OSAP Council Report

OSAP SUMMARY

City Council approved a city-wide open space and agriculture preservation program in February 2003 and is currently in the process of enrolling its first property in the program. The program is an element of the City's overall growth management strategy and restricts development on participating properties through the recordation of a perpetual easement over the property.

The OSAP program's dedicated funding sources are derived from the proceeds from street closures and roll back taxes.  City Council has, in the past, also dedicated the proceeds from the sale of certain surplus properties as well as surplus Mosquito Control funds to the program. The City actively seeks grant funding for the preservation of open space.