HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 08142012 - C.53RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or his designee, to execute Agreement #12-0302-SF
Phyophthora ramorum Program with the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the amount of $73,615 to
perform regulatory enforcement activities related to Sudden Oak Death disease, for the period of July 1, 2012 through
June 30, 2013, as recommended by the Agricultural Commissioner.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement reimburses the County for expenditures incurred July 1, 2012 through June 30, 2013 not to exceed
$73,615.
BACKGROUND:
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 responsibility under the COMTF and its statutory authority to establish
quarantines, CDFA must enter into a cooperative agreement with impacted counties in order to comply with the
requirements of Assembly
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 08/14/2012 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Contact: Roxann Crosby,
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: August 14, 2012
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Carrie Del Bonta, Deputy
cc:
C. 53
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Vincent L. Guise, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:August 14, 2012
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:APPROVE and AUTHORIZE Agreement #12-0302-SF Phytophora ramorum Program
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
Bill 62 (Migden).
The role of the County Department of Agriculture is to perform regulatory inspection activities, to issue compliance
agreements, and to do related work that will assure affected business including plant nurseries, firewood dealers, trees
services, green waste and compost facilities, etc., are in compliance with regulations designed to stop the spread of
this disease to non infested areas of the state, country and foreign countries. CDFA reimburses the County for all
costs involved in this program.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to accept Agreement #12-0302-SF will mean that the Department will be unable to hire employees for
regulatory enforcement activities related to Sudden Oak Death disease.
This may also result in harm to the State of California and other non-infested entities through the potential artificial
introduction of this disease which could cause substantial damage to agriculture and the environment.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
Not applicable.