3:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.

1. Roll Call

Unfinished Business

2. Conservation Opportunities in Connection Analysis Areas (30 minutes)

· Recommendations for the Catalina/Tortolita connection

· Update on Avra/I-10 connection

· Discussion of the I-19 connection in the area of the Green Valley Hills property

· Discussion on the CAP/Garcia Strip connection

3. Conservation Easements and Property Taxes (10 minutes)

Report from subcommittee

4. Follow up on the March 30th Joint Planning and Zoning Commission meeting (5 minutes)

New Business

5. Approval of March 8 Meeting Summary

6. Update on 1997/2004 Conservation Bond Program Expenditures to Date (5 minutes)

7. Belvedere Acquisition (10 minutes)

2004 Open Space Bond Category: City of Tucson – 36^th Street Corridor.

Staff recommends approval of this acquisition via assignment of the option to purchase from Arizona Open Land Trust to the County. Background materials will be provided to the Commission at least 5 calendar days before the meeting.

8. Acquisition of Diocese Parcel – Los Morteros (10 minutes)

2004 Open Space Bond Category: Community Open Space – Los Morteros. Staff recommends approval of this acquisition and recommendation to the Board of Supervisors that the County participate in the auction for the property with a not-to-exceed bid amount to be determined by the Board of Supervisors during executive session. Background materials will be provided to the Commission at least 5 calendar days before the meeting.

9. Semi-Annual Status Report to the Board of Supervisors on 1997 and 2004 Open Space Bond Programs (10 minutes)

10. Applications for the Sale of Open Space (5 minutes)

Curtis/Petrowski/Nunez - 2004 Open Space Bond Category: Secondary Habitat Protection Priorities, Southeast Sub Area. Commission placed due diligence for the Curtis parcel on hold and placed the Petrowski and Nunez applications on hold to determine Bureau of Land Management’s interest in these properties. Staff met with BLM and recommends no further action on these applications at this time.

11. Conservation Opportunities in the Northwest and in the area of Arthur Pack Park (15 minutes)

Report from Critical Landscape Connections subcommittee meeting.

12. Updates: (30 minutes)

· Bar V Ranch (Acquired 2/17/05)

· King98 (Acquired 3/18/05)

· Rancho Seco (Board of Supervisors approved acquisition)

· Carpenter Ranch (Commission recommended due diligence)

· Camino de Oeste Project Area (Commission recommended due diligence on certain parcels)

· Poteet (Commission recommended due diligence)

· South Corridor project area – (Commission recommended securing contingent options on western parcels and Hiett and Heater properties)

· Habitat for Humanity application and 36^th Street Corridor (Meeting April 8, 2005)

· Madera Highlands (Commission recommended due diligence)

· Green Valley Hills

· State Trust land reform

· Federal Land Exchange legislation involving Tumamoc Hill

· Proposed Development Activities on Bond Parcels

13. Next Commission meeting: May 19

Suggested agenda items for the May 19, 2005 meeting will be distributed to Commissioners before the meeting.

14. Call to the Public

15. Adjournment