HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 11052013 - C.39RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or his designee, to execute Agreement #13-0308-SF
Phyophthora ramorum Program with the Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the amount of $56,526, to
perform regulatory enforcement activities related to Sudden Oak Death disease, for the period of July 1, 2013 through
June 30, 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement reimburses the department for expenditures incurred while performing regulatory enforcement from
July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014 not to exceed $56, 526.
BACKGROUND:
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is the lead agency for a Mulit-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 Bill 62 (Migden).
The
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 11/05/2013 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: 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: November 5, 2013
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 39
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Vincent L. Guise, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:November 5, 2013
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Pest Exclusion EQR Program Agreement #13-0308-SF-SF
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
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, tree
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 up to $56,526.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to accept Agreement #13-0308-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