Memorandum
Date: April 20, 2021
To: The Honorable Bruno Sabatier, Chair, Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Steven Hajik, Agricultural Commissioner / Sealer of Weights and Measures
Subject: Adopt Resolution to Request Approval of Agreement with the Regents of the University of California to do a Statewide Survey for Invasive Shot-Hole Borers in the Amount of $21,526 for period March 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022
Executive Summary:
I would like to ask the Board to adopt the attached Resolution which approves the Agreement with the Regents of the University of California. This is a statewide survey to identify the presence and spread of the Invasive Shot-Hole Borers (ISHB). ISHB are beetles that bore into trees and introduce fungi that cause a tree disease called Fusarium dieback (FD). The ISHB-FD pest-disease complex is responsible for the death of thousands of trees in Southern California and poses an imminent threat to the integrity of urban and natural forests. Invasive Shot-Hole Borers attack a wide variety of tree species including avocados, common landscape selections, and California native species in urban and wildland environments.
Should the Board adopt this Resolution, please have the chair sign and return one (1) copies of the Agreement, one (1) copy of the Board Resolution, one (1) copy of and return them to the Department of Agriculture for processing. A signed completed copy will be returned for your records.
If not budgeted, fill in the blanks below only:
Estimated Cost: ________ Amount Budgeted: $21,526_____ Additional Requested: ________ Future Annual Cost: ________
Consistency with Vision 2028 and/or Fiscal Crisis Management Plan (check all that apply): ☐ Not applicable
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☒ Economic Development ☐ Disaster Recovery ☐ County Workforce ☐ Revenue Generation
☐ Community Collaboration ☐ Business Process Efficiency ☐ Clear Lake ☐ Cost Savings
If request for exemption from competitive bid in accordance with County Code Chapter 2 Sec. 2-38, fill in blanks below:
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How long has Agreement been in place?
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Recommended Action: Adopt Resolution to Request Approval of Agreement with the Regents of the University of California to do a Statewide Survey for Invasive Shot-Hole Borers in the Amount of $21,526 for period March 31, 2021 through March 31, 2022.