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C. 55

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Matt Slattengren
Date:	September 12, 2017

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Costa

County

Subject:

17-0213-020-SF Phytophthora Ramorum (Sudden Oak Death) - Quarantined

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/12/2017

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:

646-5250

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: September 12, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) in an amount not to exceed $65,040 to provide regulatory compliance and enforcement activities related to the Sudden Oak Death Program, on behalf of CDFA, for the period July 1, 2017 through June 30, 2018.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This agreement reimburses the Department in an amount not to exceed $65,040 for conducting regulatory compliance activities related to Sudden Oak Death on behalf of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The agreement is fully funded by the CDFA. There is no County match of funds nor does this involve grant money. These funds were anticipated in the Department's FY 17/18 budget.

BACKGROUND:

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is the lead agency for the multi-agency task force, known as the California Oak Mortality Task Force (COMTF), that was formed to develop a coordinated effort to address Phytophthora Ramorum (Sudden Oak Death). Due to CDFA's responsibility under the COMTF and its statutory authority to establish quarantines, CDFA must enter into cooperative agreements with impacted counties to comply with the requirements of Assembly Bill 62 (Migden). The role of the County Department of Agriculture (Departmnet) is to perform the regulatory inspection activities, to issue compliance agreements and to do related work that will assure compliance by affected businesses, including plant nurseries, firewood dealers, tree services, green waste and compost facilities, etc. to stop the spread of Sudden Oak Death to non-infested areas of the state, county and foreign countries.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to accept Agreement #17-0231-020-SF will result in the Department not being reimbursed by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) for regulatory enforcement activities related to the Sudden Oak Death Program.