HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04212015 - C.32RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute Agreement
#15-75-06-0251-RA with the United State Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services in an amount not to
exceed $38684 for wildlife damage management for the period of July 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The service contract is shared with San Joaquin County. Contra Costa's share of the service contract ($38,684) 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, 2015 through September
30, 2016. 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 activities. In recent years, USDA-APHIS has
maintained
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/21/2015 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
ABSENT:Federal D. Glover, District V
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: April 21, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Chris Heck, Deputy
cc:
C. 32
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Chad Godoy, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:April 21, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:USDA INTEGRATED WILDLIFE DAMAGE MANAGEMENT #15-73-06-0251-RA
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
an effective IWDM program to resolve 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 goal. 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 #15-73-06-0251-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:
No impact.