Approve and authorize Chairman to execute a 35-year Solar Project Reclamation Agreement (Reclamation Agreement), including Reclamation Plan, Exhibit A thereto, with EDPR CA Solar Park VI, LLC, project applicant (Applicant), to implement project mitigation measures and specific conditions of approval placed on Unclassified Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 3677 for a solar electricity generating and battery storage facility (Project) encompassing approximately 2,000 acres, generally located on east side of State Route 33 (S. Derrick Avenue), between W. Manning and W. Adams; and approximately nine miles south of City of Mendota; if your Board approves Recommended Action 1 above, approve and authorize Chairman to execute the Escrow Agreement with the Applicant and United Security Bank, as the Escrow Agent to accept a cash deposit of $5,078,548.24 as Applicant’s initial security to County for Reclamation Agreement, and to identify County’s initially designated representatives who are authorized on behalf of County to initiate and approve transaction of all types for escrow account established under Escrow Agreement (each, a County Representative); authorize Director of Public Works and Planning (Director) to give any notice on behalf of County, under Escrow Agreement, including providing any revised form of Sight Draft (Exhibit A-1 to Escrow Agreement) (the Revised Form of Sight Draft) and/or any revised Certificate as to Authorized Signatures-County of Fresno (Exhibit A-2 to Escrow Agreement) Revised Form of Authorized Signatures, as applicable, to Escrow Agent with respect to any County Representatives having a title change or erroneous signature, or to identify any replacement County Representative or any County Representative who has been replaced, as case may be; authorize each County Representative who may be identified by Director in any notice given to Escrow Agent, and any related Revised Form of Sight Draft and/or Revised Form of Authorized Signatures, in Recommended Action 3, to execute any supplemental certificate substantially in form of Revised Form of Authorized Signatures, and to provide any of their identifying information, including any updated or corrected information, as the case may be; and authorize Director, following your Board’s approval of Recommended Action 1, to accept grant of limited access easement to County from owners of property upon which Project will be situated for purposes of any Reclamation (defined in Reclamation Agreement) by County including its contractors, officers, agents, employees, and representatives, if and to extent County elects to do so

Agenda Item Approved Introduced April 21, 2025

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