To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
SUBJECT:
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Approve Amendment 1 to Standard Agreement No. 20-0147, Pest Detection Trapping Contract between Humboldt County and the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the amount of $4,543 and Supplemental Budget (Requires 4/5 Vote)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
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That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Amendment 1 to Standard Agreement No. 20-0147, known as the Pest Detection Trapping Contract;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the agreement amendment and return all copies to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office for further processing;
3. Grant a waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance; and
4. Approve the attached supplemental budget in Fund 1100, Budget Unit 261, Agricultural Commissioner (4/5 vote required).
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SOURCE OF FUNDING:
California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA)
DISCUSSION:
The waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance is requested because the State of California will not modify its cooperative agreements to accommodate local ordinances. The Agricultural Commissioner's Office (CAC) receives annual subventions from CDFA to help offset the local cost of enforcing certain state-mandated programs.
On Dec. 8, 2020, your Board approved Standard Agreement No. 20-0147, known as the Pest Detection Trapping Contract. 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.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture has requested to amend Standard Agreement No. 20-0147. Amendment No. 1 provides an additional $4,543 in funding to cover the additional co...
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