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f C 9. By conducting or providing funding for techniques that increase production by identifying new processes, new techniques, or new crop potential on heretofore-limited agricultural production lands, i.e., converting grazing land to vineyards. 10. By conducting or funding programs that identify best agriculture management practices to increase efficiencies, such as land adjacent to wetlands, and potentially bring more agricultural land into production. 11. By conducting or funding Urban Limit Line studies that provided for improvement of geometric shape and compactness of urban development that reduces pressure to prematurely convert agricultural lands. 12. Obtain agricultural conservation easements that assure the availability of agricultural land for the long term. One technique to obtain conservation easements to mitigate for the loss of agricultural land is to establish a mitigation fee. Absent such a fee, the project proponent has the alternative to purchase the easement directly from a property owner. Another alternative is to work with the American Farmland Trust to establish a mitigation fee. In this case, the fee will be placed in an interest-bearing account for a three-year period of time to allow San Joaquin County to develop a mitigation program for the loss of agricultural land or to select an appropriate mitigation site within San Joaquin County. If San Joaquin County establishes . a farmland trust during the three years, the American Farmland Trust will distribute the funds to San Joaquin County. if San Joaquin County has not approved a program for the loss of agricultural land, then the American Farmland Trust will utilize the funds to obtain an easement. The applicants are proposing to mitigate for the loss of agricultural land by paying $25,000.00 to aid in funding Urban Limit Line studies that provide for improvement of geometric shape and compactness of urban development that reduces pressure to prematurely convert agricultural lands. Public Services The Lockeford Community Service District issued a conditional will-serve letter to provide sewer and water , services. The Department of Public Works will provide storm drainage services via County Service Area 52 S (CSA#52). Park The San Joaquin County Department of Parks and Recreation recommends as a Condition of Approval that the applicant either pay"in lieu"fees for park development or donate park land to a public entity(LCSD)that provides recreation facilities in the area. The Department of Parks and Recreation has stated that, if land is donated, it will not provide recreation services for the Lockeford area and has no funding mechanism to maintain or develop parks for this area(see Conditions 5.a.[1]and[2]). BloI291cal Resources The project proposes to develop the southern 90 acres of the 124-acre parcel, excluding the 34-acre oak >+ grove to the north. The biological study conducted by Moore Biological Consultants (August 2000) notes that there is one (1) blue oak on the project site and ten (10) additional oaks located immediately on and along the eastern boundary of the site. The new project has been designed so that no oak trees will be removed, and the drip lines of the oak trees along the eastern boundary will be protected in accordance with Development Title Section 9-1505.5. The Department of Fish and Game has determined that the project applicant will be required to either participate in the San Joaquin Multi-Species Conservation Pian (SJMSCP) or provide alternate mitigation in an amount and kind equal to that provided in the SJMSCP and San Joaquin County SU-00-11Pestana Community Development Page 5