To: Board of Supervisors
From: Matt Slattengren, Ag Commissioner/Weights & Measures Director
Report Title: Contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for control of Glassy-winged sharpshooter infestations
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
APPROVE and AUTHORIZE the Agricultural Commissioner, or designee, to execute a contract with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to receive reimbursement in an amount not to exceed $264,324 for control of Glassy-winged sharpshooter infestations, for the period July 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This agreement will reimburse the County for all associated costs incurred for the implementation of the Pierce’s Disease Control Program in an amount of $264,323.61. There is no match of County funds nor grant monies involved. This revenue has been anticipated in the FY25/26 budget, 100% State.
BACKGROUND:
The County’s Department of Agriculture deploys traps, inspects incoming nursery shipments, landscaping and host crops county-wide to detect incipient infestations of Glassy-Winged Sharpshooter (GWSS). Any population of GWSS detected is delimited and controlled or eradicated. The California Department of Food and Agriculture reimburses the County for all costs, not to exceed $264,323.61 for this program. Pierce’s Disease and its vectors are a clear and present danger to Contra Costa County’s agricultural commodities. The Agricultural Commissioner can abate this nuisance pursuant to Contra Costa County Ordinance Code Section 14-6.406 and Government Code Section 8558.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Failure to approve this agreement will result in loss of anticipated revenue for the County and a possible threat to local agriculture.