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a. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner or designee to execute a non-standard retroactive work plan between the County of Monterey and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pursuant to Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) Agreement Number: 26-7306-5243-RA APHIS-WS WBS: AP.RA.RX06.73.0152 to provide wildlife damage management assistance to agricultural operators and private landowners for a total agreement amount not to exceed $202,154 for the term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027;
b. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner or designee to execute up to three future amendments that do not exceed 15% ($30,323) of the original agreement amount, do not significantly change the scope of services and do not increase the total not to exceed amount over $232,477 annually; and
c. Find that the Plan is both within the scope of, and adequately addressed by, the California Department of Food and Agriculture’s certified Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Report/Environmental Impact Statement for the California Wildlife Damage Management Project, and that pursuant to CEQA Guidelines section 15162 no subsequent or supplemental Environmental Impact Report is required.
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RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
a. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner or designee to execute a non-standard retroactive work plan between the County of Monterey and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) pursuant to Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Wildlife Services (APHIS-WS) Agreement Number: 26-7306-5243-RA APHIS-WS WBS: AP.RA.RX06.73.0152 to provide wildlife damage management assistance to agricultural operators and private landowners for a total agreement amount not to exceed $202,154 for the term July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2027;
b. Approve and authorize the Agricultural Commissioner or designee to execute up to th...
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