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FROM: Edward P. Meyer, Agricultural Commissioner- Costa
Director of Weights and MeasuresIh'" ;a
DATE: August 8, 2006 ``°srA�o;;K� `� County
SUBJECT: State Sudden Oak Death (SOD) Contract for FY 2006-07
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION(S):
AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner or his designee, to sign an agreement with
the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Agreement No. 06-0313
proposes to reimburse the County $61,087.00 for providing regulatory enforcement
activities. The contract is effective July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007.
BACKGROUND:
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The California Department of;Food and Agriculture is the lead agency for a Multi-
Agency Task Force, known as the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF),
which was formed to develop a coordinated effort to address what is called Sudden
Oak Death. Due to CDFA's responsibilities under the COMTF and its statutory
authority to establish quarantines, CDFA must enter an agreement with the
impacted county in order to comply with the requirements of AB 62 (Midgen).
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The role of the County Department of Agriculture is to perform regulatory inspection
activities, to issue compliance agreements, and to do related survey work that will
ensure that affected businesses including nurseries, firewood dealers, tree services,
green waste and compost facilities, etc., are in compliance with CDFA's Oak
Mortality Disease Control Regulations.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: _YES SIGNATURE: L6G
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_✓RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR _RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE _OTHER,
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SIGNATURE(S):
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ACTION OF BO R ONAU GUJSE t�(xZ(ti_APPROVE AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
_UNANIMOUS(ABSENT Y ) AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE
AYES: NOES: SHOWN.
ABSENT: ABSTAIN:
ATTESTED
CONTACT: Vince Guise,646-5250 JOHN CULL ,CLERK OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY
ADMINISTRATOR
CC: County Administrator
BY DEPUTY