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C. 49

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	Matt Slattengren
Date:	September 10, 2019

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

19-0267-020SF Phytophthora ramorum - Quarantine (Sudden Oak Death)

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 09/10/2019

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

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

ABSENT:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor

Contact:

925-608-6600

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: September 10, 2019
David Twa,

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to reimburse the County in an amount not to exceed $73,943 for regulatory compliance and enforcement activities related to the Sudden Oak Death Program (SOD) for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020.

FISCAL IMPACT:

This agreement will reimburse the Agriculture Department in an amount not to exceed $73,943 for conducting regulatory compliance activities related to Sudden Oak Death (SOD) on behalf of the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). The agreement is fully funded by CDFA. There is no County match of funds.

BACKGROUND:

The 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 Agriculture Department is to issue compliance agreements, and do related work that assures 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 (SOD) to non-infested areas of the State and County and to foreign countries.

CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:

Failure to accept the agreement will result in the Agriculture Department not being reimbursed by CDFA for regulatory enforcement activities related to the Sudden Oak Death Program.