERM OF 10 YEARS

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

WHEREAS, on April 25, 1967, the County entered into a Land Conservation Contract covering certain land described therein (the “Property”), which contract was recorded in the Official Records of the County of San Mateo on April 27, 1967, as Document No. 44776AA; and

WHEREAS, on June 5, 2008, the current owners of the Property served a notice of non-renewal of such contract pursuant to Government Code section 51245; and

WHEREAS, pursuant to Government Code section 51255, the current owner of the Property, Gerald Colombi and Betine Lee, has made application to simultaneously rescind the Land Conservation Contract and enter into a Grant of Open space Easement; and

WHEREAS, the proposed Grant of Open Space Easement would benefit the County in that (1) it would secure enforceable open space restrictions on the Property for a minimum period of 10 years, and (2) it would preserve the rural character of the area in which the land is located; and

WHEREAS, the Board has reviewed the proposed Grant of Open Space Easement and desires to enter into the same;

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY DETERMINED AND ORDERED AS FOLLOWS:

That the President of the Board is hereby authorized and directed to execute the Agreement Rescinding the Land Conservation Contract and the Grant of Open Space Easement as presented, and the Clerk of the Board shall attest to his signatures thereto.

IT IS FURTHER DETERMINED AND ORDERED that County staff shall take all appropriate action to ensure recordation of the California Open Space Easement.

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