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202. RESOLUTION NO. 2001- 209 R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A CONSERVATION EASEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY RELATED TO THE SAN MARCOS REGIONAL PARK PRESERVE PROJECT; AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE THE AGREEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The City staff has negotiated an agreement with the Edwards Aquifer Authority under which the EAA will provide the City with $500,000 towards the cost of the City's purchase ofa 326 acre tract of property from C&G Development, Inc. 2. The area of this easement (the "Easement Area") comprises the bulk of the 326 acre tract, and is in a substantially undisturbed natural condition. The City and the EAA desire to protect the integrity of the Easement Area from misuse, waste, or residential, industrial, or commercial development. The purposes of this Easement are to preserve the natural condition of the Easement Area, to protect the Easement Area's natural resources, watershed, recharge water quality, and ecological integrity, to protect and preserve native vegetation, habitat and native wildlife including threatened and endangered species, to provide for the research, educational and monitoring activities of the EAA, and to add the Easement Area to the San Marcos Regional Park Preserve. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: P ART 1. The attached Conservation Easement Agreement between the City of San Marcos and the EAA is approved. PART 2. The City Manager, Larry D. Gilley, is authorized to execute the agreement on behalf of the City. P ART 3. This Resolution is in full force and effect immediately from and after its adoption. ADOPTED on DECEMBER 10} 2001 ~~ /~~. DaVId Chm Mayor C:\TEMP\EAA cons easement 12-01.doc