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FROM: Phil Batchelor, County Administrator
Costa
DATE: June 25, 1984 County
SUBJECT: DUTCH ELM DISEASE
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
REQUEST:
Receive and File attached memo from John H. deFremery, Agricultural Commissioner,
dated June 13, 1984, regarding use of Lignasan and other efforts to save Elm trees.
BACKGROUND:
On June 6, 1984, Mr. Alan Brasesco, President of the Crockett Improvement Association,
wrote the Board regarding methods being used to control Dutch Elm Disease within
their community. He was particularly concerned with the destruction of sound trees
and seeming lack of preventive methods of control . On June 19, 1984, your Board
referred this matter to the Agricultural Commissioner for a report. In the
meantime, however, Mr. deFremery had also received similar correspondence from
Mr. Brasesco, replied to those concerns, and notified Supervisor, District II,
of the Department's response by memo dated June 13, 1984. This memo is referred
to your Board's attention.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
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X RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURES) -�� �-
ACTION OF BOARD ON July 10, APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED 1� OTHER
Supervisor Fanden expressed concern that many times trees seem to be cut down when perhaps they
could be saved. As requested by Supervisor Fanden, the Internal Operations Committee is
requested to consider the question of a tree ordinance, the Director of Planning is requested
to provide for the committee's review, copies of ordinances in effect in other jurisdictions
and the Director of Planning & the Agricultural Commissioner are requested to work with the
.VOTE OF SUPERVISORS Internal Operations Committee on this matter.
UNANIMOUS (ABSENT IV ) .1 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
AYES: NOES: AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: County Administrator ATTESTED July 10, 1984
Director of Planning J.R. OLSSON, COUNTY CLERK
Agricultural Commissioner AND EX OFFICIO CLERK OF THE BOARD
Internal Operations Committee
M982/7,89 BY DEvPYTvv�Yy ,,
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