To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Cooperative Agreement No. 18-0295-024-SF Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program Contract
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors approve Cooperative Agreement No. 18-0295-024-SF known as the Sudden Oak Mortality Regulatory Program contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture; authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement and one copy of the cover page; direct the Clerk of the Board to return the signed agreement to the Agricultural Commissioner's Office for further processing; and 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 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 CDFA to offset the local costs of enforcing certain state-mandated programs. Cooperative Agreement No. 18-0295-024-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. In 2002, the discovery of an SOD infestation in the Redway area caused Federal and State quarantine restrictions to be placed on Humboldt County (California Code of Regulations, Division 4, Subchapter 6, Section 3700, & Code of Federal regulations, Section 301.92). Numerous host plants for Sudden Oak Death are important to the wood products and nursery industry. There are currently more than 120 plants regulated as hosts for SOD.
Through the mechanism of co...
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