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C. 37

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Matt Slattengren
Date:	April 16, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

APHIS - Wildlife Services 19-73-06-0251-RA

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 04/16/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

608-6600

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 16, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute Agreement 19-73-06-0251-RA with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) for an amount not to exceed $43,089 to receive wildlife damage management services for the period July 1, 2019 through June 31, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This agreement is funded with State Unclaimed Gas Tax revenue (60%) and County General Fund (40%).

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

A negative action will restrict the Department in providing wildlife damage management and taking corrective actions on existing wildlife damage problems for the residents of the County.

BACKGROUND:

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Services (APHIS) is a Federal agency with a broad mission, which includes carrying out wildlife damage management activities. The USDA APHIS Wildlife Services (WS) maintains an effective Integrated Wildlife Damage Management (IWDM) program to resolve conflicts with wildlife throughout the County. APHIS-WS' overall goal is to maintain a biologically sound IWDM program to assist property owners, businesses, private citizens, and governmental agencies in resolving wildlife damage problems and conduct activities in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local laws and regulations.

Under this agreement, assistance the USDA will provide the County may include (1) technical assistance through demonstration and instruction of wildlife damage prevention and/or control techniques; (2) predator identification and removal when livestock, crop or natural resource damage is verified; (3) nuisance wildlife technical assistance including removal, if necessary, when property damage is identified; and, (4) removal of wildlife displaying aggressive behavior or causing actual injury to County residents.