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rot BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM; Supervisor Tom Torlakson Contra
Costa
DATE: November 27, 199Q (Amended) C40Ur j/
SUBJECT: CONSIDER THE IMPACT ON THE AGRICULTURAL COMMUNITY OF CERTAIN
HEALTH STANDARDS FOR COUNTRY STORES AND FRUIT STANDS
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATIONS) St BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Refer to the Finance Committee, the
County Administrator's Office, the Health Services Department, the
Community Development Department and County Counsel the matter of how
Abalth regulations for county stores and fruit stands are presently
being applied. Direct Health Services and County Administrator's
staff to carefully review the application of these standards and
analyze fully the impacts to the agricultural community.
_ BACKGROUND INFORMATION: I .have received calls from
proprietors of East County country stores and fruit stands regarding a
letter they have received from the Health Services Department applying
certain regulations for retail stores to country stores and fruit
stands . There is a concern that the timeframe for requiring
compliance is unreasonable.
The "U-pick" and fruit stand businesses in East County is
something the Board of Supervisors has encouraged in the past. We
have policies in our General Plan calling for the continuation of
agriculture in East County. We need to do everything possible to work
with the agricultural community and not crate conditions whereby it
becomes impossible for the agricultural businesses to survive.
The application of logical standards to protect the public
health should obviously be pursued. However, to the extent that any
regulations are arbitrary technicalities or are unnecessary, the
county needs to review the regulations.
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CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)
ACTIOWOF BOARD ON November 27, 1990 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED X OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
_..X UNANIMOUS (ABSENT J I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOESt ' AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ItSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORSSn-7ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CCs Finance Committee ATTESTED /l rri�/ / 0;7 1990
County Administrator Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board of
Health Services Director
Community Development DirectorSupervisors and County AdministratOt
County Counsel 0 r
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