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Agriculture, Weights and Measures Department, recommending the Board:
1) Approve and authorize the Chair to sign Funding-In Agreement Cal-PPC.EDC.2026-1 ?with California Invasive Plant Council (CalIPC), which provides?funding to the County through the Good Neighbor program for Noxious Weed abatement grant in the total amount of $20,000 for the performance period of May 1, 2026, through May 31, 2028; and
2) Delegate authority to the Agricultural Commissioner to execute future amendments related to this agreement that do not increase Net County Cost, contingent upon County Counsel and Risk Management approval, as applicable, and subsequent administrative documents or required fiscal or programmatic reports.
FUNDING: California Invasive Plant Council through the United States Forest Service (USFS).
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
This grant would provide approximately $20,000 in funding to the Agriculture Department for currently budgeted activities, which allow the Department to perform enhanced weed activities at the El Dorado County Fairgrounds property, which is frequently used as the Incident Command Post during large fires in El Dorado County. Areas used for staging equipment and personnel are infested with yellow starthistle and other noxious weeds. With this treatment, the intent is to minimize moving seed of this noxious weed into our forest in El Dorado County. These revenues have been included in the Department's FY 2025-2026 budget, so there would be no change to Net County cost.
The Agriculture Department currently manages Noxious and Exotic weed work in El Dorado County and has worked closely with the United States Forest Service. This funding is a pass-through from USFS to CalIPC. If approved, this grant will provide funding for surveying for weed populations, education of the public, and GPS population perimeter delimitation. The department continues to document all invasive weed infestations with description, location, and acreage/percen...
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