HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 10062009 - C.36RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or his designee, to execute a
contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (Agreement No. 09-0434)
to reimburse the County $73,401 for providing regulatory enforcement activities related to
Sudden Oak Death disease, for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This contract provides revenue and will not result in an increase in net County cost or
negatively impact the Department budget.
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CFDA) 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 the CDFA's responsibilities under the COMTF and its statutory authority to
establish quarantines, CDFA must enter into a contract with the impacted county in order to
comply with the requirements of Assembly Bill 62 (Midgen).
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 10/06/2009 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Cathy Roybal
925-646-5250
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: October 6, 2009
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Katherine Sinclair, Deputy
cc:
C.36
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Vincent L. Guise, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:October 6, 2009
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Sudden Oak Death Contract with the State of California
The role of
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
the County Department of Agriculture is to perform regulatory inspection activities, to issue
compliance agreements, and to do related survey work that will assure 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.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture reimburses the County for all costs
involved in this program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Negative action will result in the Department's failure to meet the terms of Standard
Agreement 09-0434 resulting in the loss of the resulting program and revenue. This may
also result in harm to the State of California and to Contra Costa County through the
potential artificial spread of Sudden Oak Death in the State. This organism causes
substantial damage to agriculture and our environment.