HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 02022010 - C.27RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or his designee, to execute a contract with the State of
California, Department of Food and Agriculture to reimburse the County in the amount of $157,315 for regulatory
work for the Light Brown Apple Moth, for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The contract reimburses the County for expenditures incurred for the period July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 in
the amount of $157,314.63.
BACKGROUND:
The Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) was first detected in Contra Costa County on March 7, 2007. Currently,
LBAM has additionally been detected in 16 counties including all of the San Francisco Bay Area counties. As
multiple detections of LBAM continued, the Department proposed the emergency adoption of Section 3434, Light
Brown Apple Moth Interior Quarantine, adding portions of Contra Costa County, as well as, areas within the other
counties mentioned. On May 2, 2007 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a Federal
Domestic Quarantine Order (DA-2007-42),
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD
COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 02/02/2010 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYES 5 NOES ____
ABSENT ____ ABSTAIN ____
RECUSE ____
Contact: Cathy Roybal 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: February 2, 2010
David J. Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: KATHERINE SINCLAIR, Deputy
cc:
C.27
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Vincent L. Guise, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:February 2, 2010
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Agreement #09-0656 between California Dept. of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) and Contra Costa
County
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
regulating the interstate movement of host material from the infested areas of California and all of Hawaii. This
regulation requires all nurseries, green waste facilties, community gardens and harvested commodities within the
infested areas be issued a quarantine compliance agreement and be inspected every 30 days or within 30 days prior to
harvest.
The State of California, Department of Food and Agriculture has established funding for reimbursing the County for
expenditures incurred for performing regulatory work for the Light Brown Apple Moth which includes implementing
the Federal Domestic Quarantine Order, and the California State Interior Quarantine, in addition to conducting
emergency response activities as a result of detections of LBAM in regulated establishments.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve Agreement #09-0656 will result in a loss of revenue to the Department of Agriculture in the form
of lost compensation for work performed from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT: