To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: Majority
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Cooperative Agreement No. 26-0318-011-SF, Pest Detection Trapping Contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the Amount of $18,969
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Cooperative Agreement No. 26-0318-011-SF, known as the Pest Detection Trapping Program contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in the amount of $18,969 for the period of July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027; and
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement, and direct the Clerk of the Board to 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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STRATEGIC PLAN:
This action supports the following areas of your Board’s Strategic Plan.
Area of Focus: Core Services/Other
Strategic Plan Category: 9999 - Core Services/Other
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 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 that target multiple species of known destructive insect pests.
Under the direction of CDFA, standard agreement No. 26-0318-011-SF provides funding for Humboldt County’s trapping survey and will focus on two “A-rated” pests, Spongy Moth and Japanese Beetle. The Spongy Moth, Lymantria dispar is native to Europe and first identified in the United States in Massachusetts in 1869. The Spongy Moth is a...
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