Memorandum
Date: September 9, 2025
To: The Honorable Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Katherine VanDerWall, Agricultural Commissioner/Sealer of Weights and Measures
Subject: Adopt Resolution Approving Agreement No. 25-0340-000-SG with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the 2025 Weed Management Area for the Period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, in the Amount of $119,998.75.
Executive Summary:
I would like to ask the Board to adopt the attached Resolution approving the 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 agreement amount is $119,998.75 for the period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028.
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: Adopt Resolution Approving Agreement No. 25-0340-000-SG with the California Department of Food and Agriculture for the 2025 Weed Management Area for the Period of July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028, in the Amount of $119,998.75.