To: Board of Supervisors
From: Agricultural Commissioner
Agenda Section: Consent
Vote Requirement: 4/5th
SUBJECT:
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Approval of Standard Agreement No. 22-1715-000-SG, Pest Detection Trapping Contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (4/5 Vote Required)
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RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recommendation
That the Board of Supervisors:
1. Approve Standard Agreement No. 22-1715-000-SG, known as the Pest Detection Trapping Program Contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture in the amount of $22,172.81 for the period of July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023;
2. Authorize the Chair to sign the original agreement, one (1) 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) (1100-261)
DISCUSSION:
The waiver from the provisions of the Nuclear Free Ordinance is requested because the State of California will not modify its "standard agreements" to accommodate local ordinances. 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 Agricultural Commissioner's Office 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. 22-1715-000-SG 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 ...
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