REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 22, 2023
FROM
BRADY GERGOVICH, Agricultural Commissioner / Sealer, Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures
SUBJECT
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Revenue Agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the 2023 Noxious Weed Program
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve revenue agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (State Agreement No. 23-0303-000-SA) for the Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures to procure weed control services for the abatement of the noxious weed Garlic Mustard, from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025, for a maximum reimbursement of $42,400.
(Presenter: Brady Gergovich, Agricultural Commissioner / Sealer, 387-2115)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item will not result in the use of Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The revenue agreement, for a maximum reimbursement of $42,400 is funded by the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA). Sufficient appropriation and revenue have been included in the Department of Agriculture / Weights & Measures (AWM) 2023-24 budget and will be included in the 2024-25 recommended budget. Services, per the revenue agreement, will be procured from an outside vendor by AWM through a competitive bid process until the revenue agreement is exhausted.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
This revenue agreement with the CDFA, Plant Health and Pest Prevention Services (PHPPS)/Integrated Pest Control Branch, will reimburse AWM for the procurement of weed control services from an outside vendor, for a maximum reimbursement of $42,400 from July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2025.
Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) is a noxious weed known to invade eastern Nort...
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