Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Koren J. Widdel, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
Subject: Amendment to Agreement (#24-0469-009-SF) with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the Pierce's Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Control Program for 2026-27
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution:
A) Authorizing an amendment to Agreement #24-0469-009-SF with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) to perform trapping and exclusion inspection services for the regulated glassy-winged sharpshooter to increase CDFA’s maximum reimbursement amount by $221,537 for a new total amount not to exceed $569,915, and to extend the term of the agreement through September 30, 2027; and
B) Designating the County Agricultural Commissioner as the local public entity authorized to receive these local assistance funds.
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BACKGROUND:
In 1999, this Board first approved an agreement with California Department of Food and Agriculture (“CDFA”) to initiate the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Control (“PD/GWSS”) Program, through which the CDFA reimburses the County for the costs of trapping and inspection activities that prevent the introduction of glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierces’s disease. The glassy-winged sharpshooter is an insect vector for Pierce’s disease, which infects and kills grapevines, resulting in significant economic impact on the state’s wine grape industry. The agreement between the County and CDFA designates the Agricultural Commissioner as the local public entity authorized to receive these local assistance funds and has been renewed each year since.
Consistent therewith, on or about September 23, 2025, this Board, through Resolution No. 081423, authorized Agreement #24-0469-009-SF (the “Agreement”) with CDFA to fund the Pierce’s Disease/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter Control Program in San Mateo County, through which County staff prevent the introduction of glassy-winged sharpshooter and Pierce’s disease which it vectors, by conducting detection surveys and nursery stock inspections.
DISCUSSION:
In early August 2026, CDFA requested that the County agree to amend the Agreement to authorize and fund the County’s performance of additional services under the Agreement. CDFA thereafter provided the County with a form of written amendment to the Agreement, which: (1) extends the Agreement’s term by an additional 12-months to September 30, 2027; and (2) provides that the County will receive up to an additional $126,841.00 in FY 2026-27 and an additional $94,696.00 in the FY 2027-28-a total increase of $221,537.00, for a new total amount not to exceed $569,915--in reimbursement for personnel hours expended on glassy-winged sharpshooter activities. Staff will conduct daily inspections of incoming nursery stock shipments from infested areas of California as well as detection surveys at County nurseries and urban landscapes.
Food and Agricultural Code Section 6046 requires the designation of a local public entity in each county to receive the Pierce’s Disease Control/Glassy-winged Sharpshooter local assistance funds. CDFA has specifically requested that each county receiving reimbursement funds provide a Board resolution specifically designating the County Agricultural Commissioner as the local public entity for receipt of these contract funds and has recommended that the Agricultural Commissioner obtain authorization to enter into additional amended agreements during the remainder of FY 2026-27, to expedite funding to the County should emergency program work activities be required. Wording to that effect has been included in the Resolution.
The resolution contains the County’s standard provision allowing amendments which modify the State’s reimbursement by no more than $25,000 (in aggregate).
The County Attorney’s Office has reviewed and approved the resolution and agreement as to form.
PERFORMANCE MEASURE:
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Measure |
FY 2025-26 Actual |
FY 2026-27 Projected |
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Number of California nursery stock shipments inspected from glassy-winged sharpshooter infested areas |
2,485 |
2,500 |
COMMUNITY IMPACT:
The establishment of target pests can detrimentally impact the livelihood of those working in production agriculture and raise food prices that disproportionately affects economically disadvantaged communities.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The term of this agreement is September 30, 2026 through September 30, 2027. Revenue in the amount of $221,537.00 authorized by this agreement was included in the Department’s FY 2026-27 Recommended Budget. There is no Net County Cost associated with this agreement.