RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute an agreement with the Regents of the University of California in an amount not to exceed $10,763 to provide invasive insect detection survey trapping services from July 1, 2021 through March 31, 2022.

FISCAL IMPACT:

The County will be reimbursed in an amount not to exceed $10,763 for providing trapping services.

BACKGROUND:

The County Agriculture Department will deploy traps and collect data countywide to detect initial infestations of invasive shot hole borers. The Regents of the University of California will reimburse the county for costs associated with invasive shot hole borer trapping survey, data collection and records. This agreement has a mutual indemnification provision which provides that each party will defend and indemnify the other for injuries or losses arising out of the performance of the agreement.