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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03132007 - C.87 . TO: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONTRA_ 01. COSTA FROM: John Cullen, County Administrator COUNTY DATE: March 13, 2007 coon`t SUBJECT: APPROVAL OF CONTRACT FOR CONSULTING SERVICES REGARDING COUNTY'S INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION RECOMMENDATION: 1. APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the County Administrator or his designee to execute a contract with the Bio- Integral Resource Center (BIRC) for an amount not to exceed $52,000 to provide consulting services with Contra Costa County regarding its Integrated Pest Management (IPM) services, for the period of March 1, 2007 through September 30, 2007. (County Building Occupancy Budget) (Countywide). FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no impact to the General Fund. This contract is to be funded by charges within the Building Occupancy Fund and will rely upon existing budgets of the affected departments. CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: —YES SIGNATURE: ✓! RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR_RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD C TT APPROVE OTHER SIGNATURE(S): ACTION OF BOA D N APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER VOTE OF SUPERVISORS I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A UNANIMOUS(ABSENT ) TRUE AND CORRECT COPY OF AN AS-. NOES: ACTION TAKEN AND ENTERED ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ON MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN. Contact: John Gregory,925/335-1089 ATTESTED_W JOHN CULLEN,CL`RK OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY DMINIST TOR BY, 0 DEPUTY cc: Jason Crapo, CAO Terry Mann, General Services Roland Hindsman, General Services Ed Meyer,Agriculture Chuck Jefferies, Public Works Michael Kent, Environmental Health BACKGROUND/REASON(S) FOR RECOMMENDATION(S): As a response to the Board's direction, County Administrator staff met with the Integrated Pest Management Task Force to develop a focus on efforts that could be undertaken within the County's existing administrative structure and with attention to available financial resources. As part of the efforts, it was determined by the IPM Task Force that a consultant needed to be hired to review the County's IPM program, policies and procedures. After a solicitation process, in which the proposals were submitted by several consultants to review the County's Integrated Pest Management Program policies and procedures for advice on an integrated pest management program, this firm was selected to provide that assessment. -2-