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Washington County, MN - TPD - PDR Document Page 4 of 12 purchases · Assisting the Minnesota Land Trust in negotiating conditions of easement with landowners and oversight of the Minnesota Land Trust as easement holder and monitor, If chosen to assist the County with these duties · Environmental risk analysis (due diligence) · Ensuring that easements are recorded · Ensuring that subdivisions or plats clearly identify parcels on which development rights have been sold and extinguished · Seeking additional outside funding PDR Advisory Committee The County will use an expended Parks and Open Space Commission as its PDR Advisory Committee. A liaison from the Planning Advisory Commission will be added. Additional members may be added to achieve representation from the following interests: (1) farmers; (2) landowners; (3) local units of governments, including but not limited to cities, towns, and water management organizations; (4) citizens at large with knowledge or experience related to the purpose of the program; (5) conservation organizations; (6) residents of each County Commissioner's district; (7) a 5011 and Water Conservation District Board member; and (8) a member of the Washington County Board of Commissioners. Each member may represent one or more of the above interest groups. The Advisory Committee will also include non-voting technical advisory members from agencies involved in land and water protection activities, such as the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the Soil and Water Conservation District, and the Department of Natural Resources. The Advisory Committee shall be appointed to staggered three-year terms. The initial members shall be appointed to one-year, two-year and three-year terms so that no more than five members' terms expire in one year. Each member may serve a maximum of two consecutive three-year terms. The PDR Advisory Committee is assigned the following duties and responsibilities: · Make recommendations to the County Board regarding selection criteria; · Review applications that meet the initial eligibility criteria; · Visit and evaluate sites based on "Phase 2" criteria as outlined In Section 5 of this document; · Evaluate applications based on available funding and potential for bargain sale or additional funding; . Review comments from local units of governments and watershed management organizations; · Recommend parcels to County Board for purchase of Conservation http://www.co.washington.mn.us/your _county _government/administration/purchase _ ot dev,... 91712004