HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 12152015 - C.29RECOMMENDATION(S):
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute an agreement (15-C0009) with
the Department of Pesticide Regulation to pay the County an amount not to exceed $21,599 to implement the
"Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project" for the period July 1, 2015 through February 29, 2016.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement provides reimbursement for County expenses incurred during this period for enforcement activities
performed on behalf of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in Contra Costa County up to $21,599. No
County match.
BACKGROUND:
The objective of this agreement is to assist DPR in carrying out it's Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project
(EEIP). The EEIP and this agreement will assist DPR in it's compliance with the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) statutory requirements pursuant to delegated enforcement authority from the U.S. EPA
through the three-party Cooperative Agreement between U.S., EPA, DPR and County Agricultural Commissioners
and Sealers Association, and Food and Agriculture Code Section 2281. The activities include: 1. The collection of
complete
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 12/15/2015 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
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: December 15, 2015
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: June McHuen, Deputy
cc:
C. 29
To:Board of Supervisors
From:Chad Godoy, Director of Agriculture/Weights & Measures
Date:December 15, 2015
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:#15-C0009 EEIP Agreement with the Department of Pesticide Regulation
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
compliance and enforcement data from the CAC for the purpose of evaluating individuals and businesses licensed
by the state to determine if enforcement action is warranted 2. The evaluation of compliance and enforcement
data to ensure statewide consistency with DPR policies, regulations and laws, and identify trends that will be used
to improve outreach and education to licensees; and 3. The improvement of communication and collaboration
between DPR and the CAC in the tracking, development, and preparation of enforcement responses as needed to
establish and implement County Agricultural Commissioner enforcement. The Department of Agriculture will
assist DPR by carrying out its Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project (EEIP). DPR will compensate
the County Agricultural Department for actual expenditures incurred in accordance with the rate specified in
paragraph 4 (Budget and Rates) and that total shall not exceed $21,599.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to accept Agreement #15-C0009 will mean that the Department will not have the revenue necessary to
perform enforcement activities on behalf of the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) and will lose
administrative overhead that is of benefit to the department's operational budget.
CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:
None
ATTACHMENTS
15-C0009