Memorandum
Date: June 25, 2025
To: The Honorable Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Katherine VanDerWall, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
Subject: EXTRA ITEM - a) Consideration of an Extra Item; and b) Consideration of Resolution Approving Amended Agreement #23-0287-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to Extend the Expiration Date from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2027 and increase the Agreement by $55,190.30 for a new total of $97,611.30 for reimbursement of Noxious Weed Program
Executive Summary:
a) I am requesting this as an Extra Item as it came to my attention after the posting of the agenda and needs to be taken up before the next available agenda.
b) I would like to ask the Board to adopt the attached resolution approving the amended agreement with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for work on the control and eradication of the noxious weed Goatsrue (Galega Officinalis). This agreement supports local and regional eradication of high-priority noxious and invasive weeds as defined in the Food and Agricultural Code Section 7271, 7272 through 7272.5. The amended agreement extends the expiration date of the agreement from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2027 and provides for an additional $55,190.30.
Should the Board adopt this Resolution, please have the chair sign, one copy of the Agreement, and one copy of the Board Resolution, and return them to the Agricultural Commissioner’s office for processing. A signed completed copy will be returned for your records.
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Recommended Action: a) Approve taking this item up as an Extra Item as it came up after the posting of the agenda and needs to be taken up before the next available agenda.
b) Adopt Resolution Approving Amended Agreement #23-0287-000-SA with the California Department of Food and Agriculture to Extend the Expiration Date from June 30, 2025, to December 31, 2027 and increase the Agreement by $55,190.30 for a new total of $97,611.30 for reimbursement of Noxious Weed Program.