HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03192013 - C.49RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute Agreement #13-73-06-0251
with the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services in an amount not to exceed $37,921.52
for wildlife damage management for the period July 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The service contract is shared with San Joaquin County. Contra Costa's share of the service contract ($37,921.52) is
paid with Unclaimed Gas Tax (60%) and County General Fund (40%).
BACKGROUND:
The work plan defines the objectives, plan of action, resources and budget for the maintenance of an Integrated
Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) program to protect residents, property, livestock, crops, and natural resources
from damage caused by predators and other nuisance wildlife to be conducted from July 1, 2013 through June 30,
2014.
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) is a federal agency with a broad mission
that includes carrying out wildlife damage management
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 03/19/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
ABSENT:Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Contact: 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: March 19, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C.49
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Vincent L. Guise, Agriculture - Weights & Measures
Date:March 19, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:USDA Integrated Wildlife Damage Management
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
activities. In recent years, USDA-APHIS has maintained an effective IWDM program to resole conflicts with wildlife
throughout the County.
APHIS-WS is available and qualified to conduct the wildlife damage management services necessary to accomplish
the County's goals.
Wildlife Services' overall goal is to maintain a biologically-sound IWDM program to assist property owners,
businesses, private citizens, and governmental agencies in resolving wildlife damage problems and conduct control
activities in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations. Assistance may be in the form
of providing technical assistance or direct control activities.
To accomplish this goal, the following general field services will be provided: (1) technical assistance through
demonstration and instruction of wildlife damage prevention and/or control techniques; (2) predator identification
and removal when livestock, crop or natural resource damage is verified; (3) nuisance wildlife technical assistance
including removal, if necessary, when property damage is identified; (4) removal of wildlife displaying aggressive
behavior or causing actual injury to County residents.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to accept Agreement #13-73-06-0251-RA will mean that the Department will be unable to afford actions to
prevent wildlife damage and take corrective actions on existing wildlife damage problems.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None