To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approval of the State Standard Agreement No. 19-0235, Exotic Pest Detection Trapping Contract in the amount of $19,185.00
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve the State Standard Agreement No. 19-0235, known as the Exotic Pest Detection Trapping Program Contract, with the California Department of Food and Agriculture;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement, one copy of the cover page, and the contractor certification, then return all signed copies to the Agricultural Commissioner's office for further processing; and
3. Grant a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance.
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
DISCUSSION:
The Agricultural Commissioner's Office receives annual subventions from CDFA to offset the local costs associated with enforcing certain state-mandated programs. One of these programs, the Exotic Pest Detection Trapping Program is conducted annually by the Agriculture Department and is intended to identify introductions of specific insect pests that are known to cause serious damage to agriculture or the environment. Humboldt County's detection program is the local component of an annual state-wide effort by counties under that target multiple species of destructive insect pests. Under the direction of CDFA, the State Standard Agreement No. 19-0235 provides funding for Humboldt County's trapping survey and will focus on the "A-rated" pests, Gypsy Moth and Japanese Beetle. The Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar is native to Europe and first arrived in the United States in Massachusetts in 1869. The Gypsy Moth is a significant pest because the caterpillars have voracious appetites for more than 300 species of trees and shrubs, posing a danger to Humboldt County's forests. The caterpillars defoliate trees, leaving trees vulnerable ...
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