Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Fred W. Crowder, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer
Subject: Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the detection and trapping of Asian Citrus Psyllid for FY 2019-20 for reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $152,548.
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the detection and trapping of Asian Citrus Psyllid ("ACP"), a regulated insect pest that can significantly affect agricultural crops and the environment, for the term of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020 for an amount not to exceed $152,548.
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BACKGROUND:
On April 26, 2016, this Board approved a contract amendment with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) to initiate trap placement and inspection services for ACP under the insect Pest Detection Trapping Program. Since then, the agreement has been renewed each year through the amendment process. For FY 2019-20, CDFA has issued a separate agreement for ACP trapping. The statewide insect pest detection trapping program protects the agricultural industry, home gardens, and the environment by providing early detection of exotic state regulated pests that may be introduced into California.
DISCUSSION:
The County will receive $152,548 under agreement #19-0737-027-SF as reimbursement for personnel hours expended on Citrus Pest and Disease Prevention Program activities during FY 2019-20. The lateness of this agreement was due to delays at CDFA. San Mateo County pest detection program staff place and monitor 580 ACP winter traps from November 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020, and 300 ACP delimitation traps from October 1, 2019 through March 31, 2020. The insect traps are placed throughout the County on residential and rural properties and are serviced following the ACP Trapping Guidelines (ACPTG) set by CDFA. ...
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