File #: FP-R-24-04-3084   
Type: FP Resolution Status: Filed
File created: 3/14/2024 In control: Forest Preserve District Commission
On agenda: 4/9/2024 Final action: 4/9/2024
Title: RESOLUTION APPROVING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AGRICULTURAL LAND USE POLICY
Attachments: 1. FP_Ag Policy Memo Draft, 2. Agricultural Land Use Policy_Draft_2.pdf, 3. Exhibit A_Farm Program License Agreement, 4. Exhibit B_Lottery Letter Template, 5. Exhibit C_Organic Farm Program License Agreement, 6. Exhibit D_Farm Program Reporting Form, 7. FPFarmParcels_2024_Map

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Resolution Approving the Establishment of the Agricultural Land Use Policy

 

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WHEREAS, the District currently manages approximately 6,000 acres of farmland though annual Farm License Agreements, for the production of row crops and grass hay, issued to about 36 local farmers; and

 

WHEREAS, it is deemed to be necessary to create an Agricultural Land Use Policy to govern the stewardship and licensing of agricultural lands that reflects the District’s commitment to regenerative agricultural goals, soil health principles, and conservation farming practices; and

 

WHEREAS, a current Agricultural Land Use Policy has been developed to meet the needs of the District.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County, Kane County, Illinois, that the Agricultural Land Use Policy, attached and identified as Exhibit A, be, and hereby is approved and adopted.

 

APPROVED AND PASSED on this 9th day of April 2024.

 

___________________________                           ____________________________

Christopher Kious                                                       Myrna Molina

President, Kane Forest Preserve                              Secretary, Kane Forest Preserve

Kane County, Illinois                                                   Kane County, Illinois