File #: 24-1501    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Informational Report Status: Passed
File created: 10/24/2024 In control: Agricultural Commissioner
On agenda: 11/5/2024 Final action: 11/5/2024
Title: Approval of Cooperative Agreement No. 24-0388-024-SF Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program Contract in the Amount of $31,691.49
Strategic Framework: 9999 - Core Services / Other
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. Cooperative Agreement No. 24-0388-024-SF.pdf, 3. Executed Cooperation Agreement 24-0388-024-SF
Previous Action/Referral: 23-1511

To: Board of Supervisors

From: Agricultural Commissioner

Agenda Section: Consent

Vote Requirement: Majority

SUBJECT:
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Approval of Cooperative Agreement No. 24-0388-024-SF Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program Contract in the Amount of $31,691.49
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Cooperative Agreement No. 24-0388-024-SF known as the Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA);
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement, and direct the Clerk of the Board to return the signed agreement 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 request for a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance is requested since the State of California will not modify its cooperative agreements to accommodate local ordinances. The Agricultural Commissioner's Office receives annual subventions from the CDFA to offset the local costs of enforcing certain state-mandated programs. Cooperative Agreement No. 24-0388-024-SF provides funding to Humboldt County for the Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program.

Phytophthora ramorum the pathogen that causes the plant disease known as Sudden Oak Death (SOD) has caused widespread die-off of several native tree species (Tan Oak, Coast Live Oak and Black Oak) in California and Oregon since it was first identified in the mid 1990's. Since the discovery of an SOD infestation in the Redway area in 2002, Humboldt County has been subject to federal and state quarantine restrictions on plants and plant parts covered by the quarantine (California Code of Regulations, Division 4, Subchapter 6, Section 3700, & C...

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