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BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: John H. deFremery, Agricultural Commissioner - Contra
.Director of Weights and. Measures Costa
DATE: October 6 , 1987 County
SUBJECT:. Predatory- Animal Control
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(.S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION:
Authorize Chair, Board of Supervisors, to enter into a Cooperative
Agreement between Contra Costa County and the Animal and Plant Health
Inspection Service - Animal Damage Control of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
BACKGROUND/REASONS FOR' RECOMMENDATION:
The County Department of Agriculture has provided ' a very limited program
for predatory animal control since 1974. This program has been specifically
limited to coyote control and only after confirmed depre;aation. In recent
months the Department has received a steadily increasing number of complaints
involving coyotes. Many of these complaints originate from homeowners.-who
have lost cats, dogs or other pets. Their most common concern is for young
children playing in the area. Other complaints originate from handlers of.
livestock.
We have also received calls involving raccoons, beaver, wild pigs, and
mountain lions . Our present staffing constraints and level of expertise is
making it clear we cannot provide an acceptable level of service to the
community.
Our recommendation is to contract with Animal Damage Control (ADC) .
In order to keep costs to a minimum, we have negotiated' an agreement to
share a trapper with Solano County. Therefore the cost of the trapper will
be funded 1/2 by ADC, 1/4 by Solano and 1/4 by Contra Costa. Starting'
July 1, 1988 , Contra Costa would be committing to approximately $7 ,500 based
on an annual .cost .of $30 ,000 for the position. The Department does not
presently have adequate resources to cover this cost for the next fiscal
year, but we are aggressively looking for funding sources. However, if
these sources are not adequate to completely cover projected costs, we
would seek General Fund money- to make up the difference.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE S :
ACTION OF BOARD ON October 27 , 1997 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS -(ABSENT ) AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOAR
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED October 27 , 1987
AUdl'tOr-COnt.r011er PHIL BATCHELOR. CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Agriculture Department. SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
ABY Yoo ,DEPUTY
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