Lease Negotiations
A lease is an agreement between a lessee or tenant and a lessor or landlord to rent an area of land for a specified period subject to stipulated conditions. Lease arrangements vary widely. Both parties can get the best arrangements by negotiating until they arrive at a satisfactory agreement. A written contract outlining each party’s responsibilities lessens the chance and costs of a dispute. |
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IRRIGATION PROJECTS
Periodically, the Ranches require improvements ranging from subsurface drainage (tile) systems, irrigation, bank stabilization, etc. |
Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project
The Monterey County Water Recycling Project (aka: Castroville Seawater Intrusion Project). Tile Systems are needed to allow for the flushing of soils irrigated with water high in sodium, nitrates or other chemicals. Drip irrigation allows grows to reduce contact between vegetables and such chemicals. |
Salinas Valley Water Project
The Salinas Valley Water Project (SVWP) is Monterey County's plan to:
- Stop seawater intrusion, avert a maximum flood event at Nacimiento Dam, and recharge the Salinas River Basin, and
- Basin property owners are assessed by benefits, ranging from $4.00 to $24.00 per irrigated acre, and
- Keep water management in local hands, fund it equitably, and ensure future water supplies.
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Land Use Analysis
The Cooper Land Company has retained Aaron P. Johnson to develop legal entitlements and mapping for the following uses: |
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| LANDOWNER HOUSING |
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Existing legal lots of record are important assets for many property owners throughout the County. Rendering them non-conforming and undevelopable
penalizes owners who have not developed their property, and is a major attack on legally vested property rights. The C plan counts legal lots of record in order to meet the housing needs of the County, but its policies render a significant number of those parcels useless. |
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| FARMWORKER HOUSING |
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| The Cooper Land Company is utilizing the resources and guidelines set forth by the USDA Green Building Program. According to the USDA “Green buildings (sometimes referred to as "sustainable building") are buildings that meet present needs without compromising t he ability of future generations to meet their needs. They use environmental resources wisely, reduce the depletion or degradation of non-renewable resources, and encourage beneficial innovations, like recycling and pollution reduction. |
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Specifically, Green buildings:
conserve energy and water;
use resource-efficient materials;
have good indoor air quality; and are integrated to the site and region. |
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The value expected in individual projects includes not only appropriate levels of performance at the best price, but also avoidance of future private and public costs from toxic by-products, pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, excessive energy and water consumption, and unnecessary waste in manufacturing, transporting, using, and maintaining building systems and components.
Transportation Easements
A planned Class I bike path adjacent to SR 183 and a Class III bike route adjacent to Nashua Road will provide connection to all areas south of Blackie Road. One particularly important bikeway project is the Castroville Boulevard connection into Castroville across the railroad. This project will provide connection between the community, the proposed rail station, the regional high school, MST (Line 28) and all points south and west. Post-dating both plans referenced above, the Community of Castroville is developing a growth plan that will greatly enhance cycling accessibility in this vicinity
Conservation Easements
Agricultural easements allow landowners to sell the development rights on their farms to government or nonprofit organizations in exchange for agreeing to keep the land permanently available for agriculture. |
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Farming Operations Analysis - Line Items
RANCH TOTAL INCOME at $9.00 per ct.
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
RETURN OVER CASH OPERATING EXPENSES
CASH OVERHEAD EXPENSES
Taxes, Housing and Insurance, Farm Machinerey
General and Office Overhead (7% of Total Op. Exp.)
General Farm Maintenance (3% of Total Op. Exp.)
Total Cash Overhead Expenses
Total Cash Operating and Overhead Cost
RETURNS OVER CASH OPER. AND OVER. EXPENSES
CAPITAL ALLOCATIONS (100% Equity)
Capital Replacement, Machinery and Vehicles
Interest on Equity, Machinery and Vehicles
Total Capital Allocations
RETURNS TO LAND, CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK
RETURNS TO LAND MANAGEMENT AND RISK
Land Cost/Ownership (100% Equity)
Property Taxes
Opportunity Interest on Land
Water Assessment
Total Land Costs
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK
RETURNS TO MANAGEMENT AND RISK
Management Services (10% of Total Operation Expenses)
TOTAL OWNERSHIP COST
TOTAL COST
RETURNS TO CAPITAL, MANAGEMENT AND RISK
RETURNS TO RISK (PROFITS)
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OPERATING COSTS
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER OWNERSHIP COST
BREAK-EVEN PRICE TO COVER TOTAL COST
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Community Relations
Organizations
Salinas Valley Pressure Zone Coalition
Salinas Valley River Channel Coalition
Monterey County Farm Bureau
California Agricultural Leadership Foundation
United Nations- Monterey Bay Chapter
Government Relations
Monterey County
Monterey County Water Resource Agency
Monterey County Planning Commission
Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Central Coast Water Management District
Monterey County Board of Supervisors
Email addresses and other contact information for members of the Board of Supervisors is available online here.
State
U.S Government
US Dept. of Agriculture
US Dept. of Interior
US Dept. of Health & Human Services
US President
US Senators
US Congressional Representatives
Environmental Relations
Organizations
Elkhorn Slough Foundation
Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary |
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