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To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Matt Slattengren
Date:	September 26, 2017

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project (EEIP) #17-C0010

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/26/2017

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

ABSENT:

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 26, 2017
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract with, and accept reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $10,572 from, the California Department of Pesticide Regulation to implement the Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project for the period July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This contract provides for reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $10,572 for County expenses incurred from July 1, 2017 through December 31, 2017 related to the provision of enforcement activities in Contra Costa County on behalf of the California Department of Pesticide Regulation. A match of County funds is not required and grant monies are not involved. The revenue was anticipated and included in the FY 2017/18 budget.

BACKGROUND:

The objective of this contract (Agreement #17-C0010) is to assist the California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) in carrying out it's Enforcement Evaluation and Improvement Project (EEIP). The County will assist DPR in meeting the statutory requirements of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) pursuant to delegated enforcement authority from California Food and Agriculture Code Section 2281, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through a three-party Cooperative Agreement between the EPA, DPR and the County Agricultural Commissioners and Sealers Association. The EEIP activities include:

The collection of complete compliance and enforcement data from the CAC for the purpose of evaluating individuals and businesses licensed by the state to determine if enforcement action is warranted;
The evaluation of compliance and enforcement data to ensure statewide consistency with DPR policies, regulations and law, and identify trends that will be used to improve outreach and education to licensees; and
The improvement of communication and collaboration between DPR and the CAC in tracking, development and preparation of enforcement responses as needed to establish and implement county agricultural commissioner enforcement.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to accept Agreement #17-C0010 will result in insufficient revenue for the Department to perform enforcement activities on behalf of Department of Pesticide Regulation and the loss of the associated administrative overhead that benefits the Department's operational budget.

CHILDREN'S IMPACT STATEMENT:

None